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Professor Romita Ray Awarded National Endowment for the Arts Grant to Support Artist Rina Banerjee鈥檚 Exhibition and Residency at 黑料不打烊
While the world comes to terms with the profound impact of a global pandemic, it simultaneously continues to grapple with race, migration and climate change.聽Romita Ray, associate professor in the Department of Art and Music Histories (AMH) in the College…
Bhattacharya, Patteson Win Sloan Research Fellowships
Two early-career faculty members in the College of Arts and Sciences are among 126 researchers being awarded 2023 Sloan Foundation fellowships. Tripti Bhattacharya, Thonis Family Professor and a member of the Earth and environmental sciences faculty, and Alison Patteson, assistant…
Through A&S-VPA Collaboration, Students Gain Unique Opportunity to Draw Modern and Ancient Lifeforms
锘 65,000 years ago, Neanderthals, a 鈥榮ister鈥 species to modern humans, drew abstract paintings of animals and geometric designs on cave walls. This early art was the first example of nature being documented through illustration. Fast-forward to 200 years ago,…
Leading the Way on International Student Success Model
What is the secret to achieving the best outcomes for international university students, such as preparing them successfully for employment or graduate school? Ling Gao LeBeau, associate director of international student success for the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S)…
Physics Department鈥檚 Alison Patteson Named Cottrell Scholar
College of Arts and Sciences Assistant Professor Alison Patteson has been recognized with a 2023 Cottrell Scholar award, a prestigious national honor that ranks her among the country鈥檚 best faculty researchers and teachers from the fields of astronomy, chemistry and…
A Star鈥檚 Unexpected Survival
Hundreds of millions of light-years away in a distant galaxy, a star orbiting a supermassive black hole is being violently ripped apart under the black hole鈥檚 immense gravitational pull. As the star is shredded, its remnants are transformed into a…
Seismology Professor Sheds Light on Turkey-Syria Earthquake
With a climbing death toll of more than 5,000 people and thousands still missing, Turkey and Syria have been devastated by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that hit the two countries this week. Joshua Russell is an assistant professor of seismology…
Super Bowl-Winning Head Coach Tom Coughlin ’68, G’69 on Overcoming Adversity, Being Forever Orange on the 鈥樷機use Conversations鈥 Podcast
During a tumultuous start to the 2007 National Football League (NFL) season, Tom Coughlin’s ’68, G’69 New York Giants dropped their first two games in spectacular fashion, losing to the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers by a combined score…
Donor鈥檚 鈥楤elief in Potential鈥 Motivates $1.5M Gift
Like many young women with an interest in science, Laura Feldman 鈥81 thought about a career in medicine when she entered 黑料不打烊. But she was daunted by the statistics and her future prospects: At the time, women were not…
In Memoriam: Life Trustee Samuel V. Goekjian 鈥52
Samuel V. Goekjian 鈥52 built his first 鈥渉ome鈥 on American soil at 黑料不打烊 and he never left his alma mater behind, even though he built an extraordinary career in international law and finance that spanned the globe. After graduating…