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Maxwell Professor Wins Virginia A. Hodgkinson Research Book Prize
Catherine Herrold, associate professor of public administration and international affairs in the Maxwell School, has been awarded the Virginia A. Hodgkinson Research Book Prize for her book, 鈥淒elta Democracy: Pathways to Incremental Civic Revolution in Egypt and Beyond鈥 (Oxford University…
Future Medical Doctors Devoted to Health Equity
Mohamed Khan 鈥22 is preparing for medical school by integrating natural and social sciences as a double major in public health and history. 鈥淎s a first-generation college student and student of color, the most important thing I want to do…
Jamie Winders Appointed Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs
Vice Chancellor and Provost Gretchen Ritter announced today the appointment of Jamie Winders, director of the Autonomous Systems Policy Institute and professor of geography and the environment, to the position of associate provost for faculty affairs. The Executive Committee of…
Chancellor鈥檚 Citation for Excellence Nomination Deadline Extended to Jan. 6, 2022
The deadline for nominations for the 2021-22 Chancellor鈥檚 Citation for Excellence has been extended to 5 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022 to give the campus community sufficient time to nominate individuals who have made a significant impact on the…
CTLE Partnership for Inclusive Education Seeks Faculty Participants
The Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence (CTLE) seeks faculty participants for the next cohort of the Partnership for Inclusive Education. Launched in 2020, the program鈥檚 goal is to create culturally responsive learning environments for all students and open dialogue…
Chancellor鈥檚 Medals Awarded to University, Community Leaders for Their Guidance and Expertise
A group of University and community leaders, including the University鈥檚 Public Health Team and COVID-19 Project Management Office, were recently honored with the Chancellor鈥檚 Medal for their extraordinary leadership during the pandemic, working as a team and as individuals to…
Shared Competencies Professional Development Series Will Be Offered in Spring 2022
The Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence will offer three professional development programs this coming spring to support faculty seeking to incorporate diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility principles in their course and curriculum design. The series will also help faculty…
Physicist and Chemist in College of Arts and Sciences Awarded NIH MIRA Grants
Researchers from the College of Arts and Sciences鈥櫬燚epartment of Physics聽and聽Department of Chemistry have been awarded Maximizing Investigators鈥 Research Award (MIRA) grants from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The funding,…
Government Agency Features A&S Physicist鈥檚 Pentaquark Research
The National Science Foundation鈥檚 (NSF鈥檚) 2020 Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate (MPS) bi-annual brochure highlighted research by Tomasz Skwarnicki, professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), and a team of his collaborators. The brochure featured the…
Graduate Student Mental Health Workshop for Faculty Dec. 3
Even before the COVID-19 outbreak, researchers reported rates of anxiety and depression among graduate students that are substantially higher than the general population. As the pandemic has heightened anxiety and stress among graduate students, faculty are finding new challenges in…