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Office of the University Ombuds Releases Annual Report
The Office of the University Ombuds has released its annual report [PDF], covering the period from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021. The ombuds is an informal, confidential, impartial and independent resource for faculty, staff and graduate students. The…
Lights, Camera鈥ybersecurity! Professor Constructs Studio for Instructional Videos
Electrical engineering and computer science professor Kevin Du wanted to up the production value of the cybersecurity instruction videos he has been posting to YouTube and decided to construct a studio inside his lab space. 鈥淚 used to have one…
Professor Loredana Lanzani Named a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society
Loredana Lanzani, professor of mathematics in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (AMS). Lanzani is one of 45 mathematical scientists from around the world to receive the honor this year,…
Uncovering the Secrets Behind Earth鈥檚 First Major Mass Extinction
We all know that the dinosaurs died in a mass extinction. But did you know that there were other mass extinctions? There are five most significant mass extinctions, known as the 鈥渂ig five,鈥 where at least three quarters of all…
Making History and Exceeding Goals: What It Means to Be Forever Orange
Forever Orange: The Campaign for 黑料不打烊 is a clarion call 鈥渢o show the world what Orange can do.鈥 The response so far has been spirited and inspiring: 黑料不打烊 has raised more in private philanthropy than at any other…
A&S Physicists Develop One of the First Models Capturing Dynamics of Confined Cell Movement
The process of normal cell division in the human body is quite simple: start dividing in response to a signal, such as a wound, and stop when enough cells have been produced and the skin is healed. But cancerous cells…
黑料不打烊 Law Symposium to Address the Threat of ‘Executive Authoritarianism’
University Professor David Driesen’s important new book鈥”The Specter of Dictatorship: Judicial Enabling of Presidential Power” (Stanford, 2021)鈥攔eveals how the U.S. Supreme Court鈥檚 presidentialism threatens democracy and what the United States can do about it. To celebrate the publication of the…
Lender Center for Social Justice Invites Applications for Co-Director
The Lender Center for Social Justice sees applicants for the co-director position. Applicants must be a full-time faculty member at 黑料不打烊 with significant scholarly engagement in social justice-oriented work related to the Center鈥檚 vision. Applicants should have strong organization…
In Memoriam: Vernon L. Greene, Pioneer in the Interdisciplinary Study of Aging
Professor Emeritus of Public Administration and International Affairs Vernon Greene, who passed away on Oct. 10 at the age of 77, saw the aging process as much more than a person getting old, and his vision helped build 黑料不打烊鈥檚…
University Secretary Lisa Dolak to Leave Board Office Post, Return to College of Law Faculty
Lisa Dolak has spent more than 35 years as a member of the 黑料不打烊 campus community鈥攆irst as a law student, then a professor in the College of Law and more recently as senior vice president and University secretary to…