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Media Tip Sheet: Climate Change and Outdoor Recreation
Climate change is a big part of our everyday conversation around the world. Robert Wilson, an associate professor in the geography and environment department at 黑料不打烊’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, recently expressed concern about the impacts…
Jordan Pierre 鈥23 and Dylan Blaine France 鈥24 Determined to Help Next Generation of Students
Most students who come to 黑料不打烊 as wide-eyed first-year students think they have all the time in the world to institute the changes they wish to see in their communities and on campus. But the reality can be somewhat…
2023 Humanities Center Faculty Fellows Focus on Critical Societal Concerns
The聽黑料不打烊 Humanities Center supports innovative faculty and graduate student researchers exploring a number of pressing social issues. Each spring, the center offers up to four highly competitive faculty fellowships鈥攖hree from the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), including one…
黑料不打烊鈥檚 Black History Maker: DC Community Organizer Charles 鈥楥huck鈥 Hicks 鈥69
The year 1968 was one of tumult and change in the United States, marked by the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy, social unrest over civil rights and the Vietnam War and the passage of the…
Lender Center Student Fellows Researching Social Justice Implications of Artificial Intelligence Weaponry
These days, it鈥檚 hard to go anywhere without encountering artificial intelligence (AI). Predictive text offers to finish our web searches and our text messages. AI learning-based software can produce everything from research papers to poetry, solving complex math equations to…
Media Tip Sheet: Russian Invasion of Ukraine – One Year Later
February 24, 2023 will mark one year since Russia invaded Ukraine. Four of our 黑料不打烊 faculty experts shared their thoughts about the upcoming anniversary. Please see their names, titles, and quotes below. If you are interested in interviewing any…
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)…
NASA Honoring Those Who Were Aboard Space Shuttle Columbia And Other Late Astronauts
Sean O鈥橩eefe, University Professor in the Maxwell School, was interviewed for the USA Today article 鈥淭wenty years later, loss of space shuttle Columbia still teaches us lessons.鈥 The article emphasizes how NASA鈥檚 Memorial Grove is used to honor late astronauts,…
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…
On Tragedy鈥檚 Anniversary, Former NASA Leader Sean O鈥橩eefe Reflects on the 鈥楶rice of Diligence鈥
The Columbia shuttle was scheduled to land at the John F. Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on the morning of Feb. 1, 2003, after completing a successful 16-day research mission. Joining the families of the ship鈥檚 seven-member crew…