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Maxwell Associate Professor Shannon Monnat on Solving the Opioid Crisis
Shannon Monnat, associate professor of sociology and the Lerner聽 Chair for Public Health Promotion, was recently featured as an expert panelist for a New York Times article regarding the opioid crisis in America. The article featured a hypothetical: given $100…
2018 Falk Student Research Celebration Takes Place March 27-30
To highlight聽its students鈥 research work, Falk College will host the 2018 Falk Student Research Celebration March 27-30. The event will highlight Falk students鈥 research collaborations and their dedication to advancing research knowledge. Posters will be on display beginning March 27…
How to Find Success in Your Relationship
With Valentine鈥檚 Day on the horizon, Business Insider recently published an article entitled 鈥淗ow to tell if someone is right for you.鈥 The article quoted Arts and Sciences assistant professor of psychology聽Laura VanderDrift, who talked about the importance of mutual…
Professor Measures Impact of Climate Change on Great Smoky Mountain National Park Ecosystems
Jason Fridley, associate professor of biology in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently received funding from the National Park Service to continue research into the effects of climate change on the forest vegetation and ecosystems of Great Smoky Mountains…
Assistant Professor Laura VanderDrift on Importance of Valentine’s Day
Across the nation, many people, single or in relationships, have mixed feelings about celebrating Valentine鈥檚 Day. Buzzfeed recently ran an article about this, entitled 鈥淚s Celebrating Valentine’s Day Important?” For expert commentary, they turn to College of Arts and Sciences…
What We Do for Love: A Professor鈥檚 Insights on Valentine鈥檚 Day Expectations
Do you love the idea of a perfect Valentine鈥檚 Day with chocolates, roses and that special dinner? But your partner not so much? Couples at odds over the most romantic of days might want to find the give and take…
Chemist Designs Diabetic Treatment Minus Harmful Side Effects
A chemist in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) has figured out how to control glucose levels in the bloodstream without the usual side effects of nausea, vomiting or malaise. Robert Doyle, the Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith…
New App Hopes to Reduce Suicides, Alert Psychiatrists to Concerning Social Media Posts
A current research project in聽the College of Engineering聽and Computer Science could help reduce the number of suicides that occur each year by analyzing social media data generated by depressed patients and alerting their caregivers in time to intervene quickly. Graduate…
Special Collections Research Center to Host Spring Listening Parties
The Special Collections Research Center at 黑料不打烊 Libraries, in conjunction with La Casita Cultural Center, will host two spring listening parties this month featuring recordings from the Bell Brothers Collection of Latin American and Caribbean Recordings, which contains over…
Innovation Orange: Marcelle Haddix
Marcelle Haddix, associate professor and chair of reading and language arts in the School of Education, is the creator and director of Writing our Lives, a program geared toward supporting the writing practices of urban youth within and beyond school contexts.