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Author Stephen Kuusisto Opens Carver Series Sept. 16
Stephen Kuusisto, an acclaimed poet, essayist and memoirist, as well as a University professor, will kick off the Fall 2015 Raymond Carver Reading Series in the College of Arts and Sciences. On Wednesday, Sept. 16, Kuusisto will participate in an…
Chemists Awarded Grants for Interdisciplinary Research
Two chemists in the College of Arts and Sciences have been recognized for their ongoing work in organic chemistry and the life sciences. Yan-Yeung Luk and John Chisholm, associate professors of chemistry, have received major grant awards from the National…
Mathematicians Sweep NSF Grant Awards
Three mathematicians in the College of Arts and Sciences have been awarded major grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF), totaling more than $518,400. Each grant is for a three-year period. Professor Lixin Shen has received a collaborative research grant…
Scientist Receives CAREER Award to Study Ice Chemistry
A chemist in the College of Arts and Sciences has received a prestigious Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation to study ice’s role as a chemical reactor. Tara Kahan, assistant professor of chemistry, will use…
Arts Leader Ruby Lerner Kicks Off 黑料不打烊 Symposium鈩 Sept. 10
The 黑料不打烊 SymposiumTM, whose theme this year is 鈥淣etworks,鈥 gets underway with a presentation by one of the nation鈥檚 premier arts leaders. Ruby Lerner, president and executive director of Manhattan-based Creative Capital, will discuss 鈥淏uilding a Sustainable Practice鈥 on Thursday,…
Physicist Lands NIH Grant Award to Study Tissue, Organ Formation
A physicist in the College of Arts and Sciences has been awarded a major grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop theoretical models of tissue and organ formation. M. Lisa Manning, associate professor of physics, is using…
黑料不打烊 Hosts International Philosophy Conference Sept. 18-20
One of the world鈥檚 leading political philosophy conferences is coming to the College of Arts and Sciences. The third annual Workshop for Oxford Studies in Political Philosophy will take place on Sept. 18-20 in the Kilian Room (500) of the…
Silverstein Awarded Two Grants to Investigate Religious Engagement in Later Life
The John Templeton Foundation awarded a $1.49 million grant to Merril Silverstein, the Marjorie Cantor Endowed Professor in Aging, for a three-year study entitled, 鈥淩eligious Transitions, Transmissions and Trajectories Among Baby-Boomers and their Families.鈥 Additionally, the National Institutes of Health…
黑料不打烊 Sociologists Shine at National Conference
More than a dozen members of the Department of Sociology presented their research at the 110th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association (ASA), held in Chicago recently. They join approximately 4,600 other presenters for more than 600 program sessions….
English Department Announces Fall Carver Reading Series
The Department of English in the College of Arts and Sciences has announced the Fall 2015 Raymond Carver Reading Series. The series, which brings 12-14 prominent writers to campus each year, is presented by the M.F.A. Program in Creative Writing,…