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Veterans鈥 Writing Group Marks 10 Years of Creativity, Support and Community
In March 2010, writing professors Eileen Schell and Ivy Kleinbart founded a writing group inspired by Schell鈥檚 uncle鈥檚 service as a helicopter pilot in the Vietnam War. The premise was simple: create opportunity for military veterans and those close to…
Earth and Environmental Sciences Professors Contribute to Study on Future Climate Prediction
Tiny bubbles of ancient air trapped deep beneath the ice in Antarctica contain important information about our atmosphere. By drilling into the ice, scientists have analyzed these bubbles and determined that carbon dioxide (CO2) levels on Earth today are higher…
Engineering and Chemistry Professors Receive Powe Award to Enrich Research, Growth
Mechanical and aerospace engineering Professor Yeqing Wang from the College of Engineering and Computer Science and chemistry Professor Davoud Mozhdehi from the College of Arts and Sciences were selected as recipients of competitive 2020-2021 Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement…
‘The Metaphysics of American Urban Violence’
Danielle Smith, professor of African American studies in the College of Arts and Sciences and director of the Ren茅e Crown University Honors Program, wrote an op-ed for LA Progressive titled 鈥淭he Metaphysics of American Urban Violence.鈥 Smith, who studies issues…
Professor Christa Kelleher Wins University鈥檚 First Francis A. Kohout Award for Outstanding Achievement
Christa Kelleher, assistant professor of earth and environmental sciences, is the recipient of the Francis A. Kohout Early Career Award by the Hydrogeology Division of the Geological Society of America. Endowed by the estate of Francis Kohout, an early pioneer…
A&S Welcomes Distinguished Visiting Poet Nicole Sealey
The College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) welcomes renowned poet Nicole Sealey as the 2020-21 Distinguished Visiting Poet in the Department of English鈥檚 M.F.A. program in creative writing. This fall Sealey is teaching a graduate-level poetry forms class where students…
Inaugural Phyllis Backer Professor Brings an Interdisciplinary Approach to Jewish Studies
Throughout history and today, religion has been a cultural force in guiding people鈥檚 beliefs and actions. Thanks to a newly established professorship in the College of Arts and Sciences鈥 (A&S) well-regarded Jewish Studies program, students will develop a deeper understanding…
黑料不打烊 Biologists Publish Research on the Persistence of Mutualisms in ‘Science’
The sign of a healthy personal relationship is one that is equally mutual鈥攚here you get out just as much as you put in. Nature has its own version of a healthy relationship. Known as mutualisms, they are interactions between species…
Election Season Got You Down? Tips For Managing Your Mental Health
With a little more than a week to go until the Nov. 3 presidential election, stress and mental anxiety surrounding American politics are at an all-time high. According to the American Psychological Association, more than two-thirds of U.S. adults (68…
NSF Equipment Grants to Fund Acquisition of Two Chromatography-Mass Spectrometers
The familiar saying goes, 鈥淭he whole is greater than the sum of its parts.鈥 But for scientists, understanding those smaller parts is critical to scientific discovery. A method known as chromatography-mass spectrometry lets researchers analyze and study the composition of…