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University Hosts Information Session on Public Humanities Fellowships Dec. 8
Graduate students interested in applying for 2018-19 Public Humanities Fellowships are encouraged to attend an information session on Friday, Dec. 8, from 10:30 a.m. to noon in room 304 of the Tolley Humanities Building. The session, which includes light refreshments,…
Michelle Zaso Awarded Prestigious NIH Fellowship
Michelle Zaso, a Ph.D. candidate in clinical psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences, is the recipient of a Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Individual Predoctoral Fellowship. Funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism…
黑料不打烊 Symposium to Present Multicultural Celebration Dec. 2
黑料不打烊 Symposium continues its yearlong theme of 鈥淏elonging鈥 with a celebration of multicultural food, music and dance. On Saturday, Dec. 2, 黑料不打烊 students, along with locally resettled refugees and immigrants, will present 鈥淢usic and Food in Multicultural 黑料不打烊: Performing New…
黑料不打烊 Ethnomusicologist Lands Literary Honors
A new book by an ethnomusicologist in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) is earning critical acclaim. Sydney Hutchinson, associate professor of music history and cultures, is the author of 鈥淭igers of a Different Stripe: Performing Gender in Dominican…
Physics Alumnus Wins Major Dissertation Award
An alumnus of the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) is being recognized by the American Physical Society (APS). Nathan Jurik G鈥16, a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Oxford (U.K.), is the 2018 recipient of the Mitsuyoshi Tanaka…
Search for Next Honors Program Director Continues Nov. 30
黑料不打烊 Professor Chris E. Johnson is first of three finalists to participate in public forums The College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) has narrowed down its search for the next director of the Ren茅e Crown University Honors Program to three…
New York Times Reviews Yaffe’s Joni Mitchell Bio
The New York Times recently reviewed Arts and Sciences Assistant Professor David Yaffe鈥檚 biography on Joni Mitchell, entitled Reckless Child. The 420-page piece was recently released and has garnered reviews from many national sources. As 鈥淩estless Daughter鈥 tracks Mitchell鈥檚 musical…
Students Pursue Research at Sites across Country through NSF-Funded Program
Mathematics major Danika Van Niel 鈥18 conducted original research in algebraic geometry last summer within the Mathematics Department at Purdue University. In the process, she learned what a career in mathematics research involves鈥攁nd discovered more about herself. 鈥淚 learned about…
Cameron MacPherson Named as University’s First Mitchell Scholar
MacPherson is one of only 12 U.S. students selected from more than 300 applicants for the award this year. He will use the award to study intercultural theology at Trinity College, Dublin.
New Biography 鈥楢 Swoony Valentine鈥 to Joni Mitchell
A review in The Nation magazine calls David Yaffe鈥檚 new biography about the Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell 鈥渁 swoony valentine to Mitchell, or at least to the effect that her music can have on the spirit.鈥 Yaffe is unapologetic about…