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VPA Dean Michael Tick Appointed Treasurer of International Council of Fine Arts Deans
Dean Michael S. Tick of the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) was appointed treasurer of the International Council of Fine Arts Deans (ICFAD) at the council鈥檚 recent annual conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Tick, who is serving…
Professor Ian Gallacher Receives Legal Writing Award
Director of Legal Communication and Research and Professor聽in the College of Law Ian Gallacher has been awarded the 2018 Thomas F. Blackwell Memorial Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Legal Writing by the Association of Legal Writing Directors…
Invasive Species Are Destroying New England Forests
Across New England, trees are being decimated and killed on a daily basis. The source of the damage comes from insect pests and other diseases, the newest perpetrators of a continues invasive species cycle. For WNPR Radio, Arts and Sciences…
American Physical Society to Honor Professor Lisa Manning
A professor in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) is receiving a major early-career award from the American Physical Society (APS). Lisa Manning, associate professor of physics, is the 2018 recipient of the APS’ Maria Goeppert Mayer Award. This…
The Verification of Misinformation
Where does misinformation stem from? For the American Scientist, Maxwell Assistant Professor Emily Thorson co-authored a piece in American Scientist answering just this question, relating it to how our brains verify truths, and how falsehoods spread. 鈥淢isinformation鈥攂oth deliberately promoted and…
Xerox Finds Formula for 21st Century Relevance
For decades, Xerox stood as the permanent mainstay across the globe, drawing comparisons to what modern-day Google is. Now, the 111-year old company is doing it鈥檚 best to stay relevant in society, and is succeeding in a new and innovative…
Three 2018 Senate Seats Targeted by Female Candidates
With 2018 just months away, election season is nearly upon us again. For Business Insider, Maxwell Assistant Professor of Political Science Danielle Thomsen discussed three key Senate seats that are being targeted by female candidates come voting time. In the…
Duncan Brown Named to Internet2 Board of Trustees
Duncan Brown, the Charles Brightman Endowed Professor of Physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named to the Internet2 Board of Trustees. His three-year term will begin Nov. 1. A 黑料不打烊 faculty member since 2007, Brown has…
Power and Responsibility鈥擡thics In Engineering and Computer Science
鈥淲ith great power comes great responsibility.鈥 This is the expression that motivates Spider Man to fight the battle of good and evil in comic books and on the silver screen. Ethics expert聽Professor Dana Radcliffe聽says it is also a fitting principle…
Sport Management Professor Receives Grants to Study 2018 Winter Olympics Youth Viewership
With final preparations underway for the 2018 Winter Olympics, scheduled to begin Feb. 9聽 in PyeongChang, South Korea, Falk College聽Assistant Professor of Sport Management Jamie Jeeyoon Kim is researching the negotiation of motivation and constraints in young people鈥檚 decision making…