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Sean O’Keefe G’78 Appointed University Professor, Phanstiel Chair
Sean O’Keefe G’78, former administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, is the 17th person in ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ history to hold the title of University Professor.
SUArt Galleries Announces ‘Conceal/Reveal’
The ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Art Galleries is presenting “Conceal/Reveal: New Work from the Faculty of the College of Visual and Performing Arts,” bringing together the eclectic and powerful work of design, studio arts, and transmedia faculty.  Organized by SUArt Galleries Assistant…
iSchool Faculty Recall their Part in Digital Journalism Shift of 1994
In 1994, when the World Wide Web was still in its infancy, and the most popular web browser was Mosaic, it wasn’t easy to find news outlets online. In fact, there were just a few thousand websites of any kind….
Physicist Wins NSF Award to Advance Scientific Cyberinfrastructure
A professor in the College of Arts and Sciences has received a major grant to upgrade the cyberinfrastructure used by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) to search for gravitational waves. Gravitational waves are ripples in space-time that were first…
R. David Lankes Writes About Being ‘The Boring Patient’
Professor R. David Lankes shares a personalized, humor-filled account of his experience being diagnosed with and living with cancer over the last two-plus years in his new book “The Boring Patient.”
Psychologist to Study Smoking, Painkiller Misuse Among Older Adults with HIV, Chronic Pain
Joseph Ditre, assistant professor of psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences, is readying a significant study that may help older adults with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and chronic pain quit tobacco smoking and reduce their misuse of prescription…
David M. Crane Briefs House Committee on Syria
Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism (INSCT) affiliated faculty member David M. Crane, a professor of practice in the College of Law, testified Thursday, July 31, in front of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs about allegations…
George Saunders Work Featured in an Unusual Place: Chipotle Packaging
Customers at Chipotle are getting a side order of literature to go along with their burrito bowl and guacamole. ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ English Professor George Saunders is one of 10 authors whose works are now featured on cups and bags at…
Skytop Garden Yields Bounty for Researchers (Video)
Summertime is the growing season for ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ researchers, including Jason Fridley. The field biologist is looking into why some invasive plant species do better than their native cousins. There’s a good chance these invasive species are growing in your…
Beneath the Surface of the Climate Garden
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s Climate Change Garden is growing, but it’s what you can’t see that is of most interest to scientists. This video, produced by News Service intern Xinxin Li, explains how tiny underground cameras will be used to take key…