Jan 7, 2011
Accomplished Writer Lee Upton Uses Her Passion to Inspire Students
Within the rollicking pages of her next book, Swallowing the Sea: On Writing & Ambition, Boredom, Purity & Secrecy, Lee Upton asserts that “writing is…
Faculty Profiles
Dec 17, 2010
Miranda Teboh-Ewungkem Uses Mathematics to Study Malaria
Miranda Teboh-Ewungkem, assistant professor of mathematics, still remembers the hot ache in her bones and exploding chills from one of the worst cases…
Dec 17, 2010
Book by Prof. Eric Ziolkowski Will Examine Writing of Danish Philosopher Søren Kierkegaard
Eric Ziolkowski, Dana Professor of Religious Studies, took an interest in Danish writer Søren Kierkegaard at an early age, first reading the 19th century…
Dec 3, 2010
English Professor Alix Ohlin Encourages Student Writers to Take Risks
When Alix Ohlin was in graduate school at the Michener Center for Writers in Austin, Texas, she had an idea for a novel, but lacked the confidence to start…
Dec 3, 2010
Professor John McCartney Uses Political Experiences in Bahamas to Enlighten Students about Democracy
When John McCartney talks about the political struggles of the Bahamas and other Caribbean nations, he’s not reciting facts from a textbook. That’s…
Nov 12, 2010
The World Is Their Lab: Five Anthropologists Journey to Peru, St. John, France, Japan, and India
Why is a classical Indian dance dating from the 2nd century B.C. popular again? Why is the donkey, a non-native species, allowed to remain in the park…
Oct 29, 2010
Professor Manuel Ospina-Giraldo Receives USDA Grant to Study Organism that Caused the Irish Potato Famine
Research by Professor Manuel Ospina-Giraldo on the organism that caused the Irish Potato Famine is being funded as part of a $999,900 “Education in Genomics-Based…
Oct 25, 2010
Professor Donald L. Miller Is Screenwriter and Historical Consultant for History Channel’s WWII in HD: The Air War
Donald L. Miller, John Henry MacCracken Professor of History, is screenwriter and historical consultant for the History channel’s latest installment of…
Oct 15, 2010
Professor Polly Piergiovanni Brings the Conceptual to Life
When Polly Piergiovanni, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, was in high school, the track coach recruited her to run the 100-yard-dash…
Oct 15, 2010
Prof. D.C. Jackson Receives International Honor and is Keynote Speaker for 75th Anniversary of Hoover Dam
D.C. Jackson, professor of history, will be the keynote speaker at the Hoover Dam 75th Anniversary Celebration Oct. 22 in Las Vegas, Nev., and also received…