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Arts & Culture

‘The Passenger’s Present’ at Light Work

Thursday, March 17, 2016, By News Staff

Light Work will present “The Passenger’s Present,” featuring the work of Miki Soejima, on view in the Kathleen O. Ellis Gallery at Light Work from March 21 through July 22. A reception and lecture with Soejima will take place on…

Health & Society

Professor Examines Struggle for Racial Justice in Brazil

Thursday, March 10, 2016, By Kathleen Haley

Kwame Dixon was fascinated by the rich culture and political activism of Afro-Brazilians during his first visit to the city of Salvador da Bahia in 1999. However, it didn’t take long to see the contradictions. Many of the same people…

Carver Series Presents Poet, Memoirist Brian Turner March 9

Wednesday, March 2, 2016, By Cyndi Moritz

Poet Brian Turner will be the next writer to give a reading in the spring 2016 Raymond Carver Reading Series on Wednesday, March 9. The series, which brings 12-14 prominent writers to campus each year, is presented by the M.F.A….

Campus & Community

Children Needed for Research Project on Speech Characteristics

Tuesday, March 1, 2016, By News Staff

Researchers in the Stuttering Research Laboratory are seeking participants to assist in a study of how children react to their own speech, including when they stutter. The purpose of the research is to understand the development of fluent speech in…

Campus & Community

School of Architecture

Wednesday, February 24, 2016, By News Staff

The following students enrolled in the School of Architecture were named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2015 semester. Students: Please contact your home school or college directly for questions about your current Dean’s List status. Cristina Abondano of…

Campus & Community

College of Arts and Sciences

Tuesday, February 23, 2016, By News Staff

The following students enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences were named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2015 semester. To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must achieve at least a 3.4 grade point average (on a…

STEM

New Research Introduces ‘Pause Button’ for Boiling

Tuesday, February 23, 2016, By Matt Wheeler

Using a focused laser beam to essentially hit the pause button on boiling, Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Shalabh Maroo’s research group and collaborators have created a single vapor bubble in a pool of liquid that can remain stable on a surface for hours, instead of milliseconds.

Disabilifunk Celebrates Disability and Diversity

Thursday, February 18, 2016, By Gerard McTigue

On Saturday, Feb. 20, 6-9 p.m. in the Schine Underground, the Disability Cultural Center (DCC) and Disability Student Union (DSU) invite the campus community to Disabilifunk—an engaging, inclusive and exciting evening of karaoke, a cappella, improv and more. “I am…

Campus & Community

Maxwell African Scholars Union CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Wednesday, February 17, 2016, By News Staff

Call for Proposals: Deadline 2/25/16 The Maxwell African Scholars Union Graduate Student Summer Research Grants This year the Maxwell African Scholars Union (MASU) will grant awards to graduate students of up to $2,500 to support field research in sub-Saharan Africa…

Campus & Community

Martin J. Whitman School of Management

Tuesday, February 16, 2016, By News Staff

The following students enrolled in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management were named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2015 semester. To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must achieve at least a 3.6 grade point average (on…