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Scholar Spotlight: Lynda Brady ’15

Tuesday, March 3, 2015, By News Staff

“Home. It’s a powerful word. It invokes images of people and places, and also feelings, maybe of safety, comfort and acceptance. Home is probably a place you just left, and you might be thinking right now how different this place…

Campus & Community

Brownbag Series Concludes with ‘Mindfulness Goes to School’

Monday, March 2, 2015, By Sarah Scalese

The Humanities Center’s Spring Symposia will conclude on Friday, March 6, with the final installment of its three-part Contemplative Collaborative Brownbag Series titled, “Mindfulness Goes to School: Linking Research with Practice.” The event, which will begin at noon in 123…

Arts & Culture

Photo Students Exhibit Family Life, Elegant Stills at Light Work

Monday, March 2, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

The boy stands in front of a skateboard ramp at a skate park. His expression is enigmatic but invites many interpretations. The portrait by Joe Librandi-Cowan ’15 won Best in Show at the “2015 Transmedia Photography Annual” on exhibit at Light Work.

Campus & Community

Breaking the Habit

Friday, February 27, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

Every smoker faces different challenges when trying to quit. The hardest part may be a matter of routine.

Crystal Laura to Present ‘Against the Social Ecology of School Discipline’

Wednesday, February 25, 2015, By Jennifer Russo

The School of Education continues the Douglas P. Biklen Landscape of Urban Education Lecture Series on Thursday, Feb. 26, with Crystal T. Laura, assistant professor of educational leadership at Chicago State University. Laura will present “Against the Social Ecology of…

STEM

Huang Receives NSF Grant for Mobile Crowdsourcing System

Tuesday, February 24, 2015, By Diane Stirling

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a continuing grant to School of Information Studies (iSchool) assistant professor and principal investigator Yun Huang to examine two questions related to public safety and mobile crowdsourcing. The two-pronged study, the first phase…

Campus & Community

Syfy Exec Offers Insight on Diversity in the Media

Tuesday, February 24, 2015, By News Staff

“Part of the authenticity of television is how relatable it is. I want to feel good watching TV. I want to see faces that look like mine,” says Robyn Lattaker-Johnson, the Syfy VP of unscripted development and current programming, and…

Arts & Culture

Keith A. Alford Honored for Activism and Service

Monday, February 23, 2015, By Michele Barrett

Last fall, Social Work Degree Guide published a listing of its“30 Most Influential Social Workers Alive Today.” The magazine, which provides information and guidance on social work education and careers, described the honorees as “experts who instigate awareness and advocate…

Media, Law & Policy

Maxwell, IVMF, VA Medical Center Join Forces for International Women’s Day

Monday, February 23, 2015, By Sarah Scalese

There are nearly 215,000 women currently serving in the United States military and more than 1.8 million women veterans. Hundreds of thousands of civilian women also serve in combat and post-combat areas as advisors, aid workers, development specialists and health…

Campus & Community

MakerSpace Is Making a Difference

Monday, February 23, 2015, By Christopher C. Finkle

Members of the University community increasingly gather at MakerSpace to learn and create using do-it-yourself approaches to creating with technology.