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First Known Use of Mary Poppins’ Best-Known Word? Not in London but in DO
Peter Amster figures he heard the word for the first time when he was 14 or 15, a teenager in the darkness of a Long Island movie theater. He was a serious kid, already reading Sarte and Kierkegaard, but…
Hosein Earns Prestigious DNI Grant
Assistant Professor Ian D. Hosein in the College of Engineering and Computer Science has been awarded a Doctoral New Investigator (DNI) Grant from the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund. The DNI grant program promotes the careers of young faculty…
Rock and a Hard Place
When Brian Patterson heard the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) was being delayed and possibly rerouted, he let out a whoop of joy. For him and thousands of others, particularly those at the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in the snow-covered Dakotas,…
Revisions Approved to Academic Integrity Policy
Proposed revisions to the University’s Academic Integrity Policy have been approved by the Chancellor’s Executive Team with the support of the University Senate. The changes will go into effect Jan. 1. Based on the recommendations of an advisory committee comprising…
The Spark
BEACH CLOSED. NO SWIMMING. CONTAMINATED WATER. Growing up on Long Island Sound, Kristin Angello ’99 was frequently disappointed by these words. Every summer, sewage and toxic runoff from city streets transformed her summer hangout into a polluted mess. Fortunately, the…
Panel Discussion on Drivers of Renewable Energy
A panel discussion on “Top Down and Bottom-Up Drivers of Renewable Energy” will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8, in Kittredge Auditorium.
Professor Tej Bhatia Gives Plenary Addresses at Two Conferences
Tej K. Bhatia, professor of linguistics in the College of Arts and Sciences and director of South Asian Languages, has given plenary addresses at two distinguished conferences this fall. The first was at the 2016 Indo-French International Conference on Hindi…
December Construction Update
Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: Though we spend quite a bit of time in preparation for our annual summer construction season, we always take advantage of windows of opportunity with less people on campus to accomplish work with minimal or…
Schine Box Office Hours During Finals and Semester Break
Here are the Schine Box Office hours during finals and semester break: Monday, Dec. 5-Thursday, Dec. 8—11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Friday, Dec. 9—Noon-9 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 10 CLOSED. Monday, Dec. 12-Friday , Dec. 16—11 a.m.-2 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 17 CLOSED. Monday, Dec. 19-Thursday, Dec….
University Lectures Hosts Humans of New York Founder, Pulitzer-Winning Authors
The 16th season of the University Lectures will continue in the spring semester with Jhumpa Lahiri (“Interpreter of Maladies”), Sonia Nazario (“Enrique’s Journey”) and Brandon Stanton.