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Undergraduate Research Project Takes IM&T Student to China

Thursday, March 30, 2017, By J.D. Ross

How immigrants use social media, digital communications technologies and mobile applications to interact with their communities and families is the subject of an undergraduate research project that brought School of Information Studies (iSchool) junior Alexis Ho-Liu to China last week,…

STEM

Announcing the Richard J. Taylor Memorial Scholarship

Tuesday, March 28, 2017, By Matt Wheeler

The Richard J. Taylor Memorial Scholarship has been established in the College of Engineering and Computer Science. Instituted by a generous donation from his family, the fund provides scholarship and financial assistance to students enrolled in the college, with preference…

Health & Society

Seventh Annual Health and Wellness Expo on March 29

Friday, March 24, 2017, By Shannon Andre

The Department of Recreation Services is once again hosting the Health and Wellness Expo on Wednesday, March 29, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Flanagan Gymnasium.  The event is free and open to all faculty, staff and students with…

NPR

Maxwell Dean David M. Van Slyke Interviewed about Fundraising in the Age of Trump

Thursday, March 23, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

Maxwell Dean David M. Van Slyke, professor of public administration and international affairs and the Louis A. Bantle Chair in business and government policy, was interviewed by NPR Morning Edition about progressive groups enjoying an increase in fundraising since Trump’s…

Health & Society

Interfaith Dinner Dialogue Series Continues March 7

Friday, March 3, 2017, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The University’s spring 2017 Interfaith Dialogue Dinner Series, “Common and Diverse Ground: Raising Consciousnesses by Acknowledging the ‘Hidden’ Things that Divide Us,” will continue on Tuesday, March 7. The dialogue, on “Anti-Semitism Today,” will be held from 6-8 p.m. in…

Arts & Culture

Research Is Her Cup of Tea

Wednesday, March 1, 2017, By Renée K. Gadoua

Romita Ray’s background is steeped in India’s place in the history of tea production. She grew up in Kolkata (also known as Calcutta), a descendent of one of the pioneering Indian tea planter families in Bengal. Her expertise as an…

Campus & Community

Recent Grad Hits the Road for Cross-Country Bike Ride for Parkinson’s Awareness

Wednesday, February 22, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

Matt Barbaccia ’16 has a long road ahead of him. Just about 4,000 miles to be exact. Beginning Feb. 27, Barbaccia will head out on his bike, loaded with gear, from Jacksonville, Florida, to Santa Rosa, California. The Rochester, New…

Campus & Community

Marcelle Haddix to Examine Healing Power of Writing Feb. 17

Tuesday, February 14, 2017, By Rob Enslin

The healing power of writing is the subject of an upcoming “Brown Bag” event, co-sponsored by the Humanities Center and the Contemplative Collaborative. Marcelle Haddix, Dean’s Associate Professor and chair of the Reading & Language Arts (RLA) Department in the…

Campus & Community

Assessment Workshop for Co-Curricular and Student Support Units

Friday, February 10, 2017, By News Staff

The Office of the Associate Provost for Academic Affairs is hosting the next Focus on Assessment workshop, Outcomes-Based Assessment to Support Student Learning and Development, to be held Tuesday, Feb. 14. This workshop is specifically intended for co-curricular and student…

Health & Society

Spring 2017 Common and Diverse Ground Interfaith Dinner Dialogue Series Begins Feb. 7

Wednesday, February 1, 2017, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The University’s spring 2017 Interfaith Dialogue Dinner Series, Common and Diverse Ground: Raising Consciousnesses by Acknowledging the “Hidden” Things that Divide Us, will begin on Tuesday, Feb. 7. The Feb. 7 dialogue, on “Marginalization, Faith and Secularism,” will be held…