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Architecture Student Wins 2021 SOM Foundation’s Wesley Award
Xiluva Mbungela ’24 (B.Arch.), a third-year student in the School of Architecture, has been named a recipient of the 2021 Robert L. Wesley Award from the SOM Foundation. Named in honor of the first Black partner at SOM, the award…
‘Someone Falls Overboard’: University Professor Stephen Kuusisto Co-Authors Book of Pandemic Poetry
Setting the scene … It’s spring of 2020. The world has been shut down for a period of weeks or months (you stopped keeping track at some point). You are living with a disability—perhaps you’re blind or you have a…
Food Studies Graduate Student Seeks to ‘Bring Hope to Others’ by Improving the Food System
Growing up in Poughkeepsie in the Hudson River Valley region, Anna Zoodsma enjoyed foraging for berries with her father, cooking and baking, and “being creative with food.” When she started working on farms after graduating from high school, she was…
Exercise Science Majors Hit the Ground Running, Prepare for Careers in Physical Therapy
Future physical therapists Julia Geronimo ’24 and Ally Krevolin ’23 are jumpstarting their careers with a foundation in exercise science. As exercise science majors, they each complete over 270 hours of internships and field placements, such as shadowing, observation and…
Openings Available at University’s Child Care Centers
For many parents, it’s one of the most important decisions they’ll ever make: Where do I send my child for daycare? Heather Coleman, an associate professor and associate department chair of biology in the College of Arts and Sciences, will…
“Could proposed 15-week abortion ban hurt Florida GOP in 2022?”
Shana Gadarian, professor and chair of political science in the Maxwell School, was quoted in the Tampa Bay Times story “Could proposed 15-week abortion ban hurt Florida GOP in 2022?” Gadarian, an expert on public political opinion, comments on how…
Blaming Book Bans On the Protection of Young Minds Is Nothing New
A movement to remove books that discuss race, sexuality, and gender from school libraries is growing in many parts of the U.S. What could the larger implications be for teachers and students? And how is this recent news actually a…
Politicized teaching policies won’t stop teachers from prioritizing learning
The topic of critical race theory has become a lightning rod for political combativeness. Educators nationwide have shared stories of parents attributing factual history lessons or discussions to being lessons about CRT, and seeking censorship at the school, city, or…
“A Michael Jackson musical is opening on Broadway, but will it find an audience?”
Robert Thompson, Trustee Professor of television, radio, and film in the Newhouse School and director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture, was quoted in the MarketWatch story “A Michael Jackson musical is opening on Broadway, but will…
“What’s next for new redistricting maps?”
Grant Reeher, professor of political science and director of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute in the Maxwell School, was quoted in the WRVO story “What’s next for new redistricting maps?” Reeher, an expert on American politics and democratic representation, discussed…