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Arts & Culture

The Tao of the Liberal Arts

Wednesday, October 26, 2016, By Rob Enslin

Gerry Greenberg is an easy-going guy, but, if you want to get him started, challenge him on the value of a liberal arts education. The Washington Post recently found this out when it ran an excerpt from the aptly titled…

Health & Society

Ph.D Student Participates in European Lacrosse Championships

Wednesday, October 26, 2016, By Keith Kobland

As a Ph.D student in Earth sciences, Benjamin Uveges knows the rigors of research and deep thought. He also knows his way around a lacrosse field. Uveges played four years of lacrosse at the collegiate level. Then, this past summer,…

Arts & Culture

DK Summer Institute Focuses on Knowledge Production to Create More ‘Just Academy’

Tuesday, October 18, 2016, By Rob Enslin

LeConté Dill’s grandparents were part of the Great Migration of African Americans from the rural South to the urban North and West, where, during the 1940s, they put down roots in South Los Angeles. Today, the once-vibrant neighborhood is plagued…

Arts & Culture

Point of Contact Gallery Announces Opening Reception of ‘within walls’

Tuesday, October 18, 2016, By News Staff

Point of Contact Gallery is hosting an opening reception for “within walls,” an exhibition by artist Karin Waisman on Thursday, Nov. 3. The reception will take place from 6-8 p.m. and is free and open to the public. Refreshments will…

Media, Law & Policy

Avoiding Conflicts By Improving Cultural Understanding

Tuesday, October 18, 2016, By Renée K. Gadoua

When the Red Cross sent food to drought- and conflict-ravaged Somalia, military personnel distributed the supplies on a first-come, first-served basis. People who didn’t receive food responded by starting a riot. “The military didn’t understand that the local politics of…

STEM

Theoretical Physicist Elected American Physical Society Fellow

Tuesday, October 18, 2016, By Elizabeth Droge-Young

Professor of Physics Simon Catterall was recently elected as an American Physical Society (APS) Fellow. The APS Division of Computational Physics nominated Catterall for his contributions to lattice field theory, a framework used to explore how subatomic particles interact, yielding…

Campus & Community

Life Skills Taught at End of School Day

Tuesday, October 18, 2016, By Eileen Jevis

The South Side Communication Center is much more than a safe place for middle school and high school students to gather after the school day ends. The center, opened in January 2011 through a partnership with the Southside Community Coalition,…

STEM

Sixth Annual It Girls Retreat Brings 94 High Schoolers to Campus

Friday, October 14, 2016, By Renée K. Gadoua

Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele Wheatly led an information technology pep rally recently at a dinner for 94 potential School of Information Studies (iSchool) students. “You’ve all made a really great choice to come to the It Girls retreat because…

The Post Standard

Industry Experts Paul and Veley Lead Students in Field of Analytics

Friday, October 14, 2016, By Sawyer Kamman

At the David B. Falk College of Sport Human Dynamics, students are taking advantage of a new concept in sports- analytics. Spearheaded by Dr. Rodney Paul, the analytics program will become an official offered major by the school in the…

Media, Law & Policy

Washington Post Reporter Jason Rezaian to Be Honored with Tully Free Speech Award

Thursday, October 13, 2016, By Wendy S. Loughlin

The Tully Center for Free Speech in the Newhouse School will honor Jason Rezaian, the Washington Post reporter who was imprisoned in Iran for 544 days, with the 2016 Free Speech Award. The award is given annually to a journalist…