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STEM

Bringing Science Back Home: Ph.D. Candidate Tiffany Hamm Works to Expand STEM Access

Monday, April 11, 2022, By News Staff

Tiffany Hamm, a fourth-year science education doctoral student, formerly taught earth science in her hometown of Bronx, New York. She chose the School of Education to pursue a Ph.D. because she wanted to do more in the field. Making science…

Campus & Community

Junior Madison Tyler Named as a 2022 Beinecke Scholar

Thursday, April 7, 2022, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Madison Tyler ’23, a junior double major in African American studies and English (film and screen studies track) in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a recipient of a 2022 Beinecke Scholarship. A Coronat Scholar and member…

Media, Law & Policy

Ukrainian Refugee Crisis Highlights Global Differences in Responding to Humanitarian Crises

Wednesday, April 6, 2022, By John Boccacino

When Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his offensive into the sovereign nation of Ukraine on Feb. 24, it not only created a violent international conflict that has pitted Ukrainians against Russians, it also generated a widespread humanitarian crisis. As a…

Campus & Community

College of Professional Studies Launches XR Certificate Programs in Partnership With Circuit Stream

Monday, March 28, 2022, By Hope Alvarez

The College of Professional Studies has partnered with the extended reality (XR) educational provider Circuit Stream to offer project-based training in AR/VR/XR courses through the University’s Office of Professional Acceleration and Microcredentials, giving students industry-recognized certification and skills in the…

Arts & Culture

Marla Aaron ’88 Proves Jewelry Can be Beautiful, Functional and Life-Changing

Thursday, March 24, 2022, By John Boccacino

Growing up, Marla Aaron ’88 had a keen eye for jewelry and a penchant for handcrafting wearable works of art for her friends out of fish hooks and other assorted parts. But Aaron harbored no hopes of entering the jewelry-making…

Campus & Community

Women in Leadership Initiative Enters Fourth Year of Celebrating and Connecting Women on Campus

Tuesday, March 8, 2022, By Jen Plummer

March 8 marks International Women’s Day, a global day of celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. Here on campus, the Women in Leadership (WiL) Initiative is fulfilling its mission to be a catalyst for the individual…

The Guardian

Astroworld Concert Sparks Online Conspiracies Surrounding the Tragic Event

Wednesday, November 17, 2021, By Sophie Gomprecht

Jennifer Stromer-Galley, professor in the School of Information Studies and Senior Associate Dean for Academic and Faculty Affairs, was quoted in The Guardian story “Astroworld disaster fuels wave of satanic conspiracy theories on TikTok.” Prof. Stromer-Galley was also quoted about…

Why We’re Still ‘Chasing the White Whale’ and Using Other Media References

Tuesday, November 9, 2021, By Matt Michael

We do it all the time, sometimes without even thinking. In our everyday conversations we often quote or reference a wide array of media from songs, movies and TV shows to video games, memes and TikToks. Not that there’s anything…

Campus & Community

Rose-Laying Ceremony, Remembrance Scholar Convocation to Be Held Friday

Tuesday, October 19, 2021, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The 2021-22 Convocation for Remembrance Scholars, honoring 35 outstanding students from this year’s senior class, will be held Friday, Oct. 22, at 3 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The convocation will be preceded by the annual Rose-Laying Ceremony at 2:03 p.m….