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Hou Edits Volume on Local Government Budget Stabilization

Wednesday, February 11, 2015, By News Staff

Yilin Hou, professor of public administration and international affairs in the Maxwell School, has published an edited volume, “Local Government Budget Stabilization: Explorations and Evidence,” a sequel to Hou’s (2013) authored book “State Government Budget Stabilization: Policy, Tools, and Impacts.”…

Campus & Community

Once Upon a Crime

Wednesday, February 11, 2015, By Rob Enslin

Forensic analysis is nothing like it appears on TV, says FNSSI scientist Michael Marciano.

STEM

Mueller’s Internet Governance Advisory Efforts Recognized

Tuesday, February 10, 2015, By Diane Stirling

Most people turn on their computers and log on to the Internet every day without a second thought. For one faculty member at the School of Information Studies (iSchool), though, how the Internet is governed, the intricacies of its infrastructure…

Campus & Community

Newton Appointed a Provost’s Faculty Fellow

Tuesday, February 10, 2015, By Carol Boll

Interim Vice Chancellor and Provost Liz Liddy today announced that she has appointed Cathryn Newton, dean emerita and professor of earth sciences and of interdisciplinary sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, to serve as a Provost’s Faculty Fellow….

Campus & Community

Omega Phi Beta Invites Students to Attend Week of Illumination Events

Monday, February 9, 2015, By News Staff

Omega Phi Beta Sorority Inc. is holding its annual Week of Illumination this week, celebrating 15 years on campus and with a focus on women taking initiative. The national sorority focuses on empowerment of women, academic excellence, leadership and professionalism….

Arts & Culture

Learning to the Beat

Friday, February 6, 2015, By Amy Manley

On a cold January morning, a sizzling percussive rhythm echoed from the depths of the Hall of Languages. Students in Professor Carol Babiracki’s “Intro to World Music” class were treated to a vibrant African drumming and dance workshop, led by…

Campus & Community

Faculty, Trustees Engage Together in Strategic Plan Brainstorming Session

Friday, February 6, 2015, By Carol Boll

Faculty representatives from the University’s Academic Strategic Plan Steering Committee engaged members of the Board of Trustees in what participants characterized as a lively and informative discussion and brainstorming session during the board’s recent winter retreat. The brainstorming session was…

STEM

Anonymous Donor’s Gift Drives $1 Million Science Equipment Excellence Fund

Wednesday, February 4, 2015, By News Staff

Students and faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences are benefiting from a new Science Equipment Excellence Fund that is modernizing science-teaching instrumentation and enhancing the overall learning experience.

STEM

Simulated UN Negotiations Teach Role of Science in Policy-Making

Monday, February 2, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

Since 2011, Professor Svetoslava Todorova of the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering has served as a science observer for the UN-Mandated Intergovernmental Negotiations Committee (INC) on Mercury. The group has been instrumental in the development of a global mercury…

Campus & Community

NEXIS Offers Data Visualization Seminar

Monday, February 2, 2015, By News Staff

Students from the New Explorations in Information and Science (NEXIS) lab will host the first NEXIS-X event of the semester; the topic is data visualization. The seminar will be held Feb. 6 from 1:30-2:30 p.m. at the ICE Box, located…