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Campus & Community

Arts and Sciences Names Gwendolyn Pough Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility

Monday, December 11, 2023, By Dan Bernardi

Gwendolyn D. Pough, Dean’s Professor of the Humanities and professor of women’s and gender studies (WGS), has been named the College of Arts and Sciences’ (A&S’) associate dean of diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA). In that role, she will…

Arts & Culture

VPA Design Professor Named ‘Educator to Watch’ by Graphic Design USA

Monday, December 11, 2023, By Erica Blust

Meri Page, an assistant professor of communications design in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ School of Design, was named an “Educator to Watch” by Graphic Design USA (GDUSA). The GDUSA “Educators to Watch” series shines the spotlight on…

Health & Society

Psychology Professor and Ph.D. Candidate Awarded NIH Grants for Alcohol-Related Research and Treatment

Friday, December 8, 2023, By Dan Bernardi

Nearly 30 million people in the United States struggle with alcohol use disorder (AUD), which is characterized by impaired ability to stop or control alcohol use despite adverse social, occupational, or health consequences. Of that 30 million, less than 10%…

Media Tip Sheets

Leadership Lessons from TIME Person of the Year: Taylor Swift

Wednesday, December 6, 2023, By Vanessa Marquette

Today, we found out Taylor Swift has been named the 2023 TIME Person of the Year. There is no doubt Taylor has made a huge impact for her fans and the economy this past year – we can all learn…

Media, Law & Policy

Maxwell Professor Contributes to Wilson Center Report on China’s Foreign Economic Policy

Thursday, November 30, 2023, By News Staff

Daniel McDowell, associate professor of political science in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, has published an essay exploring the implications of Chinese bank expansion abroad in the 2022-23 Wilson China Fellowship Report “Understanding China Amid Change and…

Campus & Community

Mary E. Graham Appointed Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs in Falk College

Wednesday, November 29, 2023, By News Staff

Mary E. Graham, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Sport Management, has been named Falk College associate dean of faculty affairs effective Jan. 2, 2024. This newly created leadership position reports to Falk College Dean Jeremy Jordan and is dedicated…

Media Tip Sheets

Professor’s Take on Biden Skipping COP28 Climate Summit

Tuesday, November 28, 2023, By Vanessa Marquette

President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will miss the COP28 climate summit. Even though the two recently met on climate change, many are not happy Biden won’t be in attendance with the nearly 200 other countries who will…

Arts & Culture

Art History Professor Receives NFAH Fellowship for Work on Modern Pueblo Painting

Tuesday, November 21, 2023, By News Staff

Historically, studies of early 20th-century Pueblo painting focused on the role non-Native anthropologists, artists and patrons played in fostering and marketing Pueblo art. In the last two decades, there has been a shift in approach spearheaded by scholars in the…

Arts & Culture

A&S Professor Wins Mentorship Award

Thursday, November 16, 2023, By Kerrie Marshall

Gwendolyn D. Pough, dean’s professor of the humanities and professor in the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies, is the latest recipient of the 2023 Ede Mentoring Award from the Coalition of Feminist Scholars in the History of Rhetoric &…

STEM

Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Receives Legend Award From the Deep Foundations Institute

Thursday, November 16, 2023, By Alex Dunbar

The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) recognized Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Sam Clemence as a recipient of a DFI Legends Award on Nov. 2. This award was established to honor practitioners that have made significant contributions and advancements to the…