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Doctoral Student Receives Prestigious Fellowship
Kimberly Natalia Williams, doctoral student in the Cultural Foundations of Education program in the School of Education, is getting additional funding and support to complete her dissertation proposal. Williams was recently awarded with the Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship (DPDF), from…
Department of Drama No. 8 on Hollywood Reporter’s Best Drama Schools List
The College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Drama has jumped to no. 8 on the Hollywood Reporter’s (THR) list of the “Top 25 Undergraduate Drama Schools.” For the past two years the department has been ranked no. 13;…
Physicist Awarded IBM Grant to Develop Quantum Computing
A physicist in the College of Arts and Sciences has been awarded a major grant to help develop quantum computing technology. Britton Plourde, associate professor of physics, is using a three-year, $900,000 grant from IBM to conduct research for the…
Senior Awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Joshua Woods, a senior chemical engineering major in the College of Engineering and Computer Science and chemistry minor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was awarded a Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The fellowship was…
Commencement Address by Donald Newhouse
The following is a transcript from the Commencement Address by Donald Newhouse ’51 at the Carrier Dome on Sunday, May 15. I am proud that a Newhouse graduate was selected student speaker, but Kaitlyn, you sure are a hard act…
Donald Newhouse ’51 Delivers 2016 Commencement Address
Donald Newhouse ’51, president of Advance Publications, delivers the 2016 Commencement address. (Transcript of Donald Newhouse address) “I am proud that a Newhouse graduate was selected student speaker, but Kaitlyn, you sure are a hard act to follow. Thank you,…
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Commencement
When John G. Thomas G’69 was completing his Ph.D. at Syracuse University, the last place he thought he would end up was an Army base in San Antonio. “In 30 hours, I went from being a graduate student in the…
Deans Clarke, Steinberg Leave Lasting Legacy
As the school year wraps up, College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) Dean Ann Clarke and Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs Dean James Steinberg are concluding their time leading their respective schools. But their impact as leaders…
Pellow Named Faculty Advisor of the Year by Arts and Sciences, Maxwell
Deborah Pellow, professor and undergraduate director in the Department of Anthropology, has been named Faculty Advisor of the Year for the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. “Dr. Pellow is a fierce…
Falk College Announces First-of-its-Kind U.S. Undergraduate Degree in Sport Analytics
The degree will provide students with a deep understanding of math, statistics, research methodology, sport economics, database management, finance and computer programming integral to sport analytics.