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Biologist Awarded NIH Grant to Study Link Between Early-Development Stress, Adult Disease

Wednesday, August 10, 2016, By Rob Enslin

A biologist in the College of Arts and Sciences has been awarded a grant to study the link between early-development stress and adult disease. Assistant Professor Sarah Hall is using a $446,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to…

Campus & Community

TurningPoint Cloud Has Come to Campus, Replacing TurningPoint 5

Tuesday, August 9, 2016, By Christopher C. Finkle

In preparation for fall 2016, Information Technology Services (ITS) has rolled out a new version of the TurningPoint software, TurningPoint Cloud. TurningPoint 5 is no longer supported on campus. About TurningPoint Cloud Engaging your students will be easier and more…

STEM

Researchers Confirm Marine Animals Live Longer at High Latitudes

Wednesday, August 3, 2016, By Rob Enslin

Researchers in the Department of Earth Sciences have shown that high-latitude bivalves live longer and grow slower than those in the tropics. Their findings are the subject of an article in the “Proceedings of the Royal Society B” (The Royal…

Health & Society

Falk College’s BrainFeeders Student Organization Brings CSA, Fresh Produce to Campus this Fall

Tuesday, August 2, 2016, By Michele Barrett

Beginning the first of September, Common Thread Farm will deliver boxes to campus for its members.

Campus & Community

Volunteers with Tinnitus Sought for Research Study on Auditory Processing of Silent Gaps in Noise

Friday, July 29, 2016, By News Staff

Men and women aged 18 and older with tinnitus (the sensation of a constant ringing, buzzing, whistling, chirping or other sound heard with no external source) in one or both ears are needed to participate in a research study investigating…

Campus & Community

Summer 2016 Evacuation Drills Scheduled

Monday, July 18, 2016, By News Staff

Fire and Life Safety Services (FLSS) will conduct the summer 2016 evacuation drills in academic and administrative buildings from July 25-29. The building drills will be conducted in the morning between 9:30-11:30 a.m. or in the afternoon/evening between 1:30-9:00 p.m….

STEM

Physicists Discover Family of Tetraquarks

Friday, July 8, 2016, By Rob Enslin

Physicists in the College of Arts and Sciences have made science history by confirming the existence of a rare four-quark particle and discovering evidence of three other “exotic” siblings. Their findings are based on data from the Large Hadron Collider…

STEM

What a Potato Clock Can Teach Us About Fighting Disease

Thursday, July 7, 2016, By Matt Wheeler

Did you ever make a potato clock as a kid? Did you know that the reaction that makes elementary school potato clocks tick could also fight infection and disease?

Campus & Community

Professor Accepts Yearlong Appointment at University of Ghana

Friday, July 1, 2016, By Rob Enslin

A professor in the College of Arts and Sciences has accepted a prestigious, yearlong appointment at the University of Ghana in West Africa. Horace Campbell, professor of African American studies (AAS), will occupy the Kwame Nkrumah Chair in Ghana’s Institute…

Campus & Community

Office of Human Resources Transforms to Offer Improved Service and Support to Faculty and Staff

Thursday, June 23, 2016, By News Staff

In collaboration with a Universitywide Working Group, other University committees comprised of faculty and staff, and review of campus survey results, the Office of Human Resources (HR) has completed a thorough evaluation of its current structure and identified a number…