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Business & Economy

Supply Chain Expert Shares Groundbreaking Research on Wine Futures

Wednesday, April 1, 2015, By Kerri D. Howell

Researchers from the Martin J. Whitman School of Management have revealed a highly accurate model for pricing wine futures. In a recently accepted paper in Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Burak Kazaz, Steven Becker Professor, Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor of Teaching…

Health & Society

Sports Nutritionist Sarah Wick to Speak April 8

Tuesday, March 31, 2015, By Michele Barrett

Sports nutritionist, Sarah Wick will speak on April 8 at 7 p.m. in Room 001 Life Sciences Building. She will speak to the audience about sports nutrition and how it affects performance. According to Wick, “This is such a growing…

Campus & Community

Take Back the Night 2015 Events Run through April 7

Friday, March 27, 2015, By Shannon Andre

Members of the campus and local community are invited to take a stand against violence, raise awareness about attitudes that perpetuate violence and discuss ways to work together to create a safer, more respectful community.

Campus & Community

Carol Tenopir to Speak on ‘Scholarly Reading in a Digital Age’

Friday, March 27, 2015, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Carol Tenopir will present “Scholarly Reading a Digital Age: The Library Role” on Thursday, April 2, at 4 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons in Bird Library. Tenopir is Chancellor’s Professor of Information Sciences at the School of Information…

Arts & Culture

Filmmaker Dorit Naaman G’95 to Explore ‘Identity Politics’ April 8-9

Thursday, March 26, 2015, By Rob Enslin

The Spring Symposia series in the Humanities Center continues with a two-day program on identity politics. Israeli filmmaker Dorit Naaman G’95 will show and discuss her film “DIAdocuMEntARY: A Piece in My Puzzle” (2004) on Wednesday, April 8, at 7…

Media, Law & Policy

‘Breaking Digital: NGOs Debate’ April 2 in Washington, D.C.

Wednesday, March 25, 2015, By News Staff

As nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) proliferate around the world, many in the nonprofit community are examining what model of organization best serves the populations they support—the traditional “brick and mortar” model, the fully digital form or a hybrid of both. What…

Media, Law & Policy

Hillary Clinton Speaks at Toner Award Ceremony

Tuesday, March 24, 2015, By Wendy S. Loughlin

Dan Balz of The Washington Post is the winner of the 2014 Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting. He was honored at an event Monday night in Washington, D.C., where former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivered the…

Campus & Community

Forest Whitaker to Speak March 25

Monday, March 23, 2015, By Shannon Andre

On Wednesday, March 25, world-renowned actor, producer and engaged humanitarian Forest Whitaker will speak for the fourth annual “Truth Be Told” event. The “Truth Be Told” speaker series is organized by the Delta Zeta chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity….

Campus & Community

Student Association Provides Help With Spring Break Escape

Friday, March 20, 2015, By Keith Kobland

Students are back from Spring Break, but for those who didn’t have a car or cab ride to get to where they needed to go, there was another option. Michael Helfenbein ’15 produced this video, demonstrating how the Student Association…

Arts & Culture

University Mourns Loss of Filmmaker Albert Maysles ’49

Thursday, March 19, 2015, By Rob Enslin

Albert Maysles ’49 was not one for stealing the spotlight, although much of his career was spent filming those who reveled in it. A graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences, Maysles died on March 5 at his home…