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Simons Foundation Funds Physics, Mathematics Researchers
Four professors in the College of Arts and Sciences have received major grant awards from the Simons Foundation, a global organization advancing research in basic science and mathematics. M. Cristina Marchetti, the William R. Kenan Professor of Physics, is the…
Philosophy Department Boasts Record Number of Student Publications, Presentations
The Department of Philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences has recently produced a bumper crop of published scholars. The following nine Ph.D. students have articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals: Amir Arturo Javier-Castellanos Sean Clancy Yishai Cohen Joseph Hedger…
Poetry in Motion
Jesse Nissim is having a breakout moment. In an industry that thrives on splashy debuts, the poet, who also is a Humanities Faculty Fellow in the College of Arts and Sciences, is reaping the benefits of a steady ascent. Case…
Physicists Aid in Discovery of Subatomic Process
Distinguished Professor Sheldon Stone says the discovery came about when two LHC experiments recently combined their results and found overwhelming evidence of an extremely rare decay of a particle known as the Bs meson, which contains a bottom, or “b,” quark and an anti-strange quark.
Biologist Lands Three-Year NIH Grant Award
Melissa Pepling, associate professor of biology in the College of Arts and Sciences, has received a major grant award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for her ongoing work in ovarian biology. She is the recipient of a three-year,…
Geologist Jeff Karson Publishes Book on Oceanic Abyss
Starting with a historical summary of seafloor exploration, “Discovering the Deep” describes the geologic components of the Earth’s oceanic crust and the processes that have created it.
English Department Shines at Society for Cinema & Media Studies Conference
The Department of English in the College of Arts and Sciences was the bona fide star of the 56th annual conference of the Society for Cinema & Media Studies (SCMS), recently held in Montreal, Canada. More than 15 people affiliated…
Steve Parks Appointed Editor of Acclaimed Writing, Rhetoric Series
Steve Parks, associate professor of writing and rhetoric in the College of Arts and Sciences, is the newly appointed editor of the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC)’s “Studies in Writing and Rhetoric” series, a group of publications devoted…
WGS Faculty Recognized for ‘Timely, Relevant’ Scholarship
The Department of Women’s & Gender Studies (WGS) in the College of Arts and Sciences is having another banner year. Several of its professors—Chandra Talpade Mohanty, Dana Olwan, Pedro DiPietro, Himika Bhattacharya and Minnie Bruce Pratt—have been recognized for their…
Geologists Rack up Honors, Awards
The Department of Earth Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences continues to rack up faculty honors and awards. The latest involve Linda Ivany ‘88, who has been elected a fellow of the Paleontological Society (PS); Suzanne Baldwin, who…