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Professor Emerita Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Professor Emerita M. Cristina Marchetti has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, in recognition of her original research into soft and living matter. The theoretical physicist is part of a 100-person cohort, 40 percent of whom are women—the most elected…
Unless Designers and Users Intervene, Expect More Missteps in an AI World
A recent report by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) paints a troubling future for artificial intelligence in terms of promoting dominant gender norms. UNESCO’s report maintains digital assistants like Alexa and Siri create a model of…
Students Partner with Industry on Wearable Cooling Device
While many people work in climate-controlled buildings, certain jobs require workers to toil in oppressive heat. Military personnel, firefighters, construction workers and many others don’t have many good options for keeping cool in their line of work. This spring, a…
Stanton Named Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
School of Information Studies (iSchool) Professor Jeffrey Stanton was named a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). Stanton joins 19 other distinguished industrial-organizational psychologists who were awarded fellow status at the group’s 34th annual conference last month…
Dean, Faculty and Student Representatives Named to the Board of Trustees
Chancellor Kent Syverud has named a new dean representative to the Board of Trustees. In addition, the provost, in consultation with the University Senate Academic Affairs Committee, has selected a new faculty representative to the board. Each will serve a…
Faculty Invited to Attend Faculty Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Institute Aug. 14-16
As part of continuing learning opportunities about classroom strategies, faculty are invited to participate in the inaugural Faculty Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Institute on Aug. 14-16, which will feature intermediate to advanced content. The institute will host external and internal…
Benjamin Vanmuysen Named Harry der Boghosian Fellow for 2019–20
The School of Architecture has announced that architectural designer Benjamin Vanmuysen is the Harry der Boghosian Fellow for 2019–20. Vanmuysen will succeed current fellow Assistant Professor James Leng. The Boghosian Fellowship at the School of Architecture—established in early 2015 in…
Varshney Graduate Scholarship Established in the College of Engineering and Computer Science
For the first time this fall, the Pramod K. and Anju Varshney Endowed Graduate Scholarship will be awarded in the College of Engineering and Computer Science. The scholarship will provide financial assistance to graduate students pursuing a doctoral degree in…
Department of Drama Presents ‘Good Kids’
The Department of Drama concludes its 2018-2019 season with Naomi Iizuka’s “Good Kids.” This production is directed by faculty member Holly Thuma and features New York City-based actor Carey Cox, who portrays the character Dierdre. “Good Kids” runs May 3…
College of Law Names Advocacy Honors Society after Professor Emeritus Travis H.D. Lewin
The College of Law has named its student-run advocacy competition organization the Travis H.D. Lewin Advocacy Honors Society. In doing so, the college honors the faculty member who was instrumental in creating what was, in the early 1970s, a groundbreaking…