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New field station in Idaho enriches student experiences in geosciences
The School of Geosciences has broken new ground in offering students hands-on learning experiences at its recently opened field site in Idaho, made possible through donor funding.
September 20, 2024Accomplishments, Community Engagement, Research
Interdisciplinary field school research in Costa Rica examines wastewater management systems and aims to address sanitation issues
Dr. David Himmelgreen and Dr. Nancy Romero-Daza of the Department of Anthropology are co-leading an interdisciplinary field school in Costa Rica examining wastewater management systems and associated sanitation issues.
September 20, 2024Alumni, Community Engagement, Research
Twenty-seven faculty members recognized with Outstanding Research Achievement Awards
From advancing our understanding of hurricanes to improving public transit systems, to pursuing new treatments for addiction, Alzheimer鈥檚 disease, cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular and infectious diseases, 27 新澳门六合彩内幕信息faculty members are being recognized next month with Outstanding Research Achievement Awards.
September 16, 2024Accomplishments, Research
Dr. Valerie Lipscomb contributes expertise on literature and aging in new book
Dr. Valerie Barnes Lipscomb served as a lead editor and contributor on the recently published 鈥淭he Palgrave Handbook of Literature and Aging,鈥� which features more than 30 contributors on three continents and 200,000 words of new scholarship.
September 16, 2024Accomplishments, Research
Dr. Wenqi 鈥淰ince鈥� Liu earns the National Science Foundation Early Career Award
Dr. Wenqi 鈥淰ince鈥� Liu, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry, has earned the National Science Foundation鈥檚 Early Career Development award, representing a significant milestone in his academic career and his first federal grant since joining 新澳门六合彩内幕信息three years ago.
September 16, 2024Accomplishments, Research
New study finds working while sick actually harms productivity and retention
新澳门六合彩内幕信息is examining how an organization鈥檚 expectations and workplace culture can drive employees to work while unwell. The team found working while sick actually does more harm to the company than taking a sick day would.
September 13, 2024Research
Growing up, Dana Smith had a close relationship with her great grandmother. But Smith knew her mostly as a family member who suffered from dementia. That experience inspired Smith as a 新澳门六合彩内幕信息student to get involved with the Preventing Alzheimer's with Cognitive Training study.
September 10, 2024Research
Using tools and technology that comb the ocean depths for new discoveries, 新澳门六合彩内幕信息Biology Professor Heather Judkins will explore the Gulf of Mexico as part of a research consortium that recently received more than $7.5 million in grant funding.
September 4, 2024Research
What a submerged ancient bridge discovered in a Spanish cave reveals about early human settlement
Led by a 新澳门六合彩内幕信息geologist, a team of researchers examined a submerged 25-foot bridge to tackle a long-lasting archaeological controversy: When humans settled on the islands in the western Mediterranean. This study narrows a historical gap between the settlement timelines of the eastern and western Mediterranean regions.
August 30, 2024Research
Dr. Deby Cassill鈥檚 research career aims to shine a light on the 鈥榮ecrets鈥� of animal behavior
Dr. Deby Cassill, associate professor in the Department of Integrative Biology, has focused her research career on better understanding the 鈥渟ecrets鈥� of animal behavior and the insights it provides to human nature.
August 29, 2024Community Engagement, Research
Zimmerman School faculty present research papers during International Communication Association conference
Four faculty members from the Zimmerman School of Advertising and Mass Communications recently presented research papers during the 74th Annual International Communication Association (ICA), which took place in June.
August 29, 2024Accomplishments, Research
Dr. Elizabeth Aranda receives 2024 Award for Public Sociology in International Migration
This award recognizes the work of an IM section member who addresses immigration and related issues in ways that apply scholarly knowledge directly in public work, generates such knowledge for public use, or otherwise contributes to improving the lives of migrants or refugees.
August 29, 2024Accomplishments, Research