College Spotlight - May 2016
With 24 departments in our college, there are always big things happening. Take a look at some of the highlights for May 2016:
Division of BiologyFor her Ph.D. project at Nome, Alaska, Dr. Kwon marked Western Sandpipers with geolocator tags to track the annual movements of small-bodied migratory birds. Read more. | ChemistryThe Chemistry Department welcomes 11 students to its 2016 NSF-REU Program. Read more. |
EnglishEnglish faculty and graduate student alumni presented their research at the 43rd Annual Children's Literature Association Conference. Read more. | GeographyDoctoral candidate Gabriel Granco was one of only 8 graduate students from the Americas to receive the James J. Parsons PhD field study award. Read more. |
Journalism & Mass CommunicationsWorld Media Economics and Management Conference participation, journal publication and a faculty named Humanities Scholar. Read more. | Music, Theatre, and DanceCraig Weston's composition Perpetual Mobile was performed by the Athens Saxophone Quartet at the "Wind Orchestras in Cyprus and Greece: Reality and Prospects" conference. Read more. |
PhysicsPhysics names outstanding graduate student awardees. Read more. | Political ScienceThe Political Science hosted a conference on Middle East politics and benefited from General Richard Myers co-teaching a course on American Foreign Policy. Read more. |
StatisticsAudrey Chang received an Undergraduate Research Award for her work on Kansas tornado touchdowns. Read more. |