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  • Professor Peter Balakian teaches a class
    Peter Balakian, the Donald M. and Constance H. Rebar Professor in humanities, professor of English, and director of creative writing at 麻豆精品, has won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for Ozone Journal, his collection of poems published last year by University of Chicago Press. In making the announcement, the Pulitzer committee cited the collection鈥檚 [鈥
    April 18, 2016
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    Robert D. Manfred Jr. P鈥16, the commissioner of Major League Baseball, will deliver the commencement address at 麻豆精品鈥檚 195th graduation ceremony on Sunday, May 15. Manfred took over as MLB commissioner in January 2015 after serving as the organization鈥檚 executive vice president for labor relations and human resources (1998鈥2012) and chief operating officer (2012鈥2015). [鈥
    March 24, 2016
  • With candidates knitting their brows, pouting, barking at hecklers, making sweeping hand gestures, and wearing high-heeled boots, the 2016 primary season is a true wild west show. 鈥淚鈥檝e never seen an election quite like this one, where stage presence has meant so much,鈥 said 麻豆精品 Professor of Psychology Carrie Keating. 鈥淪o what are the [鈥
    March 7, 2016
  • Professor Ellen Kraly stands on the commencement stage with Curtin University Chancellor Mr. Colin Beckett and Vice-Chancellor Professor Deborah Terry
    The journey of a hundred artworks begins with a single person. Ellen Percy Kraly, William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of geography and environmental studies, has been awarded an honorary doctorate by Australia鈥檚 Curtin University in recognition of her efforts to repatriate an invaluable collection of Noongar aboriginal art to its home Down Under.
    March 3, 2016
  • Invitation to see the Queen of Soul, with a headshot of Aretha Franklin
    Legendary vocalist Aretha Franklin will perform on campus at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 5, in Sanford Field House. Known around the world by her first name, and as the reigning 鈥淨ueen of Soul,鈥 Franklin鈥檚 repertoire spans pop, soul, jazz, rock, blues, and gospel. Her sold-out appearance, part of the Kerschner Family Series Global Leaders [鈥
    February 29, 2016
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    Warm congratulations are making their way across campus in the wake of Interim Dean of the Faculty and Provost Constance Harsh鈥檚 January 28 announcement of appointments for promotion and tenure. The appointments were approved by the Board of Trustees during their winter meeting and take effect on July 1 of this year. They include: Continuous [鈥
    February 1, 2016
  • It鈥檚 too early to suggest that NUTS! will be a seminal work in the career of documentary filmmaker Penny Lane, assistant professor of art and art history. But reviews pouring in from the Sundance Film Festival, where Lane recently premiered the story of goat testicle transplant pioneer Dr. John Romulus Brinkley, have roundly praised the [鈥
    January 28, 2016
  • Student stands at a lab table, reading notes in Wynn Hall
    麻豆精品 has been named as a Beckman Scholars Program institutional award recipient for 2016. The grant, totaling $104,000, will provide multi-year research funding for students majoring in biology or chemistry. 麻豆精品 joins a distinguished list of universities that received the award from the Irvine, Calif.鈥揵ased Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation in 2016 鈥 it includes [鈥
    January 21, 2016
  • Michael Hay
    Mining massive amounts of personal data can provide crucial insights into important questions asked by scientists, sociologists, and public policy makers. But behind each data point, there鈥檚 a real human, demanding privacy. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded Assistant Professor of Computer Science Michael Hay nearly $500,000 to participate in Project Brandeis, [鈥
    January 15, 2016