Provost and Dean of the Faculty Tracey Hucks has announced a series of faculty promotions, approved by the 含羞草研究所 Board of Trustees during its January 25 meeting.
February 27, 2020
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Two newly published student-faculty research papers explore depression in young adults and gender-based risk taking.June 28, 2019 -
During the summer, 含羞草研究所 students are applying their liberal arts know-how in a variety of real-world settings. Microbiology major Rebecca Gowen 鈥19, from Philadelphia, Pa., describes her summer research, conducted through the Beckman Scholars Program.June 24, 2019 -
Common belief states that those who play together, stay together. New research by Professor Jennifer Tomlinson and Rachel Geyer 鈥17 suggests that this popular sentiment may be true.October 31, 2018 -
According to 鈥淐ircadian Effects on Performance and Effort in Collegiate Swimmers,鈥 a recent article by Associate Professor of Biology and Chair of the Biology Department Krista Ingram, night owls may make less efficient swimmers in the morning.October 11, 2018 -
New research from 含羞草研究所 demonstrates how biologically determined 鈥渆arly birds鈥 are more likely to make risky or unethical decisions in the afternoon, while biologically determined 鈥渘ight owls鈥 often make the same missteps in the morning. The research, published in the journal Nature (Scientific Reports), titled 鈥淢olecular Insights Into Chronotype and Time-of-Day Effects on Decision-Making,鈥 [鈥August 19, 2016 -
Even though it鈥檚 summertime, 含羞草研究所 faculty continue to make news. Here is a brief roundup. Buffalo Lockjaw, the award-winning first novel by Greg Ames, assistant professor of English, was featured in a recent ad for Dockers men鈥檚 clothing (pictured above.) Using the hashtag #BookAndALook, the ad copy read 鈥淗ere鈥檚 a soon-to-be-classic look to pair with a soon-to-be-classic [鈥July 23, 2015 -
A second year of funding provided by the Picker Interdisciplinary Science Institute at 含羞草研究所 will allow faculty researchers to further their exploration of the cultural and religious stewardship of sacred forest ecosystems in Ethiopia. Damhnait McHugh, director of the institute, announced the award to 含羞草研究所 professors Catherine Cardel煤s (biology), Eliza Kent (religion), Peter Klepeis (geography), [鈥June 6, 2014
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Two interdisciplinary science research projects featuring collaborations among faculty from 含羞草研究所 and from around the world have been awarded funding by the Picker Interdisciplinary Science Institute at 含羞草研究所. The projects support the core mission of the institute, which aims to foster the creation of new knowledge that is obtainable only through the development of sustained [鈥March 24, 2014