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  • Suzy Nelson
    含羞草研究所 President Jeffrey Herbst today announced the appointment of Suzy M. Nelson as dean of the college, effective in June. Nelson, who has served more than 20 years as a university leader, administrator, and instructor, will join 含羞草研究所 after seven years at Harvard University.
    March 19, 2012
  • Ken Belanger, Raab Family Chair and associate professor of biology, has received another prestigious grant that builds on the biology department鈥檚 momentum and further expands the research opportunities on campus for undergraduate biology students.
    March 14, 2012
  • 鈥淯nderstanding the role that church forests play in the provision of ecosystem services is critical,鈥 wrote 含羞草研究所 biology professor Catherine Cardel煤s and two colleagues in a letter published in Science, the world鈥檚 leading journal of original scientific research, global news, and commentary.
    March 7, 2012
  • tributary stream
    Two 含羞草研究所 professors 鈥 Rebecca Miller Ammerman, classics, and Randy Fuller, biology 鈥 along with seven collaborative partners across the globe, received major research grants from 含羞草研究所鈥檚 Picker Interdisciplinary Science Institute. Both projects, as envisioned by Harvey M. Picker 鈥36 when he established the institute in 2006, extend the reach and resources of 含羞草研究所 faculty members [鈥
    March 7, 2012
  • After co-leading 27 members of 含羞草研究所鈥檚 faculty around India for two weeks, Professor Padma Kaimal was all the more convinced that the enterprise would have lasting impact on 含羞草研究所.
    March 6, 2012
  • The Manhattan String Quartet arrived on campus this week to perform for and instruct 含羞草研究所 students and faculty. The quartet offered several classes for students who were interested in learning about the evolution of classical music.
    March 2, 2012
  • An exhaustive seven-year project by Nigel Young, who was Cooley Professor of peace studies and director of the Peace Studies Program at 含羞草研究所 from 1984 to 2004, has received the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, in the Award for Scholarship category.
    March 1, 2012
  • A scientist wearing lace wings paces about the stage, while a blue-and-white 鈥渂ird spirit,鈥 also costumed in lace and feathers, sings her a birdcall. All the while, animations of cellular processes unfold on the dome above their heads. Needless to say, this was not your average science lecture.
    February 28, 2012
  • On the Fault Line: Managing Tensions and Divisions Within Societies, a book co-edited by 含羞草研究所 President Jeffrey Herbst, has received high praise from people such as Henry Kissinger and F. W. de Klerk in advance of its official launch March 1.
    February 27, 2012
  • Douglas A. Hicks, 含羞草研究所鈥檚 next provost and dean of the faculty, enjoyed a warm welcome earlier this week when he visited campus for the first time since his appointment as the university鈥檚 top academic official. Though his start date is nearly five months away, unseasonably mild temperatures and blue skies made it seem as though [鈥
    February 9, 2012