Archive: 2017

Golemo receives Distinguished Service to Music Medal

On March 31, 2017, Michael Golemo, professor of music and director of bands, received the Distinguished Service to Music Medal from Kappa Kappa Psi National Honorary Band Fraternity. This is the organization’s highest honor. The medal was presented to Golemo by Evan Thompson, Kappa Kappa Psi National Vice President, and…

April 5, 2017

LAS faculty advocate for arts and humanities on Capitol Hill

The key to advocating to keep federal funding for the arts and humanities is to keep it personal.

April 4, 2017

Anne Castle to lecture on Colorado River

Anne Castle, former assistant secretary for water and science in the U.S. Department of the Interior, will deliver the Ronald Lecture in Environmental Conservation on April 13.

March 30, 2017

Schmittmann reappointed as LAS dean

Senior Vice President and Provost Jonathan Wickert announced Beate Schmittmann's five-year reappointment.

March 30, 2017

Puppetry as a vehicle for social change

Puppets are often associated with children’s programs or theatre, but they help bridge the divide when tackling difficult issues.

March 29, 2017

Researchers find video games influence sexist attitudes

Iowa State and French researchers found a link between video game exposure and sexism in a new study of more than 13,000 adolescents.

March 28, 2017

Studying the stars

After NASA's announcement of the first known system of seven Earth-sized planets around a single star, Steve Kawaler explains how planets are found. To know more about the planets, we have to look to the stars.

March 27, 2017

Lawrence T. McDonnell’s “‘The Deceivingest Fellow’: Honor, Respectability, and the Crisis of Character in the Old South” published

Lawrence T. McDonnell’s “‘The Deceivingest Fellow’: Honor, Respectability, and the Crisis of Character in the Old South” has been published in The Field of Honor: Essays on Southern Character and American Identity (University of South Carolina Press, 2017). McDonnell is an assistant professor of history. Read it here.

March 23, 2017