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Archive: 2020

  • Assistant Teaching Professor Alissa Stoehr published

    Alissa Stoehr, Assistant Teaching Professor in the Women’s and Gender Studies Program, has published three articles in “Women’s Lives Around the World: A Global Encyclopedia.” The three articles are titled: -Anti-Human Trafficking Organizations; -Women Baseball Players in Cuba; -Canada Published by ABC-CLIO in 2018, this multi-volume reference set…

    January 27, 2020

  • Assistant Teaching Professor Alissa Stoehr publishes book

    Alissa Stoehr, Assistant Teaching Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies, together with Heather Rellihan, Professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies at Anne Arundel Community College, co-authored a book chapter “The Status of Women’s and Gender Studies at Community Colleges” in the 2019 book “Theory and Praxis: Women’s and Gender Studies…

    January 27, 2020

  • Chan awarded fellowship

    Jason Chan, associate professor of psychology, was selected as Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science. Fellow status is awarded to APS members who have made sustained outstanding contributions to the science of psychology in the areas of research, teaching, service, and/or…

    January 24, 2020

  • Kelly awarded fellowship

    Jonathan Kelly, associate professor of psychology, was selected as Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science. Fellow status is awarded to APS members who have made sustained outstanding contributions to the science of psychology in the areas of research, teaching, service, and/or…

    January 24, 2020

  • Wells awarded 2020 APA Award for Distinguished Contributions to Research in Public Policy

    Gary Wells, Wendy and Mark Stavish Chair in Social Sciences and Distinguished Professor of Psychology, was selected as the 2020 recipient of the American Psychological Association’s Award for Distinguished Contributions to Research in Public Policy. The award honors an individual who has…

    January 24, 2020

  • Fei receives NSF CAREER award

    Zhe Fei, assistant professor of physics, received an NSF CAREER grant for a proposal titled “Exploring chiral edge plasmons in novel two-dimensional materials.” The estimated total award amount is $588,818. Zhe Fei, assistant professor of physics. Abstract at Time of Award Nontechnical Description: The capability of controlling the flow…

    January 23, 2020

  • collage of fingerprints, models of molecules and crime scene tape
    Lee and collaborators published in Analytical Chemistry

    Police have long relied on the unique whorls, loops or arches encoded in fingerprints to identify suspects. However, they have no way to tell how long ago those prints were left behind — information that could be crucial to a case. A preliminary new study in ACS’ Analytical Chemistry suggests…

    January 22, 2020

  • graphic that shows electricity, magnetic force and push and pull strain interact to create MER
    Quantum materials measurement gets a boost

    Paul Canfield, Ames Lab physicist, Distinguished Professor and the Robert Allen Wright Professor of Physics and Astronomy, is conducting innovative research with collaborators in the field.

    January 15, 2020