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Pablo Raúl Stinga co-advisee awarded 2023 Association for Women in Mathematics Dissertation Prize

María Soria-Carro has been awarded one of the three 2023 Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) Dissertation Prize: https://awm-math.org/awards/awm-dissertation-prize/ Soria-Carro graduated in 2022 from the University of Texas at Austin with a Ph.D. in Mathematics dissertation entitled “Regularity of elliptic transmission problems and a new family of integro-differential operators related to the Monge-Ampère equation.” Her … Continue reading Pablo Raúl Stinga co-advisee awarded 2023 Association for Women in Mathematics Dissertation Prize

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Michael Bugeja publishes article in Poynter regarding chatbots

Distinguished Professor Michael Bugeja has published a piece at Poynter titled “If AI kills the essay, I will be a pallbearer at the funeral.” Read the essay at Poynter. Professor Bugeja also presented a workshop on the topic for the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching on January 30, 2023.

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Michael Bailey elected a Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America

Michael D. Bailey, Professor of History, Iowa State University and Interim Chair, Department of World Languages and Cultures has been elected a Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America. The chief purpose of the Fellowship is to honor major long-term scholarly achievement within the field of Medieval Studies. Fellows are nominated by MAA members and … Continue reading Michael Bailey elected a Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America

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Celeste Chaves receives Ames Human Relations Commission Humanitarian Award

Celeste Chaves, assistant teaching professor in World Languages and Cultures, has received the Humantiarian Award from the Ames Human Relations Commission. This award recognizes a worthy individual whose contributions to our community demonstrate extraordinary quality, especially in efforts to promote diversity, inclusion and equity.

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Olga Mesropova’s RUS 375 class awarded Quality Matters (QM) certification

RUS 375 “From Gorbachev to Putin: Contemporary Russian Culture,” designed and taught by Associate Professor of Russian, Olga Mesropova, has received Quality Matters (QM) Certification. The certification was awarded after a rigorous national peer-review of the learner-focused design and curriculum, across 42 rubrics in 8 categories (including “learning competencies,” “instructional materials,” “learning activities,” and “learner … Continue reading Olga Mesropova’s RUS 375 class awarded Quality Matters (QM) certification

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Jeremy Best named to Waterloo Centre for German Studies Book Prize shortlist

Established in 2017, the The Waterloo Centre for German Studies Book Prize recognizes first-time authors whose scholarly work contributes substantially to our understanding of any aspect of German-speaking society. The prize foregrounds good writing, scholarly relevance, originality, and the ability to reach audiences beyond the academic sphere. Jeremy Best, Associate Professor in the Department of … Continue reading Jeremy Best named to Waterloo Centre for German Studies Book Prize shortlist