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Xuefeng Wang receives MIRA award

Xuefeng Wang, assistant professor in physics, was awarded with a Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award for Early Stage Investigators (MIRA) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Starting in August, 2018, this prestigious award will provide $1.8 million to support his research in the next five years. Wang’s lab studies cell mechanics with an emphasis on … Continue reading Xuefeng Wang receives MIRA award

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Zwier Wins the 2018 Routledge, Taylor & Francis Prize

The American Philosophical Association announced that Karen Zwier, lecturer of philosophy and religious studies Iowa State University, has been awarded the 2018 Routledge, Taylor & Francis Prizefor her article, “Interventionist Causation in Thermodynamics.” The prize was given jointly to Zweir and David Frank, lecturer of philosophy at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. The Routledge, Taylor … Continue reading Zwier Wins the 2018 Routledge, Taylor & Francis Prize

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ISU Theatre’s Amanda Petefish-Schrag will have play performed at London’s Union Theatre

Finding Amelia, a play written by Amanda Petefish-Schrag, assistant professor of theatre, will be performed at the award-winning Union Theatre in Southward, London on July 1 as a part of Tiny Shorts, an event that will be the official launch of the theatre’s Eagle & Beaver Ensemble. The plays were commissioned under the themes of … Continue reading ISU Theatre’s Amanda Petefish-Schrag will have play performed at London’s Union Theatre

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ISU Theatre’s Cason Murphy Wins Cinema Scandinavia Writing Competition

Cason Murphy, ISU’s incoming assistant professor of theatre, was just awarded first prize in the Cinema Scandinavia Ingmar Bergman Writing Competition with his article, "Flirting with the ‘Loyal Wife’: Bergman’s Theatrical Affair with Nora." Cinema Scandinavia‘s competition sought out articles exploring unique aspects of Bergman’s life and work and was held in conjunction with the … Continue reading ISU Theatre’s Cason Murphy Wins Cinema Scandinavia Writing Competition