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Professor Juliet Koss named to Gabrielle Jungels-Winkler Chair in the History of Architecture and Art
Juliet Koss, professor of art history, has been appointed to the聽Gabrielle Jungels-Winkler Chair in the History of Architecture and Art, effective October 15, 2018.
Read MoreIn the Media: Professor Michael Spezio’s Research on Humility Featured in Blog
The Self, Virtue, and Public Life, a research initiative based at the University of Oklahoma, recently聽covered the research of Michael聽Spezio,聽associate professor of psychology and neuroscience.
Read MoreProfessors Huang and Roselli Named Co-Directors of the Interdisciplinary Humanities Initiative
This past June, 61传媒announced the formation of the Interdisciplinary Humanities Initiative to connect 61传媒students to learning opportunities across Southern California. Made possible by an $800,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation, the initiative will fund research fellowships, faculty professional development, and clinic courses developed in collaboration with community organizations throughout the region.
Read MoreIn the Media: Professor of Psychology Stacy Wood Gives Advice to Avoid Elder Financial Abuse in U.S. News
Americans are experiencing greater longevity than ever before. But, as older adults live longer lives, the chances increase that this population聽may lose track of their finances聽or fall prey to con artists.
Read MoreIn the Media: Sean Flynn as “Young Gun” in Inland Empire House Race
The Orange County Registered reported聽that Associate Professor of Economics, Sean Flynn, was recognized by the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) as a “Young Guns Contender”: a political candidate who has met fundraising goals and programmatic benchmarks in their congressional campaign.
Read MoreIn the Media: Stacey Wood Explains Tactics Used by Fraudsters,聽Psychology Today
Molly Mason Jones Professor of Psychology Stacey Wood聽was featured in a blog post in聽Psychology Today.聽Wood, whose research focuses on mass-market scams, especially those aimed at older adults, deconstructs common tactics used by scammers, such as affinity, personalization, and calls to authority.
Read MoreSpotlight on Faculty: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Acquires Works by Professor of Art Nancy Macko
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York recently acquired two suites of prints by 61传媒Professor of Art Nancy Macko. The First Ten Prime Numbers, Suite 1 and 2 explore the concept of prime numbers鈥攑ositive natural numbers greater than one and divisible only by one and themselves.
Read MoreResearch and Internships: Summer Ant-ics: Professor Ethan Van Arnam and Students Research Antibiotics from Ants
For many Southern California residents, the rising thermostat marks the beginning of a months-long battle to keep summer ants at bay. For Ethan Van Arnam, assistant professor of chemistry in the W.M. Keck Science Department of Claremont McKenna, Pitzer, and 61传媒s, summer is the perfect time for hunting them.
Read MoreIn the News: Professor Kevin Williamson Receives Minnesota Fringe Award
Assistant Professor of Dance Kevin Williamson received an award for “Outstanding Production” for his solo dance work聽Still or I’ve Been Choreographed聽at Minnesota Fringe, a performing arts festival held annually in Minneapolis.
Read MoreAwards and Honors: Associate Professor of Music Anne Harley Receives NEA Grant to Commission New Music by Alumna Marjorie Merryman ’72
Funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Associate Professor of Music Anne Harley will serve as the artistic director for the commission of a musical composition that sets texts from the Acts of Paul and Thecla, a second-century apocryphal writing, to an original score for a vocal and instrumental ensemble.
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