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Achievements

Please see below for 2019 accomplishments in the following areas:

Grants and Research

Gregory Lane泭(economics) received a grant for $7,898 from Echo Mobile LLC泭for his project Can Online Marketplaces Reduce Barriers to Small Firm Growth.泭Dec. 2019

Michael Brody泭(environmental science) received a泭grant for $22,500 from American Councils for International Education泭for his work on 51勛圖 and Ferghana State University Educational Partnership.泭Dec. 2019

Adam McKay泭(physics) received a grant for $83,841泭(incrementally funded over the next three years for a total of $251,589) from NASA for his project "Establishing (OI) Observations as a Proxy for CO2 Production in Comets. Dec. 2019

Nathalie Japkowicz泭(computer science) received a grant for $209,640 from the Department of Defense (DoD) and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency(DARPA) for the project "Lifelong Streaming Anomaly Detection. Dec. 2019

Catherine Stoodley (psychology) received a grant for $58,822 with a total expected funding of $180,048 over three years from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (funded by the Department of Defense) for her project "Biologic mechanisms and efficacy of cerebellar transcranial direct current stimulation in ASD.泭Dec. 2019

Michael Alonzo (environmental science) received a grant for $53,759 representing one year of funding with an expected total funding of $136,881 over three years from NASA-USFS Partnership to Advance Operational Forest Carbon Monitoring in Interior Alaska.泭Dec. 2019

Christopher Petrella (Antiracist Research and Policy Center) received a grant for $150,000 from the Open Society Foundation(OSF)for his work with the Antiracist Research and Policy Center.泭Nov. 2019

Demetrios Poulio泭(physics) received a grant for $460,631 from NASA to continue work on project "Laser, Fiber, and Optical Technology". The new total awarded to date is $1,618,040.泭Nov. 2019

Jessica Gephart泭(environmental science) received a grant for $90,414 this represents incremental funding of a proposed three泭year project with an泭expected total award of $219,213 from Harvard University泭(federal funding from National Science Foundation). This grant is泭for her work on the project CNH-L: Social-ecological traps and interactive dynamics of reef fisheries and human health.泭Nov. 2019

Mieke Meurs (economics) received a grant for $200,000 from the Open Society Foundation (OSF) to support the organizational strengthening of the program for Gender Analysis of the Economy.泭Nov. 2019

Alexander G. Zestos (Chemistry) received a $24,841 grant award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for his work on the Mechanisms of Amphetamine Abuse.泭Nov. 2019

Fredrick Bruhweiler (physics) received a grant for $118,554, representing泭partial funding for five year project totaling $894,654,泭from NASA for his work泭Developing Technologies for Instruments to Study High-Energy Processes in the Solar Atmosphere.泭Nov. 2019

Nicole Angotti泭(sociology) received a grant for $49,976 from George Washington University, DC CFAR (prime funding from NIH) for her research on "HIV after 50 in its Era as Chronic Condition in Rural South Africa.泭Nov. 2019

Alexander Zestos泭(chemistry) received a grant for $84,938 from Microprobes for Life Science Inc. (prime Sponsor NIH) for his work on "Multielectrode Arrays for Neurotransmitter Detection with Fast Scan Cyclic Voltammetry. Oct. 2019

Fredrick Bruhweiler泭(physics) received a grant for $10,748 representing incremental funding of proposed 2 year project with an expected total award of $53,741泭from Space Telescope Science Institute (STSci). This award is for his project Down the Tube: A 21st Century Study of a Unique Stellar Jet. Oct 2019

Michael Robinson (math & stats) received a grant for $41,310 from BAE Systems for his project Verifiable Automatic Language Analysis and Refactoring for INputs (VALARIN). This represents partial year 1 funding with the total funding expected to be $209,399.泭Oct 2019

Karen Knee (environmental science) received a grant for $78,430 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA) for her work on Investigating the role of groundwater in pollutant transport to Nuuuli Pala Lagoon, American Samoa. Oct 2019

Naden Krogan (biology) received a grant for $97,764.72 from Rutgers University prime NSF for泭research on Mapping and Functional Characterization of Cis-regulatory Module Variation in Plants. This funding represents year 1 of a 4 year project totaling $401,816. Oct. 2019

Alexander Zestos (chemistry) received a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant award from the National Institutes of Health (NINDS/NIMH) for his work on multielectrode arrays for neurotransmitter detection for $144,992.泭Oct. 2019

Nancy Snider泭(performing arts) received泭an award for $15,000 from泭The Marinus and Minna B. Koster Foundation, Inc. for泭a Koster Foundation Summer Study Grant.泭Sept. 2019

Kate Haulman (history)泭has received泭a grant for $25,000 from the泭Smithsonian Institution for her project泭In Their Own Words: Audience-centric Metadata for Womens History Objects.泭Sept. 2019

Matthew Hartings (chemistry) received泭a grant for泭$17,020 from the泭Parker Hannifin Corporation for the work on his泭project regarding泭Nitro Cold Brew.泭Sept. 2019

Naden Krogan (biology)泭received泭a grant for泭$390,993泭from the National Insitute of Health (NIH) for the project泭"Mechanisms Controlling Cellular Differentiation and Proliferation in a Plant Stem Cell Microenvironment."

Kim Blankenship (sociology) received泭a grant for泭$33,605 from George Washington University in order to support泭her project, District of Columbia Center for AIDS Research (DC CFAR)Year 5.泭Sept. 2019

Alexander G. Zestos (chemistry)泭received泭a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from 泭the National Institute of Health, which will support his collaboration with a local company, Microprobes. This is the first SBIR grant that 51勛圖 has ever received.泭Sept. 2019

Philip Johnson泭(physics) received泭a grant for $105,910 (represents year 1 funding of proposed 4 year project - expected total award $443,088) from泭NASA泭for his work in IR High-Resolution Spectroscopic Studies in Astrobiology.泭Sept. 2019

Philip Johnson (physics) received泭additonal funding for $67,630 in addition to the original泭$68,051 from NASA for the development of a modern planetary opacity database. The award total泭is now $135,681.泭泭Sept. 2019

Douglas Fox (chemistry) received泭a grant for泭$6,176 from FiberLean Technologies泭for the project "Nanocellulose泭Migration from Food Coating." Aug. 2019

Christopher Petrella (antiracist research and policy center)泭received泭a grant for $50,000 from Ford Foundation for his work "The Racial Reporting Guidebook.泭Aug. 2019

Monica Jackson泭(math & statistics)泭received泭a grant for $299,895 from泭National Science Foundation (NSF) for her research泭"ADVANCE 51勛圖: Assessing Gender and Racial Equity Among STEM Faculty. Aug. 2019

Alexander Zestos (chemistry) received泭a grant for $50,000 from the National Science Founation (NSF) for his research泭"I-Corps: Multielectrode Array Biosensor Development.泭Aug. 2019

Nathan Larson (economics) received泭a grant for $159,000 from the National Science Foundation泭(NSF)泭for his project泭Collaborative Research: Targeting Privacy.泭Aug. 2019

Anastasia Snelling (health studies)泭received a grant for $99,119 from the District of Columbia Department of Health to help obesity prevention in targeted settings.

Vladimir Airapetian (physics) received a grant from NASA to fund his project NASA TESS - Evolving Magnetic Lives of Young Suns.

Alexander Zestos (chemistry) received an award from the National Institutes of Health for his "Study of the Molecular Mechanisms of Amphetamine Abuse."

Monica Jackson (mathematics and statistics)泭received a $100,000 grant from the National Security Agency for her research titled, "Summer Program in Research and Learning.

Monica Jackson (mathematics and statistics)泭received a $64,000 grant from the Mathematical Association of America for her research titled, "National Research Experience for Undergraduates Program SPIRAL Program at 51勛圖."

Monica Jackson (mathematics and statistics)泭received a $9,895 grant from the Delta Kappa Gamma International Education Society for her research titled, "Summer Program Advancing Techniques in the Applied Learning of Statistics."

Cynthia Miller-Idriss泭(education)泭received a grant of $55,000 from the Southern Poverty Law Center, for her project "Confronting the Challenges of Demographic Change."

Robert A. Blecker (economics)泭won a fellowship for a one-month visiting lectureship at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.

Brendan Tunstall泭(PhD, behavior, cognition and neuroscience)泭 for his post-doctoral research.

Irena Volkov泭(BS neuroscience '19)泭received honoring outstanding graduate students in science and technology.

Laetitia Pierre-Louis (BS Neurobiology '22)泭was accepted into the competitive Continuing Umbrella of Research Experiences (CURE) program at the Dana Farber Cancer Center in Boston.

Colleen Baldwin (BS泭physics and computer science '21) and Irena Volkov泭(BA泭neuroscience '19)泭were awarded E-team grants from VentureWell.泭They泭are now泭eligible for additional grants from VentureWell to continue pursuing their projects.

Catherine Stoodley (psychology)泭received a three-year grant of $21,310 from the Childrens Research Institute (funded by the National Institutes of Health) for work with Principal Investigator Catherine Limperopoulos on a project titled "The Vulnerable Preterm Cerebellum: Elucidating Mechanisms and Consequences of Injury."

Carolyn Parker (education)泭received a grant of $50,000 from the Education Forward DC for her project titled "Teacher Education Program Redesign."

Keith Leonard (literature)泭was named one of the American Council of Learned Societies' 2019 fellows for his research titled "Black Avant-Gardism."

Laura Cutler (Center for Israel studies)泭received a grant of $50,000 from The Israel Institute, Inc. for her project, "Israel Institute Support Academic Year 2019-20."

Azua Luo泭(BA environmental studies and international studies '19)泭received a Fulbright research grant to China to examine the potential for public participation in sustainable fisheries management in Qingdao (Shandong Province).

Adam McKay (physics)泭received a grant of $57,754, and will be incrementally funded over the next year for a total of $115,042, from NASA for his research titled "Observational Analysis Support for Giant Planets and Small Bodies in the Solar System."

Michael Baron (mathematics and statistics)泭received a grant of $25,655 from the National Science Foundation for a project titled Quality and Productivity Research Conference: Data and Science is a Winning Alliance."

Anastasia Snelling (health studies)泭was awarded a DC Department of Health grant to implement and evaluate health promotion activities at local places of worship.泭

Monika Konaklieva泭(chemistry)泭, which泭is featured on the front cover of the SLAS Discovery journal for April 2019.

Patty Park (literature)泭and will receive $40,000 over the next two years to advance artistic or professional development and/or to create new work.

John Bracht (biology) and Megan Nelson (alum, MS biotechnology)泭developed a new rapid genetic test to detect antimicrobial resistance to two common antibiotics.

Fredrick Bruhweiler (physics)泭received $57,704, as a part of a total of $1,523,740, which will be incrementally funded over the next 4 years, from NASA for his research titled "Advance Development of IR & Visible Array Spectrometers and Imagers for Ground-based & Space-borne Planetary Observations."

Dan Kerr泭(history)泭received a grant of $650,000 from the Trustees of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support the Humanities Truck Project, an initiative using a customized truck as a mobile platform for collecting, exhibiting, preserving, and expanding dialogue around the humanities.

Monica Jackson (mathematics泭and statistics)泭received $100,000 funding for year 1 of a possible 2-year project from the National Security Agency (NSA) for "The Summer Program in Research and Learning."

Nancy Snider (performing arts)泭was awarded $10,000 from The Marinus and Minna B. Koster Foundation, Inc, for her work titled "Koster Foundation Summer Study Grant for Music Majors."

Mieke Meurs (economics)泭received a $130,000 grant from the Institute of International Education for her project, "Fulbright Foreign Student Program."

Victoria Connaughton泭(biology)泭was awarded $422,021 from the National Institutes of Health for her research titled, "Developmental manipulation of estrogen signaling alters adult visual function.

Melissa Scholes Young泭(literature)泭was named a and will do research on "Reimagining Becky Thatcher" while in residence at the archives.

Laura Beers (history)泭was awarded $56,135 from the North American Conference on British Studies (NACBS) to serve as executive director.

Sarah Hoback (physics)泭received a scholarship from the Society of Vacuum Coaters Foundation.

William Suk (alum, BS biology '68 and MS biology '70)泭was to work in Thailand.

Catherine Stoodley (psychology)泭was for her outstanding achievement and contributions to the science of psychology.

Elizabeth Cotter (health studies)泭received a $25,000 from Common Threads for her research titled "Community Insight Focus Groups in Washington, DC."

Anastasia Snelling(health studies)泭received a grant of $50,000 from DC Central Kitchen (DCCK) for her research titled "Healthy Corners Partnerships: Building Sustainable Access to Healthy Foods," an evaluation of the Healthy Corners Program for the Food Insecurity and Nutrition泭project.

Douglas Fox(chemistry)泭received $4,505, and is expected to receive additional funding of $23,191, from FiberLean Technologies for his research titled "Nanocellulose Labeling to Track Migration from Paper."

Max Paul Friedman(history)泭received a Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award, valued at 45,000 Euros.

Maria Floro (economics)泭received a $220,000 grant from the Open Society Foundation (OSF) for her research titled "Capacity Building for Policy Advocacy on Care."

Chun-Hsi Huang泭(computer science)泭received an award of $219,006 from the National Science Foundation to serve as the泭2018-19 Program Director for泭the Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace Program.泭

Ying-chen Peng泭(art)泭received a $25,000 grant from the Chiang Ching Kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange for her research titled, "Between Femininity and Masculinity: Empress泭Dowager Cixis (1835 1908) Image Making in Art.

Anastasia Snelling泭(health studies)泭received an award of $100,000 from the District of Columbia Office of State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) for her project, "Healthy Tots Program."

Toks Fashola泭(education)泭received a $16,200 grant from the University of Illinois in the first part of a 5-year award amounting to $98,864 for her research titled, "Evaluation of Texas A&M (TAMU) Engineering Research Center for Precise Advanced Technologies and Health Systems for Underserved Populations (PATHS-UP)."

Robert Shand (education)泭received $20,831 in the first part of a two-year project funding from the Teacher's College at Columbia University, for his research titled "Exploring Academic Return on Investment as a Metric to Direct-level Funding towards Programs that Improve Student Outcomes."

Laura Owen泭(education)泭received $15,000 from the Sylarn Foundation for her research titled "Ward 8 Middle School Project."

Boncho Benev (physics)泭received a $15,150 grant from the California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Federal Awarding Agency for his research titled "Parent Volatiles, Near-Nucleus Environment, and Outgassing in Comet 46P/Wirtanen: A historic Apparition for a Space Mission Priority Target, NASA-Keck Proposal #59.

Boncho Benev (physics)泭was awarded a grant for $102,055 from the University of Maryland Federal Awarding Agency: NASA for his research titled, "Organic Gases in Hartley 2s Coma: Integrated Interpretation of Contemporaneous Spacecraft and Ground-based Datasets."

Jessica Leight (economics) received a grant of $20,000 from the Chiang-Ching-Kuo Foundation (CCKF) for her research titled "Export-driven Growth, Human Capital and Poverty in China.

Stephen Casey (mathematics and statistics) was awarded his second US patent for his work on cell phone technology.

Braxton Boren (performing arts) received $50,000 for "Hearing Bach Music As Bach Heard It from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).

Arvenita Cherry (anthropology) received $40,000 for "Monocacy National Battlefield LHermitage Oral Histories from the National Park Service (NPS).

David Culver (environmental science) received $68,751 from the National Park Service (part of the Chesapeake Watershed CESU agreement) for "A Survey of the Fauna of Seepage Springs in National Capital Parks-East (NACE)."

Douglas Fox (chemistry) was awarded a $149,900 grant from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for his Tailoring Cellulose Nanomaterial Surface Properties for Improved Polymer Stress Transfer."

Silvina Guidoni (physics) was awarded $30,588 from the CUA Center of Excellence in the Physics of the Heliosphere and the Sun (CEPHEUS) Educational Program Support for the Heliophysics Science Division.

Jessica Leight (economics) received $76,890 for "Fellowship with the Office of Evaluation Sciences" from GSA.

Stephen MacAvoy (environmental science) received a $10,000 grant for "Inorganic geochemistry and endocrine disrupters in urban streams: quantifying links between development patterns and water chemistry" sponsored by the University of District of Columbia (UDC).

Colin Saldanha (biology) received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA)Assignment Agreement grant in the amount of $211,996.

Rachel Watkins (anthropology) received $80,000 for "Monocracy National Battlefield Ethnographic Overview and Assessment from the National Park Service (NPS).

Appointments and Honors

Alexander G. Zestos (chemistry) received an award through the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies簧 (BRAIN) Initiative and will present his work at BRAIN Investigators meeting scheduled for June 1st- 3rd, 2020 in Arlington, VA.泭Dec. 2019

Melissa Scholes Young (literature) was named a 2019 Quarry Farm Fellow at the Center for Mark Twain Studies. The fellowship includes a two-week research residency at Quarry Farm in Elmira, NY, Mark Twain's summer home where he wrote his most famous works. She presented a paper titled "Reimagining Becky Thatcher" at the quadrennial Clemens Conference in July 2019 in Hannibal, MO. The paper is forthcoming in 2020 in Mark Twain Journal, founded in 1936. Oct 2019

Sarah Marsh (literature) has been appointed a Margaret Henry Dabney Penick Resident Scholar at the Smithsonian Libraries beginning in January 2020.

Stephen D. Casey (mathematics and statistics)泭received the Drew University 2019 Distinguished Alumni in the Sciences Award.

Lonnie Bunch (BA history '74 and MA history '76)泭has been appointed as the 14th secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.

Lindsey B. Green-Simms (literature)泭won the African Literature Association's Best First Book prize for her book Postcolonial Automobility.

Liza Wilson (BS environmental science '21)泭was named a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Hollings Scholar.

Moriah Mitchell泭(BA biology & mathematical epidemiology '19)泭was accepted to graduate programs at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Dartmouth College Geisel School of Medicine, Brown University, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and Harvard Medical School. She will attend Harvard this fall.

Sam Fromkin (BA musical theatre '19)泭 which recognizes outstanding minority young men and women who have distinguished themselves in their academic and athletic pursuits.

Ibram X. Kendi (Antiracist Research and Policy Center)泭has been awarded a 2019 Guggenheim Fellowship.

The 51勛圖 Physics Department was identified as one of the泭few co-ed departments where over 40% of the physics majors are female in the American Institute of Physics泭2019 report on the泭state of women in the academic disciplines of physics and astronomy.

Rachel Louise Snyder (creative writing)泭was honored with the Alliance for HOPE Internationals Hope Rising Award for excellence in journalism for her writing on domestic and gender-based violence.

Alexander G. Zestos (chemistry)泭 for his recent publication in their journal, Analytical Methods.

Sybil泭Williams (critical race, gender, and culture studies collaborative)泭was selected as 51勛圖's泭NAACP Professor of the Year.泭

Richard C. Sha泭(literature)泭received the 2018 Barricelli Prize, awarded annually to the best book published in Romanticism.

Richard C. Sha泭(literature)泭won a Fulbright to University of Bologna in Italy for Spring 2020.

Deborah Clegg (health studies)泭received the 2019 Gill Center Transformative Research Award for outstanding contributions to cellular, molecular or systems neuroscience.

Arthur Shapiro (psychology and computer science)泭was selected to receive an Outstanding Faculty Mentorship in Undergraduate Research award, based on泭nominations submitted by his students.

David Keplinger (literature)泭won 泭for his collection, "Another City."

Jenna Wiegand泭(environmental science) received the Veronique Pittman Student Award for Cancer Prevention Day for her research on environmental contaminants in the Anacostia River, many of which are carcinogenic.

Stephen Casey (mathematics and statistics) was泭honored with Drew Universitys 2019 Alumni Achievement Award in the Sciences.

Jack Anthony泭(MA audio technology '18) from the DC Chapter Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America for his paper entitled Timbral dimensions of cross-modal perception.

Chloe Brown (sociology) was accepted into the Congressional Black Caucus Fellowship program.

Dan Kerr (history) was elected to the position First Vice President for the Oral History Association.

Publications, Exhibitions, and Productions

William Leap (anthropology) published a new book,泭Language Before Stonewall: Language, Sexuality, History. Dec. 2019

Jeff Gill (mathematics and statistics) with Michelle Torres, wrote a book chapter, "Flagship Entries: Generalized Linear Models" in the SAGE Research Methods Foundations.泭

Jeff Gill (mathematics and statistics) wrote Bayesian Methods for Sociological Research: An Introduction for Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology, forthcoming late 2019.

Jeff Gill (mathematics and statistics) with Simon Heuberger (PhD candidate, American government and quantitative methods)泭wrote Generalized Linear Models: A Modern Perspective for the SAGE Handbook of Research Methods in Political Science and International Relations, forthcoming fall 2019.

Jeff Gill (mathematics and statistics) published the book

Anthony Ahrens泭(psychology)泭published an article titled "Acting for Good Reasons: Integrating Virtue Theory and Social Cognitive Theory"

Alexander G. Zestos (chemistry)泭co-published "Use and Future Prospects of in Vivo Microdialysis for Epilepsy Studies"

Melissa Scholes Young (literature)泭released a new fictional single story chapbook titled Guinea Pig泭about the ethically ambiguous practice of medical testing.

Naoko Wowsugi (art)泭opened an group exhbition at Sala 1 Gallery in Rome, Italy titled "Storie americane."

Jenny Wu泭(alum, MFA studio art)泭 titled "Quietly Powerful."

Mills Brown (alum, MFA studio art)泭 at Latela Curatorial.

Mills Brown (alum, MFA studio art)泭 at Sense Gallery.

Brian Barr (alum, MFA studio art)泭 at the Arlington Arts Center.

Aaron Posner and Meghan Raham (performing arts)泭 which Posner wrote and directed and Raham provided scenic design.

Jean Kim (alum, MFA studio art) appeared in a group exhibition at the Korean Cultural Center in honor of Women's History Month,泭titled "To Be A Woman."泭

Kate Haulman (history) co-curated a new Smithsonian exhibition at The National Museum of American History titled "All Work, No Pay" about women's invisible labor.

Anastasia Snelling and Jessica Young (health studies) and Johanna Elsemore (alum, nutrition studies)泭 titled, "The Role of Institutions of Higher Education in the Food Justice Movement."

N繳ria Vilanova (world languages and culture) published the article "Otras performances: la frontera de Costhwaite en contraste", in Despu矇s del boom de los estudios fronterizos.泭

N繳ria Vilanova (world languages and culture) published an泭article titled "Indigenidad e indigenismo en el cine peruano."

Mark Nelson (computer science)泭, concluding a research project funded by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research, for which he also served as external scientific advisor.

Sherburne Laughlin泭(performing arts)泭contributed a chapter to泭 which explores cultural governance across the United States.泭

Arthur Shapiro (psychology and computer science)泭 in Japan, for his work titled Helix Rotation: A New Twist on Pulfrich and Hess.

Karen Knee (enviornmental science)泭published a paper linking oil and gas development in the Marcellus Shale to regional patterns in stream water quality, including elevated arsenic levels in areas with more oil and gas development.

Melissa Scholes Young (literature)泭was invited to present泭Writing from Roots in Americas Hometown: Flood, a Novel at 泭at the Center for Mark Twain Studies at Elmira College.泭

Allan Litchman (history) published a new book about voting rights,

Don Krimes (art)泭presents new art and pieces reworked from the 1980s at a new exhibit at the MK Gallery.

David Gerard (mathematics and statistics) authored in the November 2018 Genetics journal.泭

A philosophy paper by泭Asia Ferrin (philosophy & religion) has been accepted for inclusion in the Fall 2018 Young Philosophers Workshop and Lecture Series at The Prindle Institute for Ethics at DePauw University.

Douglas Fox (chemistry) co-authored The Chemical Society Review , "Current characterization methods for cellulose nanomaterials."

Rachel Sullivan Robinson (SIS and sociology) published on 51勛圖's

In the Media

John Bracht (biology) has been quoted in United Press International, Popular Mechanics, Mother Nature Network, Interesting Engineering, and Eurekalert featuring his work on sequencing the genome of the 'devil worm'.泭Nov. 2019

Stefano Costanzi (chemistry)泭has been quoted as a nonproliferation expert in the story "Poison used on Russian spy may soon be banned," published in the prestigious journal Science. A recent article that泭published in the journal The Nonproliferation Review (Costanzi and Koblentz, "Controlling Novichoks after Salisbury: revising the Chemical Weapons Convention schedules", Sep 30, 2019) was cited in the story as well. Oct 2019

Rachel Louise Snyder (literature)泭appeared on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah to , No Visible Bruises.

Ibram X. Kendi (Antiracist Research and Policy Center)泭wrote an for The Atlantic about Robert Smith's gift to graduates of Morehouse College.

Allan Lichtman (history)泭appeared on to make predictions about the 2020 election.

Lonnie Bunch (BA history '74 and MA history '76)泭was featured in the Washington Post in a piece titled ""

Peter Starr (Dean of College of Arts & Sciences)泭joined to talk about what makes a graduation speech great.

Caleen Sinnette Jennings (performing arts)泭was featured in the泭 for her two new autobiographical plays Queens Girl in the World and Queens Girl in Africa.

NO VISIBLE BRUISES: What We Dont Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us written by泭Rachel Louise Snyder (Literature)泭was featured in the New York Times泭article "10 New Books We Recommend This Week" and the Washington Post article "."

Alan Kraut (history) was quoted in a recent article from the

Kara Reynolds and Ralph Sonenshine (economics) spoke to about the trade war and tariffs. Sonenshine also spoke with on the history of tariffs.

Braxton Boren泭(performing arts)泭wrote an article for the Los Angeles泭Times

Pamela Nadell泭(history)泭was reviewed by the泭New York Times for泭

Michael Brenner泭(Center for Israel泭studies)泭wrote an article for The Times of Israel

Dan Perkins泭(alum, MFA studio art)泭 in the 10th Anniversary edition of ARTMAZEMAG.

Ernesto Castaneda泭(sociology)泭was interviewed by WMUR9

Laura Beers泭(history)泭wrote an article for The Washington Post's .

Sybil Williams泭(performing arts)泭was featured in Washingtonian discussing the performing arts faculty's expertise.泭

Ibram X. Kendi泭(history)泭was mentioned in the Washingtonian in their "Guest List" feature as one of the people they would enjoy inviting over for drinks, food, and conversation.泭

Cynthia Miller-Idriss泭(education and sociology)泭 about the New Zealand mosque attacks.

Amelia Tseng泭(world languages and culture)泭 about phonological adaptation, which describes how two city names can be pronounced differently.

Jessica Owens-Young泭(health studies)泭about the health implications of high rent.

Erica Munkwitz泭(history)泭co-published an article in Smithsonian Magazine titled

Dan Arbell泭(history)泭spoke with the Jewish Telegraphic Agency in an article titled, about the泭governments positioning in relation to the elections in Israel next month.

Ximena Varela泭(arts management)泭 discussing arts management programs at universities.

Jack Rasmussen泭(51勛圖 museum)泭 about the 51勛圖 Museum's Corcoran Collection.

Pamela Nadell泭(Jewish studies)泭wrote an opinion piece in the Washington Post titled

Ximena Varela泭(arts management)泭 to discuss the lack of diversity at many major art museums, including the National Gallery of Art.

Stefano Costanzi泭(chemistry) spoke to The Telegraph Magazine about chemical weapons and their effects on humans in

Laura Beers泭(history) wrote for CNN Online.

Stefano Costanzi泭(chemistry) at the Stimson Center.泭

Ibram X. Kendi泭(history)泭published in The Atlantic.

Kyle Dargan泭(creative writing)泭 as a featured poet.

Rachel Louise Snyder泭(literature)泭was placed in泭Esquire泭25 Most Anticipated books of 2019 with her forthcoming泭book

Kyle Dargan泭(literature)泭was mentioned in the New York Times泭"New and Noteworthy" section for

Laura Beers泭(history)泭 with Matt Peterson of The Atlantic to discuss the Labour Party and Brexit.

Laura Beers泭(history)泭published in the Washington Post.

Cynthia Miller-Idriss泭(education and sociology)泭co-authored " in Diverse Issues of Higher Education.

Ibram X. Kendi泭(history)泭launched a new series,泭. The series will review the current systems that create racial inequity and how to dismantle it to create an antiracist America.

Allan Lichtman泭(history)泭published in Fortune.

Douglas Fox(chemistry)泭presented his crab shell based flame retardant work at the NIST Disaster Resilience Symposium in August, .

Laura Beers(history)泭published an .

Mieke Meurs and Kelly Jones(economics)泭co-authored blog posts for Ms. Magazine about gender economics.

Maria Rose Belding泭(BA public health '19)泭was for her work with the non-profit she co-founded, MEANS, which connects unwanted food to charities and shelters who provide it to the hungry.

David Cowan(MA arts management '15)泭was recently making an impact in the Detroit area. Hes applying what he learned here at 51勛圖 to make a difference in Detroits civic and social life.

Justin Jacobs(history)泭published in the Washington Post.

Melissa Scholes Young(literature)泭was chosen as 泭with her novel FLOOD.泭

Bruce Schneier (MA computer science '88)泭published an article in The Atlantic titled "."泭

Allan Lichtman (history)泭published in the Washington Post, and explained how voting fraud suspicions have historically been used as an excuse to restrict voting access.

Allan Lichtman (history)泭published in USA Today.

Daisy Gebbia-Richards (BA psychology '20) published in the Fair Observer with Cynthia Miller-Idriss, professor of sociology and director of the International Training and Education Program.

Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy (education) published titled "A dual-enrollment program for DC泭high school students could help fill classrooms in the future."

Justin Jacobs (history) was asked to appear before the US House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs and regarding China's policies toward the Uyghur ethnic group.

The published an article on The Embattled Vote in America by Allan Lichtman (history).

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