Three Math Professors Elevated to Fellow of National Society

Posted On Wednesday, March 20, 2013 By . Under FLORIDA  Tags: , , , ,   
Three Math Professors Elevated to Fellow of National SocietyThree Florida State emeritus professors of mathematics — John L. Bryant, Robert Gilmer and De Witt Sumners — have been elected to the inaugural class of fellows of the American Mathematical Society. “John Bryant, Robert Gilmer and De Witt Sumners have had outstanding careers as mathematicians, all three leaving significant footprints ...

UW Names New Dean of College of Arts and Sciences

Posted On Thursday, February 21, 2013 By . Under WYOMING  Tags: , , , ,   
Dean of College of Arts and SciencesA scholar in cell biology and neuroscience who has served as a dean at two universities has been named dean of the University of Wyoming College of Arts and Sciences. Paula Lutz comes to UW from Montana State University, where she was dean of its College of Letters & Science for ...

Robert Stacey Selected As Dean Of College of Arts And Sciences

Posted On Thursday, January 17, 2013 By . Under WASHINGTON  Tags: , , , , ,   
Robert Stacey selected as dean Robert C. Stacey, professor of history at the University of Washington and currently the interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, has been selected as the next dean of the college, effective Feb. 15, 2013, UW President Michael K. Young and Provost Ana Mari Cauce announced today. The ...

First-Year Gateway Primes Students For Bryant IDEA

Posted On Thursday, January 3, 2013 By . Under RHODE ISLAND  Tags: , , , , ,   
First-Year Gateway Primes Students For Bryant IDEA Internationally acclaimed economist Jeffrey Sachs, Ph.D., described Bryant’s approach to education as “pathbreaking and just what is needed,” citing its unique blending of business and the arts and sciences in a real-world context. Bryant’s faculty and first-year students are breaking new ground, immersed in an innovative curricular experience that is changing ...

Neuroimaging Study: Negative Messages Less Effective on Those Who are Substance Dependent

Posted On Tuesday, November 27, 2012 By . Under INDIANA  Tags: , , , ,   
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- What types of public messages will most likely deter drug and alcohol abuse or dissuade people from engaging in risky behavior? Negatively framed messages may not be an effective way to reach those most in need of persuasion, suggests a new study in Psychology of Addictive Behaviors ...

Author and Journalist David Frum to speak here Nov. 27 as part of Minnesota Public Radio Series

Posted On Thursday, November 22, 2012 By . Under MINNESOTA  Tags: , , ,   
Conservative author and journalist David Frum will speak at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27, in the auditorium of O’Shaughnessy Educational Center on the St. Paul campus of the University of St. Thomas. The program features Tom Crann, host of Minnesota Public Radio’s “All Things Considered,” speaking with Frum on the topic: ...

Huckaba Named Dean of College of Arts and Sciences

Posted On Thursday, October 18, 2012 By . Under FLORIDA  Tags: , ,   
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Garnett S. Stokes has announced the appointment of Sam Huckaba as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Florida State University, effective immediately. Huckaba, former senior associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and a professor of mathematics, was selected after ...