On February 2, 2021, Doug Ensley, mathematics, presented results from his fall sabbatical leave project in the talk, “Mathematical Proof, Online Assessment, and High School Connections in First-Year Discrete Mathematics,” at the M.I.T. Electronic Seminar in Mathematics Education (http://math.mit.edu/seminars/esme/)
In December 2020, Thomas Hatvany, psychology, co-authored a publication with a graduate student in the Journal of Social Psychology.
In November 2020, Allison Carey, sociology and gerontology, with Joan Ostrove and Tara Fannon, co-edited Volume 12 of Research in Social Science and Disability, entitled Disability Alliances and Allies: Opportunities and Challenges (Bingley, UK: Emerald Press, 2020).
Carrie Sipes, communication/journalism, published a co-authored article, ‘DataViz and Data Storytelling Education in Journalism and Communication Programs,’ in Teaching Journalism & Mass Communication.
Shishir Shakya, Economics Shakya published a co-authored in the Journal of Regional Analysis & Policy “The Impact of Economic Freedom on Startups.” https://jrap.scholasticahq.com/article/18968-the-impact-of-economic-freedom-on-startups. Prescription Drug Abuse Policy System, PDAPS.org, put a working paper of Shakya in their resources. The working paper title, “County-Level Assessment of Prescription Drug Monitoring Program and Opioid Prescription Rate in their…
Dhiman Chattopadhyay, communication/journalism, had his research published in the Global Media & Communication Journal (SJR Rank Communication 145/445; Impact Factor .658) in January 2021. The research paper titled: #Kanhaiya: Exploring Indian journalists’ use of Twitter to share developing news and audience engagement with different types of tweets” – was uploaded online-first on January 22 and…
Kyle Areias ’16 was hired but the Newton Borough as a police officer and the announcement of his new position was mentioned on Buck Local News. Read the story.
Stephanie Jirard appeared on air and in a WITF article that is part of a series titled Toward Racial Justice. Jirard has appeared several times in the series. Read and listen.
Early Warning Grades (EWGs) will be due Friday, March 26, at 4:00 p.m. All grades will be processed online. We will be enabling the ability to submit EWGs for all students. As in the past, we strongly encourage the submission of EWGs for all students. 100-level courses and those 200-level courses that are taken by…
Celebrate Black History Month with a virtual performance by Step Afrika! on Thursday, February 25 at 6:00 p.m. Viewers will be treated to a blend of percussive dance styles that highlight historic African American fraternities and sororities, traditional African dances and an array of contemporary dance and art forms into a cohesive compelling artistic experience.…