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Professors Brodsky and Cognard-Black Published by NYU Press

September 18, 2023

Brodsky portrait by Ale Meter; Cognard-Black portrait

Books edited by Professor of History Adriana M. Brodsky and Professor of English Jennifer Cognard-Black are both featured in the fall 2023 catalog of publications by the New York University Press.

Brodsky’s co-edited collection with Laura Arnold Leibman, “Jews Across the Americas: A Sourcebook,… Find Out More

Professor Adams to Speak at Salon Series

September 11, 2023

Professor of History Christine Adams provides the introduction to Madame de Maintenon and her political and cultural influence during the late reign of King Louis XIV as part of Opera Lafayette's Salon Series on September 20 in Washington, D.C. Adams' talk, "The Secret Wife," is followed by a… Find Out More

Assoc. Prof. Amy Steiger Publishes Book Chapter

September 6, 2023

Associate Professor of Theater Amy Steiger wrote a chapter published in a newly released book, “Stanislavsky and Race” (Routledge, 2023). Edited by Siiri Scott and Jay Paul Skelton, the book explores Stanislavsky’s approach through the lens of race, place and identity through a collection of essays… Find Out More

Prof. Barrett Emerick Publishes Paper in Feminist Philosophy Quarterly

September 5, 2023

Philosophy Professor Barrett Emerick published an article with coauthors Katie Stockdale and Audrey Yap in Feminist Philosophy Quarterly. The paper is titled "Weapon and Shield: Apologies and the Duty to be Vulnerable" and explores some of the ways in which apologies can be used against people. It… Find Out More

Professor of History Charles Holden in LA Review of Books

August 28, 2023

book cover of "Republican Populist: Spiro Agnew and the Origins of Donald Trump's America"

Professor of History Charles Holden co-authored with Zach Messitte and Jerald Podair, an article that appeared in the Los Angeles Review of Books on August 27. "Oh, We Knew Agnew: On Spiro Agnew's Lasting Legacy" looks at political buffoonery as part of Agnew's legacy and how it remains relevant… Find Out More

Professor Mertz Publishes in ASBMB Today

August 17, 2023

Pamela Mertz, professor of biochemistry, and Kristin Procko, associate professor of instruction at the University of Texas at Austin, published an article in the August 2023 issue of ASBMB Today, “Ten Years in the Making: How a community of teachers developed a visual literacy repository.” The… Find Out More

Assistant Professor Tobiansky published in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

August 14, 2023

Daniel Tobiansky (assistant professor of neurobiology) and colleagues recently published an article titled, "Neurosteroids and the mesocorticolimbic system" in the high-impact journal Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews.
The paper reviews the most recent and cutting-edge research on how… Find Out More

Assistant Professor Latchney Published in Genes, Brain and Behavior

August 2, 2023

Assistant Professor of Biology and Neuroscience Sarah Latchney recently published an article in the journal Genes, Brain and Behavior. The article's title is “Maternal upbringing and selective breeding for voluntary exercise behavior modify patterns of DNA methylation and expression of genes in the… Find Out More

Gantz Co-Facilitates COPLAC Leadership Circle

July 31, 2023

Vice President for Academic Affairs Katie Gantz served as a senior co-facilitator at the 2023 Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC) Beard Leadership Circle at Sonoma State University in California. Now in its third year, the Beard Leadership Circle focuses on building professional skills… Find Out More

Professor of History Charles J. Holden Published in Washington Post

July 10, 2023

Professor of History Charles J. Holden was published in The Washington Post on June 27. The historical perspective article is titled "Some GOP rhetoric is similar to that of American Nazis from the 1970s."

A historian whose research interests span American history from the Civil War Era through… Find Out More

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