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Jean Givens, Medieval Academy of America, John Nicholas Brown Prize
Jean Givens, professor of art and art history in the School of Fine Arts, received the 2009 John Nicholas Brown Prize from the Medieval Academy of America for her book, Observation and Image-Making in Gothic Art (Cambridge University Press, 2005). In the book, Givens addresses fundamental questions in medieval art and science about how people […]
November 20, 2009 |
Stanley Biggs, American Accounting Association Auditing Section, Outstanding Educator Award
Stanley Biggs, professor of accounting in the School of Business, received the 2009 Outstanding Educator Award from the Auditing Section of the American Accounting Association. The award recognizes “exemplary contributions in research or teaching over a sustained period of time, as evidenced by publications, educational innovations, guidance to graduate and undergraduate students, or excellence in […]
November 20, 2009 |
Joseph Bittner, Me, Myself, My Money
Joseph Bittner, Me, Myself, My Money, a financial literacy curriculum for high school students (Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants, second edition, 2009). Bittner is an instructor-in-residence in the accounting department, School of Business.
November 20, 2009 |
Odette Casamayor Cisneros, Union of Cuban Writers’ Literary Essay Prize
Odette Casamayor Cisneros, assistant professor of Spanish/Puerto Rican & Latino Studies in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, won the 2009 Literary Essay Prize “José Juan Arrom” from the Union of Cuban Writers (Unión de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba) in Havana, Cuba, for the article “Guanajerías post-soviéticas: Apuntes ético-estéticos en torno al humor […]
November 20, 2009 |
Storrs Grants, September 2009
The following grants were received through the Office for Sponsored Programs (OSP) in September 2009. The list represents only new proposals awarded, and excludes continuations. The list is supplied each month by OSP. Arnold, C., Extension Support of NIWQP Research, Education, and Extension Outreach through Geospatial Technology Training USDA/CSREES, $385,000, 9/09-8/13 Balcom, N., Extension Long […]
November 20, 2009 |
CRT to Stage Production of Brecht Classic, Galileo
Dudley Knight as Galileo Galilei and Gretchen Goode as his daughter, Virginia, in the CRT production of Brecht's Galileo, playing Dec. 3-12 in the Harriet Jorgensen Theatre. Photo by Gerry Goodstein
November 20, 2009 | Gerry Goodstein
WorldFest a Celebration of Cultures on Campus
Dancers perform a popular Kurdish dance called "Shemmame" during WorldFest 2009 on Nov. 19. Photo by Jessica Tommaselli
November 20, 2009 | Jessica Tommaselli
Higher Education Commissioner Visits Nursing School
Anne Bavier, dean of nursing, meets with Michael Meotti, Commissioner of Higher Education, in the nursing school simulation labs in Storrs Hall on Nov. 20. Photo by Frank Dahlmeyer
November 20, 2009 | Frank Dahlmeyer
Faculty Panel Discusses Global Citizenship
Four faculty members offer global perspectives from a variety of different disciplines.
November 20, 2009 |
Health Center Faculty Vote to Unionize in Tight Election
By a two-vote margin, Health Center faculty decided to unionize and form a new chapter of the AAUP.
November 19, 2009 |