Faculty and Staff Notes
Holly Handman-Lopez Co-Creates Visual Reality Dance Experiment
December 2, 2019
Holly Handman-Lopez joined the Labodanse research team to help craft the second phase of a visual reality/dance experiment initially conducted at the Tate Modern. Handman-Lopez was one of two choreographer/dancers on the project and worked with the team at the National Scientific Research Center in Paris, France.
Cynthia Taylor Publishes Paper, Receives Award
November 29, 2019
Assistant Professor of Computer Science Cynthia Taylor published the paper "Unakite: Scaffolding Developers' Decision-Making Using the Web" with Jane Hsieh ’20, and it received an honorable mention for the best paper award at The ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST 2019).
Alexia Hudson-Ward Elected Co-Vice Chair
November 28, 2019
Azariah Smith Root Director of Libraries Alexia Hudson-Ward has been elected co-vice chair of the Board of Trustees of LYRASIS, a non-profit membership organization whose mission is to support enduring access to the world’s shared academic, scientific, and cultural heritage through leadership in open technologies, content services, digital solutions, and collaboration with archives, libraries, museums, and knowledge communities worldwide. LYRASIS is home to more than 1,000 member academic and public libraries, museums, archives, and other collections-holding organizations located in 28 countries.
Ana María Díaz Burgos Publishes
November 28, 2019
Ana María Díaz Burgos, assistant professor of Hispanic Studies, published "Tras la conjuración de brujería en Cartagena de Indias (1634-1636): Retractaciones, espacios carcelarios y tortura" in the Spanish journal Edad de Oro. The article studies how women persecuted by the Inquisition used carcereal spaces to carry out a 1634 conspiracy that threatened the institution’s legitimacy in the port-city of Cartagena de Indias.
Ana María Díaz Burgos Publishes
November 27, 2019
Assistant Professor of Hispanic Studies Ana María Díaz Burgos published "Tras la Conjuración de Brujería en Cartagena de Indias (1634-1636): Retractaciones, Espacios Carcelarios y Tortura" in the Spanish journal Edad de Oro. The article studies how women persecuted by the inquisition used carcereal spaces to carry out a 1634 conspiracy that threatened the institution’s legitimacy in the port-city of Cartagena de Indias.
John Duca Presents at ReCapNet conference
November 26, 2019
Danforth-Lewis Professor of Economics John Duca presented, "Interest Rate, Regulation, and Tax Effects on Commercial Real Estate: Lessons from the Past Half Century" at the Real Estate Markets & Capital Markets (ReCapNet) conference in Mannheim, Germany, on November 15, 2019.
Sebastiaan Faber Co-Authors Piece
November 25, 2019
Professor of Hispanic Studies Sebastiaan Faber co-wrote a piece in the Nation covering the negotiations and prospects for a progressive government in Spain.
Stephen Crowley Writes Op-Ed
November 25, 2019
Professor of Politics Stephen Crowley wrote an op-ed in the Plain Dealer calling on Senator Rob Portman of Ohio to push back against President Trump's policy on Ukraine to instead promote a peace process in the region.
Stiliana Milkova Reviews Volume of Essays
November 22, 2019
Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature and Italian Stiliana Milkova reviewed Elena Ferrante's new volume of essays Incidental Inventions.
Paul Thibodeau's Research Featured on Podcast and NPR
November 21, 2019
Associate Professor of Psychology Paul Thibodeau's research on word aversion was featured on the podcast Subtitle and on NPR.