It all adds up

It all adds up
Mathematics prof Lew Ludwig’s varied and innovative approaches to teaching earn him top honors from his peers in the Mathematical Association of America. (May. 2, 2013)

What happened on Deliria?
In this psychological thriller, students tell the story of the island of Deliria and the power it has over those brave enough to visit. (Apr. 30, 2013)

Blossoming artist
The work of multimedia artist Chelsea Flowers ’13 is part autobiography, part personal therapy—and now it’s award-winning. (Mar. 29, 2013)

Word by word
Daniel Littman ’15 reflects on his time working with other students at the writing center. (Feb. 22, 2013)

Tenured talent
The Board of Trustees just announced Denison’s newly tenured faculty. (Feb. 21, 2013)

Sweet charity & medieval guilt
Adam Davis has just won a prestigious National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship to study charitable practices in medieval France. (Jan. 16, 2013)

The world’s a stage
We are in the midst of finals week but this exam is not being held in a classroom. In fact, it can’t be. (Dec. 14, 2012)

Dressed in time
Denison’s newly digitized Historical Costume Collection showcases fashion from times gone by. (Nov. 29, 2012)

Teachers, public schools, & gay rights
Professor Karen Graves recently talked about discrimination in public schools to the History of Education Society. (Nov. 19, 2012)

Art magnified
Rachel Laughlin ’14 combined biology and photography to create stunning images featuring scenes from under the microscope. (Nov. 16, 2012)

Writing through the years
Exile, a student literary journal, has been published for more than 50 years. And now it’s all online. (Nov. 8, 2012)

Teaching with creativity and courage
Professors from three different disciplines discuss creativity and courage in the classroom. (Oct. 29, 2012)

Summer Scholars—all year long
The Summer Scholars program is a four-season opportunity for students, but the fall is when we see the fruits of their research. (Oct. 11, 2012)

We heart liberal arts
The beginning of the academic year is a perfect time to celebrate the liberal arts and sciences. (Aug. 27, 2012)

‘Creativity and Courage’
This year’s campuswide theme is getting a creative boost from incoming first-year students. (Jul. 27, 2012)

Manipulating reality
“This Vacuum Is Too Loud,” a film by Gus Péwé ’15, has won the Hammer To Nail Short Film Contest. (Jul. 13, 2012)

Be kind to one another
Recent graduate Colleen Russo’s research has opened her eyes to a potential game-changer in the realm of bullying. (May. 21, 2012)

The odd couple
Biology and computer science are like peanut butter and chocolate—two great academic fields that work well together. (May. 9, 2012)

Faith in chemistry
Faith Simunyu ’13 has received a prestigious science award from Merck, and will intern at one of the company’s facilities this summer. (Apr. 26, 2012)

Workaholics Anonymous
From her vantage point on the national board of Workaholics Anonymous, assistant professor Laura Russell strives to create healthy work lives for students and faculty. (Apr. 23, 2012)

‘The best in teaching and learning’
Student and faculty achievement are recognized at the college’s annual Academic Awards Convocation. (Apr. 13, 2012)

Cell intel
Newly tenured biology professor Lina Yoo has a passion for teaching immunology, and she takes pride in the pursuits of her students. (Apr. 10, 2012)

The thoughtful generalist
Josh Finnell, Denison’s humanities liaison librarian, has been honored with Library Journal’s Movers & Shakers recognition. (Apr. 6, 2012)

An inside look at history
The Orangeburg Massacre, one of the first violent civil rights confrontations on an American college campus, is the subject of a new book by faculty member Jack Shuler. (Mar. 19, 2012)

Robotics, computing & society
A first-year studies course uses robots to get a glimpse of what computer science is all about. (Mar. 16, 2012)

Feeling lucky?
In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, we set out to learn a little about luck. (Mar. 15, 2012)

It takes a campus
A look behind the scenes of Defying the Distance, a new class that examines the philosophies of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (Mar. 6, 2012)

Modern musician
HyeKyung Lee, a recently tenured faculty member, is fascinated by new works, and that includes discovering others’ music or creating her own original pieces. (Mar. 1, 2012)

The myths of motherhood
Motherhood is stressful, but this research on expectations may make a difference. (Feb. 24, 2012)

The philosophy of film
Jonathan Walley, one of the college’s newly tenured professors, delves deep into the art of cinema. (Feb. 21, 2012)

A meeting of historical minds
A class studying the history of Granville hears from President Knobel that the village’s true identity lies in its past. (Feb. 20, 2012)

Love and the liberal arts
Six professors weigh in on how their disciplines deal with the ultimate affection. (Feb. 15, 2012)

More than a feeling
This is your brain … this is your brain on love. It turns out that being smitten with that special someone is a lot like being on drugs. (Feb. 14, 2012)

Writing magical realism
Assistant Professor of English and Pulitzer nominee Peter Grandbois on the wonder of teaching and writing. (Feb. 9, 2012)

Composition and rhetoric … and more
Brenda Boyle, one of the college’s newly tenured professors, directs the Writing Center and teaches English courses, but she values her mentoring and advising roles, as well. (Feb. 8, 2012)

Getting a handle on molecular ‘baskets’
Professor Jordan Fantini and his chem students are synthesizing basket-like molecules that can be used in a number of new ways. (Feb. 3, 2012)

Granville’s beginnings
Professor Bill Kirkpatrick traces the early history of our hometown in his new book published by the Granville Historical Society. (Jan. 13, 2012)

An ‘Omnibus’ view of the world
How a 1950s TV show changed the way Americans saw the world. (Jan. 5, 2012)

New Year’s resolution tips
A few tips for making (and keeping) those New Year’s resolutions. (Jan. 1, 2012)

Interpreting the past, preparing for the future
History professor Mitchell Snay looks back with a new book on Horace Greeley and looks ahead with a deep appreciation of the liberal arts. (Dec. 7, 2011)

Art work
Summer Scholars come together to show off their research in the fine arts. (Nov. 21, 2011)

An open book
Modern libraries and librarians are using established wisdom as they move forward through the 21st century. (Nov. 18, 2011)

Dance lessons
Effi Taylor ’12 made the journey from Ghana to America to attend college, but it was in Granville, Ohio, that she learned a traditional Ghanaian dance. (Nov. 16, 2011)

The folly of ‘dentistry’ economics
In a New York Times op-ed, provost and economics professor Brad Bateman suggests where today’s economists have gone wrong. (Nov. 7, 2011)

This toy is no toy—it’s made to play
Assistant professor of music and pianist HyeKyung Lee’s powerful presence on a very small piano. (Nov. 1, 2011)

More than just gossip
Alyssa Howard-Tripp ’13 makes a defense of the feminine voice in celebrity gossip, and its importance in our society. (Oct. 10, 2011)

Wired for blogging
Geoscience Professor Erik Klemetti’s popular “Eruptions” blog has found a glitzy new home at Wired. (Sep. 29, 2011)

Designing history
Kaitlyn Grissom ’12 turns the Henrietta Marie, an English slave ship, into a shipwreck come to life. (Sep. 28, 2011)

The power of poetry
Roethke Prize-winning poet David Baker on the purpose of poetry, substance of art, and the inspiration of the Midwest. (Sep. 26, 2011)

Radio is dead?
Katie Woods ’13 considers the role of drama in radio programming, and how it’s more popular in the U.K. than the U.S.A. (Sep. 21, 2011)

A fall harvest of summer research
After a summer of focused study, students display the fruits of their labor at the Summer Scholar poster sessions. (Sep. 16, 2011)

‘Migrations’ kicks off with renowned geneticist
National Geographic explorer-in-residence spends a few days with students discussing the Genographic Project. (Sep. 9, 2011)

Finding community amid conflict
Meg Gaertner ’12 explores the means of sustainable peace and community-building in Northern Ireland (Aug. 19, 2011)

Getting lost in lost books
Jordan Kurker-Mraz ’14 explores the discarded classics and why they should matter (or not) to our culture. (Aug. 17, 2011)

‘I Want to Look American!’
Summer scholar Rebecca Zhou ’13 looks at the American fashion industry’s future in China. (Aug. 15, 2011)

No lab coat required!
An introduction to TheDEN’s summer series on undergraduate research in the humanities. (Aug. 15, 2011)

An imbalance in the literary universe
Notice anything missing in The Times’ book reviews? Why are so few women writers featured? (Aug. 1, 2011)

Oh, the places we’ve been!
Allison Kranek, a 2011 graduate and President’s Medalist, reflects on the experience of helping English professor Fred Porcheddu develop and teach Denison’s first-ever course on children’s literature. (Jul. 29, 2011)

Monkeying with molecular motors
What keeps organic cells humming? Prof. Rinna Tehver was just awarded a grant to study molecular motors. (Jul. 20, 2011)

A match made in the heavens
Ever wonder how the moon got there? Here’s an idea that may soon come to the scientific forefront. (Jul. 18, 2011)

How to catch an iguana
Bio students travel to the Bahamas for hands-on (literally) research of the most endangered iguanas in the world. (Jul. 8, 2011)

Summer is no time for a break
For students in the 2011 Organizational Studies Summer Session, learning was much more than business as usual. (Jun. 17, 2011)

Shhhhh… people are trying to study
Thinking caps: on. Students are prepping for final exams, finishing research papers and putting the last touches on creative projects. (May. 4, 2011)

The real impact of ‘No Impact’
For Earth Week, environmental studies students put theory into practice–and blog about it. (Apr. 20, 2011)

Four years in the making
Students and faculty gather in Swasey Chapel to recognize high achievement at the annual Academic Convocation. (Apr. 15, 2011)

Creating better chemistry
Matt McErlean ’12 thought the organic chemistry lab procedure could be improved. So he did something about it—he rewrote it. (Mar. 2, 2011)

Sculpting the ‘Unseen’
Using dreams as inspiration, Xiaoshi “Vivian” Qin ’12 relied on clay and glass to express her spirituality. (Feb. 3, 2011)

Diving into DNA research
Two students have been looking under the hood for ways to repair DNA damage. (Jan. 10, 2011)

iTunes U: Learning on demand
Visit Denison on iTunes U for podcasts and recent lectures by Erik Klemetti, Mary Tuominen, Robert Malcuit, and others. (Dec. 2, 2010)

Making refugees feel at home
Erik Singh ’11 used his research project to learn about the challenges facing Somali refugees in Ohio. (Nov. 19, 2010)

My fellow Denisonians…
Students in Campaigns & Elections, and their fictional congressional candidates, experience the tough realities of the campaign trail. (Nov. 12, 2010)

Decoding history
Assoc. Professor of English Fred Porcheddu ’87 uncovers history through a medieval manuscript. (Nov. 10, 2010)

This is your brain on caffeine
Science students and professors offer neuroscience program for central Ohio high-schoolers. (Nov. 9, 2010)

Islamic economics & the Iranian Revolution
Economics prof Sohrab Behdad discusses Islamic economics in revolutionary Iran with Amsterdam’s Radio Zamaneh. (Nov. 2, 2010)

The brush strokes of reconciliation
Political Science major Erin Saul ’11 uses her studio art background to delve deep into Northern Ireland’s troubled past. (Oct. 22, 2010)

Founding feminists
The Women’s Studies program recently hosted a reunion, with TAs and faculty returning to campus and engaging in an intergenerational conversation about social change with the current community. (Oct. 15, 2010)

Making a splash
Biology majors Jennifer Clemmer ’11 and Eliza Miller ’11 go knee-deep into Denison’s ponds, looking for clues to understand the ecosystem’s delicate balance. (Oct. 14, 2010)

The evolution of a liberal arts education
Denison’s faculty establishes a “Power and Justice” core competency, and the intent for students to question their own place in the structures of human societies. (Oct. 6, 2010)

Jazz, man
Harry Brisson ’11 is majoring in econ and poly sci, but he spent his summer studying the evolution of the jazz sax. (Sep. 24, 2010)

Where ‘more’ isn’t always better
Rachel Mattingly ’11 and the non-oxymoron of a Buddhist approach to economic development. (Sep. 15, 2010)

The big picture
Art history prof Joanna Grabski talks urban environments, the art they inspire, and her home away from home—Dakar, Senegal. (Sep. 14, 2010)

Amber, aliens & the American diaspora
Summer Scholars dish out their research in the humanities, social sciences, and fine arts. (Sep. 10, 2010)

Need a good book?
Denison is now on Goodreads, the #1 social networking site for book lovers. Check out our Goodreads profile today for all the latest and greatest from our faculty & staff authors. (Sep. 9, 2010)

Blinding with science
It was all about nucleotides, polymerases, and PR2 yesterday, as students showcased their summer research at the Science Scholars Research Symposium. Get yourself photoexcited by our Flickr slideshow! (Sep. 3, 2010)

DU + MathFest = Awards
Denison students cleaned up at this summer’s MathFest in Pittsburgh. (Sep. 3, 2010)