Heavy Rain, 68 °F Posts Tagged ‘Research’
Sweet charity & medieval guilt
Posted in Academics & Research on January 16, 2013
Adam Davis has just won a prestigious National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship to study charitable practices in medieval France.
Summer Scholars—all year long
Posted in Academics & Research on October 11, 2012
The Summer Scholars program is a four-season opportunity for students, but the fall is when we see the fruits of their research.
Be kind to one another
Posted in Academics & Research on May 21, 2012
Recent graduate Colleen Russo’s research has opened her eyes to a potential game-changer in the realm of bullying.
Faith in chemistry
Posted in Academics & Research on April 26, 2012
Faith Simunyu ’13 has received a prestigious science award from Merck, and will intern at one of the company’s facilities this summer.
Workaholics Anonymous
Posted in Academics & Research on April 23, 2012
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.
The thoughtful generalist
Posted in Academics & Research on April 6, 2012
Josh Finnell, Denison’s humanities liaison librarian, has been honored with Library Journal’s Movers & Shakers recognition.
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The myths of motherhood
Posted in Academics & Research on February 24, 2012
Motherhood is stressful, but this research on expectations may make a difference.
What’s keeping you busy?
Posted in On Campus on December 8, 2011
With two weeks left in the semester, we talked to students to see what’s on their to-do lists.
Interpreting the past, preparing for the future
Posted in Academics & Research on December 7, 2011
History professor Mitchell Snay looks back with a new book on Horace Greeley and looks ahead with a deep appreciation of the liberal arts.
Art work
Posted in Academics & Research on November 21, 2011
Summer Scholars come together to show off their research in the fine arts.
This toy is no toy—it’s made to play
Posted in Academics & Research on November 1, 2011
Assistant professor of music and pianist HyeKyung Lee’s powerful presence on a very small piano.
More than just gossip
Posted in Academics & Research on October 10, 2011
Alyssa Howard-Tripp ’13 makes a defense of the feminine voice in celebrity gossip, and its importance in our society.
Wired for blogging
Posted in Academics & Research on September 29, 2011
Geoscience Professor Erik Klemetti’s popular “Eruptions” blog has found a glitzy new home at Wired.
Designing history
Posted in Academics & Research on September 28, 2011
Kaitlyn Grissom ’12 turns the Henrietta Marie, an English slave ship, into a shipwreck come to life.
Radio is dead?
Posted in Academics & Research on September 21, 2011
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.
A fall harvest of summer research
Posted in Academics & Research on September 16, 2011
After a summer of focused study, students display the fruits of their labor at the Summer Scholar poster sessions.
Finding community amid conflict
Posted in Academics & Research on August 19, 2011
Meg Gaertner ’12 explores the means of sustainable peace and community-building in Northern Ireland
Getting lost in lost books
Posted in Academics & Research on August 17, 2011
Jordan Kurker-Mraz ’14 explores the discarded classics and why they should matter (or not) to our culture.
Oh, the places we’ve been!
Posted in Voices of Denison on July 29, 2011
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.
Monkeying with molecular motors
Posted in Academics & Research on July 20, 2011
What keeps organic cells humming? Prof. Rinna Tehver was just awarded a grant to study molecular motors.
A match made in the heavens
Posted in Academics & Research on July 18, 2011
Ever wonder how the moon got there? Here’s an idea that may soon come to the scientific forefront.
How to catch an iguana
Posted in Academics & Research on July 8, 2011
Bio students travel to the Bahamas for hands-on (literally) research of the most endangered iguanas in the world.
Shhhhh… people are trying to study
Posted in Academics & Research on May 4, 2011
Thinking caps: on. Students are prepping for final exams, finishing research papers and putting the last touches on creative projects.
Creating better chemistry
Posted in Academics & Research on March 2, 2011
Matt McErlean ’12 thought the organic chemistry lab procedure could be improved. So he did something about it—he rewrote it.
Sculpting the ‘Unseen’
Posted in Academics & Research on February 3, 2011
Using dreams as inspiration, Xiaoshi “Vivian” Qin ’12 relied on clay and glass to express her spirituality.
Diving into DNA research
Posted in Academics & Research on January 10, 2011
Two students have been looking under the hood for ways to repair DNA damage.
A few thoughts on Wikipedia
Posted in Voices of Denison on December 8, 2010
With Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales visiting campus, Library Director Scottie Cochrane weighs in on the collaborative encyclopedia’s place in an academic environment.
iTunes U: Learning on demand
Posted in Academics & Research on December 2, 2010
Visit Denison on iTunes U for podcasts and recent lectures by Erik Klemetti, Mary Tuominen, Robert Malcuit, and others.
Making refugees feel at home
Posted in Academics & Research on November 19, 2010
Erik Singh ’11 used his research project to learn about the challenges facing Somali refugees in Ohio.
Decoding history
Posted in Academics & Research on November 10, 2010
Assoc. Professor of English Fred Porcheddu ’87 uncovers history through a medieval manuscript.
The brush strokes of reconciliation
Posted in Academics & Research on October 22, 2010
Political Science major Erin Saul ’11 uses her studio art background to delve deep into Northern Ireland’s troubled past.
Making a splash
Posted in Academics & Research on October 14, 2010
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.
Jazz, man
Posted in Academics & Research on September 24, 2010
Harry Brisson ’11 is majoring in econ and poly sci, but he spent his summer studying the evolution of the jazz sax.
Where ‘more’ isn’t always better
Posted in Academics & Research on September 15, 2010
Rachel Mattingly ’11 and the non-oxymoron of a Buddhist approach to economic development.
The big picture
Posted in Academics & Research on September 14, 2010
Art history prof Joanna Grabski talks urban environments, the art they inspire, and her home away from home—Dakar, Senegal.
Amber, aliens & the American diaspora
Posted in Academics & Research on September 10, 2010
Summer Scholars dish out their research in the humanities, social sciences, and fine arts.
Need a good book?
Posted in Academics & Research on September 9, 2010
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.
Blinding with science
Posted in Academics & Research on September 3, 2010
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!
DU + MathFest = Awards
Posted in Academics & Research on September 3, 2010
Denison students cleaned up at this summer’s MathFest in Pittsburgh.
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Vote of confidence April 29, 2013
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