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Professor Helen Veit is a finalist for a prestigious James Beard Prize. Beard Awards are the highest honor for food professionals, including academics who study food, working in North America. See especially, http://sf.eater.com/archives/2014/03/18/coqueta_largey_kinch_leong_are_james_beard_finalists.php and http://www.jamesbeard.org/awards.
Professor Edward Murphy was awarded the 2014 Fintz Award for Teaching Excellence in the Arts and Humanities for teaching in Integrative Studies in the Arts and Humanities. The Fintz Award recognizes exceptional faculty who, in keeping with the goals of integrative studies, seek to make students familiar with different… Continue Reading Professor Edward Murphy was awarded the 2014 Fintz Award
Dr. Ronen Steinberg is set to speak at a conference on “Trauma and History” at the University of Texas, Austin on March 21st. The title of his talk is “Trauma before Trauma: Studying the Effects of Mass Violence in the 18th century” Link: http://www.utexas.edu/cola/insts/historicalstudies/trauma-and-history/program.php
Dr. Matthew Pauly was quoted in the State News on the ongoing situation in Ukraine, the link to the article is below. He will also speak tonight on a new show, Exposure, on the Impact 89FM. http://statenews.com/article/2014/03/ukraine-p1a-031814
On March 5, 2014, Prof. Peter Alegi gave an invited lecture at Brigham Young University’s David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies titled “Beyond Vuvuzelas and Samba: Lessons from South Africa 2010 for Brazil 2014.” The talk was introduced by Dr. Leslie Hadfield, an alumna of the MSU History… Continue Reading Prof. Alegi delivers lecture at BYU’s Kennedy Center