Drs. Jeffrey Ebersole and Katherine Howard (Dental) co-authored “The Periodontal War: Microbes and Immunity,” which seeks greater knowledge about how periodontal disease and the body’s immune system attack and counterattack each other in an effort to achieve homeostasis and maintain good oral health. The article appeared on PubMed in July.

Dr. David Howard (Medical) has had a timely essay,  "Where Do I Fit?" accepted for publication in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the second-highest ranked journal of obstetrics and gynecology in the United States. The essay chronicles his non-traditional journey through the profession of obstetrics and gynecology.

Melissa Bowles-Terry, John Watts, and Pat Hawthorne (all Libraries), along with the recently retired Patricia Iannuzzi  (Libraries) published "Collaborating with Teaching Faculty on Transparent Assignment Design," a book chapter in Creative Instructional Design: Practical Applications for Librarians. The chapter explores the…

Michael Curtis, Brittney Farrow, and Melissa Yzaguirre (all Marriage and Family Therapy) all have been admitted to the 2017-18 Minority Fellowship Program of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. The program is dedicated to expanding the delivery of culturally competent mental health and substance abuse services to…

Danica Hays (College of Education Executive Associate Dean & Professor), Chris Wood (Educational & Clinical Studies), Robert Milton Carlisle (Lamar University) and Shana L. Pribesh (Old Dominion University) were honored as recipients of the 2017 Outstanding Article Award from the Association for Counselor Education and…

The College of Engineering is proud to share that fiscal year 2017 marks its most prolific year in funded awards. A total of 130 funded proposals brought in $13.9 million in research funding, a 61 percent increase over last year. The college is committed to pursuing and conducting influential research that is key to a growing STEM-driven economic…

Katherine Keller and Matthew Murray (both Libraries) were featured on panels during “Talking Comics with America’s Educators: The Comic Conference for Educators and Librarians” hosted at the San Diego Central Library in conjunction with San Diego Comic-Con in July. Keller, a Comic Book Legal Defense Fund board member, was a panelist on “Library…

Drs. Eve Chung, Edward Herschaft, and Stanley Nelson (Dental) provided lectures about dental occlusion, tempomandibular disorders, forensic dentistry, case studies, and other topics at Nankai University in Tainjin, China. The trio also participated in a seminar with dental and graduate students at Lanzhou University that addressed multiple topics…

Sharon Tettegah (Teaching & Learning) has been elected treasurer-elect of Division 15 (Educational Psychology) of the American Psychological Association. The mission of the division is to expand and apply psychological knowledge and theory relevant to education and promote joint action with others having similar purposes in…