Jason Flatt (Environmental & Occupational Health) was appointed by the National Institutes of Health to serve as a member of the Career Development for Early Career Investigators Study Section, National Institute on Aging Initial Review Group, National Institute on Aging. Membership on an Initial/Integrated Review Group represents a…

Lisa Ly, Yonosuke DeJesus and Guadalope Moreno Ceballos, Dylone C. Braganza, James M. Hyman, Katie Gilbertson, Raisa Kabir, Manoj Sharma, Sayeda Tazim Zaidi, Chia-Liang Dai, and Nathalie Martinez all published manuscripts in the Spectra Undergraduate Research Journal’s spring 2021 issue. This issue celebrates the work of undergraduate…

Timothy Grigsby (Environmental & Occupational Health) published a commentary on "Leaving "Drug Abuse" behind: A Theoretical and Methodological Heuristic to Selecting "Problem Drug Use" or "Drug Misuse" as Alternative Terms" in the journal Substance Use and Misuse. This commentary provides a guide to selecting alternative terms for drug abuse…

Cory Lampert (Libraries) lead a session, "Better Together: Creating Solutions To The Challenges Of Data Use, Reuse, And Sharing," at the International Federation of Library Associations and Institution World Library And Information Congress 2021. The session included case studies and creative solutions demonstrated by librarians and…

David G. Schwartz (Ombuds Office) recently wrote a post for From the Ombuds, the official blog of the ombuds office. The post sketches five tips for managing conflict that may be of interest to faculty returning to campus (and close proximity to others) after much time working remotely. The ombuds office is available to help you seek resolutions…

Eve Hanan (Law), co-director of the Misdemeanor Clinic, spoke at a Mob Museum panel discussing the new documentary, Racially Charged, which examines how misdemeanors serve as an engine for racially discriminatory policing and criminal justice debt. 

Amanda Belarmino (Hospitality) was selected to be part of an early career editor mentorship program with the peer reviewed journal Tourism Management Perspectives. The journal is a companion resource for Tourism Management, the leading international journal covering topics related to the management…

Brenna Renn (Psychology) recently published two manuscripts related to mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic, appearing in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry and the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.  The first paper, entitled "Telemental Health After COVID-19: Understanding Effectiveness and Implementation Across Patient…

Rian Satterwhite (Service Learning and Leadership) recently served as co-chair of the International Leadership Association's Leadership Education Academy, a two-week virtual training academy for leadership educators that brought together 73 participants from 13 countries. Rian helped found the academy in 2015 and took on co-chair responsibilities…