Melissa McDonald ’10, an interdepartmental anthropology and political science major, has been awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to Moldova.
Stephen Po-Chedley ’08 and Joseph Martel ’08 recently were awarded National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowships. In addition, honorable mentions went to Jeffery Dalton ’04, Michael Bono ’09, Kate Langwig ’08 and Allison Drake ’04. The program supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based master's and doctoral degrees in the U.S. and abroad.
Chad Orzel, associate professor of physics, was a recent guest on WAMC, Northeast Public Radio, speaking about his new book, “How to Teach Physics to Your Dog.” Northeast Public Radio is a member of National Public Radio, serving parts of New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, New Jersey, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania.
“Challenges in Managing Virtual Teams,” an article by Rudy Nydegger and his daughter, Liesl Nydegger, has been published in the Journal of Business and Economic Research. Nydegger is professor of psychology and of management and psychology at Union Graduate College, and his daughter is a doctoral student in the School of Community and Global Health at Claremont Graduate University.
Christopher F. Chabris, an assistant professor of psychology, was featured twice recently in the Wall Street Journal. Chabris wrote an op-ed; to read, click here (registration may be required). He also reviewed the book, “The Art of Choosing,” by Sheena Iyengar, a professor at Columbia Business School. To read the review, click here.