Archive for March, 2016

French major turns lifelong dream into academic achievement

French major turns lifelong dream into academic achievement

Emily Koester’s love of the French language started while watching French films and listening to French music.
Senior Emily Koester, who is student teaching at Sperreng Middle School in St. Louis, recently earned the prestigious Hammonds Scholarship in January. (Photo courtesy of Emily Koester)
While growing up in the small, central Illinois town of Tolono, Ill., population […]

Former SIUE student curates print collection at EAC

Former SIUE student curates print collection at EAC

Everyday conversation, and the different ways humans communicate, was the subject matter highlighting a collection of prints from the University Museum Feb. 18 at the Edwardsville Art Center.
Jessica Hunt MFA student studying sculpture, looks at a print during the SIUE History Museum’s annual exhibition at the Edwardsville Art show Feb. 18. The show was curated […]

Statistics professor earns prestigious award, will present lecture this fall

Statistics professor earns prestigious award, will present lecture this fall

Encouraging greater skepticism of the validity of scientific results and greater experimentation are key ideas statistics professor Andrew Neath would like to stress in collegiate classrooms. Neath would like to change the way academics view experimental results.
Dr. Andrew Neath, Statistics professor won the William and Margaret Going Endowed Professorship Award on Feb. 17. (Photo by […]

History professor shares experiences in Africa during Brown Bag series

History professor shares experiences in Africa during Brown Bag series

Anthony Cheeseboro remembers the night he first dreamed in Arabic.
Dr. Anthony Cheeseboro, history professor, speaks at the Brown Bag series lecture in Peck Hall. (Photo by Joseph Lacdan)
He lay in his bed at the University of Khartoum in South Sudan during his’s dissertation studies at Michigan State University. Then a 30-year old PhD student,  he […]

Dino expert shares latest discoveries during annual Darwin Day celebration

Dino expert shares latest discoveries during annual Darwin Day celebration

Showcasing the latest in 3D modeling and technology, Dr. Lawrence Witmer, Professor of Paleontology in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at Ohio University presented the ways the advanced modeling techniques can further shed light on the large creatures that roamed the earth several millennia ago.
Dr. Lawrence Witmer, speaks about Dinosaurs during the Biological Sciences Departments […]

SIUE students help conserve archaeological field site

SIUE students help conserve archaeological field site

Anthropology students plant seeds at the Gehring Site on the west side of campus in January. (Photo courtesy of Julie Holt)
Often in the field of archaeology, the effects on the ecological environment can be overlooked. In order to create awareness and to help conserve SIUE’s site, anthropology professor Julie Holt and senior Shannon Miller organized […]

English professor questions perceptions of race at Lovejoy Library lecture

English professor questions perceptions of race at Lovejoy Library lecture

During her lecture at Lovejoy Library Feb. 11 English Professor Anushiya Ramaswamy challenged popular notions of race as a social construct.
Dr. Anushiya Ramaswamy, English professor, discussed race as a projection of individual behavior during a Black Studies lecture at Lovejoy Library. (Courtesy Photo)
Titled “Is Mindy Kaling Black?” Ramaswamy argued that race is often performed in […]

Chemistry professor impresses students with dedication, commitment

Chemistry professor impresses students with dedication, commitment

It isn’t uncommon for Chemistry professor Cristina DeMeo to answer a late text message from a student asking about class lessons.
Dr. Cristina DeMeo, spending time with graduate Chemistry students, is the 2016 Recipient of the Paul Simon Award. The Award is given annually to outstanding professors. (Photo by Joseph Lacdan)
It’s not unheard of to see […]

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