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Carnegie Taps Professor as Fellow

Public Health Associate Professor Tamara Leech has been named to the and will be awarded a $200,000 stipend to devote up to two years for research and writing in the humanities and social sciences.

Celebrating Survival and Triumph

Ravina brothers and �鶹��ý���� host screening of documentary of their mother’s Holocaust survival story. Event also celebrates their father’s life in music that spanned decades teaching at �鶹��ý���� and performing with the NY Philharmonic.

SCM Launched Hawk+

Hawk+ will engage students, faculty, staff, alumni, and prospective students and their families, featuring content from our radio and TV stations, sporting events, musical and theater performances, student films, faculty projects and more. Learn more.

Doctoral Student Joins Ocean Expedition

Victoria Hojnacki, studying in the Environmental Science and Management program, is one of 52 international scientists selected to sail on a deep-sea drilling vessel and investigate climate change.

In the News

• Matthew Schuler (Biology) wrote an that was published on Earth Day, April 22. Schuler details New Jersey’s major environmental challenges and suggests what can be done to keep the Garden State beautiful.
• Stephanie Silvera (Public Health) is quoted in about a fair planned in Burlington County to address health and housing needs. Silvera is also quoted in about at-home COVID tests.
• Sandra Adams (Biology) is quoted in that asks, “Are stomach problems a symptom of COVID?”
• Tamara Leech’s Carnegie Fellowship has been reported on NPR affiliate as well as in .
• Joel Penney (Communication and Media) was about Elon Musk’s deal to purchase Twitter for $44 billion and how the sale could affect the platform.

Reminders

• The runs from Thursday, May 5 to Monday, May 9 and this year includes two on-campus events. Our creative writing students will read their work on Thursday, May 5 at 5:30 p.m. in University Hall 1010, and �鶹��ý���� High School and �鶹��ý���� Kimberley Academy students will read their work on Friday at 3:30 p.m. in University Hall 1030.
• Faculty, mark your calendars: Final grade submission for the full semester is May 19, 2022. For more information, visit the website.
• Sending email announcements? Don’t forget to make your emails accessible! It’s an important part of �鶹��ý����’s commitment to provide access to digital content to all students, faculty and staff. Check out OIT’s best email practices.

Kudos

• To Patricia Miranda (Art and Design), whose exhibit of lace and fabric works, “,” is at the Jane St. Art Center in Saugerties, New York through May 8.
• To Jason Williams (Justice Studies) and Mark Rotella (Coccia Institute), for being a part of the . Williams is moderating a panel of authors on transforming the broken criminal justice system and Rotella is moderating an Italian cooking and lifestyle talk.
• To Katia Paz Goldfarb (Hispanic Initiatives), who was a panelist at the Fulbright Hispanic-Serving Institution Symposium. The panel, titled “The View from HSI Campuses,” also included the University of Houston, Florida International University and Cal State-Chico.
• To Shawn Connolly and the entire University Facilities team, for hosting 400 K-5 students on Earth Day for a presentation in the Amphitheater, which included visits from Smokey the Bear and Rocky along with educational programming about conservation and sustainability.

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