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Maxwell’s Baobao Zhang Awarded NSF CAREER Grant to Study Generative AI in the Workplace
Baobao Zhang, associate professor of political science and Maxwell Dean Associate Professor of the Politics of AI, has received a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award for $567,491 to support her project, “Future of Generative Artificial Intelligence…
Discovering How and When Stuff Fails Leads to NSF Grant
When materials are forced into new shapes, a tipping point can shift them from flexibility and resilience to failing or breaking. Understanding that tipping point is at the core of Jani Onninen’s research. He has received a three-year grant from…
Course Redesign Institute Offers Tools, Tactics to Boost Student Outcomes
The Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence (CTLE) recently hosted the Course Redesign Institute (CRI), guiding 20 faculty members in best practices to assess how they teach, changes to make a course more enjoyable and more effective, and high-impact tactics that…
A&S Scientists Explore Protein Droplets as a New Way to Understand Disease
When we are young and healthy, our cells successfully monitor and manage our worn-out or damaged proteins, keeping things working properly. But as we age, this cleanup system can falter, leading to protein clumps linked to neurodegenerative diseases such as…
Convocation 2025: Welcoming New Students (Video)
Members of the Class of 2029 were encouraged by a seasoned Â鶹ƵµÀUniversity student to step out of their comfort zones during this year’s New Student Convocation, held Aug. 21 in the JMA Wireless Dome. The event marked the official…
School of Architecture Announces Fall 2025 Visiting Critics
Each semester, upper-level architecture students participate in the visiting critic program that brings leading architects and scholars from around the world to the school. Five studios will be held on campus this fall. Ashley Bigham & Erik Herrmann (Outpost Office)…
New Members Named to the Provost’s Faculty Salary Advisory Committee
Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs Jamie Winders today announced members of the 2025-26 Provost’s Faculty Salary Advisory Committee (PFSAC). The University-level group was established to provide the provost with guidance on full-time faculty salary appeals. The members for academic year…
Karalunas Appointed Cobb-Jones Clinical Psychology Endowed Professor
Behzad Mortazavi, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), recently named Sarah L. Karalunas as the Cobb-Jones Clinical Psychology Endowed Professor. She will also serve as chair of the Department of Psychology. Karalunas is a nationally recognized clinical…
Whitman School Names Julie Niederhoff as Chair of Marketing Department
The Whitman School of Management has appointed Associate Professor Julie Niederhoff as chair of the marketing department, effective Aug. 4. Niederhoff has been with the Whitman School since 2007, and also serves as co-director of the H.H. Franklin Center for…
New $1M Gift to Build Bridges and Create Global Map to Enhance Democracies
With a new $1 million gift from The Reynolds Foundation, researchers at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs hope to create a new global map, one that provides a clear pathway to strengthening democracy and freedom throughout the…