CCAS is now partnering with the School of Engineering and Applied Science to expand its Affinity Groups Initiative, which is designed to facilitate employee-led communities formed around shared interests.
PhD student Khadijah Akeem-Cox (American Studies) was named a fellow of the inaugural American Council of Learned Societies Graduate Internships on the Spiritual Infrastructure of the Future program.
Paz Beniamini (Physics) received the Blavatnik Award for research on gamma-ray bursts and highly-magnetized neutron stars.
Tiffany Bisbey (Industrial/Organizational Psychology) received a $169,386 grant from the U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences for her project titled “A Novel Extension of Team Composition Theory: The Role of Implicit Teammate Theories.”
Kara Braciale (Art History) organized an exhibition with students at the National Gallery of Art Library.
Chris Carrigan (TSPPPA) contributed recommendations in a research report titled “Interagency Communication in Rulemaking,” which were approved at the Administrative Conference of the United States’ 85th Plenary Session.
Susan Dudley (TSPPPA) entered a cooperative agreement with the USDA for $250,001 for work on the USDA Regulatory Analysis Clearinghouse.
Rachel Emas (TSPPPA) and Eiko Strader (Public Policy, Sociology, WGSS) co-authored the article “Wall of Whiteness: Bricks in the Ivory Tower” for the Journal of Social Equity and Public Administration.
Neil Johnson (Physics) co-authored the book The Science of Surprising Catastrophes (World Scientific, 2026).
Michael Massiah (Chemistry) served as Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Guyana during the spring 2026 semester.
Nicki Mayo and Kelsey Nelson (SMPA) participated and led multiple sessions and events during the National Association of Black Journalists Convention in Atlanta.
Jessica McCaughey (University Writing) wrote the book Communicating Across Careers: Writing Transfer and the Experiences that Shape a Professional Life (Routledge, 2026).
Jason Osder and William Youmans (SMPA) will screen their film Who Killed Alex Odeh? at the Toronto Palestine Film Festival and the El Gouna Film Festival in Egypt.
Angela R. Pashayan (Political Science) spoke at the United Nations headquarters about politics and development in Africa to advance the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Gabriela Rosenblau (Psychology) received a $23,000 grant from the Simons Foundation for the 2026-2027 Shenoy Undergraduate Research Fellowship in Neuroscience.
Zoe Singleton, BA ’26, (American Studies) was selected to the 2026-27 Presidential Fellowship cohort.
Junior David Tamay (Political Science) was selected as a fellow for the Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center’s John Lewis Young Leaders program.
Robert Won (Mathematics) was quoted by the American Association for the Advancement of Science in the article “How AAAS is Preparing Scientists to Engage Internationally.”
Michael J. Worth and Sanjay K. Pandey (TSPPPA) were among the co-authors of the book “Public School Education Foundations: Advancing Opportunity, Excellence, and Innovation (Bloomsbury Academic, 2026).