Karin Athanas, MFS ’05, (Forensic Science) published the nonprofit Women in Standards’ first survey of American National Standards, titled “Inclusion in Standards.”
Brandon Bartels (Political Science) authored the book Curbing the Court: Why the Public Constrains Judicial Independence (Cambridge University Press, 2020).
Jason B. Blank, BA ’02, (Political Science) was elected secretary of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Douglas Boyce (Arts & Design) was a 2020 MAP Fund semifinalist and received a $2,500 grant for his collaborative chamber ensemble and poetry composition Ars Poetica.
Diane Harris Cline (History) was awarded a $50,000 National Endowment for the Humanities-Digital Humanities Advancement Grant to study the social networks of Athenian potters.
Michael Doering (Physics) received a $360,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for a resonance studies project involving large amplitude vibrations that are caused by a relatively small stimulus.
Ioannis Eleftherianos (Biology) was awarded a $809,656 grant from NSF to study the role of certain molecules as regulators of immune and metabolic responses to parasitic roundworm infections.
Doctoral student Gonzalo Fernandez (Economics) was quoted by Agence France-Presse in the article “US says foreign students whose classes move online cannot stay.”
Keryn Gedan (Biology) received a $524,436 grant from NSF for collaborative research on “Coastal Critical Zones,” processes that transform landscapes and fluxes between land and sea.
Leon Grayfer (Biology) was awarded a $50,000 grant from NSF to study genetically enhanced red blood cell technology.
Hugh Gusterson (Anthropology and International Affairs) received the 2020 Anthropology in Media Award from the American Anthropological Association.
Senior Julian Jacobs (Political Science) was featured in the National Audubon Society’s top 100 photos of 2020 for his picture of a hawk nesting on campus.
Senior Parker Jenson (Journalism and Mass Communication) appeared on Meet The Press: College Roundtable with Chuck Todd and Mark Cuban.
Doctoral student Justus Jobe (Biology) received a Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Graduate Student Research Grant totaling $15,000 for his project "Beyond the Fields Edge: Understanding How Adjacent Habitats Influence Crop Damage."
Carly Jordan (Biology) was awarded an NSF RAPID grant for $54,729 to promote Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) that involve examining biological collections through the Biological Collections Ecology and Evolution Network.
Junior Louie Kahn (Political Science and Political Communication) appeared on a CNN town hall on protests against racial injustice, asking a question about defunding police.
Oleg Kargaltsev (Physics) was awarded a $15,204 grant from the Space Telescope Science Institute for studying external and internal heat in a pulsar that may have formed from a supernova.
Senior Elias Korpela (Political Science) was quoted by the Washington Examiner in the article “College students eager to go back despite coronavirus.”
Chryssa Kouveliotou (Physics) received a grant for $20,202 from the Space Telescope Science Institute to conduct a rapid search for a counterpart to an active magnetar, a type of neutron star believed to have an extremely powerful magnetic field.
Junior Eve Levenson (Political Science) co-authored the article “Two students helping lead March for Our Lives say police violence is gun violence — here's how they're organizing to end it” for Business Insider.
Doctoral student Brittany Lewis (History) was featured by NBC4-Washington in the article “An Artist, Educator, Author and Dean Reflect on What It Means to Be an Ally.”
Yonatan Lupu (Political Science) was awarded an $85,427 NSF RAPID grant to study online information about COVID-19 and its impact on vulnerable populations.
Graduate student Kai Martin (Public Policy) was quoted by the Los Angeles Times in the article “Immigrants Rising hosts Black Lives Matter webinar.”
First-year student Raven Mcauliffe (Political Science) was quoted by The Washington Post in the article “Undergraduates approach new school year with hope — and uncertainty.”
First-year student Meara McPhee was featured by The Boston Herald in the article “Lowell High senior athletes take field to receive recognition.”
Senior John Olds (Political Science and Economics) co-authored the article “It’s up to Gen Z to chart a new vision for the GOP” for The Boston Globe and was quoted by Newsweek in “Anti-Trump Gen Z Republicans Are Mobilizing to Save the 'Dying' GOP.”
First-year student Eugenie Pflieger independently published the anthology Looking Up and is donating all proceeds to Healthcare for the Homeless Houston.
First-year student Bukola Rinola was featured by NBC5, Chicago in the article “Lurie Children's Hospital Revamps Internship Program During Pandemic.”
Phyllis Ryder (University Writing Program) was featured in the Mid-Atlantic Writing Center Association's summer newsletter for the CCSS Celebration speech she delivered via Zoom.
Kate Schuler, BFA '07, (Fine Arts) was featured by NBC Bay Area in the video “Filmmaker Hunts Down World’s Most Trafficked Animal.”
Junior Hiba Sohail (Political Communication) authored the article “Unpacking Brown Boy Misogyny” for Brown Girl Magazine.
Haylie B. Swenson, MA ’12, PhD ’18, (English) was named a Mellon/ACLS Public Fellow.
Cheryl W. Thompson (Media and Public Affairs) was appointed to the Advisory Board for Spotlight DC, the only nonprofit-funding investigative journalism platform in the D.C. region.
Sarah E. Wagner won 1st prize in the Victor Turner award competition for outstanding writing in anthropology for her book What Remains: Bringing America's Missing Home from the Vietnam War (Harvard University Press, 2019). She was profiled in CCAS Spotlight.
Senior Kalyn Womack (Journalism and Mass Communication) authored the article “Why #SayHerName is Critical toward BLM” for New York Minute Mag.
Anthony Yezer (Economics) testified before the Task Force on Financial Technology of the House Financial Services Committee and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on the proposal for a Central Bank Digital Currency.
Senior Valerie Yurk (Journalism and Mass Communication) authored the article “60% of fish species could be unable to survive in current areas by 2100 – study” for The Guardian.
Doctoral student Dan Ziebarth (Political Science) published the academic article "Making a difference in the community: local civic engagement efficacy among immigrants and refugees in King County, Washington" for the journal Local Government Studies.