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Denison Professor and author Peter Grandbois

DU Prof. Peter Grandbois releases two volumes of poetry

Author and Professor Peter Grandbois releases two new collections of poetry about mental illness and aging.
Prof. Julie Mujic

Prof. Julie Mujic on finding surprising moments of productivity

For academic parents and other busy faculty members, Denison Prof. Julie Mujic shares some productive ways to spend those precious free moments.
via Inside Higher Ed
Dension's iconic Swasey Chapel

Three Honorary Degree Recipients for 2021 Commencement

Denison University recognizes three key partners who aided in coordinating the college’s COVID-19 response with honorary degrees.
Professor Erik Klemetti presents Ava Goodwin '23 with the Grand Buzzy Champion Award

Podcast-a-thon features student audio stories

This year’s Podcast-a-thon engaged over 250 students and faculty from 9 classes, mentored by audio professionals.
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Liz Anastasiadis ’21
Performance outside the Eisner Center

Keeping the arts alive at Denison

Denison’s Eisner Center director talks about keeping the arts alive during the year-plus of COVID-19.
via Newark Advocate
Prof Abram Kaplan

Prof Abram Kaplan’s diverse history enriches environmental studies

“I’ve had the special privilege of working with a broad range of colleagues to build a program from scratch … and help it evolve.” Abram Kaplan.
via Newark Advocate
The pollinator habitat at Denison University's solar array

Denison named a Bee Campus USA

Denison University has been recognized for its efforts to create natural pollinator habitats on its campus.
Meg Wilson '21: 2021 Kussmaul Friendship awardee

Biology major Meg Wilson ‘21: Kussmaul awardee

Denison senior Meg Wilson, a biology major from Columbus, Ohio, has been honored as a recipient of the 2021 Louis Kussmaul Friendship Award.
Student in classroom with face mask

Five higher education trends the pandemic is accelerating

Technology, student choice, and career prep will factor more heavily into colleges’ decision-making going forward, says President Adam Weinberg.
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Adam Weinberg
Heaven Wade '21 outside Ebaugh Laboratories

Organic Matters

Heaven Wade ‘21 always knew she wanted to go into the medical field to help people — but she is “not a fan of blood,” so she focused on research.
Caroline Bremer '21 Charles J. Ping Student Service awardee

Caroline Bremer ‘21: Charles J. Ping Student Service awardee

Caroline Bremer ‘21, a global commerce and communication double major, has been awarded a 2021 Charles J. Ping Student Service Award.
Madison, WI

Walt Williams ‘84 named Economic Development Director in Madison

Walt Dakota Williams ‘84 brings 30 years of experience to his role as Economic Development Director for Madison, WI.
via The River Bender
Denison University Recent Student Trustee Fatimah Elghazawi ‘21

Recent Student Trustee elected: Fatimah Elghazawi ‘21

The Denison University Board of Trustees has elected Fatimah Elghazawi ‘21 to serve as the newest Recent Student Trustee.

Faculty op-ed addresses cancel culture and structural injustice

Cancel culture emerges to “takedown” behaviors that represent implicit bias, but research shows we all carry bias, says Prof. Toni King.
via Columbus Dispatch
Japanese City

Making an “Us” out of “Them”

Business culture consultant Laura Kriska ’87 has built a life diving deep into other cultures and bridging the gaps between worlds.
Physics major Rahul Shrestha '21

Multiple Realities

Quantum enthusiast Rahul Shrestha ’21 is many things at once: student, teacher, researcher, yearbook editor & designer, and international student.
Yehle’s JoGo coffee straw has a built-in filter.

Ready to launch

Startup entrepreneur Nick Yehle ’20 is guided to his goal with help from Denison’s Red Frame Lab
Olin Hall

Denison faculty publish new data science textbook

Denison faculty Thomas Bressoud and David White announce the publication of a new data science textbook, titled “Introduction to Data Systems.”
Historic Sundial in Front of Swasey Chapel

Denison welcomes newly tenured faculty

Denison University has awarded tenure to John McHugh, Emily Nemeth, Omedi Ochieng, Hyun Woong Park, Luis Villanueva, Sarah Wolff, and Hoda Yousef.
Tejido de Voces rehearsal (photo by Ron Abram)

Building Bridges: Ron Abram, Collaboration and Tejido de Voces

The importance of art - especially in a world divided by COVID, politics, and distance - is a tangible thing.
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Anna Mae Murphy ‘21
Denison students and faculty utilizing the JEOL Scanning Electron Microscope

Denison University awarded $400K NSF grant for Scanning Electron Microscope

Denison has been awarded a $400K NSF grant to obtain a state-of-the-art scanning electron microscope that deepens student and faculty research.
Cinema major Arman Meinecke '21 in the midst of creating a film

On the Way to LA

Cinema major Arman Meinecke ‘21 is a cinematic storyteller with great experiences that give him a leg up in the film industry.
Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas ’79

Keynote by nationally recognized theologian Kelly Brown Douglas

Author and nationally recognized theologian Kelly Brown Douglas will serve as Denison’s 2021 Commencement speaker.
Doctor and nurse

New Global Health major prepares students for healthcare careers

Denison’s new Global Health major explores how societal issues impact healthcare across the world, including global responses to disease.
Students in the library

To get back to normal, students are choosing to stay on campus

Maintaining campus health and safety—while also allowing a full college experience—requires a shift in thinking and partnership with students.
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Adam Weinberg
Students in the library

To get back to normal, DU students are choosing to stay on campus

President Weinberg on why spring break is different this year, maintaining campus health and safety—while also allowing a full college experience.
via The Hill

Denison Museum textiles in Cleveland Museum of Art exhibition

Vibrant textiles from Denison Museum are the subject of Fashioning Identity: Mola Textiles of Panamá, an exhibition at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
via Medium.com
A field trip brings students in close contact with layered sediments and water erosion at the Cumberland Plateau.

New STEM-based program: Earth and Environmental Sciences

Denison University announces a new program, Earth and Environmental Sciences (EESC), a STEM-based approach to exploring Earth.
The Global Commerce Class of 2020 meet executives in London

The Start of a Great Career

An associate for Copley Equity Partners in Boston, Wills Hutras ’20 talks about why the Global Commerce major was a great fit for his career.
Nicholas Reichert ‘22

Career-ready skills gained through a campus job

Nicholas Reichert ‘22 has a campus job in IT where he is learning more about himself and gaining pragmatic skills that will stand him in good stead.
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Anna Mae Murphy ‘21
Cynthia Geurrero '22

Building a public service career toolbox

A prestigious summer program gives Cynthia Guerrero ‘22 the knowledge and networks to achieve her goals.
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Malina Infante ‘24
Lucy Carlisle ‘20

Landing that first job - with you as the boss

Lucy Carlisle ‘20 launched her own business after graduating. She started years earlier with three internships and a opportunity-packed college career.
Bluegrass/American Roots students

Arts Partnership with Ohiolina Music Festival

Denison and Ohiolina Music Festival announce a three-year partnership for students to perform with and learn from national touring musicians.
Newark, Ohio

Reports from the “Missing Middle”

The Reporting Project puts Journalism students where the stories are happening — and gives them a place to practice their craft.
Lew Ludwig teaching

Puzzle challenge shows profs what it’s like to be a new learner

30 faculty took a winter-break challenge: learn to solve the Rubik’s cube in five minutes or less and learn to become better instructors.
via Wall Street Journal
Beck guest and GLCA fiction award winner Lesley Nneka Arimah

Learning from experienced writers

The Beck Series brings renowned authors and poets to campus so students learn from expert writers in multiple genres.
Columbus, Ohio

Columbus Doing Well in COVID Economy

Midwest cities like Columbus have had some of the most resilient job markets during the pandemic.
via Wall Street Journal
Fulbright Research Student Hoke Wallace '20 with Denison Chemistry Professor Joe Reczek

Denison once again a top Fulbright college

For the fourth consecutive year, Denison University has been named a Fulbright Top Producing Institution.
Mars

DU Prof looks at the geology of a formerly wet planet: Mars

NASA will land the most sophisticated rover ever on Mars this week; prof. Erik Klemetti lays out an agenda to map the history of the red planet.
via Discovery Magazine
Shiri Noy, assistant professor of anthropology and sociology

Kindness during COVID-19: Science, Religion, and Uncertainty

Prof. Shiri Noy recently was awarded a $12,500 grant to examine how religious and secular Americans view kindness in the context of COVID-19.
Black lives matter protest

Journalism students report on young activism in Newark

Second in a series of investigative reporting by Journalism students on Black lives in Newark.
via Newark Advocate
Khalil Bentley '20

Khalil Bentley ‘20 awarded graduate school scholarship

International Studies major Khalil Bentley ‘20 has been awarded a prestigious Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Graduate Fellowship.
Bryan Blaskie '09

Monkey business hits Broadway

Musical composer Bryan Blaskie ‘09 shares his thoughts about the bright lights of Broadway and why getting a bad grade can actually be a good thing.
Rob Moore '12

Q&A with Rob Moore ‘12, principal at Scioto Analysis

Philosophy major Rob Moore ‘12 is the principal for Scioto Analysis, a public policy analysis firm based in Columbus, Ohio.
NFL

Scoring big in the NFL Big Data Bowl

Data Analytics major Jill Reiner hit the big time as one of three winners in the national NFL Data Bowl.
Sullivan Ray '22

Mindfulness During a Pandemic

Psychology major Sullivan Ray’s quantifies the benefits of mindfulness during a pandemic.
Bethel Rock House of Prayer

Students report from Bethel Rock House of Prayer

Journalism students investigate and report on Black lives in Newark in a series collaboration with the Newark Advocate and the NAACP.
via Newark Advocate
Director of Campus Safety, David Rose

Q&A with Safety Director David Rose

Denison’s new Director of Campus Safety shares some of his thoughts about campus communities.