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Daniel Gerrity (Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction) has a $330,000 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency research grant that was highlighted during the White House’s water summit outlining the country’s commitments to a sustainable water future. The summit took place March 22. The grant was part of the EPA's Science to Achieve…

Manoucheka Celeste (Interdisciplinary Degree Program) authored "Entertaining Mobility: The Racialized and Gendered Nation in House Hunters International,” which appeared in Feminist Media Studies (early online edition mid-February, hard-copy available in October). The article features analyzes of the popular show and…

Szu-Ping Lee, Robbin Hickman, Sue Schuerman (all Physical Therapy), and Janet Dufek (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) co-authored "Influence of Procedural Factors on the Reliability and Performance of the Timed Up-and-go Test in Older Adults," which focused on a clinical assessment commonly used to quantify functional mobility and fall risk in…

Michael Ian Borer (Sociology) is the author of the recently published book Sociology in Everyday Life (Waveland Press). Over multiple successful editions, this distinctive text puts day-to-day life under the microscope of sociological analysis, providing an engaging treatment of situations and interactions that are resonant with readers’ daily…

Cheryl Perna (Nursing) co-authored “Patient Care Outcomes and Temporary Nurses,” which appeared in Nursing Management, and “The Development of a PTSD Standardized Patient Encounter,” which appeared in MedEdPORTAL Publications. The articles published during August and November 2015 respectively. She also led two poster presentations during…

Claudia Keelan (English) reads poems from her recently published translation Truth of My Songs: Poems of the Trobairitz with five members of the creative writing master's and doctoral programs, Michael Berger, Olivia Clare, Kristian Einstman, Shaun Leonard, and Autumn Widdoes (all English) in a video edition of Huffington Post…

Szu-Ping Lee (Physical Therapy) earned  “Reviewer with Best Overall Performance” recognition by the Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy during the 2016 American Physical Therapy Association’s combined sections meeting.  

Carrie Ahlborn, Kerry Sallee, and Alexandra Liebman (Foundation) were lead creators of "Flexible. Personal. Vital.," a campaign for the 51�ԹϺ��� annual fund, which was named a 2016 CASE VII Award of Excellence bronze winner in the category "Best Practices in Fundraising: Campaigns." The annual awards competition is presented by District VII of…

Justin Zhan and Laxmi Gewali (both Computer Science) received a $40,000 Army Education Outreach Program (AEOP) UNITE grant to provide STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education to underserved high school students and raise awareness of STEM-oriented industries and career opportunities.