Jennifer Vanderlaan (Nursing) has been tasked to lead the newly announced Johnson & Johnson Midwifery Workforce Study. Vanderlaan and others will explore ways to improve access and integration of midwives in the U.S. This study is made possible by Johnson & Johnson, which awarded two grants to the American College of…

Teddy Uldricks (History) provided background information and analysis in a two-hour interview by KLAS-TV channel 8 reporters concerning a recently discovered collection of letters written by a World War II serviceman.

Matthew S. Dentice (English) has had a short story, "The Curse of the Santiago," included in Historic Tales, an anthology of historical fiction published by Free Spirit. Historic Tales was released on Feb. 16.  

Amy Tureen (Libraries) is the author of a chapter, "Transitioning from Passive to Active Diversity Recruitment Strategies: A Case Study," published in the book, Implementing Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: A Handbook for Academic Libraries.

Toni Repetti (Hospitality) and Susan Roe of San Francisco State University were invited guests on the "Restaurant Relevance" podcast to discuss their paper “Minimum Wage Change Effects on Restaurant Pricing and Employment” and how the results are applicable in today’s restaurant employment environment. The podcast will be available on YouTube,…

Austin Horng-En Wang (Political Science) presented his research project "Understanding the #MilkTeaAlliance Movement" at the Wilson Center China Fellowship Conference 2022. The project analyzes three million tweets and explores the change of narratives and the compositions of participants in the #MilkTeaAlliance movement in Asia in 2020. The…

David G. Schwartz (Ombuds) recently shared a new post on For the Ombuds, the office's official blog, called "Why the Ombuds is Informal." The brief post defines the concept of informality as it relates to the Ombuds office, explains its importance to the practice of organizational ombuds, and demonstrates why informality is a boon to those who…

Kavita Batra (Medicine), along with researchers from Saudi Arabia and India, published an article, "Literature Review of Omicron: A Grim Reality Amidst COVID-19," in the journal "Microorganisms."

Camisha Fagan (Sociology) was awarded the Sankofa Advocate Scholarship by the office of student diversity & social justice. The scholarship recognizes students who utilize their knowledge to contribute to the liberation of historically marginalized identities.