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Egyptologist Shares Findings of Everyday Life of the Pyramid Builders During Phanstiel Lecture
See related: Archaeology, Centennial, Middle East & North Africa
Veterans Day Guest Speaker Theresa Cross ’99 BA (IR) Reflects on Joining the Orange Family
Retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Theresa Cross ’99 B.A. (IR) will be the guest speaker at the University’s official observance of Veterans Day this year. Cross says that to her, Veterans Day is as “American as apple pie.”
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Lender Center Student Fellows Named, Will Work on Public Health Research Project
Among those selected are Maxwell students Tommy DaSilva, a policy studies and citizenship and civic engagement major, and Sabrina Lussier, a triple major in geography, citizenship and civic engagement, and environmental sustainability and policy.
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Unbreakable Bond Fuels Brothers Luke ’26 and Mark Radel ’28
Political science major Luke Radel finds inspiration from his brother, a sports and exercise science major who was born with Down syndrome.
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Illuminating the Lives of the Pyramid Builders: Egyptologist Mark Lehner at Nov. 1 Phanstiel Lecture
Lehner, a world-renowned Egyptologist, will discuss his discoveries of ancient Egypt during the Phanstiel Lecture, “The People Who Built the Pyramids—How We Know,” on Friday, Nov. 1, at 5 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Howard G. and S. Louise Phanstiel Chair in Leadership.
See related: Archaeology, Centennial, Middle East & North Africa
Maxwell Student Among Those Selected as 2024 Rostker Dissertation Fund Fellows
Managed by the D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF), the Bernard D. and Louise C. Rostker IVMF Dissertation Research Fund recently provided more than $40,000 to four students who are at varying stages of their dissertation pursuits. Ph.D. candidate Mariah Brennan was one of the recipients.
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Alumna Kamile Kralikaite ’24 Embracing ‘Dream Come True’ at Summer Olympics
Rower Kamile Kralikaite ’24 B.A. (IR), a 2024 All-American, three-time All-ACC First Team selection and two-time All-ACC Academic Team honoree, will represent Lithuania in the Summer Olympics.
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IDJC Launches New Poll With Ipsos That Tracks Attitudes Toward Civic Engagement, Democracy
Initial findings found that Republicans were more invested in watching the first presidential debate between President Biden and former President Trump than Democrats or independents.
See related: Media & Journalism, Political Parties, U.S. Elections, United States
Fairchild Receives Mellon Foundation Grant for Project Focused on Pandemic Backlash, Public Health
The educational and research resource will create “new, urgently needed, accessible opportunities for the humanities to speak to public health and broaden access to humanities higher learning opportunities,” says Professor Amy Fairchild, who is principal investigator (PI).
See related: COVID-19, Grant Awards, State & Local
PhD Candidate in Anthropology Receives Newcombe Fellowship for Doctoral Research in India
Nimisha Thakur is one of 22 scholars in the United States to receive the award, which is considered the largest and most prestigious award for Ph.D. candidates in the humanities and social sciences addressing questions of ethical and religious values.
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