Lisa Yaszek, Regents' Professor of Science Fiction Studies in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication, delivered the opening keynote lecture for the 2022 Science Fiction Foundation Conference on Friday, Dec. 2.
Gen. Philip Breedlove, distinguished professor of the practice in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, signed an op-ed in "The Hill" titled, "Argument Against More Aid to Ukraine Is Woefully Shortsighted." The authors urge Congress to approve new aid for Ukraine in its fight against Russia.
School of Public Policy Ph.D. student Monica Novoa spoke to the Women Economic Forum Caribbean in Puerto Rico on the importance of increasing women’s participation in STEM, including the social and economic benefits of greater diversity. Novoa is on the organization's board of directors. She is pursuing a Ph.D. in Public Policy.
Richmond Wong, assistant professor in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication, co-authored a commentary titled "How the Tech Sector can Protect Personal Data Post-Roe" published Oct. 27, 2022, by the Brookings Institute.
Lisa Yaszek, Regents Professor Science Fiction Studies in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication, published an essay, "How Women Writers Speculated Futures Free From Patriarchal Control," on Lithub.
Publications including the Chicago Tribune, Scientific American, and 4 Columns have published reviews of The Future Is Female!
Kaye Husbands Fealing, dean and Ivan Allen Jr. Chair in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, has joined the Board of Directors of the National Academy of Public Administration. Husbands Fealing was elected as a fellow of the Academy in 2019.
Dina Khapaeva, a professor in the School of Modern Languages whose expertise includes death studies, published "Displaying Our Skeletons," an article in "Project Syndicate" discussing the explosive rise in Halloween's popularity in recent years.
Priti Bhatia, director of Facilities and Capital Planning, has been selected to be a part of the sixth cohort of the Leading Women@Tech, a program to facilitate women’s professional development as academic and administrative people leaders. Throughout this program, participants will strengthen their leadership competency through workshops, dialogues, and executive coaching with national and international thought leaders.
John P. Walsh, professor in the School of Public Policy, has co-authored a chapter on "Non-R&D Innovation" in the "Elgar Encyclopedia on the Economics of Knowledge and Innovation."
