From the November 2013 Desktop News | Scientists have identified a chemical compound that enhances cellsâ natural abilities to combat a protein linked to Parkinsonâs and other neurodegenerative diseases. The findings, which were recently published in Science online, could lead to the compound or a related molecule being tested as a potential drug to combat these diseases. Drs. Guy […]
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Rothmanâs Book Recognized with Two Awards
From the November 2013 Desktop News | Dr. Josh Rothman, a professor in the Department of History and the director of the Frances Summersell Center for the Study of the South, was recently honored with two awards for his book, Flush Times and Fever Dreams: A Story of Capitalism and Slavery in the Age of Jackson. The […]
Violence Unchained
History professorâs new book tells true story of pre-Civil War violence Django Unchainedâs recent Oscar success has again put a spotlight on the filmâs controversial subject matter, which depicts slavery in the pre-Civil War South with a high level of graphic violence. History professor Dr. Joshua Rothman says that while the violence in the film […]
Lankford Publishes Widely-Praised Book on Suicide Terrorism, Weighs in on Recent Shootings
A recently published book on suicide terrorism by Dr. Adam Lankford, assistant professor in the Department of Criminal Justice, has brought national attention to Lankfordâs research in the area.  The Myth of Martyrdom: What Really Drives Suicide Bombers, Rampage Shooters, and Other Self-Destructive Killers, has been hailed a âbook to watch forâ by The New […]
English Undergraduate Student Has Essay Published in Top Critical Journal
An undergraduate student in the Collegeâs Department of English recently had work published in The Explicator, a peer-reviewed journal that publishes text-based critical essays. Vivian Lee Givhanâs article âQue tous ses dents etaient des ideĂ©sâ: Egaeusâs Determination to Reassert Male Power in Edgar Allan Poeâs âBereniceââ appears in a recent issue of the critical journal. […]
Chip Cooper to Participate in Miami Book Fair with Prominent Photographer
Chip Cooper, a well-known photographer and faculty member in the College, will participate in the Miami Book Fair this month alongside Brian Smith, a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer noted for photographing celebrities such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bill Gates, Donald Trump, Sara Jessica Parker, George Clooney, and many more. Cooper will be promoting his book La Habana […]
Psychologists Study âTime Flies When Youâre Having Funâ Phenomenon
Do you ever wonder why time seems to pass faster when you are doing something enjoyable? A new study, published by two researchers in the Collegeâs Department of Psychology, suggests that the feeling that time is somehow shorter seems to be the specific result of a desire to approach or pursue something, not a more […]
Classics Professor to Translate Rare Religious Texts from Latin to English
A volume of commentaries on the Bible written in Latin by Protestant reformers in the 16th Century will soon be translated for the first time into English by Dr. Kirk Summers, professor of Classics in the Department of Modern Languages and Classics. Summers has been asked to serve as Latin translator for a soon to […]