Ramesh Rao, Professor, Communication Studies, was one of 20 speakers invited to talk at the World Congress of Religions 2012 in Washington, DC, November 30-December 2, 2012. Ramesh’s talk was titled, “Religious Pluralism: The Key to Overcoming Global Conflict and Achieving Peace”. The website for the conference can be accessed at: http://www.worldcongressofreligions2012.org/2012/09/10/dr-ramesh-rao/ A version of […]
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Ramesh Rao, Professor, Communication Studies, had nine op-ed commentaries published in The Pioneer, New Delhi, in 2012. The commentaries were on political, social, and cultural issues facing both India and the United States. They can be accessed below: “Creeping Religion, Crouching Secularism,” (February 18, 2012), http://www.dailypioneer.com/columnists/item/51087-creeping-religion-crouching-secularism.html; “Media in the Age of Populism,” (April 14, 2012), […]
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Ramesh Rao, professor, Communication Studies, has co-authored a chapter titled, “Hindu Interfaith Discourse: Spiral of Silence as a Theological Inevitability” in Daniel Brown (Ed.) “A Communication Perspective on Interfaith Dialogue: Living within the Abrahamic Traditions”. The book is published by Lexington Books. https://rowman.com/ISBN/9780739178706
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Catherine Franssen, lecturer in the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, is included in a featured article in the February 2013 edition of Coastal Living magazine. In the article “Why the Beach Makes Us Happy”, Catherine explains the role of natural elements and exercise in healthy stress responses. This research was also reported at the […]
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Kelsey Scheitlin, Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, recently published a manuscript in MarSci, a journal for undergraduate research in marine and aquatic sciences. First-authored by biology senior Cheslea Taylor, the paper explores the impact of hurricanes on the health of the Chesapeake Bay. The paper is titled “The influence of […]
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The Halls of Democracy: Places of Civic Responsibility
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“DEMOCRACY, EXTENDED” by Mark Daniel Harley, Richmond Arts Review
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An article co-authored by Assistant Professor of English Sean Ruday and Jen Wilson of the Field School of Charlottesville has been accepted for publication by the Virginia English Bulletin. This article, titled “‘Like Being on the Inside:’ Analyzing Advertisements with Adolescent Males” describes middle school boys’ experiences critiquing advertisements and provides educators with recommendations for […]
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Walter Witschey has contributed a chapter, with Clifford T. Brown, entitled 5,000 Sites and Counting : the Inspiration of Maya Settlement Studies. In The Ancient Maya of Mexico : reinterpreting the past of the Northern Maya, edited by Geoffrey E. Braswell, pp. 170-190. Approaches to Anthropological Archaeology, Thomas E. Levy, general editor. Equinox Publishing Ltd., Bristol, […]
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Twelve photographs by Michael Mergen, assistant professor of art, are featured in the February issue of Harper’s Magazine. The photo essay, Vote Here, documents a variety of voting booths on Election Day across the United States. The work can be seen on Mergen’s personal website: http://mimages.com/index.php?/project/vote/
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