Faculty Highlights

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  Bowie Published

  Jennifer Bowie, associate professor of political science, published "Kelly v. US on Public Fraud and the Bridgegate Controversy" in SCOTUS 2020 Major Decisions and Developments of the US Supreme Court edited by Morgan Marietta. January 2021, Palgrave pp. 101-109.

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  Méndez Invited to Brazil

  Mariela Méndez, associate professor and chair of LALIS, was invited to Brazil in December ’20 and January ’21 to give lectures at Universidade Federal de São Paulo and Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro on Brazilian writer Clarice Lispector.

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  Datta and Spires Host Webinar

  Monti Datta, associate professor of political science, and Bob Spires, associate professor of graduate education, hosted a webinar titled “Trust and Civic Engagement Matter: Connections to Human Trafficking in the United States” for the Zehr Institute for Restorative Justice. Watch the webinar here.

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  Johnson Receives NSF Award

  The National Science Foundation has awarded Miles Johnson, assistant professor of chemistry, more than $500,000 in grant support from the National Science Foundation for his research on metal catalysts and developing new chemical compounds. Read more.

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  Chemistry Team Obtains Patent

  Ryan Coppage, director of introductory chemistry laboratories, along with Michael Leopold, professor of chemistry, and Christie Lacy, director of microscopy and imaging, obtained a Utility Patent for “Gold Nanoparticle in Ceramic Glaze” - U.S. Patent No. 10,913,856 on App. No. 15/790,717 / UR0002.

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  Pollock and Parish Published

  Julie Pollock, associate professor of chemistry, and Carol Parish, professor of chemistry, along with undergraduate research students published "Identification of Phenazine‐Based MEMO1 Small‐Molecule Inhibitors: Virtual Screening, Fluorescence Polarization Validation, and Inhibition of Breast Cancer Migration" in ChemMedChem.

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  Maurakis Receives Grant

  Eugene Maurakis, an evolutionary biologist who specializes in environmental sciences, has received more than $200K in grant support from the National Science Foundation for research on freshwater fishes in Virginia. Read more.

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  Maurakis Receives Film Award

  Eugene Maurakis, a research scientist and adjunct professor, has been awarded “Best Short Film” in the RVA Environmental Film Festival for “Plastic Oceans,” which explores plastic pollution in oceanic environments through art. Read more.

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  Maurantonio Published

  Nicole Maurantonio, associate professor in rhetoric & communication studies, published ‘“Green Life Matters”: Place and the Politics of Environmental and Commemorative Justice’ in Communication, Culture and Critique.

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  Oware Published

  Matthew Oware, Irving May endowed chair in sociology, published "15 Best New Rap Music Books to Read in 2021" on Bookauthority.