Asst. Prof. Patrick Garrity has been awarded a research grant from the LA Board of Regents' Pilot Funding for New Research (Pfund) program
Peter Burns, professor of political science, participated in a forum to discuss the post-Katrina change to the New Orleans public education system hosted by The Louisiana Society for Civic Engagement.
Junior Alexandra Ernst was awarded a GOLD ADDY at the Student ADDY Awards Competition presented by the American Advertising Federation.
Jeffrey Ory '97 and Tamar Meguerditchian '04 attended the IABC Leadership Institute, which was held February 10–12 in Nashville, TN, at the Loews Vanderbilt Hotel Nashville.
David Garcia, Junior Psychology Major, was chosen to participate in the Research Experience for Undergraduates at the Disaster Research Center (DRC), sponsored by the University of Delaware. The program is funded by the NSF, the United States Department of Defense, and the University of Delaware.
Ann Hermes '05 documented the Egyptian turmoil for her work for the Christian Science Monitor.
Two School of Mass Communication alumni, Frances Rios '94 and Brian Clarey '93, recently released new books.
Corey Phillips, Senior Psychology major, and Dr. Erin Dupuis, Assistant Professor in Psychological Sciences, presented work at the 12th Annual Society for Personality and Social Psychology conference in San Antonio.
Dr. Kim Ernst of the Department of Psychological Sciences was awarded the University Senate Excellence in Teaching award on January 21, 2011. Dr. Ernst was also recognized for her extraordinary teaching in 2002 when she received the Humanities and Natural Sciences Excellence in Teaching Award.
Dr. Erin Dupuis, Department of Psychological Sciences, has received a 2011 Marquette Fellowship. The Fellowship provides a stipend of $7500 for summer research.