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Igor Webb, Ph.D., author, critic, professor, and director of the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program hosted a gathering in celebration of his latest book, Christopher Smart's Cat, an unusual amalgam of memoir, short fiction and lit crit.

The Center for International Education would like to thank this year's judges, and congratulate all of the students who were finalists in this year's contest.

Any athletic field could use some TLC with such year-round use, and Motamed Field is receiving just that.

ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ is named one of the top colleges with great first-year experiences, according to U.S. News & World Report.

Della Hudson, associate dean of student affairs, gave Newsday a tour of ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ's Panther Pantry, a service that provides food to those in need in the college community.

ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ’s high graduation rates are featured in a Newsday article by President Emeritus Robert A. Scott about colleges that are focused on student goals.

The work of Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology Dean Jacques Barber, Ph.D., and Nili Solomonov, Ph.D. '18 is cited in this article from The Wall Street Journal.

On Wednesday, November 14, 2018, the College Republicans and College Democrats held a well-attended debate on campus. They discussed the contentious issue of immigration.

ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ is ranked No. 11 on Business Insider's 50 Most Underrated Colleges in America list.

Be fearless. Don't be afraid to fail. Seize opportunities. Connecting with others in person is more important than ever, even in our hyperconnected world. These are just a few of the takeaways from ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ's second annual Women's Leadership Conference, which took place on November 3, 2018.

This fall, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ's Department of Public Safety and Transportation has continued to prepare for as many emergency scenarios as possible—including major injuries that could result in death or severe debilitation—with officers and staff being trained in the latest techniques to “Stop the Bleed," as well as to deal with other possible dangers.

The Center for International Education has two announcements in time for International Education Week, held November 12 through November 16, 2018: the recipients of the 2019 International Faculty Development Grants, and a new map documenting faculty international engagement.

At ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, business students don't just read about marketing strategies and business plans. They create them by working with companies like GEICO, United Parcel Service of America, Inc., and 1-800-Flowers.com. Soon, students will have even more opportunities to work with companies on the next big idea when ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ's planned Innovation Center, a 2,000-square-foot research lab in Swirbul Library, is completed in September 2019.

Biology professor James K. Dooley, Ph.D., is passionate about protecting endangered marine life and creating a better future for our planet. Throughout his 45 years at ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, he has been recognized nationally, internationally and locally for his work in environmental preservation.

I’d like to thank the students, faculty and staff who came to our University Forum last Monday, November 5, to hear updates and ask questions about the Ruth S. Harley University Center project.

Nicole Stroke speaks about how she found the Infant Mental Health-Developmental Practice (IMH-DP) Master’s program and how it has changed her outlooks on her career and parenting.

ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ shares its plans for a new innovation research laboratory, slated to open next year, with InnovateLI.

ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ is truly a microcosm of the world, with students from 58 countries learning, interacting, making new lives and planning big futures for themselves on our campuses.

Korede Adegoke, Ph.D., began her professional career as a physician in her home country of Nigeria, committed to the treatment of pregnant women and their children. Dismayed by the preventable deaths she witnessed almost daily, she eventually came to the conclusion that the best way to help improve health among vulnerable populations would be to go into public health research and teaching.

Halle Russo is a worker with the CIO Group at ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ.

In response to the shooting on October 27, 2018, in which 11 members of the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh lost their lives, the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ community came together on the evening of Monday, October 29, for a multidenominational service on the Flagpole Lawn.

It's nearing Election Day, and it's not a big presidential contest, only the midterms, so you're likely to hear a lot more people asking the age-old American question: “Does my vote still count?"

Dr. Rudolph’s research brings together political, social, and cultural history. She has worked as the Managing Editor of the journal French Politics, Culture and Society and is author of the book At Home in Postwar France: Modern Mass Housing and the Right to Comfort. 

How can women who face gender-based violence create conditions of safety and well-being in their lives? That is the question that animates the research efforts of Stavroula Kyriakakis, Ph.D., associate professor in the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ School of Social Work.

When Chotsani West, M.A. '07, returned to ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ in 2014 to start the University's Mentoring Program, her task was to help improve the retention rate of students of color.

Jean Lau Chin, Ed.D., a professor at ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ's Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology and a recognized authority on leadership, spent six months studying global and diverse leadership as the 2018 Fulbright Scholar as Distinguished Chair at the University of Sydney in Australia.

Growing up in Afghanistan under the Taliban, adjunct communications professor Mehdi Salehi saw firsthand how drones could be used for destructive purposes. Now, having fled Afghanistan, he's teaching at ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ and using drones as a force for good as the founder of his company, Drone Labs, which deploys the technology to support humanitarian work.