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‘Zombie fires’ in the Arctic: Canada’s extreme wildfire season offers a glimpse of new risks in a warmer, drier future
As global temperatures rise, fires are spreading farther north and into the Arctic. These fires aren’t just burning in trees and grasses. New research on the exceptional Arctic fire seasons of…
Kaizar to chair Department of Statistics
Eloise Kaizar, professor in the Department of Statistics, has been appointed chair of the department for a four-year term, effective July 1, 2023.
Bielefeld appointed chair of Speech and Hearing Science
Eric Bielefeld, a professor in the Department of Speech and Hearing Science, has been appointed chair of the department for a four-year term beginning July 1, 2023.
Coleman appointed chair of Department of Geography
Mathew Coleman, professor, and interim chair in the Department of Geography, has been appointed chair of the department for a four-year term beginning July 1, 2023.
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Yang appointed chair of Department of Economics
Huanxing Yang, professor in the Department of Economics, has been appointed chair of the department for a four-year term beginning July 1, 2023.
Yang is an expert in the…
How larger body sizes helped the colonizers of New Zealand
For the first time, researchers have developed a model to estimate how much energy the original colonizers of New Zealand expended to maintain their body temperatures on the cold, harrowing ocean…
Taleghani-Nikazm to chair Germanic Languages, Lit dept.
Carmen Taleghani-Nikazm, professor in the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, has been appointed chair of the department for a four-year term,…
Sreenivas to head Department of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Mytheli Sreenivas, professor in the Department of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies, has been appointed chair of the department for a four-year term,…
Q&A faculty spotlight: Karl Whittington
Karl Whittington is a specialist in European medieval art and architecture, particularly issues relating to the history of science, gender and sexuality, materiality and reception…