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Q&A faculty spotlight: Becky Mansfield

Becky Mansfield studies nature-society geography, political ecology and science studies. She is particularly interested in how traditional ideas about a separation between humans…

‘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,…