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History and microbiology professors co-teach course examining HIV
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It’s best to view a topic as expansive and nuanced as HIV through multiple lenses.
The course HIV: From Microbiology to Macrohistory does just…

Jean-François Lafont named interim chair of Department of Mathematics
Jean-François Lafont, professor in the Department of Mathematics, was named interim chair of the department, effective Aug. 1, 2018, through July 31, 2019.
Lafont’s areas of expertise…

Cynthia Clopper named interim chair of Department of Linguistics
Cynthia Clopper, professor of linguistics, was named interim chair of the Department of Linguistics, effective Aug. 15, 2018, through June 30, 2019.
Clopper received her BA from Duke…

Harald Vaessin named chair of Department of Molecular Genetics
Harald Vaessin, professor in the Department of Molecular Genetics, was named chair of the department, effective June 1, 2018, through May 31, 2022.
Vaessin’s areas of expertise includes…

James Peck appointed interim chair of of Department of Economics
James Peck, professor in the Department of Economics, was named interim chair of the department, effective July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019.
Peck was a faculty member at…

Darla Munroe appointed interim chair of Department of Geography
Darla Munroe, professor in the Department of Geography, was named interim chair of the department, effective July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019.
Munroe specializes in human-environment…

Scott Levi appointed chair of Department of History
Scott Levi, professor in the Department of History, was named chair of the department, effective July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2022.
Levi is a historian focusing on the socio-economic…

College of Arts and Sciences search advisory committee announced
Executive Vice President and Provost Bruce A. McPheron shared the following message with the College of Arts and Sciences community.
Dear Colleagues,
I write to advise you that the…

Robert Holub appointed interim chair of NESA, reappointed chair of GLL
Robert Holub, Ohio Eminent Scholar and professor of German in the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures (GLL), was appointed interim chair of the Department of Near Eastern and South…