L. Syd M Johnson has co-authored the book Chimpanzee Rights: The Philosophers’ Brief, published by Routledge. The book expands on the philosophical arguments made in a legal brief filed on behalf of Tommy and Kiko, two captive chimpanzees, by the Nonhuman Rights Project.
Laura Kasson Fiss presented a paper entitled “The Bodies of the Idler’s Club: A Quantitative Analysis of Column Contributors” at The Body and the Page, an international conference jointly hosted by the Research Society for Victorian Periodicals and the Victorian Studies Association of Western Canada in Victoria, British Columbia.
The Department of Humanities congratulates Andrew Fiss for receiving a Scholarship and Creativity Grant through the Research Excellence Fund. The Vice President for Research Office announced the 2018 Research Excellence Fund awards and thanked the volunteer review committees, as well as the deans and department chairs, for their time spent on this important internal research award process.
This grant provides support to encourage faculty to engage in scholarly research, learning, and creative activities to enhance professional development.
Diane Shoos‘ (HU) book “Domestic Violence in Hollywood Film: Gaslighting” was published by Palgrave Macmillan in December, 2017.
L. Syd M Johnson is interviewed by Big Think about the NIH decision to lift the funding moratorium on “gain of function” research with Potential Pandemic Pathogens and by Futurism about a Black Mirror episode featuring neural implants.
Johnson also was interviewed on Copper Country Today, discussing legal, social and ethical aspects of Michigan’s new regulations on medical marijuana. The interview was broadcast Dec. 17th on 97.7 FM, 102.3 FM and 99.3 FM. It is available online.
The World War I & the Copper Country collective, led by Sue Collins (HU) in collaboration with Patty Sotirin (HU), Stefka Hristova (HU), Steve Walton (SS), Elise Nelson (Carnegie Museum), and Hilary Virtanen (Finlandia), has been awarded a Michigan Humanities Council grant.
Conceived as a joint project between Michigan Technological University, the Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw, and Finlandia University, the grant will support a series of events commemorating World War I to run in the fall of 2018 including historical exhibits, a symposium, a relief bazaar, and an immersive life-size trench installation with a Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) produced soundscape.
The project has received a $15,000 public service grant from the Michigan Humanities Council.
Michigan Tech Employee Service Recognition Event
On Wednesday, May 6th, 2015, faculty and staff members, along with their guests, gathered at the Memorial Union Ballroom for an awards dinner recognizing 25, 30, 35, and 40 years of service to Michigan Tech.
Among the employees recognized were Victoria Bergvall and Craig Waddell for 25 years of service.
The William G. Jackson Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) has announced its 2015 grant recipients. The grants support course/program reform or expansion projects using blended and online learning. A committee assembled by the Provost and the CTL Director selected this year’s grant recipients from among many proposals.
Lauren Bowen, Assistant Professor of Composition and Director of First-Year Composition in the Humanities Department, was awarded a $10,000-level grant for her Composition in Digital Elements Environments proposal.
Professor Jennifer Daryl Slack (HU) has co-authored a book, Culture and Technology: A Primer, whose second edition has just been published. Peter Lang, 2015.
Abraham Romney, assistant professor of rhetoric and composition in the Department of Humanities, was awarded a research fellowship for $5,000 from the International Society for the History of Rhetoric. The fellowship will support archival research to be conducted in South America.