{"id":27881,"date":"2024-05-31T14:18:25","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T19:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/?page_id=27881"},"modified":"2024-06-04T08:08:33","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T13:08:33","slug":"in-focus-magazine-may-2024","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/news-events\/in-focus-magazine\/infocus-archive\/in-focus-archive-2024\/in-focus-magazine-may-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"In Focus Magazine: May, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"lead-in\">Volume 14, Number 5<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Featured Stories<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"uwm-p-posts uwm-c-list--cleanlist uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--3 has-dates\"><li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus-2024\/letters-science-announces-new-bachelor-of-arts-in-general-letters-and-special-pricing-for-online-degrees\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2024\/05\/mortarboard.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Photo shows the top of a young woman&#039;s graduation mortarboard cap from the back.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2024\/05\/mortarboard.webp 720w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2024\/05\/mortarboard-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus-2024\/letters-science-announces-new-bachelor-of-arts-in-general-letters-and-special-pricing-for-online-degrees\/\">Letters &amp; Science announces new Bachelor of Arts in General Letters and special pricing for online degrees<\/a><time datetime=\"2024-05-06T15:51:34-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">May 6, 2024<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Imagine you\u2019re a working professional who never earned a college degree. You\u2019ve gone far in your field, but every higher position requires a Bachelor\u2019s. Or perhaps you\u2019ve been a college &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus-2024\/nsf-program-helps-students-with-disabilities-tap-into-stem\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2024\/05\/TAPDINTO-STEM-group-for-web.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"A group of five people gather around a table covered in papers.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2024\/05\/TAPDINTO-STEM-group-for-web.webp 720w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2024\/05\/TAPDINTO-STEM-group-for-web-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus-2024\/nsf-program-helps-students-with-disabilities-tap-into-stem\/\">NSF program helps students with disabilities Tap Into STEM<\/a><time datetime=\"2024-05-06T15:51:15-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">May 6, 2024<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Jillian Cervantes, who is graduating this month with a major in Mathematical Sciences, is described by her mentors as a gifted mathematician and a talented teacher. She also has ADHD. &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus-2024\/geography-students-photovoices-project-shares-images-of-lindsay-heights-at-city-hall\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2024\/05\/Photovoice-photo-boards.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"A Black man wearing a gray blazer gestures to a white board on an easel. The board is covered in photographs. A Black woman with an orange head covering looks on.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2024\/05\/Photovoice-photo-boards.webp 720w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2024\/05\/Photovoice-photo-boards-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus-2024\/geography-students-photovoices-project-shares-images-of-lindsay-heights-at-city-hall\/\">Geography student\u2019s photovoices project shares images of Lindsay Heights at City Hall<\/a><time datetime=\"2024-05-04T15:19:18-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">May 4, 2024<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Dulmini Jayawardana is a PhD candidate in the Department of Geography at 51ÁÔÆæ whose research philosophy is rooted in community-based participatory action research. Through her research, she tries to uplift &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus\/alumni-student-news\/a-career-exposing-cons-communication-alum-shares-her-wisdom\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2024\/05\/Internet-scam.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"A graphic image of a hand reaching through a laptop screen to take a dollar bill from a person on the other side.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2024\/05\/Internet-scam.webp 720w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2024\/05\/Internet-scam-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus\/alumni-student-news\/a-career-exposing-cons-communication-alum-shares-her-wisdom\/\">A career exposing cons: Communication alum shares her wisdom<\/a><time datetime=\"2024-05-04T09:54:00-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">May 4, 2024<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Nine years ago, Lisa Schiller was featured in the September 2015 edition of In Focus. It was so long ago that the issue is no longer archived online. Schiller talked &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus-2024\/conservation-student-blazes-a-trail-as-a-wildland-firefighter\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2024\/05\/Elena-Crownover.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"A woman in a thick yellow coat, yellow hard hat, and sunglasses holds a shovel on the bank of lake, framed by pine trees.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2024\/05\/Elena-Crownover.webp 720w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2024\/05\/Elena-Crownover-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus-2024\/conservation-student-blazes-a-trail-as-a-wildland-firefighter\/\">Conservation student blazes a trail as a wildland firefighter<\/a><time datetime=\"2024-05-04T08:32:05-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">May 4, 2024<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Over the past decade, wildfires have become more common and more severe. The Camp Fire in California in 2018 destroyed the towns of Paradise and Concow and was the costliest &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Please be aware that some publications require a subscription in order to view articles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alumni Accomplishments&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bill Christianson (\u201811, Master of Public Administration) <\/strong>was elected to a four-year term as the <a href=\"https:\/\/urbanmilwaukee.com\/2024\/04\/02\/bill-christianson-is-milwaukees-new-fiscal-watchdog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Comptroller<\/a> for the City of Milwaukee. The Comptroller serves as the city\u2019s chief financial officer and audits the city\u2019s finances, in addition to serving as a watchdog for city spending. Christianson served as the deputy comptroller under the previous comptroller, who decided not to seek reelection.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Roy Dietsch (\u201808, BA Economics) <\/strong>was named the Entrepreneurship Winner at BizTimes Media\u2019s Innovation + Entrepreneurship Forum in late 2023. Dietsch is the founder and CEO of PartsBadger, a custom machining company that serves southeastern Wisconsin. During his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qDkrirt1Y9U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">acceptance speech<\/a>, Dietsch thanked educators who supported his journey, including <strong>Avik Chakrabarti (Economics)<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Megan O\u2019Halloran (\u201802, BA Spanish) <\/strong>was appointed the executive director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/biztimes.com\/franciscan-peacemakers-names-new-executive-director\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Franciscan Peacemakers<\/a>, a Milwaukee-based program to assist women escaping prostitution, addiction, and homelessness. O\u2019Halloran was previously the director of development and communications at Walker\u2019s Point Youth &amp; Family Center.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Janine Kwapis (\u201813, PhD Psychology) <\/strong>received the <a href=\"https:\/\/science.psu.edu\/news\/kwapis-new-investigator-award\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New Investigator Award in Aging and Biology and Geroscience Research<\/a> from the American Federation for Aging Research. The award confers a three-year, $375,000 grant to support Kwapis\u2019 research which explores how dysregulation of an enzyme called histone deacetylase HDAC3 impacts how memories are updated. Kwapis is the Paul Berg Early Career Professor in the Biological Sciences at Penn State.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Laurels &amp; Accolades&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Brenda C<\/strong><strong>\u00e1<\/strong><strong>rdenas\u2019 (English) <\/strong>book <em>Trace <\/em>(Red Hen Press, 2023) won the <a href=\"https:\/\/midlandauthors.org\/2024\/04\/announcing-the-midland-authors-award-winners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Society of Midland Authors 2023 Poetry Book Award<\/a> honoring the Society\u2019s choices for the best books by Midwest authors published in 2023. <em>Trace <\/em>is also a finalist for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forewordreviews.com\/awards\/finalists\/2023\/poetry-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Foreword Review\u2019s Indie Poetry Prize<\/a> for books that present work that uses language for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or instead of, its apparent communication value.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sarah Riforgiate (Communication) <\/strong>was recently honored with the 2024 Warren Mentorship Award. The award, given by the Central States Communication Association at their convention in early April, recognizes a mid-career scholar who excels in all aspects of their career (teaching, research\/creativity, service, and engagement), but most importantly is an excellent mentor to students.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In the Media and Around the Community&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The solar eclipse captured the entire country\u2019s gaze on April 8. The <strong>51ÁÔÆæ Planetarium <\/strong>hosted a viewing party to help an audience of thousands safely watch as the moon passed between the Earth and the sun, obscuring its light. Several area news outlets, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisn.com\/article\/milwaukee-near-total-eclipse-draws-thousands-to-look-up\/60434131\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WISN 12 News<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wuwm.com\/environment\/2024-04-09\/milwaukeeans-fill-uwm-plaza-to-savor-solar-eclipse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">W51ÁÔÆæ Radio<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbs58.com\/news\/once-in-a-lifetime-experience-all-eyes-to-the-skies-to-see-the-2024-solar-eclipse-in-se-wisconsin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CBS 58 News<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/news\/2024\/04\/08\/milwaukeeans-watch-the-partial-solar-eclipse-at-public-museum-uwm\/73246359007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Milwaukee Journal Sentinel<\/a> covered the event. The <em>Journal Sentinel <\/em>even created a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/picture-gallery\/news\/local\/milwaukee\/2024\/04\/08\/a-total-solar-eclipse-will-darken-the-milwaukee-skies-on-monday\/73248105007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">photo gallery<\/a> of pictures from the event.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Around the eclipse, <strong>Jean Creighton (Planetarium) <\/strong>was much in demand to explain the science of the event. She described how to safely view April 8\u2019s solar eclipse in an article in the <a href=\"https:\/\/milwaukeerecord.com\/city-life\/where-and-how-to-safely-view-the-solar-eclipse-on-april-8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Milwaukee Record<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em>spoke about when Wisconsin will next be in the path of totality of a solar eclipse in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/news\/2024\/04\/05\/when-are-the-next-total-solar-eclipses-in-the-us-and-wisconsin-after-2024\/73206201007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Milwaukee Journal Sentinel<\/a>, and talked about the science of the eclipse with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbs58.com\/news\/this-does-not-happen-every-day-milwaukeeans-prepare-for-partial-solar-eclipse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CBS 58 News.<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Purchasing car insurance can be confusing and frustrating, so <strong>Rachael Jurek (Journalism, Advertising, &amp; Media Studies) <\/strong>gave some tips on <a href=\"https:\/\/wallethub.com\/car-insurance\/wisconsin#rachael_jurek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WalletHub<\/a> to ease the process.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Road salt makes its way into freshwater lakes and streams via groundwater, <strong>Charles Paradis (Geosciences) <\/strong>said in an <a href=\"https:\/\/urbanmilwaukee.com\/2024\/03\/29\/too-salty-how-salt-is-polluting-states-waters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Urban Milwaukee<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>article.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Members of the <strong>Anthropology Department <\/strong>are engaged in an archaeological survey at Willow Creek Preserve near the Sheboygan River, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/whbl.com\/2024\/03\/28\/archeological-survey-underway-at-willow-creek-preserve\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WHBL Radio<\/a>, and are working to preserve the remains of a Native American Village in Oshkosh, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenorthwestern.com\/story\/news\/local\/oshkosh\/2024\/04\/23\/archaeological-work-at-menominee-park-pratt-trail-in-oshkosh-to-conclude-in-fall\/73416424007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Oshkosh Northwestern<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Between now and November, things like President Biden\u2019s handling of Israel, former President Donald Trump\u2019s legal cases, and other factors will impact the election, <strong>Kathleen Dolan (Political Science) <\/strong>told <a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumnews1.com\/wi\/milwaukee\/news\/2024\/03\/27\/voting-wisconsin-presidential-primary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spectrum 1 News<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a rare 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck New York, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbs58.com\/news\/very-rare-occurrence-48-magnitude-earthquake-rattles-east-coast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CBS 58 News<\/a> spoke with <strong>Robert Graziano (Geosciences) <\/strong>about the phenomenon.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Brett Ketter (Geosciences) <\/strong>explained the circumstances under which Wisconsin could experience an earthquake to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wqow.com\/news\/you-ask-we-answer\/you-ask-we-answer-has-there-ever-been-an-earthquake-in-wisconsin\/article_53892ea6-f784-11ee-b9f1-bb9d1a058811.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WQOW Radio<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inflation continues to impact the economy, and that means the Federal Reserve is unlikely to lower interest rates anytime soon, <strong>Kundan Kishor (Economics) <\/strong>told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbs58.com\/news\/uwm-expert-inflation-report-means-interest-rate-cuts-unlikely-to-happen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CBS 58 News<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alumna <strong>Michele Christian (\u201898, MA History and MLIS in Library and Information Science<\/strong>) was profiled in <a href=\"https:\/\/brookingsregister.com\/stories\/preserving-history,78791\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The Brookings Register<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>to highlight her job as an archivist and special collections librarian at South Dakota State University.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Chia Youyee Vang (History) <\/strong>told <a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumnews1.com\/wi\/milwaukee\/news\/2024\/04\/05\/hmong-history-evers-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spectrum 1 News<\/a> that she hopes new legislation requiring that Asian-American history be taught in schools will help students gain a better understanding of Hmong history and raise the visibility of Wisconsin\u2019s Hmong population.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/badgerherald.com\/news\/wisconsin\/2024\/04\/14\/liberal-wisconsin-supreme-court-justice-announces-retirement-sparks-battle-for-partisan-majority\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Badger Herald<\/em><\/a> turned to <strong>Sara Benesh (Political Science) <\/strong>for commentary after Wisconsin State Supreme Court Justice Ann Walsh Bradley announced that she would retire in 2025.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After Taiwanese tech company Foxconn failed to live up to its promises to bring&nbsp; thousands of jobs to its proposed factory in Mt. Pleasant, despite incredible tax incentives, <strong>Marc Levine (emeritus History) <\/strong>said in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.milwaukeemag.com\/does-microsofts-data-center-make-the-foxconn-fail-worth-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Milwaukee Magazine<\/em><\/a> that state and local officials agree that such wild incentives are \u201cnot justified.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After human remains were found in various locations around Cudahy and Milwaukee County, <strong>Emily Middleton (Anthropology) <\/strong>explained to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox6now.com\/news\/body-parts-milwaukee-county-investigation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fox 6 News<\/a> how investigators and might proceed with the case.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Though TikTok represents an effective tool for business owners, <strong>Michael Mirer (Journalism, Advertising, &amp; Media Studies) <\/strong>explained on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbs58.com\/news\/tiktok-ban-what-happens-next-how-local-business-owners-feel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CBS58 News<\/a> that lawmakers are concerned about how TikTok\u2019s Chinese parent company is using users\u2019 data.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Chris Young (Conservation &amp; Environmental Science) <\/strong>told <a href=\"https:\/\/wtmj.com\/homepage-showcase\/2024\/04\/22\/i-think-of-it-as-a-system-conservation-expert-on-54th-earth-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">620 WTMJ Radio<\/a> on &nbsp;<br>Earth Day that the Earth is more than a rock or planet; it\u2019s a system.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kay Wells (Art History) <\/strong>described the reactions of people who viewed a display of miniature rooms at the 1933 Chicago Century of Progress Exhibition in an article published in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/ideas\/archive\/2024\/04\/miniature-art-museums-thorne-rooms-bonsais\/678133\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Atlantic<\/a> and republished on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/travel\/news\/why-miniatures-inspire-such-awe\/ar-AA1nlGay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MSN News<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ashley Lemke (Anthropology)<\/strong> talked to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/news\/2024\/05\/02\/hidden-pielanes-long-lost-piers-wrecked-ships-ancient-shores-and-planes-ancient-shores-and-trees-all\/73094157007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Milwaukee Journal Sentinel<\/a> about what might be found on the floor of Lake Michigan and underwater research.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">People in Print&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Michael Liston (Philosophy)<\/strong>. 2024. Review of \u201cPenelope Maddy, A Plea for Natural Philosophy.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebsps.org\/reviewofbooks\/liston-on-maddy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>British Journal for the Philosophy of Science<\/em><\/a><em>. <\/em>Online.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PhD student <strong>Pratiti Ketoki (English)<\/strong>. 2024. How Tintin Became Bengali: Understanding Translations as After-Work<em>. <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/fsb\/article-abstract\/45\/169-170\/28\/7641463?redirectedFrom=fulltext\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>French Studies Bulletin<\/em><\/a> , 45(169-170): 28-31.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Christine Wolf (Global Studies)<\/strong>. 2024. Review of \u201cThe Great Upheaval: Higher Educations Past, Present, and Uncertain Future.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nafsa.org\/bookstore\/gslr-2024-community\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Global Studies Literature Review<\/em><\/a>, 13.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shiri Noy and <strong>Timothy O\u2019Brien (Sociology)<\/strong>. 2024. Science and the Pulpit: Clerical Perspectives on Science and Religion in the United States. <em>Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/jssr.12917\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Online first<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Passings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>51ÁÔÆæ alumnus and social work expert <strong>Edward Gumz (\u201865, MS Social Work; \u201886, PhD Urban Studies) <\/strong>passed away in April at the age of 82. Gumz had an enormous impact on the social welfare of the cities of Milwaukee and Chicago. From 1964-86, he was a social worker with multiple social service organizations in Milwaukee, and the Children\u2019s Service Society in particular.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After earning his PhD, Gumz joined the Department of Social Work as a faculty member at the University of Oshkosh, and later joined the faculty in the School of Social Work at Loyola University in Chicago. He retired in 2015. 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