{"id":28679,"date":"2024-11-05T10:20:11","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T16:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/?page_id=28679"},"modified":"2024-11-05T10:20:13","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T16:20:13","slug":"in-focus-magazine-october-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-october-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"In Focus Magazine: October, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"lead-in\">Volume 14, Number 10<\/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\/from-malaria-to-chatgpt-the-birth-and-strange-life-of-the-random-walk\/\" 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\/09\/Jordan-Ellenberg.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"A split picture shows a book cover image on the left with words on it reading, &quot;Jordan Ellenberg, Shape, The Hidden Geometry of Absolutely Everything.&quot; On the right is a headshot of a white man with brown hair and beard wearing glasses.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2024\/09\/Jordan-Ellenberg.webp 720w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2024\/09\/Jordan-Ellenberg-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\/from-malaria-to-chatgpt-the-birth-and-strange-life-of-the-random-walk\/\">From malaria to ChatGPT: the birth and strange life of the random walk<\/a><time datetime=\"2024-10-01T12:00:00-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">October 1, 2024<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Jordan Ellenberg invites the UW-Milwaukee community take a \u201crandom walk\u201d with him at the 2024 Dean\u2019s Distinguished Lecture in the Natural Sciences on Oct. 16. A random walk is a &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus-spotlight\/for-the-first-time-a-drug-developed-at-uwm-enters-fda-clinical-trials\/\" 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\/09\/Jim-Cook-lab.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"An older white man with gray hair and wire-rimmed glasses, wearing a white lab coat, holds a round flask to catch liquid dripping from a ribbed glass tube.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2024\/09\/Jim-Cook-lab.webp 720w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2024\/09\/Jim-Cook-lab-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-spotlight\/for-the-first-time-a-drug-developed-at-uwm-enters-fda-clinical-trials\/\">For the first time, a drug discovered at 51ÁÔÆæ approved to begin clinical trials<\/a><time datetime=\"2024-10-01T12:00:00-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">October 1, 2024<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">For the first time, a compound discovered at the Milwaukee Institute for Drug Discovery (MIDD) has been approved to enter human clinical trials. The drug is under development by Damona &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus\/alumni-student-news\/students-pursue-environmental-experiences-with-diversity-summer-internships\/\" 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\/09\/Diversity-internships-cover-photo.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"A split image. On the left is a young person in a blue shirt wearing a wide-brimmed hat. They stand in a green field and look at a cell phone and clipboard. On the right is a young woman in coveralls. She stands in a green field and wears a Nikon camera around her neck.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2024\/09\/Diversity-internships-cover-photo.webp 720w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2024\/09\/Diversity-internships-cover-photo-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\/students-pursue-environmental-experiences-with-diversity-summer-internships\/\">Students pursue environmental experiences with Diversity summer internships<\/a><time datetime=\"2024-10-01T12:00:00-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">October 1, 2024<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Reece Charles and Jamie Kollman have a lot in common. They both entered UW-Milwaukee as film majors, but switched their focus to environmental science. They both plan to graduate this &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus-spotlight\/tending-her-orphans-uwm-english-alum-publishes-her-plays-and-garners-fellow-award\/\" 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\/09\/Marie-Kohler.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"An older white woman with brown hair wearing a gray wrap smiles at the camera as she sits in front of a table scattered with manuscripts.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2024\/09\/Marie-Kohler.webp 720w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2024\/09\/Marie-Kohler-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-spotlight\/tending-her-orphans-uwm-english-alum-publishes-her-plays-and-garners-fellow-award\/\">Tending her orphans: 51ÁÔÆæ English alum publishes her plays and garners Fellow Award<\/a><time datetime=\"2024-10-01T12:00:00-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">October 1, 2024<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Marie Kohler is having a banner year. In July, she finally, formally published her play \u201cBoswell\u201d with Dramatic Publishing, and followed that success with the publication of her play \u201cMidnight &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus-2024\/psychology-professor-returns-to-podcasting-to-tackle-a-cold-case-with-personal-ties\/\" 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\/09\/Nye-Podcast-cover-image.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"A split image. On the left is the image of a podcast teaser with the words &quot;Murder in Morton Grove&quot; in black and red. On the right is a head shot of a middle-aged woman with short blond hair and red glasses. She smiles at the camera with a microphone in front of her.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2024\/09\/Nye-Podcast-cover-image.webp 720w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2024\/09\/Nye-Podcast-cover-image-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\/psychology-professor-returns-to-podcasting-to-tackle-a-cold-case-with-personal-ties\/\">Psychology professor returns to podcasting to tackle a cold case with personal ties<\/a><time datetime=\"2024-10-01T12:00:00-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">October 1, 2024<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">On their first day of their senior year of high school in 1979, Susan Ovington and Eyvonne Bender were shot and killed. Their bodies were found in a forest preserve &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus-2024\/uwm-shows-off-its-new-chemistry-building\/\" 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\/09\/Chem-Building-northside.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"A long white building stretches across the frame. It is covered in glass windows. A stretch of yellowed grass sits in front.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2024\/09\/Chem-Building-northside.webp 720w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2024\/09\/Chem-Building-northside-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\/uwm-shows-off-its-new-chemistry-building\/\">51ÁÔÆæ shows off its new Chemistry Building<\/a><time datetime=\"2024-10-01T11:18:54-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">October 1, 2024<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">51ÁÔÆæ Chancellor Mark Mone led an enthusiastic grand opening ceremony for 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s brand-new Chemistry Building Friday afternoon. More than 200 students, faculty, staff, government representatives and friends of 51ÁÔÆæ packed &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-p-md\"><strong>Please be aware that some publications require a subscription in order to view articles and most links below leave this site.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alumni Accomplishments&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Amy Kretlow (\u201814, BA Conservation &amp; Environmental Science) <\/strong>is one of the winners of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheboyganpress.com\/story\/news\/local\/2024\/09\/05\/sheboygan-woman-amy-kretlow-honored-as-wisconsin-dnr-aquatic-invasive-species-coordinator\/75055844007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2024 Invasive Species Action awards<\/a> presented by the Wisconsin Invasive Species Council. The award was given in recognition of Kretlow\u2019s efforts in aquatic invasive species mitigation. Kretlow is the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources\u2019 aquatic invasive species program coordinator.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Catherine Kaczorowski (\u201820, BA Psychology) <\/strong>has been elected to the Board of Directors of the American Federation for Aging Research. Dr. Kaczorowski is a recognized authority in the development and application of genetically diverse mouse models for studies on aging and age-related neurodegenerative diseases. She pioneered the first translationally relevant polygenic model of human AD which was published in the journal, <em>Neuron<\/em>. After graduating from 51ÁÔÆæ, she earned her PhD from Northwestern University and is the Elinor Levine Professor of Dementia Research and a Professor of Neurology at the University of Michigan.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>David Bauer (\u201805, MS; \u201808, PhD Psychology) <\/strong>was named the director of the Casagrande Institute for Higher Education Effectiveness at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.viterbo.edu\/news\/david-bauer-named-director-casagrande-institute-higher-education-effectiveness-viterbo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Viterbo University<\/a>. The Institute provides assessments, analysis, and other services for clients in higher education. Bauer is a former Viterbo faculty member, having spent 15 years in the Psychology Department, before becoming a higher education consultant.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Laurels and Accolades&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Arjun Saha (Chemistry &amp; Biochemistry) <\/strong>is one of the winners of this year\u2019s Catalyst Grants. The <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/uwm-research-foundation-awards-250000-in-catalyst-grants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">51ÁÔÆæ Research Foundation\u2019s Catalyst Grant program<\/a> is designed to seed-fund research in areas where 51ÁÔÆæ has the greatest potential to impact the regional economy through commercialization. Saha\u2019s work targets abnormal protein-protein interactions (PPI) in the body by developing new computational methods to simulate them. Abnormal PPIs are behind many diseases and his work could pave the way for novel therapeutics.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dyanna Czeck (Geosciences) <\/strong>and her collaborators at Carleton and Bowdoin colleges have been award the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carleton.edu\/news\/stories\/cailin-huyck-orr-96-john-mcdaris-of-carletons-science-education-resource-center-awarded-national-science-foundation-grants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Science Foundation\u2019s<\/a> Geoscience Opportunities for Leadership in Diversity (GOLD-EN) grant for their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/awardsearch\/showAward?AWD_ID=2403844&amp;HistoricalAwards=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cultural Change in Geoscience (C-ChanGe) project<\/a>. The work supports faculty to work toward an inclusive and welcoming academic geosciences environment for all.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Carolyn Eichner (History and Women\u2019s &amp; Gender Studies)<\/strong> has been awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities Public Scholar Grant for Jan 1 &#8211; Aug 31, 2025, in support of her research and writing for a biography of 19th-century anarchist feminist Louise Michel, orator, author, ethnographer, teacher, and leader in the Paris Commune. Eichner&#8217;s proposal was among the 9% funded of the 283 proposals submitted this cycle.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece&#8217;s (English) <\/strong>new 2024 book, <em>Movies under the Influence<\/em>, received a lengthy write-up in <a href=\"https:\/\/online.ucpress.edu\/fq\/article\/78\/1\/87\/203172\/Movies-under-the-InfluenceA-Conversation-with\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Film Quarterly<\/em><\/a>. Her book explores the history and interrelationship between substance use, moviegoing, and movie genres. From the old school movie houses of the 1920s and cigarettes to stronger drugs of the 60\u2019s, Szczepaniak-Gillece&#8217;s book delves into this fascinating aspect of American culture.&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>\u201cForever\u201d foods can be re-plenished time and again \u2013 think of sourdough starter. In Chinese culture there is an \u201ceverlasting\u201d broth. Tik Tokker Annie Rauwerder took the concept to create a perpetual stew in 2023 and became an internet sensation. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/w3ct5xn8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The BBC<\/a> interviewed a microbiologist about the safety of this type of food along with <strong>Martha Carlin (History)<\/strong> about its history.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do political yards signs make a difference in elections? <strong>Kennan Ferguson (Political Science) <\/strong>weighed in on <a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumnews1.com\/wi\/milwaukee\/news\/2024\/09\/03\/wisconsin-yard-signs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spectrum 1 News,<\/a> and spoke <a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumnews1.com\/wi\/milwaukee\/news\/2024\/09\/05\/wisconsin-candidates-political-outsiders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">on the channel again<\/a> regarding candidates\u2019 need for a political record. He also spoke on how local elections are often overlooked in favor of national elections in the <a href=\"https:\/\/racinecountyeye.com\/2024\/09\/04\/racine-voter-local-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Racine County Eye<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alumnus <strong>Michael Allen (\u201894, BA Psychology) <\/strong>was featured on <a href=\"https:\/\/radiomilwaukee.org\/food-drink\/2024-08-29\/beerline-cafe-milwaukee-riverwest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Radio Milwaukee<\/a> as the owner and founder of Milwaukee\u2019s Beerline Cafe, a restaurant featuring vegetarian and vegan cuisine.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Letters &amp; Science staff members <strong>Aimee Orndorf (Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies) and Christine Wolf (Global Studies)<\/strong>, along with Ben Trager from 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s Center for Student Experience and Talent were presenters at the fall conference of the Center for Research on College-Workforce Transitions held in October at UW-Madison. The 2024 theme was \u201cAmplifying Student Voices: Advancing Career Wellness &amp; Success,\u201d and their presentation title was &#8220;Designing a Global Careers Event: Leveraging Collaboration to Foster Student Career Readiness.&#8221; They described the impact of intra-campus collaborations for a campus-wide multifaceted event that included skill-building stations, a mini study abroad fair, a facilitated panel, and networking.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Planetarium\u2019s<\/strong> annual event \u2013 Campfires, Constellations &amp; S\u2019mores &#8211; was featured in both the <a href=\"https:\/\/shepherdexpress.com\/lgbtq\/dear-ruthie\/gimme-smore-summer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Shepherd Express<\/em><\/a> and on Milwaukee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbs58.com\/news\/campfires-constellations-smores-uwm-planetarium-hosting-its-annual-event-tuesday-evening\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CBS Channel 58<\/a>.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br><strong>Liam Callanan (English) <\/strong>was part of the lineup at this year\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/doorcountypulse.com\/washington-island-lit-fest-has-come-this-far\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Washington Island Literary Festival<\/a> in Door County in September. The annual three-day workshop allows attendees to meet authors, attend classes, and engage in workshops.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Undergraduate <strong>Liliana Fannin (Journalism, Advertising, &amp; Media Studies) <\/strong>shared her experience as an intern with CNN during both the Republican and Democratic national conventions this summer. She recounted her observations in the <a href=\"https:\/\/racinecountyeye.com\/2024\/09\/05\/cnn-student-runner-rnc-dnc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Racine County Eye<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Emily Middleton (Anthropology) <\/strong>explained to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox6now.com\/news\/human-remains-found-two-rivers-agencies-working\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fox 6 News<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisn.com\/article\/its-going-to-take-a-while-expert-weighs-in-on-time-frame-to-identify-skeletal-remains\/62161293\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WISN 12 News<\/a> the possible timeline of the investigation after human remains were found in Two Rivers, Wisconsin.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A generational divide informs the stances of many Jewish Americans regarding the war in Gaza. <strong>Joel Berkowitz (Jewish Studies) <\/strong>reflected on the impact of his family\u2019s history on their views in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/news\/local\/2024\/09\/10\/milwaukee-jewish-response-to-israels-war-in-gaza-reflecopens-fissures-in-milwaukees-jewish-community\/74627577007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Milwaukee Journal Sentinel<\/em><\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An <a href=\"https:\/\/astrobites.org\/2024\/09\/05\/equitable-access-to-computing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Astrobites<\/a> article described how <strong>Philip Chang (Physics) <\/strong>explored the capabilities of a new computing platform during an NSF-funded summer school at 51ÁÔÆæ.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jeffrey Sommers (African &amp; African Diaspora Studies and Global Studies)<\/strong> authored an essay, \u201cInterregnum in our New Age of Extremes,\u201d in <em>The <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/revdem.ceu.edu\/2024\/09\/05\/interregnum-in-our-new-age-of-extremes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Review of Democracy<\/em><\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New election maps in Wisconsin mean that LGBTQ candidates running for state government likely face less partisan opposition than before, <strong>Kathleen Dolan (Political Science) <\/strong>said in an article by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reckon.news\/lgbtq\/2024\/10\/wisconsin-might-elect-its-largest-ever-bloc-of-lgbtq-lawmakers-could-that-flip-the-swing-state.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reckon News<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Noelle Chesley (Sociology) <\/strong>was quoted about the cost of childcare in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/woman-work-family-husband\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bored Panda<\/a> article.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/pres-outlook.org\/2024\/09\/fred-holper-influential-figure-in-american-liturgical-theology-dies-at-age-77\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Presbyterian News Service<\/a> published a remembrance of 51ÁÔÆæ alumnus <strong>Fred Holper (\u201870, BA Journalism, Advertising, &amp; Media Studies)<\/strong>, an influential figure in American liturgical theology. Holper passed away in September.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a <em>New York Post <\/em>reporter failed to disclose her political ties, <strong>David Pritchard (emeritus Journalism, Advertising, &amp; Media Studies) <\/strong>decried the Post\u2019s lack of ethics in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/news\/politics\/elections\/2024\/09\/23\/new-york-post-campaign-reporter-was-paid-by-wisconsin-republicans\/75276893007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Milwaukee Journal Sentinel<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>article.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alumna <strong>Brianna Albers (\u201817, BA Psychology) <\/strong>described how the pandemic changed online schooling for the better in a piece she penned for <a href=\"https:\/\/smanewstoday.com\/columns\/how-pandemic-changed-online-school-better\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SMA News Today<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ashley Lemke (Anthropology) <\/strong>gave a presentation at the <a href=\"https:\/\/news.uark.edu\/articles\/71273\/stigler-lecture-event-for-underwater-archaeologist-ashley-lemke\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">University of Arkansas<\/a> as part of the university\u2019s Stigler Lecture Series in Archaeology in September. She spoke about the ancient record of hunter-gatherers submerged in the Great Lakes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The City of Waukesha consulted with 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s <strong>Cultural Resource Management <\/strong>program under the auspices of the <strong>Anthropology Department <\/strong>as the city prepared to submit the Senator William Blair House for inclusion to the National Register of Historic Places, according the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmtoday.com\/the_freeman\/news\/new-national-register-of-historic-places-nomination-to-be-submitted-for-blair-house\/article_acc89172-7574-51d6-87ed-452a7d2e37eb.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Waukesha Freeman<\/em><\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">People in Print&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>David Kocik (English)<\/strong>, Jill Budny (Honors College), Jon Cassie, Wren Dalton, and <strong>Laya Liebeseller (Anthropology)<\/strong>. 2024. The Quiet Year. In <a href=\"https:\/\/press.etc.cmu.edu\/books\/learning-education-games\/4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Learning, Education &amp; Games, Volume 4: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion<\/em><\/a>, (eds. Karen Schrier, Rachel Kowert, Diana Leonard, &amp; Tarja Porkka-Kontturi). Pittsburgh: ETC Press: 221-227.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PhD student <strong>Kristine Koyama (English)<\/strong>. 2024. True Women as Sacred Friends: Harriet Jacobs\u2019s Model of Consent-Based White Allyship in \u201cIncidents in the Life of a Slave Girl\u201d. <a href=\"https:\/\/journals.calstate.edu\/jcbp\/article\/view\/3900\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Journal of Consent-Based Performance<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em>3(1).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Miriam Boehm (Philosophy)<\/strong>. 2024. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.taylorfrancis.com\/chapters\/edit\/10.4324\/9781003394129-20\/conceivability-standard-metaphysical-possibility-miren-boehm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Conceivability as the Standard of Metaphysical Possibility<\/a>. In <em>Hume and Contemporary Epistemology, Routledge Studies in Eighteenth-Century Philosophy <\/em>(S. Stapleford and V. Wagner, eds.). 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