{"id":28830,"date":"2024-12-03T13:12:55","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T19:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/?page_id=28830"},"modified":"2024-12-03T13:12:56","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T19:12:56","slug":"in-focus-magazine-november-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-november-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"In Focus Magazine: November 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"lead-in\">Volume 14, Number 11<\/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\/ls-welcomes-1000-during-doors-open-milwaukee\/\" 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\/11\/51ÁÔÆæ-campus.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"The 51ÁÔÆæ campus as viewed from above. Brick buildings are surrounded by green trees and lawns, with the blue lake Michigan and partly cloudy blue skies in the background.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2024\/11\/51ÁÔÆæ-campus.webp 720w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2024\/11\/51ÁÔÆæ-campus-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\/ls-welcomes-1000-during-doors-open-milwaukee\/\">L&amp;S welcomes 1,000+ during Doors Open Milwaukee<\/a><time datetime=\"2024-11-05T00:01:00-06:00\" class=\"post-date\">November 5, 2024<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Doors Open Milwaukee is an annual event that invites the public to peer behind-the-scenes of iconic Milwaukee buildings and institutions \u2013 including those at UW-Milwaukee! The College of Letters &amp; &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus-2024\/pulitzer-prize-winning-author-and-playwright-delivers-deans-distinguished-lecture\/\" 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\/11\/Ayad-Akhtar.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"A headshot of a middle-aged man with a shaved head and glasses. One half of his face is shadowed.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2024\/11\/Ayad-Akhtar.webp 720w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2024\/11\/Ayad-Akhtar-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\/pulitzer-prize-winning-author-and-playwright-delivers-deans-distinguished-lecture\/\">Pulitzer Prize winning author and playwright delivers Dean\u2019s Distinguished Lecture<\/a><time datetime=\"2024-11-05T00:01:00-06:00\" class=\"post-date\">November 5, 2024<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Join the College of Letters &amp; Science as Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and novelist Ayad Akhtar returns to the Milwaukee area to deliver the 2024 Dean\u2019s Distinguished Lecture in the Humanities &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus-2024\/engineering-an-agreement-uwm-economist-plans-for-future-climate-change-agreements-with-emerging-technology\/\" 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\/11\/Warming-earth.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"A portion of the Earth is viewed from space, but the sphere is glowing and orange-yellow color as though showing heat.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2024\/11\/Warming-earth.webp 720w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2024\/11\/Warming-earth-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\/engineering-an-agreement-uwm-economist-plans-for-future-climate-change-agreements-with-emerging-technology\/\">Engineering an agreement: 51ÁÔÆæ economist plans for future climate change agreements with emerging technology<\/a><time datetime=\"2024-11-05T00:01:00-06:00\" class=\"post-date\">November 5, 2024<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Solar geoengineering (SGE) is an emerging technology that has the potential to help cool our warming earth. It works quickly, it\u2019s cheap, and it can cool large areas of the &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus\/coffeeshop-astrophysics-delivers-astronomy-alongside-your-drink-thanks-to-uwm-physics-students\/\" 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\/11\/CSA-Gabe-Freedman.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"A young white man in a button down shirt gestures to a screen showing a depiction of a space event.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2024\/11\/CSA-Gabe-Freedman.webp 720w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2024\/11\/CSA-Gabe-Freedman-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\/coffeeshop-astrophysics-delivers-astronomy-alongside-your-drink-thanks-to-uwm-physics-students\/\">CoffeeShop Astrophysics delivers astronomy alongside your drink, thanks to 51ÁÔÆæ physics students<\/a><time datetime=\"2024-11-05T00:01:00-06:00\" class=\"post-date\">November 5, 2024<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Enjoy a black coffee while you learn about black holes. Sip a cold brew and contemplate comets, or discuss extraterrestrials over an espresso. Spacing out over your drink is encouraged &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus-spotlight\/a-conventional-education-journalism-student-interns-for-cnn-at-rnc-dnc\/\" 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\/11\/RNC-Fiserv-Forum.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"A square building with a glass front stands against a blue sky. Letters on the building read Fiserv Forum. Below them is a blue banner with white letters that reads RNC 2024 Milwaukee. Police stand in front of the building with metal barricades.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2024\/11\/RNC-Fiserv-Forum.webp 720w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2024\/11\/RNC-Fiserv-Forum-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\/a-conventional-education-journalism-student-interns-for-cnn-at-rnc-dnc\/\">A \u2018conventional\u2019 education: Journalism student interns for CNN at RNC, DNC<\/a><time datetime=\"2024-11-05T00:01:00-06:00\" class=\"post-date\">November 5, 2024<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">If you tuned into the Republican or Democratic National Conventions this year, you probably caught the stirring speeches, the roar of the crowds, and the interviews with politicians and celebrities &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>A couple with Chemistry: <\/strong>Forty-nine years ago, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/uwm-research-foundation_uwmalumni-stemstories-lifelonglearning-activity-7247274856679952386-HAu6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">two young chemistry students<\/a> met in the &#8216;New&#8217; chemistry building at 51ÁÔÆæ. <strong>David Seemuth (\u201878, BS Chemistry) <\/strong>and Karen Seemuth (Rowold) (\u201877, BS Medical Technology) were lab partners, analyzing the phosphorus content in Tide detergent. Little did they know that their partnership in the lab would spark a lifelong journey together. The pair married in 1978 and enjoyed fruitful careers: David went on to earn a PhD in Theology from Marquette, while Karen made strides in Medical Technology, helping physicians tackle infertility. On Sept. 27, 2024, they returned to 51ÁÔÆæ for the grand opening of the <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/in-focus-2024\/uwm-shows-off-its-new-chemistry-building\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">new Chemistry Building<\/a>\u2014full circle from where it all began. It\u2019s safe to say the chemistry between them is still going strong.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sandra Mason (\u201893, BA Journalism and Mass Communication)<\/strong> was selected to receive the 2024 award of excellence in public relations by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aem.org\/news\/aem%E2%80%99s-sandra-mason-wins-nama-2024-professional-development-award\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Agri-Marketing Association<\/a>. Sandra is director of public relations at the Association for Equipment Manufacturers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Yhadira Ruiz (\u201813, BA Art History)<\/strong> was named one of Wisconsin\u2019s 36 Most Influential Latino Leaders for 2024 by <a href=\"https:\/\/madison365.com\/wisconsins-36-most-influential-latino-leaders-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Madison365<\/a>. Ruiz is the vice president and business relationship manager at BMO Harris Bank and has also served as a volunteer coordinator at Mexican Fiesta for 17 years and a volunteer with the UMOS Mexican Independence Day Parade, among other volunteer positions.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Teresa Kulick (\u201820, BA English)<\/strong> has joined the law firm of Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.C. where she will practice employee benefits law.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following her graduation from UW Madison Law School, <strong>Eleanor Borden (\u201819, BA Spanish and Political Science)<\/strong> has joined the Minneapolis law firm of Winthrop &amp; Weinstine in their Business &amp; Commercial Litigation department.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Faculty &amp; Staff Accolades&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Leslie Harris (Communication)<\/strong> received the 2023-24 Hochmuth Nichols Award from the National Communication Association for her book <em>The Rhetoric of White Slavery and the Making of National Identity <\/em>(Michigan State UP, 2023). The Hochmuth Nichols Award recognizes a book that &#8220;extends or alters our understanding of public address and\/or rhetorical practice through its exceptional originality, research, intellectual creativity, and writing.&#8221;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Amanda Seligman\u2019s (History) <\/strong>book <em>Chicago\u2019s Block Clubs<\/em> is the free ebook of the month from the University of Chicago Press. Get <a href=\"https:\/\/press.uchicago.edu\/books\/freeEbook.html?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=DOWNLOAD&amp;utm_campaign=Free_ebook_November2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">your free copy<\/a> during the month of November.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sharity Bassett\u2019s (Women\u2019s &amp; Gender Studies) <\/strong>new book, <em>Haudenosaunee Women Lacrosse Players: Making Meaning through Rematriation <\/em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/msupress.org\/9781611864991\/haudenosaunee-women-lacrosse-players\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Michigan State University Press<\/a>) was released on Oct. 1. The book \u201cdemonstrates how the cycle of action and articulation\u2014with the intergenerational help of female leadership\u2014firmly roots lacrosse within Haudenosaunee cultural fabric.\u201d&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><strong>Kay Wells (Art History)<\/strong> has published \u201cLooming Large: Presentations of textile art in Washington, DC;&nbsp; New York; and Chicago,\u201d in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artforum.com\/features\/k-l-h-wells-textile-exhibitions-washington-dc-new-york-chicago-557677\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Artforum<\/a>, the magazine of record for international modern and contemporary art.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mark Schwartz (Geography)<\/strong> was quoted in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/science-nature\/what-30-years-studying-new-england-woods-reveals-about-colors-changing-leaves-180985234\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Smithsonian Magazine feature article<\/a> about ecologist John O\u2019Keefe\u2019s 30+ year study of Harvard Woods located in New England. O\u2019Keefe\u2019s methodology \u2013 direct observation walking through the woods \u2013 may seem unconventional in an era of drone and satellite technology, but it can provide valuable insight for phenoclimatologists like Professor Schwartz.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Riley Enright was featured in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/news\/local\/2024\/09\/25\/brookfield-mans-agendas-for-drinks-with-friends-reaches-online-fame\/75267596007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Milwaukee Journal Sentinel<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>for his charming agendas he sets for his weekly get-togethers at the bar with his buddies. Riley was made \u201cinternet famous\u201d by his daughter, alumna <strong>Kenzi Enright (\u201817, BA Journalism, Advertising, &amp; Media Studies)<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alumnus <strong>Glenn Maloney (\u201802, BA Political Science and Journalism &amp; Mass Communication)<\/strong> was featured in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.duluthnewstribune.com\/health\/duluth-therapist-releases-book-on-humor-in-practice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Duluth News Tribune<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>for his recently published book, which explores \u201cfinding the humor in psychotherapy.\u201d Maloney is a licensed therapist.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/biztimes.com\/uwm-opens-new-118-million-chemistry-building\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>BizTimes Milwaukee<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asumag.com\/planning-design\/new-construction\/article\/55236673\/new-chemistry-building-opens-at-university-of-wisconsin-milwaukee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>American School &amp; University Magazine<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>reported on the grand opening of UW-Milwaukee&#8217;s new <strong>Chemistry <\/strong>Building, which officially opened its doors in September.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kimberly Blaeser (emerita English) <\/strong>was the featured speaker at the <a href=\"https:\/\/doorcountypulse.com\/write-on-gala-features-former-wisconsin-poet-laureate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Write On, Door County<\/a> organization\u2019s annual fall gala, themed \u201cLanguages of the Land,\u201d in October. Blaeser is a former Wisconsin poet laureate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What will be the impact of former Congresswoman Liz Cheney\u2019s endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris on the presidential race? <strong>Kathleen Dolan (Political Science) <\/strong>weighed in on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wuwm.com\/government-politics\/2024-10-04\/in-ripon-liz-cheney-rips-trump-but-whats-the-value-of-her-endorsement-of-kamala-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">W51ÁÔÆæ Radio<\/a>. She also spoke on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpr.org\/news\/baldwin-hovde-senate-rural-voters-democrats-wisconsin-election-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wisconsin Public Radio<\/a> about the importance of candidates motivating their bases to vote, and to <a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumnews1.com\/wi\/milwaukee\/news\/2024\/10\/07\/wisconsin-farm-bureau-endorsements\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spectrum 1 News<\/a> about Senator Baldwin receiving an endorsement from the Wisconsin Farm Bureau.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Using a compound first developed by <strong>James Cook (emeritus Chemistry &amp; Biochemistry), <\/strong>researchers at the University of Cincinatti have identified a potential new way to improve outcomes for patients with lung cancer, according to a story released by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uc.edu\/news\/articles\/2024\/10\/uc-study-shows-drug-makes-radiation-more-effective-in-lung-cancer-treatment.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">University of Cincinatti<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/milwaukeenns.org\/2024\/10\/16\/why-black-women-in-milwaukee-see-hope-in-kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>detailed the efforts of undergraduate student <strong>Mia Moore (Political Science) <\/strong>to encourage her peers to vote in the presidential election.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fall colors are beautiful, but why, exactly, do the leaves change hues? <strong>Erica Young (Biological Sciences) <\/strong>explained on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wuwm.com\/environment\/2024-10-17\/from-green-to-gold-why-some-leaves-change-color-in-the-fall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">W51ÁÔÆæ Radio<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milwaukeemag.com\/wisconsin-connected-books-out-this-autumn\/#:~:text=Struggle%20for%20the%20City%20by,.%20Paul%3B%20and%20Milwaukee's%20Bronzeville.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Milwaukee Magazine<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>highlighted <strong>Derek Handley\u2019s (English) <\/strong>new book, <em>Struggle for the City<\/em>, as one of seven Wisconsin-connected books that debuted this fall.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How did World War I change the trajectory of American music? <strong>Jonathan Wipplinger (German) <\/strong>explained in an essay published on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.historytoday.com\/archive\/head-head\/how-did-first-world-war-change-arts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">History Today<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s <strong>Cultural Resource Management <\/strong>program, run out of the <strong>Anthropology Department<\/strong>, assisted the Milwaukee County Parks Department in removing a marker from a Lake Park burial mound to show respect for Indigenous communities, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/onmilwaukee.com\/articles\/lake-park-mound-marker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OnMilwaukee<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In honor of the spooky month, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wuwm.com\/2024-10-15\/exploring-the-frights-of-space-with-uw-milwaukees-planetarium\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">W51ÁÔÆæ Radio<\/a> spoke with <strong>Jean Creighton (Planetarium) <\/strong>about the Planetarium\u2019s \u201cCreepy Cosmos\u201d program in October.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you got tired of political ads during election season, you were not alone. <strong>Michael Mirer (Journalism, Advertising, &amp; Media Studies) <\/strong>talked about candidate advertising on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisn.com\/article\/get-the-facts-political-ad-requirements-for-tv-stations\/62654870\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WISN 12 News<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumnews1.com\/wi\/milwaukee\/news\/2024\/10\/16\/wisconsin-political-ads\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spectrum 1 News<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Neal Pease (emeritus History) <\/strong>explained the political leanings and historical political impact of Milwaukee\u2019s Polish community on <a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/central-ny\/news\/2024\/10\/09\/polish-american-vote-wisconsin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spectrum 1 News<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jeffrey Sommers (African &amp; African Diaspora Studies) <\/strong>gave a workshop on the political economy and public policy uses of property taxes at the Transylvanian International Conference in Public Administration at Babe\u0219-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca on October 4th. He also gave an invited lecture at on October 9th at the West University of Timisoara on political and social developments on the run up to the U.S. Presidential Election. Finally, Sommers opined on \u201cHow to Sustain Eastern Europe\u2019s World-Beating Home Ownership Rates\u201d in a piece for <a href=\"https:\/\/tol.org\/client\/article\/how-to-sustain-eastern-europes-world-beating-home-ownership-rates.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Transitions<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Merry Wiesner-Hanks (emerita History) <\/strong>delivered a lecture titled, \u201cForemothers: Remembering Women and the Reformations\u201d as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/baylorlariat.com\/2024\/10\/08\/historian-and-author-merry-e-wiesner-hanks-inspires-students-to-celebrate-women-in-church-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">McGee Endowed Lecture Series<\/a> at Baylor University in October.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Chris Young (Conservation &amp; Environmental Sciences)<\/strong> provided expert commentary for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/news\/local\/2024\/10\/10\/why-do-so-many-deer-collisions-in-wisconsin-happen-at-night\/75594529007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Milwaukee Journal Sentinel<\/a> article on deer-car crashes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alumnus <strong>Ramard Wright (\u201803, BS Biological Sciences) <\/strong>is a veterinarian in Brown Deer, Wisconsin. He was profiled in the <a href=\"https:\/\/communityjournal.net\/dr-ramard-wright-healthy-living-and-care-of-family-pets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Milwaukee Community Journal<\/em><\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a tense time as instances of antisemitism have increased, <strong>Joel Berkowitz and Rachel Baum (Jewish Studies) <\/strong>penned a piece for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewishchronicle.org\/2024\/10\/10\/our-classrooms-give-us-hope-jewish-studies-and-the-fight-against-antisemitism-on-campus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>highlighting the positive actions and pursuit of understanding of their students.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kennan Ferguson (Political Science) <\/strong>remarked on the reasons why the presidential candidates hold rallies in an article on <a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/me\/maine\/news\/2024\/10\/29\/surrogates-wisconsin-harris-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spectrum 1 News<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Aki Roberts (Sociology)<\/strong> provided expert commentary for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pennlive.com\/life\/2024\/11\/pa-city-among-those-with-highest-car-thefts-in-the-us.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PennLive.com article<\/a> on car theft.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">People in Print&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Graduate students <strong>David Kocik (English)<\/strong>, Jill Budny (associate teaching professor, Honors College), Jon Cassie, <strong>Wren Dalton (English)<\/strong>, 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>, (Karen Schrier, Rachel Kowert, Diana Leonard, &amp; Tarja Porkka-Kontturi, eds.). Pittsburgh: ETC Press: 221-227.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maura J. Mills, Mathias J. Simmons, Satoris S. Howes, <strong>Sarah E. Riforgiate (Communication)<\/strong>, and Michael T. Braun. 2024. Time after time: Optimizing individuals\u2019 experience of work through leaders\u2019 facilitation of employee flow. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/17439760.2024.2417109\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The Journal of Positive Psychology<\/em><\/a>, 1\u201318.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Miren Boehm (Philosophy)<\/strong>. 2024. Conceivability as the <em>Standard<\/em> of Metaphysical Possibility. <em>Hume and Contemporary Epistemology, Routledge Studies in Eighteenth-Century Philosophy <\/em>(S. Stapleford and V. Wagner, eds.).<em> <\/em>Routledge. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.taylorfrancis.com\/chapters\/edit\/10.4324\/9781003394129-20\/conceivability-standard-metaphysical-possibility-miren-boehm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Online<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nan Kim (History)<\/strong>. 2024. 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