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Trena Paulus

admin — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:16:02 +0000

Recognizing Trena Paulus for her research in learning environments, educational studies, and instructional technology.

The German Myth of the East: 1800 to the Present

primmc — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:00:04 +0000

Author: Vejas Liulevicius(/strong> Over the last two centuries and indeed up to the present day, Eastern Europe's lands and peoples have conjured up a complex mixture of fascination, anxiety, promise, and peril for Germans looking eastwards. Liulevicius reveals that this crucial international relationship has in fact been integral to how Germans have defined themselves and their own national identity.

Guoxun Chen

admin — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:39:37 +0000

Recognizing Guoxun Chen for receiving a prestigious Young Investigator Award and Scientist Development Grant for his research of vitamin A.

No Social Science Without Critical Theory, Vol. 25 (Current Perspectives in Social Theory)

primmc — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:27:20 +0000

Editor: Harry F. Dahms Since the linguistic turn in Frankfurt School critical theory during the 1970s, philosophical concerns have become increasingly important to its overall agenda, at the expense of concrete social-scientific inquiries. The chapters included in this volume of Current Perspectives in Social Theory highlight the problematic nature of mainstream perspectives.

Glen Tootle

admin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:50:43 +0000

Glen Tootle, assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, recently assumed the position of Commanding Officer for the United States Navy Seabee Battalion. Tootle will oversee all operations of the 580 member battalion. The elite “We Build, We Fight” Seabees were formed during World War II and provide engineering and construction support to combatant commands throughout the world.