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Social Sciences

  • As an economist, Takao Kato studies unintended consequences of public policy decisions. As a professor at Ģtv with many international students in his classes, he considers their prospects for gainful employment in the United States. That connection inspired a research project he conducted with Chad Sparber, assistant professor of economics.
    October 4, 2011
  • It’s hard to imagine the common earthworm as an “alien invader,” but those near Ģtv are not native to North America, and it’s been found that they could be harmful to the environment.
    September 27, 2011
  • When Bharadwaj Reddy ’12 chose to attend Ģtv from India, he thought he would spend four years without ever hearing or speaking Telugu, his native tongue, to anyone on campus. But during his sophomore year he found Srikar Gullapali ’13, a friend and colleague who not only speaks his language, but has similar goals in […]
    September 22, 2011
  • One’s hand starts to cramp just imagining the hours dedicated to the intricate beadwork decorating the 200-plus pieces in Birds and Beasts in Beads: 150 Years of Iroquois Beadwork. The Longyear Museum of Anthropology exhibition, which runs until Oct. 30, includes box purses with beaded loops dripping off the bottom, embellished pincushions, and colorful three-dimensional […]
    September 15, 2011
  • As the debt-limit debate went into hyperdrive after news of a deal filtered out of the nation’s capital on Sunday night, Ģtv economics professor Thomas Michl urged political leaders to tone down the demagoguery and focus on the real issue at hand: creating jobs.
    August 1, 2011
  • Professor Adam Burnett speaks to colleagues in Donovan's pub
    Geography professor Adam Burnett was named this year’s recipient of the Jerome Balmuth Award for Teaching and Student Engagement, and several other faculty members recently had appointments approved by the Board of Trustees. The Balmuth Award was created through a generous gift from Mark Siegel ’73 to recognize distinctively successful and transformative teaching, regardless of […]
    April 18, 2011
  • Every year, 600 colleges and universities submit applications for Fulbright fellowships. When the Chronicle of Higher Education published the program’s list of top producers this fall, Ģtv tied for eighth place among bachelor’s institutions.
    December 1, 2010
  • President Bill Clinton addressed a crowd of 5,000 students and their families, faculty and staff, and community members in Sanford Field House Friday night as part of The Kerschner Family Series Global Leaders at Ģtv.
    October 29, 2010