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Alex Thompson Looks at How Climate Change Agreements Have Evolved
Alexander Thompson, Professor of Political Science and Senior Faculty Fellow at the Mershon Center for International Security Studies, conducts research in international relations with an emphasis on
How Have Haitian Authors Hacked Classical Forms? Tom Hawkins Tells All
Tom Hawkins, Associate Professor of Classics, looks at the ways that societies create social hierarchies and how the lower ends of those hierarchies interact with the higher. His forthcoming book expl
How have Haitian authors hacked classical forms? Tom Hawkins tells all
Tom Hawkins, associate professor of classics, loo…
Sarah-Grace Heller Answers “What Was Shopping Like in Medieval Paris?”
Sarah-Grace Heller, Associate Professor of French, specializes in medieval French and Occitan literature, language, and material culture. Her most recent book is a cultural history of fashion in a med
A Passage Through India: How Scott Levi’s Study Abroad Trip Led to a Career Studying Central Asia
Scott Levi, Professor and Chair of the Department of History and Interim Chair of the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, specializes in the social and economic history of Central Asia.
Bruce Weinberg, Professor of Economics, Studies the Economics of Innovation and Creativity
Bruce Weinberg, Professor of Economics, studies the economics of innovation and creativity. In this area, potentially small numbers of individuals can have a large impact on how our understanding and
Gregory Jusdanis Looks at the Poet C. P. Cavafy and Blossoming in Middle Age
Gregory Jusdanis, Humanities Distinguished Professor of Classics, researches modern Greek literature and culture, including the poet C. P. Cavafy. His recent work has been a biography of Cavafy, co-wr
The Metaverse is Not Just For Marvel, Says Kevin Richards
Kevin Richards, Lecturer and Outreach Coordinator in the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, defines the “metaverse” as the embodied Internet. His research follows the work of John Dewey
What Kind of Animals Are Those? Questions of Art With Michael Mercil
Michael Mercil, Emeritus Professor of Art, has created sculpture, drawing, painting, landscape architecture, film, and performance for regional and national exhibitions. His installations at Ohio Stat
The Importance of Vision for Emotions to Michelangelo: Christian Kleinbub
Christian Kleinbub, Professor of History of Art, studies the arts of the Italian Renaissance, with particular focus on issues of image theory, naturalism, the body, and period conceptions of vision an