Physicist Xia Hong said she believes her research on nanoscale materials will help break barriers to making computers and other electronics smaller, faster and less expensive.

In their book, James N. Leiker and Ramon Powers explore the ways in which the exodus of the Northern Cheyenne in 1878 and 1879 has been remembered, told and retold.

Srikanth Iyengar, professor of mathematics, has been named a Simons Fellow in Mathematics.

Carina Curto, assistant professor of mathematics, has been awarded a Junior Faculty Career Enhancement Fellowship from the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation.

Phi Beta Kappa is the nation’s oldest academic honor society, recognizing and encouraging a commitment to excellence in the liberal arts and sciences.

Congratulations to everyone!

Sidnie White Crawford, Willa Cather Professor of Classics and Religious Studies, has been elected chairman of the Board of Trustees for the W. F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research.

Elizabeth Spring Jaensch, a biochemistry major, and Joseph Phillips, a biological sciences major, have won the highly competitive, national scholarships for their excellence in science.

Sunil Narumalani, associate dean for faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences, will join the Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs starting July 1.