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Communication Studies

Doctoral candidates Ashley Garcia, Robbie Hall, and Morgan April were selected for the National Communication Association's Doctoral Honors Seminar.

Biological sciences

Jay Storz was named a 2020 National Geographic Explorer.

Sociology

Kristen Olson is the new editor-in-chief for the survey methodology side of the Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology.

Communication Studies

Doctoral student Megan Cardwell received the Outstanding Thesis Award from the Interpersonal Communication Division of the National Communication Association.

Physics

Graduate student Guanhua Hao was selected for the Advanced Light Source Doctoral Fellowship program at the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, and his fellowship was the first to be extended.

Sociology

Jolene Smyth received the John M. Kennedy Achievement Award from the Association of Academic Survey Research Organization.

English

Walt Whitman scholar Ken Price is quoted in the Smithsonian Magazine article "Created 150 Years Ago, the Justice Department’s First Mission Was to Protect Black Rights."

Modern Languages and Literatures

Abla Hasan was named Faculty of the Month by the university's Honors Program.

Great Plains Studies

The 400 Years of African American History Commission awarded the center a grant to interview descendants of black homesteaders across the region.

Chemistry

Xiao Zeng was elected to the Chemistry Division of the European Academy of Sciences.