Starting in January, Jessica A. Kelley, professor of sociology, will be the editor-in-chief of the social sciences section of The Journal of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences. The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) is the nation’s largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging.
“We are fortunate to have the opportunity to work more closely with Dr. Kelley in the role of editor-in-chief due to her immeasurable experience as a leader in aging research and her editorial experience,” said Ishan C. Williams, chair of GSA’s Program, Publications, and Products Committee. “She brings to this role a...
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The challenges of keeping COVID-19 off the continent of Antarctica have lengthened the stay of CWRU Department of Physics fourth-year PhD student Allen Foster, currently at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station for what was originally a 10-month research assignment.
In October, a panel of five students hosted a talk on “Engineering and the Arts” to share their experiences taking classes in both the humanities and engineering. Their message: This cross-disciplinary approach benefits critical thinking, creative problem-solving and communications. (Pictured, Aparna Paul, panelist and fourth-year student majoring in chemical engineering and English.)
Thank you to all alumni, students, families, faculty and staff who attended some or all of Homecoming 2020. The university hosted 84 virtual alumni events with over 1,433 registered to attend. If you missed Pride of the College or the Student Experience Panel, you can watch the videos on the College’s youtube channel.
Fourth-year College of Arts and Sciences students Emma Risley and Aleska Sorgatz spent the summer working for the Sculpture Center on catalogs of virtual sculpture tours of Cleveland, Cincinnati and Columbus.
Eva Kahana, Distinguished University Professor and the Pierce T. and Elizabeth D. Robson Professor of the Humanities, recently announced the inaugural issue of the Journal of Elder Policy (JEP). The journal presents cutting-edge scholarship in the field of aging and the social sciences and offers guidelines for practice and policy benefiting and protecting older adults.