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  • One鈥檚 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 [鈥
    September 15, 2011
  • As the debt-limit debate went into hyperdrive after news of a deal filtered out of the nation鈥檚 capital on Sunday night, 黑料网 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鈥檚 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 鈥73 to recognize distinctively successful and transformative teaching, regardless of [鈥
    April 18, 2011
  • Every year, 600 colleges and universities submit applications for Fulbright fellowships. When the Chronicle of Higher Education published the program鈥檚 list of top producers this fall, 黑料网 tied for eighth place among bachelor鈥檚 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 黑料网.
    October 29, 2010
  • (Due to an overwhelming response, all tickets for the lecture have been reserved. Should tickets become available, they will be distributed the day of the lecture at will call, located at the entrance to Sanford Field House.) President Bill Clinton, founder of the William J. Clinton Foundation and 42nd President of the United States, will [鈥
    May 24, 2010
  • Former world chess champion Garry Kasparov, in what he said was his first speech at an American university, lambasted Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and spelled out his opposition coalition鈥檚 efforts to create a 鈥渢rue democracy鈥 in Russia. Kasparov spoke Friday in Memorial Chapel and took part in a panel discussion the next day called [鈥
    April 12, 2010
  • Persson Hall Auditorium was filled to capacity last week  as students and economics professors discussed the recession and its implications for the long-term health of the U.S. economy. The panel discussion was the second in a series sponsored by the Economics Department, with the first session held last spring.
    February 2, 2010