Professor of Middle East History Nabil Al-Tikriti presented a paper entitled “Greatness Denied: Firdevsī-yi Rūmī on the Cusp of Ottoman Sunnism” on Friday, December 16. In this presentation, he provided a summary biography of the polymath Ottoman author Firdevsī-yi Rūmī (fl. 1512), and offered a preliminary set of reasons why he was subsequently expelled from […]
UMW Professor of Mathematics Y. Jen Chiang had a research article titled “Global Existence and Life Span of Smooth Solutions of Biwave Maps” published in the Journal of Mathematical Physics. It was supported by a UMW Faculty Research Grant. She also delivered a presentation on the topic at the international conference of Physics and its […]
Associate Professor of Digital Studies Zach Whalen spoke on an encore presentation of With Good Reason Radio titled “The Wide World of Video Games.” On the segment, Whalen told the show’s host Sarah McConnell: “Even the idea of coin-operated amusement devices goes back into the 19th century … One interesting perspective to think about is […]
UMW Associate Professor of Geography Caitlin Finlayson was featured in an article titled “Cracker Barrel Is Finally Regaining The Older Customers It Relies On,” which ran in the publication Tasting Table. The chain’s stores “cultivate a strong sense of place through careful theming, generating a distinct sense of rural America and nostalgia for home,” University of […]
Stephen Farnsworth, professor of Political Science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, recently presented a lecture, “President Biden, the Media and the 2022 Midterm Elections,” at the Norwegian Washington Seminar in Washington, DC.In addition, recent media mentions for Stephen Farnsworth include: Social media giant layoffs signal opportunity for online misinformation, […]
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