Doug Gately recently performed with the National Symphony Orchestra for their televised A Capital Fourth concert on July 4 that featured The Temptations, Jimmy Buffet, Beach Boys, Rene Fleming, Joshua Bell, and more. He is also performing with NSO for the Bernstein at 100, A Celebration concert, July 27 at Wolftrap.
Magrakvelidze Gives Invited Talk
Dr. Maia Giving Talk
Dr. Maia Magrakvelidze, assistant professor in the Physics Department, was invited to give a talk on June 20 at the Department of Computational Mathematics at Georgian Technical University in Tbilisi, Georgia, called Dissociation Dynamics of Diatomic Molecules in Intense Laser Fields.
The computation modeling methods Dr. Maia is using was the subject of interest of the Department, and future collaboration opportunities were discussed.
Magrakvelidze and Killian Present at International Conference
Maia Magrakvelidze, assistant professor of physics, and her student Hannah Killian, presented the results of their research at the 49th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics held May 28 to June 1, 2018 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The presentation, in the Time-Resolved Electron Dynamics and Attosecond Spectroscopy, was titled “Relative Delay among Br and Kr 4p, 4s, and 3d Photoionization.”
These results will hopefully help current experiments for investigating the time delay in photoionization processes of different systems.
The travel expenses were covered by UMW.
Nguyen and Magrakvelidze Attend Summer Faculty Development Workshop
Dr. Hai Nguyen, associate professor and chair of the Physics Department, and Dr. Maia Magrakvelidze, assistant professor of physics attended “Computation is an integral part of the education of every undergraduate physics student” workshop (PICUP) at UW River Falls on July 15-20. The workshop is designed to help physics instructors implement computational component in their classes. In addition it provides a great opportunity to connect with people who already have a good experience in teaching with computational component in their lower or upper level physics classes.
Gupta Writes on Prospect of India’s Leadership in Regional Integration Efforts in Asia
Surupa Gupta, associate professor of Political Science and International Affairs, contributed a policy brief titled “Constraints to India’s Support for Regional Economic Integration” to an East-West Center series on the “Political Economy of Indo-Pacific.” The other pieces in the series focus on China, Indonesia, Cambodia and Thailand.
Barry Presents at International Conferences in United Kingdom
Jennifer Barry, Assistant Professor of Religion at the University of Mary Washington, recently attended three conferences and one workshop in the United Kingdom. Barry was invited to present a paper at the Birkbeck Institute, University of London for the “Exiles, Sanctions and Punishments in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages” colloquium. Professor Barry was then invited to present a paper at the International Medieval Congress hosted by the University of Leeds. Both events allowed Barry to showcase material stemming out of her forthcoming book, Bishops in Flight: Exile and Displacement in Late Antiquity.
Professor Barry was also invited to attend the pre-conference workshop and conference on Religion & Rape Culture, which was supported by The Shiloh Project. Barry is now an active member of the project and will be co-developing a pedagogical research group alongside of her University of Sheffield colleague Meredith Warren. The working group will focus on teaching rape culture in the religious studies classroom.
Caffrey to perform at DMC Performing Arts Festival
Senior Associate Registrar Kevin Caffrey will be performing a short acoustic set of songs from his two most recent CDs (2017’s Downshifter & 2013’s Medium Talent) on Thursday July 12th at the Fred Theater in downtown Fredericksburg as part of the Dance Matrix & Company’s 2018 Performing Arts Festival. The festival is a 4-day event featuring a wide range of individual artists & groups scheduled to perform and teach community workshops. For tickets and more event information, go to http://www.dancematrixcompany.com/. Fred Theater is located at 810 Caroline Street above Jabberwocky Books.
Middle East Report Publishes Al-Tikriti Interview on EU Migration Policy
On June 18, 2018, the Middle East Report (MER) published an interview Associate Professor of Middle Eastern Studies Nabil Al-Tikriti completed with MSF / Doctors Without Borders colleague Aurélie Ponthieu on European Union migration policy. This interview was informed by Prof. Al-Tikriti’s May 2015 service with MSF colleagues on the Bourbon Argos, who rescued over 1,000 individuals from Mediterranean waters.
Interview Abstract: “European policies on refugees and asylum seekers are increasingly restrictive. Borders are effectively being pushed off-shore, extending the problems of border management as far south as possible. Aurélie Ponthieu explains the effects of these measures, including crowded refugee centers on the Italian and Greek borders, deplorable conditions in Libyan detention centers and fewer rescues at sea. Ponthieu, the Coordinator of the Forced Migration Team in the analysis department of Médecins sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders), Belgium, was interviewed by Nabil Al-Tikriti.”
MER Issue #286 Link: https://www.merip.org/mer/mer286.
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Farnsworth Lectures at Virginia Boys’ State
Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, recently delivered a lecture entitled “Virginia’s Candidate Selection Process: Examining Recent Primaries and Conventions” at the 2018 American Legion Boys’ State of Virginia.
The week-long government education program brings together nearly 700 of Virginia’s top rising high school seniors in the social sciences.