Jack Bales, reference and humanities librarian, had his article, “Franklin P. Adams’s ‘Trio of Bear Cubs,’” published in the spring 2011 issue of the peer-reviewed Nine: A Journal of Baseball History and Culture.  The “trio of bear cubs” refers to the famous Chicago Cubs double-play combination of Joe Tinker, Johnny Evers, and Frank Chance.  In his article Bales corrects long-held misconceptions about both the men and the poem by Franklin P. Adams that immortalized them.  He has submitted a second article to Nine that provides new information about Cubs executive Bill Veeck, Sr. and his journalism career with the Chicago Evening American.

Ray Scott, professor of chemistry, has stepped down as the Director of UMW’s Summer Science Institute (SSI) after serving 12 years in this position.  Professor Scott obtained an external grant from DuPont in 1999 to start the SSI, a 10-week undergraduate research program for teams of faculty and student researchers.

SSI supports research in biology, chemistry, earth and environmental science, physics, mathematics and computer science for 10 faculty and 22 students, and provides an opportunity for the students to present their work at a colloquium at the end of the program.  Deborah Zies, assistant professor of biology, will be joining  Debra Hydorn, professor of mathematics, as Co-Director of the SSI.  Professor Zies will serve as Co-Director for 4 years.

Ray Scott, professor of chemistry, has stepped down as the Director of UMW’s Summer Science Institute (SSI) after serving 12 years in this position.  Professor Scott obtained an external grant from DuPont in 1999 to start the SSI, a 10-week undergraduate research program for teams of faculty and student researchers.

SSI supports research in biology, chemistry, earth and environmental science, physics, mathematics and computer science for 10 faculty and 22 students, and provides an opportunity for the students to present their work at a colloquium at the end of the program.  Deborah Zies, assistant professor of biology, will be joining  Debra Hydorn, professor of mathematics, as Co-Director of the SSI.  Professor Zies will serve as Co-Director for 4 years.

Jason Davidson, associate professor of political science and international affairs, recently presented lectures at the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) in Rome and the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna in Pisa. The IAI is Italy’s leading international relations think tank, whereas the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna is a renowned research university. In both lectures Professor Davidson discussed the findings of his recently published book, “America’s Allies and War: Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq.”

Jason Davidson, associate professor of political science and international affairs, recently presented lectures at the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) in Rome and the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna in Pisa. The IAI is Italy’s leading international relations think tank, whereas the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna is a renowned research university. In both lectures Professor Davidson discussed the findings of his recently published book, “America’s Allies and War: Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq.”

Three UMW professors wrote an op-ed article that appeared in a recent edition of the Richmond Times-Dispatch. The professors, Donald Rallis, associate professor of geography, Nabil Al-Tikriti, associate professor of history and American studies and Ranjit Singh, associate professor of political science and international affairs discussed the Virginia Israel Advisory Board (VIAB) in light of Virginia’s cost-cutting efforts.

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Will B. Mackintosh, visiting assistant professor in the Department of History and
American Studies, presented  a paper titled “Constructing Negative Tourist Archetypes in American Satire, 1800-1860” at the Travel in the Nineteenth Century: Narratives, Histories and Collections conference held recently at the University of Lincoln in Lincoln, UK.