The Chicago Cubs winning the World Series this year coincides with a number of reference librarian Jack Bales’s writings on the baseball team. His article, “The Show Girl and the Shortstop: The Strange Saga of Violet Popovich and Her Shooting of Cub Billy Jurges,” has just been published in the fall 2016 issue of the […]
Elizabeth Freund Larus, Waple Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, presented a paper, “Taiwan’s Military Modernization and National Defense,” at the 56th annual meeting of the American Association for Chinese Studies at Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA, on October 9, 2016.
Edward Gray, systems integration and support specialist in UMW’s IT Support Services, presented “Measuring Success: An Introduction to Metrics” at the annual Service Management FUSION conference on Wednesday, November 2, 2016. The presentation provided more than 100 attendees with foundational knowledge on the topic of metrics, including their definition, selection and use. There was also good […]
Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, recently delivered a lecture entitled, “News Coverage of the 2016 Presidential Campaign,” for the Norwegian Washington Seminar Program in Washington.
Brian Baker, Executive Director for Economic Development, presented on “Lessons Learned in Business Incubation” at the Virginia Business Incubation Association Summit, Beyond the Silicon Dominion, The Future of Virginia Entrepreneurship. Themes from the presentation included Virtual Enterprise, Global Decoupling, and the Importance of the Maker Movement on the Future of Innovation.
