WAMC/Northeast Public Radio’s Academic Minute will feature Visiting Assistant Professor of History John Ragosta's essay on National Day of Prayer on Thursday, May 2. Ragosta, author of the newly published Religious Freedom: Jefferson's Legacy, America's Creed, provides a brief summary of the role of prayer in U.S. history. The broadcast can be heard locally at 7:34 a.m. or 3:56 p.m. at 90.3 FM and at InsideHigherEd.com.

Professor of Biology Sue Ann Miller presented a poster, “Designing Effective Student Presentation Assignments that Include Thoughtful Peer Assessment,” at the celebration of the 125th anniversary of the American Association of Anatomists.

Associate Professor of Anthropology Chaise LaDousa and Hamilton seniors Paige Cross and Anna Zahm presented papers at the Northeastern Anthropological Association Conference.

Hong Gang Jin, the William R. Kenan Professor of East Asian Languages and Literature and director of the Associated Colleges in China program, was the recipient of the 2013 Walton Award given by the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL).

Publius Virgilius Rogers Professor of American History Maurice Isserman was interviewed for an article titled “Whatever Happened to Left-Wing Domestic Terrorism?”  Written by Jake Blumgart, the article was featured on AlterNet on April 12.

Henry Platt Bristol Professor of Economics of Ann Owen has been elected to a three-year term on the board of directors of the Eastern Economics Association (EEA).

Heidi M. Ravven, professor of religious studies, was an invited discussant at a conference titled “Free Will and the Scientific World View: Optimistic and Pessimistic Perspectives” on April 20 at the University of Delaware.

The Chicago Sun-Times featured alumnus Kendall Weir ’12 and Professor of Economics Stephen Wu’s study, “The Effects of Character on NFL Draft Status and Subsequent Performance,” in an article discussing the upcoming National Football League draft and the prospects of Notre Dame linebacker Mante Te’o. New Jersey's largest news website, NJ.com, also devoted a column to the research.

On Thursday, April 11, 18 members of the LARISSA (Larsen Ice Shelf System Antarctica) science team and 26 additional scientists from the Korean Polar Research Institute sailed from  Chile toward the Antarctic Peninsula on the Korean Icebreaker Research Vessel ARAON. Among the LARISSA researchers are Eugene Domack, the J. W. Johnson Family Professorship of Environmental Studies, and his former advisee, alumnus Andrew Christ ’11, who is providing continuing information and images throughout the expedition via a blog on the LARISSA site.

Peggy Piesche, visiting instructor of German and Russian studies, presented her work on the German author and philosopher Christoph Martin Wieland on March 22 during the 44th annual convention of Northeast Modern Language Association in Boston.