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January 2008

McMicken Monthly University of Cincinnati

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Fourth-Graders Mix It Up With Chemistry Department
They blew a boatload of bubbles. They mixed up potions used to keep diapers dry. Most important, a group of fourth-graders from Fairview Elementary School got a look at how science plays a role in everyday life during a field trip to the Department of Chemistry.

Communication's Trent Trains Eye on Election
UC Professor of Communication Judith Trent ventured to New Hampshire for the recent presidential primary, finding a more electric atmosphere than she had witnessed there since 1988.

Journalism Students Explore History of Black Press
Students in an upper-class journalism seminar traveled near and far, and worked in partnership with the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center and the Center for Community Engagement, as they studied the history of the Black Press in America.

Nominations Accepted for McMicken Awards
The call is out for nominations for the McMicken Excellence Award for staff and the Dean's Awards for Faculty Excellence: the Edith C. Alexander Award for Distinguished Teaching and awards for Distinguished Adjunct Performance, Distinguished Scholarship, and Distinguished Service.

A&S Doctoral Student Makes Recorded Singing Debut
McMicken alumna Mica Darley is working on her PhD and teaching in the Department of English. And when she's not tied up with those pursuits, this member of a very famous family is in pursuit of a singing career.

Q&A: David Stradling, History

'Making Mountains' in the Catskills
Cincinnati native David Stradling, assistant professor of history, melds his love of cities and bent for environmentalism in his latest book.

In Focus: Jana Braziel, English

Annual Ropes Series Begins Jan. 22

Associate professor of English Jana Braziel comments on "Violence and Literature: The Humanities in a Post-9-11 World," the topic for the 2008 Ropes Lecture Series.

Upcoming Events

Chemistry Seminar with Lei Li
January 22

Retirement Party for Drs. Ed Klein & Bill Meyers, Psychology
January 30

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Bob Frank, Joanna Mitro and Leland Person, Arts and Sciences' new associate deans.

The three "new" faces in the dean's office are, in fact, familiar ones to those who know these leaders' countless contributions to McMicken College of Arts and Sciences.

Their combined years of experience and expertise make for a fresh and pro-active team poised to help the college and university, as Leland Person puts it, "make big leaps forward in the next few years."

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