history and political science
34 faculty members honored for outstanding teaching
Thirty-four Missouri University of Science and Technology faculty members will receive the Outstanding Teaching Award for 2017-18. The winners will be recognized at a ceremony tonight (Tuesday, Dec. 4).
Read More »In the news: China’s economy, credit cards, moon ice
- Alanna Krolikowski, assistant professor of history and political science, is quoted in an article about China’s economy that also includes quotes from Bill Gates and Penny Pritzker, former U.S. secretary of commerce, among many others. Read More »
Essay on rednecks a top classroom read
Dr. Patrick Huber’s essay, “A Short History of Redneck: The Fashioning of Southern White Masculine Identity,” has been designated as one of Southern Cultures’ Top Ten Classroom Reads for 2016-17.
Read More »In the news: Amelia Peabody, ‘Time to Eat the Dogs,’ finding land mines
Dr. Kathleen Sheppard’s essay, “Will the Real Amelia Peabody Please Stand Up?” is published in the Jan. 18 issue of Lady Science magazine. It covers the historical foundation of Elizabeth Peters’ popular mysteries about Egyptologist Amelia Peabody, a fictional character in a mystery series. Sheppard is also featured in a podcast, “The Egyptologist” on the […]
Read More »Seven S&T faculty receive UM Research Board Grants
The University of Missouri Research Board recently awarded grants to seven Missouri S&T faculty members in the College of Arts, Sciences, and Business. The 12-month grants provide seed money for research initiatives in the categories of humanities, fine arts, social sciences and behavioral sciences. The recipients and their projects are:
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S&T faculty receive grants for affordable, open educational resources
Six Missouri S&T faculty are working to help students save money on textbooks with grants from the University of Missouri System. The grants are provided through the UM System Affordable & Open Educational Resources (A&OER) initiative. The program encourages faculty experimentation and innovation in finding new, better and less costly ways to deliver learning materials to students. The grants are awarded for three levels of costs and cost savings. The levels and S&T faculty recipients are:
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41 S&T faculty members honored for outstanding teaching
Forty-one faculty members have received the Outstanding Teaching Award for 2016-17. The winners were recognized at a ceremony in November. The Outstanding Teaching Award is given each year to faculty members by the Outstanding Teaching Award committee, which bases its selections on student evaluations.
Read More »Sheppard co-sponsors THATCamp in Toronto
Dr. Kathleen Sheppard, associate professor of history and political science, co-organized and co-led the History of Science Society’s fourth annual The Humanities and Technology Camp, or THATCamp, on Nov. 12 in Toronto, Canada. The event was an “unconference,” in which the schedule was determined by participants. People of all experience levels were welcome to interact, try out new applications, ask questions, give advice and learn.
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