history
Sheppard speaks on King Tut
As an invited scholar, Dr. Kathleen Sheppard spoke on Nov. 27 at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado, on the conflict surrounding the 1922 discovery of King Tutankhamun’s tomb in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings. Sheppard is an associate professor of history and political science.
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Military history writing award goes to McManus
Dr. John C. McManus received the Thomas Fleming Award for Outstanding Military History Writing for his article “The Man Who Would Be President.”
Read More »DeWitt discusses Great War
Dr. Petra DeWitt, assistant professor of history and political science, presented a talk about the Central Powers during World War I at the National World War I Museum in Kansas City on Oct. 6.
Read More »Research takes professor to Country Music Hall of Fame
Dr. Patrick Huber, professor of history, will speak at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville Tuesday, Nov. 13, about a book he recently co-authored.
Read More »Learn about Latinx experience Sept. 12
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, please join student diversity initiatives to learn about the Lantinx experience from an academic perspective. Dr. Larry Gragg, professor emeritus of history, will share his research on this subject 6-7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12, in Room B10 Bertelsmeyer Hall. Pizza will be provided.
Read More »Space Policy publishes professor’s paper on asteroid policies
As companies develop asteroid-mining technology for outer space, several governments are developing policies around this and other new asteroid activities. Dr. Alanna Krolikowski, assistant professor of history and political science at S&T, and Dr. Martin Elvis, astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, explore these international policy efforts in an article recently published in Space Policy.
Read More »In the news: Explosive engineering research, Las Vegas mobster, Lie-detecting kiosk, Mars Rover team, moon ice, Mazoon College visit, next-gen batteries
Fogg’s chapter focuses on wartime aid to France
Dr. Shannon Fogg’s book chapter, “The American Friends Service Committee and Wartime Aid to Families,” was been published by Bloomsbury Academic in the volume, Vichy France and Everyday Life: Confronting the Challenges of Wartime, 1939-1945. Fogg is chair and professor of history and political science.
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Ahmad to discuss history, S&T in Japan
Dr. Diana Ahmad, Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor of history, has been invited to teach university classes for one week in July at the Hachinohe Institute of Technology (HIT) in Hachinohe, Japan.
Read More »In the news: ASM.org, Engineering.com, Globe and Mail, IEEE Spectrum, Kansas City Star, Missouri Business, New York Post, People Behind the Science, Washington Post
- Dr. Dave Westenberg, associate professor of biological sciences, wrote an article, “What It’s Like to Volunteer at a Science Festival,” posted May 16 on the American Society for Microbiology’s website, asm.org.
- Dr. Frank Liou, the Michael and Joyce Bytnar Product Innovation and Creativity Professor, was interviewed for an article, “Bridging the Skills Gap in the Manufacturing Industry,” by Meghan Brown of engineering.com. The article was posted on the engineering.com website on May 15. Read More »
