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Read Inside Higher Ed StoryAnthony James
Associate Professor, Family Science and Social Work
College of Education, Health, and Society
To foster healing and progress in human relations, James investigated two lynching incidents that occurred in Oxford, Ohio, in the late 1800s. His work confronts the legacy of slavery and segregation.
Kimberly Hamlin
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, HISTORY
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE
An expert on women’s history, particularly women’s suffrage in the U.S., Hamlin’s recent book tells the remarkable true story of the pioneering women who helped secure passage of the 19th Amendment.
Michael Vanni
Professor, Department of Biology
College of Arts and Science
Supported by the National Science Foundation, Vanni investigates the ways that wetter springs, drier summers, and an increasing number of large storms is impacting the nutrients found in watersheds.
Lei Kerr
Professor, Chemical, Paper, and biomedical engineering
College of Engineering and Computing
Kerr and a team of student researchers invented a device that mimics human breathing and helps diagnose and treat breathing disorders such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Andrew Jones
Assistant Professor, Chemical, Paper, and Biomedical Engineering
College of Engineering and Computing
Jones discovered a process to sustainably produce a drug candidate that could help treat patients with treatment-resistant depression. His methods eliminate the need to use toxic reagents.
Lisa Ellram
Distinguished Professor, Supply Chain Management
Farmer School of Business
The supply chain has never been more important than now. Ellram’s research identifies strategies that companies can use to reduce their operating costs and decrease their environmental impact.
Samir Bali
Professor, Physics
College of Arts and Science
In his lab, Bali explores the properties of ultracold rubidium atoms — some of the coldest matter in the universe. His work in quantum mechanics advances the modern technologies we use every day.
TaraShea Nesbit
Assistant Professor, English
College of Arts and Science
Nesbit’s novels bring to life voices often kept silent in history. Servants, hired hands, and children play vital roles in settings such as 1940s Los Alamos and the Plymouth colony of the 17th century.
NASDAQ Award
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HEED Award
Recognized for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Excellence
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Sustainability
Top 100 Sierra Club Cool School and a Princeton Review Green College
