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By Diverse: Issues In Higher Education | July 5, 2019 | Schmitt Fellow: Dr. Dora Clayton-Jones

Sickle cell disease may not be a hot topic of discussion in health and medical circles, but it still affects many African-Americans – and Dr. Dora Clayton-Jones intends to raise awareness and put a spotlight on patient care and advocacy as the new president of the International Association of Sickle Cell Nurses and Professional Associates.


By Urban Milwaukee | June 14, 2018 | Schmitt Fellow: J. Tyler Friedman

The  (MOWA) is pleased to announce the hiring of  as Associate Curator of Contemporary Art. Friedman assumed his post on MOWA’s senior staff on June 1, 2018.

Friedman is currently completing his doctoral work at . As a member of the Marquette’s philosophy department, Friedman’s research has focused on aesthetics and twentieth century German thought, with an emphasis on the philosophy of culture and the phenomenological movement. His dissertation introduces ethnomusicological theory to the philosophy of music in order to develop a more adequate and comprehensive account of the role of music in human life.


 

The nation’s leading federal laboratory in research and development of renewable energy has struck a $100 million agreement with oil and gas giant ExxonMobil to pursue new breakthroughs in low-emission energy technologies.


By Regis College | March 28, 2019 | Schmitt Fellow: Susan K. Wood, SCL, PhD

Regis College is pleased to announce the appointment of  Susan K. Wood, SCL, PhD as the College’s first female Academic Dean, effective August 1, 2019. 


By National Renewable Energy Laboratory | January 14, 2019 | Schmitt Fellow: Calvin Mukarakate

Researchers from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, and Argonne National Laboratory have identified an approach to improve the efficiency and reduce costs of biofuel production that moves beyond conventional strategies.