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At the Spartan Caucus on March 5, elected state officials, who are also alumni, dined at Brody Square with the MSU Government Relations team and discussed the governor’s proposed budget, while also offering support from the university on various legislative committees through research and expertise. P H O T O //D E R R I C K L . T U R N E R

INITIATIVE LINKS ADVOCATES WITHPOLICY MAKERSM A D D I E C U R L E Y proposed 2020 fiscal year budget.

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irect impact on university operations. they need to communicate the impor- own programming and initiatives.overnor Gretchen Whitmer, an MSU tance of supporting MSU and higher lumnus, proposed a 3 percent increase education to their representatives.r publicly funded universities in the Mischelle Warner, MSU Extension > > A D V O C AT E S see pg. 2

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NEW DEPT. WILL FOCUS ON AFRICAN STUDIESK I M P O P I O L E K MSU’s position as a national today has truly been a peoples — which are major African-American and Afri- options for minors in the //A C A D E M I C S leader in Black and Africana collaborative effort and all areas of study for the can studies for generations College of Arts and Letters

studies. involved should be proud.” department — are lacking to come.” and the College of Social at other higher education Science, will continue to be The MSU Board of Trustees “Establishing a Department The board A major goal of the new institutions and will position offered with no changes has approved the estab- of African-American and Af- voted on department is to establish MSU to be a leader in the anticipated. lishment of a Department rican Studies has long been Feb. 15 to an undergraduate major discipline, said Christopher of African-American and the goal of the unit since support the within the next five years. Also, no changes are antici-P. Long, dean of the College African Studies, which will its founding,” said Glenn creation of The bachelor’s degree in pated to the AAAS offerings of Arts and Letters.be part of the College of Chambers, associate profes- the new de- AAAS will provide op- of the graduate program,

Arts and Letters. sor and director of the Af- partment. “This is a landmark moment portunities for graduate but the new department will rican-American and African for the college and univer- students in AAAS to acquire help re-establish the AAAS The new department will The em-Studies program. “I’m elated sity,” Long said. “We are much-needed experience Ph.D. program as a national support the work of stu- phasis on that the faculty, students, Long putting our commitment to teaching in their discipline. and international leader in dents, faculty and staff gender and staff and all the units in the equity into practice by cre- the field.associated with the existing sexuality studies and critical The AAAS undergraduate College of Arts and Letters ating a department that will African-American and African feminist approaches as they minor, which recently was get to see the fruition of our support the intellectual lives Studies, or AAAS, program relate to African peoples revised to streamline cours-efforts. What has transpired of scholars and students in and will help re-establish and African-descended es and allow more course > > A F R I C A N see pg. 2

NASSAR SURVIVORS CAN ACCESS NEW FUNDI N S I D E M S U S T A F F//A D M I N I S T R A T I O N ON THE WEB

For more information on During its first meeting accessing the intermedi-of 2019, the MSU Board ate healing fund, visit of Trustees directed the go.msu.edu/9bH.university to re-establish a fund to support counseling serving as the adminis-and mental health services trator for the intermedi-for the survivors of Larry ate fund; however, the Nassar. While the details team staffing the fund is of the new fund are being different. In addition, for developed, the university this fund, providers are re-has established an inter- quired to sign an affidavit mediate fund. stating they are licensed “The priority is to provide in the state where they support and assistance for do business and that the the survivors as soon as treatment was related to possible. Nassar’s abuse. Setting The eligibility for the inter-up an mediate fund is the same interme- as the eligibility for the diate fund original Healing Assistance means Fund. It is available to MSU survivors health clinic patients and can get student-athletes whom the help Byrum Nassar abused, as well they need as the parents of these now while we work to victims. Status in civil law-establish a permanent suits against MSU is not a solution,” said MSU Board determining factor.of Trustees Chairperson Dianne Byrum. “We feel More information about we learned a great deal intermediate fund eli-since the identification of gibility and submitting alleged fraud in the origi- claims to Commonwealth nal fund and are confident Mediation & Conciliation, we can move forward with Inc. is available on the Our an intermediate fund in Commitment website.a manner that supports The MSU Police Depart-survivors while reducing ment’s investigation into the risk of fraud.” the reported fraud in the Commonwealth Mediation original Healing Assistance & Conciliation Inc. is again Fund continues.

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VAN EGEREN NAMED TO NEW COMMISSION FOR ECONOMIC, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Laurie Van Egeren, interim associate provost for University Outreach and Engagement, was named to a newly formed Commission on Economic and Community Engagement, creat-ed by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities. Van Egeren will serve on the inaugural executive committee. The commission is building on the foundational works of pre- Van Egerendecessor councils and commis-sions, including the Council on Engagement and Outreach and the Commission on Innovation, Competitiveness and Economic Prosperity.

WKAR DIRECTOR NAMED TO NATIONAL BOARDSusi Elkins, director of broadcasting and gen-eral manager of WKAR Public Media, has been elected to the board of directors of America’s Public Television Stations, or APTS. Her three-year term began on Feb. 25. APTS is a nonprofit member-ship organization that works to ensure a strong and financially sound public television system and helps member stations provide essential public ser-vices in education, public safety and civic leadership to the

ElkinsAmerican people. Under Elkins’ leadership, WKAR has solidified its reputation as a community institution through strategic partnerships and significantly increased its commitment to early childhood education.

TECH TRANSFER DIRECTOR ELECTED TO GLOBAL BOARD FOSTERING INNOVATIONAUTM, an international nonprofit that supports the commercialization of academic research, has named a new chair with MSU ties to its Board of Directors. Richard Chylla, who leads the technology transfer office at the MSU Innovation Center, accepted the appoint-ment Feb. 13 at AUTM’s annual conference in Austin. Chylla oversees a staff of 20, man-aging and protecting MSU’s diverse intellectual property Chyllaportfolio, including marketing and negotiating technology transfer opportu-nities with industry and identifying innovations with potential to form startup companies.

EXECUTIVE CHEF EARNS TOP DESIGNATIONDien Ly, executive chef at The Gallery at Snyder Phillips, recently earned her Certified Culinary Administrator designation from the Ameri-can Culinary Federation. The accomplishment recognizes an executive-level chef who is responsible for the administrative functions of running a professional food-service operation. Culinary professionals with the designation must demonstrate proficiency in culinary knowledge, human resources, operational management and business planning skills. To earn this certifica-tion level, chefs must meet education and work experience criteria and complete five 30-hour courses in nutrition, food safety and sanitation, supervisory management, advanced sanitation and human resource management.

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VETERAN PROFESSOR NAMED FACULTY GRIEVANCE OFFICIALI N S I D E M S U S T A F F ulty Grievance and Dispute fairs to help disproportionate minority //ADMINISTRATION Resolution Office for the fall resolve dis- contact, youth develop-

2018 semester. putes and ment and Latino youth and Francisco Villarruel, an as- review and families.The office responds to sociate chair in the Depart- recommend inquiries from MSU faculty, He has been active on many ment of Human Develop- changes in academic staff and admin- academic governance com-ment and Family Studies, MSU Humanistrators concerning alleged mittees, including Athletic has been approved by the Resource violations of MSU policies Council, Academic Council, Board of Trustees to serve policies. Villarrueland practices, attempt- University Committee on as the university’s faculty

ing to informally resolve Villarruel, who joined MSU Faculty Affairs, Universi-grievance official.grievances. Members of the in 1988, is the associate ty Committee on Faculty

His appointment was rec- office also conduct formal chair for education and Tenure and the University ommended by a University grievance hearings when outreach and a University Naming Committee, as well Committee for Faculty Af- necessary, work with the Outreach and Engagement as numerous college and fairs search committee after General Counsel and Provost Senior Fellow. His research department committees.serving as the responsible offices and the University interests include juvenile administrator for the Fac- Committee on Faculty Af- justice system reform/

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“Many of the audiences we interact with want to know what’s going on with the university, but find it diffi-cult due to the geographical distance between northeast Michigan and East Lansing,” she said. “Anytime we can extend connections with campus and provide addi-tional resources to our staff, it’s proven to be of value for education.”

The MI Spartan Impact ini-tiative, a data program used

The MSU-Fraunhofer Center for Coatings and Diamond Technologies is to illustrate the university’s developing a scalable treatment option for PFAS-contaminated wastewater. impact on the statewide PFAS-tainted water is a legislative priority in Michigan this year. economy, is part of the P H O T O // D E R R I C K L . T U R N E R

Spartan Advocate program. MI Spartan Impact is used tioned,” he said. “Because being an immediate topic largely to encourage legisla- we’re only a few miles away that MSU will be working tors to make decisions with from the Capitol, it’s easier with the legislature on in higher education and MSU’s to host state officials and the coming year, as it’s been land-grant mission in mind. encourage advocacy from identified as a priority by

the Spartan community as Whitmer and others. PFAS In 2018 alone, the university a whole.” are a group of harmful contributed to $5.8 billion man-made chemicals that in total economic impact At the Spartan Caucus on

are very persistent in the statewide. March 5, alumni legislators

environment and in the hu-were invited to campus to “I encourage all my district man body. PFAS have been dine with MSU’s Govern-staff to sign up for this discovered in several water ment Relations team at program,” Warner added. sources across the state.Brody Square. The gover-“They have expedited the nor’s proposed budget was “MSU is poised to provide process of writing to their a topic of discussion along significant research and local representatives and with partnerships between remediation resources in made it easy to stay in the MSU and the state and partnership with the state know on issues we face in ways MSU can help support to address this PFAS issue,” higher ed.” various legislative commit- Bertram said.Jeremy Reuter, director tees through research and Now is a great time to be-for statewide advocacy for expertise. come a Spartan Advocate, MSU, oversees the Spartan “The face time our team according to Reuter; there Advocacy initiative and its gets with legislators is are 28 elected officials cur-database of 1,500 highly important to keeping rently serving in Michigan’s engaged advocates. advocates informed on the 100th Legislature. Anyone Reuter keeps advocates in current priorities,” Reuter with an interest in advo-the loop through a series added. “It’s also a great cating for MSU and higher of email and social media opportunity to connect education can become communications, but he research and expertise on a Spartan Advocate at has plans to expand efforts campus with the various mispartanimpact.msu.edu. by connecting with depart- committees our Spartan You can also explore the MI ments on campus and alum- Caucus legislators serve.” Spartan Impact data and ni groups across the state. read stories about Spartans David Bertram, associate

making a difference across “From a government rela- vice president for State the state.tions perspective, campus is Relations, sees polyfluoro-

very strategically posi- alkyl substances, or PFAS,

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“MSU already has tremendous faculty and students with research and interests in the focus area of the new depart-ment, and we can now continue to grow,” said Kristie Dotson, associate professor of philosophy, who has been leading the AAAS vision process, bringing interested fac-ulty together to imagine and construct the new department. “Having official department status means greater support for research, teaching and engagement beyond the campus that promis-es to be transformative.”

Focusing on the study and production of knowledge of Africa and the African Diaspora, especially in the United States, the Carib-bean and Latin America, the new department will bring the experiences of regional African-American and African-descended populations and themes in Michigan and/or the Upper Midwest into dialogue with scholarship on the broader African Diaspora.

“We must embrace the intellectual substance of African-American and Af-rican studies by building curriculum and support-ing an organizational structure that conveys, with clarity and urgency, how important Black and Africana studies is to Michigan, from Flint to Muskegon, from Lansing to Detroit and from the United States to Africa and the broad African Diaspora,” Long said.

The current AAAS program at MSU was founded in 2002.

SCOTT, TEBAY PLAN TOWN HALL FOR MARCH 18I N S I D E M S U S T A F F Center, Room Big Ten A. community and establish a to ask questions of the //A D M I N I S T R A T I O N platform for dialogue and trustees.Students, faculty and staff

engagement. are encouraged to attend.Trustees Brianna Scott and For more information, call This is the first in a planned Kelly Tebay are hosting a or email the Office of the The trustees, elected by series of town halls. campus town hall March 18, Secretary of the Board of state voters last November,

starting at 6 p.m. at the Kel- Trustees at 517-353-4647 or seek to introduce them- There will be an opportunity logg Hotel and Conference trustees@msu.edu. selves to the university for community members

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Carl Taylor, sociology pro-fessor, walks to a campus event recently with a pair of students. Taylor is being honored by the university with the MSU Community Engagement Scholarship Lifetime Achievement Award. P H O T O //D E R R I C K L . T U R N E R

PROF HONORED FOR WORK REDUCING YOUTH VIOLENCER U S S W H I T E exemplary body of work. introduction of artificial in- us tremendously. I see it in //A C A D E M I C S telligence. More importantly, the students. We used to Given Carl Taylor’s long

I think we have ignored, or have more contact one on years of collaboration and Editor’s note: Renowned not put enough focus on, one, or even collectively, leadership designed to im-sociologist Carl Taylor is be- the disintegration of the with human beings.”prove community life, MSUing honored by the universi- American family in different is honored to present him Taylor, though, is somewhat ty with the MSU Community communities, in particular with the award. optimistic about the future Engagement Scholarship the black community.”as he proposes solutions.Lifetime Achievement “I’m humbled,” said Taylor,

Taylor discussed the chal-Award. He recently dis- whose research is focused “I think our two greatest lenges and opportunities cussed his work with Russ on reducing violence among challenges are, first, family. facing Detroit, other urban White for the MSU Today American youth. His work The reality is that we need centers — and the entire podcast. Listen to the full has evolved over the years. to come together with nation. And he talked about program at “It focused in the beginning agreeable, functional, basic the profound impact former go.msu.edu/84H. on urban America, and in training or understanding. MSU president Clifton particular, Detroit,” Taylor That’s what we used to Wharton had on him. Taylor

The Community Engage- says. “That means we’re have. was part of Wharton’s Pres-ment Scholarship Life- looking at post-industrial idential Fellows Program at “Families are the foundation time Achievement Award America, post-industrial MSU. for everything else.program was established Detroit. And it’s a very con-

“That was the pivotal turn to provide university-wide “I also think that more flicted viewpoint, my work in my very young career,” recognition for senior facul- is. It started with me looking public education is import-he said.ty members of outstanding at really — I don’t like the ant. And public education

sustained accomplishment word ‘inner city’ because Taylor said students have goes beyond the bricks and in community-engaged Detroit is designed funny — changed over the years. mortar. Public education is scholarship through but it definitely is the urban in our spiritual faith-based

“One of my major pro-research, creative activi- location and urban schools. institutions, but is also

tests as a professor in the ties, teaching, service and about the atmosphere that

“We’re now looking at the classroom — and it’s the practice. Due to the highly we create.”

dissolution — I think, very whole society — is we don’t selective nature of this rec- strongly — of public edu- read newspapers. How we MSU Today airs Sunday ognition, it is intended to be cation. We’re looking at the get our information has afternoons at 4 p.m. on conferred rarely, by a truly loss of employment and the changed. I think that’s hurt 105.1-FM and AM-870.

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Included here is a selection of events happening during the next few weeks. More campus events can be found online at: events.msu.edu

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MARCH 13 // SPEAKING TRUTH AND ACTING MARCH 27 // INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICA- APRIL 1 // ADVANCING SCIENCE-BASED WITH INTEGRITY: The Office for Inclusion TION SKILLS FOR A GLOBALIZED WORLD: SAFETY ASSESSMENT OF CHEMICALS: Join and Intercultural Initiatives is hosting a In this workshop, sources of cultural misun- the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicol-forum and Q & A on the American Council derstandings and strategies for overcoming ogy to celebrate the career of Jay Goodman. of Education Report regarding confronting them in academic settings will be discussed. This free symposium features six speakers on challenges of campus racial climate from The seminar will be held from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in various topics and is being held from 10 a.m. 1:30 to 3 p.m. in the Kellogg Center Auditori- C304 Snyder Phillips. Learn more and register to 5 p.m. in the Radiology um. Learn more at go.msu.edu/bMH. at go.msu.edu/7MH. Auditorium. Learn more at go.msu.edu/sMH.

MARCH 13 // ROADMAP TO RETIREMENT: MARCH 29 // JAZZ ORCHESTRAS AND JAZZ APRIL 9 // NIGHT AT THE MUSEUMS: Visit the Any faculty or staff who plans to retire within ARTIST IN RESIDENCE: Considered a leading MSU Museum and the Eli and Edythe Broad a year or two should consider attending this improviser on the trombone, Steve Davis has Art Museum from 5:30 to 8 p.m. for an eve-free half-day workshop. The class covers a a lyrical, hard-swinging style that has earned ning of family-friendly, hands-on learning as range of topics critical to a successful retire- him critical acclaim since the 1990s. Reserved part of the MSU Science Festival. Unravel the ment. Two sessions will be held from 8:30 a.m. seating: $17 for adults, $15 for seniors, $7 for mysteries of our world through the investi-to noon and 1 to 4:30 p.m. in Nisbet Building, students and those under age 18. Learn more gative lenses of art, history and science. Visit Suite 10. Learn more at go.msu.edu/YbH. and buy tickets at go.msu.edu/WMH. go.msu.edu/QMH for more information.

MARCH 14 // STUDIO (IN)PROCESS: Drop by MARCH 30 // BIRDS OF PREY LIVE: Visit APRIL 14 // RACE FOR THE PLACE 5K WALK/the MSU Broad on Thursday evenings from the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary to see the RUN: The Race for the Place supports MSU 6 to 9 p.m. to experiment with different art resident red-tailed hawk, barred owl and great Safe Place, a program that addresses relation-materials and processes in this hands-on horned owl up close. Learn about raptor ship violence and stalking. This is a fun-filled art-making experience. $8 at the door gets characteristics that make them unique hunting family event, with events for kids of all ages. you the material and guidance to start creat- and flying machines. Costs to attend vary. Early registration ends March 29. Sign up and ing. Learn more at go.msu.edu/wMH. Learn more at go.msu.edu/DMH. learn more at go.msu.edu/4MH.

MSU UPDATES RETIREMENT FUND OPTIONS M E G A N M A C G R E G O R • For the TIAA coreA N D D A N M A C K E Y menu, the Principal Real// H U M A N R E S O U R C E S Estate Securities Fund

will be added as a new MSU, after periodically investment option. The reviewing the investment TIAA Real Estate Account options available for the variable annuity that is 403(b) Retirement Plan currently on the core menu and the 457(b) Deferred will be frozen, meaning no Compensation Plan, is new contributions or trans-making a pair of changes fers will be allowed into to the core investment this fund after the effective menu options, effective in transaction date and any April. balance in this fund will

remain in the fund (and The Principal Real Estate will NOT be transferred to Securities Fund, a real the new fund). However, estate investment fund, the participant will have will be added to both the the choice to leave the Fidelity and TIAA core balance in the current investment menus. variable annuity fund or to • For the Fidelity core direct TIAA to transfer the menu, the Principal Real balance into the new real Estate Securities Fund will estate fund. All new contri-replace the Cohen & Steers butions and transfers after Institutional Realty Shares the effective transaction fund. On the effective date will go into the new transaction date, the real estate fund.balance will be transferred Participants will receivefrom the current fund to communications with more the new fund, and then detail, including the April any future contributions transaction date, from will go into the new fund. their retirement vendor.

SUMMIT WILL FOCUS ON CREATING CHANGEI N S I D E M S U S T A F F p.m. at the Kellogg Hotel// C I V I L R I G H T S and Conference Center.

The summit includes a The Prevention, Outreach, light breakfast and plated and Education Department lunch. There is an option to of the MSU Office for Civil attend either the morning Rights and Title IX is excit-sessions, afternoon ses-ed to announce that regis-sions or the full day.tration is now open for the

Creating Change Through Morning sessions will Collaboration Summit. primarily be focused on

challenging power and The free March 29 summit privilege in different areas is an opportunity for of campus. Afternoon ses-faculty, staff and graduate sions provide an opportu-students to come togeth-nity to engage in dialogue er and discuss important about creating a “culture issues to improve our of care” on our campus. climate on relationship vi-

olence and sexual miscon- For more information on duct. The summit will take the event, visit place from 8:30 a.m. to 4 go.msu.edu/S4H.

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NORMALEE FISHER

Normalee Fisher, HR workers’ compensation secretary, died Feb. 2. Fisher joined the staff in 1973 and retired in 1988.

J. RAY GILLESPIE

J. Ray Gillespie, Cooperative Extension Ser-vices associate director, died Feb. 10. Gillespiejoined the staff in 1962 and retired in 1990.

WILMA GILLESPIE

Wilma Gillespie, teacher education instructor, died Jan. 17. Gillespie joined the staff in 1970 and retired in 1995.

HELEN HEAD

Helen Head, College of Osteopathic Medicine Dean’s Office administrative assistant, died Jan. 22. Head joined the staff in 1965 and retired in 1989.

EVELYN HOWE

Evelyn Howe, Office of Admissions office assistant, died Feb. 13. Howe joined the staff in 1967 and retired in 1983.

ROBERT HUBBARD

Robert Hubbard, College of Engineering pro-fessor, died Feb. 5. Hubbard joined the staff in 1977 and retired in 2006.

MYRON KELSEY

Myron Kelsey, Department of Agriculture, Food, and Resource Economics professor, died Feb. 10. Kelsey joined the staff in 1959 and retired in 2001.

JOSEPH KUSZAI JR.

Joseph Kuszai Jr., art history and design pro-fessor, died Feb. 12. Kuszai joined the staff in 1964 and retired in 2015.

BRUCE MITCHELL

Bruce Mitchell, associate professor in the Department of Teacher Education, died Jan. 11. Mitchell joined the staff in 1972 and retired in 2002.

RESEARCH WEBSITES SERVE AS RESOURCE FOR FACULTYI N S I D E M S U S T A F F ceedings, books, scholarly experts at MSU who may be displays the network of //A D VA N C E M E N T awards and patents). available to collaborate. colleagues with whom the

given scholar has worked on Users can search for experts Users can search for grant Two new online resources publications and/or grants. at MSU on any given re- opportunities specific to for research faculty, MSU search topic entered. their own research interests Scholars and Faculty In- It can be found at

or any topic of their choos-sight, are now live. go.msu.edu/n4H.The “Collaborations” section ing. Such opportunities displays the network of MSU Scholars, a public-fac- Faculty can make edits to include not only federal but colleagues with whom the ing site, showcases MSU their individual profiles, also industry and founda-given scholar has worked on faculty scholarly activity, such as adding a scholarly tion grants. Each funding publications and/or grants.including information on activity, or make corrections opportunity displays the

both tenure-system and It can be found at and updates. The edits will name of the opportunity fixed-term faculty and other scholars.msu.edu. populate both websites.and funding agency, dollar scholars.

Faculty Insight is an amount, application instruc- Questions regarding either The site includes detailed internal-facing site acces- tions and deadline, URL to website can go to profiles, displaying schol- sible via MSU NetID that the grant website and a list Kyle Sweitzer in the Office arly activity (publications, displays grant funding of similar opportunities. of Planning and Budgets, at grants, conference pro- opportunities as well as kvs@msu.edu.A “Collaborations” section

SOCIAL SCIENCE MAKES NEW HIRES AS PART OF RESEARCH INITIATIVER E B E C C A J E N S E N of these postdoctor-// R E S E A R C H four talent- al fellow in

ed social Latino Pub-Four new research associ- scientists,” lic Policy at ates have been hired in the Achebe the Latino College of Social Science as said. Center for part of the Dean’s Research Leadership The college Associate Program, estab- Develop-is com-lished in 2018 as a major Kelly ment and Parkermitting college initiative aimed the John G. significant at promoting an inclusive Tower Center for Political resources to scholarly environment. Studies at Southern Meth-support the Gabriel Sanchez holds a monkeyface The four associates have a odist University in Dallas, program, prickleback while discussing coastal minimal teaching load while including where she teaches Amer- ecology with the Amah Mutsun being mentored and sup- salaries, ican politics. Her current Tribal Band on the California coast.

ported and participating in research research interests revolve P H O T O // C O U R T E S Y O F T H E C O L L E G E O F S O C I A L S C I E N C E

the Dean’s Research Asso- and travel around understanding how ciate Development Institute, support, identity informs formal Lemi in the 19th century. with the goal of a possible space and politics.

• Gabriel Sanchez, Depart-transition into tenure-sys- faculty time in mentoring • Nakia Parker, Department ment of Anthropology, is an tem positions at MSU after the individuals. The scholars of History, is a doctoral can- indigenous anthropologisttwo years of productivity. are: didate in the Department completing his doctorate Nwando Achebe, the Jack • Monique D. A. Kelly, of History at the University at the University of Califor-and Margaret Sweet En- Department of Sociology, is of Texas at Austin. Her nia, Berkeley. His research dowed Professor of History currently a Ph.D. candidate project, “Trails of Tears and includes historical ecological and the Faculty Excellence in the Sociology Department Freedom: Slavery, Migration, approaches to understand-Advocate for the college, is at the University of California and Emancipation in the ing small-scale societies leading the initiative. Irvine. Her research focuses Indian Territory Border- and zooarchaeology. The

on racial and ethnic identi- lands, 1830–1907,” exam-“The College of Social majority of his research has ties, attitudes and inequality, ines the forced migrations, Science’s strategic priority been conducted along the as well as on immigration resettlement patterns and of being open and welcom- California coast, where he processes connected to labor practices of people of ing, deriving strength from investigates human-animal those social dynamics. African and black Indian de-a plurality of identities and relationships and how they

scent enslaved in Choctawlived experience is embodied • Danielle Lemi, Department can inform fisheries conser-and Chickasaw communities in the scholarly contributions of Political Science, is a vation and management.

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HOW THE SAMSUNG GALAXY S10’S COOL NEW TRUMP’S CLIMATE EXPERT IS WRONG: THE WORLD’S WANT LOVE? SWIPE RIGHT FOR ‘NICE’ AND LEFT FINGERPRINT SENSOR WORKS PLANTS DON’T NEED MORE CO2 FOR ‘NEUROTIC’Anil Jain, a professor of computer science at Plants on Earth have flourished for hundreds of mil- Similar interests, similar personality — that’s what Michigan State University and expert in bio- lions of years, yet President Donald Trump’s pick to matters for long-term happiness in a relationship. metrics, says that the sound waves are typically lead his new climate team insists that they need more Right? Not so, according to a new study by re-around 200 kilohertz when measuring something carbon dioxide to thrive. searchers at Michigan State University. “The more like a fingerprint. At higher frequencies, ultrasonic conscientious, agreeable and emotionally stable “CO2 does ‘fertilize’ plants and by itself causes plants testing is used in medicine (you’ve heard of ultra- both you and your partner are, this is associated to grow faster, but unchecked CO release into the sounds, no doubt), or to look for a flaw inside a 2 with a more positive sense of well-being,” said atmosphere will lead to reduced yields and the conse-metal object, like an airplane wing, Jain says. William Chopik, director of the Close Relation-quences could be catastrophic,” said Thomas

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