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Marina Balina, Isaac Funk Professor and Professor of Russian Studies, was the recipient of a research grant from the International Youth Library, Munich, Germany, where she spent three months working on her new research project, a comparative study of German and Russian children’s literature of the 1920s-1930s.
During her stay in Europe, Balina gave invited guest lectures and conducted seminars on Russian children’s literature at the University of Strasbourg, France; University of Glasgow, Scotland; University of Padova, Italy; University of Hamburg, and University of Passau, Germany.
She presented the keynote address entitled “Soviet Children’s Literature as Illusio in Practice: Struggle for Autonomy and Strategies of Survival” at the International conference “Literary Field under the Communist Regime: Structure, Functions, Illusio,” organized by the Institute of Lithuanian Literature and Folklore, Vilnius, Lithuania, Oct. 7-9, 2015.
She has published the following book chapters:
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“To Catch Up and Overtake Disney? – Soviet and Post-Soviet Fairy Tale Films” (with Birgit Beumers) in Fairy Tale Films Beyond Disney: International Perspective, eds. Jack Zipes, Pauline Greenhill, and Kendra Magnus-Johnson, New York: Routledge, 2015, pp. 229 – 287.
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“(Auto) Biographical Prose” in Russian Literature Since 1991, eds. Evgeny Dobrenko and Mark Lipovetsky. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 2015, pp. 188-206, 2015.
She served as guest editor and author of the introduction to the special issue on Childhood as Device: Strategies and Practices of Auto/biographical Writing, AutobiografiЯ: Journal on Life Writing and the Representation of the Self in Russian Culture, v.4, Fall 2015, Padova University, pp. 20 -31.
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Associate Professor of Biology Edgar Lehr published the article, with Dehling, M., Greenbaum, E. and Sinsch, U. (2015): Embryogenesis and tadpole description of Hyperolius castaneus Ahl, 1931 and H. jackie Dehling, 2012 (Anura: Hyperoliidae) from montane bog pools ZooKeys 546:125–152.
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Chair and Professor of Hispanic Studies Christina Isabelli was a panelist on the topic "Fostering Advanced Oral Proficiency: Initiatives in the Undergraduate Foreign Language Curriculum" at the Modern Language Association annual convention, Jan. 7 in Austin, Texas.
In addition, Isabelli presented "Institutional Assessment of Second Language Learning Outcomes" and, with C. Quagliarello, "Best Practices for Incorporating Google Apps in the Language Classroom" at the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages annual conference, November 2015 in San Diego, California.
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Fern Rosetta Sherff Professor of Music David Vayo attended the Dec. 30, 2015 world premiere of his composition Weave by the Taipei Liuqin Ensemble, a Chinese plucked-string orchestra, at the National Concert Hall in Taipei, Taiwan. Weave is the second composition of Vayo's that the group has premiered.
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Assistant Professor of Psychology Amanda Vicary, along with alumni Yuliana Zaikman '12 and Erin Vogel '12, published the article "The Influence of Early Experiences and Adult Attachment on the Exhibition of the Sexual Double Standard" in Sexuality and Culture.
Also, Vicary and assistant professors of psychology Ellen Furlong and Abbie Kerr presented "Departmental Writing Rubrics: Pros & Cons" on Jan. 4 at the National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology in St. Petersburg, Florida.
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Christopher Holland ’04, an assistant public defender in DuPage County, published “A Defense Counsel’s Guide to Preserving Evidence” in the DCBA Brief, the Journal of the DuPage County Bar Association, Volume 28, Issue 2, Oct. 2015.
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David Priess ’93 authored The President's Book of Secrets: The Untold Story of Intelligence Briefings to America's Presidents from Kennedy to Obama, to be released by PublicAffairs on March 1. Priess served during the Bill Clinton and George W. Bush administrations as an award-winning intelligence officer at the CIA as well as a desk officer at the State Department.
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Shelby Steege ’98, drama teacher and director at Spencer County Middle School in Taylorsville, Kentucky, shared her theatre stories.
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Bridget Wall ’08 received her doctorate in biological engineering from MIT in June. Her doctoral thesis, "Engineered tools for studying the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum," focused on using biological engineering techniques to learn more about the pathology of the malaria parasite.
She spent the summer consulting for Life Science Alley, now the Medical Alley Association, a Minnesota organization headed by fellow alum Shaye Mandle '93.
Wall started work this fall with Medtronic as a scientific communications specialist within the Aortic/Peripheral Vascular/EndoVenous division. She is responsible for disseminating clinical trial results for products such as drug-coated angioplasty balloons, stents, and other related surgical devices.
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