2005 news archives of the college of arts and science

Theory and experiment collide, validating work of Giovanni Vignale, Physics and Astronomy, and colleague.

Bruce Bartholow, Psychological Sciences, finds video game violence desensitizes players to real life violence.

Creative writing students earn national recognition.

Emek Basker, Economics, confirms people spend more during longer holiday shopping seasons.

NSF honors Sheryl Tucker, Chemistry, for excellence in mentoring.

Steve Hofmann, Math, and collaborators solve 40-year-old problem.

Christine Lipsmeyer, Political Science, examines why political parties legislate against soft money.

Denis McCarthy, Psychological Sciences, finds drunken driving persists despite negative consequences.

Kattesh Katti, Biological Physics, awarded prestigious international recognition: Gauss Professorship.

Girl Scouts become crime scene investigators in Magic of Chemistry workshop.

In short-term memory, faster is not better, finds Nelson Cowan, Psychological Sciences.

Bruce Bartholow, Psychological Sciences, determines exposure to alcohol-related images can lead to aggression.

New statewide original music composition program encourages innovation and education.

Romance Languages and Literatures offers opportunity to "Say it in Swahili".

MU partners with Central Missouri Food Bank to profile hunger needs of mid-Missouri.

Kattesh Katti, Biological Physics, and group awarded $3 million for research that could result in early detection of cancer cells.

Fractions, probabilities and the Pythagorean Theorem, oh my! New math program caters to different learning styles.

Marvin Overby, Political Science: Skepticism of judicial system equality remains despite presence of African-American judges.

Patients’ sexual harassment of nurses suggest more informal training needed, finds Debbie Dougherty, Communication.

Males and females adopt different communication styles to succeed in political arena, says Mitchell McKinney, Communication.

Ken MacLeod, Geological Sciences: Study of ancient climate can help predict future patterns.

Study by Mitchell McKinney, Communication, shows Rock the Vote had a positive effect on young voters.

A. Cooper Drury and Jonathan Krieckhaus, Political Science: Corruption does not negatively affect economic growth in democracies.

Political radio ads give citizens hope in the government, says Marvin Overby, Political Science.

Gabor Forgacs, Physics and Astronomy, and team awarded nearly $5 million to study biological self-assembly.

Chuck Borduin, Psychological Sciences, finds specific type of therapy can significantly reduce criminal activity in violent juvenile offenders.

Loreen Olson, Communication, finds need for attention, frustration are causes of female aggression in intimate relationships.

Mark Flinn, Anthropology, studies stress hormones and finds that words can make us sick.

Math Department receives nearly $1 million in NSF grants.

Campaign finance restrictions have little impact on citizen trust in government, says Jeffrey Milyo, Economics and Public Affairs.

Carsten Ullrich, Physics and Astronomy, awarded NSF CAREER Award for ultra-fast semiconductor optoelectronics research.

John Kerns, Psychological Sciences, finds psychotic-like symptoms are brought about by emotional deficiencies.

Anna Bardone-Cone, Psychological Sciences, and colleagues develop model that predicts bulimia symptoms.

New biography by Steve Watts, History, sheds light on auto icon Henry Ford.

Marvin Overby and Adrian U-Jin Ang, Political Science, find House retirements hurt Republican majority.

John Petrocik, Political Science, sees voter turnout reinforcing opinion of majority.

Angela Speck, Physics and Astronomy, and colleagues study stardust evolution and the building of the universe.

Ken MacLeod, Geological Sciences, finds global warming will be more extreme in some areas.

Marvin Overby, Political Science, and colleague look for what influences senators to use the filibuster.

A study by Marvin Overby, Political Science, and colleague examines public's estimation of gay and lesbian populations.

David Geary and doctoral candidates, Psychological Sciences, find that sexual abuse cuts childhood short; future opportunities impaired for victims.

Senior Andrew Littlefield, Psychological Sciences and Marketing, presents alcohol-use consequences on college students to Congress.

MU faculty nominate outstanding graduates.

Nanoscience discoveries of Kattesh Katti, Physics, and others lead to Nanoparticles Production Core Facility.

2005 Kemper Fellowships recognize faculty for teaching excellence.

New computer program by Ed Brent, Sociology, helps researchers, businesses make sense of unstructured data.

Frederick vom Saal, Biological Sciences: Evidence mounts against chemical used widely in everyday plastic products.

New book by Wilma King, History, examines the history of being an African-American child.

Aesthetics, independence motivate farmers says Michael Urban, Geography.

Is U.S. border patrol worth the cost? Open border might be best option, says Joseph Haslag, Economics.

Study of tribal warfare by Reed Wadley, Anthropology, gives insight to treacherous tactic.

School of Music and Choral Union celebrate three decades of town-gown vocalizing.

Melissa Click, Communication, examines Martha Stewart's influence.

Wendy Slutske, Psychological Sciences, finds college students at no greater risk of dependence on alcohol than peers.

Kattesh Katti, Radiology and Physics, and colleagues advance early cancer detection using nanoparticles.

Stefan Freund, Music, recognized as Distinguished Composer of the Year.

Staged reading in New York features English professor Al Devlin's book on Tennessee Williams.

Cooper Drury, Political Science, finds policy and New York Times stories influence U.S. humanitarian aid.

Digging deep into the past for a better future: Lee Lyman, Anthropology, suggests using prehistoric data in conservation decisions.

Jeff Milyo, Economics, and colleague find most mainstream media contain liberal bias.