2007 news archives of the college of arts and science

Brian Colwell, Sociology, examines social structure of prison communities.

Laura King, Psychological Sciences, and colleague find that examing one's losses is a key to maturity.

MU receives $2.55 million gift to attract top economist.

Rainer Glaser, Chemistry: Mitchell Report and steroids in sports.

Mitchell McKinney, Communication: Clinton may have to alter her 'above it all' approach.

Gabor Forgacs, Physics and Astronomy: Research team makes progress toward 'printing' organs.

A&S celebrates new Curators Professors.

Kattesh Katti, Physics and Radiology, and colleagues: Research goes nano, natural and green.

Museum acquires bust by African-American Artist Beulah Woodard.

Janice Wenger, Music, takes music fans back to the early 19th century.

American Psychological Association honors Professor Ken Sher.

Craig Palmer, Anthropology, and colleague: Ritual threats of violence in small Newfoundland communities help create trust.

Steve and Hannah Alexander, Biological Sciences, and colleagues study model to learn why certain cancers become resistant to drugs.

NSF awards $2.16 million for intraplate earthquake studies to geologists Liu, Sandvol, Gomez, Cormier, and colleagues.

Marvin Overby, Political Science, and colleagues examine African Americans gains in state assemblies during the '90s.

David Brunsma, Sociology, and colleagues: Understanding Hurricane Katrina.

Rainer Glaser, Chemistry, and undergraduate co-authors present origin-of-life theory for young Earth.

Ken Sher, Pyschological Sciences, and colleagues: Possessing a fake ID results in more drinking by underage college students.

David Schulz, Biological Sciences, finds flexibility in nerve cell construction.

George Smith, Biological Sciences, receives 2007 Promega Biotechnology Research Award.

Compose yourself: writing music is fun.

John Kerns, Psychological Sciences: For better understanding, research simulates schizophrenia in healthy people.

Jim Birchler, Biological Sciences, and colleagues to study minichromosomes in maize with $1.9 million NSF grant.

Ray Semlitsch, Biological Sciences: The new wildlife refuge: golf courses?

Michael Kramer, Jon Hess, Loren Reid: More women authors and collaboration now the norm for Communication faculty.

Museum of Art and Archaeology's Bingham exhibit offers rare look at Missouri's master of art.

Amanda Rose, Psychological Sciences: Girls who complain about problems at greater risk of developing anxiety and depression.

Mannie Liscum and Ullas Pedmale, Biological Sciences: Molecular-level discoveries on the mechanisms of phototropism.

Meera Chandrasekhar, Physics, and colleagues' program ‘Physics First' puts teachers in the classroom.

Museum of Art and Archaeology Binghma exhibition public lectures: June 28 & July 26 >>

Phillip Wood, Psychological Sciences, and colleagues: Friday class schedules influence drinking habits.

Kaitlyn Faries, senior biology major, and Lori Eggert, Biological Sciences, study the status of black bears in Missouri.

Wetlands threatened by new EPA guidance, says Ray Semlitsch, Biological Sciences.

Peter Pfeifer, Fred Hawthorne and Carlos Wexler study hydrogen storage for use in vehicles.

23rd annual Missouri Scholars Academy gives students a chance to be themselves.

Sergei Kopeikin, Physics and Astronomy, says testing technique for gravitomagnetic field is ineffective.

Jim Birchler, Biological Sciences, and colleagues attach genes to minichromosomes in maize.

Laura King, Psychological Sciences, and colleague examine how intuition and mood affect beliefs.

Bill Benoit, Communication, analyzes first debates of the 2008 campaign.

Anthropologists Craig Palmer and Reed Wadley: What people say may not be what they know.

Mark Smith, History, awarded Guggenheim Fellowship.

Young composers shine at COMP festival.

Reed Wadley, Anthropology, finds negative effects of colonization on slash-and-burn farming in western Borneo.

Two new studies by Fred Hawthorne, Chemistry and Radiology, and colleagues: New family of pseudo-metallic elements and
Reduced side effects in treatment of damaging protein plaques.

Psychological Sciences' Denis McCarthy, Bruce Bartholow and colleagues: Words combined with beliefs can activate behaviors associated with drinking.

Arts & Science Alumni Organization funds faculty projects.

A&S faculty recognized for research and teaching.

Nicky Beer, PhD candidate in English, awarded NEA Literature Fellowship.

Former Biological Sciences doctoral student Jason Meyer understands what's going on behind the beady eyes of a mouse.

Lois Huneycutt, History, honored with Kemper Fellowship.

Debbie Dougherty, Communication, finds that men and women see sexual harassment differently.

Angela Speck, Physics and Astronomy, honored with prestigious NSF CAREER award.

Common ingredient in food can stabilize gold nanoparticles for medical use, finds Kattesh Katti, Physics, and colleagues.

Ken Sher, Psychological Sciences, and colleagues track personality traits to learn more about alcoholism.

Student writes a musical tribute for her professor, plus wins two national music awards.

Peter Pfeifer, Physics and Astronomy, and partners: New automotive gas tank holds promise for future.

James Fergason, pioneer in the study of modern liquid crystal display, gives portion of prize money to MU Physics.

Marie-Helene Cormier, Geological Sciences, and colleagues to study volcanism with under-ocean sensors.

Deborah Pearsall, Anthropology, and colleagues find 6,000-year-old fossil evidence of one of the oldest food sources in the Americas.

Sir Anthony Leggett, 2003 Nobel Laureate in Physics, presents "Why can’t time run backwards?"

Fred vom Saal, Biological Sciences, and colleagues: Programmed for obesity: early exposure to common chemicals can permanently alter metabolic system.

World-renowned cancer researcher to lecture at 2007 Arts and Science Week.

Charles Borduin, Psychological Sciences: Juvenile sex offenders have wide array of problems requiring comprehensive treatment.

Louanna Furbee, Anthropology: Endangered languages threaten to disappear; honored for her lifetime service to linguistics.

St. Louis Academy of Science recognizes Kattesh Katti, Physics, for groundbreaking contributions to science.

Elaine Lawless, English, to lead American Folklore Society.

Andean temple discovery by Bob Benfer, Anthropology, ranks in top 100 science stories for 2006.

Katie Andres, Music major, wins 2007 Sinquefield Composition Prize.

American Heart Association supports Physics graduate student Mingzhai Sun's research.

Science graduate students go to K-12 classrooms to inspire, motivate.

Student insight: Eric Roark, Philosophy, honored for paper.