'Kudos' Archive
GSSWSR Professor Toba Kerson was a panelist at a joint annual conference of the German and Austrian Societies for Epileptology and the Swiss League Against Epilepsy. At the conference, which in German is titled Dreilandertagung Epilepsie 2013, Kerson presented on the portrayal of epilepsy on YouTube. She was joined by three other panelists who are [...]
The Campbell Collaboration has elected Professor of Social Work Julia H. Littell as co-chair of their steering group. The organization is a nonprofit dedicated to the synthesis and dissemination of research on effects of programs and policies in social work and social welfare, education, crime and justice, and international development. Littell has been actively involved [...]
Katherine Marcoux ’14 has received the 2013 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) award from the U.S. Department of State. The award grants study in one of 13 critical-need foreign languages; Marcoux will be studying Japanese in Japan during the summer of 2013. CLS participants will spend 7-10 weeks in intensive language institutes this summer in one [...]
Lena Ferguson ’13 and Julia Reeves ’13 (HC), both Growth and Structure of Cities majors, will spend a “Summer of Maps” interning with Azavea, a Philadelphia-based company specializing in geographic web and mobile software development and geospatial analysis services. Students in the Summer of Maps program partner with non-profit organizations in need of geospatial data [...]
The Bryn Mawr College Owl Investment Group (OIG) was ranked sixth out of 18 in this year’s Adirondack Cup, an initiative through which college and graduate students can create their own hypothetical small cap portfolio for six months. The OIG finished with an investment return of 26.44 percent, beating the Russell 2000 market return of [...]
Professor Emeritus in Political Science Marc Ross received a Distinguished Scholar Award at the International Studies Association Conference held earlier this month. His award was in the ethnicity, nationalism, and migration category. ISA was founded in 1959 to promote research and education in international affairs. The organization cooperates with 57 international studies organizations in over [...]
Growth and Structures of Cities Professor Emeritus Barbara Miller Lane was named a fellow of the Society of Architectural Historians (SAH). This fellowship is given to individuals who have distinguished themselves by a lifetime of significant contributions to the field. From the SAH website: “Almost 58 years ago to the day, Walter Gropius dictated a [...]
Class Welfare in Philadelphia Visiting Professor of Social Work Sandy Schram is among the guests to participate in the PhillyCAM series, “Class Warfare in Philadelphia.” The series’ eight episodes look at economic inequality in Philadelphia and the political activism of engaged Philadelphians. The series premieres on Wednesday, April 17, at 7:30 p.m. on PhillyCAM.
The American Mathematical Society and several other groups have deemed April “Mathematics Awareness Month” and named Bryn Mawr Professor Victor Donnay chair of the committee responsible for planning the month’s activities, which this year highlight the “Mathematics of Sustainability.” As part of the Math Awareness Month website, Donnay recruited a range of short essays about [...]
GSSWSR MSS students were on the Bryn Mawr campus reflecting the “many faces of social work” to students, faculty, and administrators on Tuesday, March 26th. In ongoing efforts to increase awareness about the profession, these annual “Shout Out” events provide visibility and build positive public perception for the social work profession. Students distributed educational material [...]