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Molecular biosciences Ph.D. program gets approval
The Higher Learning Commission has approved ASU's
proposal for a new Ph.D. program in molecular biosciences. The
program will accept applications through Dec. 1 for those wish to
start classes in the spring semester. This will be a
cross-disciplinary program emphasizing discovery in disciplines such
as agriculture, medicine, forensics, environmental sciences, food
sciences and renewable energy.
Dr. Tom Wheeler, program
director, may be contacted at 972-3300.
 Dr. Stan Trauth gives keynote address
Dr. Stan Trauth,
Zoology, was the keynote speaker at the 32nd annual meeting of the
Kansas Herpetological Society held on the Pittsburg State University
campus in Pittsburg, Kansas, last week. His talk was titled
Ecoregions in Arkansas: A Herpetofaunal Approach.
 Dr. Charles Hartwig chairs panel
on UN
Dr.
Charles
Hartwig, Political Science,
recently chaired a panel on "Reforming the United Nations" at a
conference marking the 60th anniversary of the United Nations, held
at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway. Three ASU students
were also able to attend the conference, thanks to mini-grants from
the dean of the College of Humanities & Social Sciences and the UCA
conference coordinator.
Friends mourn passing
of former ASU president
Carl Whillock of Little Rock, who served as the sixth president of
ASU from 1978-80, died suddenly last Monday. Funeral services
were Wednesday. Those wishing to read his obituary and sign
the online guest book may
click here.
Communications to host panel
discussion
The College of Communications will host a panel discussion with
journalism professionals focusing on race and gender content in the
media at 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, in the ASU-TV studio. More
specifically, the journalism professionals will discuss media
coverage of hurricanes, college mascots, and urban music. The event
is also hosted by the association for Women in Communications and
Dr. Lillie Fears’ “Race, Gender and Media” class. The speakers will
include Wes Brown, business editor for Arkansas News Bureau; Jajuan
Johnson, reporter and oral history coordinator at the Butler Center
for Arkansas Studies in Little Rock; and Rick Fahr, managing editor
of The Sun, Jonesboro.
Call
for proposals from
Middle East Studies
The Middle East Studies Committee is seeking proposals that identify
specific areas of academic interest and a detailed plan by which the
applicant will conduct the study or research in the Middle East. The
awards are open to all fields of study. For more details, see
Middle East Studies.
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