Robert Ludovico, director of the Italian Studies Program and co-editor of "Renato Poggioli. An Intellectual Biography," discussed the research presented in the book during panels in Florence and Bologna on Oct. 29-30. The work is co-edited by Lino Pertile and Massimo Riva.
The book was published by Olschki Editore of Florence, perhaps the most prestigious academic publisher in Italy, according to Ludvico. His presentations took place at the Gabinetto Letterario Vieusseux, a prominent institute in Florence, and at the University of Bologna.
A Floentine-born Slavist who emigrated to the U.S.
Laura Lovett, associate professor of History, helped moderate a panel titled "Forty Years of Free to Be ... You and Me: Looking Back at a Children's Classic and the Difference It Made" on Nov. 14 at New York's 92nd Street Y.
William H. Wiist, faculty member in the School of Public Health and Health Sciences’ Online MPH in Public Health Practice program, organized and moderated a session on Oct. 29 at the annual meeting and exposition of the American Public Health Association (APHA) in San Francisco.
Elena T. Carbone, associate professor of Nutrition, recently made two presentations based on her study of the Massachusetts Body Mass Index (BMI) letter titled “Parents’ Responses, Conceptualizations of Weight, and Health Literacy Skills.”
Anna Nagurney, the John F. Smith Memorial Professor of Operations Management at the Isenberg School, received the Walter Isard Award from the North American Regional Science Council (NARSC) last week in Ottawa, Ontario. The award was presented during the annual North American meetings of the Regional Science Association International.