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Brodeur honored as Assistant Athletic Trainer of the Year

Jennifer Brodeur of Athletics was honored as the Assistant Athletic Trainer of the Year on June 26 by the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) during its annual meeting in Las Vegas.
 
The honor is given to one assistant athletic trainer each year, as chosen by the College and University Athletic Trainers’ Committee. The recognition highlights Brodeur’s involvement in the community, campus and athletic training association and her positive promotion of the profession.
 
“I am honored to be named Assistant Athletic Trainer of Year by the College and University Athletic Trainers

Badgett analyses put Supreme Court decisions in economic context

Last week’s historic Supreme Court rulings on same-sex marriage resulted in a flurry of media appearances by Center for Public Policy and Administration director and Economics professor M.V. Lee Badgett, an internationally recognized expert on LGBT economic issues.
 
In extended television and radio interviews, as well as shorter print segments, Badgett spoke primarily on two topics: the boost that legalizing same-sex marriage can provide to local businesses and state economies, and the profound financial impact that the Supreme Court decisions could have on legally married same-sex couples.

Miller publishes work on Buddhist poetry in Japan

Stephen Miller, associate professor of Japanese language and literature, recently published a monograph with the Cornell University East Asia Series titled “The Wind from Vulture Peak: The Buddhification of Japanese Waka in the Heian Period.”
 
The book tells the story of how a distinctly Buddhist poetry developed within the well-established court poetic tradition (the 31-syllable waka form) between the eighth and 12th centuries. It contains 141 original translations by Miller and his translation partner, Patrick Donnelly.
 
The book is available through the University of Hawaii Press.
 
 

Lugosch named fellow by AIA

Kathleen Lugosch, professor of Architecture and director of the Master of Architecture Program, has been named a fellow by the American Institute of Architects.
 
Lugosch was elected to receive the honor because of her primary role in the creation of the Architecture + Design Program, the first accredited public architectural program in New England. The program was formally established within the Department of Art, Architecture and Art History in 2005 and received national accreditation in 2007.
 
Out of a total AIA membership of more than 80,000, just over 3,000 members are distinguished as

Stoffolano discusses greenhead flies in Yankee magazine

Entomology professor John Stoffolano’s research on greenhead flies, the bane of beachgoers up and down the Atlantic coast, is the subject of an article in the July/August issue of Yankee magazine.
 
In “Beasts of the Northern Wild” by Annie Graves, Stoffolano, who’s been studying greenheads for than 30 years, explains why the insects need blood meals and the reason their bites are so painful.
 
He also offers a few tips for avoiding Tabanus nigrovittatus: wear light-colored, protective clothing and stay away from beaches on days when greenheads are out in large numbers.

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