Professor Julie Brigham-Grette, geosciences, has been honored by Germany’s Alexander von Humboldt Foundation with one of its coveted Humboldt Research Awards, which will support her research collaborations there over the coming six months.

Laetitia La Follette, associate professor and chair of the department of history of art and architecture, was elected to a three-year term as President of the Archaeological Institute of America in January.

On Thursday, Feb. 27, the department of music and dance will present the 39th Annual Jazz Showcase, featuring performances by the top instrumental and vocal ensembles from its Jazz and African-American Music Studies program. The concert, titled “Bird, Brubeck, Blakey, and Beyond,” will take place at 7:30 p.m. in Bowker Auditorium.

Challah for Hunger is a non-profit organization bringing people together to bake and sell challah with the purpose of raising money and awareness about the issue of food insecurity among college students.