The campus’s Natural History Collection was the latest in the nation last week to welcome a blooming Amorphophallus titanum, or 6-foot tall corpse flower, one of the world’s biggest flowering structures. It bloomed overnight on Wednesday, July 3 at its home in the Morrill greenhouses.

Neurobiologist Luke Remage-Healey, psychological and brain sciences, recently received a five-year, $1.7 million grant, the renewal of a prior period of funding from the National Institutes of Health. He and colleagues plan to investigate fundamental mechanisms of how the brain learns and processes complex stimuli like birdsong.

Rolanda C Burney, Chancellor Kumble R. Subbaswamy’s chief of staff, has been chosen to serve as interim Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Campus Life (SACL). The appointment, made by Subbaswamy, is effective immediately.

Barbara Krauthamer, dean of the Graduate School, has been appointed as senior vice provost for Interdisciplinary Programs and Innovation by Provost John McCarthy. As Senior Vice Provost, she will oversee the Bachelor’s Degree with Individual Concentration (BDIC) and the University Without Walls (UWW) degree programs.