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The Arithmetic of Compassion: How Psychology, Literature Help Explain Response to Pandemic
Posted 4/16/2021 8:23:00 PM
This podcast of “Public Health on Call” hosted by Colleen Barry and produced by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health was posted on April 16. There are psychological and cognitive obstacles to compassion, especially against an invisible virus. Dr. Paul Slovic, a psychology professor at the University of Oregon, and his son Dr. Scott Slovic, a literature professor at the University of Idaho talk with guest host Dr. Read more
Kerr Book Is Among Finalists for Annual Prose Award
Posted 1/28/2021 9:38:00 PM
A book published last year by Ashley Kerr, assistant professor of Spanish, was selected as one of three finalists for the 2021 PROSE Award from the Association of American Publishers (AAP). “Sex, Skulls and Citizens: Gender and Racial Science in Argentina (1860-1910)” argues that Indigenous and Creole women played a fundamental role in the development of Argentine racial science and its application to efforts to control Indigenous populations as the nation modernized and expanded. Read more
Latest Book by Ron McFarland Focuses on Fishing
Posted 1/26/2021 7:20:00 PM
The latest book by retired English professor Ron McFarland is a collection of poems, essays and stories about McFarland’s fishing experiences from Idaho’s lakes and streams to the Florida coast. “Professor McFarland in Reel Time” was published by A Word with You Press and is available at BookPeople of Moscow and online. McFarland, a professor emeritus, began teaching at U of I in 1970. Read more
Barb Kirchmeier Recognized as Innovative Educator for Written Communication for Second Year
Posted 10/29/2020 9:57:00 PM
University of Idaho alumna and writing instructor Barb Kirchmeier was recognized by the Idaho State Board of Education’s General Education Committee and Capital Educators Credit Union as this year’s Innovative Educator for Written Communication. It is the second consecutive year that Barb, who earned her bachelor’s degree, Master of Education and Master of Arts in English from U of I, was recognized for exceptional ability as a teacher. Read more
Short Story by U of I Professor Published in Award-Winning Magazine
Posted 9/9/2020 11:44:00 PM
A short story by Daniel Orozco, associate professor of English at University of Idaho, will appear in the Fall edition of Zoetrope:All-Story, an internationally acclaimed art and fiction magazine. The story, “Leave No Trace,” is among an array of short stories published by Orozco, who teaches fiction writing and is the author of “Orientation and Other Stories,” a book of short stories published by Faber and Faber. Read more