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Dietrich News
Enjoy Holiday Music from the Department of Music Faculty!
As the Fall Term comes to an end at the Dietrich School, we invite you to take a work or study break and enjoy some holiday music selections courtesy of the Department of Music Faculty.
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Graham Hatfull reflected on 25 years of research in a special PNAS paper
In the late 1990s, Graham Hatfull and colleagues reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) their findings about genetic connections between distantly related bacteriophages
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OdysseyNow: More Than a Game
Gaming’s popularity has surpassed all other forms of narrative media, including books and movies. Zachary Horton wants everyone to understand that video games are more than just diversions.
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Chemistry Professors win 2025 HPCwire Editors' Choice Award
Lillian Chong and Angela Gronenborn, both professors in the Department of Chemistry at the Dietrich School, and their joint graduate student, Darian Yang, received a 2025 HPCwire Editors' Choice Award for Best Use of HPC in Life Sciences.
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ROCstar of the Month
November ROCstars
Chemistry Administrative Team:
Mary Beth Conroy, Mary Towle, Spencer Jackson, Ray Euler, and Kaitlyn Lacey
Sara Abbott
Dean’s Office – Faculty Affairs Team, Faculty Actions Manager
Pamela Bryant
Advising Center, Administrative Assistant
Cody Fetters
Dean’s Office - Payroll Team, Assistant Director of Payroll and Personnel
Ed Giles
Advising Center, Director of Academic Advising
Miranda Kosowsky
Department of Biological Sciences, Lab Manager of Richards-Zawacki Lab
Lisa Lang
Ombuds Office, Director of Ombuds Services
Maureen Lazar
Dean’s Office – Staff Personnel Team, Director of Staff Personnel
Wynn Maloney
Dean’s Office – Academic Operations and Administration, Assistant Director of Academic Operations and Administration
Sam McClelland
Social Sciences Team, Finance Assistant Manager
Brooke McEvoy
Department of English, Business Coordinator
Jeff Petsis
Dean’s Office – Sponsored Projects Administration, Director, Sponsored Projects Administration
Lisa Shartle
Dean’s Office – Payroll Team, Assistant Director of Payroll and Personnel
Amy Wildman
Dean’s Office – IT/Data Teams, Director of Data Analytics/Technology Solutions
Maria-Yamouna Zarour
Department of Psychology, Research Assistant