Theodore J. Cicero, Ph.D.,
serves as the University's vice chancellor for research
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Theodore J. Cicero, Ph.D., serves as the University's vice chancellor for research |
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Cornelius: 'brilliant in everything he does' Ian Cornelius took up a new hobby this year. He's taking violin lessons. "I've always really enjoyed the violin," Cornelius said. "Playing the violin helps me listen to the music and appreciate it more, but it has been challenging." Full story
Duogladius tantus is a bisegmented, black scarab beetle approximately 2 inches long, characterized by a large anterior, regenerative horn. A wealth of information on D. tantus is available for the amateur entomologist -- publication-quality illustrations; museum-style displays; newspaper and journal clippings; even a portfolio of poem-paintings by the artist Donna Meltzer, inspired by beetle-munched academic text. Of course, you might be surprised to learn that D. tantus' natural habitat is limited to the fertile imagination of Julia Sybalsky, who will receive dual degrees in sculpture from the School of Art and anthropology from Arts & Sciences. Full story
Some people are busy. And then there is Susan Hammack. As an award-winning photographer, printmaker and painter, and as a gallery consultant for Art St. Louis and a professional Middle Eastern dancer for more than 20 years, one might think that those alone would keep Hammack busy. Full story
Iliya Filev witnessed the fall of communism in his native country of Bulgaria as a boy growing up in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Now he can't get enough of the freedom and way of life he has found in America. "Life is so different here," Filev said. "People here believe that anybody is able to achieve whatever they want. In Bulgaria, you just don't think you can accomplish anything you want -- like Bill Gates. People here are never afraid to do what they want to do. Full story
Michael Nolan has grilled suspected criminals for information, but not as a prosecutor in a courtroom. He has labored with fellow partners, but not as an attorney at a law firm. And he has professionally interpreted the law on an everyday basis, but not as a member of a state bar. Full story |
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For Cynthia Johnson, it all goes back to the human element. While other architecture students use computers for most of their designs, Johnson -- who is graduating with a master of architecture degree -- opts for the more traditional and intimate method of drawing and sketching by hand. Full story
Takahashi continues a social work family tradition When master of social work student Seiichiro Takahashi was growing up in Japan, the last thing he wanted to be was a social worker. "I grew up in the social work field," Takahashi said. "Because my family runs an agency providing residential facilities for children and the elderly in Tokyo, Japan, everyone around me was a social worker. Even though it was expected that I would take over the agency when I was older, I wanted to be out of social work." Full story
Much to the chagrin of parents and counselors, high school students often are notorious for being clueless about what they want to do with their lives. Mariah Weyland is an exception. As a high school senior exploring college options, Weyland wanted to be sure her undergraduate choice suited her career goals. She considered becoming a doctor but was not thrilled with the idea of spending so much time in medical school. Full story
For Susan Mahan Niebur, who will be receiving a doctorate in physics in Arts & Sciences, working for NASA had always been a dream. "One of my first memories is of visiting Johnson Space Center as a little girl," Niebur said. "I was immediately fascinated with the spacecraft, the people and the new knowledge that was being dis-covered through NASA. Later, I learned the constellations and was fascinated with the idea of other stars like our sun, and other worlds that may or may not be like our Earth. Full story
Sakena Abedin is one of those extraordinary students whose interests and talents burst traditional bounds. Her intellectual curiosity stretches from natural science to social science to creative writing, and she has achieved striking successes in all three fields. While earning a medical degree, she published a short story in The New Physician, placed another in the forthcoming anthology Sanskar and won the Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences' 1999 A.E. Hotchner Playwriting Competition. Full story |
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