National and global news about Rhodes students and alums

Dr. Jason Haberman’s research shows that people are quite adept at picking up on a crowd’s general mood, that is, perceiving the average expression.

Ecumenica has appointed Dr. David Mason as its new editor, to direct the journal’s content and to oversee the operations of its non-profit organization.

Shannon Hoffman, community service coordinator at Rhodes, has been recognized as a National Bonner Fellow by the Corella & Bertram F. Bonner Foundation.

Dr. Miriam G. Clinton of the Department of Art and Art History has received approval from the Greek Ministry of Culture for a 2016 archaeological study permit.

Dr. Timothy S. Huebner of the Department of History at Rhodes has published an op-ed  in the New York Times that sheds light on the history of confirming court nominees in election years. 

Music stirs the emotions, and presidential candidates can use the power of music in their campaigns to unify voters, according to Dr. Amy E. Jasperson, chair of the political science department at Rhodes.

Two Rhodes Mock Trial teams have secured bids to compete in the opening round of the National Championship Tournament.

Dr. Michael Long, a Rhodes alumnus and neuroscientist at New York University, for years has been studying how songbirds learn their vocalizations.

To control the rapidly spreading Zika virus, the government of El Salvador recently asked its citizens to avoid getting pregnant from now until 2018, according to Prof. Jennifer Dabbs Sciubba.

Katie Hatstat (chemistry and neuroscience) and Mallory Morris (neuroscience) soon will have their research completed at Rhodes published in the peer-reviewed journal Computational and Theoretical Chemistry.