Ting-Ting Chang, Ph.D., the Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Dance, and Eliotte Henderson, a rising senior, had works chosen to be performed as part of the concluding Gala Concert the Central Region American College Dance Conference, held in March at Hendrix College in Conway, Ark. Chang’s work was titled “Falling Petals,” and Henderson’s work was titled “Stuck in Waiting.” In addition, “OverDrive” by senior lecturer Cecil Slaughter was featured in the conference’s Informal Concert. …
C. Robert Cloninger, M.D., the Wallace Renard Professor of Psychiatry and of genetics at the School of Medicine and of psychology in Arts & Sciences, is the 10th recipient of the American Psychiatric Association’s (APA) Judd Marmor Award. The prestigious award is given annually to recognize an individual or group in the neuropsychological sciences as well as in history, literature or pedagogy who makes significant contributions to the multifactorial, biopsychosocial elements involved in mental health and illness. Cloninger also delivered a plenary lecture at the annual meeting of the APA May 16-21 in San Francisco. …
Anthony Todd Fojo, a medical student, has received a Fogarty Fellowship, a one-year clinical research training experience for graduate-level U.S. students in the health professions. During his fellowship, he will research HIV and tuberculosis, in conjunction with the Moi University School of Medicine, in Eldoret, Kenya. …
Victoria Fraser, M.D., the J. William Campbell Professor of Medicine and co-director of the Division of Infectious Diseases, received the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Mentor Scholar Fund Award at its recent annual meeting in San Diego. …
Claudia L. Hilton, Ph.D., postdoctoral fellow in psychiatry, has been chosen to receive the American Occupational Therapy Association Roster of Fellows Award at the organization’s 2009 Annual Conference and Expo in Houston. The award recognizes occupational therapists who have made a significant contribution to the continuing education and professional development of association members. Hilton is being honored for her contributions to research and intervention with autistic spectrum disorders. …
Stacey House, M.D., Ph.D., a resident in emergency medicine, received an award from the American Medical Association Foundation’s 2009 Seed Grant Program, which provides $2,500 grants to medical students, physician residents and fellows to conduct basic science, applied or clinical research projects.
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Stamos Metzidakis, Ph.D., professor of French and of comparative literature, both in Arts & Sciences, gave a public lecture at Harvard University’s Center for the Humanities April 7 titled “Who Knew? Andre Breton’s Surreality in Nikos Kazantzakis.” …
Robert Senior, M.D., the Dorothy R. and Hubert C. Moog Professor of Pulmonary Diseases in Medicine and professor of cell biology and physiology, was selected as the Amberson Lecturer for the American Thoracic Society’s International Conference in San Diego May 15-20.