Great diversity of subjects, opinions, expertise and sources in this month's round-up faculty, students and alumni appearing in the media: Can narcissists actually change their ways? We asked the experts – professor of psychology Keith Campbell quoted in Huffington Post Researchers receive $10M to create computational and informatics tools for glycoscience – project co-led by Professor of biochemistry and molecular biology William York reported at EurekAlert!, UGA Today, The GW Hatchet State lawmakers on the fence about offshore drilling – professor of marine sciences Clark Alexander – WTOC What causes wind? A powerful nor’easter this weekend can help explain, Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor of Geography and Atmospheric Sciences Marshall Shepherd writing in his regular column at Forbes They’re hosting parasitic worms in their bodies to help treat a neglected disease, Daniel Colley Professor of microbiology and Director of the Center for Tropical and Emerging Grobal Diseases, quoted in the New York Times We asked for your favorite hidden figures from black history. Your responses were powerful, Patricia Bell-Scott professor emerita of women’s studies quoted in Mother Jones [Former Franklin College dean and professor Garnett]Stokes takes the helm of the state’s flagship institution – UNM Newsroom Scientist of the Week: Roberta Salmi studies anthropology to understand gorillas – R&B Should airplanes land in 40-60 mph nor'easter winds? Marshall Shepherd in Forbes UGA professor has role in BBC's "Planet Earth" – Athletic Association Professor in Arts and Sciences Samantha Joye reported by ABH Franklin College faculty member named Regents’ Professor (Mary Ann Moran) – UGA Today, Athens CEO How the U.S. squandered its steel superiority – article by associate professor of history Stephen Mihm in Investing When American steel was king (Stephen Mihm quoted in CNN Money UGA researchers develop new method to improve crops – paper by William Jordan, a doctoral student in genetics, and Lexiang Ji a doctoral student in bioinformatics, reported by UGA Today, Phys.org, ScienceDaily Slaying zombie theories: clarifying five misperceptions about weather – Marshall Shepherd in Forbes Humans of New York (founded by Brandon Stanton, A.B., ’07) is fundraising for Rohingya shelters before monsoon sweeps their tents away – Dhaka Tribune Skyscrapers, towers and wind turbines may be causing thunder snow – Marshall Shepherd in Forbes UGA student who opened free health clinic will give TEDx talk – Flagpole Stephen Hawking reaches the end of his brief history in time – Graham Perdue Professor of Chemistry Henry Schaefer quoted by Tech Central, Today Fathers worry about work-life balance, too – research by assistant professor of psychology Kristen Shockley in The Good Men Project Bedrock of the Industrial Revolution, Creek economic history – professor of archeology Victor Thompson quoted in the Muscogee Nation News How marriage changes your personality – assistant professor of psychology Justin Lavner quoted by Psychology Today Archaeologists mapping former Santa Elena site – research by Victor Thompson reported in Bluffton Today UGA research professor (Distinguished Research Professor Michael W.W. Adams) earns bioscience award for genetic manipulation – R&B Stephen Hawking overcame challenges. Two meteorologists with disabilities have too – Marshall Shepherd writing in Forbes What the Founding Fathers’ money problems can teach us about Bitcoin – Stephen Mihm writing in the Smithsonian Nighttime tornadic storms are dangerous, not “good sleeping weather” - Marshall Shepherd in Forbes The robot that is helping unravel the mystery of ocean microbes – Regents professor in marine sciences Mary Ann Moran quoted by NewsDeeply Athens author releasing mystery book about kidnapping of university president – article on University Professor Emerita of Comparative Literature Betty Jean Craige at ABH Image: Undersea AUV from the article on big news for the microbiome Chronicles Tagging: AUV weather marriage steel history happiness glycoscience UGA faculty research microbiome fiction robots narcissism
