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James Monroe Professor of Politics and Professor of East Asian Studies Marc Blecher’s new book Politics as a Science: A Prolegomenon, coauthored with European University Institute Emeritus Professor Philippe Schmitter, was recently published by Routledge. It provides an overview of the core, eternal, universal issues of political science—or, as we argue it should be known, “politology.” It argues that politics is the most fundamental social activity because it involves the peaceful resolution of conflict without which all others would be impossible. The book includes chapters on politics’ (and politology’s) subject matter, foundations (concepts, agents, cleavages, motives, processes, mechanisms, temporalities, units and régimes), consequences (order, production and distribution, recognition and respect, externalities, and legitimacy), the discipline, research design, and its purpose and promise. It is available  to make it affordable for students, scholars and citizens/subjects the world over. Portuguese and Spanish translations are in process, with more foreign language editions intended.

Professor of Hispanic Studies Sebastiaan Faber was  by Jacobin Magazine about Spain's newly proposed memory law, a topic about which he published an  last week in the Spanish magazine Contexto. This past month, the same magazine has run Q&As by Faber with journalist  (on Russian meddling in the 2016 elections), photography curator  (on Robert Capa), and author  (on his Susan Sontag biography), all in Spanish.

Amy Margaris published an article with Inupiaq activist Rosemary Ahtuangaruak on revitalizing 91ֱ��'s historic Arctic ethnography collection in the vol. 18, no. 1 (2020). 

Professor and Chair of History Annemarie Sammartino was interviewed as part of the documentary on the CBC's Ideas program, which investigated the way that Beethoven has functioned as a symbol over the past two centuries. 

Professor of Mathematics Jim Walsh published an article, “A window into the world of KAM theory,” that  was the cover article of the October issue of Mathematics Magazine. In this paper, a simple model is used to elucidate the theory that played a key and historic role in mathematical investigations into the stability of the solar system.

Professor and Chair of Psychology Nancy Darling developed and launched the app to support people living with severe persistent pain. Based in cutting-edge developmental and rehabilitation science, the app helps people living with pain focus on their progress and functioning rather than their pain. Starting where they are now, it allows them to set goals, log emotions and daily activities, and visualize their progress. It has modes for both patients and caregivers, supporting effective coaching as well as rehabilitation. The app was funded by the college's LaunchU Entrepreneurship Pitch Competition. Darling worked with a team of psychology students on the research and development of the app. Now available on both the App Store and Google Play. 

Sergio Gutiérrez Negrón, assistant professor of Hispanic studies, published two scholarly articles. The first, (MEXICO, 1833), studies the use of satire in 19th century Mexican conservative journalism. The second, (2002) DE DANIEL SADA, theorizes the relationship between freedom, ugliness and embodiment through an engagement with a novel by Mexican writer, Daniel Sada (1953-2011).

Sevinç Türkkan, visiting assistant professor of comparative Literature, participated in a panel on “Activist Translation” at the virtual conference “Translating the Future” organized by CUNY-Graduate Center for the Humanities. She was invited to talk about her experience translating "The Stone Building and Other Places" (City Lights Books) by the writer, journalist, and human rights activist Aslı Erdoğan from Turkey. Erdoğan was arrested and imprisoned in Turkey in 2016 following the failed military coup and accused of supporting a terrorist organization. The panel has been on the platform for viewing.

Sonia Kruks, Danforth Professor of Politics Emerita, published a paper, "For a Modest Human Exceptionalism: Simone de Beauvoir and the 'New Materialisms'" in Vol. 30 of Simone de  Beauvoir Studies.

Campus Safety Supervisor Tyrone Wicks had been appointed to the office of President in the Ohio Chapter of the National Association of Campus Safety Administrators (NACA). The National Association of Campus Safety Administrators provides training and networking for campus safety professionals. It is the nation’s largest association of campus safety professionals. NACSA also operates a centralized dispatch center for campus law enforcement or campus security agencies that cannot afford to have their own 24/7 dispatch center.