Graduate Student Edition - June 15, 2021
From the Archives
Why is Juneteenth gaining momentum?
Also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day and Liberation Day, Juneteenth celebrates the day when Union Army General Gordon Granger read aloud the Emancipation Proclamation in Galveston, Texas––supposedly the last place in the U.S. to hear of its passage. Learn more from Associate Professor Hillary Potter.
Campus Community
From the University Libraries: Juneteenth history
In celebration of Juneteenth on June 19, learn from the University Libraries some of the history of the day, which commemorates milestones around emancipation.
ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ professor to discuss 'Liberatory love and freedom: Radical reenvisionings' June 16
Danielle Hodge of the College of Media, Communication and Information will discuss what it means to love Blackness in a white supremacist and anti-Black society. Building on African American intellectual traditions, Hodge will re-envision the relationship between freedom and love in the struggle for liberation.
ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ Fulbright Scholar to bring energy research Down Under
Professor Gregor Henze is a 2021 honoree of the Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Science, Technology and Innovation. He'll spend a semester in Newcastle, Australia, at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation.
Research News
Can cannabis be useful for creativity and ideation?
The latest Creative Distillation podcast episode delivers a spirited discussion about research on Portland breweries, cannabis and an entrepreneur’s ability to deliver creativity.
Researchers develop tool to aid in development, efficiency of hydrogen-powered cars
Widespread adoption of hydrogen-powered vehicles requires fuel cells that can convert hydrogen and oxygen safely into water—a serious implementation problem. Researchers at ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ are addressing one aspect of that roadblock.
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