Gary Garrison’s (’78 M.F.A.) latest play, Caught, Without Candy, was produced as part of the Boston Theatre Marathon in May — just the latest in the long line of accomplishments for the author of more than a dozen plays and several playwriting books.
David M. Kaplan, associate professor of philosophy, serves as editor of The Philosophy of Food — also the name of the project he heads at UNT. The book features 16 essays tackling all aspects of food, from sustainability to table manners.
The politics of clothing in medieval times is the subject of Sartorial Strategies:Outfitting Aristocrats and Fashioning Conduct in Late Medieval Literature by Nicole D. Smith, assistant professor of English.
Nick Mann’s (’07) play, Baby of Mine, made the semifinals in the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center’s 2012 National Playwrights Conference in Waterford, Conn.
Analyzing the past earned Jonathan Dombrosky, a senior anthropology major and Honors College student, the Society of Ethnobiology’s 2012 Undergraduate Ethnobiologist Award, which came with a one-year membership to the society and travel funds to attend the organization’s annual conference at the Denver Botanic Gardens in April.
Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science seniors Favyen Bastani and Amanda Quay were named 2012 Barry M. Goldwater Scholars, and Mitchell Powell was among seven Texas students to receive honorable mention in the prestigious scholarship competition for students planning careers in mathematics, science and engineering.
Alejandro Garrido, an English and social sciences senior, received a $2,500 scholarship from the Hispanic Scholarship Fund, considered the premier national scholarship agency serving Hispanic students.
Marco Buongiorno-Nardelli, professor of physics, and researchers at North Carolina State University have solved the mystery of how a specially designed polymer is able to store and release large amounts of energy.
Andrew Harris, professor of theatre history, play analysis and playwriting, has worked with senior theatre major Brian Hill on various projects for the last three years. When Harris wanted to develop a play from scratch, Hill seemed like the perfect fit.