Gennifer Furst, associate professor of sociology, explores how animals, especially dogs, are used in correctional facilities

Jennifer Callanan, assistant professor of environmental science, investigates what fires mean to an ecosystem

Lucia McMahon, associate professor of history, documents how education impacted women in the early American republic

Emmanuel Onaivi, professor of biology, conducts research that could lead to therapeutic drugs for pain and other medical conditions

Mark Antonio Grant '77, speaks passionately about cancer prevention as a Hero for Hope award recipient

Edward Burns, professor of English, is a leading expert on 20th century author, poet, and art collector Gertrude Stein and her entourage