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Evgeny Chukharev & Emily Dux Speltz received a grant from the National Science Foundation

Evgeny Chukharev (PI) and Emily Dux Speltz (Co-PI) received a $50,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to organize a workshop on how humans and artificial intelligence systems comprehend and generate written language. Workshop participants will discuss their current research, identify key challenges, explore possible solutions, and map future research directions. Through dialogue between the cognitive, … Continue reading Evgeny Chukharev & Emily Dux Speltz received a grant from the National Science Foundation

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A team of researchers, including Rochelle Zuck, have been awarded an NHPRC-MELLON Grant

A multicenter team has been awarded a National Historical Publications & Records Commission (NHPRC)-MELLON planning grant for collaborative digital editions in African American, Asian American, Hispanic American, and Native American history and ethnic studies The team will receive $118,948 to support planning for its collaborative digital edition project, Literary Voyager or Ojibwe Muzzeniegun, based on a manuscript … Continue reading A team of researchers, including Rochelle Zuck, have been awarded an NHPRC-MELLON Grant

CATEGORIES: Alumni News, Creative Writing, Department News

Melissa Sevigny, CWE Alumna, wins National Outdoor Book Award in History

Melissa Sevigny, a Creative Writing and the Environment alumna (English ’13) won the National Outdoor Book Award in History.  It has also appears on the longlist for the 2024 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction. Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon The … Continue reading Melissa Sevigny, CWE Alumna, wins National Outdoor Book Award in History

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The Department of English recognizes graduate student excellence in teaching

Congratulations to the following graduate students!   Recipients of the Graduate College Teaching Excellence Awards (TEA) by the Graduate Studies Committee for Fall 2023   Teaching Excellence Awards Spring 2023 Febriana Lestari   ALT    Emily Dux Speltz, Nominator Thomas Elliott        ALT       Sarah Huffman, Nominator   The recipients receive a certificate and honor cord from … Continue reading The Department of English recognizes graduate student excellence in teaching

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Linda Shenk is a Principal Investigator in a $6 million community engagement and climate adaptation project

Linda Shenk is a Principal Investigator in a $6 million community engagement and climate adaptation project funded by the US Department of Commerce and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for the Central Midwest states of Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, and Nebraska. The project, housed at the University of Iowa, involves researchers from ISU and … Continue reading Linda Shenk is a Principal Investigator in a $6 million community engagement and climate adaptation project

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The Department of English continues its collaboration with John Deere

This past summer, faculty from Iowa State University’s Department of English helped high school apprentices in welding and machinery at John Deere sharpen their writing and speaking skills through a five-week, in-person communications training course called the High School Registered Apprenticeship Program (HRAP). This was a continuation of the collaboration between Iowa State and the … Continue reading The Department of English continues its collaboration with John Deere