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January

Vladimir Airapetian (Physics) received a $53,737 grant from the University of Alabama at Huntsville for the project “Signatures of Coronal Mass Ejections and Energetic Particles and their Impact on Early Phases of Evolution of Low Mass Stars.â€

Dan Arbell (History, Meltzer Schwartzberg Center for Israel Studies) appeared on a panel on to discuss the Israel-Hamas ceasefire.

Ernesto Castañeda (Sociology, Center for Latin American and Latino Studies) spoke with about President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed deportation plan. He also co-authored an article for about the U.S. immigration process.

Thomas Fauchez (Physics) received supplemental funding of $112,865 (new total: $225,278) from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for the project “Detectability of water in the atmosphere of terrestrial habitable zone exoplanets due to exo-volcanism: a false positive for habitability.â€

Jessica Gephart (Environmental Science) discussed the environmental impact of seafood with .

Peter Kuznick (History) spoke with NTV, WION News, WBAI, The Chugoku Shimbun, Eurasia Review, , CGTN, Zvezda, CNN News 18, The Times Now (India), CGTN’s The Point, , The Asahi Shimbun, RTVI, REN TV (Russia), Channel One Russia, CGTN World Insight, RT International, acTVism Munich, RiaNovosti, NDTV, Al-Sharq News, Republic World, and TVC about a variety of topics including the passing of President Jimmy Carter, the U.S. election, nuclear weapons history, and the ongoing conflicts in the world.

Allan Lichtman (History) spoke with about President Joe Biden’s peaceful handoff of power and the historical significance of this approach.

Pamela Nadell (History, Jewish Studies Program) spoke with about programs to fight antisemitism.

Nathaniel Roth (Physics) received an $18,430 grant from the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) for the project “Testing Natal Heritage Among Comet Dynamical Families: A JWST Study of Parent Volatiles in Halley-Type Comets.â€

Thurka Sangaramoorthy (Anthropology) authored an article for about Sudan’s climate issues and the failure of the country’s health systems. In an article for , Sangaramoorthy wrote about why Trump's withdrawal from WHO threatens global health security and equity.

Alanna Warner-Smith (Anthropology) published "" in The Routledge Handbook of Feminist Anthropology, edited by Pamela Geller. The chapter examines domestic work, performed by women born in Ireland, as part of the urban labor regime in nineteenth-century New York City.

Alexander Zestos (Chemistry) received a grant and administrative supplement of $55,000 to participate in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to perform customer discovery for novel neural technology.

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