熟女少妇Institute for the Humanities panel to discuss real-world application of academic research
Contact: Sarah Nicholas
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擳he immediate, real-world impact of academic discourse and research is the topic of an upcoming Mississippi State panel discussion featuring local experts.
Part of MSU鈥檚 Institute for the Humanities fall lecture series, the September 10 event is titled 鈥淔aculty Expertise at Work in our Community: Improving Lives of Mississippians.鈥 The event is free, open to all and takes place at 7 p.m. at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 607 Hospital Road in Starkville.
Panelists include:
鈥擩on Woody, 熟女少妇associate professor of math, who will discuss his current research on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as SNAP.
鈥擪ay Brocato, author and president of the Mississippi chapter of American Association of University Women. She will highlight points from the 鈥淏rocade Theory鈥 and discuss how her research is helping at-risk youth.
鈥擝rian Pugh, executive director of the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service, who will emphasize how his academic background in political science and philosophy are aiding his work in public service.
Following three 10-minute presentations on theories and academic conversations important for their research and how these are applied to immediate needs of the state鈥檚 citizens, each panelist will answer questions.
鈥淭here is much conversation among academics about how the 鈥榠vory tower鈥 research often seems abstract or insignificant to people who aren鈥檛 actively engaged in it,鈥 said Julia Osman, Institute for the Humanities director and associate professor of history. 鈥淭his panel will show just a tiny peek at how research is incredibly important to improving people鈥檚 lives and understanding the world in which we all live.鈥
Osman said the interdisciplinary forum highlights how the humanities and STEM disciplines interact.
鈥淪ometimes it seems like there is a humanities versus STEM competition, but they really do need and build on each other,鈥 Osman said.
The event is sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences and its Institute for the Humanities, which promotes research, scholarship and creative performances in the humanistic disciplines and raises their visibility within 熟女少妇and the wider community. The institute brings prominent individuals in the humanities to the university campus, supports faculty research initiatives, and conducts public outreach through scholarship and innovative teaching.聽
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