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Assistant Professor of Psychology Tom Armstrong Discusses Anxiety Disorders During Lockdown
April 5, 2020 "Even when we're not in the middle of a pandemic, most people with anxiety disorders grapple with trying to distinguish between excessive fears to threats that aren't real, or what's called false alarms," explained Armstrong, who researches anxiety-related disorders and phobias. "Now we're being told those fears that once seemed irrational are rational. The alarm isn't false."
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Gregory Glenn '77 Leads Lab Team Developing COVID-19 Vaccine
March 27, 2020 The head of research and development for Pharma-Tech Lab, NOVAVAX, a clinical-stage biotechnology company, Gregory Glenn '77 and his team have joined scientists all around the world who are committed to fast-tracking a vaccine for the novel coronavirus.
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Emerging Entrepreneur Matt Dittrich '12 Launches New Search Fund
March 26, 2020 The Whitman politics major and 2018 graduate of the Yale School of Management is kick-starting his career with the formation of Blue Wood Capital, a search fund aimed at acquiring a business he will lead as CEO.
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Tech Entrepreneur Jonathan Sposato '89 Acquires Seattle Magazine
March 2, 2020 Sposato intends to reinvigorate the 54-year-old publication as a voice for the growing city that has been his longtime home. In a social media post, he said he is buying the magazine “because I do not want it said that in the years when my generation came of age, that Seattle lost its voice. I believe Seattle’s best days lie ahead and Seattle magazine will tell the stories that shape our city for generations to come.”
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Associate Professor of Psychology Pavel Blagov Describes Signs of Antisocial Personality Disorder
February 28, 2020 Blagov identified indicators of antisocial personality disorder (sometimes referred to as sociopathy) including egocentrism, callousness, manipulativeness, lack of empathy, impulsivity and fearlessness.
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Associate Professor of Psychology Pavel Blagov on Bisexuality, Biphobia and Not Feeling "Queer Enough"
February 27, 2020 Blagov provided his perspective on the psychology underpinning public reaction to celebrity Jameela Jamil's statements on her sexual orientation and the question of not feeling "queer enough."
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Retired Ambassador Ryan Crocker '71 to Receive 2020 Sylvanus Thayer Award
February 26, 2020 The award will be presented on October 1, 2020, during ceremonies hosted by the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Crocker’s distinguished diplomatic service spans more than 40 years and includes serving as ambassador to Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Director of Financial Aid Services Marilyn Ponti Shares Tips for Families
February 23, 2020 In an editorial in the local newspaper, she describes her many years working with families on financial aid and what everyone should know about paying for college.
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Whitman Named to Princeton Review Best Value Colleges
February 17, 2020 The Princeton Review this month released its list of 200 best value schools. Whitman is one of three schools in Washington to make the list.
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Emeritus Professor of Geology and Environmental Studies Bob Carson Weighs Future of Flood Control in Walla Walla Valley
February 11, 2020 In light of recent flooding in the foothills of the Blue Mountain, he writes that the future of flood control in the Walla Walla Valley must be addressed, including critical infrastructure.
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Film and Media Studies Professor Robert Sickels' Guide to 2020 Oscars
February 3, 2020 Alma Meisnest Chair of Humanities and Professor of Film and Media Studies Robert Sickels spoke to a reporter about this year's Academy Award nominees and concerns over the lack of diversity.
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Sociology Professor Álvaro Santana-Acuña Curates Gabriel García Márquez Exhibit
January 31, 2020 "The Making of a Global Writer" opens February 1 at the University of Texas at Austin's Harry Ransom Center. Comprising approximately 300 items, including numerous never-before-seen documents, it charts the Nobel Prize-winning author's path toward becoming a literary star.
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Politics Professor Jack Jackson Discusses Impeachment Case
January 21, 2020 Assistant Professor of Politics Jack Jackson describes the impeachment case against President Trump as "new territory" for the U.S. but adds that the proceedings "may reveal more consensus in the country about the president’s behavior than people imagine ... The partisan spectacle in Congress may, in fact, be obscuring this reality.”
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Basketball Player Jaron Kirkley '20 Perseveres as Student-Athlete
January 21, 2020 At six, Kirkley suffered a seizure that left him unable to read, write and speak for years. Doctors warned he would never be a regular student, but Kirkley, now a geology-environmental studies major at Whitman in addition to a standout on the basketball court, has overcome obstacles with the support of his professors and coaches.
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Psychology Professor Erin Pahlke Discusses Children's Reactions to Elections
January 14, 2020 Associate Professor of Psychology Erin Pahlk, who co-authored a study last year about kids' reactions to the 2016 U.S. presidential election, said that right now children need some help "thinking through the different politicians’ perspectives and the different policies."
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Ross Eustis '11 Launches Bay Area Label Slow & Steady Records
December 3, 2019 A Chemistry major at Whitman and recipient of the Watson Fellowship, Eustis, who plays the trumpet, studied transnational dialects of jazz in Sweden, India, South Africa, Brazil and Japan after college. He now works as the digital projects manager for SFJazz Center.
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Professor Michelle Janning and Caitlyn Collins '08 Provide Sociological Perspective on Single Parenthood
November 25, 2019 Professor of Sociology Michelle Janning and Caitlyn Collins '08, an assistant professor of sociology at Washington University in St. Louis, were interviewed about the double standards implicit in societal perceptions of single mothers as compared to single fathers.
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Professor Rachel George Discusses Rise of Exclamation Point
November 20, 2019 George, an assistant professor of anthropology who studies linguistics and digital media, also notes that the rise of the exclamation point may be tied to the fact that research indicates young women and young people of color are linguistic innovators.
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Professor Janet Davis on How to Welcome Women to Computer Science
November 18, 2019 Associate Professor and Microsoft Chair of Computer Science Janet Davis, founding chair of Whitman's computer science department, offers five ways to help women feel more at home in computer science classes.
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Remembering Walla Walla Foundry Owner Mark Anderson '78
November 17, 2019 A celebration of life will be Saturday, Nov. 23, with a 4 p.m. service at Cordiner Hall and a reception to follow in the Reid Center Young Ballroom.
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