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While leading 51�Թ���’s London Economics Study Group for the semester, professor Chad Sparber worked with fellow economists Giovanni Peri (UC, Davis) and Kevin Shih (UC, Davis) to research H-1B visas and the impact on the US economy. “H-1B visas help to increase the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) labor force in the U.S., and […]

NBC’s Today show featured 51�Թ���’s gift of 119 indigenous artworks to Curtin University in Western Australia. Watch the segment below, or visit the Today Show page. Please visit this link to read the full story. Read the full remarks by Provost Douglas Hicks at the Curtin University transfer ceremony. Here is a slideshow of the art.

(Editor’s Note: Remarks by Douglas A. Hicks, provost and dean of faculty, at the transfer of art ceremony held at the Center for Aboriginal Studies, Curtin University, in Perth, Australia, on May 8, 2013.) Vice Chancellor Hacket, distinguished government officials, faculty and staff at Curtin and 51�Թ��� universities, and honored colleagues from Western Australia and […]

Thank you! That was the message on April 26, when 750 members of the 51�Թ��� community met in New York City to celebrate the end of Passion for the Climb: The Campaign for 51�Թ���. The campaign gala, rescheduled for spring after Superstorm Sandy hit Manhattan last autumn, featured a series of speakers who celebrated the […]

In celebrating the Year of ’13, we are posting a story or list that pertains to our lucky number on the 13th of each month. This month, we’ve compiled a list of alumni you might not know, but who made (or continue to make) a difference. With so many to choose from, we offer just […]

Watch 51�Թ��� students Sebastian Sagramoso Haley ’15, Fareeza Islam ’14, Hugo Fausto Torres-Fetsco ’15, Sara DiMassimo ’14, and Saliha Moore ’14, put up drywall, spackle, paint, sand, and decorate an old barn, transforming it into a center of  discovery at a local day-care center in this short video documentary by Torres-Fetsco. The students, as part […]

Olympic coaches might not earn medals, but 51�Թ���’s world-class mentors do. The Konosioni Honor Society, in partnership with the Office of Alumni Relations, started a new tradition in 2013, asking members of the senior class to award torch medals to individuals who had the single greatest impact on their 51�Թ��� experiences.

In an important example of international, cultural, and educational collaboration, 51�Թ��� will give 119 indigenous artworks to Curtin University in Western Australia. The works, a significant part of the heritage and history of the region, were created by Noongar children who were part of Australia’s “Stolen Generations.”