News & Stories
Meet an IAS Staff Member: Angela Carter
We are thrilled to welcome Angela Carter to the team, who recently joined the Mellon-funded initiative Minnesota Transform as Access and Inclusion Pedagogy Specialist.
Announcing the Fall 2021 IAS Thursdays Schedule
Registration is now open for our full semester of IAS Thursday events! Join us for a full season of eclectic, wide-ranging, discussions designed for scholars from all walks of life. Featured guests include Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, independent journalist Georgia Fort, NASA scientist Kate Marvel, Pulitzer Prize-finalist composer Lei Liang, and many others!
The 2021–2022 Spotlight Series: Reconsidering Patriotism, Public Service, and Civic Engagement
We are pleased to announce the 2021–2022 Spotlight Series: Reconsidering Patriotism, Public Service, and Civic Engagement. The series is FREE and open to the public (registration requested), and will be held online via Zoom and in person at Northrop. Learn more about the year’s six events here, and register now!
Meet an IAS Staff Member: Skyler Dorr
Please help us welcome Skyler Dorr, who is joining us as a project specialist and front desk receptionist. Skyler will also be supporting the Heritage Studies and Public History master’s program.
Meet a MnDRIVE Human in the Data Fellow: Christian Bell
Meet Christian Bell, a performance practitioner and scholar working with Citizen Science data and site-specific performances. Christian is a summer 2021 MnDRIVE Human in the Data Fellow, working in the MnDRIVE category of global food.
Meet a MnDRIVE Human in the Data Fellow: Adam Negri
Meet Adam Negri, who is studying traumatic brain injury diagnosis and health inequities. Adam is a summer 2021 MnDRIVE Human in the Data Fellow, working in the MnDRIVE category of brain conditions.
Meet a MnDRIVE Human in the Data Fellow: Stephanie Lindquist
Meet Stephanie Lindquist, an artist and urban farmer working on food sovereignty. Stephanie is a summer 2021 MnDRIVE Human in the Data Fellow, working in the MnDRIVE category of global food.
Meet a MnDRIVE Human in the Data Fellow: Snigdha Kumar
Meet Snigdha Kumar, a PhD candidate in Sociology working with Big Data and finance. Snigdha is a summer 2021 MnDRIVE Human in the Data Fellow, working in the MnDRIVE category of robotics.
Call for Submissions, Open Rivers: Women & Water
Open Rivers: Rethinking Water, Place & Community invites submissions for the Spring 2022 issue on Women & Water. For authors interested in peer review, abstract submissions are due August 20, 2021. For all other articles, abstract submissions are due September 17, 2021. Read the full call for submissions here.
Meet a MnDRIVE Human in the Data Fellow: Yun Feng
Meet Yun Feng, an anthropologist studying “Taobao villages” across rural China. Yun is a summer 2021 MnDRIVE Human in the Data Fellow, working in the MnDRIVE categories of robotics and global food.