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  • Faculty Spotlight: Laura Triplett

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    Laura Triplett (Geology) was interviewed for a MPR News story about Enbridge’s Line 3 aquifer damage and the need for increased government oversight and transparency.

  • Faculty Spotlight: Jill Locke

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    Jill Locke (Political Science) facilitated a discussion, “What is the Relationship between Shame and Democracy?” for the Rochester Community College Senior Continuing Education (LIFE) program.

  • Faculty Spotlight: Laura Triplett and Julie Bartley

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    Laura Triplett and Julie Bartley (both Geology), working with Gustavus students Alex Senjem ’19, Emily Fischer ’19, Matt Allison ’21, Aidan Dahlseid ’21 and a multi-institutional team led by colleagues from the US Geological Survey, the University of Minnesota Duluth, and the Freshwater Society published an Inventory of Landslides for Minnesota as a US Geological…

  • Faculty Spotlight: Hayley Russell

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    Hayley Russell (Health and Exercise Science) published an article titled “Injury-related psychological distress and the association with perceived running ability in injured runners” with colleagues at TRIA Orthopedic in the journal Physical Therapy in Sport.

  • Faculty Spotlight: Julie Bartley

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    Julie Bartley (Geology) and co-authors Sydney Firmin ’14 and John Berger ’15 recently published a paper entitled “Stromatolites and calcitized evaporite in a hypersaline playa lake: Rossport Formation (Mesoproterozoic, Ontario)” in the journal The Depositional Record.

  • Faculty Spotlight: Greg Kaster

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    Greg Kaster (History) was recently interviewed by the St. Peter Herald for a story about the College’s podcast, Learning for Life @ Gustavus, which he hosts. Launched in May 2020, the podcast features in-depth interviews with Gustavus faculty, students, and alumni along with prominent academics from across the country, and has been streamed over 11,000…

  • Faculty Spotlight: Kristen Lowe

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    Kristen Lowe (Art and Art History) was the subject of a profile in the December issue of Minneapolis-St. Paul Magazine. Written by Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl, the feature story focuses on Lowe’s personal journey and context about challenges facing women artists. The piece also features her current exhibit that is on display in the Hillstrom Museum…

  • Faculty Spotlight: Larissa McConnell

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    Larissa McConnell (Theatre and Dance) had her book Foundations of Flat Patterning and Draping – for the Female Form published through Routledge. The book provides the foundational tools necessary for success in the techniques of flat patterning and draping clothes and costumes. The techniques in this book generalize across sizes and shapes making it universally…

  • Faculty Spotlight: Julie Bartley

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    Julie Bartley (Geology) and co-authors Ashley Manning-Berg and Tara Selly ’13 recently published “Actualistic approaches to interpreting the role of biological decomposition in microbial preservation” the journal Geobiology.

  • Faculty Spotlight: Lisa Heldke

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    Lisa Heldke (Philosophy) gave a talk for the philosophy department at Occidental College on November 8. “A Chooser Full of Choosers: Ethics in the Age of the Microbe.” Her essay “A Private Snack of Crackers and Butter” was published in the essay collection Food in Memory and Imagination, edited by Beth Forrest and Greg de…