In February, Tom McAllister (English) will have his first novel published. The Young Widower's Handbook will be published by Algonquin Books, one of the largest independent publishers in the United States. 
 
Yesterday, Brad Windhauser had a new novel entitled The Intersection released. Brad is an Associate Professor in the English Department.
 
Damien Stankiewicz (Anthropology) has been awarded a Conference and Workshop Grant from the Wenner-Gren Foundation. The grant will support the workshop Technologies, Topologies and Assemblages: Retheorizing Contemporary Media in Anthropology.  Also collaborating on the workshop is Christopher Fraga of Swarthmore College.
 
For research entitled SL-CN: Understanding and Promoting Spatial Learning Processes in the Geosciences, NSF has awarded Tim Shipley (Psychology) with a research grant. Dr. Shipley will be collaborating on the project with Doug Lombardi (College of Education) and Alexandra Davatzes (CST).
 
Peter Marshall (Psychology) has received a continuation of funding via an NIH R21 for his research entitled, The Neuroscience Of Self-Other Correspondence In Infancy.
 
For the Delivery of Basic Training and Continuing Education for Security Officers of the Community Academy of Philadelphia, Anthony Luongo (Criminal Justice) has received funding from the Community Academy Of Philadelphia. Anthony has also received funding from the Bureau of State Parks Pennsylvania for Delivery of Municipal Police Academy Act 120.
 
Kathy Hirsh-Pasek (Psychology) has received a continuation of funding from The US Department of Education for the project entitled Language for Reading: Building Vocabulary Through Engaged Learning.