Minnesota Innovation Grant Awardees Present at State Conference

On April 7th, Professors Alex Fogarty (School of Media Arts & Design) and Kevin Zepper (English) presented at the Minnesota Innovation Grant Virtual Conference. They were joined by Kelly Blackledge, Ranger at Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge. Their presentation to Innovation Grant attendees, outlined their 20k grant project, “Finding Refuge.” In addition to Blackledge, Fogarty, and Zepper, the grant committee members […]

Dr. Vigilant and Students Publish Research in Peer-Reviewed Journal

Lee Garth Vigilant (Sociology & Criminal Justice), Ashley Heitkamp (Sociology ’19), and Amanda Heitkamp (Sociology ’17) have published in the peer-reviewed journal Sociological Inquiry. Their article, “If it does turn out to be herpes, try not to stress too much: The Contours of Emotional Support and Peer Diagnosis in an Online Sexual Health Community,” reports findings from a study of […]