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Faculty Spotlight

Meet Your Professor: Mariam Ismail

We caught up with Mariam Ismail, assistant professor of chemistry and physics! Learn more about her passion for chemistry and why she loves guiding undergraduate students.
- Behavioral and Health Sciences
- Research
Faculty Spotlight

Meet Your Professor: Abbye Meyer

We caught up with Abbye Meyer, the new assistant professor in the children's literature program! Learn more about her passion for children's literature, disability studies, and how she knows Scottish rock band, Belle and Sebastian.
- Research
Faculty Spotlight

Assistant Professor Receives Grant to Research African American Students in Academic Libraries

SLIS Assistant Professor Rebecca Davis has received a Laura Bush 21st Century Early Career Development Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
- Awards and Honors
- Research
Student Story

Living Your Best Life: Elena Bergomi '21MS Teaches Patients to Trust and Respect Their Bodies

We caught up with Elena about her passion for nutrition and her focus areas of disordered eating and polycystic ovary syndrome.
Campus & Community

New Study Highlights Work Experiences and Career Needs of Massachusetts Human Services Workers who are Foreign-born and People of Color

Four Massachusetts nonprofit human services agencies commission study by Simmons University and African Bridge Network.
- Research
Faculty Spotlight

Assistant Professor Kate Walker to Lead Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Webinar on Malnutrition

Simmons Assistant Professor Kate Walker to participate in webinar that helps registered dietitians and physical therapists better identify and treat malnutrition.
Campus & Community

Simmons Students Revive Boston’s Lost West End

In Fall 2019, a group of 11 Simmons undergraduate students began researching the lost West End. Supported by a “Humanities Research for the Public Good” grant from the Council of Independent Colleges, the students created a series of exhibits, including one for the West End Museum, one on Simmons’ campus, and a digital exhibit.
- Boston
- Research
Announcement

Simmons Releases Annual Report on Research for Fiscal Year 2019

Dear Friends of Simmons University, I am so pleased to have the opportunity to reflect on the role of research at Simmons University, and to offer this Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2019 that features the research accomplishments of faculty...
- Research
Student Story

Finding History in Silence: Lilli Thorne ’20 Researches Queer and Gendered Spaces

Lilli Thorne '20 is a Keynote Speaker for the 2020 Undergraduate Symposium! Lilli gave us a preview of her studies and also tells us what she learned about herself throughout this research process.
- Awards and Honors
- Research
Student Story

Kalei Porter '20 Takes her Research to the Coral Reefs of Samoa

Kalei Porter '20 is a keynote speaker at the 2020 Undergraduate Symposium!