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Laura Carpenter's Hobo Archive Featured on NPR

Monday, February 17, 2025
American Studies graduate student Laura Carpenter was featured by NPR for her Hobo Archives created with Rod Sykora.

Houlihan writes on the magic of Lost Woods Festival

Wednesday, October 16, 2024
American Studies grad student Glenn Houlihan writes in Little Village about Lost Woods Festival in Cedar Falls, IA. Almost too magical to be true, Lost Woods Festival brought stellar Iowa musicians, cozy furniture and spellbinding vibes in its second year

Dominic Dongilli receives CLAS Dissertation Writing Fellowship

Tuesday, April 23, 2024
The CLAS Dissertation Writing Fellowship is awarded annually to 10 graduate students, providing time and funding for the completion of a PhD dissertation. Dongilli’s thesis “Interspecies America: Animal Lives and Reproductive Politics at the Smithsonian National Zoo” examines encounters between human and nonhuman animals at the Smithsonian National Zoo, arguing that zoos mediate U.S. identities, cultures, and environmental futures in which humans and nonhuman bodies interact.