UChicago Alumnus and Harper-Schmidt Fellow Wins Book Award
Neil Verma, PhD ’08 and Harper-Schmidt Fellow in the College, won the Best First Book award from the Society for Cinema and Media Studies for A Theatre of the Mind: Imagination, Aesthetics, and American Radio Drama (University of Chicago Press, 2012).
Composition by Music PhD Student Receives International Recognition
Francisco Castillo Trigueros’ dissertation composition, Sur les debris for bass flute and electronics, was nominated for the Gaudeamus Music Prize. More than 60 composers under the age of 30 entered the international competition, and Trigueros is one of the five shortlisted composers. The winner will be announced in September 2014 as part of Gaudeamus Muziekweek in the Netherlands.
Humanities Graduate Students Receive Fulbright-Hays Awards
Two Division of the Humanities graduate students received Fulbright-Hays Fellowships to continue their doctoral research abroad.
Gary Tubb Appointed Inaugural Director for the Center in Delhi
Gary Tubb, professor in South Asian Languages and Civilizations, has been named faculty director of the new Center in Delhi. “After a century of significant research collaborations between India and Chicago, the Center will provide a focus for building on that legacy in Delhi and throughout the region,” said Tubb.