Allison Pappas, doctoral candidate in the History of Art and Architecture received a Research Support Grant from the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. She is currently in England, visiting collections in London, Cambridge, and Bradford, to complete archival work for the first chapter of her dissertation, which focuses on the development of the paper photography process in England amongst a community of scientists investigating light, chemistry and optics, among many other subjects. She highlights the language used to describe this new medium, namely the "impression," and the way it shifts between associations with empirical theories of perception and printed images. The chapter is titled Photography's First Impressions: W.H.F Talbot, J.F.W. Herschel, and Experimental Rhetoric.

Doctoral candidate in Health Services Research, Bora Youn, has been awarded a Lung Health Dissertation Grant from the American Lung Association to investigate a new treatment approach for advanced non-small cell lung cancer in the elderly. "This award is meaningful to me as this can be the first step of being an independent researcher," says Youn.

She will study the real-world impact of treatments such as novel chemotherapies, targeted therapies, and immunotherapies. She aims to examine the patterns of use, survival, and cost of treatments that are commonly used for advanced lung cancer patients receiving care in routine oncology practice.

The Graduate School collected 291 pounds of food during our twelfth annual Holiday Food Drive benefitting the Rhode Island Community Food Bank. Thank you to everyone who generously donated!

FADE, a behind-the-scenes dramatic comedy, is directed by Tatyana-Marie Carlo, a third year MFA Directing candidate. She has directed a diverse body of work including: The Last Days of Judas Iscariot by Stephen Adly Guirgis, She Kills Monsters by Qui Nguyen, and Commedia de las Equivocaciónes, a bilingual Spanish/English adaptation by Kufa Castro of Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors. During her time in Providence, Carlo has worked closely with Trinity Rep and the Rhode Island Latino Arts on their Teatro en el Verano (Theatre in the Summer) bilingual adaptations of Shakespeare plays. Most recently Tatyana was named the 2019 Matt Harris Directing Fellow at Williamstown Theater Festival.

FADE features guest artist Elia Saldana as Lucia, a Mexican-born novelist who just accepted her first job writing for television and resident acting company member and alum Daniel Duque-Estrada '13 MFA as Abel, an ex-Marine working as a janitor. The show runs December 5, 2019 – January 5, 2020. Learn more.