Education faculty member appointed field editor of science teaching journal

October 23, 2024October 23, 2024 Brooke A. Whitworth has been named field editor Science Teachera respected, award-winning journal from the National Science Teaching Association (NSTA). Whitworth officially assumed her role on September 1. “We are excited to have Dr. Whitworth in charge of Science Teacher. Her deep understanding of the evolving landscape of science … Read more

National Science Foundation Grant Award to Investigate Online Social Media Discourse Trends

portrait image of Junyuan Lin, assistant professor of mathematics.

Prof. Lin and her team of graduate and undergraduate students will analyze data from X (formerly Twitter) to discover correlations of topics and predict patterns on sentiment changes.Junyuan Lin, assistant professor of mathematics at Loyola Marymount University, will investigate “Spectral Algorithms for Dynamic Social Networks and Knowledge Graphs” thanks to $250,000 in grant funding recently … Read more