Feb 12, 2015 — By ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ News Services — Academe welcomes news from ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ faculty and staff about research, teaching and service activities. This column recognizes grants, honors, awards, presentations and publications, new appointments, new faculty, sabbaticals, retirements and deaths of or current and former colleagues.