October 8, 2015

Alexandra Wimberly Wins Dorbrecht Grant for Scientific Research

Alexandra Wimberly, NCIS member, was awarded $1,800 from the Dorbrecht Grant of the Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund for her research project, Yoga Intervention for Substance Use and Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence in Community Reentry. The randomized controlled trial...

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October 7, 2015

NCIS Member Was in Strong Running for Mary Zinn Prize

The Association of Women in Slavic Studies tells us that an NCIS member submitted a strong self-nomination for the Mary Zirin Prize in Slavic Studies, but was unfortunately unsuccessful due to "an unusually large pool of superb nominees." The Mary Zirin...

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September 23, 2015

SPARC Advocates Open Access for Scholarly Resources

"SPARC®, the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition, is an international alliance of academic and research libraries working to create a more open system of scholarly communication. SPARC believes that faster and wider sharing of the outputs...

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May 20, 2015

Member's Book- New Publication

Valerie Abrahamsen announces: Paranormal: A New Testament Scholar Looks at the Afterlife.

In Paranormal, I examine four types of evidence for the survival of the individual soul after death: scientific instruments and techniques, near-death experiences, reputable psychics and...

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April 15, 2015

NCIS Welcomes a New Member from Australia

ISAA Member Carol Roberts as a Member of NCIS
Carol is a member of our NCIS Affiliate,  Independent Scholars Association Australia, and will be presenting a paper at the NCIS conference in New Haven in June.  Welcome Carol.
Carol Roberts has a Master of History (UNE Armidale, NSW), a...

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November 21, 2014

Dorbrecht Grant Recipient Publishes Research

Edith Brotman has recently published Mussar Yoga: Blending an Ancient Jewish Spiritual Practice with Yoga to Transform Body and Soul (Woodstock, VT: Jewish Lights Publishing, 2014), using research funded by the Dorbrecht grant...

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November 21, 2014

Conference Travel Grant Award Winners Announced

Congratulations to the winners of the NCIS Conference Support Grants.  The Awards Committee are currently considering the submisions received for the Fall 2015 cycle, and the award winners will be announced by 1 November, 2015. The Awards Committee is now accepting applications for the next...

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September 18, 2014

Independent Scholar Wins MacArthur Foundation Award

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