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Ramayya, professor of physics, emeritus, has died

Jan. 7, 2026—Akunuri Ramayya, professor of physics, emeritus, died on October 16, 2025, in Tennessee at the age of 87. Born in 1938 in the city of Vijayawada in India, Ramayya was equally passionate about his research as he was about educating and guiding his students. He received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in nuclear physics in 1957...

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Seligson, Centennial Professor of Political Science, emeritus, has died

Jun. 21, 2024—Mitchell A. Seligson, Centennial Professor of Political Science, professor of sociology, emeritus, and founder of the Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP) Lab died June 1, 2024, in New York City. He was 78. Born in 1945 in Hempstead, New York, Seligson developed an interest in Latin America after meeting a foreign exchange student from...

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Lachs, Centennial Professor Emeritus and beloved instructor for a half-century, has died

Nov. 29, 2023—John Lachs, professor emeritus of philosophy and Centennial Professor Emeritus, died November 14 in Nashville. He was 89. Lachs was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1934, and emigrated to Canada as a child. He earned a bachelor’s degree in 1956 and a master’s degree in 1957 from McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. He graduated from Yale...

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