Posted 09/04/08 When a 7.9-magnitude earthquake shook China in May, more than 10,000 people died, and thousands remained trapped under rubble and debris. On the other side of the world, Wesleyan computer science students helped write the software used to coordinate volunteers for relief efforts. The software is part of Sahana, an open-source information technology system that was built to aid in the recovery effort following the 2004 Asian tsunami. The students contributed as part of the Humanitarian Free and Open Source Software (HFOSS) project, a joint venture between the computer science departments of Wesleyan, Trinity College and Connecticut College,…

Andrea Domanick ’10 participated in a National Public Radio internship this summer working on the program All Things Considered. Posted 09/04/08 She’s already produced a story about Muslim voters’ role in the upcoming election and reported on gender identity at some of Baltimore’s most colorful ballroom events. But this is only the beginning for Wesleyan student Andrea Domanick ’10, who plans to pursue a career in broadcast journalism post Wesleyan. As a summer intern for National Public Radio, Domanick worked for All Things Considered, NPR’s signature afternoon newscast that reaches 11.5 million listeners weekly. She was one of 55 college…

Yonatan Malin, assistant professor of music, will speak Oct. 20 on "Music Theory and Humanistic Study: A Brief History and Some Reflections" during the Center for Humanities Fall Lecture Series. Posted 09/04/08 Wesleyan's Center for the Humanities Fall Lecture Series: Figuring "The Human" begins Sept. 8. with a presentation by Nancy Armstrong, professor of English at Duke University, titled: "Darwin’s Paradox." The event will be at 8 p.m. at Russell House. The fall lecture series is part of the Center for the Humanities’ 50th anniversary celebration. The lectures are free and the public is welcome to attend. Additional presentations in…