Olivia DrakeNovember 11, 20082min
"We can never really claim to have seen anything unless it has been photographed." — Émile Zola, c. 1901, Minutes of the Camera Club of Paris Documentary photographers, contemporary visual artists and historians grapple with issues of photographic meaning, evidence, and interpretation. This fall, Wesleyan has hosted a series of exhibitions, talks and films that explore photography's role in historiography, historical memory and public life. Organized by Associate Professor of History Jennifer Tucker, "Eye of History: The Camera as Witness" serves as a meeting point for people who share a common interest in photography, art and historical memory. On Nov.…

Olivia DrakeNovember 11, 20082min
Astronomers interested in black holes generally study small, low-mass types within our own galaxy, or super-massive black holes found in the center of other large galaxies. But during the 18th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium Nov. 7-8 at Wesleyan. astronomy major Hannah Sugarman '09 explained the importance of finding intermediate mass black holes in the local universe. "Small black holes are about 30 times the mass of the sun, and the big, super-massive black holes have a mass of about a million times the mass of the sun. Intermediate mass black holes are in between these mass limits," Sugarman says. "They…

Olivia DrakeNovember 11, 20081min
Arion Blas ’11 learned about debt, derivatives, equity, money policy, banking and business management during Wesleyan's first-ever Management and Leadership Conference Oct. 24-28. Blas and 29 other Wesleyan students learned about management from experts and executives from top companies, organizations and institutions, while participating in skill-building through lectures, hands-on workshops, case studies, and one-on-one mentoring with top Wesleyan alumni and parents from a variety of career fields. (more…)

Olivia DrakeNovember 11, 20082min
Eli Allen ’09 will join youth leaders from across the country to represent the United States at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, 14th Conference of Parties. The event will be held Dec. 23 in Poznan, Poland. "My generation will ultimately be responsible for the effects of the decisions made at the negotiations, so it is imperative that we be involved and have representation," says Allen, a College of Social Studies major. "I hope to express the urgency of this moment in our history, where we must realize our common responsibility to protect the most vulnerable members of…

Olivia DrakeNovember 11, 20081min
If you had one minute to speak with newly-elected President Barack Obama, what would you say? Wesleyan undergraduate, graduate and Graduate Liberal Studies Program students are invited to video-record a response to this question with a chance to win a $100 cash prize. As part of Wesleyan's "Minute with the President-Elect" challenge, students can create and upload a video to Wesleyan's YouTube site. Site viewers can log in, view the videos and rate their favorite entry. (more…)