Olivia DrakeClaudia Tatinge Nascimento, associate professor of theater, is the author of Crossing Cultural Borders Through the Actor's Work: Foreign Bodies of Knowledge, published Sept. 17, 2008 by Routledge. (more…)
Hilary Barth, assistant professor of psychology, is the co-author of "Nonsymbolic, approximate arithmetic in children: Evidence for abstract addition prior to instruction," published in the journal Developmental Psychology, September 2008.
Elizabeth Jackson, visiting assistant professor of Portuguese in the Language Resource Center, translated a contemporary Brazilian novel, The Five Seasons of Love. The book was published by Host Publications in 2008. (more…)
The Wesleyan-Middletown Area School Collaboration received a grant from Nellie May in September 2008. The grant will support the program during the 2008-09 academic year. The collaborative programs are run through Wesleyan's Office of Community Relations.
The Green Street Arts Center received a grant worth $12,500 from the Bissell Foundation in support of the GSAC AfterSchool Program; a $500 award for the Summer Video Project from the Middletown Commission on the Arts & Cultural Activities; and a $200 award from the New England Foundation for the Arts to support the fall 2008 GSAC Latino Series.
In Introduction to Archaeology, all students were trash-talking their first assignment. Titled "Understanding Garbage - Research and Analysis," the laboratory project helped students understand ways archeologists collect and analyze data by rummaging through rubbish and taking note of their findings. (more…)
The topic of “Climate Policy: A Progress Report” is the theme of the Fourth Annual Robert Schumann Environmental Studies Symposium "Where on Earth are we Going?" which will be held on Oct. 18. The event begins at 8:30 a.m. in Exley Science Center Room 150, the Tischler Lecture Hall. (more…)
"Come Home" is the theme for the 2008 Homecoming/Family Weekend, scheduled Oct. 17-19 on campus. "Come Home is a literal invitation for alumni, but we also address this message to parents, families, students, faculty and staff," says Makaela Kingsley '98, associate director of events and alumni association secretary. (more…)
Renowned Russian poet Sergey Gandlevsky presented a poetry reading and memoir during a conference titled "Moscow in Russian Culture" at Russell House during a two-day, interdisciplinary conference held Sept. 19-20. (more…)
Q: Coach Reilly, this is your first season coaching the Cardinals. What attracted you to Wesleyan and the men's basketball program? A: As a former player in the NESCAC at Trinity College and coach for 11 years at Bates College I have always thought that the Wesleyan basketball program had a tradition of excellence and a tremendous amount of potential. I enjoy working with dedicated student athletes at the Division III level in a rigorous academic environment (more…)
Q: Andrew, you are Wesleyan's new science librarian. What can you tell us about the library? A: We have nearly 200,000 books and thousands of online journals on every science topic imaginable. With a great study environment and a friendly, helpful staff, the Science Library is the best place to go for science information! (more…)
Anne Bergen has been promoted to campaign director for the Office of University Relations. (more…)