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Elvin Lim, assistant professor of government, is a featured guest on a The New York Times video debate versus Daniel Drezner of Tufts. Their exchange is titled "Bloggingheads: Gut Instinct" and explores the appeal of politicians who shun intellectualism.
Khachig Tölölyan, professor of English, professor of letters and editor of Diaspora: A Journal of Transitional Studies, was invited to Bilbao, Spain to discuss methods of developing outreach to the Basque diasporas in Latin America and the U.S. He was invited by the research arm of the area’s autonomous Basque government because of his familiarity with the theory and practice of homeland-diaspora relations, and for having a role in analyzing the development of such relations by the Republic of Armenia. Tölölyan was one of several experts invited to meet with the Basque officials.
Robert Borello, associate director of science for Wesleyan's Project to Increase Mastery of Mathematics and Science (PIMMS), taught 19 teachers from Connecticut’s vocational training schools about the latest solar energy principles, technology and techniques during a day-long program Sept. 5 in Middletown. Borello demonstrated how the Earth moves in relation to the sun by using a using a mirror, a pad of paper on an easel, and a marker.
Richard Grossman, professor and chair of economics, chaired a session at the Economic History Association annual meetings in New Haven, Conn. on “The Evolution of Health Care Practices and Institutions.” The session was held in honor of Stan Lebergott, the Chester Hubbard Professor of Economics, emeritus, a former president of the association. Grossman opened the session with a tribute to Lebergott. Wesleyan co-sponsored the meetings with Yale and the University of California, Davis.
David PesciPolitical scientists Daniel Drezner of Tufts and Elvin Lim of Wesleyan explore the appeal of politicians who shun intellectualism. Related Links: http://www.elvinlim.com/
Anorexics can be male, old, Latino, black or pregnant. A new book undercuts old stereotypes.
John SetzerIn the United States, Deaf people have had the ability to communicate by using sign language since the early 1800s. But in Central America’s largest nation of Nicaragua, the Deaf community had no formalized language until 30 years ago. This emerging language, known as Nicaraguan Sign Language, is the topic of a recent study by Anna Shusterman, assistant professor of psychology, and psychology major Lisa Drennan ’09. The language was first created by local children to communicate with their friends and family and is rapidly changing. “Nicaraguan Sign Language is certainly not a hodge-podge of different sign languages – it…
Anna Shusterman, left, and Lisa Drennan '09 speak to a Deaf man by using Nicaraguan Sign Language. The language is only 30 years old. Posted 09/04/08 In the United States, Deaf people have had the ability to communicate by using sign language since the early 1800s. But in Central Americas largest nation of Nicaragua, the Deaf community had no formalized language until 30 years ago. This emerging language, known as Nicaraguan Sign Language, is the topic of a recent study by Anna Shusterman, assistant professor of psychology, and psychology major Lisa Drennan 09. The language was first created by local…