Olivia DrakeBarbara Juhasz, assistant professor of psychology, is the author of "The processing of compound words in English: Effects of word length on eye movements during reading," published in Language and Cognitive Processes, 23, 1057-1088, Nov. 2008. She also is the co-author of "The processing of novel and lexicalised prefixed words in reading," published in Language and Cognitive Processes, 23, 1133-1158, Nov. 2008.
Francisco Rodriguez, assistant professor of economics, is the co-author of the article "Freed from Illiteracy? A Closer Look at Venezuela's Misión Robinson Literacy Campaign," which was published as the lead article in Economic Development and Cultural Change 57(1):1-30, October 2008.
Tom Kannam, vice-president and chief investment officer, was a guest speaker during a Middlesex County Community Foundation meeting in mid November. Kannam shared his expertise about the economy, highlighting the foreclosure crisis and offered his opinion on economic recovery. The meeting was featured in the Middletown Press.
Peter Rutland, the Colin and Nancy Campbell Professor in Global Issues and Democratic Thought, attended a conference on "Globalization and Eurasia" at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, India from Nov. 9-12. Rutland gave a paper on "Post-socialist states and the evolution of a new development model." Rutland is on sabbatical this semester.
Masami Imai, assistant professor of economics, assistant professor of East Asian studies, presented his paper "Crowding-Out Effects of a Government-Owned Depository Institution" at Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in Washington, DC on Oct. 24 and at the Center for Research in Security Prices Forum in Chicago, Ill. on Nov. 3.
Tsampikos Kottos, assistant professor of physics, was invited to the 7th Christmas Symposium of Physicists Dec. 11-13. The event will be held at the University of Maribor's Center for Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics in Maribor, Slovenia. Kottos will be one of the main speakers and an honorary distinguished guest. The scientific meeting involves several distinguished guests from abroad, covering all research disciplines in physics.
Richard Grossman, chair and professor of economics, was interviewed on the on-going financial crisis and bailouts on KCOL in Fort Collins, Colo.; WGST in Atlanta, Ga.; and KNST in Tuscon, Ariz.
Berel Lang, visiting professor of philosophy, visiting professor of letters, has given lectures recently at a conference held at Boston University in honor of Elie Wiesel's 80th Birthday; at a conference on "History and Memory of the Holocaust," held in Berlin at the Adenauer Foundation; and at a conference on "Holocaust Denial" in Paris at the Ecole Normale Superieure. Lang's new book, Philosophical Witnessing: The Holocaust as Presence, is scheduled for publication by the University Press of New England in 2009.
Tim Archibald ’10, goalie for the men's hockey team, had 34 saves in a 1-0 win that was also the first-ever shutout of the Amherst in 81 all-time meetings between the two schools. The game was played at Wesleyan on Nov. 22. Dallas Bossort's '09 scored the game's only goal. The game is online at: 1st Period - 2nd Period - 3rd Period.
Women's Basketball player Ali Fourney '09 was named to the all-tournament team at the 11th Annual Swarthmore Tip-Off Tournament Nov. 23-23. Over the two games, she averaged 17 points and 5.3 rebounds while adding seven assists, three blocks and 11 steals. Kevin Scura '09 was named to the all-tournament team at the Gordon College Tip-Off Tournament Nov. 21-22. He contributed 22 points during the two contests.
Charles Salas was hired by the Office of the President as the director of strategic initiatives on Dec. 1. Salas's appointment is for five years, overlapping substantially with the rollout of a fundraising campaign. Salas will work closely with President Michael Roth, the faculty and cabinet officers to ensure that plans for new facilities, programs and outreach are implemented in a creative, sustainable and effective way. Salas has a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkley; a master's degree in history from Wesleyan; and a Ph.D in history from the Claremont Graduate University. Michael Marotta was hired by Physical…
Dan Bloom ’10 won two straight 125-pound wrestling titles this season as he went 5-0 at the 18th Annual Doug Parker Invitational at Springfield, Mass. Nov. 22 and 4-0 at the Roger Williams University Invitational Nov. 15. Also capturing a title at the Doug Parker was Greg Hurd ’10 at 174 pounds with a 5-0 mark. This was the first time in the history of the Doug Parker that Wesleyan had two individual champions.