David PesciThis issue, we ask “5 Questions” of William Johnston, professor of history, professor of science in society, professor of East Asian Studies. One of his areas of specialty is the history of disease and epidemics. Q: How did you become interested in the history of diseases, and more specifically, flu outbreaks? A: While in graduate school I examined a number of different fields of history, but was drawn to the history of medicine in Japan because it was in that field that the Japanese first absorbed European scientific ideas and methods. My advisor suggested that I take courses in the…
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Q: Cheryl, you came to Wesleyan in 2007. What were you hired in as, and when did you join the Office of Gift Planning in University Relations? A: I was hired in as a project coordinator for The Wesleyan Fund in September of 2007. After three years with the Fund, I joined the Office of Gift Planning. Q: Please describe “gift planning” and how the differs from making an annual gift to the university. A: A planned gift offers donors the opportunity to establish a lasting legacy for Wesleyan. While an outright annual gift supports Wesleyan’s current greatest needs, planned…
Jie Chen joined the Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Department as a research technician on Jan. 5. Nara Giannella joined the Art an Art History Department as an assistant visual resources librarian on Jan. 10. Andrew Chatfield joined the Center for the Arts as a press and marketing manager on Jan. 11.
Lisa Dierker, chair and professor of psychology, and Jennifer Rose, research associate professor of psychology, are the co-recipients of a $97,936 grant from the University of Illinois, through the National Cancer Institute. The award will support their research titled "Social Emotional Contexts of Adolescent Smoking Patterns" through July 2011.
Eric GershonIn 1786 the American Philosophical Society published a volume of essays and commentaries by its members on natural curiosities: a partridge with two hearts, a horse with a worm in its eye, a slave girl with mottled skin. More than 220 years later, Professor of Art Jeffrey Schiff has transformed these Enlightenment-era accounts into a series of 16 artworks now on display at Wesleyan’s Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery “Double Vision: Transactions of the American Philosophical Society,” runs through Sun., Feb. 27, with a panel discussion scheduled for Feb. 22 at the gallery. “The troubles we continue to have with…
On Dec. 13, 2010, the Center for the Arts received a grant worth $9,250 from the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism (CCCT) to support the Green Street Art Center's After School Program in 2011-12.
The Green Street Arts Center received a $2,500 grant from the Middlesex County Community Foundation on Dec. 28. The award will support the "Arts in the Communities" project through June 30, 2011. "Arts In Our Communities" is a collaborative program which aims to increase the number of people engaging in arts activities, as both participants and audience members. The program’s objective is to provide the tools of critical thinking and civic engagement while injecting a powerful stream of creativity into the local communities, thus reinvigorating people’s drive to work, think and create together. Arts In Our Communities intends to bring a…