Benjamin TraversEllen Nerenberg, the Hollis Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures and department chair, discusses her passion for Italian studies and her new book, Murder Made In Italy: Homicide, Media, and Contemporary Italian Culture in this video: [youtube width="640" height="420"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6k7wW2JXajU[/youtube]
Carter Bays '97 and Craig Thomas '97, co-creators of the television comedy, "How I Met Your Mother" (CBS), sat down with President Michael Roth '78 and nearly 200 Wesleyan alumni at the Paley Center for Media in Los Angeles, Calif. on Jan. 12. What followed was all Wes! In addition to the video below, you can view photos taken during the event in this online Wesleyan Flickr gallery. [youtube width="640" height="420"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ex0APhXYKo[/youtube] View 11 other videos featuring Carter Bays and Craig Thomas are in the links below: Part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vl504Uh8HFc Part 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdT0tXGBm-c Part 3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BV4cP6l8JW0 Part 4 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7lRQdgQpaw Part 5…
Last summer, Wesleyan students journeyed to the Louisiana Gulf Coast as part of their College of the Environment class, ENVS 380, a scientific and artistic inquiry into the effects of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The class was led by Barry Chernoff, the Robert Schumann Professor of Environmental Studies and Chair of the Environmental Studies Program. [youtube width="640" height="418"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-Uv1x5d7Qw[/youtube]
The City of Middletown hosted its first Middnight On Main New Year's Celebration on Dec. 31. The event, which was co-sponsored by Wesleyan, drew more than 10,000 midnight revelers of all ages from the Middletown community and surrounding region. Food, fun, live performance art, and fireworks created bright memories for all. The event also included a jazz piano performance by Wesleyan’s Jazz Ensemble coach Noah Baerman and a performance by SteveSongs' Steve Roslonek ’93. Middnight on Main is featured in the video below: [youtube width="640" height="420"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1ZZHdHA5gs&feature=youtu.be[/youtube]
Sarah Wolfe '12 is a theater major with a concentration in acting. She aspires to teach middle and high school students about the potential of live theater to make a difference in the lives of others. Learn more about Sarah in the video below: [youtube width="640" height="420"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwMCheyfwvA&feature=relmfu[/youtube]
Opraha Miles '14 is an intended neuroscience and behavior major from Jamaica who sings, dances in the ISIS women of color dance troupe, is a member of the West Indian Student Association (WISA), student manager at Usdan University Center and is a dedicated YouTube enthusiast. Learn more about Opraha in this video below: [youtube width="640" height="420"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VklhWEl-lQ&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]
Below is a video of Wesleyan's Cardinal Swim Team members in action. Music by Wesleyan's own Almonds and Elephants. [youtube width="640" height="420"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKZttqAX1xk&feature=relmfu[/youtube]
In the video below, Laura Grabel, Lauren B. Dachs Professor of Science in Society, professor of biology, discusses teaching cell biology, her research into neurogenesis of embryonic stem cells, fate of embryonic stem cell-derived transplants in the brain, and cell migration in the early embryo: [youtube width="640" height="420"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2O3P97vnu8&feature=relmfu[/youtube]
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Carmen Yip '12 comes to Wesleyan from the New Territories, Hong Kong. She is majoring in German studies and sociology. Learn more about Carmen in the video below: [youtube width="640" height="420"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHV7Cn9t4bw[/youtube]
Arya Alizadeh '13 comes to Wesleyan from Boston. He studies history, economics, and is in the engineering combined plan program with Columbia University. He is an avid rower on the Wesleyan Men's Crew Team, serves as coordinator for the Wesleyan Student Assembly, shoots photographs for the Argus newspaper, and is a Wesleyan Tour Guide. [youtube width="640" height="420"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvf04PuQ5bc&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]
[youtube width="640" height="420"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahtIQZKmuGs&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] View dozens more videos on the Wesleyan YouTube Channel.