David PesciLauren B. Dachs Symposium, "Protecting Great Apes" brings together conservation, ethics, research
Even under harsh regimens, recent nonviolent uprisings have produced an impressive success rate
Former Wesleyan President Douglas J. Bennet ’59 has been named a 2011 member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS). As one of 212 new AAAS members, Bennet joins one of the world’s most prestigious honorary societies and leading centers for independent policy research. "It is a privilege to honor these men and women for their extraordinary individual accomplishments," said Leslie Berlowitz, Academy President and William T. Golden Chair. "The knowledge and expertise of our members give the Academy a unique capacity - and responsibility - to provide practical policy solutions to the pressing challenges of the day.…
The master of "speculative fiction" discusses her new book, her process and her life as a writer
The jazz original draws from such diverse influences as Coltrane, Brubeck and Stockhausen.
Despite the public yelling and hyperbole, deals of political expediency likely to be struck
Americans have been bombarded over the past three decades with the news that our K-12 students are academically falling behind their peers dozens of countries. The U.S. government has responded by implementing a series of standardized tests and creating such programs as “Race to the Top” and “No Child Left Behind” to measure and improve our children’s success. The outcomes of these initiatives are often used to determine teacher effectiveness, as well. “These programs are based on an assumption that has rarely been questioned by researchers and policy makers–the assumption that there is a consensus about the fundamental purpose of…
This issue, we ask “5 Questions” of Greg Voth, associate professor of physics. Q: Professor Voth, what are your primary areas of research and how did you become involved in them? A: My research group studies turbulent fluid flows and flows of granular materials. These complex systems have a wide range of environmental and industrial applications, but fundamental understanding of these systems has been held back because of the difficulty of measuring rapidly changing flow fields. Advances in high speed digital imaging over the past two decades have opened new ways to measure the trajectories of particles transported by these…
Martelly used the lessons he learned in the limelight to win an election. Now he must lead a nation
Michal Martelly, an entertainer who has never held political office is now president of this turbulent island nation
Prof. Scott Plous comments saying we may be predisposed to prejudice, but we have choices
Warming is expanding the range of animals toward the poles, changing ecosystems