Lauren RubensteinPresident Roth replies with skepticism to those who bemoan the death of the humanities
Weil reviews two new books exploring the latest research on animal minds and emotions
President Roth discusses online education, the future of liberal arts, and Wesleyan's three-year option
Wesleyan’s Cognitive Development Labs are bringing their research on how young children think and learn to local museum visitors, thanks to a new partnership with the Connecticut Science Center in Hartford. The partnership provides the public with a rare opportunity to learn about child development and psychological science—topics not often represented at science museums—at the Connecticut Science Center, while allowing the Wesleyan researchers access to a wide pool of subjects to include in their studies. “It’s basically bringing the lab research out into the public, making the science accessible to kids and families, and also collecting data in the process,”…
Three Wesleyan professors have been awarded a four-year, $1.49 million grant by the state of Connecticut’s Stem Cell Research Advisory Committee. The grant will help fund research on using human embryonic stem cell-derived GABAergic neurons for epilepsy therapy, which is being conducted by Janice Naegele, professor of biology, professor of neuroscience and behavior, Laura Grabel, Lauren B. Dachs Professor of Science and Society, Professor of Biology, and Gloster Aaron, associate professor of biology, associate professor of neuroscience and behavior. This grant was the largest single award to researchers in this year’s competition. Only 23 projects were selected to receive funds…
Krishnan "showed real accomplishment, charm and liveliness" at The LaMama Moves! Festival
Running legends Amby Burfoot '68, Bill Rodgers '70 return to campus for race
Barber recalls a time before formal psychiatric diagnoses existed, looking to literary descriptions of suffering
Class secretary Lloyd Buzzell '68 reflects on lessons learned from his recent 45th Wesleyan reunion
Jenkins: Lontar are a true treasure of world culture, deserve to be recognized and translated
Three professors will share the single largest grant awarded by the state for their research on epilepsy therapies
Sarah Croucher is again leading an excavation at the historic African American community