Olivia DrakeTom Volgenau '08 was hired by the Office of University Relations as an assistant director of alumni relations on Oct. 6. Volgenau worked as a student intern for alumni and parent relations. He will be working on regional activities and councils.
Victoria Neill was hired by the Office of University Relations as an assistant director of stewardship Sept. 29. Her primary role is managing a scholarship program with a focus on writing.
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Ákos Östör, professor of anthropology and professor of film studies, loaned 14 new paintings to an ongoing exhibition held at the National Museum of Etnologia in Lisbon. The paintings are created by women in the Naya Village in Bengal, India who have formed a scroll painters' cooperative in an effort to keep this centuries old practice alive. Östör is the co-director of a film, "Singing Pictures," which examines the ancient art of "singing-scroll making" in Bengali and features the Chitrakar women. The 14 new scrolls, part of the exhibit "Singing Pictures: Art and Performance of Naya Women," will substitute those that…
Jeanine Basinger, the Corwin-Fuller Professor of Film Studies, chair of the Film Studies Department, curator of Cinema Archives, discussed the life of actor Paul Newmanfor "On Point" Oct. 2 on National Public Radio. The show can be heard online here.
Robert Rosenbaum, the University Professor of Mathematics and the Sciences, emeritus, and chair of the Project to Increase Mastery of Mathematics and Science (PIMMS), will present the keynote address at a workshop on preventing math learning difficulties Oct. 16. In his talk, titled "The Vicious Versus," Rosenbaum will deplore "the all-too-common dichotomy that pits 'pure' mathematics against 'applied' mathematics." He will argue that "each type of mathematics enriches the other, thus illuminating the significance and beauty that give the subject its attractiveness." (more…)
David Schorr, professor of art, has a solo art exhibit titled "Goods," which runs from Oct. 16-Nov. 29 at the Mary Ryan Gallery in New York, N.Y. The exhibit features Schorr's new product paintings. An opening reception was held Oct. 16 at the gallery. Samples of his work are above.
Richard Grossman, professor and chair of economics, chaired a session at the Economic History Association annual meetings in New Haven, Conn. on "The Evolution of Health Care Practices and Institutions." The session was held in honor of Stan Lebergott, the Chester D. Hubbard Professor of Economics and Social Sciences, emeritus. (more…)
Two articles written by Jonna Humphries '10 appeared in New York Magazine recently. Humpries worked as an intern for the magazine as a member of their public relations department during the summer. She wrote a story about Christian Siriano, a fashion designer and Project Runway winner; and another featuring Nigel Barker, a fashion photographer and judge from America's Next Top Model who hosted a photography exhibition on Canadian seal hunting. (more…)