Olivia DrakeRobert Borello, associate director of science for Wesleyan's Project to Increase Mastery of Mathematics and Science (PIMMS), taught 19 teachers from Connecticut’s vocational training schools about the latest solar energy principles, technology and techniques during a day-long program Sept. 5 in Middletown. Borello demonstrated how the Earth moves in relation to the sun by using a using a mirror, a pad of paper on an easel, and a marker.
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 Hubbard Professor of Economics, emeritus, a former president of the association. Grossman opened the session with a tribute to Lebergott. Wesleyan co-sponsored the meetings with Yale and the University of California, Davis.
David PesciPolitical scientists Daniel Drezner of Tufts and Elvin Lim of Wesleyan explore the appeal of politicians who shun intellectualism. Related Links: http://www.elvinlim.com/
Anorexics can be male, old, Latino, black or pregnant. A new book undercuts old stereotypes.
John SetzerIn the United States, Deaf people have had the ability to communicate by using sign language since the early 1800s. But in Central America’s largest nation of Nicaragua, the Deaf community had no formalized language until 30 years ago. This emerging language, known as Nicaraguan Sign Language, is the topic of a recent study by Anna Shusterman, assistant professor of psychology, and psychology major Lisa Drennan ’09. The language was first created by local children to communicate with their friends and family and is rapidly changing. “Nicaraguan Sign Language is certainly not a hodge-podge of different sign languages – it…
Andrea Domanick 10 participated in a National Public Radio internship this summer working on the program All Things Considered. Posted 09/04/08 Shes already produced a story about Muslim voters role in the upcoming election and reported on gender identity at some of Baltimores most colorful ballroom events. But this is only the beginning for Wesleyan student Andrea Domanick 10, who plans to pursue a career in broadcast journalism post Wesleyan. As a summer intern for National Public Radio, Domanick worked for All Things Considered, NPRs signature afternoon newscast that reaches 11.5 million listeners weekly. She was one of 55 college…
Posted 09/04/08 When a 7.9-magnitude earthquake shook China in May, more than 10,000 people died, and thousands remained trapped under rubble and debris. On the other side of the world, Wesleyan computer science students helped write the software used to coordinate volunteers for relief efforts. The software is part of Sahana, an open-source information technology system that was built to aid in the recovery effort following the 2004 Asian tsunami. The students contributed as part of the Humanitarian Free and Open Source Software (HFOSS) project, a joint venture between the computer science departments of Wesleyan, Trinity College and Connecticut College,…
Anna Shusterman, left, and Lisa Drennan '09 speak to a Deaf man by using Nicaraguan Sign Language. The language is only 30 years old. Posted 09/04/08 In the United States, Deaf people have had the ability to communicate by using sign language since the early 1800s. But in Central Americas largest nation of Nicaragua, the Deaf community had no formalized language until 30 years ago. This emerging language, known as Nicaraguan Sign Language, is the topic of a recent study by Anna Shusterman, assistant professor of psychology, and psychology major Lisa Drennan 09. The language was first created by local…
Yonatan Malin, assistant professor of music, will speak Oct. 20 on "Music Theory and Humanistic Study: A Brief History and Some Reflections" during the Center for Humanities Fall Lecture Series. Posted 09/04/08 Wesleyan's Center for the Humanities Fall Lecture Series: Figuring "The Human" begins Sept. 8. with a presentation by Nancy Armstrong, professor of English at Duke University, titled: "Darwins Paradox." The event will be at 8 p.m. at Russell House. The fall lecture series is part of the Center for the Humanities 50th anniversary celebration. The lectures are free and the public is welcome to attend. Additional presentations in…
patHighlights activity engaging freshman to become more aware of climate change and global warming.
The climate change debate, while very public and very political, is not the place for hyperbole and hysteria; it's time to move on...
Conor Veeneman '09 and Joel LaBella, facilities manager for the Earth and Environmental Sciences Department, prepare to take a core sample of Block Island's Great Salt Pond. Sediment samples may reveal that Block Island was not formed by the conjunction of two smaller islands more than 6,000 years ago, which is the current belief. Posted 08/06/08 More than 2,500 years ago, Native Americans settled on an area of land located about 13 miles off the coast of Rhode Island. They named the area little island or little god place. Much later, in 1614, it was charted by Dutch navigator Adrian…