David PesciRon Kuivila, chair of music, and Barry Chernoff, professor of biology and Robert Schumann Professor of Environmental Studies, were featured on WNPR recently regarding a musical installation called "The Weather at Six" which is part of the Feet to the Fire project. The Weather at Six uses the Wesleyan carillon for' a sonic interpretation of the weather of the last 130 years and is designed to get people to think about global warming.'
A recent article posted by Fox News discussing this year award-winning films identified by the National Board of Reviev (NBR), Director-Actor Clint Eastwood lauded NBR member Jeanine Basinger, Chair and Corwin-Fuller Professor of Film Studies, who is a champion of Eastwood's work and has secured his work for the Wesleyan Film Archives, "You don't say no to Jeanine Basinger."
Assistant Professor of Government Melayne Price comments in the New Britian Herald and Middletown Press on the significance of President-elect Obama and whether or not his election represents a mandate.
Matthew Lesser '10, who is on leave from Wesleyan, was elected as state representative for the 100th District, an event covered by local print and broadcast media.
Scott Plous, professor of psychology, is quoted extensively in a piece in The Philadelphia Inquirer on bias and how it affects all of us.
Olivia DrakeWesleyan was cited in a New York Times Sept. 28 article titled "Whole Grains, Fresh Corn: School Menu on a Mission" for buying locally produced food. The article says Wesleyan is "at the head of that class."
Anorexics can be male, old, Latino, black or pregnant. A new book undercuts old stereotypes.
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...
Several Wesleyan University students had an idea to create a photography magazine that would showcase student work in the school and local community. That idea became a reality in May, when the first issue of Exposure was released." Read More