Olivia DrakeSeth Redfield, assistant professor of astronomy, won a three-year grant for $341,039 from the National Science Foundation Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Grants program to fund his research on "Accessing Atmospheric Properties of Terrestrial Exoplanets: Ground-Based Observations of Rayleigh Scattering and Extended Atmospheres.” The grant was awarded in August 2013.
The Green Street Arts Center received a $5,000 grant from Liberty Bank in August. Green Street will use the award to support its Art and Science AfterSchool Program that serve students in grades 1 – 8. Green Street's integrative classes in art, math, and science foster creativity and build problem-solving skills in a safe space where students can express themselves.
Amy MacQueen, assistant professor of molecular biology and biochemistry, has received a three-year grant for $372,445 from the National Institutes of Health Academic Research Enhancement Award program to support her research on “Structure and Dynamics of the Synaptonemal Complex.” The grant was awarded in August 2013.
Ariel Selya, a visiting faculty in the Psychology Department, received a Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award from the National Institutes of Health. The award came with a $54,890 grant, which will support her research on "System Dynamics and Dynamic Systems Modeling of Adolescent Smoking Development.”
THE MASH, inspired by Fete de la Musique, also known as World Music Day, highlights the student music scene at Wesleyan. The event, which took place on Sept. 6 on multiple stages around campus, provided students with the both the opportunity to listen to some of Wesleyan's most popular faculty and student bands, and to sign up and play for the audiences themselves. The event was sponsored by the Center for the Arts. (more…)
Kate CarlislePresident Michael S. Roth will join 54 other speakers, including former Vice President Al Gore, at the Social Good Summit Sept. 22-24 at the 92nd St. Y in New York. The speakers will address diverse topics on the theme of “How to Change the World,” seeking innovative solutions to global problems. To view and listen to a live stream of the event, go to: new.livestream.com/mashable. You may need to select the "join" link. The summit live stream will also be available in the Usdan University Center video lounge. The summit will form the basis of a new MOOC (massive open…
Wesleyan's Student Activities and Leadership Development office and the Usdan Center Activities Board sponsored a Cardinal Fun Night Sept. 5. Wesleyan students captured their first week back on campus with a photo booth and box of various props. (Photos by Hannah Norman) (more…)
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Lauren RubensteinClara Wilkins, assistant professor of psychology, and Joseph Wellman, postdoctoral fellow in psychology, are co-authors of a paper titled, “Status Legitimizing Beliefs Predict Positivity Toward Whites Who Claim Anti-White Bias," published online Aug. 15 in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.
Gabe Rosenberg '16The Fall 2013 Student Groups Fair took place Sept. 13 inside the Spurrier-Snyder Rink at the Freeman Athletic Center. About 170 student groups were represented. The event was sponsored by the Wesleyan Student Assembly and the WSA Office. Photos of the event are below: (more…)
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