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Lauren RubensteinMike Singer, associate professor of biology; Tim Farkas ’08, MA ’10 and Christian Skorik ’09, MA ’10 are the authors of "Tritrophic Interactions at a Community Level: Effects of Host Plant Species Quality on Bird Predation of Caterpillars," published in the March issue of The American Naturalist. Researchers at the University of California at Irvine also contributed to the report. Researchers report that a tree is not a tree is not a tree when it comes to birds foraging for tree-feeding caterpillars. With help from a small army of students, the scientists ran a field experiment in Connecticut forests over two…
Join Wesleyan students and faculty members at the "Celebration of Science Theses" April 19. The seventh annual event will feature 15 seniors and BA/MA students from the Natural Science and Mathematics departments presenting posters on their research to the Wesleyan community. Among them will be computer science major Micah Wylde '12 presenting "Safe Motion Planning for Autonomous Driving" and molecular biology and biochemistry major Sophia Levan '12 presenting "The Carbohydrate-Binding Activity of Vibrio Cholerae Cytolysin." The event takes place from 1:30 to 3 p.m. in Exley Science Center's lobby. Refreshments will be provided. See photos of the 2011 event online here. In addition, the…
David PesciVisiting writer in theater wins prestigious award for her play "Water by the Spoonful"
Assistant Professor Sarah Croucher led an excavation of the Beman Triangle over the weekend
Biology Professor Fred Cohan says the popular movie and book hold fascinating lessons for scientists
Magda Teter, Chair of Medieval Studies, Jeremy Zwelling Professor of Jewish Studies, Professor of History, Professor of Feminist, Gender and Sexuality Studies, and Elizabeth Willis, Shapiro-Silverberg Professor of Creative Writing, Professor of English, have both been awarded 2012 fellowships by the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation. According to the Guggenheim Foundation, the prestigious academic honor is presented to scholars “who have already demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts." Teter is the author of Jews and Heretics in Catholic Poland (Cambridge University Press, 2006), Sinners on Trial (Harvard University Press, 2011), and a co-editor of…
Prof. Lim argues that Justice Scalia's famous question was never adequately answered
Professor of Art History Joseph Siry discusses his new book on Wright's Beth Sholom Synagogue.
Wesleyan is hosting its first South Asia Film Series starting April 5. All films take place in the Center for Film Studies and are free of charge. Saturday, April 21 at 2 p.m., PATHER PANCHALI (India, 1955), Dir: Satyajit Ray. Music by Ravi Shankar. Acclaimed drama about a young girl, Durga, and her family’s village life. Saturday, April 28 at 2 p.m., EYES OF STONE (India, 1989), Dir: Nilita Vachani. Ms. Vachani will introduce her film. Gillian Goslinga, assistant professor of anthropology, will be on the panel after the film. Documentary about demonic possession and goddess temples. A panel discussion…
Three Wesleyan labs combine expertise in hopes of using stem cells against epilepsy