David LowF.D. Reeve, professor of letters, emeritus, is the author of Nathaniel Purple, published by Voyage in 2012. A feud, a fire, an affair. Cows in the pasture, men at the lunch counter, violets in an old cream bottle. This is Vermont—passionate, pastoral, pungent, which forms a rich, vivid canvas for an intimate portrayal of village life. But human nature is a bit out of joint. Years of living on the “bony” land has led the village people to jealousies and forbidden couplings. Reeve draws us into his world through the sharp eyes of Nathaniel Purple, who, as the town’s librarian,…
Lauren RubensteinPatricia Rodriguez Mosquera, assistant professor of psychology, is the co-author of "Honor and Emotion," published in the February issue of The Inquisitive Mind: Social Psychology for You (InMind). InMind is a peer-reviewed quarterly publication on social psychology geared toward a lay audience. The article, co-authored with alumnae Martha Liskow ’11 and Katie DiBona ’11, answers the question, “What is honor?” It describes several different types of honor, including morality-based honor, family-based honor, and gender-related honor. The writers then explore the ways in which honor influences emotional experience and expressions. Findings described in the paper come from research into honor and emotion in…
Olivia DrakeIn this issue of The Wesleyan Connection, we ask 5 Questions of Catherine Poisson, associate professor of romance languages and literatures. Q: Professor Poisson, you were recently named a Chevalier L'Ordre des Palmes Académiques (a Knight of the Order of Academic Palms) by the Minister of Education for your contribution to the promotion of French language and culture. What was your reaction to receiving this award, and why do you think you were nominated for the honor? A: I was puzzled and somewhat apprehensive on receiving the notice of Certified Mail, so when I opened the envelope at the post…
Benjamin TraversCarter Bays '97 and Craig Thomas '97, co-creators of the television comedy, "How I Met Your Mother" (CBS), sat down with President Michael Roth '78 and nearly 200 Wesleyan alumni at the Paley Center for Media in Los Angeles, Calif. on Jan. 12. What followed was all Wes! In addition to the video below, you can view photos taken during the event in this online Wesleyan Flickr gallery. [youtube width="640" height="420"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ex0APhXYKo[/youtube] View 11 other videos featuring Carter Bays and Craig Thomas are in the links below: Part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vl504Uh8HFc Part 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdT0tXGBm-c Part 3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BV4cP6l8JW0 Part 4 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7lRQdgQpaw Part 5…
Wesleyan University Press received a $5,000 grant from the Figure Foundation on Jan. 5. The award will support the publication of the book The Time Ship: A Chrononautical Journey by Enrique Gaspar; Yolanda Molina-Gavilán, trans.; Andrea L. Bell, trans. Wesleyan University Press will publish the 240 page science fiction book in 2012. More information on the book is online here.
Last summer, Wesleyan students journeyed to the Louisiana Gulf Coast as part of their College of the Environment class, ENVS 380, a scientific and artistic inquiry into the effects of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The class was led by Barry Chernoff, the Robert Schumann Professor of Environmental Studies and Chair of the Environmental Studies Program. [youtube width="640" height="418"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-Uv1x5d7Qw[/youtube]
David PesciThe President's six-day, 5,000 ad blitz in swing states was highly unusual this early in process
Assist. Prof. Laura Stark talks about the evolution of IRBs and discusses some fascinating medical history
Asst. Prof. of Astronomy discusses interstellar clouds and how they affect the Sun and Earth
The Wesleyan Media Project's latest results shows effect of Citizens United Decision
The Economics Professor takes some climate change skeptics and their OpEd to task
Seth Redfield, assistant professor of astronomy, participated in NASA's press conference that will detail the most recent findings from its IBEX (Interstellar Boundary Explorer) mission on Jan. 31. According to NASA mission samples and examines "material from outside our solar system and the interstellar boundary region that surrounds our home in space." Redfield's research focuses on the interstellar boundary and interstellar dust clouds, known as local interstellar medium. NASA officials asked him to present at the press event as an independent researcher who is not directly involved in the mission. NASA's full release on the event can be found here.