Olivia DrakePosted 12/04/06 Scott Plous, professor of psychology, was named the Connecticut Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). This designation means he is among only 43 professors working in the United States, the District of Columbia and Guam to be considered a 2006 U.S. Professor of the Year. It was quite a surprise, as you can imagine," Plous says, modestly. The goal of the U.S. Professors of the Year Program is to increase awareness of the importance of undergraduate instruction. In recognizing faculty members…
Gloster Aaron, Janice Naegele and Laura Grabel will study if stem cell-based treatment in mice brains could possibly control epileptic seizures in human brains. Posted 12/04/06 A $300,000 grant from the McKnight Foundation will help a Wesleyan University researcher investigate the possibility of using brain transplants of embryonic stem (ES) cells to control epileptic seizures in mice. If successful the study could lay the early groundwork for using similar therapy in human beings. Janice Naegele, chair and professor of biology and professor of neuroscience and behavior at Wesleyan, is the principle investigator in the study that will bring together the…
Laura Grabel, the Fisk Professor of Natural Sciences and professor of biology, received $878,348 for her study on embryonic stem cells. Posted 12/04/06 Wesleyan and one of its researchers were major beneficiaries of the State of Connecticuts initial round of nearly $20 million in grants to fund non-federally-sanctioned stem cell research. The awarding of the grants was announced on November 22 in Hartford. Wesleyan was a co-recipient with the University of Connecticut of $2.5 million dedicated for the Human Embryonic Stem Cell Core Facility, which will be located in Farmington. Laura Grabel, the Fisk Professor of Natural Sciences and professor…
The men's cross country team encountered a muddy course at the Division III NCAA National Championships Nov. 18, however finished in the top half. (Photos by Steve Maheu) Posted 12/04/06 The Wesleyan Mens Cross Country team overcame an uneven season of performances to finish in the top half of the field at the Division III NCAA National Championships in Ohio on Nov 18. We started off running instead of racing, Mens Head Coach John Crooke says about the early part of the season. Its quite simply competing. Cross country is not about time, its about place. When you race, you…
Five Wesleyan students will participate in the Habitat for Humanity Bicycle Challenge this summer. Each biker is trying to raise $4,000 for the cause. Posted 12/04/06 Five Wesleyan students will pedal to help the cause of more affordable home-ownership this summer, raising funds and awareness for Habitat for Humanity coast-to-coast. The students, led by Jessalee Landfried 07, will bike 70 miles a day, hoping to cross the entire country in two months. Landfried will be accompanied by Elizabeth Ogata 09, Liana Woskie 10, Margot Kistler 09 and Shira Miller 07, along with 90 other students from Yale University. This is…
A MAP QUEST: Lena Bui '07 and Gil Hasty '10 find their academic building locations on a newly-installed campus map near South College. Physical Plant's Facilities Department installed five new maps at key locations on campus. Additional campus maps are located near Clark Hall, pictured, and the Center for the Arts, near Parking Lot "T" and on the sidewalk along Wyllys Avenue. (Photos by Olivia Bartlett)
Sam Griswold, 2nd-team all-NESCAC, drives a ball past a Montclair opponent Nov. 11. The men's soccer team had a heart-breaking 1-0 loss to end their National Championship run. (Photos by Peter Stein '84) Posted 11/17/06 A goal by Montclair State's Bill Anthes in the games 18th minute held up as the home team Red Hawks, ranked eighth nationally, improved to 20-1 with a 1-0 victory over Wesleyan on Nov. 11 in the second round of the NCAA Division III tournament. The loss to the New Jersey school ended the Cardinals' season at 11-3-3. It was the second year in a…
Posted 11/17/06 Digital images are changing the way professors teach at colleges and universities, but often only after the huge expense of personal time and resources, according to a new study titled Using Digital Images in Teaching and Learning, published on Academic Commons, a Web journal that Wesleyans Michael Roy helps to edit. The study, commissioned by Wesleyan University and the National Institute for Technology and Liberal Education (NITLE), suggests ways of how the teaching profession as a whole can harness these new resources in a more efficient manner. The big story here is that weve still got a long…
Posted 11/17/06 Daniella Gandolfo has joined the Department of Archeology as an assistant professor. Her research areas of interest include urban anthropology; urbanization and urban social movements; social and cultural theory; anthropological writing. She has done fieldwork research in Latin America and the United States. Gandolfo comes to Wesleyan from the Department of Anthropology at Columbia University where she completed her doctoral degree and taught a course on cultural anthropology. Prior to that, she taught in the Department of Anthropology at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York. She has gained additional teaching and professional experience from Barnard College…
Lisa Drennan '09 was named New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Women's Volleyball Player of the Year in 2006 following a vote of the conference coaches. A second-team all-NESCAC choice as a freshman, Drennan led the NESCAC and was fifth nationally in Division III for kills per game this season, averaging 5.56, which also is a Wesleyan team record. Posted 11/17/06 Q: You were just named New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Women's Volleyball Player of the Year. How does that make you feel?A: I feel really great about winning NESCAC player of the year. I have…
Lea Carlson, administrative assistant for the Film Studies Department and Cinema Archives, interacts with faculty and students on a daily basis. Posted 11/17/06 Q: Lea, when did you begin working at Wesleyan as the administrative assistant for Cinema Archives and the Film Studies Department? A: August 20, 2001, and this is the first department that Ive worked in at Wesleyan.Q: Where was your office located when you started, and what are your thoughts on the new Center for Film Studies building?A: My office was located in the Cinema Archives building when I first started here. I was so lucky…
Wesleyan is raising awareness and support for the Middlesex United Way. Posted 11/17/06 Each fall, Wesleyan employees have an opportunity to demonstrate an enduring connection with the greater Middletown community by simply making a donation to the Middlesex United Way. By giving to the Middlesex United Way, Wesleyan employees are insuring that the local community has greater access to essential health and human services. Contributions to United Way have translated into disaster relief, support services for the homebound and disabled, emergency food and shelter and after school programs. Middlesex United Way is working to fight the root causes of chronic…