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Saunders Reflects on Life After Winning the Man Booker Prize
What is life like after winning one of the world鈥檚 most prestigious literary awards? Arts and Sciences Professor George Saunders is just finding out, and was interviewed by the Sydney Morning Herald about the days following his Man Booker Prize…
VPA鈥檚 Ralph Zito Receives Juilliard School鈥檚 President鈥檚 Medal
Ralph Zito, professor and chair of the Department of Drama in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, received the Juilliard School鈥檚 President’s Medal at the 50th anniversary celebration of Julliard鈥檚 Drama Division on Oct. 9. Zito, an alumnus of…
Phyllis Backer Foundation Establishes Named Professorship in Jewish Studies
A major gift from The Phyllis Backer Foundation will enhance the depth and breadth of modern Jewish studies at 黑料不打烊. The Foundation has made a $1.5 million gift to establish The Phyllis Backer Professor of Jewish Studies in the…
Invasive Species Are Destroying New England Forests
Across New England, trees are being decimated and killed on a daily basis. The source of the damage comes from insect pests and other diseases, the newest perpetrators of a continues invasive species cycle. For WNPR Radio, Arts and Sciences…
American Physical Society to Honor Professor Lisa Manning
A professor in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) is receiving a major early-career award from the American Physical Society (APS). Lisa Manning, associate professor of physics, is the 2018 recipient of the APS’ Maria Goeppert Mayer Award. This…
Student Blends Art History, Communications for Future Goals
Art history and public relations major Hanwen (Gavin) Liu was interested in working on a student publication that represented the work of young contemporary artists. He didn鈥檛 quite find what he was looking for鈥攕o he started his own. After encouragement…
Steve Gorn to Play Concert on Tuesday, Oct. 24
Grammy Award-winning musician Steve Gorn will give a concert, 鈥淭he Transformative Power of Music,鈥 on Tuesday, Oct. 24, at 8 p.m. in 105 Life Sciences Building. His music combines the classical Indian tradition of bansuri flute with a contemporary world…
Christopher Barley 鈥89 Puts Heart and Mind into International Relief Work
When Christopher Barley 鈥89 learned a 7.8 magnitude earthquake had hit Nepal in April 2015, he quickly traveled there to provide medical assistance in the region near the capital city of Kathmandu. 鈥淟ittle towns were just rubble,鈥 he says. 鈥淓very…
Duncan Brown Named to Internet2 Board of Trustees
Duncan Brown, the Charles Brightman Endowed Professor of Physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named to the Internet2 Board of Trustees. His three-year term will begin Nov. 1. A 黑料不打烊 faculty member since 2007, Brown has…
Yale Physicist to Deliver 10th Annual Wali Lecture Oct. 26
The College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) will celebrate the 10th anniversary of one of its premier lecture series with a program by a renowned theoretical astrophysicist. Priyamvada Natarajan, professor of astronomy and physics at Yale University, will deliver this…