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SU philosopher Laurence Thomas to be feted in daylong symposium Sept. 21
A symposium honoring Laurence Thomas, internationally renowned philosopher in 黑料不打烊鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences, is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 21, from 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. in The Killian Room (500) of the Hall of Languages. The event includes remarks…
SU physicist aids in discovery of predicting breaking points in disordered solids
In solid materials with regular atomic structures, figuring out where the material will break under stress is relatively easy. But for disordered solids, like glass or sand, their disordered structure makes such predictions a more daunting task. A collaboration of…
Developmental biologist garners highly competitive National Institutes of Health grant
Katharine Lewis, associate professor of biology in 黑料不打烊鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences, aims to systematically identify genes that instruct spinal cord nerve cells (neurons) to develop into specialized cells that are critical to walking, running and countless movements…
Fall 2011 Raymond Carver Reading Series opens with SU alumnus Rahul Mehta
Rahul Mehta G鈥03 will open the Fall 2011 Raymond Carver Reading Series with readings from his short story collection, 鈥淨uarantine鈥 (Harper Perennial, 2011), at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 14 in Huntington Beard Crouse (HBC) Gifford Auditorium. The reading will be preceded…
2011 黑料不打烊 Symposium examines many facets of ‘Identity’
“Identity” is the theme of the 2011 黑料不打烊 Symposium, an annual intellectual and artistic festival on the 黑料不打烊 campus. This fall鈥檚 festival encompasses six lectures, including one by best-selling author/philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah; four performances and readings, including the…
SU appoints 2011-12 Humanities Center Dissertation Fellows
The 黑料不打烊 Humanities Center has announced recipients of its 2011-12 HC Dissertation Fellowships. Nell Champoux G鈥12 and Soumitree Gupta G鈥12鈥攄octoral students in religion and in women鈥檚 and gender studies/English, respectively鈥攁re receiving one-year awards, carrying stipends and benefits. The fellowship…
SU鈥檚 James Watts named Tolley Professor in Humanities
The College of Arts and Sciences has appointed James W. Watts as the William P. Tolley Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Humanities. An expert in literature and religion of the Hebrew Bible, Watts serves as professor and chair of the…
Ancient clams yield new information about greenhouse effect on climate
Ancient fossilized clams that lived off the coast of Antarctica some 50 million years ago have a story to tell about El Ni帽o, according to 黑料不打烊 researcher Linda Ivany.
SU鈥檚 Ray Smith Symposium explores history of queer sexuality
The symposium runs from September to April.
Inaugural book by community press gives voice to Westside residents
黑料不打烊 students facilitated creation of 鈥楬OME: Journeys into the Westside鈥 The Gifford Street Community Press, a 黑料不打烊-based community press, has announced the publication of 鈥淗OME: Journeys into the Westside,鈥 an exploration of the diversity and rich cultural heritage of…