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Scientists Examine Link Between Surface-Water Salinity, Climate Change in Central New York
The interplay between surface-water salinity and climate change in Central New York is the subject of a recent paper by researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences. Kristina Gutchess, a Ph.D. candidate in Earth Sciences, is the lead author…
Voices from the Deep
Holly Root-Gutteridge has always been a good listener鈥揳 trait that has served her very well in her bioacoustics research of mammals, both aquatic and landlocked. Most recently her ears have tuned-in to the vocal stylings of the North Atlantic right…
The Agony and the XTC
Arts and Sciences assistant professor of humanities David Yaffe recently wrote an article for The Paris Review, entitled Agony and the XTC. In the piece, Yaffe explores the band鈥檚 history and legacy. 鈥淴TC is pop that is somehow beyond the…
Assistant Professor Patrick Berry Discusses New Book and Teaching Literary Skills in Prisons
As his new book “Doing Time, Writing Lives: Refiguring Literacy and Higher Education in Prison,鈥 has hit shelves, assistant professor and chair of the writing and rhetoric program Patrick Berry was featured in an Inside Higher Ed article. He discussed…
Professor Measures Impact of Climate Change on Great Smoky Mountain National Park Ecosystems
Jason Fridley, associate professor of biology in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently received funding from the National Park Service to continue research into the effects of climate change on the forest vegetation and ecosystems of Great Smoky Mountains…
What We Do for Love: A Professor鈥檚 Insights on Valentine鈥檚 Day Expectations
Do you love the idea of a perfect Valentine鈥檚 Day with chocolates, roses and that special dinner? But your partner not so much? Couples at odds over the most romantic of days might want to find the give and take…
Purple Reign: Prince’s Commitment to Social Justice Overlooked, James Gordon William Says
James Gordon Williams聽first heard Prince鈥檚 music as a high school student. 鈥淭he album Sign ‘O’ the Times (1987) was popular then and Prince鈥檚 music videos were available via MTV-style music video channels,鈥 recalls Williams, assistant professor of African American Studies聽in…
Raymond Carver Reading Series Hosts 鈥楾he Sleepwalker鈥檚 Guide to Dancing鈥 Author
The 2017-18 Raymond Carver Reading Series continues Wednesday, Feb. 14, with Mira Jacob, author of the critically acclaimed novel聽鈥淭he Sleepwalker鈥檚 Guide to Dancing: A Novel鈥 (Random House, 2014). She will participate in a Q&A session at 3:45 p.m. and do…
Chemist Designs Diabetic Treatment Minus Harmful Side Effects
A chemist in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) has figured out how to control glucose levels in the bloodstream without the usual side effects of nausea, vomiting or malaise. Robert Doyle, the Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith…
Celebrated Chemist Geraldine Richmond to Deliver Prins Lecture Feb. 13
Geraldine Richmond, the Presidential Chair in Science and professor of chemistry at the University of Oregon, will deliver the Willem Prins Memorial Lecture on Tuesday, Feb. 13, at 4 p.m. at the Sheraton 黑料不打烊 Hotel and Conference Center, 801…