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Arts & Culture

Opening Reception for ‘Darkness/Detritus/Illuminations’ March 26

Wednesday, March 4, 2015, By News Staff

Point of Contact Gallery will host an opening reception for “Darkness/Detritus/Illuminations,” an exhibition by Puerto Rican artist Eduardo Lalo on Thursday, March 26. The reception will take place from 6-8 p.m. and is free and open to the public. Refreshments…

Campus & Community

Estate Planning Programs Planned

Tuesday, March 3, 2015, By News Staff

The WorkLife Series presented by the Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAP), in collaboration with the Department of Aging, continues in March with a two-part program. The first session, “Estate, Trust, Long-Term Care, Nursing Home and Medicaid Planning Part I:…

STEM

University Unveils Charles Brightman Endowed Professorship of Physics

Tuesday, March 3, 2015, By News Staff

Professorship named for longtime physics professor, designed to ‘strengthen already strong department’ The College of Arts and Sciences announced today the establishment of the Charles Brightman Endowed Professorship of Physics. The professorship is made possible by a $1.4 million bequest…

STEM

Scholar Spotlight: Lynda Brady ’15

Tuesday, March 3, 2015, By News Staff

“Home. It’s a powerful word. It invokes images of people and places, and also feelings, maybe of safety, comfort and acceptance. Home is probably a place you just left, and you might be thinking right now how different this place…

STEM

Student Team Testing Smart Grid Security Project

Monday, March 2, 2015, By Diane Stirling

In an era when digital devices talk to one another to accomplish tasks, how will industries protect conversations between them and the information those exchanges transmit to maintain the security of their systems and networks? That is the central question…

Arts & Culture

Photo Students Exhibit Family Life, Elegant Stills at Light Work

Monday, March 2, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

The boy stands in front of a skateboard ramp at a skate park. His expression is enigmatic but invites many interpretations. The portrait by Joe Librandi-Cowan ’15 won Best in Show at the “2015 Transmedia Photography Annual” on exhibit at Light Work.

Campus & Community

Breaking the Habit

Friday, February 27, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

Every smoker faces different challenges when trying to quit. The hardest part may be a matter of routine.

STEM

Students, Community Invited to New Info Visualization Meetup

Thursday, February 26, 2015, By Diane Stirling

A community meetup on the topic of information visualization is being hosted by the School of Information Studies (iSchool) and Assistant Professor Jeff Hemsley. The meetup will take place Tuesday, March 3, starting at 6 p.m. in the Katzer Room,…

Media, Law & Policy

Professor Explores ‘Judicial Politics in Polarized Times’

Wednesday, February 25, 2015, By Sarah Scalese

Do judges serve as neutral legal umpires, unaccountable partisan activists or political actors whose decisions conform to—rather than challenge—the democratic will? That is one of the many questions that political scientist Thomas Keck seeks to answer in his latest book,…

University Honors Poet-Activist Minnie Bruce Pratt Feb. 26

Wednesday, February 25, 2015, By Rob Enslin

Poet-activist Minnie Bruce Pratt will be the subject of a major celebration, on the eve of her retirement from the College of Arts and Sciences. A professor in both the Writing Program and Department of Women’s and Gender Studies (WGS),…