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Health & Society

VPA Design Professor Builds Eco-Smart Tiny Home ‘Off the Grid’ in Maine

Wednesday, January 24, 2018, By Erica Blust

When communications design Assistant Professor Rebecca Kelly and her husband, Kevin, bought a coastal property outside the small fishing town of Lubec, Maine, 10 years ago, they always dreamed of building a home for their family. Last summer, their design for…

Arts & Culture

Innovation Orange: Associate Professor Sydney Hutchinson

Wednesday, January 24, 2018, By Keith Kobland

Sydney Hutchinson, associate professor of music history and cultures in the College of Arts and Sciences, conducts research in ethnomusicology, where music and culture intersect. Her passion lies in bringing this to her students both in class and through public programming, where…

Campus & Community

Six-Week Series on Understanding Islam Begins Jan. 31

Wednesday, January 24, 2018, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Understanding Islam, a six-week series that will present a comprehensive look at Islam through lectures and discussions, will begin on Wednesday, Jan. 31. The program is facilitated by Muslim Chaplain Amir Duric, and will be held on Wednesdays from 6-7:30…

STEM

Professor Carlos Castañeda Investigates Function of Protein-Containing Droplets in Cells

Tuesday, January 23, 2018, By Kevin Morrow

Carlos Castañeda, assistant professor of biology and chemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences, is the principal investigator on a pair of research projects studying the function of cellular proteins called ubiquilins and their ability to form protein-containing droplets…

STEM

Rivera G’16 Named to 2018 ALA Emerging Leaders Class

Monday, January 22, 2018, By J.D. Ross

School of Information Studies (iSchool) alumnus Juan Rivera G’16 has been named to the American Library Association’s (ALA) Emerging Leaders class for 2018. The ALA program is a leadership development offering that enables newer library workers to participate in problem-solving…

Arts & Culture

Setnor School to Present Comic Opera ‘Gianni Schicchi’ Jan. 26-27

Monday, January 22, 2018, By Erica Blust

The Opera Theater in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music will present the one-act comic opera “Gianni Schicchi” on Friday, Jan. 26, and Saturday, Jan. 27, at 8 p.m….

LocalSYR

The Science of Ice Cream

Thursday, January 18, 2018, By Sawyer Kamman

Most everyone likes ice cream, but what gives the tasty treat its sweet flavors? For News Channel 9, Arts and Sciences Instructional Lab Manager Sam Sampere answered with the scientific truths behind the frozen dessert. “The finer those textures are,…

Arts & Culture

Transmedia Colloquium Series Presents Light Work Artist-in-Residence Jess T. Dugan

Thursday, January 18, 2018, By Cjala Surratt

The College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Transmedia Colloquium Series will present a special artist talk and Q&A with current Light Work Artist-in-Residence Jess T. Dugan Tuesday, Jan. 23, at 2:15 p.m. in the Shemin Auditorium, Shaffer Art Building. Dugan…

STEM

Britton Plourde Works to Develop Tools for Quantum Computer

Thursday, January 18, 2018, By Cyndi Moritz

Britton Plourde, professor in the Department of Physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, has received a new grant from the National Science Foundation to work on developing tools for building a quantum computer. This is a collaborative project…

Media, Law & Policy

‘Climate Comments’ Website Translates Complex Climate Change Policy into Plain Language

Wednesday, January 17, 2018, By Martin Walls

“Climate Comments,” a website designed to make accessible complex environmental regulations and proposals and to inspire individuals to participate in public policy decisions about climate change that affect their lives, has been published by Emily Brown, assistant teaching professor in…