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Arts & Culture

VPA’s Sayler/Morris Receive Brower Center Art/Act Award, NYFA Fellowship

Tuesday, August 9, 2016, By Erica Blust

Artists Susannah Sayler and Edward Morris (Sayler/Morris), faculty members in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) Department of Transmedia and co-directors of the Canary Lab, a hub for research-based, interdisciplinary art and media focused on ecology, have received…

Arts & Culture

Talent Agency Teen Art Portfolios on View Aug. 12

Monday, August 8, 2016, By Erica Blust

Teen artists who completed this year’s Talent Agency Summer Intensive under the guidance of faculty and students from the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) will present their portfolios at an open house on Friday, Aug. 12, from 4-6:30…

STEM

Physicists Awarded NSF Grant to Study Cancer-Cell Behavior

Thursday, August 4, 2016, By Rob Enslin

M. Lisa Manning, M. Cristina Marchetti and Jennifer Schwarz have been awarded a three-year, $686,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to apply principles of soft-matter physics to cancer therapy.

Campus & Community

Four Distinguished Alumni to Be Honored at 2016 Arents Ceremony

Thursday, August 4, 2016, By News Staff

The recipients are Jim Brown ’57, James Cunningham ’74, Dr. Robert Jarvik ’68, H’83 and Arielle Tepper Madover ’94.

Campus & Community

Quad Shuttle Update

Wednesday, August 3, 2016, By News Staff

(The following is a message from Pete Sala, Vice President and Chief Facilities Officer) Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: As part of our continuing efforts to serve the campus community during summer construction, beginning Wednesday, Aug. 3 the Quad Shuttle…

STEM

Researchers Confirm Marine Animals Live Longer at High Latitudes

Wednesday, August 3, 2016, By Rob Enslin

Researchers in the Department of Earth Sciences have shown that high-latitude bivalves live longer and grow slower than those in the tropics. Their findings are the subject of an article in the “Proceedings of the Royal Society B” (The Royal…

Tesla Seeks to Become More than a Car Company

Wednesday, August 3, 2016, By Ellen Mbuqe

This week, electric car company Tesla confirmed its intention to merge with SolarCity, a solar energy firm. Elon Musk is CEO of Tesla and co-founder and chairman of SolarCity. Gary Witt, professor of finance practice, offers some insights into Tesla’s…

STEM

Liddy Elected Vice Chair of Deans for Computing Research Association

Wednesday, August 3, 2016, By J.D. Ross

Elizabeth D. Liddy, dean of the School of Information Studies (iSchool) was elected to the position of vice chair of the deans group for the Computing Research Association (CRA), an organization of more than 200 North American institutions active in computing…

Veterans

IVMF Launches SCServes-Lowcountry Network to Assist Nation’s Vets

Tuesday, August 2, 2016, By Keith Kobland

A VIP ribbon cutting and keynote address from U.S. Department of Labor Deputy Secretary Christopher Lu were held Tuesday, Aug. 2, to mark the launch of SCServes-Lowcountry network, connecting South Carolina human service providers to more effectively manage service requests…

Media, Law & Policy

The Olympics and Brand Management

Tuesday, August 2, 2016, By Ellen Mbuqe

As the 2016 Summer Olympics quickly approaches, media have reported that the United States Olympic Committee has informed businesses that are not official sponsors of the games, that they cannot reference any Olympic results, share or re-tweet anything from the…