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George Saunders Wins Prestigious Man Booker Prize
George Saunders, professor of English at the College of Arts and Sciences, was announced as the winner of the prestigious Man Booker Prize, a global award given to the year’s top novel. He won for his work Lincoln in the…
Professor Duncan Brown on Major Discovery of Origins of Gold
After a team of scientists detected a collision of two neutron stars, they now know the origins of heavy metals like gold a platinum. Duncan Brown, the Charles Brightman professor of physics, talks to Newsday about this disovery. “This is…
Hiroshima Survivor to Share Her Experience during University Events
School of Architecture Associate Professor Yutaka Sho first met Keiko Ogura in the summer of 2016 in Japan during the SU Abroad travel seminar Design Through a Tourist’s Eye. The seminar focused in part on the way communities remember and…
Magazine Professor Jim Shahin’s ‘Smoke Signals’ Column Recognized in Two Writing Competitions
It’s double kudos for Jim Shahin, associate professor of magazine at the Newhouse School. Shahin placed second in the Best Food Column category of the Association of Food Journalists’ 2017 awards competition for “MLK’s booth at his go-to barbecue joint…
Eighth Annual Women of Distinction on Oct. 18
The Theta Xi chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. hosts its eighth annual Women of Distinction event Wednesday, Oct. 18, at 7:14 p.m. in Goldstein Auditorium. This year’s program features award-winning actress Meagan Good and centers around fame, faith…
Peter Saulson: ‘Astronomy Will Never Be the Same’
The Martin A. Pomerantz ’37 Professor of Physics, Peter Saulson has devoted much of his career to searching for gravitational waves. Here, he reflects on the importance of the latest discovery of these so-called “ripples in spacetime,” and what it…
Writer and Biographer David Yaffe Details Road to New Joni Mitchell Bio
It wasn’t easy, but Arts and Sciences Professor David Yaffe has recently published his biography on Joni Mitchell, entitled Reckless Daughter. The process was long, and working with Mitchell sometimes tough, as Yaffe explained in an interview for Canada.com. “”I’ve…
A Review of David Yaffe’s Newest Biography, Reckless Daughter
Following the release of Humanities Assistant Professor David Yaffe’s biography Reckless Daughter on Joni Mitchell, The Atlantic favorably reviewing the book. “In the best full-length treatment of Mitchell yet published, Yaffe follows her from her childhood in postwar Saskatchewan all the…
Jose Perez L’07 and Luis Columna Honored at Fiesta Latina
Each year during Latino Hispanic Heritage Month (LHHM), the University hosts Fiesta Latina, a celebration of Latino culture that features Latino cuisine, live music and dancing. The event also includes the presentation of the Distinguished Alumni Excellence Award and Trailblazer…