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Finnish Professorship Done but Not Forgotten
A mathematician in the College of Arts and Sciences may have found the equation for happiness, thanks to a recent professorship in Finland. In May, Tadeusz Iwaniec returned from the University of Helsinki, where he spent the past six years…
Scientist Is Recipient of $1.6 Million NIH Research Grant
Kate Lewis, an associate professor of biology in The College of Arts and Sciences, has added yet another award to her already extensive list of accolades. Lewis, who earlier this year was awarded a research grant by the Human Frontier…
Writer Publishes Book on Iconic Arts Leader, Music Educator
One of today’s leading arts leaders is the subject of a new book by a member of the College of Arts and Sciences.
Rob Enslin, The College’s communications manager, has co-written the Ned Corman memoir, Now’s the Time: A Story of Music, Education, and Advocacy (Epigraph, 2014). A resident of Rochester, N.Y., Corman is best known as founder of the Penfield Music Commission Project (PMCP) and its national successor, The Commission Project (TCP). He also is closely associated with several major festivals, including the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival (XRIJF).
Bradley Awarded $94,000 by Immortality Project at University of California, Riverside
It’s been a great month for Ben Bradley, chair of the Department of Philosophy and director of the Integrated Learning Major in Ethics. Earlier in June, Bradley was named the inaugural Sutton Distinguished Chair and just recently, he was awarded…
Geologists Confirm Oxygen Levels of Ancient Oceans
Geologists in the College of Arts and Sciences have discovered a new way to study oxygen levels in the Earth’s oldest oceans. Zunli Lu and Xiaoli Zhou, an assistant professor and Ph.D. student, respectively, in the Department of Earth Sciences,…
Philosopher Named Inaugural Sutton Distinguished Chair
Ben Bradley, a prominent philosophy scholar in the College of Arts and Sciences has been named the inaugural Sutton Distinguished Chair. Named after Allan ’55 and Anita ’60 Sutton, the Anita and Allan D. Sutton Endowed Distinguished Chair in Philosophy…
Professor Examines ‘Citizenship, Belonging’ in Arab-American Literature
The changing face of Arab-American literature, particularly since 9/11, is the focus of a new book by a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences. Carol Fadda-Conrey, associate professor of English and an expert in U.S. ethnic literatures, is…
Dowell wins Marc Sanders Prize in Metaethics
Janice Dowell, associate professor of philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences, has won the 2014 Marc Sanders Prize in Metaethics for her essay, “The Metaethical Insignificance of Moral Twin Earth.” The award includes $10,000 and publication of the…
‘Salsa World’ Examines Globalization, Localization of Salsa Dancing
The globalization and localization of salsa dancing is the subject of a new book by a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences. Sydney Hutchinson, assistant professor of ethnomusicology in the Department of Art and Music Histories, is the…
Recognitions Continue for Women’s and Gender Studies Faculty Members
Vivian May named resident of Leading Women’s Studies Organization, receives Social Justice Recognition award