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History department holding conference on religion this weekend
The Department of History at SUNY Fredonia is hosting the conference, "Shifting Paradigms in Religious Studies: History, Culture, and Practice," on Friday and Saturday, April 12 and 13. In keeping with SUNY Fredonia's 2012-2013 Convocation Theme, "Time for Change: Shifting Paradigms, Creating Possibilities," the conference will highlight new work being done in religious studies in both western and non-western contexts.
VanDette receives travel grant for research on women writers
English professor Emily VanDette has received the Helen F. Faust Women Writers Research Travel Grant from Penn State University Libraries. The grant will support VanDette’s research this summer at its Special Collections Library for her new project, “Six Scribbling Women and the Politics of Literary Reputation.”
Vanwesenbeeck accepted into summer institute
Birger Vanwesenbeeck, associate professor of English, has just been accepted to participate in a seminar at the Summer Institute for Literary Studies at the National Humanities Center in North Carolina this June.
New confocal microscope in Biology Department sees inside cells, enables 3D imaging
The Leica Microsystems SP8 Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope takes images of structures inside of cells with exceptional clarity. “It is analogous to an MRI that is used in medicine which allows you to see inside the body, but instead of using magnetic resonance the confocal allow us to take ‘optical sections’ through a specimen,” said Dr. Scott Ferguson.
15th annual Research Conference on Gender spotlights best student scholarship
The 5th annual Research Conference on Gender will be held Thursday, March 12, from 4 to 6 p.m. at S-204 Williams Center. It will feature a keynote address by visiting scholar Kristin Jacobson. Students Hanna Neumann and Kayla Fraser, the authors of two research papers judged to be the best at the undergraduate and graduate level, will read their papers.
Students Braunscheidel and Sblendorio to present philosophy papers
Two seniors will have the honor of presenting papers at the 18th annual SUNY Oneonta Undergraduate Philosophy Conference on April 11-13.