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"Gone Viral" exhibit runs through April 7 at Marion Art Gallery
The range of media explored by internationally known artists Sonya Clark, Anna Dumitriu, Paddy Hartley, Lindsay Obermeyer and Laura Splan extends from traditional embroidering, knitting, hand-quilting and beadwork to non-traditional works made from stethoscopes, hospital sheets, intravenous tubing, digital video and computerized machine embroidery. The "Gone Viral" exhibition, which continues through April 7, was curated by Leesa Rittelmann, associate professor of art history.
Reneta Barneva speaks at International Conference on Humans and Computers
In her address, Dr. Barneva discussed space and time efficient algorithms in imaging sciences. The current boom in imaging sciences is due in part to the expansion of digital image acquisition and storage based on hardware development. Large databases and digital warehouses of images currently exist in medicine, security, geosciences, astronomy, metallurgy and other fields. Dr. Barneva said time-and space-efficient algorithms are necessary in order to take maximum advantage of these huge databases.
Human and computer languages focus of March 6 brown bag
he program on Wednesday, March 6 will feature: Reneta Barneva, Ph.D., Computer and Information Sciences “How I Learned Five Human and 10 Computer Languages”; Kate Douglass, Ph.D., Modern Languages and Literature “Connecting Across Cultures”; Sarah Hamilton, Ph.D., Music “Music: The Universal Language?”; and Lan Wang, Ph.D., English “Why We Need Writing Tutors Specialized in Tutoring English Language Learners”. KimMarie Cole, PhD, English and Program Coordinator for English as a Second Language, will moderate the panel.
Emily VanDette publishes new book on sibling relationships in literature
With a focus on novels written during the antebellum through post-Civil War eras, VanDette’s book examines fictional siblings, notably in the context of national crises ranging from South Carolina’s threat to secede from the union in the 1830s to the post-Reconstruction crisis of racial segregation in the 1890s. By utilizing historical study, literary analysis, philosophical methods and psychoanalysis, VanDette suggests that, by significantly shifting the focus of narratives from courtship to sibling love, these novels contribute to historical conversations about affiliation in such tumultuous contexts as sectional divisions, debates over slavery, the Civil War and Reconstruction.
Natalie Gerber presents research at MLA convention
Natalie Gerber, associate professor of English, gave two conference presentations at the 2013 MLA Convention in Boston, MA. Her paper, “Raiding the Articulate: What Linguistics Has to Offer Literary Study,” was part of a joint session with the Linguistics Society of America Convention. She also served as respondent to and jointly presided over “Intonation and Poetic Convention,” a special session that she organized with Benjamin Glaser of Skidmore College.
New Marion Fellowship for the Visual and Performing Arts unveiled
A one-of-a-kind opportunity for creative enrichment for a faculty member or graduate student at SUNY Fredonia is being made possible by the new Marion Fellowship for the Visual and Performing Arts. The fellowship will support new artistic experiences in several locations for a faculty member in music, theatre, dance, or visual arts and new media.
Birger Vanwesenbeeck publishes articles on Stefan Zweig
Birger Vanwesenbeeck (right), associate professor of English, has had two book reviews on the Austrian writer Stefan Zweig published in the Journal of Austrian Studies...
Human-Animal interaction researcher here Friday
SUNY Fredonia will welcome Dr. Sandra McCune to campus on Feb. 8. She is currently head of Human-Animal Interaction Research at the WALTHAM® Centre for...
A & S Brown Bag global series resumes Feb. 6
Health care is the topic for Wednesday, Feb. 6, as the Arts and Sciences Brown Bag series on globalism continues.
Ziya Arnavut chaired conference in Istanbul
Dr. Ziya Arnavut, professor of computer and information sciences at SUNY Fredonia, chaired the Ninth High-Capacity Networks and Emerging/Enabling Technologies conference, held Dec. 12-14 in Istanbul, Turkey, in cooperation with the Kadir Has University. The conference was technically sponsored by the Institute of Electric and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), the world’s largest professional association for advancement of technology.