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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.
National Kick Butts Day hosting guest speaker
To create awareness about the negative effects of tobacco, several organizations collaborate together for this free event on Wednesday, March 20 at 7:30 p.m.
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.
Student and faculty panelists discuss impact of study abroad
Students will have a chance to share with the audience about how studying abroad changed his/her life and the impact on his/her future as a global citizen.
James Davis will present at U of R series to be streamed live
SUNY Fredonia Music professor James Davis professor will present “Maryland, My Maryland Regionalism, Patriotism and the Song of a Divided Nation,” one of the first...
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...