The renovation of the bleachers and press box on Frank Bailey Field began on March 12, 2002, with the demolition of the existing structure, which had been on the field since 1984. In fact, the bleacher portion of the structure had been on the field since before the fall of 1980.
Read MoreIBM official praises College’s Converging Technologies initiative
Calling the initiative “back to the future,” John Kelly, senior vice president and group executive of the IBM Technology Group, embraced the College's new multidisciplinary Converging Technologies program by
announcing on Friday a $1 million gift from IBM that will give students and
faculty access to the latest technology.
“The launch of Converging Technologies is another example of the very positive steps forward the College is taking,” he said.
“Perhaps more than anything, we hope that what will come out of this grant are future leaders who will come out of this College – multidisciplinary leaders – who will contribute to this country and to companies like IBM.”
“I think that Converging Technologies is something 'back to the future' for Union,” he said. “This is a very unique institution. From it's founding in 1795, it has been a truly unique blend of liberal arts, sciences and engineering.”
“It is our hope that the donation we're making today will serve as a tremendous support mechanism and fuel the fire of this new Converging Technologies initiative.”
Read MoreJay Newman presents a paper in San Francisco
Jay Newman, R. Gordon Gould Professor of
Physics, presented a paper recently at the annual meeting of the
Biophysical Society in San Francisco titled “Salt effects on gelation
of agarose aqueous solutions” which he co-authored with three
Italian colleagues. Low-angle laser scattering was used to study
the onset of gelation and the effects of salt on the structure of the
gels formed. Newman was also recently elected for a
three-year term as a Physics and Astronomy Division Councilor of the
Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR). CUR is a
national organization for faculty members in the sciences, engineering
and mathematics and administrators most of whom work at
primarily undergraduate institutions, with over 800 colleges and
university members, to support and promote high-quality
undergraduate student-faculty collaborative research and scholarship.
Marso speaks on “Citizenship and Sexual Difference”
Lori J. Marso, assistant professor of political
science, recently delivered a lecture to the Faculty Colloquium on
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Citizenship at Ohio State University.
Marso's lecture was titled “Citizenship and Sexual
Difference” and is part of a book she is completing titled
Dilemmas of Desire: Feminist Thinkers and Sexual Difference.
Honored – David Magnuson
Honored – David Magnuson, right,
a biology teacher at Cohasset High School, at the Founders Day
with former student Sarah Kidder `05, who nominated him for the
Gideon Hawley Teacher Recognition Award. Magnusson, known
for leading adventurous field trips to Central America, told the
audience he was overwhelmed by the recognition, and urged them to
“take time … to write to (a teacher) to
let them know they made a difference.”