Lorraine Morales Cox, assistant professor of art history, gave two
talks recently before the Cultural Studies Group of the University of Aveiro Research Center in Aveiro,
Portugal: “The Power and Persistence of Stereotyping”
and “The Critical Discourse of Racial Stereotypes in Contemporary Art.”
Prof. Burton speaks on serving ethnic populations
Donna Burton, associate
professor and reference librarian at Schaffer Library, spoke on librarians
serving ethnic populations in a presentation at the New York Library
Association's recent annual conference held in Saratoga
Springs. Her talk focused on government document
resources, particularly web sites that include information for seniors and
multi-language options for those with limited English proficiency.
Sarah Bittleman ’88 to talk on Healthy Forest Bill
Alumna Sarah Bittleman, a natural
resource aide with Sen. Ron Wyden (D. – Ore.), a sponsor of the Healthy Forests
Bill recently signed by President George W. Bush, will give a talk titled
“Honing the Healthy Forest Bill” on Thursday, Jan. 15, at 7 p.m. in the F.W.
Olin Center Auditorium.
The lecture, free and open to the
public, is the first in this year's lecture series — “Environmental Science
and Public Policy” — sponsored by Union's Environmental Studies program.
Bittleman,
who graduated from Union in 1988 with a degree in
biology, has been instrumental in Sen. Wyden's leadership of the Healthy Forest
Bill, which seeks to reduce forest fires by streamlining the approval process
for projects to cut excess trees out of thick, overgrown forests or stands of
trees killed by insect infestation. Critics of the measure argue that it allows
the timber industry too much access to old-growth forests.
‘Exploring the Nanoworld’ is topic of talk tonight
George C. Lisensky, a chemistry
professor at Beloit College,
will discuss nanotechnology – the promising new area of research and
development on Thursday, Jan. 15, at 7:30 p.m.
in the Nott Memorial.
The talk, free and open to the
public, is sponsored by the Hewlett Foundation.
Communities worldwide are vying to
host centers for the development of nanotechnology. In scientific parlance,
“nano” is a thousandth of a thousandth of a thousandth and “nanotechnology”
applies to materials on the atomic scale.
Prof. Lisensky will explain how
this exciting new technology has already revolutionized the lighting and
display field and dramatically increased hard-drives storage capacities. Nanotechnology
also augurs well for applications in medicine, environmental quality, national
security, energy usage, manufacturing, and quality of life.
Prof.
Lisensky's area of specialization is materials chemistry. He is also active in
educational development, including new technologies in teaching, and is the
author of numerous articles and a textbook on chemistry, materials science, and
environmental issues.
A
reception in Hale House will follow the program.
College to celebrate life, teachings of Martin Luther King Jr.
The College community will
commemorate the life and teachings of Martin Luther
King Jr. on Monday, Jan. 19, at 7 p.m. in the
Nott Memorial with a program titled “Celebrating the Dream, Embracing
All Cultures.”
The
evening is to include songs, readings from the civil rights leader and performances
by students, faculty and staff.
The
planned lineup includes a recorded presentation of one of Dr. King's speeches
and presentations by the Brothers
of Alpha Phi Alpha, Jasmine Ross '04, Sam Park '05 and Kyrie York '03. Music is
to include selections by the College's Gospel Choir and “Lift Every Voice”
(audience). Jamie Goddard is to do a cultural dance.
Prof. Deidre Hill Butler will
serve as emcee for the evening.