Megan
Ferry, Luce
Junior Professor of Asian Studies, presented a paper at Harvard University's Fairbanks
Center on Chinese underground film maker Cui Zi'en titled, “Between Realism and Romanticism: Prostitution and
Homosexuality in Cui Zi'en 's Night Scene.“
Prof. Fox authors study on women candidates
Richard Fox, associate professor of
political science, was co-author of a study that found that fewer women than
men run for elected office because they lack confidence, rather than the
ability to garner votes. The research, which Fox did with Jennifer L. Lawless '97 of Brown University,
appears in the American Journal of Political Science this month. With
men accounting for 86 percent of Congress, and previous studies finding that
women perform as well as men in fundraising and getting votes, the researchers
surveyed nearly 4,000 men and women whose professions suggest they would be
inclined to run for office. Women were twice as likely as men to rate
themselves as “not at all qualified” to run for office, the survey found. Women
also received less encouragement than men to run. The research was profiled in
the recent issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Car restrictions in effect during police funeral
Parking and traffic restrictions will be in effect near the
campus on Thursday and Friday for the wake and funeral of Schenectady Police
Officer Eric Verteramo, who died Sunday after an on-duty car accident. There
will be no parking along Union Avenue
between Union and Gillespie streets. Members of the
College community are advised to seek parking on the north side of campus. For
details on parking and traffic changes, please visit: http://www.union.edu/N/DS/s.php?s=4407
ME students take top honors, again
Success by mechanical engineers at
the ASME meetings seems to be getting, well, mechanical.
For the third year in a row, a
Union student – this year, senior Tim Smith – took top honors in the oral
competition at the American Society of Mechanical Engineer's Regional Student
Conference at the University of Rochester.
Meanwhile, Katie Arthur won the
poster competition, and Marissa Post took second in the oral competition.
“The consistent success of
Union students must be attributed to more than random chance,” said Prof.
Frank Wicks, noting that the probability of three consecutive wins by a college
would be about one in 100,000. “It is the result of outstanding students
who are provided with excellent research projects, facilities, staff support and
faculty advising.”
Since 2002, Union ME's have taken
top honors at Region III, which includes 46 colleges and universities in New
York, New Jersey, Delaware,
Maryland and the District
of Columbia.
Smith, advised by Prof. Brad
Bruno, spoke on “The Development of the Hydrogen Fueled Internal
Combustion Engine. He took home a $300 prize and an invitation to compete for
$2,000 at the ASME International Congress in Anaheim
in November.
Arthur, advised by Prof. Ann
Anderson, gave her winning poster on “Too Hot to Handle: An Investigation
into Safe Touch Temperatures.”
Post, advised by Anderson and
Prof. Mary Carroll, spoke on “Density Dependence in Young's Modulus in
Silica Gels.” A member of the College's Aerogel Team, she described how
she produced the material by extracting the liquid from the gel, and how she
developed a test to measure elasticity.
Matthew Ellithorpe, advised by
Prof. William Keat, presented on
“Analysis and Construction of a Guitar Soundboard Using Composite
Materials.”
In 2003 Smitesh Bakrania '03 won
the oral competition, Mark Hoffman '03 placed third in the oral competition,
Scott Clark '03 placed second in the poster competition and Ben Tillotson '03
placed third. Bakrania went on to place second overall at the National ASME
speaking contest.
In 2002, David Chapin '02 placed first in the oral competition, Ben
Gauthier '02 placed second in the oral competition, and Jeremy Losaw '02
placed first in the poster competition. Chapin went on to place fourth overall
at the National event.
South Beach Diet doctor to speak Wednesday
Arthur
Agatston, M.D., developer of the wildly successful South Beach Diet, will speak
on Wednesday, April 21, at 7:30 p.m. in the Nott Memorial.
His
talk, part of Union's “Perspectives at the Nott” series, is
free and open to the public. A reception will follow.
Dr.
Agatston, a renowned cardiologist and director of the Mt. Sinai Non-Invasive
Cardiac Lab in Miami
Beach,
tailored his common-sense diet to help patients improve their hearts and
general health. The diet also paid an unanticipated dividend – weight loss.
Dr.
Agatston is a graduate of New York University School of Medicine and interned
at Montefiore Medical Center at Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
He is one of the developers of the electron beam tomography scan (EBT), a
screening method used to detect coronary artery disease.
Dr.
Agatston maintains a private practice in Miami Beach and is an associate professor of
medicine at the University of Miami School of Medicine. He also is a
much-sought-after speaker on the national and international scenes, an
author/reviewer for prominent medical/cardiology journals, and an expert
consultant for the Clinical Trials Committee of the National Institutes of
Health.
The South Beach Diet: The
Delicious, Doctor-Designed, Foolproof Plan for Fast and Healthy Weight Loss is Dr. Agatston's first non-academic
work. The South Beach Cookbook was recently published.