Martin Benjamin, professor of Visual Arts, has 10 works included in "Farsighted: An Exhibition of Photographs that Resonate with the Lure of Distant Lands, People and Cultures,” on exhibit through March 30 at the Albany International Airport Gallery. Included is new work Benjamin made in Vietnam.
Megan Ferry, director of East Asian Studies and associate professor of Chinese and East Asian Studies, recently participated in the Henry Luce Fund for Asian Studies Capstone Conference in Princeton, N.J. Having been one of 38 named Luce assistant professors at liberal arts colleges, she participated in a discussion of the impact of Asian Studies on the liberal arts curriculum in the context of Asia’s continuing economic and political importance in the world. She also discussed how the foundation’s awards have impacted teaching and research on Asia.
Tom Perry '08 and Reed Olsen '08 recently presented at Schenectady's "Going Green" Fair in City Hall. They demonstrated that strings of traditional colored holiday lights use 4,500 percent more energy than diode holiday lights. The students were among 18 exhibitors, most from government agencies and private firms.