Dr. Kathy E. Magliato ’85 recently published her memoirs, "Healing Hearts: A Memoir of a Female Heart Surgeon."
The director of Women’s Cardiac Services at Saint John’s Medical Center in Santa Monica, Magliato is one of the few female cardiothoracic surgeons in the world and is the former head of the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center artificial heart program.
At Union, Magliato earned a bachelor’s degree cum laude in chemistry and biology. Among her family are father, Nicholas Magliato, Sr. ’58, late uncle Frank J. Magliato ’56 and sister Nancy (Magliato) Jensen ’81. She joined the Board of Trustees in October 2008.
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Ever wonder how copyright law fits into the ever-evolving and fluid world of today’s computer networks? Well known computer programmer and software freedom activist Richard Stallman will offer some thoughts on this issue Thursday, Feb. 25 at 4 p.m. in Olin Auditorium.
CS Seminar Series 2009-2010
His talk, “Copyright vs. Community in the Age of Computer Networks,” is part of the College’s Computer Science Seminar Series.
“We bring in speakers from academia and industry to talk about current topics related to computer science,” said Kristina Striegnitz, assistant professor of computer science. “It’s an opportunity for our students to be exposed to topics that go beyond what's covered in classes, and see how the material they study is applied in different contexts.”
Stallman spends much of his time advocating for free software and campaigning against what he believes is excessive extension of copyright laws that suppress public access to technology.
In 1983, Stallman launched the GNU Project to create a free, Unix-like operating system. Today, the GNU system is used on tens of millions of computers, and everyone has the right to copy the software, redistribute it and make changes small or large.
Stallman has also founded the Free Software Foundation, a non-profit organization that promotes universal freedom to create, distribute and modify computer software.
He is also visiting RPI and the University at Albany. Stallman’s invitation to area institutions was initiated by Clifton Park software company Kitware.
The Union lecture is free and open to the public. For more information on this event, and others, click here.
A technical and exact subject like geometry might seem the utter opposite of the less rigid, more fluid field of art, but a new exhibit at Union’s Wikoff Student Gallery illustrates that abstract art often depends on geometry to create complex, meaningful pieces.
“One could argue that geometry is the mathematical model we use to describe our visual world,” said Alex Handin ’10, one of two students whose work comprises the exhibit. “We could describe every shape we see as a combination of circles, triangles, squares or trapezoids.
“Visual art requires geometry to mimic the real world. Without it, we would lack a common language and foundation on which to build our artistic interpretations of the world.”
In his work, Handin uses different geometric perspectives to explore the relationship between musician, music, instrument and listener. One image, for instance, features a close-up view of a guitarist abstractly framed behind a music stand. By framing the musician so tightly, Handin said, he was able to show the intimate connection between listener and performer.
Emily Burgess '10, “Circumlocution”
Artist Emily Burgess ’10 also uses geometry to inform her forays into styles other than those she most frequently employs.
“I primarily paint landscapes, but every once in a while I need to take a break, and geometric abstractions have become a recurring theme,” she said.
Burgess uses these abstractions to provide the groundwork for impulsivity in her painting and sculptures. Forms and angles give pieces structure, she points out, and at the same time, the artistic process offers a sense of nuance.
“My sculptures, for example, are based on general principles of volume, line and plane, but also on the interplay of steel’s rigidity with fiber’s flexibility,” she said. “Geometry forms the base for me to build upon in paint or steel.”
The show, free and open to the public, runs through Sunday, March 7.
Renowned for their infectiously joyous and passionate performances, select Musicians from Marlboro return to Memorial Chapel at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26. This is the 10th time musicians from the internationally recognized group have appeared in the Chamber Concert Series.
Violinist Augustin Hadelich
Violinists Augustin Hadelich and Karina Canellakis will play with violist Sebastian Krunnies, cellist Peter Stumpf and clarinetist Romie de Guise-Langlois. Together, they’ll present Haydn’s String Quartet in E flat, Op. 64, No. 6, Kodaly’s Duo for Violin and Cello, and Brahms’ Clarinet Quintet in B, Op. 115.
Since 1951, talented musicians from all over the world have come together in the small town of Marlboro, Vt., to learn from and inspire each other. Under the direction of celebrated pianists Richard Goode and Mitsuko Uchida, Marlboro is one of the only places leading artists can spend up to seven weeks rehearsing nearly 240 works together.
Following their time together in Marlboro, the artists perform in various combinations across the country. Concerts are held each year in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Greenwich, Conn., and Washington D.C. Other shows are given in Los Angeles, Chicago, Iowa City, Rochester, Buffalo, and Brattleboro, Vt.
The show is free to members of the Union community. General admission tickets cost $20, though area students can attend for $8. For more information, call 388-6080 or click here.
Wednesday, Feb. 17, 7 p.m. / Nott Memorial / The Environmental Science, Policy and Engineering Winter Seminar Series presents: Walter Hang, president of Toxics Targeting, on “Trillion Dollar Payday or Bust?” Part of the theme, “Grassroots Activism Versus Marcellus Shale Gas.” He will discuss how Toxics Targeting, an environmental data firm in Ithaca, N.Y., is shaping the future of the largest natural gas reservoir in the nation.
Thursday, Feb 18, 4:30 p.m. / Schaffer Library, Phi Beta Kappa Room / Philosophy Speaker Series presents: Christopher Hill of Brown University “Awareness, Representation and Qualia”
Thursday, Feb. 18, 6:30-8 p.m. / Golub House / Michael Clarke '10 discusses his recent library project in Ghana and summer plans to build a music and arts room in Ghana and a library in Uganda; refreshments served
Friday, Feb. 19,7 p.m. / Messa Rink at Achilles Center / Men’s hockey vs. Princeton University
Friday, Feb. 19-Monday, Feb. 22, 7 and 10 p.m. / Reamer Campus Center Auditorium/ Film Series: “2012”
Saturday, Feb. 20,7 p.m. / Messa Rink at Achilles Center / Men’s hockey vs. Quinnipiac University
Sunday, Feb. 21, 3 p.m. / Memorial Chapel / Chamber Concert Series: Trio Cavatina with mezzo-soprano Tamara Mumford; open to the Union community
Thursday, Feb. 25, 4 p.m. / Nott Memorial / Discussion, “Interrupted Life” with curator Ricki Solinger, in conjunction with Mandeville Gallery exhibit, “Interrupted Life: Incarcerated Mothers in the United States.”
Thursday, Feb. 25, 4 p.m. / F.W. Olin Auditorium (reception 3:30 p.m., Olin Rotunda) / Free software leader Richard Stallman will speak on “Copyright vs. Community in the Age of Computer Networks”; sponsored by the Computer Science Department
Friday, Feb. 26, 8 p.m. / Memorial Chapel / Chamber Concert Series: Musicians from Marlboro; open to the Union community
Feb 2010
National Geographic photographer Dana Romanoff presents: “No Man's Land: The Women of Mexico,” focusing on the effect of immigration on the women left behind in rural Mexico when men go to the U.S. in search of work. Sponsored by Latin Amer
Friday, Feb. 26-Saturday, Feb. 27, 8 p.m. / Yulman Theater, Actor’s Studio / “The Lesson” by Eugene Ionesco, a senior project directed by Bart Tomaszewski ‘10
Friday, Feb. 26-Monday, March 1, 7 and 10 p.m. / Reamer Campus Center Auditorium / Film series: “The Blind Side”
Tuesday, March 2, 4:30-6:30 p.m. / Humanities Building, Room 019 / National Geographic photographer Dana Romanoff presents: "No Man's Land: The Women of Mexico," focusing on the effect of immigration on the women left behind in rural Mexico when men go to the U.S. in search of work. Sponsored by Latin American and Caribbean Studies and Women's and Gender Studies
