Assaf Razin, the Friedman Professor of International Economics, released two new books in November. One is on global financial crises, the other compares U.S. and EU welfare policies.
Events on campus this week include: Native American Smokedance competition, Vet College open house, Big Red Relief concert for Haiti, MTV media expert and several sustainability-related lectures. (April 8, 2010)
Events on campus this week include playwright Lauren Feldman '01 at the Schwartz Center, former Black Panther Charlotte O'Neal, talks on poetry and Vietnam, and the 36th Festival of Black Gospel.
Data from the last days of the NASA spacecraft Cassini show that Saturn’s beautiful, extensive rings are relatively young – perhaps created when dinosaurs roamed the Earth.
Assistant professor of English Mukoma Wa Ngugi's second crime novel, “Black Star Nairobi,” has the 2007-08 Kenyan presidential election season as a backdrop.
Events on campus include Christmas Vespers in Sage Chapel, a sale of outdoor gear and clothing, an end-of-semester salsa party at the Big Red Barn, and "Back to the Future" film screenings.
A special issue of South Atlantic Quarterly - 'Sovereignty, Indigeneity and the Law' - co-edited by Professor Eric Cheyfitz, has won a best special issue of the year award. (Jan. 23, 2012)
Historian Enzo Traverso spoke on 'Historical Time and the Politics of Memory' on campus Nov. 8. He says images have replaced memory of historical events. (Nov. 16, 2011)