Faculty News
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Professor Pens Editorial on Food Insecurity, SNAP Cuts
October 1, 2013The House recently voted to cut funding on the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program. Marshall I. Goldman Professor of Economics Kristin Butcher and colleagues from the National Bureau of Economic Research wrote an opinion piece for U.S. News & World Report addressing the cuts.
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Boston Globe Editorial Highlights Faculty "Stand for Freedom"
September 30, 2013Earlier this month more than 130 Wellesley professors wrote an open letter protesting the threat posed to a Peking University colleague's academic freedom. A recent Boston Globe editorial applauded their position.
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Greek Gods, Human Lives
September 24, 2013Mary Lefkowitz, Professor Emerita of Classical Studies, joined NPR's RadioWest in August to discuss how unpredictable gods in Ancient Greece could bring out the best in humanity.
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Press Shares News of My inTuition, Wellesley's Quick College Cost Estimator
September 19, 2013New York Times, Associated Press, and Chronicle of Higher Education covered the September 18 release of Wellesley's new college cost estimation tool that promises to revolutionize the "college-shopping" process for thousands of prospective students.
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Wellesley Researchers Study New Angle on Plant Evolution
September 18, 2013Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Alden Griffith and research assistants Tania Ahmed ’16 and Shivani Kuckreja ’16 examined the role of positive interactions among plant species in adverse conditions, such as the peaks of Glacier National Park.
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Wellesley Professor Honored for 44+ Years Service
September 16, 2013Wellesley President H. Kim Bottomly led the College community in honoring Nellie Zuckerman Cohen and Anne Cohen Heller Professor of Health Sciences and Professor of Chemistry Nancy Harrison Kolodny '64 at a retirement party on September 12.
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Wellesley Adds 15th Language Offering: Portuguese
September 11, 2013This fall for the first time, Wellesley students have the opportunity to take Portuguese—the sixth most spoken language in the world and the newest language taught on campus.
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Wellesley Art Professor Publishes Historical Survey of Mexican Art
September 10, 2013Senior Lecturer in Art James Oles has published Art and Architecture in Mexico, a new interpretive history of Mexican art from the Spanish Conquest to the 21st century, described as the most comprehensive introduction to the subject in 50 years.
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Professors Paul Wink and Jonathan Cheek Cited in Scientific American
September 4, 2013The Maladaptive Covert Narcissism Scale, developed by Wellesley professors with student and alumnae researchers, was recently presented at the Association for Research in Personality conference, and cited in Scientific American.
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Wellesley Scholars Join Conversation on "Opt-Out" Generation
August 21, 2013With a spate of recent media stories about women’s choices around childrearing and work, Wellesley experts provide commentary backed by in-depth research.
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Wellesley Students and Faculty Pursue Research in Siberia
August 20, 2013Students from Lake Baikal: The Soul of Siberia, a joint Environmental Studies/Russian Area Studies course, traveled to Bol'shie Koty with Professor of Russian Thomas Hodge to join Professor of Biological Sciences Marianne Moore at her Biostation to collect and analyze data.
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Wellesley Faculty and Staff Find Partnership Opportunities in Cape Verde
August 15, 2013Six Wellesley faculty and staff traveled to Cape Verde for a partnership-building trip where they met with high-ranking government officials, NGOs, and Wellesley student interns, and witnessed the signing of a historic document.
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Study by Wellesley's Rosanna Hertz Reveals New Thinking on Social Conventions
August 14, 2013The date is over and the check arrives; who pays? A new study co-authored by Rosanna Hertz examines men's and women's approaches to convention, theory, and practice in dating finances.
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Wellesley Researchers Present at American Psychological Association Convention
August 8, 2013Wellesley students, faculty, and WCW scholars presented at the APA's 121st Annual Convention July 31-August 4, 2013 in Honolulu, and visited with local alumnae and students with their families at a Wellesley Club of Hawaii event.
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QR Program Director Takes Workshops "on the Road"
July 24, 2013Corri Taylor, director of Wellesley's Quantitative Reasoning Program, is taking her expertise on the relationship between QR and environmental sustainability "on tour" this summer, leading professional development workshops around the hemisphere.
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Two Wellesley German Professors Headline eNotated Classics Site
July 8, 2013Thomas Hansen leads eNotated Classic's new publication list with the release of his enotated translation of Death in Venice; Jens Kruse is featured prominently in a WZLY interview about his e-notated works by Kafka.
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Best Wishes to Retiring Wellesley Faculty and Staff
June 28, 2013June's end brings the official retirement date for a number of long-standing Wellesley community members. At Commencement, President Bottomly recognized retiring faculty, and an earlier celebration honored both faculty and staff heading to retirement.
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Wellesley Professors Reveal Dynamics of Citizen Reporters and the Social Web
June 25, 2013A new paper by Wellesley computer scientists Takis Metaxas and Eni Mustafaraj examines a network of citizen journalists reporting on activities of drug cartels in Mexico, where citizens have turned to each other on social media, to keep informed and out of harm's way.
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Wellesley Researchers Return to Archaeological Dig in Greece
June 20, 2013Metrowest Daily News reports on the work of Associate Professor of Classical Studies Bryan Burns, who, with current and former Wellesley students, is researching a site believed to be of one Ancient Greece's earliest inhabited regions.
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Shaer, Rodensky, and Gleason Receive 2013 Pinanski Prizes
June 3, 2013The Anna and Samuel Pinanski Teaching Prize is awarded annually to members of the Wellesley College faculty to honor fine teaching. The 2013 winners, revealed at Commencement, are professors of computer science, English, and psychology.
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Michael Jeffries Featured on WGBH's Basic Black
May 21, 2013Michael Jeffries, Knafel Assistant Professor of Social Sciences and Assistant Professor of American Studies, joined host Callie Crossley '73 for two recent conversations on WGBH's Basic Black.
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Wellesley Announces First edX Classes
May 21, 2013The first WellesleyX courses span STEM, history, sociology, and Shakespeare, representing Wellesley’s interdisciplinary power. Anthropology 207x: Introduction to Human Evolution is the College's first edX offering, with three more courses announced for 2014.
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Boston Globe: John Babington’s 26-Year Leadership of Wellesley Running
May 20, 2013Long-time Wellesley College cross country head coach and head track & field coach John Babington recently announced his retirement at the end of this academic year.
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Claire Fontijn Publishes New Multimedia Book on Medieval Mystic
May 15, 2013Claire Fontijn, associate professor of music, has a new book about Hildegard von Bingen, a 12th Century mystic, visionary, philosopher, and composer whose “Visions of the Angelic Hierarchy” is shown here.
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Wellesley Art Faculty on PBS Architecture Special
May 10, 2013Alice Friedman, Grace Slack McNeil Professor of American Art and Professor of Art, and James O'Gorman, Grace Slack McNeil Professor of the History of American Art Emeritus, lent their expertise to a new PBS special, "10 Buildings That Changed America," premiering May 12. -
Wellesley Professor in The Atlantic: "Forget Plan B"
May 8, 2013An article in The Atlantic by Wellesley's Phillip B. Levine and co-author Melissa Kearney explains why economic opportunity trumps access to contraception in deterring teen pregnancy; "giving girls a reason not to get pregnant in the first place could go a long way towards solving it."
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Wellesley Professor Co-Curates Show Pairing Works by Munch and Warhol
May 7, 2013Theodora L. and Stanley H. Feldberg Professor of Art Patricia Berman's new exhibit pairs lithographs by Edvard Munch with large-scale screen prints by Andy Warhol. Munch | Warhol and the Multiple Image is at Scandinavia House in New York through July 27.
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Professor Frank Bidart Interviewed By Poets & Writers Magazine
May 6, 2013A recent issue of Poets & Writers Magazine features an interview with Frank Bidart, the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities and Professor of English.
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Two of 11 Google App Engine Education Awards Go to Wellesley Faculty
April 10, 2013Norma Wilentz Hess Fellow in Computer Science Eni Mustafaraj and Clare Booth Luce Assistant Professor of Computer Science Orit Shaer have been individually recognized by Google for innovative projects built on Google's infrastructure.
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Julie Norem: The Power of Negative Thinking
March 25, 2013Is this glass as half-full or half-empty? If you want better outcomes, maybe you should consider it half empty. Julie K. Norem, Margaret Hamm Professor of Psychology, recently spoke with the Boston Globe and Canada's Globe and Mail about the power of negative thinking.
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Wellesley Professor of Religion Sharon Elkins on Pope Francis
March 18, 2013Last week, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina was chosen as the new leader of the Catholic Church, becoming Pope Francis. Wellesley's Sharon Elkins reflects on issues he might address as pope.
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Press Talks to Wellesley's Nina Tumarkin on Hugo Chavez Death
March 14, 2013Professor of History Nina Tumarkin has lent her expertise to the analysis of Venezuela's next steps in the wake of its president's death—including what will be done with his body.
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Closing of Piracy Website Increased Legal Movie Sales, Study Shows
March 13, 2013A study coauthored by Wellesley economist Brett Danaher, is the first to examine the impact of shutting down a major piracy website. Danaher’s findings have gained international media attention, from the Wall Street Journal to El Mundo.
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Protesting America: New Book Explores Breakdown in US-South Korea Alliance
March 11, 2013Protesting America: Democracy and the U.S. Korea Alliance, a new book by Professor Katharine H.S. Moon, offers insights on policy changes to improve the alliance between the United States and Korea, and a comparative analysis of U.S. relations with other host countries.
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Science Fiction Conference Explores International Themes
March 6, 2013Wellesley College hosts a Global Science Fiction Conference March 8-9. Friday opens with keynote speaker Andrea Hairston and musician Pan Morigan and a screening of the film Cloud Atlas. Panels on Saturday discuss the genre across various national and cultural traditions.
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Wellesley to Offer Asian American Studies Minor
March 4, 2013A minor in Asian American Studies will allow all Wellesley College students the opportunity to study an area of increasing international importance. Courses for credit toward the minor begin Fall 2013.
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Margaret Keane Delivers the 2013 Distinguished Faculty Lecture
February 27, 2013In this Wellesley Wednesday event, Professor of Psychology Margaret Keane explores findings from research on how memory shapes behavior and enables us to envision the future. Free and open to the public.
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Wellesley Professor Discusses Race and Gender Stereotypes and the First Lady
February 26, 2013Michael Jeffries, Knafel Assistant Professor of Social Sciences and Assistant Professor of American Studies, recently joined WBUR's Radio Boston for a discussion on Michelle Obama and race in America.
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Scott Gunther Sheds Light on Same-Sex Marriage Protests in France
February 26, 2013Associate Professor of French Scott Gunther writes in the Huffington Post about differences between the way opponents of same-sex marriage in the United States and France articulate opposition.
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Barbara Beatty on Universal Preschool Education
February 20, 2013Barbara Beatty, professor of education, spoke with WBUR's Radio Boston yesterday about calls by President Barack Obama and Governor Deval Patrick for universal preschool education.
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Wellesley Economist Phillip Levine Featured in New York Times
February 12, 2013A study by Phillip B. Levine, Courtney Coile, and Robin McKnight examined effects of job loss on older workers. Last week, New York Times featured Levine answering reader questions about job loss and life expectancy among older workers.
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New History Books Look at Social Changes in Different Eras, Geographies
January 31, 2013New books by history faculty members Guy Rogers, Lidwien Kapteijns, and Quinn Slobodian provide new perspectives on social changes in diverse periods and geographical areas with topics ranging from cults in antiquity to European social protests to Somalian genocide.
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First Freedom Project Wintersession Institute Underway at Wellesley
January 23, 2013In the first annual Freedom Project Wintersession Institute, 15 selected students participate in an intensive, five-day seminar with leaders in the field of libertarian and classical liberal thought.
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Michael Jeffries on the Cultural Significance of President Obama
January 18, 2013Paint the White House Black: Barack Obama and the Meaning of Race in America by Knafel Assistant Professor of Social Sciences and Assistant Professor of American Studies Michael Jeffries explores themes like biracialism, the notion of "post-racial society," and portrayals of Michelle Obama.
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Melinda Lopez Selected for Theatre Residency
January 14, 2013Wellesley’s Melinda Lopez, lecturer in theatre studies, is one of 14 playwrights around the country to receive a three-year residency funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Boston Globe reports. Her residency at Boston's Huntington Theater begins July 1.
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Book Edited by Wellesley Professor Unites Scholars and Theatre Professionals
January 3, 2013Wellesley Professor of English Yu Jin Ko recently co-edited Shakespeare’s Sense of Character: On the Page and from the Stage, with an introduction by Ko and essays from scholars and dramatists.
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Professor Stephen Marini Discusses Nativity Symbols
December 19, 2012New book by Pope Benedict says some commonly held beliefs about the Nativity story are false. Elisabeth Luce Moore Professor of Christian Studies Stephen Marini explored the use of symbols important to the Christian tradition with the Metrowest Daily News.
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Wellesley Econ Professors' New Books Cover Global Crises and International Development
December 13, 2012Stanford Calderwood Professor of Economics David Lindauer and Professor of Economics Joseph Joyce each published key works in November, reflecting the department's impressive scope.
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Spotlight on Teaching: Grimms' Fairy Tales and Beyond
November 29, 2012In Assistant Professor of German Anjeana Hans' first year seminar (GER 130), students explore cultural history, children's literature, and critical techniques, expressing their learning in varied, creative ways.
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Wellesley Professor Emeritus Wins National Book Award for Poetry
November 16, 2012David Ferry, the Sophie Chantal Hart Professor Emeritus of English at Wellesley College, has authored eight collections of translation and poetry; his latest, Bewilderment, has won the National Book Award.
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Wellesley College Hosts 31st Annual Conference for Interdisciplinary French 17th-Century Studies
November 8, 2012The conference, organized by Hélène Bilis, assistant professor of French at Wellesley, brings scholars from 55 academic institutions across the United States, Canada, France, and the United Kingdom.
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Kopf Professor of Art Emeritus James Wilson Rayen Exhibits Paintings
November 2, 2012James Wilson Rayen has been painting for more than six decades. The beloved professor's work is on display through November 4 at the Fountain Street Fine Art Gallery in Framingham, Mass., with a gallery talk scheduled for November 3 at 3:00 p.m.
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Social Media Manipulation Can Affect Voter Decision Making
November 1, 2012A new paper in the journal Science by Wellesley computer scientists Panagiotis T. Metaxas and Eni Mustafaraj looks at how manipulation of social media can affect perceptions of a candidate and compromise decision-making abilities among voters.
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All Things Considered: Wellesley Geoscientist on Urban Agriculture
October 17, 2012The City of Boston stopped providing free compost to gardeners due to rising lead levels. Wellesley Geosciences Associate Professor Dan Brabander and his students are researching the origins of the lead. Brabander spoke with NPR’s All Things Considered about it.
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Professor Jens Kruse Publishes Third eNotated Kafka Novel
October 9, 2012Professor of German Jens Kruse just completed his third eNotation of a work by Franz Kafka. eNotations provide digital readers with important biographical, cultural, historical, or linguistic context not available when a work is merely a digitized version of the paper text.
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Marion Just's Proposed Presidential Debate Change in New York Times
October 4, 2012Wellesley's William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Political Science Marion Just wrote "A Better Approach to Presidential Debates" for a New York Times series on current affairs called Room for Debate.
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Wellesley Faculty Seen as Part of "Brain Trust"
September 6, 2012President H. Kim Bottomly, Katharine Coman and A. Barton Hepburn Professor of Economics Phillip Levine, and Associate Professor of Neuroscience Marc Tetel (shown, with students), add to the region's concentration of intellectual firepower.
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Wellesley Receives Award for Innovative Faculty Retirement Practices
June 19, 2012Wellesley College is among 15 schools nationwide to receive a $100,000 grant from the American Council on Education and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation for innovative work in faculty retirement.
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Wellesley Researcher's Study Finds Shoes Tell Much about Us
June 18, 2012Angela Bahns, assistant professor of psychology at Wellesley, studied how accurately subjects match shoes with traits of the shoes' owners. Shoes can clearly reveal wearers' age, sex and, more surprisingly, level of attachment anxiety.
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Creating an Edible Ecosystem Garden
June 14, 2012Kristina Jones, director of the Wellesley College Botanic Gardens and assistant professor of biological sciences, wrote about developing an "edible ecosystem" garden. The blog post appeared in The Huffington Post and other outlets.
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2012 Pinanski Prize Winners Announced
June 4, 2012The Pinanski Teaching Prize is awarded annually to members of the Wellesley College faculty to honor fine teaching. This year's recipients: Alex Diesl, mathematics; Koichi Hagimoto, Spanish; and Maggie Keane, psychology.
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May 18 Is International Museum Day
May 18, 2012Lisa Fischman, the Ruth G. Shapiro ’37 Director of the Davis Museum, commented for the Associated Press on the recent trend of iconic art works selling for record high prices.
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Professor Gives Expert Gardening Tips in Boston Magazine
May 16, 2012Wellesley’s Daniel Brabander, associate professor of geosciences, shared his expertise with Boston Magazine for the story “Build a Farm to Fit,” published in the May 2012 issue.
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The Cultural Value of Munch's $120M “Scream”
May 3, 2012Patricia Berman, Theodora L. and Stanley H. Feldberg Professor of Art, examines what may be the most significant value of The Scream—its lasting cultural impact.
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Research by Assistant Professor Angela Bahns Cited in The Wall Street Journal
April 12, 2012Research by Angela Bahns, assistant professor of psychology, was cited in a Wall Street Journal article about "groupthink" and a concept social scientists call the "similarity-attraction effect."
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Econ Professor in Princeton Review's Best 300 Professors List
April 9, 2012With teaching talents long known to Wellesley students, faculty, and leadership, economics professor Akila Weerapana is highlighted by The Princeton Review.
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Wellesley Study Investigates Reasons for Record Lows in U.S. Teen Birth Rates
April 9, 2012Research coauthored by Wellesley’s Phillip B. Levine shows abstinence-only policies, sex-ed, and the recession have little impact on the decline in teen birth rates; income inequality a key factor.
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Wellesley Senior Publishes Chemistry Research
April 5, 2012Shoshana Bachman '12 and David Haines, associate professor of chemistry, published their findings in the 90th anniversary issue of The Nucleus.
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Music by Professor Martin Brody in Its World Premiere in Rome
April 3, 2012A piece composed by Martin Brody, Wellesley’s Catherine Mills Davis Professor of Music, was presented in its world premiere at the American Academy in Rome in March.
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Wellesley Marks World Water Day with Research
March 22, 2012Wellesley observes World Water Day with the work of Marianne Moore, associate professor of biological sciences. Moore and a team including Katie Wright '12 will return to Russia's Lake Baikal this summer. A photo highlight of their work appeared in a Washington Post Gallery.
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September 2, 2011Art Department chair Pat Berman has been a consultant for an exhibition of Edvard Munch's work not seen for 100 years before its current restoration. Norway’s Queen Sonja formally opens the exhibit in Oslo on Sept. 3. (photo: News & Views of Norway )
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June 24, 2011Kafka scholar Jens Kruse has annotated The Metamorphosis and In the Penal Colony in a completely new format. Taking advantage of e-book technology, Kruse provides extensive notes, introduction, bibliography, and thematic essays via inline links for use with iPad, Kindle, and other readers.
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