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Updates for March 10, 2010
Human rights lecture on poverty insightful
Posted from Kansas State University in news on March 10th, 2010 at 6:58 am
By: Austin Enns
Thomas Pogge, professor in philosophy and international affairs at Yale University, spoke about how poverty is not being addressed in the current global political climate yesterday at a lecture titled “Human Rights and Global Justice.” Pogge&r…
Business professor to teach in Vienna as part of her award
Posted from University of Northern Colorado in news on March 10th, 2010 at 3:52 am
By: Jordane Hartbauer
Janice Payan, a marketing professor, has been awarded the Fulbright Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration Distinguished Chair Award for the spring of 2010….
Through the lens of a visual storyteller
Posted from University of Texas at Austin in news on March 10th, 2010 at 2:45 am
By: Gerald Rich
Professor’s photographs part of large collection acquired by University
Eli Reed, a UT photojournalism professor and famed Magnum photographer, casually slips into a booth at Kerbey Lane….
Faculty debate engineering school
Posted from Brown University in Providence in news on March 10th, 2010 at 1:13 am
By: Goda Thangada
A Tuesday faculty forum to discuss a proposal to transform the division of engineering to full-fledged school drew about 60 professors and administrators, mostly from the sciences, and many of whom expressed skepticism of the proposal….
‘Bats with frikkin’ lasers’
Posted from Brown University in Providence in news on March 10th, 2010 at 1:08 am
By: Sarah Forman
“They are masters of flying,” said Assistant Research Professor of Neuroscience Seth Horowitz MSc ’93 PhD ’97 of the big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus) he sends into this eerie room as part of his research on the interplay between s…
Four Provost finalists announced at Faculty Council meeting
Posted from Oklahoma State University in Stillwater in news on March 10th, 2010 at 12:48 am
By: Kristen McConnaughey
OSU’s billion-dollar campaign, Branding Success, and OSU’s Provost position were hot topics during Tuesday’s Faculty Council meeting. Regents Professor John Mowen announced the four finalist candidates to be OSU’s new Provost….
Updates for March 9, 2010
Economist injects U. with drug legalization views
Posted from Rutgers University in New Brunswick in news on March 9th, 2010 at 10:44 pm
By: Jeff Prentky
Harvard University economics Professor Jeffrey Miron spoke to more than 200 people Monday night about drug prohibition in the United States and the effects legalizing drugs could have on the economy and society. Located in the Busch Campus Center, the lec…
Peele: Lose ego, respect classroom
Posted from Texas Tech University in Lubbock in opinion on March 9th, 2010 at 10:07 pm
By: Britton Peele
Many students appear to have the idea that because they’re paying for a class, they have the right to try to shape it as they see fit, regardless of what the professor says. I’ve noticed a lot of freshmen with this mentality, but it would be w…
UC professor looks to innovate e-readers
Posted from University of Cincinnati in news on March 9th, 2010 at 9:27 pm
By: James Sprague | The News Record
Colored displays could start resembling print quality
A University of Cincinnati electrical engineering associate professor is looking to add a little color to e-readers….
Gendered Violence and the Media
Posted from Indiana University South Bend in news on March 9th, 2010 at 9:19 pm
By: REBECCA GIBSON
Students of Professor Clayton Michaels’ class about a feminist approach to comic books got a rare treat on Monday March 1: a professor from St. Mary’s College as a guest lecturer….
Nietzsche is Dead: ‘The Daily Show’ more than a standard comedy gig
Posted from Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge in opinion on March 9th, 2010 at 8:56 pm
By: Matthew Albright
In a dark room in the left wing of the Journalism Building, a political communication professor cues up a video for his class. The students close their laptops and look up at the screen as a lone trumpet sounds from the speakers and a deep, authoritarian …
Burns After Reading: Students should steer clear of herd mentality
Posted from Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge in opinion on March 9th, 2010 at 8:30 pm
By: Scott Burns
For today’s column, let’s change things up and talk about some biology. I know, I know — biology sucks. The professors are pretentious blowhards. The material is dry. Yadda yadda yadda. Biology classes might be as useless as Christopher …
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