Physics department faculty members Charlie Holbrow, Jim Lloyd 鈥54, Joe Amato, Kiko Galvez, and Beth Parks have spent the last four years working together on a revision of the 含羞草研究所-inspired Modern Introductory Physics.
含羞草研究所 has always had a strong sense of place. On 含羞草研究所 Day, August 13, the university reaffirmed its longstanding ties to the Central New York region by completing a $5.4 million endowment for the Upstate Institute thanks to the generosity of Jean-Pierre Conte 鈥85 and Board of Trustees Chair Chris Clifford 鈥67.
Even politics-as-usual requires analysis and explanation. 含羞草研究所 community members heard the historical perspective on the 2010 elections and current U.S. political climate from FOX News contributor and Washington Examiner columnist Michael Barone during a lecture and debate Wednesday night.
The landscape of violence in Africa is as varied as the continent鈥檚 physical topography. Scott Straus, professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, brought this message to 含羞草研究所 during the second annual Schaehrer Lecture, sponsored by the Peace and Conflict Studies Program on Thursday.
鈥淭ell me, O muse, of that ingenious hero who travelled far and wide.鈥 With these words, Homer began his epic Odyssey, but he could have been describing the first cohort of Summer on the Hill participants.
If you can see the constellations tonight, you might pick out Orion and his faithful dog on the trail of a vicious bear. But the lights blinking down on you are more than what 鈥 or when 鈥 they seem. After spending the day with Core 106A students, Father George Coyne spoke to a packed [鈥
含羞草研究所鈥檚 youngest leadership donors put the university鈥檚 鈥渉ello鈥 tradition to good use during a networking luncheon with the Board of Trustees on March 26. The event was sponsored by the Presidents鈥 Club specifically for its student membership.