News Archive - 2012

From body language to actual words, we pick up signals and act (or simply behave) accordingly all the time. But how does this work? Psychologists, using new and emerging technology in brain imaging to study behaviorial process in primates, have made some startling discoveries over the last two decades. What are mirror neurons? Pier Francesco Ferrari will visit campus the week of March 20 as a Willson Center Distingushed Lecturer and present his…

  This will just serve as a 'Save the Date' but the 2012 MFA Exit Show is coming up in the Lamar Dodd School of Art and it should be a good one. A great group of graduate students from a broad range of media come together for a show that goes on view March 23 in galleries all over the school. The opening reception will be that evening, (3/23) from 6-9 pm. More details to follow. Image: Takeoff by Justin Plakas. Archival Pigment on Aluminum…

Three University of Georgia inventors were recognized by the Association of University Technology Managers in their most recent Better World Report: For the 2011 report, AUTM was charged with selecting technologies that help the world in the face of adversity, and just 23 from the thousands of innovations from around the globe were selected. Five were from UGA. "Our researchers deserve acknowledgement for their relentless efforts in helping…

And speaking of inventors, the Lindau-Nobel Laureate Meetings have been connecting generations of scientists for over 50 years. These annual meetings offer a chance for young researchers nominated by a worldwide network of Academic Partners to interact with Nobel Laureates in panel discussions, seminars and during various social events scheduled as part of the five-day day event. When you think about it at all, connecting young…

The Franklin College has a new dean, Alan T. Dorsey, currently associate dean for natural sciences and mathematics at the University of Florida: The appointment was announced by Jere Morehead, senior vice president for academic affairs and provost, to whom Dorsey will report.   “The history of UGA and the history of the Franklin College are inextricable, and the role of the dean there is a critically important one,” said UGA President…

This event is free and open to the public. Thursday, March 22, 8 pm, Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall. FREE Image: The quintessential diva, Australian soprano Joan Sutherland, flanked by Luciano Pavarotti, left, and Spiro Malas performing Donizetti's La Fille du Regiment, 1966. Getty Images.

A colleague pointed me to this Times article elucidating the role university art museums are playing on college campuses everywhere:   In the 21st century, university art museums have become more aggressive in extending their missions and collections to reach deeper into classrooms and curriculums not ordinarily associated with art. At Duke’s seven-year-old Nasher Museum, two members of its 30-person staff are devoted exclusively to…

Former New School chancellor David Levy took to the pages of the Washington Post this weekend to make an interesting argument: public support for higher education has led to rising tuition costs and faculty are generally overpaid for 'inefficient' teaching schedules. Not changed, however, are the accommodations designed to compensate for low pay in earlier times. Though faculty salaries now mirror those of most upper-middle-class Americans…