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  • Students often are asked to put their thoughts on paper. In an Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies course, they also were asked to put their thoughts on MP3 audio files. The end result of this collaborative project was 31 episodes of the Marginalized Conflict Podcast Series, which are available here or on iTunes. In [
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    January 7, 2009
  • You won’t see Marjorie Bradley Kellogg on stage, but you may have seen her stage work. The scenic designer, who teaches in ±«Óătv’s theater program, has designed sets for high-profile Broadway shows, lavish operas, university productions, and regional and non-profit theaters across the nation. Kellogg talks about the creative process that occurs before the curtain [
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    November 26, 2008
  • Although Bill Skelton, Robert Ho Professor in Asian studies and professor of music emeritus, retired from ±«Óătv 15 years ago, he still receives letters from alumni saying that participating in the India Study Group with him was a life-changing experience. Skelton came to ±«Óătv in 1954 as a music professor with degrees in music from [
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    November 17, 2008
  • Instead of flipping through the television channels to find the latest take on the presidential campaign, more than 400 people packed into New York City’s Axa Equitable Center Monday night to hear election analysis firsthand from a panel featuring ±«Óătv alumni in the journalism field. Newsweek chief political correspondent and senior editor Howard Fineman ’70, [
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    October 24, 2008
  • Sen. Barack Obama’s presidential campaign and potential victory Nov. 4 represent a major shift in how the political system is going to reflect the U.S. populace, according to ±«Óătv professor Pete Banner-Haley. Haley talks about the historic nature of the Illinois senator’s campaign in the latest episode of ±«Óătv Conversations, a series of podcast interviews [
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    October 20, 2008
  • Even though the most significant impact from climate change has been in polar regions, a new report co-authored by assistant professor of biology Catherine CardelĂșs may debunk the notion that tropical plants and animals remain unaffected by global warming. The research conducted by CardelĂșs and four other scientists was published in this week’s issue of [
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    October 15, 2008
  • Crisis. Nationalization. Debacle. Jobs. Bubble. Regulation. Defaults. Autonomy. Those are just a few of the key words that filled Persson Auditorium Monday night as dozens of students and eight economics professors shared ideas and viewpoints about the U.S. economic crisis.
    October 14, 2008
  • As the chairperson of ±«Óătv’s Environmental Council, associate professor of Russian Ian Helfant tries to practice what he preaches. Some of the “green” changes Helfant has made to his mid-1970s home include a wood pellet stove, a compost pail in the kitchen, and a water heater that’s “so heavily insulated it looks more like a [
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    October 3, 2008
  • The clang of clashing swords rang out last week in front of the Chapel as the Fencing Club put on a demonstration that was tied to a medieval Italy history course. Students and faculty gathered Thursday as Brian Peddie ’11, an instructor of the Fencing Club, gave a brief history on the evolution of fencing [
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    September 29, 2008
  • Peer deep into space through the eyes of the orbiting Hubble Telescope. Travel back billions of years to witness the birth of the universe. Get an up-close look at ancient Egyptian pyramids. The ±«Óătv and central New York communities can experience these breathtaking excursions inside ±«Óătv’s Ho Tung Visualization Laboratory, which is now open for [
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    September 23, 2008