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Society & Culture
April 30, 2013

Why the Civil War Still Matters

Americans have always had an uneasy relationship to their Civil War, all the more in evidence as we commemorate its sesquicentennial. On the one hand, the war still rivets the…

Campus & Community
April 26, 2013

Students Head to Business Competitions Finals

Six teams from across the University system will advance to the New York Business Plan Competition statewide finals on April 26, where they will compete for $225,000 in cash and in-kind prizes.

topics: announcements,
new building

O’Brien Hall is the first LEED-recognized building on River Campus and joins the Medical Center’s Saunders Research Building—also LEED Gold—in the University’s official portfolio.

topics: sustainability,
graphic showing stacked silver layers
Science & Technology
April 23, 2013

New Optical Lenses, Now Even Better

Researchers have applied a sophisticated imaging technique to obtain the first 3D, high-resolution pictures of a recently developed type of optical lenses.

topics: Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Jannick Rolland, optics,
Alan Hilfiker
University News
April 22, 2013

Trustee Endows English Professorship

“It’s a privilege and a pleasure to be able to contribute in my small way to a department that enriched my life,” said Hilfiker. “I am a very proud and grateful alumnus.”

topics: announcements, board of trustees, Department of English, giving, professorships, School of Arts and Sciences,
people standing at windows, on stage
Society & Culture
April 19, 2013

The Glass Menagerie opens April 25

A powerful and moving drama, the play follows its iconic characters—the dreamer, Tom Wingfield, his crippled sister, Laura, and their overbearing mother, Amanda—as they deal with the disillusionment of the past and attempt to escape to a better future.

topics: International Theatre Program, Nigel Maister,
group of four scientists pose for a photo in their lab
Science & Technology
April 15, 2013

New Sensor Could Help Detect Asteroids Near Earth

The Near Earth Object Camera (NEOCam) sensor is a new infrared-light detector to improve the performance and efficiency of the next generation of space-based asteroid-hunting telescopes.

The Near Earth Object Camera sensor is a new infrared-light detector to improve the efficiency of space-based asteroid-hunting telescopes.

topics: announcements, Department of Physics and Astronomy, optics, School of Arts and Sciences,
student riding modified trike
Campus & Community
April 12, 2013

Student Team Wins an International da Vinci Award

The five engineering students developed the MonoMano Cycling Control System, which enables riders to steer, brake, and shift gears on a recumbent tricycle with one hand.

topics: awards, disabilities, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences,