Isabel Wilkerson Receives Inaugural NYU/Axinn Foundation Prize Isabel Wilkerson, author of the award-winning The Warmth of Other Suns, is the recipient of the inaugural NYU/Axinn Foundation Prize, which recognizes distinguished work in the genre of literary narrative nonfiction. The honor includes a cash award of $100,000. October 28, 2020 at 08:00PM

Isabel Wilkerson, author of the award-winning The Warmth of Other Suns, is the recipient of the inaugural NYU/Axinn Foundation Prize, which recognizes distinguished work in the genre of literary narrative nonfiction. The honor includes a cash award of $100,000.

Hollywood's dirtiest secret? Its environmental toll Just in time for Academy Awards, new book sheds light on ecological impact of filmmaking February 05, 2020 at 05:10AM

Just in time for Academy Awards, new book sheds light on ecological impact of filmmaking

"Can we expect fireworks at the Oscars this year? Probably not, but there seems to have been a quiet, but important shift in the red carpet carnival," says University of Redlands professor. January 31, 2020 at 05:50AM

Is Captain America Obese? New Study Highlights Exaggerated Physical Differences Between Male and Female Superheroes Superheroes like Thor and Black Widow may have what it takes to save the world in movies like Avengers: Endgame, but neither of their comic book depictions has a healthy body mass index (BMI). New research from Binghamton University and SUNY Oswego found that, within the pages of comic books, male superheroes are on average obese, while females are on average close to underweight. May 02, 2019 at 12:35AM

Superheroes like Thor and Black Widow may have what it takes to save the world in movies like Avengers: Endgame, but neither of their comic book depictions has a healthy body mass index (BMI). New research from Binghamton University and SUNY Oswego found that, within the pages of comic books, male superheroes are on average obese, while females are on average close to underweight.

Four WVU faculty awarded Fulbright grants Four West Virginia University faculty members, all in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, have received grants from the U.S. Fulbright Scholar Program to conduct research abroad. May 01, 2019 at 07:30PM

Four West Virginia University faculty members, all in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, have received grants from the U.S. Fulbright Scholar Program to conduct research abroad.

UC San Diego Wagner New Play Festival runs May 7 - 18 Tickets for the 2019 Wagner New Play Festival at UC San Diego are going fast, and guests have five world-premiere productions to see: each one written by current students in the Department of Theatre and Dance MFA playwriting program. The 2019 festival runs in repertory May 7-18. April 25, 2019 at 11:55PM

Tickets for the 2019 Wagner New Play Festival at UC San Diego are going fast, and guests have five world-premiere productions to see: each one written by current students in the Department of Theatre and Dance MFA playwriting program. The 2019 festival runs in repertory May 7-18.

Fire: The Unthinkable Following the recent fire at the Cathedral of Notre Dame, Lynne Davis, the Robert L. Town Distinguished Professor of Organ at Wichita State University, has written a reflective piece, "Fire: The Unthinkable." Davis is familiar with the cathedral and the Great Organ and Choir Organ, having performed two concerts there. Read her thoughts on the history and significance of the Cathedral of Notre Dame and its world-renowned Great Organ. April 24, 2019 at 07:35PM

Following the recent fire at the Cathedral of Notre Dame, Lynne Davis, the Robert L. Town Distinguished Professor of Organ at Wichita State University, has written a reflective piece, "Fire: The Unthinkable." Davis is familiar with the cathedral and the Great Organ and Choir Organ, having performed two concerts there. Read her thoughts on the history and significance of the Cathedral of Notre Dame and its world-renowned Great Organ.

Nature-Inspired Local Folk Art Makes Earth Day Every Day at the Jacques Cousteau Reserve The Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve, which is managed by Rutgers University, celebrated Earth Day with new folk art designed and fabricated by local blacksmiths. Representing three habitats found in the reserve - forest, marsh and bay - the three-panel display is a new permanent installation at the Grassle Marsh Interpretive Trail kiosk. April 23, 2019 at 08:30PM

The Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve, which is managed by Rutgers University, celebrated Earth Day with new folk art designed and fabricated by local blacksmiths. Representing three habitats found in the reserve - forest, marsh and bay - the three-panel display is a new permanent installation at the Grassle Marsh Interpretive Trail kiosk.

Play your way through Reiman Gardens with larger-than-life toys and games Reiman Gardens teamed up with an Iowa State University architecture lecturer and design and engineering students to create eight larger-than-life toys and games -- each with an ecological twist -- for its exhibit this year. Starting April 27, visitors will find some of their favorite games throughout the gardens, inspired by KerPlunk, Connect Four, chess and more. April 22, 2019 at 07:45PM

Reiman Gardens teamed up with an Iowa State University architecture lecturer and design and engineering students to create eight larger-than-life toys and games -- each with an ecological twist -- for its exhibit this year. Starting April 27, visitors will find some of their favorite games throughout the gardens, inspired by KerPlunk, Connect Four, chess and more.

"Big Bang" Impact on Education April 22, 2019 at 07:30PM

Rick Kinsel Joins NYU's Institute of Fine Arts' Board of Trustees NYU's Institute of Fine Arts has announced the appointment of Rick Kinsel to the Institute's Board of Trustees. April 22, 2019 at 05:35PM

NYU's Institute of Fine Arts has announced the appointment of Rick Kinsel to the Institute's Board of Trustees.

New conference to focus on lack of diversity in philosophy departments A new session at this year's American Philosophical Association's Pacific Division Meeting tackles the issue of diversity and representation in philosophy departments across the country. April 16, 2019 at 07:35PM

A new session at this year's American Philosophical Association's Pacific Division Meeting tackles the issue of diversity and representation in philosophy departments across the country.

Expert says as Notre Dame Cathedral's stone now cools the city will have to join hands in its rebuilding process. April 16, 2019 at 06:35PM

NYU's Griswold Wins 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Amity and Prosperity Eliza Griswold, a Distinguished Writer in Residence at New York University's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute, has won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction for Amity and Prosperity: One Family and the Fracturing of America (Farrar, Straus and Giroux). April 16, 2019 at 04:35PM

Eliza Griswold, a Distinguished Writer in Residence at New York University's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute, has won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction for Amity and Prosperity: One Family and the Fracturing of America (Farrar, Straus and Giroux).

Tragic Notre Dame fire may have consumed relics, great works of art April 16, 2019 at 03:10AM

Wallach Invited to Speak on Continued Relevance of Recording Studios Dr. Jeremy Wallach, a BGSU professor of popular culture and expert on popular music and globalization, was invited to Venice, Italy, for the annual "Music and Musicology in the 21st Century" conference. He presented on the soulful experience of the recording studio, and why technology cannot replace that personal interaction. April 16, 2019 at 03:10AM

Dr. Jeremy Wallach, a BGSU professor of popular culture and expert on popular music and globalization, was invited to Venice, Italy, for the annual "Music and Musicology in the 21st Century" conference. He presented on the soulful experience of the recording studio, and why technology cannot replace that personal interaction.

Expert says the Cathedral 'Notre Dame de Paris' is the cradle of late medieval music April 16, 2019 at 02:50AM

Virginia Tech expert available to discuss Notre Dame's special place in the heart of France April 16, 2019 at 02:45AM

UIC head of theatre and actor Yasen Peyankov: 'Teaching makes me a better actor and director' Head of theater at UIC to appear in Steppenwolf Theatre play April 16, 2019 at 12:35AM

Head of theater at UIC to appear in Steppenwolf Theatre play

UC San Diego celebrates contemporary literature in New Writing Series The UC San Diego Department of Literature's New Writing Series has introduced hundreds of writers to the greater San Diego community since 1986, and this year's spring speakers encompass a wide range of up-and-coming and established authors. Poets, novelists, the first campus reading by a new faculty member -- plus three alumni returning to the university -- this quarter's New Writing Series is big and diverse, and kicks off April 17. April 13, 2019 at 03:35AM

The UC San Diego Department of Literature's New Writing Series has introduced hundreds of writers to the greater San Diego community since 1986, and this year's spring speakers encompass a wide range of up-and-coming and established authors. Poets, novelists, the first campus reading by a new faculty member -- plus three alumni returning to the university -- this quarter's New Writing Series is big and diverse, and kicks off April 17.