Archive: March 2010

ITHACA, NY — Alan Eladio Gómez will present “U.S.ian Cultures of Human Sacrifice or Everyday is the Fourth of July in Arizona” at Ithaca College on Thursday, March 25. His 7 p.m. talk in Klingenstein Lounge, Egbert Hall, is part of a yearlong discussion series and is free and open to the public.

U.S.ian is a term sometimes used to differentiate between citizens...

ITHACA, NY — Media artists representing five countries were awarded cash prizes and top honors at the “Map Open Space” competition sponsored by Ithaca College’s Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival (FLEFF). “Map Open Space” is the first of four online, juried competitions offered by FLEFF during its yearlong rollout of blogs; online, user-generated...

The National Conferences on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), established in 1987, is dedicated to promoting undergraduate research, scholarship, and creative activity in all fields of study by sponsoring an annual conference for students. Unlike meetings of academic professional organizations, this gathering of young scholars welcomes presenters from all institutions of higher learning and from...

ITHACA, NY — The founder of the New England Centenarian Study, which has since grown to be the most comprehensive study in the world of centenarians — those who are at least 100 years old — will speak at Ithaca College on Thursday, March 11. Dr. Thomas Perls will present “The Why and How of Living to 100” at 7 p.m....