Theodore Gracyk, Philosophy, recently published a new scholarly essay of 7,000 words on “The Sublime and the Fine Arts.” The essay appears in a new book, The Sublime: From Antiquity to the Present, edited by Timothy Costelloe and published by Cambridge University Press.
Dr. Ruth Lumb was invited as a distinguished guest of Chongqing Technology Business University, Chongqing, China for its 60th anniversary celebration in June 2012. While there, she was invited to participate in The International Forum of Financial University Presidents. Several prominent dignitaries participated in the Forum discussion including Presidents from the following Chinese universities: University of International Business & Economics, […]
Dr. Benjamin Smith, Languages and Cultures, attended the Minnesota Manuscript Research Laboratory sponsored by the Hill Museum and Manuscript Library (HMML) at St. John’s University and the Center for Medieval Studies at the University of Minnesota from June 3-8. He spent most of the week working on a manuscript fragment from a 13th century copy of St. Isidore’s Etymologiae, a sort […]
Linda Winkler, Physics and Astronomy, attended the “Machines of the Future” workshop the week of Aug. 13-16. This workshop, held at the NDSCS Center for Nanoscience Technology Training in Fargo, gave participants working knowledge of microelectronic machine fabrication techniques as well as pedagogical teaching modules.
Steve Lindaas, Physics and Astronomy, attended HI-TEC (High Impact Technology Exchange Conference) held in Denver July 23-26. He attended the pre-workshop “What’s in Your Genes?” on the nano-technology behind DNA microarrays and similar technology. He also presented a touch-screen pedagogical module he developed with Carrie Leopold, NDSCS, that is being adopted by the Southwest Center for Microsystems Education at the […]