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Max Lifchitz Plays Music Inspired by Nature (Livestream: Feb. 5, 2023, 7:30 P.M.)
Max Lifchitz, alumni fellow (1974-77), composer, and professor of music at SUNY-Albany, to offer a recital featuring eight distinctive works inspired by diverse aspects of the natural world. Composers included…
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Peter Wilf Named AAAS Fellow in 2022 Class
Congratulations to Peter Wilf, alumni fellow (1999-02) and professor of geosciences at Penn State University, on being named as one of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)…
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Faculty Spotlight: Senior Fellow and Professor Embraces Disability Through Movement
The University Record spotlights wheelchair dancer, disability culture activist, and community performance artist Petra Kuppers, senior fellow (2021-24) and professor of English language and literature and of women’s and gender…
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Vaughn Cooper Comments on Evolution of XBB 1.5 COVID Variant
Vaughn Cooper, alumni fellow (2000-03) and professor of evolutionary biology at the University of Pittsburgh, commented on newly spreading misinformation about the evolution of the SARS-CoV-2 variant XBB 1.5. “XBB…
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David Polly Comments on the Impact of Climate Change on Hibernation
Climate change is changing winter weather patterns, both in temperature and in duration. Warmer and shorter winters are causing some species to sleep later, or not at all. Mammal expert…
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What Does It Mean to Align AI with Human Values?
Alumni fellow Melanie Mitchell (1990-92), who is a professor at the Santa Fe Institute and an expert in artificial intelligence (AI), discusses machine learning, AI systems, superintelligence, and the ethical…
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Back to Square One with Isabel V. Hull
As part of the H-Diplo essay series entitled Learning the Scholar’s Craft: Reflections of Historians and International Relations Scholars, Isabel V. Hull, alumni fellow (1976-77) and John Stambaugh Professor of…
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Shahid Naeem Comments on Species Extinction and Effect on Ecosystems
A recent Nature article looks at the looming biodiversity crisis as the United Nations convenes negotiators and ministers from more than 190 countries to address the emergency and identify targets…
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Publication Announcement: Selected Books of the Beloved by Gregory Orr
Named among the favorite books of 2022, either by Southern writers or about the South, Virginia Living includes the latest publication by poet and alumni fellow Gregory Orr (1972-75). For…
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Publication Announcement: Consistent Diel Activity Patterns of Forest Mammals Among Tropical Regions Co-authored by Lydia Beaudrot
Lydia Beaudrot, alumni fellow (2015-18) and assistant professor of biosciences at Rice University, co-authored an article that examined whether community-level activity patterns differ among biogeographic regions, and explored the roles…
