Faculty, Students Present Work at Geological Society Meeting

Several Wesleyan faculty, graduate students and alumni participated in the 2009 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Oct. 18-21 in Portland, Ore.

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Cohan Participates in Darwin Conference at University of Chicago

Fred Cohan, professor of biology, delivered a presentation titled "Darwin vs. Mayr on the Origin of Bacterial Species," during a Darwin conference, celebrating the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin?s birth. The event was held Oct. 29-31 at the University of Chicago. Cohan joined other evolutionary biologists, historians and philosophers who connected their work directly with Darwin. 2009 also marks the 150th anniversary of Darwin's The Origin of Species.

Marie Curie Fellowship Winner Studies Non-Native Plant at Wesleyan

For the next two years, researcher Silvia Matesanz of Segovia, Spain will be collaborating with Chair and Professor of Biology Sonia Sultan in her plant evolutionary ecology lab at Wesleyan
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Naegele Honored by Congressman For Work in Bioscience

Jan Naegele, professor of neuroscience and behavior, professor and chair of biology, was honored for her innovative work in bioscience by the organization ?We Work For Health? overseen by the Connecticut Consortium of Independent Colleges on May 18. Congressman Joe Courtney presented a plaque to Naegele's designee, Deborah Hall '11 at a ceremony in Cromwell, Conn.
May. 19, 2009 by Olivia Bartlett

Dr. Joseph Wright '79 appointed to Pediatric Advisory Committee of the Food and Drug Administration.

The NRC is pleased to announce that Dr. Joseph Wright, Medical Director of the NRC; Executive Director of the Child Health Advocacy Institute at Children's National Medical Center; and a professor of pediatrics, emergency medicine and health policy has been appointed to the 14 member Pediatric Advisory Committee of the Food and Drug Administration of the US Department of Health and Human Services. Committee membership is selected from among authorities knowledgeable in pediatric research, pediatric subspecialties, statistics, and/or biomedical ethics, and advises the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration on a range of pediatric issues including: identification of research priorities; ethics design and analysis of clinical trials; pediatric labeling disputes; and adverse event reports for drugs granted for pediatric exclusivity and safety issues. Dr. Wright's term on the committee begins immediately and ends in June, 2012.

Olson Expert on X-ray Crystallography, Membrane Proteins

Rich Olson, assistant professor of molecular biology and biochemistry, is teaching a class on membrane properties, structural techniques and protein structure analysis
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Computer Science Project Featured in New Scientist Magazine

Wesleyan's Humanitarian Free and Open Source Software project (HFOSS) was featured in New Scientist magazine Oct. 3. In June, students from Wesleyan and Trinity College in teamed up with representatives from municipal and volunteer agencies including the American Red Cross, The Salvation Army and Catholic Charities USA to design a virtual emergency response center named Collabbit. The system could be used by relief agencies to coordinate their aid efforts in the aftermath of a disaster when speed is crucial.
Collabbit is the handiwork of HFOSS. It acts as central repository for information, sending out project updates to workers via RSS or text message.
Computer science majors Eli Fox-Epstein '11, Sam DeFabbia-Kane '11 and Qianqian Lin '11 were involved in the development. Danny Krizanc, professor of computer science and Norman Danner,associate professor of computer science, are the project's advisors.
by Olivia Bartlett Drake

Grabel Defends Embryonic Stem Cell Research to Senate

Laura Grabel, the Lauren B. Dachs Professor of Science and Society, is the co-director of the University of Connecticut Human Embryonic Stem Cell Core Facility.
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Striegel-Moore Honored by Psychology Association

Professor Striegel-Moore will be this year's recipient of the New England Psychological Association's (NEPA) Distinguished Contribution Award
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Royer Co-Authors Important CO2 Study
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