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From Liverpool to London
London is one of the world’s great cities, so it was a must for us to plan a trip down to see it while we’re here. On Friday night after we all had finished our classes, we took a two and a half hour...
View ArticleWise Owls
When Miguel Diaz was 7 years old, he moved with his family from Puerto Rico to the U.S. He spoke only Spanish and was taught in a bilingual classroom for two years. But by fourth grade, his lessons...
View ArticleAnalyzing Faces to Determine Location of Photos
Imagine yourself as a law enforcement or homeland security official who could examine a hostage photo and accurately decipher the location of where it was taken to track down the culprits. Or picture...
View ArticleReading the Text of Fashion
When you get dressed in the morning, are you thinking about how your clothing, or how you wear it, tells the world a story about you or your place in history? Siobhan Carter-David, assistant professor...
View ArticleArts & Sciences Blog: November 9, 2016
Now that we all know the outcome of this remarkable election season, I want to recognize those faculty who ably represented Southern to our local/regional press. Your calm and thoughtful voices added a...
View ArticleFilm Explores Meanings of the n-Word in America
Perhaps the most controversial word in the American lexicon is a word many do not speak. The word commonly known as “the n-word” has a longer history in the United States than many people realize, but...
View ArticleRecreating a Sense of Home: The Immigrant Experience in Art
As a Vietnamese-American whose family came to the United States as refugees when he was very young, Art Professor Thuan Vu knows what it means to be an outsider looking in. Born in Saigon, Vietnam, Vu...
View ArticleSCSU Science Students Take Home Bronze Medal
A team of Southern science students recently earned a bronze medal at a prestigious international synthetic biology competition for its work to find a faster method to detect tuberculosis. The nine...
View ArticleFinding Beauty
Meesha Ann Daley has always found joy in fashion. “I was born into it,” says the Jamaican native who is enrolled in Southern’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) program. “My uncle is a tailor....
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Preserving Italian Culture in the Digital Age
TEN QUESTIONS FOR: DEANNA SCOTTO, ’18 Italian major Deanna Scotto was recently selected for a prestigious internship with the U.S. headquarters of the National Organization of Italian American Women....
View ArticleNew Castle
Greetings from New Castle! One of the reasons why I love my field is that it relates to tourism & travel. This 30 pound trip (about 40 USD) included transportation, a tour of 4 main attractions in...
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A Trip to York
Thanks to our membership in the LJMU International Society, we get the benefit of taking several free trips to locations throughout the UK. The first of these trips was to the northern city of York....
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“Remember, remember, the 5th of November”
November fifth is a holiday in the UK, particularly England. It is known as either Guy Fawkes Night or Bonfire Night, and it has been celebrated since 1606. It commemorates the failure of what is known...
View ArticleBynum Honored as New CSU Professor
Terrell “Terry” Ward Bynum, professor of philosophy at Southern and founder of SCSU’s Research Center on Computing and Society, was honored December 5 as Southern’s newest CSU (Connecticut State...
View ArticlePalma Chosen as 2016 Faculty Scholar
Pina Palma, professor of Italian, has been chosen by the Faculty Scholar Award Committee as the recipient of the 2016 award. Palma’s application, consisting of her book Savoring Power, Consuming the...
View ArticleSeeing the World Through Another’s Eyes
Many students think graphic design is all about technology – the software programs like Quark and InDesign that are bread and butter to graphic designers – and not so much about problem solving. But...
View ArticleNew Haven Mayor Honors SCSU Science Students, Local Promise Scholar
Mayor Toni N. Harp Wednesday honored a group of Southern science students – including a New Haven Promise Scholar — for earning a bronze medal at a recent international synthetic biology competition....
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A Return to the Stage
A new year always brings thoughts of self-improvement or changing one’s life course, but making life changes are not always as simple as they may seem. This month, Creative Writing Professor Michele...
View ArticleEducation Course Includes Discussion of ‘White Privilege’
When she first broaches the topic of “white privilege” in her educational leadership classes, Sousan Arafeh braces for some tension in the room. “Some people get a little uncomfortable initially,” she...
View ArticleHigh Flyer
In April 2010, Scott Graves was watching news coverage of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. A geologist and oceanographer who spent his early career making maps from aerial...
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