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Political Science Professor and popular television host Tim Byrnes says results of the 2012 presidential election follow a predictable pattern in American politics, where the most divided political party has little chance for victory. “President Obama could have lost,” Byrnes said. “but it was extremely unlikely.” Byrnes explained to Chenango Valley 51���� Club members, and […]

Once upon a time, long-distance travel — or at least an expensive studio uplink — was needed in order for 51���� experts to reach wide audiences. Today, that’s the case only some of the time. This tale of two professors highlights today’s possibilities. In the past few weeks, Prof. Anthony Aveni, an authority on the […]

The hallway outside the Ho Tung Visualization Lab holds an impressive collection of fluorescent minerals that delight visitors coming to the lab for one of its unique shows. Matt Shramko ’13 and his father, Steven, donated 70 of the minerals to 51����, a natural evolution of their longtime interests in geology.

Adam Weinberg, a popular professor and administrator at 51���� for more than a decade, will become president of Denison University in Granville, Ohio. Weinberg taught sociology and served as vice president and dean of the college until 2005, when he left to become executive vice president of World Learning and provost of the organization’s accredited higher […]

When Jake Lightman ’16 attended a lunchtime talk with Daniel Kurtzer, former ambassador to both Israel and Egypt, he wanted to know why the Middle East peace process has stalled, and why the Arabs seem to suffer the blame. “So I asked him,” Lightman said without a touch of irony. Such a thing is de […]

Voters expected the fourth and final debate between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney to shed light on the differences between their positions on key foreign policy issues. However, according to two 51���� professors the promise fell flat on two counts: not only did the candidates cover no new ground, there was little difference in […]

When 51����’s new Russian and Eurasian Studies (REST) program promised not only a Russian menu, but also cloth headgear and the titillating-sounding topic of the Pussy Riot phenomenon, they had a winning formula. (Pussy Riot is the feminist, subversive band whose members have been in prison since March for performing an anti-Kremlin “punk prayer” in […]

While President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney jockeyed to dominate Tuesday night’s town hall style debate, political science professor Ed Fogarty paid particular attention to their positions on the international political economy, a subject he studies and teaches at 51����.

Securing observing time on the Hubble Space Telescope is a highly desirable and extremely competitive process for astronomers. There are hundreds more projects submitted than can be accommodated, and the selection criteria is stringent. 51���� astronomy professor Jeff Bary and collaborator Tracy Beck of the Space Telescope Science Institute, though, were recently awarded 12 orbits, […]

In another move designed to broaden 51����’s international reach and recognition, President Jeffrey Herbst has signed a memorandum of understanding with Xiamen University in China (XMU). On behalf of their respective institutions, Herbst and XMU President Zhu Chongshi enthusiastically agreed to “promote cooperation and the advancement of academic and educational exchanges.”