Life News (Arts & Humanities)

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The Cornea Research Foundation of America, an Indianapolis-based non-profit organization with the mission to give people back the use of their eyes, announces today it has selected the first recipient of the Torchbearer Award, Dr. Jorge Alió of Alicante, Spain. The award was presented during last week’s European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery Conference in Barcelona, Spain. He is recognized for development of the technique using Yag laser treatments to eliminate epithelial ingrowth after Lasik.

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A Washington and Lee University philosophy who wrote the definition of lying for the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy says that, strictly speaking, there is far less real lying in society than we might think.

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Salisbury University recently celebrated the life of Harriet Tubman, the “Moses of her people,” with the unveiling of a larger-than-life bronze sculpture. According to its creator, Dr. James Hill of the SU Art Department, it is believed to be the first commemorative three-dimensional likeness honoring Tubman on her native Eastern Shore.

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Tenth book by noted author and Boston College Professor Maxim D. Shrayer offers tales of the modern immigration experience, and perspective on Jewish-Christian relations.

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Goldie, the sculpture that looks like a rusty, prone robot, lies mute on Woods Quad. Curious, delighted visitors drawn to the enchanting novelty of a dead or sleeping robot hanging out on the grass in the middle of the University stand next to it and pose for pictures.

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Fabric and textile artist Jay McGirt is sewing thousands of feathers onto a piece of burlap. The piece of decorated fabric, when completed, will stretch across the top of a Native American palanquin.

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Dr. David T. Beito, professor of history at The University of Alabama, and his wife, Dr. Linda Royster Beito, have published "Black Maverick: T.R.M. Howard's Fight for Civil Rights and Economic Power," a civil rights leader.

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Temple U. historian says popular Mad Men series realistically portrays power systems of the 60s.

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Temple U. historian turns his attention to Starbucks and what it says about America, Americans and our search for meaning, community, justice and relevance in the 21st century.

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In just five years, Baylor University's Institute for Studies of Religion has assembled a world-renowned roster of scholars.

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The Toni Cade Bambara Radical Sisterhood Lectures series is a tribute to the scholar/activist/author who served as a writer in residence at Spelman College (1978-1979) and who refused to separate the struggle for civil rights from a commitment to women's struggle for freedom. The TCB Radical Sisterhood Lectures run through the beginning of November.

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The Indiana University National Sports Journalism Center today (Sept. 15) launched a new Web site that aims to be the most definitive source of news, information and commentary about sports media in America.

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In his new book, The Origins of Television News in America: The Visualizers of CBS in the 1940s (Peter Lang, 2009), Indiana University professor Mike Conway tells the stories of a mostly unknown group of CBS employees who worked in obscurity to develop a new way to deliver the news.

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Researchers says modern Christians may find a better relationship with Jesus by stripping away churchy buzzwords and Old Testament messages.

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Reach Out and Read Texas, a program of the Children’s Learning Institute at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, is proud to take part in the first official September 11 Day of Service and Remembrance, a day established by President Obama and Congress to honor the sacrifices of 9/11 heroes and encourage more Americans to serve their communities.

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Intellect, an academic publishing company, will open its first U.S. editorial office on the campus of the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Spearheaded by the Department of Film Studies, this partnership will offer unique opportunities for students and faculty, including the publication of a new undergraduate academic journal.

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Australian Indigenous Art Triennial: Culture Warriors, the largest exhibition of contemporary Australian Indigenous Art to travel to the United States, makes its American debut at the American University Museum.

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A new report issued by American University’s Center for Social Media finds that documentary filmmakers routinely grapple with ethics challenges, yet the craft lacks any sort of broad standards in ethics practices.

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Art exhibition featuring more than 50 works, the presentation's concept is based on the idea that people manipulate their outward appearance for a variety of reasons. Highlighting paintings, photography, sculpture, video, and works on paper by black female artists that were created between 1926 and present.

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The personal papers, records and memorabilia of honky-tonking Texan Charlie Walker, the consummate disc jockey-turned-country star with hits like “Pick Me Up on Your Way Down” and “Wild as a Wildcat,” are now being catalogued at MTSU’s Center for Popular Music in a collection that archivists say is “invaluable to researchers, particularly those looking into the business of country music.”