Author: Brynn Boyer

Ted Dumas, assistant professor of molecular neuroscience at George Mason University, will deliver the keynote address, “Boundaries: When One Stops and Another Begins,” at The 27th Annual Psi Chi Symposium for Undergraduate Research in Psychology at the University of Mary Washington. The lecture will take place at 4 p.m. on Friday, April 20 in Chandler Hall, Room 102.

Students will present their research during sessions on Thursday, April 19 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Friday, April 20 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. All presentations will take place in Chandler Hall, Room 102. A reception will follow the conclusion of the symposium on Friday. The two-day symposium is free and open to the public.

Dumas is a faculty member and researcher in the Department of Molecular Neuroscience at the Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study at Mason. Dumas has been studying the relationship between behavior, the brain and disease for more than 20 years and has published articles in numerous academic journals. Dumas also is the head of the Physiological and Behavioral Neuroscience in Juveniles Lab at Mason.

The symposium is sponsored by UMW’s chapter of Psi Chi, the international honor society in psychology and provides a forum for students to share their research and findings with their professors and peers.

For more information, contact Mindy Erchull, assistant professor of psychology, at (540) 654-1557.

Country music legend Kenny Rogers will perform with the University of Mary Washington Philharmonic Orchestra on Saturday, April 21. The concert, which is part of the William M. Anderson, Jr. Celebrity Series, will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the William M. Anderson Center.

Over the course of his 52-year career, Rogers has sold more than 120 million records worldwide and recorded more than 65 albums, with 24 No. 1 hits. He has received hundreds of awards for his music and charity work, including three Grammys, 11 People’s Choice Awards, 18 American Music Awards, eight Academy of Country Music awards and five Country Music Association awards.

Ticket prices start at $25 and can be purchased by calling (877) 743-5318 or by visiting http://www.myticketstobuy.com/event-details.php?event=310.

In its 40th year, the UMW Philharmonic has approximately 90 members from the Fredericksburg community and the university. For more information, go to http://philharmonic.umw.edu.

  On Tuesday, April 17, Nabil Al-Tikriti delivered a lecture entitled “‘Ghazi’ Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, 1881-1938” as part of the Chappell Great Lives lecture series at Dodd Auditorium on the UMW campus. The prezi visuals which accompanied the presentation can be accessed here: “‘Ghazi’ Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, 1881-1938”

Zach Whalen, Assistant Professor in ELC, recently contributed an essay to Before the Crash: Early Video Game History, edited by Mark J.P. Wolf and published by Wayne State University Press. Whalen’s essay, “Channel F for Forgotten: The Fairchild Video Entertainment System,” examines the historical contex, aesthetic affordances and underyling technology of this innovative  (though never very popular) early video game platform.

The University of Mary Washington has finished first in Virginia and 18th overall in the annual RecycleMania competition. RecycleMania is an eight-week recycling competition among colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada designed to promote waste reduction practices in campus communities. This year, UMW was one of 338 schools in the Per Capita Classic Competition, using the percentage of recycled materials per person.

To earn 18th place, UMW recycled 37.96 pounds of materials per person in eight weeks, the equivalent of more than 200,000 pounds of materials kept out of landfills.

To learn more about sustainability initiatives, read the full story from Monday, April 16.