The Discovery of Gravitational Waves Predicted by Albert Einstein – Sarah Caudill ’06, Ph.D. Mon., Apr. 4, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Rinker Auditorium in the Lynn Business Center, Stetson University Stetson alumna Sarah Caudill, class of 2006, will be speaking on campus Mon., Apr. 4, about the recent discovery of gravitational waves, considered “the discovery of the century,” […]
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The Stetson University School of Music presents the following concerts from Mar. 29 – Apr. 3: Chamber Orchestra – Anthony Hose, conductor Ticketed Event Pre-concert talk by Daniil Zavlunov | 6:30 p.m. | Presser Hall room 112 Tuesday, March 29 – 7:30 p.m., Lee Chapel, Elizabeth Hall This concert program includes three works. The […]
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Five Stetson University students, all members of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), placed at the second annual regional programming competition held late February at Deloitte, a company that provides industry-leading audit, consulting, tax and advisory services. Divided into two teams, Stetson’s first team named Null Pointer Exception, with team members Kathryn Sarullo, Joshua Letcher […]
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The Stetson University Senior Thesis Exhibition will open with a public reception Friday, March 18, from 6-8 p.m., at the university’s Homer and Dolly Hand Art Center. The art exhibition will remain open through April 2. The opening reception and the art exhibition are open to the public, free of charge. The senior students exhibiting […]
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The concert schedule for the rest of the spring semester features musical treats sure to please people of all ages, performed by students, faculty and guest artists. Admission is complimentary for anyone with a Stetson ID, and most offer cultural credit for Stetson students. Click here to see upcoming concerts. For questions and more […]
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Coming up in April, the next issue of Stetson Magazine will look at the path one Stetson graduate took to participating in one of the discoveries of the century. Here’s an excerpt from Janie Graziani’s article, “Listening to the Universe.” Last September, Earth received a billion-year-old message from the universe, and 2006 graduate Sarah Caudill, […]
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You might have seen the headline recently, “Millions at Risk from Rising Seas” based on a research paper out of the University of Georgia and published by the journal Nature Climate Change. What you might not know is one of the co-authors is Stetson University’s own Jason Evans, Ph.D. Evans, an assistant professor of environmental […]
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Science Saturday at the Gillespie Museum – March 12 Stetson University’s Gillespie Museum will host a range of activities for young scientists in two disciplines, Environmental Studies and Physics. The hands-on workshops will be held from 10 a.m.– 1 p.m., on Saturday, March 12. Visitors may drop by at any time to boost their science […]
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Nutritional cancer therapy alternatives and using diet to reduce cancer risk will be the topic of Stetson University’s Science Café, Thursday, March 10, 7 p.m., in the Gillespie Museum on Stetson’s DeLand campus. This event is free and open to the public, and offers cultural credit for Stetson undergraduates. Roslyn Crowder, Ph.D., assistant professor of […]
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The Stetson University School of Music presents the following concerts Feb. 23 and 24. Plus check out the locations for the University Symphonic Band Spring Tour. A Concert of Music by African American Composers featuring the Stetson University Concert Choir Complimentary Admission Tuesday, February 23 7:30 p.m., Lee Chapel, Elizabeth Hall In celebration of Black History […]
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Stetson Opera Theatre and Orchestra present “Ein Walzertraum” by Straus.
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Stetson University alumna, Louisiana State University graduate student and native of Portland, Maine, mezzo soprano Chelsey Geeting has been chosen as an incoming artist for the 2016 Merola Opera Program in San Francisco, Calif. Under the artistic direction of San Francisco Opera Center Director and internationally acclaimed soprano Sheri Greenawald, the Merola Opera Program is […]
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Internationally renowned trumpeter Bobby Shew will join the Stetson University Jazz Ensemble in concert for the first of its spring concert series, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 7:30 p.m., in the Stetson Room, second floor of the Carlton Union Building, 131 E. Minnesota Ave., on Stetson’s DeLand campus. The public is invited to attend. For tickets, contact […]
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The global scientific community is buzzing with excitement about the long-awaited direct detection of gravitational waves from two colliding black holes, announced by the LIGO collaboration at the National Press Club on Thursday, Feb. 11. Stetson University physics graduate Dr. Sarah Caudill ’06, was in attendance at the announcement as a co-author on the Physical […]
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Stetson University will host a Water/Climate Change Panel on Feb. 16, regarding the recent Paris Climate Change Accords (COP21). The public panel discussion will feature Stetson’s visiting Woodrow Wilson Fellow Joseph Treaster, a prize-winning reporter and University of Miami professor with a passionate expertise for protecting water sources. In addition to Treaster as moderator, several […]
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Forty years is a long time, time that Dan Gunderson, professor of art, has dedicated to sharing his wealth of knowledge to students and faculty at Stetson University. In celebration of his dedication to Stetson and his accomplishments as an artist, Gunderson will give a gallery talk in Sampson Hall at 6 p.m., on Friday, Feb. […]
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Stetson University will present the classic comedy The Learned Ladies, Feb. 18-20, at 8 p.m., and Feb. 21, at 3 p.m., at Stetson University’s Second Stage Theatre. This is located inside the Museum of Art, 600 N. Woodland Boulevard, adjacent to the DeLand campus. This classic French comedy of manners by French dramatist Molière, takes great […]
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Joan Tower, Grammy award-winning composer and pianist, who is widely regarded as one of the most important American composers living today, will perform at Stetson University Friday, Feb. 12, at 7:30 p.m. Hosted by Stetson’s School of Music, the “Sounds New X” concert is free and open to the public. It will be held at […]
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Great Pianists at Stetson series | 20th Annual Piano Scholars Festival Guest Recital | Brian Hsu, piano Friday, February 5; Complimentary Admission 7:30 p.m., Lee Chapel, Elizabeth Hall Brian Hsu presents a concert titled “A Night at the Opera,” featuring “Vissi d’arte” (Tosca) by Giacomo Puccini; “Casta diva” (Norma) by Vincenzo Bellini; Soirée de Vienne by Johann Strauss; Rigoletto Paraphrase by Giuseppe […]
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Mark your calendars now for a presentation by renowned jazz drummer Jim Black, in his presentation of “The Portrait of a Lady: Video Improvisations with Jim Black” on Thursday, Feb. 11, in the Faculty Lounge at the CUB at 6 p.m. The event is open to the general public at no charge, and cultural credit will […]
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