EMU prof wins Fulbright
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An Eastern Mennonite University professor has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to lecture at the University of Zagreb in the central European nation of Croatia during the 2008-09 academic year.
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Videocast | Trekking for a cause
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John Robb came back from his 2,100-mile trek up the Appalachian Trail a changed man. For starters, he hasn’t been able to get life on the rugged Trail out of his system. He also walked off the Trail with a determination to embark on a series of future hikes to raise money and awareness for…
Divinity prof to speak on environmental ethics
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Christian communities around the world have begun to respond to environmental problems, but often struggle to explain how ecological integrity matters for Christian faith. Willis Jenkins, assistant professor of social ethics at Yale Divinity School, New Haven, Conn., will speak on “Environmental Ethics and Christian Theology,” 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21 in the Suter Science…
Election ’08: Obama, Warner get nod in final pre-election polls
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Gallup and Larry Sabato are calling it a Barack Obama landslide, and a summary of the other major national polls has the Democrat on the verge of making history. Gallup’s final pre-election estimate has Obama winning 55 percent of the vote to Republican John McCain’s 44 percent. Sabato, the University…
Chris Graham: A funny thing happened on the way to socialized medicine
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Column by Chris Graham [email protected] Read Bruce Kesler’s column, “The Fannie-ization of Health Care.” As a small-business owner, I think I know why our country is falling behind our competitors in the rest of the industrialized world where some version of universal health care is not the exception, but the rule. We in the business…
Harrisonburg: GMU professor to lead health-care forum
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Story by Jim Bishop Advances in medical technology, from antibiotics and chemotherapy to dialysis and ventilators, have changed not just how we live, but, often, how we die. Providers and patients confront decisions that never existed before. Mimi Mahon, associate professor in the School of Nursing at George Mason University, Fairfax, will speak on the…
Waynesboro: River City 2020
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Column by Chris Graham [email protected] Lee Wolverton and I don’t agree on much, so when we agree, that means something. And we agree that Waynesboro is facing a critical challenge. Lee has seen what we both think is happening to Waynesboro happen elsewhere. A small town struggles with its identity when the factories close up…
Harrisonburg: Sustainable agriculture focus of EMU seminar
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Story by Jim Bishop A leading spokesperson for sustainable agricultural systems will address the next Suter Science Seminar at Eastern Mennonite University. John Jeavons, Willits, Calif., will speak on “Food and Our Future: Hope and Solutions through Biointensive Farming” 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in EMU’s Lehman Auditorium. Jeavons has directed Ecology Action’s Mini-Farming program since 1972….
Harrisonburg: Retired JMU prof honored for professional achievement, service
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Staff Report Kathleen G. Arthur, a James Madison University professor emerita, received The Award for Exemplary Achievement, the most prestigious award given by the Southeastern College Art Conference, in recognition of personal and professional development as well as longstanding service. Arthur has served the SECAC, a nonprofit organization that seeks to promote the visual arts…
Politics: Is voting determined by nature, or nurture?
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The Top Story by Chris Graham [email protected] You don’t want to believe it – that the way you vote is determined by biology. And while it might be taking things a little to the extreme to say that the study led by Virginia Commonwealth University researcher Pete Hatemi pins everything that you think about politics…
