Sharpest drop in U.S. home prices on record Nov 26, 2008
Karl Case, an economics professor at Wellesley College and co-creator of the Case-Shiller index, said he expects delinquencies and foreclosures to rise as unemployment increases, further pressuring the housing market. Click for related content. (MSNBC -- Business)
Rocket swimmers take third in states Nov 25, 2008
Reading's Jenn Trodden hugs teammate Erica Belcher after racing the 200-yard individual medley Sunday morning during the Division 1 state swim meet at Wellesley College ... After winning the North sectional, the Reading High swim team finished third in Sunday's state meet at Wellesley College. (Reading Advocate, MA)
"The White Skunk" Nov 25, 2008
David Ferry is a poet, a translator of poetry, and a professor of English at Wellesley College. For Slate's poetry submission guidelines, click. (Slate)
Chelmsford swimmers win first-ever state title Nov 24, 2008
That all changed Sunday, when the Lions captured the MIAA Division 1 state championship at Wellesley College. It was the first state title in the program s 30-year history. (Chelmsford Independent, MA)
Swimmers 2nd in state meet Nov 24, 2008
After placing third last year, the Acton-Boxborough girls swimming team moved up to second place in this year s MIAA Division 1 state championship meet at Wellesley College. The Colonials, who finished second at last week s North sectional meet, scored 170 points to place ahead of Reading, the team that won the North championship (165. (Acton Beacon, MA)
Vineyard sails off with sixth consecutive Island Cup win Nov 23, 2008
Those questions will be answered this morning at the MIAA Division 1 swimming championships at Wellesley College. Later in the day, Notre Dame of Hingham will go for its fourth straight Division 2 title. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Gordon-Reed, Matthiessen win national book prizes Nov 21, 2008
Four Massachusetts authors - three of them Cambridge residents - were among the five finalists for each category: Frank Bidart of Cambridge, professor of English at Wellesley College, for his collection of poems, "Watching the Spring Festival"; in fiction, Salvatore Scibona of Provincetown, for his novel, "The End"; in nonfiction, Harvard president Drew Gilpin Faust for "This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War" and Joan Wickersham, for "Suicide Index: Putting My Father's... (Boston Globe)
Swimmers 3rd in North Nov 21, 2008
The diving will take place on Saturday at Bentley College and the swimming will be held at Wellesley College on Sunday. Chelmsford will take 16 swimmers and two divers to the states. (Chelmsford Independent, MA)
Swimmers second in North sectionals Nov 18, 2008
The diving will be at Bentley College on Saturday and the swimming will take place Sunday at Wellesley College. Loading commenting interface. (Acton Beacon, MA)
Reading makes a splash Nov 16, 2008
Notre Dame will swim for a fourth straight Division 2 state title next Sunday at Wellesley College. Vogel received plenty of help from her friends. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Over the Hill ... No Way!: Service with a smile Nov 15, 2008
She matriculated to Wellesley College and the to Boston University School of Management. She worked part-time and met her husband James, at Arthur Andersen, a Boston accounting firm. (Lexington Minuteman, MA)
Community Commendables: Nov. 13 Nov 14, 2008
We were thrilled to have 52 teams entered in the Bee, including these new teams: the PAWS PTO, Wellesley Dental Group, the Marvin/Amherst Road Neighborhood, the Wellesley College Hooprollers and the Health Advances Guys and Gals ... We give a special thank you to both Babson College and Wellesley College, long-time supporters of WEF, who once again generously matched each $450 team entry fee with a $75 donation. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Pitt Cancer Institute lands a new director Nov 14, 2008
She received her bachelor's degree from Wellesley College and got her M.D. from Harvard University in 1979. She worked at the National Cancer Institute before moving to Johns Hopkins, and last year, served as president of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Pair of seniors earn weekly recognition Nov 12, 2008
Endicott returns to action on Thursday evening as the Gulls face Wellesley College in the NCAA New England Regional Tournament at 6:00 p.m. The match is scheduled to be webcasted on Tufts University's JumboCast service. Check back to www. (Ecgulls.com)
Wellesley College names chief investment officer Nov 12, 2008
Wellesley College today named alumna Deborah Foye Kuenstner as its chief investment officer. Kuenstner, currently the chief investment officer at Brandeis University, will assume her new post on Feb. 1. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
For the record Nov 11, 2008
He is an assistant professor at Wellesley College, as well as visiting scientist at Harvard Medical School. The Globe welcomes information about errors that call for corrections. (Boston Globe)
Gulls to face Wellesley in NCAA Opening-Round Nov 11, 2008
Endicott College has been awarded the No. 6 seed in the New England Regional and will face third-seeded Wellesley College on Thursday evening at Tufts University. Thirty-eight conferences were awarded automatic qualification for the 2008 championship. (Ecgulls.com)
Janelle, Nolan named to NEWVA Senior Classic Nov 11, 2008
BRISTOL, R.I. - The New England Women's Volleyball Association has announced New England's top 32 Division III senior volleyball players invited to compete in the 2008 NEWVA Senior Classic, Sunday, Nov. 16, at Wellesley College. The annual event features the area's top seniors competing in various competitions leading up to the afternoon's all-star match. (Ecgulls.com)
Artist's vision: Decode color perception Nov 10, 2008
Conway, 34, a native of Zimbabwe who is an assistant professor at Wellesley College and a visiting scientist at Harvard Medical School, started out as a visual artist. In exploring the techniques of art - why certain color combinations work; why line drawings are effective even though they have no external basis in nature; how movement can be conveyed in a two-dimensional media - he found a desire to understand the way vision and perception work in the brain itself. (Boston Globe)
The 2008 election: Where are they now? Nov 10, 2008
After watching both of her older sisters go through with unwanted pregnancies and get married off as teens, Piper Palin attended Wellesley College and Harvard Law School, before returning to her violent, bankrupt hometown of Wasilla as a community organizer. Piper became the first female vice president of the United States in 2045. (Salon)
Community Commendables Nov 7, 2008
Wellesley High School Golf would like to again acknowledge and express our gratitude to the Wellesley College Golf Team and Nehoiden Golf Membership and Wellesley Country Club for their generous support to the golf program. Without these two clubs community spirit and understanding, Wellesley High Golf would not exist. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
75 years of celebrating art Nov 7, 2008
In the society s early days, the highlight of each year was a show featuring a formal tea at Wellesley College s Farnsworth Art Museum. By 1960, the society was holding its meetings and shows at the library. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Harvard fund making a change Nov 5, 2008
Harvard Management has been led since July by chief executive Jane Mendillo, who formerly oversaw the endowment of Wellesley College. Harvard's policy portfolio, a benchmark model against which it measures the fund's performance, calls for 13 percent of the holdings to be allocated to private equity in the current fiscal year, an increase from 11 percent in the year ended June 30, the management company said in the letter. (Boston Globe)
Where to, America? Nov 4, 2008
She'll read on Monday at 4:30 p.m. at the Clapp Library, Wellesley College. JIM CONCANNON. (Boston Globe)
Challengers use fiscal crisis to attack Barney Franks record Nov 1, 2008
Congressman Barney Frank, left, defended his record in a debate with challengers Susan Allen and Earl Sholley at Wellesley College on Oct. 26 ... The challengers met Frank at Wellesley College for a debate at the campus student center ... Each candidate did get a degree of clapping, but when the moderator, Wellesley College Political Science Professor Tom Burke, announced Frank, audience members erupted in spontaneous cheering. (Newton Tab, MA)
Wellesley Tournament Update Oct 30, 2008
Swimming South Sectional championships will be at Wellesley College Nov. 9 (diving events at Tappan Street pool, Brookline, on Nov. 6). Cross Country Class Meets Nov. 8; State Meet Nov. 15 at Franklin Park. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Wellesleys Dan Chiasson named poetry editor of Paris Review Oct 29, 2008
assistant professor of English at Wellesley College, has been named poetry editor of the prestigious literary magazine ... He is a professor at Wellesley College, the author of the critical study One Kind of Everything: Poem and Person in Contemporary America, and a widely published and respected poetry critic. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
CEFMA Announces Orlando Magic's Pat Williams as its Keynote Speaker Oct 28, 2008
440/892-4000 President Steve Adams Assistant Athletics Director- Internal Operations Wake Forest University First Vice President Bridget Belgiovine Director of Athletics/Chair Physical Education and Recreation Wellesley College Second Vice President Andrea Williams Associate Commissioner Big Ten Conference Third Vice President Mike Bujol Associate Athletics Director University of New Orleans. (Nacda.com)
Equestrian opens season with record setting weekend Oct 28, 2008
Wellesley College, Boston University, Curry College, Wheaton College, Boston College, Tufts University, Stonehill College, Brandeis University, UMass Dartmouth, UMass Lowell, MIT and Bridgewater State College were participants in both shows over the weekend. Endicott will host the next IHSA show to be held on Saturday, November 2nd at Springtime Farm in Boxford, Mass. (Ecgulls.com)
Tony Blackburn, economist and history aficionado; at 70 Oct 27, 2008
"I would talk to him for hours," said Case, a professor at Wellesley College. "It was great - it was like a ritual.". (Boston Globe)
Rep. Frank debates challengers at Wellesley College Oct 27, 2008
Frank debates challengers at Wellesley College - Brookline, MA - Brookline TAB ... Frank debates challengers at Wellesley College ... Incumbent US Representative Barney Frank debated challengers Earl Sholley, a Republican, and Susan Allen, a Democrat running as an Independent, at Wellesley College Sunday, Oct. 26. (Brookline TAB, MA)
Election '08: The world weighs in Oct 26, 2008
In Vancouver, Jeanine Navarrete, a Wellesley College junior, said she has been continually grilled by Canadians about the intricacies of the election and her political leaning. "I've never considered myself a politics junkie, but I've had to do some reading up just to keep up," said Navarrete. (Boston Globe)
Academic Achievements Oct 25, 2008
Caruso is pursuing a bachelor s degree in biology at Wellesley College where she plays on the varsity soccer team. Thomas Buckley, a 2008 graduate of Boston College High School, recently won a special award at Senior Class Night, an evening set aside to celebrate and reward its seniors. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Police log: Oct. 23 Oct 24, 2008
On Oct. 13 at 10:53 p.m., Wellesley College campus security reported to the Wellesley Police Department that while some students were walking back to campus, a male party approached them with his pants around his ankles, exposing himself. The man is described as being a white male, 6 feet tall, medium build, wearing no shirt and light-colored jeans. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
The family on Norfolk Terrace Oct 24, 2008
Five girls in the program stay in a house donated by Wellesley College and attend Wellesley High School ... One such tutor is Shirley Quinn, a retired academic administrator from Wellesley College and Harvard University ... I started the academic assistance program at Wellesley College in 1977 as a class dean, Quinn said. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Wellesley College hosts debate for Fourth Congressional District candidates Oct 23, 2008
Wellesley College is hosting a debate among the three candidates for the Fourth Congressional District ... The debate will take place Sunday, Oct. 26, at 4:30 pm in Tishman Commons, Wang Campus Center, on the Wellesley College campus, 106 Central St., Wellesley, Mass ... The debate will be moderated by Tom Burke, Wellesley College s Jane Bishop '51 associate professor of political science. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Director of Congressional Budget Office to speak at Wellesley College Oct 23, 2008
Wed Oct 22, 2008, 12:30 PM EDT. Peter Orszag, director of the Congressional Budget Office, will provide an economic analysis of climate change policy during his lecture Preparing for Our Common Future: Policy Choices and the Economics of Climate Change Monday, Oct. 27, at 8 pm in Tishman Commons, Lulu Chow Wang Campus Center at Wellesley. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Political lecture touches on gender, race Oct 21, 2008
A professor at Wellesley College, she has been monitoring and analyzing media coverage of these candidates since January 2007. During her presentation, Just showed through various statistics how the candidates have been portrayed in the news and how that may relate to race and gender issues in the United States. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Study links drinking, brain size Oct 20, 2008
Researchers from Wellesley College and Boston University examined MRIs and surveys about drinking from more than 1,800 people in the Framingham Offspring Study. They report in the Archives of Neurology that the more alcohol that a person consumed, the smaller their total brain volume. (Boston Globe)
A year in Israel Oct 19, 2008
"While Jerusalem is often portrayed in the media as a volatile place, I would not say that it is any harder or more daunting than any other city." Stacy Lee, Wellesley College junior ... Stacy Lee of Wellesley College is spending her junior year in Israel. (Boston Globe)
Does drinking alcohol shrink your brain? Oct 18, 2008
"However, we did not find the protective effect," says Paul, who is now an instructor in the neuroscience program at Wellesley College. "In fact, any level of alcohol consumption resulted in a decline in brain volume.". (CNN -- Health)
Wellesley College senior has the gif of yak Oct 17, 2008
By Courtesy photo from Wellesley College ... Wellesley College senior Jenny Chu is a political science major/economics minor who has the gift of gab. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Alcohol effect: Smaller brain volume Oct 16, 2008
"There was a significant negative linear relationship between alcohol consumption and total cerebral brain volume," said the authors of the study at the Massachusetts-based Wellesley College. Researchers led by Carol Ann Paul of Wellesley College, Massachusetts, studied 1,839 adults (average age 60) who were part of the Framingham Offspring Study, which began in 1971. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
Drinking and the Shrinking Brain Oct 16, 2008
The research team, led by , an instructor in the neuroscience program at Wellesley College in Wellesley, Mass. had hypothesized that low to moderate alcohol consumption might actually protect against brain shrinkage. (Washington Post)
Wellesley College Faculty Panel Discusses Causes and Consequences of Current Financial Crisis Oct 16, 2008
As these crises spurred the creation of the Federal Reserve System and the Securities and Exchange Commission, current events are now forcing policymakers to begin to reconfigure our systems for regulating financial institutions, says Eric Hilt, assistant professor of economics at Wellesley College. Although recent innovations in financial markets have made the current crisis more complex than its predecessors, the underlying dynamic is fundamentally the same, Hilt said. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Study: Excessive Alcohol Intake Shrinks Your Brain Oct 16, 2008
Researchers from Wellesley College, Mass ... The new study, conducted by Carol Ann Paul, of Wellesley College in Massachusetts, involved 1,839 adults average age 60 participating in the Framingham Offspring Study between 1999 and 2001. (eFluxMedia)
The more the drink, the more you shrink Oct 14, 2008
Researchers led by Carol Ann Paul of Wellesley College in Massachusetts wanted to see if it also protected against the inevitable loss of brain volume that people experience as they age. It did not. (Globe and Mail)
Jewett Arts Center Celebrates 50th Anniversary This October Oct 14, 2008
To today s Wellesley College students, the Jewett Arts Center may seem like a permanent fixture on Wellesley s campus; yet just 50 years ago, the building was a brand-new addition to the College s architectural landscape. In celebration of Jewett s 50th anniversary, the college s art department will host an exhibition of photographs from the Wellesley College Archives, depicting the building s original appearance and function. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Excess alcohol drinking shrinks brain Oct 14, 2008
Researchers from Wellesley College, Mass. and colleagues studied 1,839 adults (average age 60). (Xinhuanet, China)
Drinking alcohol associated with smaller brain volume Oct 14, 2008
Carol Ann Paul, M.S., of Wellesley College, Mass. and colleagues studied 1,839 adults (average age 60) who were part of the Framingham Offspring Study, which began in 1971 and includes children of the original Framingham Heart Study participants and their spouses. (EurekAlert!)
Excess drinking makes the brain tiny Oct 14, 2008
WASHINGTON: The more you drink alcohol, the smaller your total brain volume gets, according to a new study by Wellesley College, Massachusetts ... The research team led by Carol Ann Paul, MS, of Wellesley College also found that although men were more likely to drink alcohol, the association between drinking and brain volume was stronger in women. (India Times, India)
Pollution From Livestock Farming Affects Infant Health Oct 13, 2008
Stacy Sneeringer of Wellesley College utilized data on spatial variation in livestock operations from the past two decades to identify the relationship between industry location and infant health. As livestock production has become more concentrated in larger farms, production has become more concentrated in certain areas. (Science Daily)
Got stocks? Look to the long term Oct 11, 2008
If you are not retiring in the next five years, then on a day-to-day basis, it shouldn t affect what you are doing, said economist Akila Weerapana, of Wellesley College. The question is, what is your horizon. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Poetry has its pros Oct 10, 2008
n, a professor of Spanish at Wellesley College. The festival's readings, films, and other events will be held in many spaces, including art galleries, museums, the Lowell High School auditorium, the library, and the Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center Theater. (Boston Globe)
Gulls lose nail-biter to Wellesley Oct 10, 2008
- Two second half goals sparked a Wellesley College comeback against Endicott College in non-conference field hockey action on Tuesday by a score of 3-2. Wellesley junior Callie Lekas (Brewster, Mass. (Ecgulls.com)
Letters to the editor Oct 10, 2008
Historical renovation can be adapted to suit current educational needs as Wellesley College and Babson College have demonstrated. With creative adaptive reuse, the Wellesley High School building would continue to serve the community with historic and new elements artfully combined and stand strong as a Wellesley landmark. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
What do women want? Speak up, girls Oct 10, 2008
Psychologist Sally Theran, a professor at Wellesley College, researches the attendant problem: Why we have trouble speaking our minds. She terms it "level of voice" and it basically describes how comfortable we are talking truthfully in all of our relationships. (USA Today -- Tech)
REPORT: Predictors of Level of Voice in Adolescent Girls: Ethnicity, Attachment and Gender Role Socialization Oct 10, 2008
Department of Psychology, Wellesley College, 106 Central St., Wellesley, MA 02481, USA ... Sally A. Theran is an Assistant Professor at Wellesley College. (USA Today -- Tech)
Two early goals ease Gulls past Seahawks Oct 8, 2008
The Blue and Green look to continue their season when they host Wellesley College on Thursday in a non-conference matchup at 4:00 p.m. Salve Regina will try to bounce back from the loss when they host Saint Joseph's on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. in Newport, R.I.. (Ecgulls.com)
Social brings up ways to keep Farm Pond clean Oct 8, 2008
Moore, an associate professor of biological sciences at Wellesley College, moved to Sherborn in 1997. She said, I am now the unofficial chief technical adviser on how to protect Farm Pond. (Dover Sherborn Tab, MA)
Focus on Farm Pond Oct 7, 2008
The featured guest speaker will be Dr. Marianne Moore, associate professor of biological sciences at Wellesley College. A limnologist, Moore is currently co-leading a group of American and Russian scientists who are investigating effects of climate change on the world s largest, oldest and most biotically rich lake Lake Baikal, Siberia. (Dover Sherborn Tab, MA)
Intro to Empowerment Oct 5, 2008
When strangers ask me where I go to school, I often get the same response after I tell them I attend Wellesley College: That's the girls' school, isn't it ... Eliza Borne, a senior at Wellesley College majoring in English and Spanish, is the features editor of The Wellesley News. (Boston Globe)
Doesn't Anybody Get a C Anymore? Oct 5, 2008
Closer to home, Wellesley College calls for the average grade in basic undergraduate courses to be no higher than a B-plus (3. 33 GPA). (Boston Globe)
More of this story Oct 4, 2008
So Butterworth, who now lives in Tiverton, ended up majoring in classical Greek at Wellesley College in Massachusetts. Now Butterworth, a 68-year-old partner in a Providence investment-securities firm, wants to make sure others have a choice. (Newport Daily News, RI)
Foreclosures on million-dollar homes surge Oct 3, 2008
"If you've got a lender who pushed them to the limit and you have some change in supply or demand, you'll have foreclosures," says Karl Case, the Wellesley College economist associated with the widely followed S&P/Case-Shiller index of U.S. housing prices. "Loans were unbelievably risky in every category," adds Tom Lawler, a housing economist in Leesburg, Va. (MSNBC -- Business)
