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From Tanzania to India, Oman to Malaysia, the Indian Ocean’s blue waters have linked cultures both ancient and modern.
“The Indian Ocean connected people for centuries, long before Vasco de Gama arrived. It’s all about maritime connections,” explained Professor of Art History Nancy Um, who has dedicated her career to studying the region’s art, architecture and material culture.
Um recently received a prestigious Connecting Art Histories grant from the Getty Foundation that will allow her to give back to both her discipline and the region she studies. She is the principal investigator for Indian Ocean Exchanges, a research, fellowship and travel program that will support emerging art historians based around the Indian Ocean rim in East Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and South and Southeast Asia.
When it comes to local government, does the gender of a mayor or county executive matter in sustainability policymaking? Yes, but only in certain ways, according to new research.
Rockwell Museum Art Lab, 36 E. Market St., Corning
NBT of Bainbridge, 9 North Main St., Bainbridge
Greater Oneonta Historical Society, 183 Main St., Oneonta
Lost Dog Café, 222 Water St., Binghamton NY
An indoors exhibit is also available through May 6 at the Bundy Museum of History & Art, 129 Main St., Binghamton. The images show the seniors masked for the world outside the home, as well as quieter moments, such as picking a book from a shelf, sipping a cup of coffee or doing a crossword puzzle. Some were taken by the senior photographers, others by their caregivers or partners. Many of the subjects live alone and isolated, a factor that can impact brain health and memory loss.
Internships build the road to future careers, giving students the opportunity to try out a field and develop professional skills and relationships. But many are unpaid, which can put them out of the reach of low-income or first-generation students.
Amy Liang, a senior majoring in both environmental studies and philosophy, politics and law, received the support she needed through Harpur Edge, which provided a Harpur Edge Funding Award that allowed her to participate in the Harpur Law Council Public Interest Law Internship Program last summer.
The Queens resident is the first in her family to attend college. Like many first-generation students, she initially lacked guidance and resources when navigating her college experience.