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ast year, sociology professor Brian Loweâs âAnimals and Societyâ class read Jon Mooallemâs âWild Ones,â where the author draws conclusions about how humans are coming to grips with the extinction of wild animals, polar bears, a type of butterfly and whooping cranes in particular. âIts central theme,â as the review in Mother Jones had it, âhas more to do with the qualities we project onto animals than the creatures themselves.â Most classes would require undergrads to understand how Mooallem came to his conclusions, but entering senior Matt Hartwell took it a step further, seeking objective proof on the validity of the bookâs conclusions. Please See BIG DATA, B3
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ockers Three Dog Night headline three days of music in Neahwa Park. Jamie OâNeil, Andy Griggs and Ty Herndon play a country music show under the tent at 7 p.m., Friday, Aug. 22. The Hop City Hellcats, Blues Maneuver and Soco Mojo play a rousing afternoon showcase of local bands at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug., 23, And on Sunday, Aug. 24, Three Dog Night brings âJoy to the World.â Dress up in 1970s garb and win a prize. Damaschke Field, 15 James Georgeson Ave., Oneonta. Info, (607) 432-6326 www. oneontaoutlaws.com
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THE BIG DATA TEAM; Sociology professor Brian Lowe, center, is flanked by, from left, Instructional Design Technicians Tim Ploss and Diana Moseman, chemistry professor emeritus Harry Pence, philosophy professor Achim Koeddermann, senior sociology major Matt Hartwell and instructional design technician Chilton Reynolds. In top photo (by SUNY photographer Michael Foster Rothbart), a reader reviews the Big Data initiative highlighted in SUNY Oneontaâs publication, âStrategic Plan Highlights/Spring 2014.â
âGreen Chemistryâ Wins Professor Bennett Rare Patent
AUSTIN ON STAGE: Jane Austinâs classics get adapted for the theater. âNorthanger Abbeyâ 8 p.m. Friday, Aug., 22, âPersuasion,â 8 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 23 and âMansfield Park,â 3 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 24. Free, donations accepted. Franklin Stage Company, 25 Institute St., Franklin. Info, reservations, (607) 829-2911.
cal compound used in chemotherapy and By LIBBY CUDMORE cholesterol-lowering drugs, as well as rust inhibitors, to help plastics break down ONEONTA and in organic LED lighting. Itâs not an uncommon synthesis in chemistry, except f Dr. Jacqueline Bennett had left the lab, that Bennettâs method is the first process she would have missed the âgold glitterâ thatâs completely green. reaction sheâd been waiting for. The chemist began looking for lessâI was writing and I looked up to see gold toxic ways to synthesize imines in 2002, glitter falling out of the test tube,â said the when she and her husband, Rex Wolfe, SUNY Oneonta associate professor of chemwere planning to start a family. istry. âI thought I was hallucinating.â At that time, she was teaching at Drury She quickly repeated the test, then again, University in Springfield, Mo,, and meththen again. âI had to convince myself it was Jim Kevlin/ OTSEGO.sunyoneonta ylene chloride was the standard solvent Jacqueline Bennett shows some of the real,â she said. used in chemical reactions. âItâs 200 imines created in her experiments. That gold glitter was an imine, a chemiPlease See PATENT, B5
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MECHANICAL MUSIC: Listen to vintage carousel organs from across the state at The Farmersâ Museumâs Band Organ Rally. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., SaturdaySunday, Aug. 23-24, The Farmersâ Museum, 5775 NY 80, Cooperstown. Info, www.thefarmersmuseum.org
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