Savoring Sicily

by Jay Newman

Overview

Travel to Sicily, ancient island conquered by the Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, Normans ... and most recently the Mafia. Explore its people and culture through the eyes of a scientist who's been visiting this wonderful mixed-up melting pot of civilizations since 1984.

See it first with his young family who live there for a year learning to love and thrive in its beauty. Experience what it's like to live on this island, shop for food, go to public school, travel to its ancient ruins, see its cities, museums and cultural sites, eat in its restaurants, meet a variety of Sicilians who become family, and do first-tier science research at a national laboratory in Palermo. Lead College science students on their semesters abroad, living in the heart of Sicily doing science research, exploring the island through their eyes, and falling in love with all things Sicilian again.

Come along on a trip you won't forget.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781518889691
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	11/07/2015
Pages:	162
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.35(d)

About the Author

Jay Newman is the R. Gordon Gould Professor of Physics at Union College, Schenectady, New York, where he has taught for 35 years. While studying for his PhD in physics at New York University, he developed a keen interest in biophysics and did a three-year postdoctoral fellowship in the Biophysics Department of Johns Hopkins University. Since joining the faculty at Union College, Jay has taught and developed more than 15 different courses, led study abroad in science research in Italy, and also spent a year at Stanford University. Jay has received seven multi-year grants for both research and teaching and has published over 60 scientific papers, many co-authored with some of the 30 plus undergraduate students who have done research projects in his laboratory. He is the author of an introductory textbook, Physics of the Life Sciences, designed to teach basic Physics to undergraduate life science students. Having lived in Sicily for more than 3 years during extended periods of time spread over the past 30 years, he has recently written a memoir, Savoring Sicily, sharing many of his adventures with his wife, three children, their spouses, as well as with the many groups of Union College undergraduates, in learning to love Sicily.