Academic Beards

College Beard Consultants

2012-02-04T17:40:00.000Z

Young Beard of the Month: Dr Adam C Algar

2012-02-02T21:28:00.002Z

Dr Adam C Algar, Lecturer
School of Geography, University of Nottingham

I did my PhD at the University of Ottawa in Canada, on how climate influences the evolution and diversity of regional species assemblages. I then did a post-doc at the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, USA in the laboratory of Jonathan Losos, where I worked on island-mainland biogeography of Anolis lizards. I took up a lectureship at the University of Nottingham in February, 2011.
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/~lgzaa/people.html

Beard Song by Dr Beardy Man

2012-01-29T21:42:00.001Z

Rarely does one find YouTube videos of such quality. Well done Dr Beardy Man.

Police Officer Dr Bobert Lambert (Beard)

2012-01-21T14:32:00.005Z

Academic Beards wonders why The Guardian uses the name Robert Lambert when reporting on the words of Co-Director of the European Muslim Research Centre at the University of Exeter and Bob Lambert when reporting on the deeds of an undercover policeman. Are they not the same beard?

Lee J Stemkoski

2012-01-17T21:59:00.000Z

Lee J Stemkoski
Assistant Professor
Mathematics and Computer Science
Adelphi University
http://adelphi.edu/~stemkoski/

Professor Steven Rawlings found dead at home of friend, lecturer Dr Devinder Sivia

2012-01-13T21:32:00.008Z

Dr Sivia worked in the maths department at St John's college in Oxford

The wife of an Oxford University professor found dead at the home of a fellow academic said she believes his death was a 'tragic accident'.

Professor Steven Rawlings, 50, was found at the home of his best friend of more than 30 years, maths lecturer Dr Devinder Sivia, 49, on Wednesday.

Dr Sivia, from Southmoor, Oxfordshire, was arrested on suspicion of murder and released on police bail until April 18.

Today Prof Rawling's wife Linda Rawlings believed her husband's death was a 'tragic accident'.

The professor's older sister Linda Davey, 64, said: 'We can't think that there was any kind of fight. We can only assume that it was a terrible accident.'

Police confirmed this afternoon that a post-mortem had proved inconclusive and the matter might be a matter for a Coroner's inquest rather than a criminal court.

Police discovered the professor’s body after they were called about an ‘incident’ at Dr Sivia’s bungalow.

Further tests will be carried out over the next few weeks to discover the cause of death.

Det Supt Rob Mason, from Thames Valley Police's Major Crime Unit, said: 'A substantial amount of information is already in the public domain and we can confirm that the two individuals involved have been friends for over thirty years.

'I would emphasise that the police are investigating all potential circumstances that could have led to his death.

'We are mindful that ultimately the death may be a matter for a Coroner’s inquest rather than a criminal court and I would ask for patience from both the media and the public while we continue our investigation.

'Due to the post-mortem examination results proving inconclusive and further examinations being required, this has necessitated a lengthy bail date.'

A neighbour is said to have tried to save the dying man’s life by desperately pumping his chest. But minutes after officers arrived, Dr Sivia – who was dressed all in white – was led away in handcuffs after being arrested on suspicion of murder.

Prof or Hobo? Quiz

2012-01-08T10:34:00.002Z

Is this man an academic or a tramp? Professor or hobo? Hot or not? If you think you know the answer then take the University of Toronto quiz Prof or Hobo? and prove your academic beard sensing prowess.

Young Beard of the Month: Dr Giacomo Vivanti

2012-01-05T22:13:00.008Z

Dr Giacomo Vivanti
Research Fellow
Faculty of Science, Technology and Engineering
School of Psychological Science
Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre
Autism Specific Early Learning and Care Centre, Margot Prior Wing - La Trobe University Community Children’s Centre, Melbourne (Bundoora)

Dr Giacomo Vivanti received his PhD in Cognitive Science from the University of Siena, Italy, in 2008. He joined the Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre (OTARC) at La Trobe University, in August 2010. After completing a visiting fellowship at the Yale Child Study Center, Yale University, and a clinical internship at the University Hospital of Siena, he completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the M.I.N.D. Institute, University of California, Davis under the mentorship of Professor Sally Rogers, Professor Sally Ozonoff, and Professor Peter Mundy. His current research is focused on the cognitive processes underlying action understanding, imitation, and social learning in Autism, and the impact of early intensive treatment on the outcomes of young children with Autism. Dr Vivanti is a member of the Editorial Board of the Encyclopedia of Autism and Related Disorders and a member of the Italian Department of the Health Committee to establish evidence-based guidelines for Autism treatment in Italy. In addition he is a consultant for University programs, scientific institutions, advocacy groups, scientific journals, and service providers across Europe, U.S.A., and Australia. He is the author of two books, several book chapters and numerous research papers published in leading peer-reviewed Psychology journals.

http://www.latrobe.edu.au/scitecheng/about/staff/profile?uname=GVivanti

Young Beard of the Month: Welitom Rodrigues Borges

2011-12-08T19:13:00.003Z

Welitom Rodrigues Borges
University of Brasília, Institute of Geosciences

Welitom Rodrigues Borges holds a degree in geology from the Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (2000), completed a master's degree (2002) and doctorate (2007) in geophysics at the University of Sao Paulo.

http://lattes.cnpq.br/0799322864183147

Young Beard of the Month: Dr Mattias Frey

2011-11-04T21:41:00.004Z

Dr Mattias Frey
Lecturer in Film
School of Arts, University of Kent
Dr Mattias Frey received his academic training in Heidelberg, Mannheim and Berlin as well as at Harvard University, where he earned his bachelor and doctoral degrees and taught in the Department for Visual and Environmental Studies. In 2008 he joined the University of Kent as Lecturer in Film Studies. In addition, he serves as Admissions Officer and as Co-ordinator for ERASMUS and Year Abroad programmes for the Film Studies Department.

http://www.kent.ac.uk/arts/staff/mattias_frey.html

Where's your beard Professor Brian Cox?

2011-10-22T11:30:00.002+01:00

Considering he talks about the marvels of the universe, Academic Beards has occasionally wondered why Professor Brian Cox sounds a little dull. Last night during his appearance on BBC2's QI came our lightbulb moment - the professor has no beard. No beard, no mumbling, no modulation of tone. Cox, where's your beard?

Young Beard of the Month: Behrang Mahjani

2011-10-05T22:58:00.003+01:00

Behrang Mahjani, PhD Student
Division of Scientific Computing
Department of Information Technology
Uppsala University
http://www.it.uu.se/katalog/behbe124

He is working on models and methods for detecting multiple QTL-like loci.

Young Beard of the Month: Frithjof Nungesser

2011-09-12T18:40:00.004+01:00

Frithjof Nungesser, M.A.
Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz
Institut für Soziologie / Department of Sociology
http://www-classic.uni-graz.at/sozwww/personal/nungesser/

Young Beard of the Month: Christoph Rudiger

2011-08-03T20:15:00.001+01:00

Young Beard of the Month: Christoph Rudiger, Lecturer
Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
Monash University
http://eng.monash.edu.au/civil/about/people/profile/crudiger

Bearded Academics Dancing by David Fawcett

2011-07-08T08:08:00.002+01:00

Bearded Academics Dancing
by David Fawcett

Date Painted: 2003
Acrylic on paper, 57 x 77 cm
Collection: Open University

Young Beard of the Month: Neil R. Banerjee

2011-07-06T22:09:00.003+01:00

Dr. Neil R. Banerjee
Assistant Professor, Laboratory for Stable Isotope Science
Department of Earth Sciences
University of Western Ontario
http://www.uwo.ca/earth/people/faculty/banerjee.html

Research Interests:
Stable isotope biogeochemistry; Microbial alteration of modern and ancient oceanic crust; Evidence for early life on Earth; Formation and evolution of oceanic crust; Geochemical cycling at mid-ocean ridges; Formation of massive sulfide deposits at mid-ocean ridges; The origin and emplacement of ophiolites; Astrobiology.

Young Beard of the Month: Ian Marquette

2011-06-10T21:58:00.002+01:00

Dr Ian Marquette
Research Fellow
Department of Mathematics, University of York
http://maths.york.ac.uk/www/im553

The Academic's Ornery Beard by Matt Reynolds

2011-05-28T22:43:00.001+01:00

The Academic's Ornery Beard from Matt Reynolds on Vimeo.

Young Beard of the Month: Stefan Kah

2011-05-10T22:35:00.001+01:00

Stefan Kah, Researcher
European Policies Research Centre
University of Strathclyde

Research experience on regional policy and the Structural Funds in Austria. Stefan has also worked in both Switzerland and Austria on Interreg-funded projects.

http://www.eprc.strath.ac.uk/eprc/cv_sk.cfm

Young Beard of the Month: Stefano Lazzari

2011-04-02T22:44:00.002+01:00

Stefano Lazzari, Researcher
Montecuccolino Laboratory, Department of Energy, Nuclear and Environmental Control (DIENCA) University of Bologna

http://php5.ing.unibo.it/~py05109/index.html

Young Beard of the Month: Alessandro Farinelli

2011-03-06T21:19:00.001Z

Dr. Alessandro Farinelli
Visiting Researcher, School of Electronics and Computer Science
University of Southampton
http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/people/af2

Alessandro Farinelli received his PhD in Computer Engineering at Dipartimento di Informatica e Sistemistica, University of Rome "La Sapienza" in 2005, under the supervision of Prof. Daniele Nardi. After that he was a Post-Doc at University of Rome "La Sapienza" working on the project "An integrated framework for situation assessment and task assignment in real rescue scenarios". He is now working as a Research Fellow with Prof. Jennings in the area of decentralised control.

To all our political science visitors

2011-02-02T10:29:00.002Z

While blogspot is updated sporadically, Facebook is where Academic Beards is at.

Young Beard of the Month: Brian Casemore

2011-02-01T22:28:00.003Z

Brian Casemore is an Assistant Professor of Curriculum & Pedagogy in the Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy at the George Washington University’s Graduate School of Education and Human Development. He teaches courses in English education, curriculum theory, human development, and social diversity. His research focuses on autobiographical inquiry and psychoanalytic conceptions of educational experience. His book on southern place and identity, The Autobiographical Demand of Place: Curriculum Inquiry In the American South (Peter Lang, 2008), explores the role of place in self-formation and conceptualizes a southern studies curriculum rooted in southern literature and autobiographical inquiry. In his current research, Brian is investigating the emotional geography of conversations in sex education. He is the principal investigator for a Ford Foundation Research Grant, "Sex Education in the Age of Abstinence: Conversations Toward a Revitalized Curriculum." The purpose of this research is to investigate conversations among youth and educators about sexual health and to develop innovative and democratic sexuality education curricula.

http://gsehd.gwu.edu/index.php?c=1150&kat=profile&pid=a597e50502f5ff68e3e25b9114205d4a

Prof. Dr. Thomas Bernauer

2011-02-01T08:58:00.001Z

Thomas Bernauer is a professor of political science at ETH Zurich. He and his research group are based at the Center for Comparative and International Studies, a joint institution of ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich, and at ETH Zurich’s Institute for Environmental Decisions. Thomas Bernauer obtained his PhD from the University of Zurich in 1992. In 1988-92 he was a researcher at the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research in Geneva, in 1992-94 a postdoctoral researcher at Harvard University, and in 1994-95 a senior lecturer at the University of Zurich. In 1995 he was appointed assistant professor at ETH Zurich, in 1999 associate professor, and 2004 full professor. In 2004-2006 Thomas Bernauer was dean of ETH Zurich’s department of social sciences and humanities, and in 2005-2009 director of the Center for Comparative and International Studies. Since 2004 he is a member of the Swiss National Science Foundation’s research council.

In his research and teaching Thomas Bernauer focuses on international environmental and economic issues. That is, he analyzes political and other conditions under which environmental and economic problems that extend beyond national borders can be solved. He is the author or co-author of ten books, more than 60 journal articles or book chapters, and many other types of publications. His publications have appeared with publishers such as Princeton University Press as well as in political science, economics, and natural sciences journals, for example International Organization, British Journal of Political Science, European Journal of Political Research, Ecological Economics, World Development, and Water Resources Research.

http://www.ib.ethz.ch/people/bernauer

Young Beard of the Month: Nico van der Heiden

2011-01-08T11:38:00.002Z

Dr Nico van der Heiden
Senior Research Fellow, Project Manager
Department for Political Science
University of Zurich

Nico van der Heiden studied political science, economics and media science at the University of Zurich (M.A. 2005). From 2002 until 2005 he was a student assistant at the Institute for Political Science at the University of Zurich (chair for Swiss politics and unit for policy-analysis and evaluation). Subsequently he was a research and teaching assistant at the same institute (2005-2008). In 2005, he was accepted to participate in the doctoral school of the NCCR democracy. His dissertation is on "Urban Foreign Policy and Domestic Dilemmas in Swiss and European City-regions" (Dr. des. 2009). A scholarship for promising junior scholars from the Swiss National Science Foundation allowed him to spend the academic year 2007/2008 at the INRS-UCS (Institut national de la recherché scientifique urbanisation, culture et société) in Montréal (Canada). Thereafter, he was academic assistant at the Seminar for Political Science at the University of Lucerne. Since February 2009, he is a senior project manager at the Centre for Democracy in Aarau.

http://www.ipz.uzh.ch/institut/mitarbeitende/staff/vanderheiden_en.html

Hair, Beards and Power: Taking it on the Chin

2010-12-28T15:42:00.003Z

In free societies and tyrannies alike, the hair on, and around, a man’s head always sends an ideological signal.

In many societies, beards and moustaches are even more ideologically charged than the question of what, if anything, sprouts from the top of male heads. Both in Muslim countries, and in the Muslim diaspora, sporting a bushy beard—often with the upper lip shaven—has become a symbol of piety. Many of the sternest Islamic regimes give men absolutely no choice in the matter. In June Somalia’s Islamic militants ordered men in Mogadishu to grow their beards and trim their moustaches. When the Taliban held power in Afghanistan, trimming one’s whiskers was outlawed; luxuriant beards flourished everywhere. Secular regimes that govern mainly Muslim populations often ban or strongly discourage beards. But when Saparmurat Niyazov, the late despot of Turkmenistan, ordered young men to shave their goatees, it was not so much an anti-religious measure as a general crackdown on personal freedom of all kinds. It was in a similar spirit that Enver Hoxha, Albania’s communist tyrant, outlawed beards (and almost every other show of individualism) in the 1970s.

One of the first changes decreed by the Islamists of Hamas after their victory over the secularists of Fatah in the 2006 Palestinian elections was that policemen were allowed to grow beards. But the theology of male hair can be controversial. Orthodox Christian priests generally sport beards in humble imitation of Jesus Christ; the most conservative say a priest’s hair and beard should not be cut because his whole body has been sanctified by the rite of ordination. Christian theologians still argue over what Saint Paul meant when he told the people of Corinth that for men to have long hair was shameful, while for women, flowing tresses were something glorious (although they should keep them covered, perhaps to avoid tempting wayward angels). Samson, one of the heroes of the Hebrew scriptures, seems to exemplify a different understanding of the power of hair: his awesome strength abandoned him as soon as his locks were trimmed.

For Muslims, imitating the faith’s founder is also given as a reason for growing beards. But there are many arguments over whether the practice is mandatory or just recommended. And the more beards are promoted in Islamic societies, the more unpopular they become in places that are wary of Islam—such as India, where a court opined last year that a Christian college was entitled to ban beards. To the dismay of Indian Muslims, the judge declared: “We do not want Talibans here.”

In Iran men can choose whether to shave or not, but Afro-sporting youths avoid beards because they would carry a hint of conformity with authority. And as Anthony Synnott, a British-born sociologist, points out, the only constant in the history of hairstyles is that each generation of men likes to defy its fathers (and father figures). In the 1960s both skinheads and hirsute hippies were challenging the uniformity of a generation that had received its formative haircuts while in uniform. Once every possible length had been tried, the only way to impress the world was through colour: rainbow-hued Mohawks, stripes and wings.

But in free societies, anything—however outrageous it seems at first—becomes respectable after a while. (Think how the body-piercing favoured by punk-rockers lost its power to shock after young bankers started sporting discreet earrings with their pinstriped suits.) One of the rising stars in Japanese politics is 58-year-old Yoshimi Watanabe, whose “Your Party” has just won 11 seats in the upper house of the legislature. Among his trademarks is a faux-hawk or “antenna” hairstyle, reportedly modelled on David Beckham’s appearance in 2002; voters apparently like it.

But Japan is no paradise for men in search of trichological freedom. The municipality of Isesaki has just told its male employees to shave their chins on grounds that “some citizens find bearded men unpleasant, so beards are banned.” The announcement coincided with the start of the summer season, in which men are encouraged to cool down by doffing their jackets and ties and save on air-conditioning. A bearded, open-necked town clerk, it seems, just wouldn’t look proper.

http://www.economist.com/node/16743613

Young Beard of the Month: Karen Beard

2010-12-05T21:13:00.004Z

Karen Beard, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Department of Biology, Utah State University

My areas of interest and teaching include conservation biology, invasion ecology, and linking species to ecosystems. Almost all of my research projects apply ecological theory to conservation or restoration ecology. Since coming to USU, most of my research has focused on invasive, non-native species. More specifically, my research has focused on (1) understanding non-native species from introduction to impact, and (2) developing techniques to manage and control non-natives. I also have a peripheral interest in disturbance ecology; more specifically, I have studied how disturbance influences native species and ecosystem processes, and how disturbance relates to non-native invasions.

Website: http://www.biology.usu.edu/htm/our-people/faculty/memberID=3068

Friedrich Engels (28 November 1820 – 5 August 1895)

2010-12-05T21:10:00.001Z

Friedrich Engels was a German social scientist, author, political theorist, philosopher, and father of communist theory, alongside Karl Marx. Together they produced 'The Communist Manifesto' in 1848. Engels also edited the second and third volumes of 'Das Kapital' after Marx's death.

Young Beard of the Month: Fredrik Bynander

2010-11-07T22:21:00.002Z

Fredrik Bynander
Associate Professor
Fredrik Bynander's main sub-discipline is International relations, but his publications span Leadership succesion, Crisis management studies, Foreign policy analysis, and Development aid. He has published in journals such as Public Administration, Political Psychology, Government & Opposition, and Cooperation & Conflict. Currently, Bynander divides his time between the Department of Government, University of Uppsala, and a position as Special Adviser to the Prime Minister's Office.
http://www.statsvet.uu.se/PersonalInfo.aspx?UserId=71

Young Beard of the Month: Luke Stricker

2010-10-23T11:54:00.003+01:00

Currently an instructor in the English Department at the University of Wyoming, Stricker earned his BA from UW in 2005, and his MFA in Poetry in 2007. In addition to teaching and a wide variety of other less desirable vocations, Luke has been publicly reading for about five years, and writing since he was a child.
http://uwacadweb.uwyo.edu/english/displayfaculty.asp?facultyid=4366

Young Beard of the Month: Josef Werne

2010-09-05T23:24:00.004+01:00

Young Beard of the Month
Josef Werne, Associate Professor
Large Lakes Observatory
University of Minnesota
http://www.d.umn.edu/llo/people/werne.html

Young Beard of the Month: Marc Libault

2010-08-03T08:18:00.004+01:00

Young Beard of the Month
Marc Libault
Research Scientist
Division of Plant Sciences
University of Missouri
http://plantsci.missouri.edu/faculty/libault.htm

Young Beard of the Month: Chris Kuklewicz

2010-07-09T21:54:00.001+01:00

Young Beard of the Month
Dr. Christopher Kuklewicz, research fellow
Experimental Quantum Optics
University of St Andrews
http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~qinfo/eqo/people.html

We have anecdotal evidence

2010-07-09T21:32:00.004+01:00

Academic beards has seen anecdotal evidence that successful independent production company Lucasfilm is planning a new blockbuster movie dedicated to the academic beard. Our informant suggests the movie will be about scientists with beards who study astrophysics. Academic Beards awaits additional proof with alacrity.

Young Beard of the Month: Roland Speicher

2010-06-04T23:03:00.002+01:00

Roland Speicher,Professor of Mathematics
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Queen's University
http://www.mast.queensu.ca/~speicher/

Things are Looking Up for Academic Beards

2010-05-20T08:40:00.000+01:00

Justin Bieber Earns his Beard

2010-05-16T09:54:00.003+01:00

Justin Bieber earns his beard with a nod to Michel Foucault.

Beard Theorum Dumped from Wikipedia

2010-05-16T09:14:00.004+01:00

The Beard Theorem is a political theorem that relates to the Communist Party and its members. The Beard Theorem is a theory that suggests that the size of one's Beard, whether it be a puff, French Fork or Mutton Chop, has a direct correlation to the radicality of a person's Socialist views. If one was to have a large, beard, that person has a higher chance of being a communist revolutionary than one other person who has only as moustache, or worse: no facial hair at all. This theorem is proved by many of the communist Russian revolutionaries of the 1900's, those like Karl Marx, who has a massive, beard and, in accordance to the theorem, is a great communist. V.I. Lenin, the leader of the Russian Revolution, had a beard, yet it was not as profound, thus he is not as truly communist as Marx or Engels, as he has a relatively small beard, but it is still present and is truth of his communisity. Josef Stalin, the leader of the Communist Vanguard Party in Russia from the mid 1920's to 1952, has no beard, yet has a moustache. Stalin, in accordance to the theorem thus has very little Communist Blood in him, as he is a Stalinist, and a social fascist. Exceptions to the rule is most East Asian Communist leaders.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "The beard theorum". Link may die if entry is finally removed or merged.

Young Beard of the Month: Zoltan Lelkes

2010-05-06T21:20:00.001+01:00

Zoltan Lelkes, Docens, Dept. Chemical Engineering, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary 1521

http://www.ch.bme.hu/Portal/MunkatarsakReszletes.aspx?StaffId=6d8233b1-75f8-4b43-86bf-4b689cd3e910

Young beard of the Month: Martin Sahlen

2010-04-12T15:00:00.003+01:00

Martin Sahlen,Postdoc Cosmology, Particle Astrophysics and String Theory Group, Stockholm University
http://cops.physto.se/people/source/martin_sahlen.html

A plurality of beards

2010-03-18T20:38:00.004Z

Professor Peter Aczel
Departments of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Manchester

Peter Aczel argues for a plurality of conceptual frameworks, coherence. Does he mean multiple foundations?

Young beard of the Month: Rush Cosgrove

2010-03-01T18:17:00.002Z

Young beard of the Month, Mr. Cosgrove is a Research Fellow at the Foundation and Center for Critical Thinking Mr Cosgrove has a unique background. He is one of very few students who have been systematically taught critical thinking from the age of 10. It was at this age that he was taken from the main stream of instruction and put into an independent study program designed and supervised by Drs. Paul and Elder.

Feline Reactions to Bearded Men

2010-02-25T09:37:00.007Z

A feline subject reacts to a photograph of a man with a full dark semicircular beard.

Abstract

Cats were exposed to photographs of bearded men. The beards were of various sizes, shapes, and styles. The cats' responses were recorded and analyzed.

Interpretation

Cats do not like men with long beards, especially long dark beards.
Cats are indifferent to men with shorter beards.
Cats are confused and/or disturbed by men with beards that are incomplete (e.g., Bork) and to a lesser degree by men whose beards have missing parts (e.g., Crafts).

These interpretations are not categorical. They are subject to several obvious qualifications. The most notable are listed below.

Qualification A. This study excluded photographs of men with beards confined largely to the underside of the jaw (see above discussion of Robert Bork). While data are available from studies conducted by other investigators, those studies made use of a different methodology than the one we used in our study. We are therefore hesitant to interpret our findings in light of the "Bork" findings, or vice versa.

Qualification B. This study was conducted with photographs of bearded men. In a future study we intend to investigate feline responses to animate bearded men. A large number of factors might produce significantly different results in the two studies. In particular, there has been speculation that bearded men produce pheromones which could have a significant effect on cats.[3]

by Catherine Maloney, Fairfield University, Fairfield, Connecticut, Sarah J. Lichtblau, University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois Nadya Karpook, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida Carolyn Chou, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Anthony Arena-DeRosa, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Beard and no beard

2010-02-24T08:48:00.002Z

Jack M. Beard (has no beard), Lecturer in Law, UCLA Law
B.S.F.S. Georgetown University, 1980
J.D. University of Michigan, 1983
LL.M. Georgetown University, 1989

Mechanical Beard

2010-02-20T00:26:00.003Z

Katepalli Sreenivasan a Professor of Engineering and distinguished university professor, University of Maryland, is one of the few Indian-American scientists who have been educated entirely in India. After obtaining a Ph.D. (with gold medal) in Aeronautics from the Indian Institute of Science in 1975, he did post-doctoral work at the Universities of Sydney and Newcastle in Australia and at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. Katepalli R. Sreenivasan, sixty-one years of age, taught at Yale for twenty-two years from 1979, as the Harold W. Cheel Professor of Mechanical Engineering from 1988, later holding joint appointments in the Departments of Physics, Applied Physics and Mathematics.

Ancient Greek Beard

2010-02-18T21:24:00.002Z

It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims - Aristotle.

Londa's Beard

2010-02-17T19:01:00.002Z

Londa Schiebinger
The John L. Hinds Professor of History of Science
History Department, Building 200
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-2024

The author of The Philosopher's Beard: Women and Gender in Science

Chair for Efficient Algorithms

2010-02-17T18:54:00.003Z

Prof. Dr. Ernst W. Mayr
Lehrstuhl für Effiziente Algorithmen, Institut für Informatik, Technische Universität München

Business Beard

2010-02-16T21:43:00.007Z

James J Angel, Associate Professor, McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University (est.1789)

Young Beard of the Month: Alessio Bozzo

2010-02-15T10:28:00.006Z

Dr. Alessio Bozzo, Research Associate, School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh

Artificial Life and Beards

2010-02-15T10:26:00.006Z

Thomas Knight Jr. Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), MIT

Doctor Dillamond, University of Shiz

2010-02-14T21:41:00.004Z

Doctor Dillamond is a character in author Gregory Maguire's 1995 novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. The character also appears in the Broadway musical and West End theatre musical Wicked which is based on Maguire's novel. Doctor Dillamond is a goat who has the ability to speak and interact with humans. He is a professor at Shiz University. Because he is the only Animal professor at Shiz, he is subjected to discrimination from his students and colleagues. However, Elphaba (the future Wicked Witch of the West) takes a liking to him.

A Beard's Best Friend

2010-02-11T21:34:00.003Z

David Fraser, Professor, NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Animal Welfare, C.M., B.A. (Tor.), Ph.D. (Glas.), University of British Columbia

The Meaning of Beards

2010-02-11T21:33:00.003Z

Sigmund Freud (German pronunciation: [ˈziːkmʊnt fʁɔʏt]), born Sigismund Schlomo Freud (May 6, 1856 – September 23, 1939), was a Jewish-Austrian neurologist who founded the psychoanalytic school of psychology.

DON'T CALL ME BRIAN BLESSED, JUST CALL ME DOCTOR

2010-02-07T18:02:00.004Z

Actor Brian Blessed has two honorary degrees from British Universities. One awarded in 2003 from the University of Bradford, the second awarded in 2004 by the Sheffield Hallam University. This photo is from the University of Bradford where he received Doctor of Letters.

Dr. David Hyrenbach Wears the Albatross Hat

2009-12-18T20:41:00.003Z

Dr. David Hyrenbach

Scientific name: Hyrenbachia daveediosus PhD

Where does Dr David live?
Dr. David lives in Greenlake, slightly north of down-town Seattle. In the summertime he migrates down to central California to rendezvous with black-footed albatross. During the school year he forages around the University of Washington.

http://www.polartrec.com/node/892

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Italian Professor gets Top Marks for his Sex Lessons with Students

2009-12-18T20:29:00.006Z

By Bruce Johnston in Rome Published: 12:01AM GMT 01 Feb 2002
A 66-YEAR-OLD law professor suspected of obtaining sexual favours female students in return for top marks, was hailed as a hero yesterday.

One newspaper described Prof Ezio Capizzano, a commercial law lecturer at the University of Camerino, as "Italy's answer to Sean Connery" after he defended himself by saying he only had sex with those who consented.

He lost his job at the 14th century university yesterday because of the scandal, which erupted when videos of his exploits were sent to the police. One student told La Rebubblica newspaper: "The first thing I learnt when I got to Camerino was that you didn't have to worry about your exams if you were pretty."

The investigation began last month after pornographic videos were stolen from his office. The videos, filmed with a camera hidden under the desk in his faculty office, featured the bearded professor having sex with women students on the rug.

When interrogated, Prof Capizzano calmly admitted the encounters, pointing out that they had all been consensual, and the "fruit of love". Several women told police that instead of feeling "obligated" to have sex, they had done so willingly, such was the professor's appeal.

Prof Capizzano's antics were hailed in the newspaper Corriere della Sera, where an article praised him as "Italy's answer to Sean Connery". Alberto Bevilacqua, a 68-year-old best-selling Italian author of romantic novels, wrote in the newspaper: "Capizzano stands to become the new guru of pensioned Italian males.

"Up until now, the idol of the over-60s, and not only them, has been Sean Connery. But Connery has the added attraction of being a film star. Instead, Capizzano, a sexual trapeze artist, has only himself to thank for his acrobatics."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/1383466/Italian-professor-gets-top-marks-for-his-sex-lessons-with-students.html

World News - Bearded Professor Briefly Forced Off Plane By Fellow Passengers

2009-12-18T20:28:00.001Z

A Spanish university professor with a long beard and dark complexion said Thursday he was briefly forced off an airliner during a layover on the Spanish island of Mallorca by passengers who feared he was an Islamic terrorist. Pablo Gutierrez Vega told The Associated Press that he was humiliated when three German passengers on an Air Berlin flight approached him during a layover in Palma de Mallorca on Aug. 30 en route from Seville, Spain, to Dortmund, Germany, and asked to search his carry-on luggage. The men told him that other passengers were frightened by his appearance, said Gutierrez Vega, a 35-year-old law professor at the University of Seville. "We can't take justice into our own hands," Gutierrez Vega told the Spanish daily el País, "unless we want to return to living in caves."

http://www.cbsnews.com

Fake Beard

2009-12-13T20:28:00.004Z

An option for the testosterone deprived.

Academic Beards Playlist

2009-12-13T09:55:00.001Z

Listen to the Academic Beards playlist by Academic Beards on MySpace Music.

Peter Sheppard the Beard

2009-12-12T19:19:00.002Z

Assoc Prof Peter Sheppard, University of Auckland

Roger Horrocks the Beard

2009-12-11T22:57:00.005Z

Prof Roger Horrocks, Emeritus Professor, University of Auckland

Greg Booth the Beard

2009-12-11T22:57:00.003Z

Greg Booth, Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology, University of Auckland

Beards, academia, and anaesthesia: a controlled study

2009-12-11T22:53:00.003Z

John Curran and Brian Pollard

One of us (BP) believes that beards, a natural state of affairs, signify wisdom. The other thinks that they are dirty, suiting woolly minded academics disinclined to arise for the morning ablutions. A controlled study was needed

Subjects, methods, and results

All 62 readily identifiable male professors, readers, and senior lecturers and 83 NHS consultants in anaesthesia unwittingly took part in a controlled study. The NHS group was randomly selected from a seated block at a recent anaesthetic scientific meeting, data being recorded on the back of its programme (2B blunt pencil). Academics' details were recorded into an electronic spreadsheet (Excel version 6 running on an IBM compatible PC with 120 MHz Pentium processor). Facial hair was defined as a recognisably maintained beard or moustache. Designer stubble was ignored, and data were compared with a chi-2 test with significance set at the 5% level.

Of the 62 academics, 21 (34%) wore beards or moustaches, compared with only five of the 83 (6%) NHS consultants (P<0.01; relative risk 5.62 (95% confidence interval 2.24 to 14.1)).

Comment

Against expectation, academic anaesthetists, who are old enough to secrete sufficient androgens to maintain a beard,(1) shave less than their colleagues in the NHS. Why?

Over 2000 years shaving habits have varied. Beards such as that worn by Van Dyke have eponymous status. Martial compared unshaven men to male goats, while Alexander led the Greeks and Scipio the Younger the Romans to shave daily - difficult without electric or modern safety razors. The coinage of many emperors and proconsuls depicts them bearded, and a young man's first shave of lanugo by the well paid tonsor was ceremomal - deposito barba.(2) St Clement of Alexandria thought shaving effeminate, and since the Council of Calcedon so required, clergy of the Orthodox, Church wear beards, often of magnificent size. Many teachers of Islam and Judaism are also bearded. Though the early Western Christian Church required clergy to shave Clerici barbam ne nutriant - the portraits of sixteenth century popes show them bearded, but in 1863 this innovation was discouraged and most Catholic secular clergy now shave.(3)

None of this resolves our disagreement. HP regards "Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown"(4) as endorsement of the maturity of men who have beards. He thinks that it is absurd that the association between beards and academic status confirms their mutual undesirability. He believes a later levee for academics acceptable by efficient use of the remaining hours they work.

JC, hesitating to speculate on the theory that a beard hides a weak face, knows that research is assembled to confirm what is obvious. Only the ecclesiastical evidence and fear of divine retribution prevents him concluding that beards and academic status each prove the weakness of the other. He lays store by a seventeenth century proverb, reminiscent of Martial's view, "If the beard were all the goat might preach."(5)

We thank Father Peter Ingman, priest of the Catholic Diocese of Nottingham, and Father Denis Gill, Russian Orthodox Priest, for their help.

Funding: None.
Conflict of interest: HP, academic, has a moustache; JC, a shaver, is an NHS consultant.

References

1 Braun-Falco 0, Plewig 0, Wolff H H, Winkelmann R K. Dermatology. New York: Springer, 1991:757.

2 Carcopino J. Daily life in ancient Rome. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1956. (Translated by E 0 Lorimer.)

3 Addis W; Arnold T. A Catholic dictionary. London: Virtue, 1954.

4 Holy Bible (King James version) 2 Samuel x, 5.

5 Browning D C. Dictionary of quotations and proverbs. Everyman edition. London: Dent, 1987.

Nottingham City Hospital,
Nottingham NG5 1PB
John Curran, consultant anaesthetist

Manchester Royal Infirmary,
Manchester M13 9WL
Brian Pollard, senior lecturer in anaesthesia

Correspondence to: Dr Curran.

Richard Bradley the Beard

2009-12-11T22:51:00.001Z

Professor Richard Bradley, University of Reading

Grenville Astill the Beard

2009-12-11T22:50:00.001Z

Professor Grenville Astill, University of Reading

Rainer Cramer the Beard

2009-12-11T22:48:00.001Z

Professor Rainer Cramer, University of Reading

Ivan Dimov the Beard

2009-12-11T22:47:00.001Z

Professor Ivan Dimov, University of Reading

Mary Beard the Beard

2009-12-11T22:44:00.004Z

Professor Mary Beard, University of Cambridge

Santa Claus Might be a Professor

2009-12-11T22:44:00.003Z

A cross-sectional study of UK academics suggests Santa Claus might be a professor.

Frank Davey's Beard

2009-12-11T22:42:00.001Z

Frank Davey, Professor, University of Western Ontario

Alan Somerset's Beard

2009-12-11T22:41:00.001Z

Professor Alan Somerset, University of Western Ontario

Russell Poole's Beard

2009-12-11T22:40:00.001Z

Professor Russell Poole, University of Western Ontario

Richard Carter has a Beard

2009-12-11T22:39:00.001Z

Prof Richard Carter, Lancaster University

A Beard in Control

2009-12-11T22:37:00.002Z

Duane Boning, Professor and Associate Head of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT

Nigel Stallard's Beard

2009-12-11T22:36:00.001Z

Professor Nigel Stallard, University of Warwick

Steve Newstead the Beard

2009-12-11T22:35:00.003Z

Professor Steve Newstead, University of Plymouth

Gerry Griffin and Beard

2009-12-11T22:20:00.001Z

Professor Gerry Griffin, University of South Australia

Richard A. Falk and A. Beard

2009-12-11T22:19:00.001Z

Richard A. Falk, Albert G. Milbank Professor Emeritus of International Law, Princeton University

Paul Anthony Mellars Beard

2009-12-11T22:18:00.001Z

Paul Anthony Mellars, Professor of Prehistory and Human Evolution, University of Cambridge

Brendan Burchell and Beard

2009-12-11T22:17:00.001Z

Dr Brendan Burchell, University of Cambridge

John Rust and Beard

2009-12-11T22:16:00.002Z

Professor John Rust, University of Cambridge

A Peachy Beard

2009-12-11T22:15:00.001Z

Professor Ken Peach, Particle Therapy Cancer Research Institute

John Geake's Beard

2009-12-11T22:12:00.002Z

Professor John Geake, Oxford Brookes University

Paul Trayhurn's Beard

2009-12-11T22:10:00.001Z

Professor Paul Trayhurn, University of Liverpool

Walter Rosenthal and Beard

2009-12-11T22:09:00.001Z

Professor Walter Rosenthal, Max Delbrück Center

Keith Beven is an Academic Beard

2009-12-11T22:04:00.002Z

Professor Keith Beven, Lancaster University

A Bramley Beard

2009-12-11T22:02:00.002Z

Professor Glen Bramley, Heriot Watt University

Greg Brooks and Beard

2009-12-11T21:54:00.001Z

Professor Greg Brooks B.A., M.A., PGCE, Ph.D., University of Sheffield