Robert Spitzer
Robert Spitzer, political science, is the author of a chapter titled "Leading Elite Opinion: Law Reviews and the Distortion of Scholarship" in the recently published book, Leadership at the Crossroads, published by Praeger.
Christopher McRoberts
Christopher McRoberts, geology, was interviewed for an "Animal Planet" episode of "Animal Armageddon," which aired on Sept. 10. The episode, titled "Strangled" was about the end-Triassic mass extinction, one of the five biggest in the history of life that took place 200 million years ago.
Robert Spitzer
Robert Spitzer, political science, presented a paper titled "The Post-Bush Presidency and the Constitutional Order" at a panel on "Assessing Executive Power Before, During and After the Bush Presidency." The panel was held during the Sept. 3-6 annual meeting of the American Political Science Association in Toronto, Canada.
Robert Darling
Robert Darling, geology, recently co-authored a paper appearing in the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters. The paper, titled "Hydrothermal Heat Flow Near the Main Central Thrust, Central Nepal Himalaya" summarizes the loss of geothermal heat from the Himalayan Mountains, the tallest mountain range on Earth.
Alexander G. Gonzalez
Alexander G. Gonzalez, English Department, had his article, “Joyce’s Presence in Iris Murdoch’s ‘Something Special,’” published in Studies in Short Fiction after very lengthy and unforeseen printing delays. The article shows that all 15 of James Joyce’s Dubliners stories are referred to in Murdoch’s story, many of them being veiled references. Murdoch’s story emerges as an homage to Joyce, as references to Ulysses and A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man are also present.
Tim Donovan
Tim Donovan, Youth Sports Institute, was quoted in an article in The New York Times that promoted Sandlot Day 2010, a concept developed by the institute. The story, titled “On Sandlot Day, Children Call Their Own Shots,” was written by Mark Hyman and ran in the baseball section on March 26.
Robert Ponterio
Robert Ponterio, international communications and culture, presented a session at the New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers (NYSAFLT) annual conference held Oct. 11 in Buffalo, N.Y. The presentation, titled "French Culture through Online Authentic Materials," showed techniques for using various kinds of online materials, such as public service videos for children about the H1N1 virus and social media networks like YouTube, to teach French language in a strong cultural context. The keynote speaker at the conference was Terry Caccavale, SUNY Cortland Distinguished Alumna who is now a top specialist in early childhood language instruction.
Emmanuel Nelson
Emmanuel Nelson, English, is the editor of the recently published two-volume Encyclopedia of Contemporary LGBTQ Literature of the United States, featuring more than 400 entries on individual authors, topics and texts. In addition to editing the encyclopedia, Nelson contributed 11 of its entries.
Dawn Van Hall
Dawn Van Hall, library, attended the University Photographers Association of America's annual symposium in June at Jamestown Community College in Jamestown, N.Y. She was honored at this event by being inducted as a fellow of the University Photographers' Association of America for distinguished ability and service to the association and contributions to the advancement of photography. Van Hall, vice president of University Photographers Association of America, is on the board of directors of this national organization and chairs the Publications Committee.
Jerome O'Callaghan
Jerome O'Callaghan, arts and sciences, has published a review of Timothy Zick's new volume, Speech Out of Doors, in the Law and Politics Book Review (LPBR). The LPBR is an electronic publication of the American Political Science Association, distributed to 1,300 subscribers in 39 countries.