Robert Spitzer
Robert Spitzer, Political Science Department, presented a talk titled “Gun Legislation and Obstacles to Effective Gun Control” before the Metropolitan Black Bar Association at the New York City Bar Association in New York on Nov. 29.
Melissa A. Morris
Melissa A. Morris, Physics Department, had her NASA Emerging Worlds grant proposal selected for funding in the amount of $319,000. This highly interdisciplinary grant will involve Morris, an undergraduate student and a research assistant at SUNY Cortland, as well as researchers at Arizona State University and Caltech. The entire project has been funded by NASA at a level of approximately $500,000.
Also, Morris submitted a paper, “The Effect of Multiple Particle Sizes on Cooling Rates of Chondrules Produced in Large-scale Shocks in the Solar Nebula” to Meteoritics and Planetary Science.
Also, Morris has been invited to give a talk at NASA headquarters in Washington, D.C. in September 2015.
Bruce Mattingly
Bruce Mattingly, School of Arts and Sciences, co-presented “The Common Problem Project: A New Pedagogy Developed by a Consortium of SUNY Colleges” at SUNY’s 5th Annual Applied Learning Conference. Mattingly joined his Common Problem Project colleagues from SUNY Plattsburgh, Oswego and Oneonta in describing benefits, challenges, successes and suggestions for institutions that would like to use this approach to learning.
Karen Downey and senior Matthew Ellis
Karen Downey, Chemistry Department, authored a paper with senior Matthew Ellis, to be published in an upcoming issue of the International Journal of Quantum Chemistry.
Jordan Kobritz and Ray Cotrufo
Jordan Kobritz and Ray Cotrufo, Sport Management Department, presented “Beyond the Box Score: The Case for Integrating Sport Analytics into the Sport Management Curriculum” at the Commission on Sport Management Accreditation (COSMA) conference in Philadelphia on Feb. 13.
Seth N. Asumah
Seth N. Asumah, Africana Studies and Political Science Departments, received the “Outstanding Service Award” at the 37th annual conference of the New York Africana Studies Association (NYASA) held Feb. 24-25 at Penn State University, University Park, Pa. He was recognized for his leadership and continuing service to the organization. Asumah was also honored by the African American Studies Department and the Black Student Union of Penn State University for his contributions and leadership to the NYASA Publications Committee.
Szilvia Kadas and Eric Edlund
Szilvia Kadas, Art and Art History Department, and Eric Edlund, Physics Department, recently had their paper titled “A multidisciplinary collaboration between graphic design and physics classes responding to COVID-19” published in the Journal of Scholarship of Engagement (JoSE).
Thomas Hischak
Thomas Hischak, professor emeritus of theatre, had the second edition of his textbook, Theatre as Human Action: An Introduction to the Theatre, released by Rowman & Littlefield in March.
Thomas Hischak
Thomas Hischak, professor of theatre emeritus, had two of his books released in January. The Abbott Touch: Pal Joey, Damn Yankees, and the Theatre of George Abbott have been published by Methuan Drama (London). The fourth edition of the textbook Theatre as Human Action: An Introduction to Theatre Arts has been released by Rowman & Littlefield. The new edition was co-authored by Mark A. Robinson.
Tadayuki Suzuki
Tadayuki Suzuki, Literacy Department, had his article titled “Reading Picture Books and Discussing Gender Binary Topics with Elementary Students,” published in the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) blog on Oct. 25.