Lorraine Berry
Lorraine Berry, NeoVox project director, had her article, “Keurig and Me: A Coffee Lover’s Confession,” published in the April issue of Dame Magazine. It is a humorous essay, but pointed critique, about the invasion of coffee drinking by little plastic cups that cannot be recycled.
Also, Berry had her article, “Show Me a Feminist,” accepted for publication in Chicago Literati as part of its April 22 feminist issue.
Melissa Morris
Melissa Morris, Physics Department, gave an invited talk on Oct. 20 at Union College in Schenectady, N.Y. Also, she was invited to give a talk in March 2017 to the star and planet formation group at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark.
Melissa Morris
Melissa Morris, Physics Department, has been asked by Scientific American to comment on a recent paper appearing in the peer-reviewed journal Icarus titled “A new mechanism for chondrule formation: Radiative heating by hot planetesimals,” by Herbst & Greenwood (2016).
Andrew Fitz-Gibbon
Andrew Fitz-Gibbon, Philosophy Department, was named to a three-year term on the State University of New York’s Distinguished Academy Board on Sept. 23. This follows his appointment to Distinguished Service Professor by the SUNY Board of Trustees in June, a title conferred upon individuals who have given sustained outstanding service to the campus, SUNY, the community, the state of New York or the nation.
Mark Dodds
Mark Dodds, Sport Management Department, recently co-authored an article, “Inherent Risk or Risky Decision? Coach’s Failure to Use Safety Device an Assumed Risk,” published in the April 2013 issue of The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.
Jenifer Phelan and Daniel Harms
Jenifer Phelan and Daniel Harms, library, presented “First Blood: Using Games to Teach Authority as Constructed and Contextual to Freshmen” on June 13 at the 2019 State University of New York Librarian Association (SUNYLA) Conference held at Onondaga Community College. Their presentation explored the Association of College and Research Libraries’ Information Literacy Framework’s threshold concept “Authority is Constructed and Contextual.”
Melissa McGrady, Esq.
Melissa McGrady, Esq., University Police Department, recently received certification from the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services as a police juvenile officer. Her certification completes the department’s goal to have four juvenile officers in preparation for the state’s Raise the Age initiative. By October 2018, the age for criminal responsibility will be raised to 18 years of age. With the new law in place, many first-year students that are 17 years old will now be treated as juveniles should they enter the criminal justice system.
Paul Arras
Paul Arras, Communication and Media Studies Department, presented a paper at the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association annual conference held April 5 to 8. The paper was titled “9/11 News Coverage, From the Moment to Collective Memory.”
Robert Spitzer
Robert Spitzer, Political Science Department, is the author of the just-published seventh edition of his book, The Politics of Gun Control. First published in 1995, the book has become the standard on the subject. It has been updated to include the most recent developments of this controversial subject and is published by Routledge Publishers.
Tiantian Zheng
Tiantian Zheng, Sociology/Anthropology Department, was invited by Oberlin College, Ohio, to deliver a campus-wide talk on April 4 on her book Tongzhi Living: Men Attracted to Men in Postsocialist China.