Robert Spitzer
Robert Spitzer, Political Science Department, has been informed that his article, “Still Saving the Constitution from Lawyers,” has been accepted for publication in the December 2010 issue of the Gonzaga Law Review.
Gail Wood and Anita Kuiken
Gail Wood and Anita Kuiken, Memorial Library, presented “What is this Thing Called a Commons?” at the SUNY Technology Conference 2010 held June 15 in Rye Brook, N.Y.
David F. Berger and John P. Lombardo
David F. Berger and John P. Lombardo, Psychology Department, co-authored an article with three researchers from SUNY Upstate Medical University and a Cortland undergraduate. “The Effects of Strain and Prenatal Nicotine Exposure on Ethanol Consumption by Adolescent Male and Female Rats” was published in May 2010 in Behavioural Brain Research, an Elsevier international journal based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Claus Schubert
Claus Schubert, Mathematics Department, was invited to spend a week with the research group on quadratic forms at the University of Konstanz, Germany. During his stay, from July 24-31, he gave a talk at the research seminar titled “Quadratic forms, ordering Spaces, and u-invariants.”
Mark Dodds and Harlan Bigelow
Mark Dodds, Sport Management Department, and Harlan Bigelow, Budget Office, ran the Lake Placid Marathon for Team in Training, a non-profit organization that raises money to fight leukemia. More than 200 people ran the Lake Placid Marathon and Half Marathon on June 13, raising more than $500,000. Bigelow finished third in his age group.
Thomas Hischak
Thomas Hischak, Performing Arts Department, had his play, “The Cardiff Giant,” named as one of the three winners in the 2009 Julie Harris Playwriting Competition sponsored by the Beverly Hills Playhouse. Also, his play “Awakening: The Story of Kip Van Winkle” has been published by Pioneer Drama Service, Inc., Denver, Colo.
Jenn McNamara
Jenn McNamara, Art and Art History Department, is showing a surface design piece at the Brooklyn Art Library for “The Pattern Project” exhibition. The exhibition opens Friday, June 25, at 201 Richards St. #16 in Brooklyn.
Barbara Wisch
Barbara Wisch, art and art history, received funding to present at the National Endowment for the Humanities' 2010 Summer Institute for College Teachers. "Ritual and Ceremony from Late-Medieval Europe to Early America." It is sponsored by the Folger Institute from June 21-July 23. Wisch will present in the session titled "Traditions and Transformations on the Continent" on Monday, July 5, and Tuesday, July 6.
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.
Jenn McNamara
Jenn McNamara, Art and Art History Department, will have two silkscreens, “Ahh Mortimer, I knew him well . . .” and “Unconditional Love” included in Shy Rabbit Contemporary Arts’ Print National 2. The show will run from Sept. 4-Oct. 17. The Call for Entries resulted in a total of 505 submissions being received from 150 artists located throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. Juror Yuji Hiratsuka selected a total of 90 pieces for inclusion in the show, representing 45 fine-art printmakers from 21 states, Canada and the United Kingdom.