Sebastian Purcell
Sebastian Purcell, Philosophy Department, had his article, “Life on the Slippery Earth,” published in Aeon magazine’s July 4 issue. Purcell’s article discusses how the Aztec moral philosophy has profound differences from the Greek tradition, not least its acceptance that nobody is perfect.
Lauren deLaubell, Dan Harms, Jenifer Sigafoes Phelan and Hilary Wong
Lauren deLaubell, Dan Harms, Jenifer Sigafoes Phelan and Hilary Wong, Memorial Library, recently had their book chapter titled “Librarians Sitting Down with Students: Varied Approaches to Co-Teaching Reading Skills for Developmental Writers” published in the ACRL book Teaching Critical Reading Skills: Strategies for Academic Librarians.
Jared Rosenberg
Jared Rosenberg, Kinesiology Department, was an author on a recently published article, "EXERT-BCN: An Exercise Regimen Designed to Improve Body Composition, Functional Capacity, and Srength After Treatment for Breast Cancer With Nutrition Optimization," in online resource PubMed.
Bekeh Ukelina
Bekeh Ukelina, History Department, has been selected to participate in the SUNY Russia Programs Network. He will travel to St. Petersburg, Russia this summer to participate in the 12th New York-St. Petersburg Institute of Linguistics, Cognition and Culture where he will offer a three-week seminar, one general lecture and a mini-conference presentation on the topic of “Development and Global Migration.”
Hugh Anderson
Hugh Anderson, International Programs Office, received an Erasmus+ KeyAction 1 Mobility Award to visit Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. He took part in the International Staff Training Week on Project Management from May 13 to 17 with higher education administrators from 11 different countries.
Mary Lynch Kennedy
Mary Lynch Kennedy, English Department, co-authored the seventh edition of the book, Writing in the Disciplines; A Reader and Rhetoric for Academic Writers, which was published by Prentice Hall and released earlier this year. There will be a copy available in the English Department for interested browsers.
John C. Hartsock
John C. Hartsock, Communication Studies Department, has had a scholarly award established in his name by the International Association for Literary Journalism Studies. The award, the “John C. Hartsock Award for Best Article in Literary Journalism Studies,” was established by the association at their last international conference held at King’s College in Halifax, Nova Scotia in May. The award is given for the best article appearing in the association’s blind-reviewed journal, Literary Journalism Studies, for the previous publication year. Hartsock was the founding editor of the journal in spring 2009 and guided it for the first five years of publication. He has been invited to give the award next May at the association’s annual conference to be held at the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Vienna.
Gregg Weatherby
Gregg Weatherby, English Department, has been awarded the Aurora Poetry Chapbook Prize for “Before We Forget,” the title poem of his next collection. The prize includes a $500 cash award and publication in Aurora Poetry, an online publication. Two additional poems, “Sunset” and “Drafts,” were also selected to appear in the journal.
Kent Johnson
Kent Johnson, Sociology/Anthropology Department, gave a talk titled “More than Signs of Death: Bioarchaeology, Skeletons, and the Study of Ancient Lives” as a part of the Science and Suds speaker series presented by Lime Hollow Nature Center and Hopshire Farm & Brewery.
Brian Barrett
Brian Barrett, Foundations and Social Advocacy Department, had his article published in the current edition of Policy Futures in Education. “Towards a Non-Deterministic Reading of Pierre Bourdieu: Habitus and Educational Change in Urban Schools,” was co-authored with Camille Martina of the University of Rochester and can be found in volume 10, issue 3.