Lauren deLaubell
Lauren deLaubell, Memorial Library, contributed to a resource list published in early December by the Association of College and Research Libraries' Choice blog, Toward Inclusive Excellence (TIE). The resource list is titled “Resources for Understanding the Ethical Implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Theresa Curtis
Theresa Curtis, Biological Sciences Department, recently had two papers accepted for publication. “Equine Mesenchymal Stromal Cells from Different Sources Efficiently Differentiate into Hepatocyte-Like Cells” will appear in the journal Tissue Eng Part C Methods and “A Comparative Study on the In Vitro Effects of the DNA Methyltransferase Inhibitor 5-Azacytidine (5-AzaC) in Breast/Mammary Cancer of Different Mammalian Species” was accepted by the journal J Mammary Gland Biol Neoplasia. The co-authored articles report on collaborative research that Curtis performed during her 2014-15 sabbatical at Cornell University in Gerlinde Van de Walle’s lab.
Katie Ducett
Katie Ducett, Foundations and Social Advocacy Department, was a 2024 Faculty Grant Winner of Teach Access, a national non-profit disability advocacy organization dedicated to bridging the digital accessibility skills gap between education and industry. She is one of 25 recipients awarded a $2,000 grant to fund their work to incorporate teaching about accessibility into their existing courses. Grant recipients, in turn, contribute their teaching materials, such as lesson plans, assignments, tests and discussion prompts, to the free and open-access Teach Access Curriculum Repository, multiplying the impact of the grants. Teach Access offers free programs and resources help educators teach and students learn about the fundamentals of disability and accessibility.
Li Jin
Li Jin, Geology Department, recently gave a presentation at the 2017 Northeast/North-Central Geological Society of America Joint Section Meeting in Pittsburgh. She presented, “Modeling Nitrogen Dynamics in the Tioughnioga River, New York.”
Caroline Kaltefleiter
Caroline Kaltefleiter, Communication and Media Studies Department, had an article, “Care and Crisis in David Graeber’s New York: Anarcha-feminism, Gift Economies, and Mutual Aid Beyond a Global Pandemic” published in a special volume of Anthropological Notebooks. The volume is dedicated to the work of the late anthropology scholar and activist David Graeber who passed away in September 2020.
James Hokanson
James Hokanson, Kinesiology Department, served as a mentor for kinesiology graduate student Lindsey Taylor, who presented her poster at the “Graduate Research: Making a Difference in New York Partnering with SUNY and CUNY” event held Feb. 11 in Albany, N.Y. Taylor’s poster is titled “Whole-Body High-Intensity Interval Training as an Alternative to Endurance Training.”
Jack Carr
Jack Carr, Communication and Media Studies Department, performed the role of the bastard fop, Don John, in “Much Ado About Nothing” for Shakespeare-in-the-Park at Thornden Amphitheatre, in Syracuse, N.Y., the only live theatre presentation in Onondaga County this summer. This was followed by an ensemble role in a COVID-compliant mashup on the lawns behind the former Case Mansion in Auburn, N.Y., of the Greek tragedy “Antigone” by Sophocles and “Letters to Soldiers Lost,” reading actual letters that had been left at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, and singing contemporary folk songs, two of which were written by college students for the original production on the West Coast. For this work, Carr and his SUNY Cortland colleague Nancy Kane, Kinesiology Department, were cited by the Theatre Association of New York State (TANYS). Carr is currently playing Malvolio in “Twelfth Night,” to be posted to YouTube at Thanksgiving. Also, he is putting finishing touches on an original script, “Maintenance,” with his friend and collaborator, Cortland native Matthew B. Steele.
Richard Hunter
Richard Hunter, Geography Department, co-authored a research article titled “Coping strategies during drought: The case of rangeland users in southwest Iran” that appears in the current issue of Rangelands.
Celeste McNamara
Celeste McNamara, History Department, was appointed book review editor for the Journal of Religious History, published on behalf of the Religious History Association. The Journal of Religious History is an international, double-blind, peer-reviewed journal that aims to publish high quality, impactful scholarship and research that makes original and significant contribution to the field of religious history. The scope of the journal is the history of all religions and their relationship with the human experience across all time periods; the journal explores religion and its related subjects, along with debates on comparative method and theory in religious history.
Thomas Lickona
Thomas Lickona, Center for the 4th and 5th Rs (Respect and Responsibility), has been invited to be a Distinguished Professor at the Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues at England’s University of Birmingham.
During the week of June 23-27, Lickona will present “Integrating Ethics and Excellence: Educating for Both Moral and Performance Character” as part of the centre’s biweekly seminar series, and he will confer with teams working on different research projects within the centre. The invitation was announced in the March 2014 issue of the Jubilee Centre Research and Policy Digest.
The 2014 Winter-Spring issue of excellence & ethics, co-edited by Lickona and Office Manager Marthe Seales, focuses on how schools and parents can combat the rising rate of dating violence and sexual assault, which have received growing national attention. To download a copy, visit the center’s website at www.cortland.edu/character.