Julie Ficarra and Sam Avery
Julie Ficarra, International Programs Office, and Sam Avery, Communication Studies Department, presented at the 17th International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement Annual Conference held at the National University of Ireland, Galway. Julie presented on problematizing issues of race, power and the “helping imperative” in service-learning programs in the Global South; and together, they co-presented a film project exploring the politics of space, memory and belonging for two immigrant groups on the north side of the city of Syracuse.
Robert Darling
Robert Darling, Geology Department, presented a paper titled “Zircon-adhering, Crystallized Melt Inclusions in Peritectic Garnet from the Western Adirondacks, New York State, USA” at the 23rd V. M. Goldschmidt Conference held in June in Montreal.
Nancy Kane
Nancy Kane, Performing Arts Department, was awarded one of the highest honors given to statewide United University Professions members at a ceremony held Oct. 4 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The SUNY union gave her the 2013 Fayez Samuel Award for Courageous Service by a Part Time Faculty Member for her work on behalf of the LGBTQIA community at SUNY Cortland. In Kane’s acceptance speech, she acknowledged the efforts of fellow union members, allies at the Cortland campus and across the state, and especially the students, faculty and professionals who fight discrimination and bullying on campus.
Deborah Warnock
Deborah Warnock, Sociology/Anthropology Department, presented about class and and higher education on two panels at the annual meetings of the Working Class Studies Association in early June at SUNY Stony Brook.
Robert Spitzer
Robert Spitzer, Political Science Department, is the author of two recent articles: “An Assault Weapons Gambit Backfires,” which appeared on the editorial page of the New York Daily News on April 9, and “Sensible Regulation of Guns,” which appeared in the Sunday opinion section of the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle on April 13.
Kati Ahern
Kati Ahern, English Department, co-authored an article titled “Listening for Genre Multiplicity in Classroom Soundscapes.” It was published in the July issue of the journal enculturation.
Melissa Morris
Melissa Morris, Physics Department, presented a talk titled “Chondrule Formation from Ejecta Melts with Adaptive Mesh Refinement” at the 78th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society, held July 27-31 in Berkeley, Calif.
Alexander G. Gonzalez and Michele I. Gonzalez
Alexander G. Gonzalez, English Department, and Michele I. Gonzalez, Literacy Department, received the 2016 Garrison Award, awarded by the Finger Lakes Trail Conference for their efforts to protect via easements public hiking trails that are built on private land.
Janet Duncan
Janet Duncan, Foundations and Social Advocacy, recently gave the keynote address for the Inclusive Education Summer Institute at Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. The title of the keynote was “International Perspectives on Human Rights for Persons with Disabilities.” While at Acadia she taught a graduate course in Foundations of Inclusive Education.
Gregory D. Phelan
Gregory D. Phelan, Chemistry Department, was issued two patents: the first patent, Dioxaborinanes and uses thereof — United State Patent Number 8,546,617, deals with a new wood preservative. The second patent, Supercritical Noble Gases and Uses Thereof — United States Patent 8,551,257, deals with a new way to use nontoxic materials to clean textiles in a more environmentally friendly way.