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Laura Deen Johnson guest lectured at Tabor College
Laura Deen Johnson, assistant professor of communications, was a guest speaker at Tabor College in Hillsboro, Kansas, where she addressed the topic, "Expressions of Civil Region in Post 9-11 America." The multi-media presentation took place March 12 at the Wohlgemuth Music Education Center.
Play time goes "prime time" at American Studies symposium
The keynote address by William Gleason, English professor and head of the Program in American Studies at Princeton University, opens The American Play Ethic symposium on Thursday, 4:30 p.m., in 209 McEwen. Leisure, play and gaming activities that continue to shape and define the American identify and culture will be examined at SUNY Fredonia by students and faculty at the American Studies Spring Symposium on Thursday and Friday, March 22 and 23.
Arts and Sciences faculty describe work on Research Day March 23
The College of Arts and Sciences will be sponsoring a Research Day, featuring professors from the college on Friday, March 23 from 3 to 5 p.m. in Jewett Hall 101. The presenters will include: Dr. Guy Boysen, Dr. Jennifer Hilderbrand, Dr. Michael Milligan, Dr. Kate Douglass, Dr. Erica Snow, and Dr. Daniela Peterka-Benton.
Bernhard and Reese presenting at national music ed biennial conference
Music Education faculty members Christian Bernhard and Jill Reese have been invited to participate in the National Association for Music Education’s Biennial Conference in St. Louis on March 28-31.
Liz Lee writes chapter for new book on biologically-inspired computing
Photography professor Liz Lee has contributed a chapter, “A New Leaf,” to a new book, “Biologically Inspired Computing for the Arts: Scientific Data Through Graphics,” to be released in April by IGI Global, an international publishing company that covers all aspects of information science, technology utilization and management.
Six students part of program to display research results to Legislature
The research results of six SUNY Fredonia science students will be exhibited in “Discovery: An Undergraduate Showcase” at the Legislative Office Building in Albany on Wednesday, Feb. 29. They will join fellow students from throughout the SUNY system to display their findings in a poster format to a statewide audience.
Students invited to present research results at annual campus expo
Entries for SUNY Fredonia’s Student Research and Creativity Exposition, an annual showcase of accomplishments by undergraduate and graduate students held each spring, are being accepted...
Yellowstone is the site for a summer course in stewardship of public lands
The innovative six credit program, “Stewardship of Public Lands: Politics and the Yellowstone Ecosystem,” is designed to engage and educate students in political disputes about public lands, public resources, and environmental issues. The linked Biology and English courses will take place this July in the federally reserved park known for its wildlife, subalpine forests, and geothermal features. The park is centered over the Yellowstone Caldera, the largest supervolcano on the continent.
Science reviews David Kinkela's new book on DDT
David Kinkela Podcast of interview with Dr. Kinkela about the book (posted by WRCT-FM, Pittsburg, PA)>> Cover of DDT & The American Century By Christine...
Belliotti explores obligation to the dead in new book, "Posthumous Harm"
A thorough analysis of moral obligations to the dead is presented by Dr. Raymond Angelo Belliotti, Distinguished Teaching Professor of Philosophy at SUNY Fredonia, in his newest book, “Posthumous Harm: Why the Dead are Still Vulnerable.”