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John Hansen designed communication system for satellite launched into orbit
The Minotaur I rocket launched by NASA from its Virginia facility in November is carrying a unique satellite that will communicate using a digital interface system designed by Professor John Hansen of the Computer and Information Sciences Department at SUNY Fredonia.
Agreement signed with Niigata U. of Pharmacy and Applied Sciences
An agreement has been reached between SUNY Fredonia and Niigata University of Pharmacy and Applied Life Sciences (NUPALS), of Japan, to encourage the development of joint research projects and facilitate faculty and student mobility between the two educational institutions. NUPALS works with local industry and government to identify future medical, food, environmental and technology needs relative to applied life sciences. It was founded in 1977.
Mathematics faculty and students participate in state conference
A large group of faculty and students from SUNY Fredonia recently participated in the annual conference of the Association of Mathematics Teachers of New York State, held Nov. 7 to 9 in Buffalo.
Amanda Pruden to explore non-traditional families in children's literature
Amanda Pruden, a junior Women's and Gender Studies major, will explore how alternative family living arrangements are depicted in children’s literature on Wednesday, Dec. 4, at 5 p.m., at Room G103B Williams Center. Her presentation, which is a project for the class, Women's and Gender Studies Special Topics, will look at the wide disparity between children’s books depicting non-nuclear families compared to nuclear or traditional families.
New book by Ray Belliotti examines Biblical parables
In his newest book, “Jesus the Radical: The Parables and Modern Morality,” SUNY Fredonia Distinguished Teaching Professor of Philosophy Raymond Belliotti interprets and critically examines parables in the New Testament.
History students host photojournalist for senior capstone conference
Students from the Department of History’s Honors Capstone Class will present, “Conflict and Crisis in Africa,” their senior capstone conference, on Wednesday, Nov. 13, from 3 to 7 p.m., at Williams Center Room 204 A-E. Brendan Bannon, a Western New York photojournalist based in Nairobi, Kenya, will deliver the keynote address.
History Professor John Arnold author of new book
John Arnold’s new book, "The Footprints of Michael the Archangel, the Formation and Diffusion of a Saintly Cult,” explores the formation and diffusion of the cults from about 300 to 800 A.D., isolating its development within the orthodox traditions of the Greek speaking East, and then following its development within Latin Catholicism.
Essays by Michael Markham published in The Los Angeles Review of Books
Michael Markham, professor of Musicology of the School of Music, had two essays published in the literary review of The Los Angeles Review of Books...
Students to share results of NSF-funded summer research on Nov. 1
Eight SUNY Fredonia students engaged in summer research activities funded by grants from the National Science Foundation will outline their findings and experiences to the campus on Friday, Nov. 1, at 3 p.m. at Jewett Hall Room 101.
Students to present results of summer biology research
Eight graduate and undergraduate students will present findings of research they performed this past summer, under the guidance of SUNY Fredonia Biology faculty, on Friday, Oct. 25, from 3 to 5 p.m., at Jewett Hall Room 101. Financial support for their research was provided by a Yunghans-Mirabeli, Holmberg, Wettingfeld, Constantine Barker and Yunghans-Dieter Fellowships.