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Sarmiento co-edits book examining Central American migration
“Central American Migrations in the Twenty-first century,” a book tackling how Central America has been portrayed as a region profoundly marked by the migration of its people, is co-edited by Dr. Ignacio Sarmiento.
Cao co-authors paper identifying serpentine minerals using machine learning
Assistant Professor Wentao Cao co-authored a new research paper, “Identifying Serpentine Minerals by their Chemical Compositions with Machine Learning,” published in the journal American Mineralogist.
New York Times interviews archivist Shepp for Lily Dale lawsuit article
Coordinator of Archives and Special Collections Mandi Shepp was interviewed by the New York Times to give expert insight into the history of Spiritualism and life in Lily Dale, a hamlet the Times article described as a haven for Spiritualism.
Brown Bag speaker to examine harmful algal blooms
Harmful algal blooms – how they’re formed and ultimately impact human, pet and wildlife health – will be explored by Visiting Assistant Professor Allison Hrycik at the next Brown Bag talk on Wednesday, Dec. 6, beginning at noon.
Davis interviewed for podcast discussing impact of Swift on concerts
Dr. James Davis of the Fredonia School of Music was interviewed for the podcast “History Behind News," with the topic, “History of America’s Concerts Before Taylor Swift."
Petri writes the music score of ‘Guns of Eden’
Music Industry Senior Lecturer Armand Petri scored the movie “Guns of Eden,” an action thriller filmed mostly in Buffalo, NY, that has recorded four million views on the Uncorked channel Flix.
Alumni, faculty in key roles in Buffalo production of ‘La Bohéme’
SUNY Fredonia alumni and faculty figure quite prominently – both on stage and behind the scenes – in the Buffalo Opera Unlimited (BOU) production of “La Bohéme,” Giacomo Puccini’s timeless tale of tragic romance that inspired the hit musical “Rent.”
Bernhard article published in journal
A peer-reviewed article, “Helping Music Education Majors through Positive Psychology,” written by Professor Christian Bernhard of the Fredonia School of Music, was published in the Nov. 6 issue of the International Journal of Education & the Arts.
Staples has book published
Dr. John Staples of the Department of History has just had his new book, “Johann Cornies, the Mennonites, and Russian Colonialism in Southern Ukraine,” published by the University of Toronto Press.
Purtill co-authors multidisciplinary article that examines woodhenge earth oven
Assistant Professor Matthew Purtill co-authored a multidisciplinary article, "Feasting at a World Center Shrine: Paleoethnobotanical and Micromorphological Investigations of a Woodhenge Earth Oven.”