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Events and news of what's happening around the Fredonia campus.
Events and news of what's happening around the Fredonia campus.
What spurred the journey taken by Dr. Sherri (Sam) Mason, a Chemistry professor at Fredonia who has emerged as a pioneer research scientist through her groundbreaking work on plastics pollution, will be shared in “Transformations: A Scientific Journey,” in the Robert M. Kasling Memorial Lecture she will present on Tuesday, Sept. 18, at Rosch Recital Hall.
Carl Lam, a violinist and vice president of the Western New York Chamber Orchestra and an adjunct lecturer in the Department of Communication, was one of 34 participants in the League of American Orchestras’ Essentials of Orchestra Management program in mid-July.
Dr. Christina Jarvis of the Department of English was interviewed by the Daily Vonnegut recently about author Kurt Vonnegut and the environment.
Dr. Nick Weiser, tabbed a year ago to lead the Jazz Studies program in the School of Music, has a new side gig: touring member of the celebrated Glenn Miller Orchestra. He accompanied the orchestra on a three-week Midwest tour in June as pianist.
Natasha Farny, associate professor in the School of Music, will give a master class for high school cellists at Smithtown High School West, Long Island.
Drs. Natasha Farny and Eliran Avni of the School of Music will perform a recital of Romantic music for cello and piano in New York City at the Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church on Sunday, June 3, at 6:30 p.m.
Junaid Zubairi, professor of Computer and Information Sciences, gave a presentation, "Flight Data to Earth,” at a seminar hosted by the IEEE Buffalo Section. Dr. Zubairi explained salient features of this patented Flight Data Tracker technology that could potentially save lives, and also reported that the Fredonia Technology Incubator has established an ADRL (Advanced Data Research Lab) to implement a prototype FDT system.
Reneta Barneva, professor and chair of the Department of Applied Professional Studies in the School of Business, delivered a talk that explored ethical and legal aspects of big data analytics at UP STAT 2018, the seventh annual conference of the Upstate Chapters of the American Statistical Organization, held April 20 and 21 at the University of Rochester.
Dr. Steven Fabian of the Department of History recently signed a book contract with Cambridge University Press, the oldest printing and publishing house in the world and the oldest university press. His manuscript, “Making Identity on the Swahili Coast: Urban Life, Community, and Belonging in Bagamoyo,” will be the inaugural volume of a new series called “African Identities: Past and Present.”
Dr. Junaid Zubairi of the Department of Computer Information Sciences will give the presentation, "Flight Data to Earth” to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Buffalo Section joint meeting with related societies.