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VanDette reintroduces novel that spurred animal rights movement
Department of English Professor Emily E. VanDette has published a critical edition of “Trixy,” a 1904 novel by the best-selling American author and women’s rights activist Elizabeth Stuart Phelps. The novel exposes the ethical issues surrounding the practice of vivisection, or scientific experiments on live animals.
Gerber presents paper at Wallace Stevens conference
Department of English Professor Natalie Gerber was one of 13 international scholars, all of whom currently or formerly served on the board of The Wallace Stevens Journal, who participated in “Sincerely Yours, Wallace Stevens,” the first conference to consider Stevens, a highly regarded American modern poet in the first half of the 20th century, as a correspondent.
Emerging contaminants to be examined by UB professor at seminar
A seminar that examines lessons that have been learned from two decades of research on uncovering emerging contaminants and their ecological impacts will be led by Diana Aga, professor of Chemistry at the University at Buffalo, on Wednesday, Oct. 2, at 5 p.m.
Kasling Lecture to be presented, Hagan award recipient to be recognized, on Oct. 1
“A Celebration of Student-centered Research” is the topic of the 42nd Robert W. Kasling Memorial Lecture, to be presented by Dr. Junaid Zubairi of the Department of Computer and Information Sciences on Tuesday, Oct. 1 at 2 p.m., in Juliet J. Rosch Recital Hall.
Acclaimed ‘Lucky Man’ author Brinkley to give readings at Fredonia
Fiction writer Jamel Brinkley will give a craft talk and read excerpts from “A Lucky Man: Stories,” a collection of nine powerful stories set in Brooklyn and the South Bronx that have cast him as a significant new voice in fiction, at Fredonia as part of the Mary Louise White Visiting Writer Series established through the Fredonia College Foundation.
Psychology faculty co-author article
Drs. Catherine Creeley and Lisa Denton, both of the Department of Psychology, co-authored an article published in the international, peer-reviewed journal Brain Sciences.
Fredonia films to be shown at Niagara Falls International Film Festival
Films produced by faculty and students at Fredonia, including the documentary “Among the Hemlocks: Fantastic Stories from Fredonia, NY,” will be screened at the Niagara Falls International Film Festival.
Faculty member receives award
Szu-Han Kay Chen, assistant professor in the Department of Communication Disorders and Sciences at Fredonia, received the 2019 Advancing Academic-Research Careers (AARC) Award from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Annual Stroke Awareness Walk set for Sept. 7
The Stroke Awareness Walk, now in its 10th year at Fredonia and dedicated to providing education on stroke prevention and introducing services available at the campus’ Henry C. Youngerman Center for Communications Disorders, will be held on Saturday, Sept. 7, at 10 a.m.
Fredonia shortens path leading to B.S., M.S. in Biology
An academic program that enables students to earn B.S. and M.S. degrees in Biology in five years, instead of the conventional six years, is being launched at Fredonia. The B.S./M.S. multi-award program is intended for students with specific career goals that require advanced degrees as well as those who haven’t chosen a profession and want to do advanced research or perform an additional internship before applying to graduate or medical school or other health professions program.