Sharon F. Cramer, SUNY Distinguished Service Professor Emerita, is the editor of three volumes published by SUNY Press. This series focused on shared governance. Volume 3, Shared Governance in Higher Education: Vitality and Continuity in Times of Change (co-edited by Peter L. K. Knuepfer), with a June 2020 publication date, contains a chapter by Joseph Marren, professor of communication. Volume 1 (Shared Governance in Higher Education: Demands, Transitions, and Transformations) and Volume 2 (Shared Governance in Higher Education: New Paradigms, Evolving Perspectives), published in 2017, each contain a chapter by Cramer. Volume 2 also contains a chapter by Heather Maldonado, assistant dean in Academic Success. This series, featuring authors from 23 campuses inside and outside SUNY, is based on the SUNY Voices series of symposia. Cramer, Marren, and Maldonado have all served in leadership roles in the College Senate and in the SUNY University Faculty Senate.

Arjun K. Pathak, assistant professor of physics, published the peer-reviewed scientific article "First-Order Magnetic Phase Transition in Pr₂In with Negligible Thermomagnetic Hysteresis" in Physical Review B (101 [22]), one of the reputed journals published by the American Physical Society. The article reports the rare first-order magnetic transition with a negligible hysteresis, which is a fundamentally important milestone in developing the magnetic refrigerator.

Gregory W. Ebert, professor emeritus of chemistry, had his paper “The Carbonylation of Phenylcopper Tri-n-Butylphosphine Complex [PhCu .P(n-butyl)3] Produces the Symmetrical Ketone Benzophenone” (PDF, 231 KB) published in the Journal of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 7 (2): 7–10.

An article by Hope Dunbar, digital archivist in E. H. Butler Library's Archives and Special Collections, "Teaching Copyright Law through Participatory Involvement in an Unconference Setting,” has recently been published in the esteemed Journal of Copyright in Education and Librarianship. Written with local coauthors Stephanie Adams, Amanda McCormick, and Sarah Mclean-Plunkett, the article may prove especially interesting to students, faculty, and researchers in areas that touch on education, law, copyright issues, librarianship, information dissemination, instruction within groups settings, and many other disciplines.

An article about the music of Mark Norris, associate director of web services in Marketing and Communications, was recently featured in the Buffalo News. Jeff Miers, News music critic, interviewed Norris and reviewed his new double-sided single, "Seven and Other Favorites."

An article by Leigh Duffy, assistant professor of philosophy, titled "The Memorability of Supernatural Concepts: Effects of Minimal Counterintuitiveness, Moral Valence, and Existential Anxiety on Recall" (coauthored with James Beebe of the University at Buffalo), was accepted for publication in the International Journal for the Psychology of Religion.

Daniel Cunningham, professor of mathematics, has signed a contract with CRC Press (CRC) to publish his latest book, Real Analysis: With Proof Strategies. Typically, undergraduates view real analysis as one of the most difficult courses that a mathematics major is required to take. A key challenge for an instructor of real analysis is to find a way to bridge the gap between a student’s preparation and the mathematical skills that are required to be successful in such a course. This text provides a resolution to this "bridging-the-gap problem." The book not only presents the fundamental theorems of real analysis, but it also shows the reader how to compose and produce the proofs of these theorems.

CRC Press is a premier global publisher of science, technology, and medical resources. CRC offers unique, trusted content by expert authors, spreading knowledge and promoting discovery worldwide. CRC aims to broaden thinking and advance understanding in the sciences, providing researchers, academics, professionals, and students with the tools they need to share ideas and realize their potential.

Stephen Saracino, professor of metalsmithing in the Art and Design Department, has been invited to a nine-day residency at the Metal Museum in Memphis, Tennessee.

Professor Saracino is a metalsmith, educator, and exhibiting artist with over 40 years of experience in the field. His work often has a satirical element and reflects his personal or political concerns. This ring, titled Third World Civilian Ring, was included in the 2017 exhibition Guns, Violence, and Justice. It incorporates a surface-to-air missile and small figures as adornment.

Professor Stephen said the piece was an effort to "come to grips with the absurdity of a world hell-bent on resolving its problems via violence." The ring itself is fashioned from both cast and fabricated components. Wax carving was used to create the rocket, chairs, and figures before casting, and a spring inside the launch tube propels the tiny missile forward.

As a visiting artist to the Metal Museum campus, he will lead a master class on lost wax casting for jewelry from March 20 to 22. The master class will follow an evening talk regarding his work that will be open to the public.

Third World Civilian Ring
Two-finger ring
14K yellow gold, sterling silver, plastic

Michael J. Littman, associate professor and chair of the Business Department, and Lynn Berkowitz, retired associate dean of the Business School at the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, provided on-site assistance in the revision and implementation of an updated medical logistic supply chain strategy for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) from December 16, 2019, to January 16, 2020. 

Dr. Littman was also an invited guest at the highly emotional Special in Uniform Beret Ceremony on December 18, 2019, in which 12 mentally and physically challenged soldiers completed four years of service on the Medical Logistic Military Base. Dr. Littman has worked with some of these soldiers over those four years. These young people, who start in high school at age 17, contribute their time and energy twice a week to serve and become integrated into the Israeli military framework like their able-bodied peers and family members.

Dr. Littman also met with U.S. college students on the base on January 13 to discuss issues related to neutralizing the BDS Movement actions against Israel on their home campuses.

Daniel Cunningham, professor of mathematics, recently published his paper "A Diamond-Plus Principle Consistent with AD'' in the Archive for Mathematical Logic (AML). The AML is a refereed journal that publishes research papers on mathematical logic and set theory. Cunningham's set theoretic paper introduces a combinatorial principle that generalizes a principle that he introduced previously (2017) in the Notre Dame Journal for Formal Logic. Using a forcing argument, Cunningham proves in the AML paper that his new principle holds in L(R) and in John Steel's (UC Berkeley) inner model K(R). Thus, it follows that Cunningham's generalized principle is consistent with AD (axiom of determinacy).