Mary Toll, assistant director for student success in Residence Life, was selected to attend the Association of College and University Housing Officers International (ACUHO-I) 2018 James C. Grimm National Housing Training Institute (NHTI), which took place at Michigan State University June 5–10. NHTI is a prestigious intensive workshop for professionals committed to the field of campus housing.
Gregory Ebert, professor of chemistry, was invited to deliver the poster presentation "Organocopper Reagents That Behave as Functionalized Acyl Anions" at the 255th National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical Society, held in New Orleans, Louisiana, March 18–22.
Two columns written by Dan MacIsasc, associate professor of physics, that appeared in the journal Physics Teacher (Oct 2015 and Feb 2016) have been selected for inclusion in Race and Physics Teaching, a new collection of articles, letters, and resources for physics teachers and physicists just released by the American Association of Physics Teachers.
Frances Gage, associate professor of art and design, published the following articles and book chapter:
"Air, Wind, Sun, Spirit: The Cosmology of Guido Reni’s Aurora," in "Who Can Read the Book of Nature? Early Modern Artists and Scientists in Dialogue," ed. Eva Struhal, special issue, Nuncius: Journal of the Material and Visual History of Science 32, no. 3 (2017): 658–682.
"Human and Animal in the Renaissance Eye," in "The Renaissance of Animals," eds. Stephen Bowd and Sarah Cockram, special issue, Renaissance Studies 31, no. 2 (2017): 261–276.
"Chasing 'Good Air' and Viewing Beautiful Perspectives: Painting and Health Preservation in Seventeenth-Century Rome," in Conserving Health in Early Modern Culture, ed. Sandra Cavallo and Tessa Storey (Manchester: University of Manchester Press, 2017), 237–261.
David Wilson, associate professor of mathematics, along with NYS master teachers and Buffalo State lecturers Nilam Yagielski and Elizabeth Kent, presented their research on developing video case studies at the annual National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Research Conference, held in Washington, D.C., April 23–25. Their talk, "TRU Growth and Development: Creating and Analyzing Case Studies," stemmed from their ongoing research partnership with Math for America and Montclair State University.
Lisa Marie Anselmi, associate professor and chair of the Anthropology Department, was elected president of the New York State Archaeological Association at its 102nd annual meeting, held April 27–29 in Syracuse, New York. Dr. Anselmi will serve in this role until spring 2020.
A paper on problems of intersection graph theory, coauthored by Valentin E. Brimkov, professor of mathematics, and undergraduates Sean Kafer and Matthew Szczepankiewicz from UB and Joshua Terhaar from Buffalo State, has been accepted for publication in the professional journal Discrete Applied Mathematics (Elsevier, forthcoming). The paper received the Best Student Paper Award at a reputable international conference on Combinatorial Image Analysis held in Brno, Czech Republic, in 2014. The paper’s findings provoked considerable interest in the scientific community, and soon after the conference, Jan Kratochvil, a world leader in this research area, and three other established researchers invited Brimkov and his team to combine their efforts and write an extensive paper on the matter. This publication is the result of much hard work by the authors and a prolonged review process.
Jodelle Magner, associate professor of mathematics, and Susan McMillen, professor of mathematics, were invited to facilitate a workshop for Cornell University’s Mathematics K–12 Education Outreach Program in Ithaca, New York, on April 7. The workshop regularly brings together mathematics faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate students as well as secondary mathematics teachers from the Finger Lakes region to explore topics in secondary mathematics and mathematics education.
Cheryl Silverberg, payroll and benefits specialist for Auxiliary Operations, has met the required continuing professional education credits needed to recertify her active credentials as a professional of human resources (PHR). PHR certification is awarded by the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI) and is the professional certification for those who have demonstrated a mastery of the HR body of knowledge. Recertification shows her continued commitment to the HR industry. Her recertification is effective through March 21, 2022.?
Jill Gradwell, professor of history and social studies education, has received the Middle States Council for the Social Studies Harry J. Carman Award, presented to an outstanding college professor who supports social studies through effective research, teaching, integrity, service, and professional excellence. This award is named for Dr. Harry J. Carman (1884–1964), a former dean of Columbia University and past president of MSCSS (1927–1928), in recognition of his persistent fight for high standards in every academic area and his personal example of integrity and service.