Tiantian Zheng
Tiantian Zheng, Sociology/Anthropology Department, was invited to deliver a book talk and present a graduate seminar Feb. 22-24 at University of California at Berkeley.
Gretchen Herrmann
Gretchen Herrmann, Library, presented a paper on March 30 at the Society for Applied Anthropology in Baltimore, Md. Her paper, titled “Exchanging Memories, Emotions and a Little Cash: Alternative Economic Exchange in the US Garage Sale,” covered extended case studies of garage sale participants who sold items that still retained important emotional value and/or memories. She also addressed how the sellers incorporated their emotional values into the exchange.
Stephen Yang
Stephen Yang, Physical Education Department, was an invited speaker at “The Power of Play: Innovations in Getting Active Summit” sponsored by the American Heart Association (AHA) and Nintendo of America. It was held Jan. 12-13 in San Francisco. The summit organizers wrote, “because of your expertise and specific interests, our team would love to hear your thoughts about “Video games as a gateway to encourage a lifetime of physical activity”; specifically, in providing people with an interactive alternative channel to start moving.” Yang was invited to speak to this cross-disciplinary, invitation-only group on this topic and to interact with the attendees throughout the day. The summit brought together leaders with unique perspectives from the divergent worlds of fitness, science, health care, research and video games. The invitation-only summit selected invitees based on their innovative research, pioneering play and diversity of cross-sector perspectives.
Melissa A. Morris
Melissa A. Morris, Physics Department, co-authored two abstracts presented at the American Astronomical Association Division of Planetary Sciences 46th annual meeting held Nov. 10-14 in Tucson, Ariz.: “Overcoming the Meter Barrier and The Formation of Systems with Tightly-packed Inner Planets (STIPs)” and “Measuring Fracture Properties of Meteorites: 3D Scans and Disruption Experiments.” As an attendee, she was invited to view a live feed of the Rosetta mission’s Philae lander, marking history of humans landing a spacecraft on a comet.
John Foley
John Foley, Physical Education Department, will be inducted as a fellow in the prestigious Research Consortium of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) at the annual conference in San Diego, Calif., on March 31.
Mark Dodds
Mark Dodds, Sport Management Department, had an article accepted by the journal Choregia. “Using Mobile Marketing to Engage NASCAR Fans and Increase Sales” will be published in an upcoming edition of the journal.
Ute Ritz-Deutch
Ute Ritz-Deutch, History Department, presented “Detention and Deportation of Immigrants in the United States: A Year in Review” as part of Cornell University’s Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations series on Feb. 23 at Cornell University.
Peter M. McGinnis
Peter M. McGinnis, Kinesiology Department, was honored by USA Track and Field with the 2012 C. Harmon Brown Sports Medicine and Science Award at their annual meeting held Dec. 1 in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. The award was presented to McGinnis at the National Pole Vault Summit on Jan. 18 in Reno, Nev. McGinnis is the biomechanist for the pole vault event for USA Track and Field. Since 1983, McGinnis has provided scientific services to elite U.S. pole vaulters and their coaches to help them prepare for the Olympic Games, International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Championships, and other international competitions.
Robert Spitzer
Robert Spitzer, Political Science Department, has been invited to serve as a fund and organizing leader for the American Political Science Association’s new Distinguished Teaching Award, a nationwide award to be given to recognize outstanding teaching in political science.
Timothy J. Baroni
Timothy J. Baroni, Biological Sciences Department, joined colleagues at the Instituto de Ecologia (INECOL) in Xalapa, Mexico, for two weeks of field research on biodiversity of macrofungi in Mexican forest preserves and special protected areas. Supported by a Faculty Research Program grant from SUNY Cortland, this was Baroni's second research trip to southeastern Mexico. Along with INECOL’s Victor Bandala and Leticia Montoya and several of their students, he visited and collected in tropical rainforest preserves in one of just a few remaining southern-most beech forests on the sides of an old volcano. A highlight of the trip was collecting in remnant Gymnopodium floribundum stands in Suchiapa. A good number of mycorrhizal fungi were found in this forest, confirming that the plant/fungus relationship is a new one for science. Several new species were found under these low-growing trees.