Robert Darling
Robert Darling, geology, recently co-authored a paper appearing in the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters. The paper, titled "Hydrothermal Heat Flow Near the Main Central Thrust, Central Nepal Himalaya" summarizes the loss of geothermal heat from the Himalayan Mountains, the tallest mountain range on Earth.
Arden Zipp
Arden Zipp, chemistry emeritus, was honored at the 238th National American Chemical Society meeting recently held in Washington, D.C. Zipp was presented with a certificate, signed and presented by Thomas Lane, president of the Society, recognizing Zipp's 25 years of service to the U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad (USNCO) program.
The USNCO program, which began in 1984, uses a series of exams to identify the 20 top high school chemistry students in the country. These individuals attend a two-week study camp at the Air Force Academy where they are given further chemistry instruction and exams designed to select four students to compete in the International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO). At the 2009 IChO, held in July in Cambridge, England, the U.S. team was awarded a gold and three silver medals, its best showing in several years.
Zipp became involved with the USNCO in 1985 when he was invited to mark student free response exams. He began contributing questions soon after that and continued marking exams. In 1993 he was named chair of the Examinations Task Force, which prepares the new multiple choice and free response exams used in the selection process yearly, and continues in this role to the present time. He is also the current chair of the USNCO Subcommittee that establishes policies for the program.
In addition to his efforts on behalf of the USNCO, Zipp has been active in both the College Board's advanced placement chemistry program and the international baccalaureate chemistry program for more than 25 years and held major leadership roles in both programs. He is the author of more than 50 publications in inorganic chemistry and chemistry education and has delivered more than 250 papers, presentations and workshops at local, regional, national and international conferences.
John Hartsock
John Hartsock, communication studies, had his book, The Seasons of a Finger Lakes Winery, accepted for publication in June by Cornell University Press. The book is a work of narrative journalism and recounts the cycle of the seasons at a ″mom-and-pop″ winery on Cayuga Lake — Long Point Winery owned by Gary and Rosemary Barletta — by capturing everyday activities such as planting and pruning the vines, grape crushing and fermenting and aging wine in barrels and bottles. It also details the challenges and triumphs of trying to make the perfect vintage. The book, intended for wine lovers, is the first to examine the national phenomenon of the rapid rise of small artisanal wineries outside of California. It is also the first in a new publishing initiative on the part of Cornell University Press to publish narrative journalism on regional subjects with the potential for national appeal.
Accepted for publication in July by the University of Massachusetts Press was Hartsock′s book Theorizing Literary Journalism: Examining a Narrative Genre. The volume will re-synthesize the last 10-plus years of his work which has appeared in publications such as Prose Studies, DoubleTake, the Journal of Communication Inquiry and Genre: Forms of Discourse and Culture, as well as insights gained as the founding editor of Literary Journalism Studies, the first peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the study of the genre and published in cooperation with the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. The book will provide a scholarly summary after 20 years of research on the subject, and will serve as a companion volume to Hartsock′s award-winning A History of American Literary Journalism: The Emergence of a Modern Narrative Form, published by the University of Massachusetts Press in 2000, which is now in its second printing.
David L. Snyder
David L. Snyder, Sport Management Department, appeared as a guest on the community syndicated cable television show, “Beyond the Game.” The show, hosted by John Vorperian, appears in prime time twice a week on White Plains Cable Television Channel 76. The episode in which Snyder appears as a guest is tentatively scheduled to air on Monday, April 5, to coincide with the opening games of the 2010 Major League Baseball season. The 30-minute segment featuring Snyder was taped on March 19 and addresses some unique aspects of baseball in Japan. Prior to his arrival at SUNY Cortland, Snyder was president of a sports marketing company based in Tokyo. His primary research interest involves the business of Japanese professional baseball. Since the show started in 2002, Vorperian has interviewed hundreds of guests on “Beyond the Game.” The show has been the subject of many feature stories, including a 2007 article in The New York Times.
Kathryn Kramer
Kathryn Kramer, Art and Art History Department, recently had her essay, “The Flaneur’s Redemption,” published in The European Mind: Narrative and Identity, University of Malta Press, 2010. In addition, her critical review of Richard Langston’s Visions of Violence: German Avant-Gardes after Fascism will appear in the October 2010 issue of German Studies Review.
David Barclay
David Barclay, geology, recently had a paper titled "Holocene Glacier Fluctuations in Alaska" published in Quaternary Science Reviews. This paper synthesized evidence of ice margin changes in Alaska over the past 10,000 years and appeared in the special volume of similar data for glaciers around the world.
Brian D. Barrett
Brian D. Barrett, foundations and social advocacy, had his article titled "No Child Left Behind and the Assault on Teachers' Professional Practices and Identities" published in the current issue of Teaching and Teacher Education 25(8): 1018-1025. He presented an earlier version of the paper last summer at the Fifth Basil Bernstein Symposium in Cardiff, Wales. Additionally, his review, with Rob Moore, University of Cambridge, of David Hursh's High Stakes Testing and the Decline of Teaching and Learning: The Real Crisis in Education was published earlier this year in Educational Studies 45(1): 90-94.
Robert Spitzer
Robert Spitzer, Political Science Department, gave a talk titled “Inventing Gun Rights: The Supreme Court, the Second Amendment and Incorporation” on March 24 at SUNY Geneseo. Spitzer’s talk was sponsored by Geneseo’s Political Science Department as part of its annual lecture series.
Robert Spitzer
Robert Spitzer, Political Science Department, is the author of an article titled, “Upset About a Census of People? How About a Census of Guns?” that was posted on the Huffington Post Web site on April 1. Spitzer is a guest blogger for Huffington Post.
Peter Koryzno and Jennifer Wilson
Peter Koryzno and Jennifer Wilson, Public Relations Office, have been informed that SUNY Cortland Columns, which they edit, has received a 2010 Awards of Excellence Judges' Citation from the State University of New York Council for University Advancement (SUNYCUAD) in the category for magapapers. They will accept the award at the annual SUNYCUAD Education Conference in Buffalo, N.Y., on June 9.