Research - Scholarship & Academic Achievements

Research

(6/20/03) Catherine Berheide, professor of sociology, and Michael Marx, associate professor of English and coordinator of Liberal Studies 1, have been chosen as Carnegie Scholars. Berheide and Marx's project examines how students learn to think critically in first-year, general education courses such as Skidmore's required first-semester course “Liberal Studies 1: Human Dilemmas” (LS 1). The research focuses on how this new curriculum promotes critical thinking. More

(5/14/03) Paul Arciero, Associate Professor of Exercise Science has received a second grant, for $100,000, from Experimental and Applied Sciences Inc. (EAS) of Golden, Colo., to support new research into the effects of diet and exercise on cardiovascular and metabolic health in overweight, middle-aged men and women.
Arciero hopes to discover how a low-carbohydrate diet alone - or in combination with resistance and cardiovascular exercise - affects levels of body fat and mass, and ultimately, heart health. More

(9/24/02) Paul Arciero, associate professor of exercise science, is studying the effectiveness of two popular nutrition and exercise programs. Arciero's three-month research project, is testing the effects of diet and exercise on body fat, cholesterol, metabolic rate, and strength. The study includes about 60 men and women age 28 to 60, divided into three sections: one following the American Heart Association diet and exercise program, one on the Body for Life plan, and a control group.
Assisting Arciero in his work are alumni Heather Wood ’01, and Roger Martin-Pressman and Michael Ormsbee ’02; and current students Lauren Zwicky and Meghan Everett ’03. The study, funded by a $120,000 grant from Experimental and Applied Sciences of Golden, Colo., is scheduled to be complete in mid-November. More

(Summer '02) Eight student-teacher teams tackle projects in a variety of disciplines. More

(Fall '01) Corey Freeman-Gallant, assistant professor of biology, continued his ongoing study of the mating habits of sparrows on Kent Island, New Brunswick, Canada, with the help of a three-year, 650,000 grant from the National Science Foundation. More

(Summer '01) Skidmore students got a taste of real-world scholarship in collaborative research projects. More

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