Faculty Publications

Larry M. Jorgensen, associate professor and chair of philosophy, published a paper called “Forgiveness After Charleston: The Ethics of an Unlikely Act” in the journal The Good Society.  Jorgensen also just published a chapter entitled, “Consciousness in Western Philosophy,” in The Routledge Handbook of Consciousness, edited by Rocco J. Gennaro (Routledge, 2018).

 

Jennifer Bonner, associate professor of biology and neuroscience, published the following study with collaborators at Albany Medical College in the journal eLIFE: “Presenilin mutations deregulate mitochondrial Ca2+ homeostasis and metabolic activity causing neurodegeneration in Caenorhabditis elegans.”

 

Kelly Melekis, associate chair and assistant professor of social work; Peter McCarthy, senior teaching professor and director of field education for social work; and Sophie Staton, ‘18 are co-authors of the article "A Review of Collegiate Recovery Communities and Recommendations for Implementation on a Small Residential Campus" recently published in Innovative Higher Education.  The article, which developed out of a student's independent study and faculty-student collaborative research, examines ways in which the standard model for a Collegiate Recovery Community, as represented by its three benchmark programs, can be modified and adapted to better fit the small residential campus environment.

 

Matthew Hockenos, associate professor and Harriet Johnson Toadvine Class of ’56 chair in 20th-century history, just published his newest book, “Then They Came for Me.”

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Exhibitions

Matt Wilt, associate professor of art, is presenting a solo exhibition of his mixed media sculpture at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina.  The exhibition runs through Sept. 28, when there will be a closing reception and gallery talk about the artwork.

 

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Activities

Jason Breves, assistant professor of biology, was awarded a three-year grant from the National Science Foundation (Division of Integrative Organismal Systems) for a project titled "Identifying osmosensitive molecular targets using a unique vertebrate model." The award will support collaborative research with faculty and students at the University of Hawaii, University of California San Francisco and Kitasato University. This research addresses how specialized cells in vertebrates sense and respond to changes in the external environment and, in turn, control the physiological systems that maintain salt and water balance.

 

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In the News

Denise Smith, professor of health and exercise sciences and laboratory director for the First Responder Health and Safety Laboratory, was cited as the lead author in a new research study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association. The study, “Heart disease common among firefighters who die of cardiac arrest,” was also covered by various media outlets including Buffalo News, Science Daily, Cardiology Today, EMS Today, and dozens of other news outlets and industry publications.

 

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