Faculty-Staff Achievements

Yelena Biberman-Ocakli, assistant professor of political science, co-authored an article in The Washington Post, “Young Kashmiris think India and Pakistan can resolve their differences over Kashmir,” about research that was funded by a Skidmore College Faculty Development Grant.

Jason Breves, assistant professor of biology, co-authored an academic article, “Growth hormone regulates intestinal expression of nutrient transporters in tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus)," in the journal General and Comparative Endocrinology.
 
Field work done by Eliza Kent, professor and chair of religious studies, that resulted in her 2013 book “Sacred Groves and Local Gods: Religion and Environmentalism in South India,” is featured in the Fountain Ink article “God’s little acres.”

Bernard Possidente, professor of biology, co-authored an academic study about fruit flies, "Females reared in leaded (Pb) environments do not avoid leaded egg-laying substrates," in the Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology.

A.J. Schneller, assistant professor of environmental studies and sciences; Adam Tinkle, assistant professor and director of MDOCS; Jesse O'Connell, MDOCS program coordinator; and Jennifer Schmid-Fareed, Skidmore Mindfulness program coordinator and administrative assistant for MDOCS, installed and hosted “Climates of Inequality: Stories of Environmental Justice” at the Albany Stage 1 Gallery. The international touring multimedia exhibition showcased Albany's Sheridan Hollow Alliance for Renewable Energy (SHARE) and 21 other frontline communities working to expose the roots of current environmental injustices.
  

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