Faculty-Staff Achievements

Paul Arciero, professor of health and human physiological sciences, was recently inducted into the Central Connecticut State University Athletics Hall of Fame for tennis. He was a top ranked collegiate player and also served as Head Men's Tennis Coach at Skidmore from 1994 to 2006.

Beau Breslin, Joseph C. Palamountain Jr. Chair in Government, published an op-ed in the Boston Globe. 

Ruben Castillo, assistant professor of studio art, will attend the 2024 Mid America Print Council printmaking conference hosted at Kansas State University. The conference, titled "From the Ashes: Printmaking, Preservation, and Renewal," will include several panels, demonstrations, and exhibitions. Castillo will exhibit work in "Plant Speak: Contemporary Narratives," and as part of his participation in the Seedlings print portfolio, the latter of which also includes a print by Skidmore student Al Yi '25.

Xiaoshuo Hou, professor of sociology and Asian studies, was invited to deliver a keynote at the Overseas Young Chinese Forum's annual meeting, co-sponsored by the 21st Century China Center, UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy. She was also invited by the East Asian Institute of the National University of Singapore to give a talk on Zoom about her new book,” Young and Restless in China: Informal Economy, Gender, and the Precariat.”

Maria McColl, associate director for summer institutes and camps, was selected to serve as a panelist for the New York State Council on the Arts' (NYSCA) support for artists review panel. Panelists must demonstrate expertise in at least one of NYSCA’s valued criteria, which are creativity, public service, and management and finance.

Jason Ohlberg, associate professor and associate chair of dance, presented research on curricular design and participated on a panel about a forthcoming book project from McFarland Press at the National Dance Education Organization's annual conference in Bellevue, Washington.

T.H. Reynolds, professor of health and human physiological sciences, published a manuscript, “The Oldest of Old Male C57BL/6J Mice Are Protected from Sarcopenic Obesity: The Possible Role of Skeletal Muscle Protein Kinase B Expression,” in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences. This work shows that very old mice (26-27 months old) experience a reversal of age-related declines in muscle mass and age-related increases in obesity that are often seen in old mice (17-18 months old). This effect appears to be related to the increased expression of protein kinase B, a protein that is critical to the regulation of insulin action and muscle mass. 

Gordon Thompson, professor emeritus of music, will be in conversation with Chuck Vosganian, founder of the Rochmon Record Club, at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 24, at Northshire Bookstore. He will also read passages from his book, “Sixties British Pop, Outside In.”