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Faculty-Staff Achievements, Feb. 26, 2025

February 26, 2025

Anthony Ashmore, assistant professor of physics, gave a talk at the American Institute of Mathematics, titled "The Hull-Strominger system, involutivity and moment maps," as part of the workshop "Geometric partial differential equations from unified string theories."

Neha Arora, instructor of biology, published a review article, "Thriving in extremes: harnessing the potential of pH-resilient algal strains for enhanced productivity and stability," in RSC Environmental Science Advances. 

Jason Breves, professor of biology, published an invited commentary, titled "TRPA1 activation blunts the somatotropic axis in ectothermic fish,” in the academic journal Endocrinology.

Winston Grady-Willis, professor and director of Black Studies, was featured on The Daily Gazette's podcast "Tell Me Your Story."

Siobhan Hart, associate professor of anthropology, gave a public lecture on recent archaeological investigations at Lake George Battlefield State Park conducted with Lily Whelden '25 and Cerys Forster '26. The presentation was sponsored by the Lake George Battlefield Alliance and attended by representatives of the New York Department of Environmental Conservation. 

Kieron Sargeant, assistant professor of dance, delivered a lecture and movement demonstration titled "Unveiling Queer Spaces through Trinidadian/Caribbean Skirt Dance." Additionally, he participated as a panelist in a discussion, titled "Working with and Through Discomfort in the Classroom," at the New York Six Consortium Spectrum Conference, themed "Queer Spaces and Places," held at Colgate University. 


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