Professor Emeritus of Art George Roland exhibited work in a group exhibition entitled “Just Say’n” at Bottle Works Gallery near Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The exhibition, held under the auspices of the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, was selected by Pittsburgh-based curator Jill Larson. The exhibition opened December 8, 2017, and continued through January 27, 2018. Professor of
Professor of Environmental Science and Biology Scott Wissinger and Jared Balik ’16 presented an invited paper in the symposium Impacts of Climate Change on “Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Invertebrates: Research from Earth’s Coldest and Most Rapidly Changing Environments” at the Entomological Society of America meetings in November 2017. The paper was titled “Elevational range shifts in alpine
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Natalie DeSantis ’20, an environmental science major, received a scholarship from the Georgia-based organization One Hundred Miles to attend its “Coastal Conservation in Action Choosing to Lead” conference on January 13–14, 2018, in Jekyll Island, Georgia. Allegheny graduate Megan Derosiers ’98 is the executive director of One Hundred Miles.
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Professor of Political Science Shannan Mattiace and co-authors Guillermo Trejo (University of Notre Dame) and Sandra Ley (CIDE, Mexico City) are the recipients of a Harry Frank Guggenheim Research Award for their work on the project “Criminal Violence and Indigenous Resistance. Why Ethnic Autonomy Institutions Deter Drug Violence in Mexico.” They will use this $40,000
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Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and Director of Jewish Life Adrienne Krone recently presented two papers on her research at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion, which was held in Boston, Mass., November 17–21. She presented a paper about a beekeeping program at a Jewish organization in Canada called Shoresh entitled “Humans
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Professor of Mathematics Tamara Lakins participated this fall in the Juniata College Department of Mathematics self study as an invited member of the external review team.
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Professor of Chemistry Ann Sheffield has completed a Master of Arts degree in Medieval and Renaissance Literary Studies at Durham University (UK). Her Master’s dissertation was entitled, “Postcolonial Perspectives on the Conversion to Christianity in Medieval Icelandic Literature: Heathens and Christians, Colonists and Kings.” Professor Sheffield’s degree was awarded “with distinction,” the highest level granted
In late October, Professor Heather Moore led a workshop on race and racism as part of the Cultural Competency Institute at SUNY Fredonia. Professor Moore also presented original research at the American Educational Studies Association national conference. Her paper was titled, “Re-reading Dope: Re-fashioning Gifted Black Male Student Status in Mainstream American Film.” Charles Ross ’20
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During her recent sabbatical trip to New Zealand in October/November 2017, Associate Professor of Mathematics Rachel Weir gave a talk entitled “The Changing Face of Undergraduate Mathematics Education: A U.S. Perspective” at the University of Otago and the University of Auckland. Weir also participated in the panel discussion “Promoting Numeracy Skills Across Disciplines,” which was
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Andrew Nunn ’18 has been awarded a Pennsylvania House Fellowship, which will take him to the state Capitol, allowing him to gain insight into the people, issues and politics of the legislative process. Nunn, a psychology major and education studies minor, will begin the fellowship in January 2018. He also is a Bonner Scholar. This is the
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