Tiantian Zheng
Tiantian Zheng, Sociology/Anthropology Department, is the author of “The Politics of Fashion, Class Hierarchy and Transgression: Rural Migrant Women in Karaoke Bars and Japan-Korea Wave,” posted online in October on The Contemporary China Centre.
Tim Donovan
Tim Donovan, Youth Sports Institute, was quoted in an article in The New York Times that promoted Sandlot Day 2010, a concept developed by the institute. The story, titled “On Sandlot Day, Children Call Their Own Shots,” was written by Mark Hyman and ran in the baseball section on March 26.
Robert C. Lawrence
Robert C. Lawrence, Childhood/Early Childhood Education Department, recently had his book, Sailor of the Stars, endorsed by astronaut Mike Mullane, veteran of three Space Shuttle missions. The book is a teaching simulation for students in grades 4-8 on the career of an astronaut. Mullane said that Sailor of the Stars is “a great teaching resource to inspire and motivate students on the subjects of space, science, teamwork and leadership. I wish I could have had Sailor of the Stars instruction when I was a kid!”
Robert Spitzer
Robert Spitzer, Political Science Department, gave a talk titled “Inventing Gun Rights: The Supreme Court, the Second Amendment and Incorporation” on March 24 at SUNY Geneseo. Spitzer’s talk was sponsored by Geneseo’s Political Science Department as part of its annual lecture series.
Timothy J. Baroni
Timothy J. Baroni, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences, Lance Lacey '04 and colleagues from Harvard University, University of Florida, University of Georgia, University of Central Oklahoma, UNAM Mexico an the Society for the Protection of Underground Networks published "Hydnum (Cantharellales) of the Neotropics: four new species and new reports from Belize, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Mexico, and Panama" in Mycological Progress 24:13. 2025. This 14-page paper documented these new species of Hydnum, and confirmed six additional eastern North American species as also occurring in this tropical region for the first time using morphological and molecular data (ITS and TEF-1 sequences). An identification key to all known Hydnum species from these neotropical habitats was provided as well.
Jenn McNamara
Jenn McNamara, Art and Art History Department, is showing a surface design piece at the Brooklyn Art Library for “The Pattern Project” exhibition. The exhibition opens Friday, June 25, at 201 Richards St. #16 in Brooklyn.
Joy Hendrick
Joy Hendrick, Kinesiology Department, presented a paper titled “Influence of Participant Response Strategies on Effects of Secondary Tasks” at the annual American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) conference on March 18 in Indianapolis, Ind.
Gregory D. Phelan
Gregory D. Phelan, Chemistry Department, served as part of the leadership team at the 2013 United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship National Conference held Jan. 10-13 in San Francisco. He led breakout meetings for the International Entrepreneurship Special Interest Group.
Marley Barduhn
Marley Barduhn, Academic Affairs, consulted as part of an American Council on Education Internationalization Laboratory Team visit to Central Connecticut State University Feb. 21-23 in Hartford, Conn.
J. Richard Kendrick Jr.
J. Richard Kendrick Jr., Sociology/Anthropology Department and Institute for Civic Engagement, presented a paper titled “The Economic Crisis: How One College is Responding to its Community” at the annual meeting of the Eastern Sociology Society held in March in Boston, Mass. He also appeared, along with two AmeriCorps members, on a Cornell Cooperative Extension public access cable television program to discuss SUNY Cortland’s AmeriCorps program. The program was titled “AmeriCorps and CCECC (Cornell Cooperative Extension of Cortland County)” and aired on March 23, March 24, March 30 and March 31 as part of the series “Cornell Cooperative Extension Presents.”