The Wrap-Up: August
Pepper Stetler, professor of Art History, is author of “A Measure of Intelligence: One Mother’s Reckoning with the IQ Test” published in August by Diversion Books. In a quest to advocate for her daughter, who has Down Syndrome, Pepper Stetler uncovers the dark history of IQ tests that leads her to question what exactly we are measuring when we measure intelligence.
Capt. Jeffrey Lamphear, NROTC Commanding Officer and chair of Naval Science, was a keynote speaker at the groundbreaking ceremony for the USS Cincinnati Memorial at Voice of America Metro Park. Most of the Naval Science department staff were also a part of the ceremony ( Ch. 19). Also in “USS Cincinnati sub memorial closer to reality” (Journal News).
Thomas Poetter, professor of Educational Leadership, is author of “Curriculum Fragments: A Currere Journey through Life Processes” published in July by Routledge. The book “is a proposal for practicing curriculum inquiry through and participating in life processes,” according to a reviewer.
Jay Kimiecik, associate professor of Kinesiology, was the recipient of SUNY Cortland’s Distinguished Educator Award, sponsored by the SUNY Cortland Alumni Association. Those selected are the result of a nomination and competitive selection process. The Distinguished Educator Award recognizes Cortland alumni for "rendering outstanding services to the educational field” and “for their success as teachers and mentors.”
The Miami Student won six out of the 1o journalism awards offered to collegiate newspapers at the Ohio Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Best Journalism Contest this summer. The Miami Student placed second in the Best College Newspaper category. The Student’s sports section took first and second place in the Best College Sports Writing category, with winning pieces from Jack Schmelzinger and Kethan Babu. Austin Smith placed first in Best College News Writing with his environmental focus on reporting through The Student’s GreenHawks section, Meredith Perkins ranked first for Best College Opinion Writing, and Reagan Rude took second place in Best College Feature Writing. An awards ceremony was held for the competition on Aug. 24 in Cleveland.
Anna Radke, associate professor of Psychology, and Haifi Shi, professor of Biology, received $321,102 from the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism for a project entitled "Sex Chromosome Contributions to Alcohol Drinking Behaviors."
Radke also received $373,181 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse for a project entitled "Cholinergic Interneuron Regulation of Opioid-Related Behaviors."
Robert Applebaum, director of the Ohio Long-Term Care Research Project and senior research scholar, and Ian Matthew Nelson, research scholar, in the Scripps Gerontology Center, received $178,090 from Ohio State University, pass-through funds from the Ohio Department of Medicaid, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, and the American Rescue Plan Act, for a project entitled "Survey of Home Care Agencies in Ohio."
John Alumasa, assistant professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, received $100,747 from the Pennsylvania State University, pass-through funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, for a project entitled "Development of Antibiotic Adjuvants to Acert Resistance Conferred by Cfr, a Radical S-Adenosylmethionine Methylas."
Tereza Jezkova, associate professor of Biology, received $122,108 from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service of a new award for a project entitled "Using Conservation Genomics to Determine the Effectiveness of Culvert Removals for Restoring Riverine Connectivity in the Upper Black River Watershed."
Michael Brudzinski, professor of Geology and Environmental Earth Science, received $75,867 from the National Science Foundation for a project entitled "Increasing Coordination and Adoption of Multi-Hazard Decision Support Tools and Services."
Mark Sidebottom, associate professor, and Karl Reiff, assistant lecturer, of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, received $49,400 from DuPont Electronics for a project entitled "Continuous Impact Testing of High Temperature Polymers."
Jonathan Levy, director of the Institute for the Environment and Sustainability, received $39,875 from the Mud Run Conservancy for the project entitled "Investigation of Groundwater/Surface-Water Interactions in Mad River Township, Clark County, Ohio."
Richard Moore, associate professor of Biology, received $19,000 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for a project entitled "Untangling the Taxonomic Relationships Between Two Petitioned Pitcher Plants in the Sarracenia Rubra Species Complex, Sarracenia Rubra ssp. Gulfensis and Sarracenia Rubra ssp. wherryi." Moore also received $21,000 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for a project entitled "Field Surveys and Analyses of Population Differences for In- and ex-situ Conservation of Federally Endangered Harper's Beauty (Harperocallis flava)."
Lori Libby, senior project manager for Ohio Public Works in the Institute for the Environment and Sustainability, received $65,000 from the Ohio Public Works Commission for the project "District #10 Administrative Cost Program—Ohio Public Works Commission."
Lesley Knoll, assistant professor of Biology, received $13,923 from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, pass-through funds from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, for a project entitled "Oxygen and Temperature Profiles in Midwest Glacial Lakes."
Jeffrey Hunger, assistant professor of Psychology, received $9,664 from the American Psychological Foundation for a project entitled "Disability Discrimination, Mental Health, and Disability Identity."
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