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History professor writes introduction to Cambridge press translation of China Library project book
In June, Cambridge University Press released the first English translation of Chinese historian Lei Haizong's study of the Chinese army, reappraising Chinese civilization from a military perspective. Known for his works in Chinese intellectual history and historiography, Dr. Xin Fan was invited by the university press to write an introduction to the translation.
McFall joins Emerging Adulthood journal editorial team
Department of Psychology Associate Professor Joseph McFall has been appointed an assistant editor of Emerging Adulthood, an interdisciplinary and international journal that publishes original empirical research and theoretical and methodological contributions on the developmental period from the late teens to the 20s.
Smith appointed board secretary of UFVA
Department of Communication Associate Professor Ros Smith has been named secretary of the board of directors of the University Film and Video Association.
Cao coauthors article in minerology journal
A new peer-reviewed paper co-written by Department of Geology and Environmental Sciences Assistant Professor Wentao Cao, has been accepted for publication in the European Journal of Mineralogy, a leading journal of mineralogical sciences.
Senior awarded third place in BAPG’s Virtual Geology Scholarship Event
Trevor Dwyer was awarded third place and a cash prize for his presentation, “Pressure-Temperature Conditions of Migmatite from Lac Dumoine Terrane, Western Grenville Province," at the Buffalo Association of Professional Geologists’ Virtual Geology Scholarship Event.
Alumni transition puppet theatre business in face of pandemic
With the entertainment industry in New York City grinding to a halt due to the coronavirus pandemic, a pair of Fredonia graduates, Chad Williams, ’03, and Lindsey “Z” Briggs, ’01, made a quick turn in their livelihood, transitioning their puppet theatre company to live streaming.
Successful test flight validates Fredonia professor’s invention
A revolutionary technology developed at SUNY Fredonia that has the potential to render the aircraft flight recorder (AKA the “black box”) obsolete achieved a major milestone on its path to commercialization – a successful test flight.
Practice interviews for health professions students go online
There’s a new twist to practice interviews conducted every year by the Fredonia Health Professions Advising Committee for students who will be applying to health professional schools. Like classroom instruction that resumed this week, these sessions were done online.
Environmental Sciences major approved by State Education Department
A stand-alone Bachelor of Science major in Environmental Sciences is one of the newest programs approved by the New York State Education Department for Fredonia.
Senior experiences geology field camp in Hawaii
Fredonia senior Gilian Tytka marked both New Years Eve and her own birthday on the largest volcano on earth.