Sarina Saturn, psychological sciences, was quoted in an article titled “Could wear and tear on the ‘love hormone’ gene make us less social?” in the June 20 edition of the L.A. Times. See the article at this link.
Steve Kolmes, environmental science, spoke at the Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences Annual Conference, June 2016, at American University, on “Education for Sustainability: Robust Framing and System Viability Assessment” (with Will Focht). He also presented “Epigenetics, Toxic Exposure, and the Common Good: a Perspective on the Human Genome and Catholic Social Teaching” (with Russell Butkus).
Kim Spir, engineering, was awarded the 2016 Rich Clarkson Photography Award for excellence in track and field/cross country/ running still photography on Friday, June 10, during the NCAA Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Ore. The award was presented by the Track and Field Writers of America (TAFWA).
Jeff Kerssen-Griep, communication studies, led two workshops for training faculty in “Skilled Interpersonal Feedback and Instruction” at the Vancouver School of Arts and Academics (VSAA), a public middle- and high school in the Vancouver, Wash. school district.
Sr. Angela Hoffman, chemistry, gave an invited seminar at Oregon State University for the chemistry department entitled “Of Taxanes and Fungal Endophytes” and visited with several OSU faculty members on June 1, 2016.
Ami Ahern-Rindell, biology, was invited to participate in a round table discussion sponsored by the College Board in Cincinnati, Ohio, on June 6-7, to discuss the new Advanced Placement (AP) Capstone courses. Colleges and Universities nationwide are considering different models for how to give incoming undergraduates college credit for these new AP high school classes that provide valuable skills and abilities pertaining to research and scholarly activities.
Matthew Warshawsky, international languages and cultures, wrote The Perils of Living the Good and True Law: Iberian Crypto-Jews in the Shadow of the Inquisition of Colonial Hispanic America, a book published by Juan de la Cuesta Hispanic Monographs as part of its series “Estudios judeoespañoles Samuel G. Armistead y Joseph H. Silverman” (June 2016).
Mead Hunter, performing and fine arts, presided over The New Harmony Project’s annual conference of new writing for performance (May 20-June 5) in New Harmony, Ind., where 11 writers drawn from theater, film and television developed original scripts. Conferees included Andrea Stolowitz, who teaches playwriting and screenwriting at UP, and also produces PFA’s New Play Festival every spring.
Alice Gates, social work, chaired the session on Migration and Human Rights and presented “A critical exploration of rights education with undocumented immigrants in the U.S.,” a paper co-authored with Kathleen Tipler, at the Borders, Otherness, and Public Law meeting of ICON-S, the International Society of Public Law at Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany, June 19, 2016. Gates was also selected to receive a $5,000 planning grant by the Council on Social Work Education Policy Practice in Field Education Initiative. The proposed project, “Planning for partnership and community engaged policy practice,” will prepare UP social work students for community-based policy research and advocacy with Family Forward Oregon, a statewide policy organization dedicated to advancing economic security for women and families.