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Bob Butler, professor emeritus environmental studies, wrote and directed an animation on Japan’s Earthquakes & Tectonic Setting recently published by the Incorporated Research Institutes for Seismology (IRIS).  The computer animation was done by Jenda Johnson, Earth Sciences Animated.  View the animation at: this link or on youtube.

John Watzke, education, presented “From Grad School to Tenure: Establishing Scholarly Opportunities in Language Studies” at the annual conference of the International Society for Language Studies, University of Hawaii-Monoa, Honolulu, HI, in June 2017.

Mead K. Hunter, performing and fine arts, was recently interviewed by the National Endowment for the Arts for the Spotlight column of its summer newsletter. You can read the exchange at this link.

Michael F. Andrews, McNerney-Hanson Endowed Chair in Ethics, served as conference director for the International Association for the Philosophy of Edith Stein Fourth Biannual Conference (University of Portland), June 8-10, 2017. He serves as vice-president of the international organization. Over fifty scholars attended the Conference from eleven countries Scholars met on campus for three days to debate and engage various aspects of Edith Stein’s philosophical and theological thought through twenty-seven sessions and extended conversations in German, Italian, French, Spanish, and English.

Aziz Inan, engineering, published his article titled, “10 brainteasers to celebrate Martin’s birthday,” in the Steubenville Herald-Star on June 11, 2017. Last week, June 7 marked the centennial birthday of Italian–American singer, actor, comedian, and film producer Dean Martin, who was born in Steubenville, Ohio on June 7, 1917. The article can be seen at this link.

Susan Stillwell, nursing, presented a poster, “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Audio Feedback,” at the Teaching Professor Conference Cutting-Edge Learning for Exceptional Educators, St. Louis MO, June 2-4, 2017.

Tammy VanDeGrift, engineering, was an invited senior panelist for the workshop Launching Academics on the Tenure-Track: An Intentional Community in Engineering. She provided mentorship for post-docs and early career women faculty in electrical engineering and computer science. She served on three panels: mentoring, mastering teaching, and navigating organizations and tenure.

Mead K. Hunter, performing and fine arts, presided over The New Harmony Project’s annual new play development conference in Indiana from May  20-June 4. Two of the scripts workshopped at the conference are now scheduled for New York City premieres in the fall and spring.

Eduardo Contreras, Jr., international languages and cultures, presented “Legitimizing Exclusivity in Education Abroad: Roots of Selectivity in U.S. Undergraduate Study Abroad, 1950s–1970,” at the AERA Annual Meeting and Symposium: Historical Perspectives on Critical Internationalization, San Antonio, TX : April 29, 2017. 

On April 2-5, Sr. Angela Hoffman, chemistry, and two of her students attended the national American Chemical Society meeting in San Francisco. Coyla Munson presented “Thermal stability of which turnip peroxidase in the presence of calcium chloride and ethylene glycol”, Rebecca Wetzel presented “Antibiotic and hyaluronidase-inhibiting fractions from the Rhododendron flower”, and Hoffman presented “Actinomycete antibiotic compounds from soil bacteria at an ancient Roman site.”

Mead Hunter, performing and fine arts, was recently at South Coast Repertory’s Pacific Playwrights Festival in Costa Mesa, California, where he served as dramaturg on Pulitzer-nominated playwright Amy Freed’s new play Shrew!, a feminist adaptation of Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew. 

Nicole Hanig, performing and fine arts, and Karen Eifler, Garaventa Center, were recently awarded a grant by the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities to produce a concert of original sacred art songs and poetry entitled “Women of the Book: A Concert With Words,” to be presented in Spring 2018.

Ted Eckmann, environmental science, presented “Identifying Sources of Industrial Odors Using Winds and Spatial Monitoring” (with student co-presenters Logan Simpson, Joe Walker, and Samantha Wright)  at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers: April 5-9, 2017. Boston, MA. He also presented “Analyzing Concentrations of Airborne Carcinogens in Portland, Oregon” (with student co-presenters Logan Simpson and Joe Walker.

Kimberly Ilosvay, education, presented “Elementary school students’ stories about identity negotiation in their literacy classrooms: An interview-based study” (with Jeff Kerssen-Griep) at the American Education Research Association, San Antonio, TX, May 2017.

Kevin Jones, sociology and social work, presented “Applying and disseminating an ethical decision-making framework for youth mentoring programs” (with student co-presenter Sarah Cook) at the International Mentoring Association Conference, Wilmington, NC, April 2017.

Nicole Ralston, education, presented “Raising community literacy using a collaborative intervention model” (with co-presenter Jacqueline Waggoner and student co-presenters Zuly Naegele and Rebecca Smith) and “Professional learning that empowers teachers with choice: A conference approach” at a roundtable session at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual meeting, San Antonio, TX, May 2017.

Susan Murray, biology, received a $40,000 grant from the Medical Research Foundation Grant for her project “The role of non-canonical NF-kB activation in human T cells.”

Olivia Coiado, engineering, presented “Design and Construction of a Virtual Bioamplification Machine” with students Kevin Jones and Parker Schibel.

Olivia Coiado, engineering, was chair of the session “Cardiovascular Devices I” at the Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting this past month.

Eugene Urnezius, chemistry, was invited to present “Phosphine- and phosphoryl-appended hydroquinones: the advantages of secondary coordination spheres” at a research seminar at Northern Illinois University on Oct. 17.

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