Publications and presentations by faculty and students
Jason Hamilton and his colleagues' work is reported in "Sustaining a sustainable education" in the Ithaca Times newspaper. They have recently submitted a proposal to found New Roots School, a charter school in Ithaca. The goal is to create a sustainability-based high school, in which students are taught through integration of theories and practices of sustainable education. If accepted, the school will open in September 2009 with an anticipated 50 ninth and 50 tenth grade students. View the full Ithaca Times story here.
Jean Hardwick received a grant from the Provost to help support attendance to the Undergraduate Neuroscience Education conference in St. Paul, MN this summer.
Susan Swensen gets COVER and Article in Science Magazine!
The Ithaca College Natural Lands Committee was recently awarded the 2008 Richard B. Fischer Environmental Conservation Recognition Award by the Town of Ithaca. The Committee’s work in using undeveloped properties as learning tools and for contributing to the natural environment of the Town of Ithaca is being recognized. Thanks to the committee’s efforts, there is now a sustainable timber management program, endangered species management protocols, and an invasive species plan, all of which emphasize biodiversity, ecosystem function and teaching and research opportunities. In addition to its work on the Newfield property, the committee also actively manages natural areas of South Hill adjacent to campus. The committee is also working with Tompkins County planners to develop a countywide management plan for unique natural areas. ( Information was taken from the Press Release.) An award presentation will take pace Tuesday, May 13, 5:00 p.m., Coddington Road trail entrance. The ceremony includes "planting" of the tree, a brief background on the Fischer Award and on the work of the Ithaca College NLC, and presentation of a certificate to the NLC by Town Supervisor Herb Engman.
School of Humanities and Sciences Awards Experiential Learning Curriculum Enhancement Grant recipients include the following. The grants support these faculty members in their efforts to revise existing course syllabi to incorporate assignments or activities that provide effective experiential learning opportunities.
Kirwin Providence and several other coauthors. 2008. “SERPINEl (PAI-1) is deposited into keratinocyte migration "trails" and required for optimal monolayer wound repair. Arch Dermatol Res. On-line print March; print forthcoming. View the PDF of the abstract here.
Susan Swensen and several coauthors, including Darrin Bann (Biology '06). 2008” Uncovering tropical diversity: six sympatric cryptic species of Blepharoneura (Diptera: Tephritidae) in flowers of Gurania spinulosa (Cucurbitaceae) in eastern Ecuador. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 93: 779-797.
The article descibes the diversity they found in plant-eating flies in Ecuador. The research was supported by an NSF grant to Swensen and her collaborator, Marty Condon (Cornell College, Iowa). Several IC undergrads also participated in the research: Robin Rakobitsch (Biology '05), Anthony Santoriello (Biology '05) and Leslie Adams (Biology '05). View the PDF of the abstract here.
Tri Beta Induction. Students inducted/promoted to full membership:
First Year Student Dean's List Recipients
*Biochemistry Major
Caitlin Baran and Dan Wald (both Biochemistry students) are among the recipients of the 2008 Peggy R. Williams award, provided by The Center for Student Leadership & Involvement. All the students nominated must be juniors or seniors and meet multiple requirements. A selection committee meets to deliberate on the applications of each of the students and selects the ones they feel most aptly represent the spirit of the award.
Another successful experience for the Biology-Teaching students:
Over fall break Professor Ed Cluett and science education students Molly Trufant andMary Edwards-Ransom ran the annual frog dissection activity as part of our partnership with Frederick Douglass Academy in New York City. These students supervised dissections in 12 classes over two days, seeing 220 students in grades nine, seven, six, and two seventh grade special education classes. Frogs were generously provided by the Biology Department at IC; Mr. Tim Hearn, science coordinator at FDA, provided valuable logistical support; and the IC/FDA partnership provided financial support.
John Confer has recently received a three-year State Wildlife Grant for $150,000 to assess habitat restoration for golden-winged warblers and to develop statewide plans for shrubland management.
Krista Fieselmann and Anne Marice Lorefice were inducted into the Oracle Honor Society. The Society is an honor society for freshmen at Ithaca College. Student membership in the Oracle Society is limited to those who rank academically in the top five percent of the freshman class at the end of the spring semester.
Caitlin Baran ('09) is this year's recipient of the Bernard Scholarship. Jack and Flo Bernard were faculty members who were intimately involved in the biology program at Ithaca College.Many of their students went on for further study in medicine, physical therapy, and associated sciences. The Bernards were an inspiration to thousands of students, and both Flo and Jack considered their interactions with students to be the most important part of their careers at Ithaca College. This scholarship honors their commitment to helping students.
Jason Diaz ('09) is this year's recipient of the Biology Department’s George A. Gonzalez-Gallardo Scholarship. This scholarship was established in memory of George A. Gonzalez-Gallardo, a 1979 graduate. Recipients must demonstrate high academic achievement. Jason more than meets these criteria with an outstanding academic record and class standing.
Beth Hoover ('07) is this year's recipient of the Jason Dickens Memorial Award. This award is given in honor of Jason Dickens, who was an Ithaca College Biology major. Jason hoped to attend medical school and to use his talents to serve society as a physician. Tragically he was the victim of a boating accident in the summer of 1998.
H&S Educational Grant Initiative Awards: Fall 2007 Awards support educational opportunities for H&S students.
Susan Allen-Gil received a NATO grant to plan and convene an Advanced Research Workshop on "Rethinking Higher Education to Meet the New Challenges of Environmental Security" as part of the NATO Science for Peace and Security Programme. Allen-Gil is working together with colleagues in Canada, Israel, and Ukraine, to plan the conference, which will be held in Kharkiv, Ukraine in May 2008. Additional funding for the project is being provided by Ithaca College and Kharkiv State University.
The purpose of the workshop is to bring together the leading thinkers and practitioners in higher
education (in several fields pertaining to environmental security) with government agencies, NGOs and
universities to identify the best academic approaches for training university students in transition
countries to address issues of environmental security from an interdisciplinary framework. This
objective will advance the next generation of practitioners to engage fully with the environmental
security problems such as that of the Chernobyl disaster in the Ukraine, the postindustrial trail of
pollution in the Black Triangle Region, and predicted agricultural loss due to climate change.
Contributed papers will be published in the NATO Science Series entitled Rethinking Higher
Education to Meet the New Challenges of Environmental Security.
