Kathleen Blake, assistant professor of anthropology, traveled with senior Hallie Gaffney, pictured, and Kristen Hartnett, a forensic anthropologist for the state of Connecticut, to Arizona to conduct research at the Maricopa County Forensic Science Center from June 14 to 18. They examined a diverse population of 400 individuals—in particular the skeletonized pubic bones, to identify differences between males and females. They evaluated metric and nonmetric traits and plan to present their findings at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences meeting in February in Las Vegas. Gaffney is Anthropology Club president.
Effective Sept. 1, the following people are promoted to professor: Jean Hallagan in the curriculum and instruction department, Martha Bruch in chemistry, James McDougal in counseling and psychological services, Rachid Manseur in electrical and computer engineering, and Todd Graber in music. Promoted to associate professor are: Christopher McEvoy in art, C. Eric Hellquist in biological sciences, Jeffrey Schneider in chemistry, Barbara Streets in the counseling and psychological services department, Karol Cooper and Michael Murphy in English and creative writing, and Stathis Kefallonitis and David McLain in the marketing and management department. Promoted to associate librarian is Ray Morrison.
Tyrone Johnson-Neuland of Campus Technology Services was one of 46 artists selected from 330 to exhibit in the 65th Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition at the Memorial Art Gallery. Pictured on exhibition is his painting “Arab Spring-Loaded.”
From Aug. 1 to 22 Shashi Kanbur, professor and chair of physics, was visiting the Inter-University Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics in Pune, India, where he guided two students on their doctoral studies. Kanbur was also invited to the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) in Nainital, India, to give a talk, titled “The HIF Photosphere Interaction in Cepheids and RR Lyraes and Multiphase PC/PL Relations,” and discuss possible collaborative projects using ARIES facilities. He is pictured there with ARIES research scientist Santosh Joshi and the institute’s $40 million optical telescope.
Brian Moritz, pictured, assistant professor in the communication studies department teaching digital media production and digital journalism, is the author of “The Story vs. the Stream: Digital Media’s Influence on Newspaper Sports Journalism,” an article to be published in December in the International Journal of Sport Communication, one of the flagship journals in this area. The article includes in-depth interviews with sports journalists and suggests that the primary divergence in sports journalism is not “print vs. online” but rather the idea of “the story vs. the stream”—that is, reporters doing the traditional journalism story alongside the more fragmented, stream-like work they do online and on social media. The interviews suggest that there is a new reporting model emerging. Rather than the traditional “gather, sort, report,” model, the new model is “gather, report, sort.” The recipient of many honors and awards, Moritz holds a doctorate in mass communications and a master’s degree in media studies from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.
Emeritus professor of English and creative writing Lewis Turco is the author of a new book, “The Hero Enkidu: An Epic.” One reviewer described the 100-page poem as a 21st century A.D. takeoff on the 21st century B.C. “Gilgamesh,” one of the earliest great works of literature. In “Gilgamesh,” Enkidu plays a supporting role to the hero Gilgamesh. Turco turns the spotlight to Enkidu, a wild man whom the gods created as a rival to Gilgamesh but who later becomes his partner in legendary exploits. Turco wrote the book-length poem in an Anglo-Saxon meter similar to such Old English epics as “Beowulf.” “The Hero Enkidu” was published this summer by Bordighera Press and is available from online booksellers.
In Memoriam
Theresa Lalande-Marsh, 87, former secretary in the offices of Admissions and International Education, died Aug. 14.