Steven AbrahamThe International Journal of Law and Management has accepted a paper by Steven Abraham, pictured, a professor in the School of Business, for publication. The article is titled “The LMRDA. Another Labor Law that Benefits Firms?”

Evelyn A. Clark Benavides of the sociology faculty was one of seven faculty SUNYCON Fellows attending the annual conference in New York City. Fellows also included 13 students. This select group of students and faculty from throughout the university system participated in exclusive events at the conference Oct. 29 and 30. SUNYCON fellows had exclusive access to featured speakers and discussions as national thought leaders in higher education, business, and philanthropy considered the overall theme “Building a New Business Model for the Academy: Partnerships, Affiliations, Mergers and Acquisitions.” They are asked to continue the SUNYCON discussion as they return to their respective campuses. “It is critical that we provide a vehicle for our discussions, discoveries, and ideas to keep moving forward once SUNYCON has wrapped up,” said SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher. “These SUNY students and faculty were chosen for their interest in innovation in higher education, and we have every confidence that their SUNYCON experience will be an enriching one for them, personally, and for their campuses, as they return home with new tools, clearer vision, and a broader network of connections in their fields.”

Shashi Kanbur, professor and chair of physics, has been named as a collaborator on a project based at Ohio State University to recompute stellar opacities, “a high-profile project that could change a number of things in astrophysics,” Kanbur said. Led by Anil Pradhan at Ohio State, the project was recently funded by the National Science Foundation. Also, Kanbur is the co-author of a paper that recently appeared in Publications of the Korean Astronomical Society. Titled “U-SmART: Small Aperture Robotic Telescopes for Universities,” it tells how a group of universities have come together with the aim of designing and developing Small Aperture Robotic Telescopes (SmART) for use by students to observe variable stars and transient followups. They plan to develop a prototype and replicate it at all the participating universities to provide round-the-clock observations from sites spread evenly in longitude across the globe. Other authors are Ranjan Gupta of the Inter University Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics in India, Harinder P. Singh of the University of Delhi, and Andreas Schrimpf and Christian Dersch of Philipps-Universitaet Marburg.

Milton Loayza of the modern languages and literatures department will direct a performance in the international Climate Change Theatre Action project at 11 a.m. Nov. 7 in the basement of Hart Hall as part of the Global Engagement Conference. It will be a staged reading of seven short pieces with the participation of Oswego students. The one- to-five-minute plays are by Deborah Asiimwe of Uganda, Chantal Bilodeau of Canada, Olivier Mayer and August Schulenburg of the United States, Silvia Peláez of Mexico, Elyne Quan of Canada and Stephen Sewell of Australia. The goal of the Climate Change Theatre Action project is to invite as many people as possible to participate in a global conversation. The project’s events are registered with ArtCOP21—Cultural Programme for Paris Climate 2015.


In Memoriam

Rodica Ieta, 48, a visiting assistant professor of English and creative writing, died Oct. 21 at her home in the town of Oswego.

Joan Wallace, 69, longtime secretary in the English and creative writing department, died Oct. 13.