Oxford University Press has released “Mating Intelligence Unleashed: The Role of the Mind in Sex, Dating, and Love,” co-authored by Professor Glenn Geher (Psychology) with Scott Barry Kaufman (NYU). This book summarizes recent research on the interface of human mating and cognitive processes. Most of that research was conducted by the Evolutionary Psychology Lab at New Paltz. Professor Emeritus Dudley Cahn (Communication and Media) has co-authored, with Ruth Abigail (Azusa Pacific University), a chapter titled,“Working with You is Killing Me: Learning How to Effectively Handle Workplace Conflict,” published in the book, “Workplace Communication for the 21st Century: Tools and...
Campus News
- New Paltz selects Interim Dean of the School of Business
- SUNY New Paltz picked as site for Governor Cuomo’s NYS Master Teacher Program
- Dr. Hamilton Stapell Named 2012-13 Teacher of the Year for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- New Paltz ranked second in list of top 50 affordable colleges
- New Paltz names Nicolette Glebatis as class of 2013 valedictorian
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Awards, Honors, Appointments and Recognition
Professor Tom Meyer has received a $2,500 grant from the Irving Harris Foundation for his project titled, “Irving Harris Foundation Challenge Grant.” The grant will provide support for the Hudson Valley Writing Project.
New Paltz student awarded Undergraduate Research Experience Travel Award
With the help of an Undergraduate Research Experience Travel Award (URETA), Sarath Manuel ’13 (Psychology) presented the results of his research at the 53rd Annual Psychonomic Society Meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota, which was held Nov. 15-18. Along with his mentor, Professor Navin Viswanathan (Psychology), he presented Sensitivity to VOT- Vowel Length Covariation in Spanish and English Monolinguals. Manuel researched his subject matter when he was a part of the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) funded by the Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities (RSCA) program. The URETA award is available to students who have participated in either SURE or...
Outing Club video selected as contest finalist
A video made by New Paltz student Terence Gardner (Digital Media Production) for the College’s Outing Club was selected as one of four finalists in Polartec’s “Made Possible Challenge.” Finalists were selected by a panel of judges based on three criteria: passion for the outdoors; motivation/effort; and originality. Ultimately, the contest winner was decided by the number of votes the videos received on Polartec’s Made Possible Facebook page.
Awards, Honors, Appointments and Recognition
Dean Michael Rosenberg (Education) has received a $29,117 subcontract from Johns Hopkins University and the U.S. Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences for his project titled, “Double Check: A Cultural Proficiency and Student Engagement Model.” Professor Natalie Cartwright (Mathematics) has received a $110,257 grant from the U.S. Air Force Office of Science Research for her project titled, “A Research Program on Ultra-Wideband Electromagnetic Pulse Propagation Through Casual Media.” Professor Gerald Benjamin (Political Science), director of the Center for Research, Regional Engagement and Outreach (CRREO), has received a $4,000 grant from the Town of Greenburgh for his project titled,...
Students in the News
Remy LeDily ’13 (Communication Disorders) and Aileen Dolan ’13 (Communication Disorders), presented results of their work at the November 2012 American Speech and Hearing Association Convention in Atlanta, Ga. Along with their mentor, Professor Inga Anema (Communication Disorders), they presented Effects of Updated vs Outdated Pictorial Stimuli on Naming Tests under the topic area Language Disorders in Adults. The students received a Student Travel Award (STA) from the Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities (RSCA). Information about the Student Travel Award is available here.
Publications
“Educational Courage: Resisting the Ambush of Public Education,” edited by Professor Nancy Schniedewind (Educational Studies) and Mara Sapon-Shevin (Syracuse University), was published in September by Beacon Press. A collection of empowering stories that brings together the voices of educators, parents, and students who are fighting market-driven educational policies, it was recently named one of the “15 Must-read Books about K-12 Education in the U.S.” by the Christian Science Monitor. Howard Fast: Life and Literature in the Left Lane, by Professor Emeritus Gerald Sorin (History) has been published by Indiana University Press. It is Sorin’s eighth published book. “Educational Courage:...
Publications
Kairos: A Consort of Singers announces the release of a new CD recording, “The Valley Sings: Choral Music by Composers of the Hudson Valley”, on the MSR Classics label. Kairos is directed by Professor Edward Lundergan (Music), artist-in-residence at Holy Cross Monastery in West Park. The CD features choral works, most never previously recorded, by composers who have lived and worked in the Hudson Valley region, including Aaron Copland, Peter Schickele and George Tsontakis. Former music faculty member John B Hedges is represented by Exeter Riddles, a setting of texts in Old English from the 10th-century Exeter Book. Also...
Awards, Honors, Appointments and Recognition
Professor Eve Waltermaurer (Sociology) has received a $5,887 grant from Family Services, Inc. for her project titled, “Youth Risk Survey Analyst Spring 2013.”