Faculty-Staff Achievements, April 10, 2017
Activities
Kate Graney
Kate Graney, professor of political science, interviewed Author Lindy West at the Northshire Bookstore in Saratoga Springs on April 6. Â鶹Æƽâ°æ's Gender Studies Program sponsored a reception at the bookstore after her appearance. The event was covered by a Glens Falls Post-Star article titled "."
Evan Mack
Evan Mack, teaching professor of music, was named a finalist in the Houston Grand Opera's 2017
, which commissions new chamber operas and song projects.
Publications and Exhibitions
Paul Arciero
Paul Arciero, professor of health and exercise sciences, was the subject of an American Heart Association News feature titled "." He was also quoted in a March 27 Health article titled "." Arciero discussed Â鶹Æƽâ°æ-based research on a fitness program called PRISE, for "Protein-pacing, Resistance exercise, Interval sprints, Stretching, and Endurance exercise."
John Brueggemann
John Brueggemann, professor of sociology, co-authored (2017, Westminster John Knox Press.) His co-author was his father, Walter Brueggemann,
professor emeritus at Columbia Theological Seminary. According to the publisher, the
book examines "our fractured American society and suggest ways for improvement. Using
six themes ... care, fairness, liberty, loyalty, authority, and sanctity."
In the News
Denise Smith
Research by Denise Smith, professor of health and exercise sciences, was covered in an April 1 Associated
Press report carried by more than 30 news organizations, including a US News and World Report story titled "." It was also covered in the scientific journal . Smith's research seeks to improve firefighters' physiological responses during emergency
calls.
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