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Category: Faculty Activities

  • Faculty Spotlight: Tom Huber

    Faculty Spotlight: Tom Huber

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    Tom Huber (Physics) co-authored a presentation and proceedings paper, “Simulating scanner- and algorithm-specific 3D CT noise texture using physics-informed 2D and 2.5D generative neural network models” at the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers conference on Medical Imaging in February. The goal of this project is to develop AI Deep Learning models to better understand the…

  • Faculty Spotlight: Tiffany Grobelski

    Faculty Spotlight: Tiffany Grobelski

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    Tiffany Grobelski (Environment, Geography, and Earth Sciences & Peace, Justice, and Conflict Studies) published a research article entitled “Changing the coal status quo through scalar practices: The anti-smog movement’s contributions to Polish energy transition” in the journal Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space.

  • Faculty Spotlight: Lisa Heldke

    Faculty Spotlight: Lisa Heldke

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    Lisa Heldke (Philosophy) spent two days at Eagle Hill School in Hardwick, Massachusetts, leading workshops and participating in an all-school assembly as part of the school’s Reading in Common program. This year’s book was Philosophers at the Table: on Food and Being Human, which Heldke co-authored.

  • Faculty Spotlight: Carlos Mejia Suarez

    Faculty Spotlight: Carlos Mejia Suarez

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    Carlos Mario Mejía Suárez (Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures) received an honorable mention in the 2025 Plentitudes Fiction Prize for his short story “Ants at Rest.” Plentitudes is a quarterly international literary journal based in New York.

  • Faculty Spotlight: Brenda Kelly

    Faculty Spotlight: Brenda Kelly

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    Brenda Kelly (Provost’s Office and Chemistry/Biology) co-authored the undergraduate textbook The Science of Cooking: Understanding the Biology and Chemistry Behind Food and Cooking.

  • Faculty Spotlight: Stephanie Otto

    Faculty Spotlight: Stephanie Otto

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    Stephanie Otto ’00 (Health and Exercise Science) served as faculty advisor for students who presented their research at the Northland American College of Sports Medicine conference in Mankato: Avery Rowen ’25, Lillian Selberg ’25, Darius Howad ’25, Jacob Coulimore ’25, and Lauren Miller ’25. The research was titled, “Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Influencing Factors among University Employees.” These majors…

  • Faculty Spotlight: Elizabeth Baer

    Faculty Spotlight: Elizabeth Baer

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    Elizabeth Baer (English, retired) gave an invited lecture for the Center for Holocaust and Jewish Studies at Penn State, Harrisburg, titled “German Genocide in Africa and the Third Reich: Imperialism, Race, and Sexual Violence.” She drew from her book, The Genocidal Gaze, as well as research conducted since its U.S. publication in 2017 and Africa publication in…

  • Faculty Spotlight: Heidi Meyer

    Faculty Spotlight: Heidi Meyer

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    Heidi Meyer ’98 (Nursing) served as advisor for nursing majors Lakesha Carter ’25 and Adison Dack ’25, who presented their research at the Sigma conference entitled Creating Healthy Work Environments in Phoenix, AZ. They presented their findings from their study, Exploring the Relationship Between Sleep Hygiene and Fatigue in College Students in a rapid rounds oral presentation format. 

  • Faculty Spotlight: Peg O’Connor

    Faculty Spotlight: Peg O’Connor

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    Peg O’Connor (Philosophy) was a guest in a public health ethics class at New York University. Students had read her book, Higher and Friendly Powers: Transforming Addiction and Suffering, and asked questions about building resources for individuals and communities.

  • Faculty Spotlight: Kathleen Keller

    Faculty Spotlight: Kathleen Keller

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    Kathleen Keller (History) published a book review as part of an H-environment roundtable on the book, Starving Empire, by Yan Slobodkin. The roundtable is available online.