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National Radio Program Spotlights Faculty Research at Allegheny College Five Allegheny College professors were featured on “The Academic Minute,” a national radio broadcast and podcast that highlights research from colleges and universities throughout the world, during the week of May 25. The five Allegheny professors discussing their research were: • Brian Harward, the Robert G. Seddig Chair in Political Science, who addressed “Congressional Responsiveness to Presidential Unilateralism” • Janyl Jumadinova, assistant professor of computer science, who presented “A Submersible Robot That Tests Water Quality” • Caryl E. Waggett, associate professor of global health studies, who spoke on “Links between Lead Poisoning and Food Insecurity” • Eric Pallant, the Christine Scott Nelson Professor of Environmental Sustainability and chair of the
Department of Environmental Science and Sustainability, who discussed “There is a Lot to Learn from Sourdough Bread” • Shannan Mattiace, professor of political science and international studies, who presented her research on “Drug Wars and Criminal Violence in Mexico” In addition, Professor Barbara L. Shaw will share her research at a later date on “The Academic Minute.” Shaw, who holds the Brett ’65 and Gwendolyn ’64 Elliott Professorship for Interdisciplinary Studies, will speak on “Transforming Knowledge, Building Reimagined Futures.” “The Academic Minute” is broadcast by WAMC/Northeast Public Radio in Albany, New York. The show, which is carried on 70 stations around the United States and Canada, is hosted by Dr. Lynn Pasquerella, president of the Association of American Colleges and Universities. The program also is streamed at academicminute.org.
Allegheny Students, Garden Manager Honored for Sustainability Work The Allegheny student group Green Students of Color Society, students Isabella Petitta and René Benoit, and Kerstin Ams, the garden manager of the on-campus Carr Hall Garden, were recognized by the Pennsylvania Environmental Resource Consortium (PERC) as 2020 Campus Sustainability Champions. The Campus Sustainability Champion title is awarded annually to students, faculty, administrators and staff of Pennsylvania colleges and universities who have made
meaningful contributions benefiting social, economic or environmental sustainability on their campus or in their community. “The award reinforces their credentials as a leader in the transition to a sustainable future,” said Benjamin Culbertson, communication team chair of the statewide group. There were 11 student group or individual recipients and 11 non-student recipients of the Campus Sustainability Champion honor in Pennsylvania for 2020.
The inaugural meeting of the Allegheny Green Students of Color Society
