Matt Beaky, associate professor of physics, and Lisa McDaniels, dean of the library, presented "Looking Under the Research Hood: Opening Up the Research Process to All" at the Associated College Libraries of Central Pennsylvania spring conference in March.

Bethany Benson Burns, associate professor of art, curated and installed Palliative Pour, a juried invitational exhibition that exhibited vessels for spirit consumption. Held at Threadbare Cider House in Pittsburgh, Pa., in March 2018, the show included 32 invited artists and 27 juried artists, and was part of the annual ceramic conference of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts.

Jim Borgardt, William W. Woolford Professor of Physics, was interviewed by the Voice of America network for a broadcast aired in North Korea and South Korea on November 7 regarding North Korean leader Kim Jung-un's threat to detonate a nuclear weapon at high altitude over the U.S., creating an electromagnetic pulse to incapacitate our electrical grid.

John Bukowski, professor of mathematics, was awarded a one-week travel fellowship to the Linda Hall Library in Kansas City, Mo., during the 2018-2019 academic year.

Celia Cook-Huffman, W. Clay and Kathryn H. Burkholder Professor of Conflict Resolution and assistant provost, was accepted into the HERS Leadership Wellesley Program. She also presented "Harmony or Justice? The Implications of Social Identity for Intergroup Peacebuilding" at the Psychology and Peace Conference at the University of Notre Dame in March.

Kati Csoman, dean of international education, was elected to the Board of Directors for The Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA), a membership organization composed of institutional leaders engaged in advancing the international dimensions of higher education. Csoman was also appointed to the Strategic Planning Task Force for AIEA.

Christine Gibson, vice president for finance and administration, was appointed to serve as a member of the Eastern College & University Business Officers Board Finance Committee.

Doug Glazier, professor of biology, recently published three scientific articles in the journals Challenges, Systems, and Trends in Ecology & Evolution on how and why the pace of life (as estimated by metabolic rate) relates to the size of organisms. His research synthesizes several new and old observations and theories to help answer the age-old biological question of why small organisms usually live shorter lives than large organisms.

Chris Grant, assistant professor of biological research, published a paper entitled "Latitudinal Variation in the Geometric Morphology of the Largemouth Bass, Micropterus salmoides" in the Marine and Freshwater Research journal with Elijah Hall '18 and Ben Martin '18.

Jill Keeney, professor of biology, presented a seminar on "Yeast: A Model System for Retrotransposition and Undergraduate Education" at the Molecular and Biomedical Sciences Seminar Series at the University of Montana, Missoula, in March 2018.

Regina Lamendella, associate professor of biology, co-authored articles in Environmental Science & Technology, Journal of Neurochemistry, mBio, mSphere, Sci Rep, and Nature. With Kim Roth, professor of mathematics, she published "Bacterial Community Dynamics in Dichloromethanecontaminated Groundwater Undergoing Natural Attenuation" in Frontiers in Microbiology. Lamendella also helped Juniata secure its first Pennsylvania Sea grant, which will help Juniata, Gettysburg College, and the United States Department of Agriculture track the sources of pathogens like salmonella in Pennsylvania waterways.

Jim Latten, professor of music, presented a seminar to the music education majors at Mansfield University, his undergraduate alma mater, titled "Things I Wish I had Known When I Started My Career in the 1980s" in December 2017. In January 2018, he served as guest conductor of the Bedford County Senior High All-County Band, held at Tussey Mountain High School.

Monika Malewska, professor of art, had her watercolor painting, "Tree of Life with Octopi and Tulips," published in the winter-spring 2018 issue of The Critical Pass Review, a literary review of poetry, fiction, and visual art.

Emil Nagengast, professor of politics and international studies, recently published "An Assessment of Learning Outcomes in Short-term Study Abroad and Human Rights Education" in International Research and Review, the Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars.

Roy Nagle, instructor of environmental science and studies and director of environmental health and safety, published "Abnormal Shell Shapes in Northern Map Turtles of the Juniata River, Pennsylvania, USA" in the Journal of Herpetology, along with co-authors Chris Grant, Emma Sebastian '18, and Ben Martin '18. Angie Ciccarelli, graphic designer, created the graphics for the publication.

Randy Rosenberger, professor of economics and business administration, published an opinion piece, "I'm Sick of God," in the Huffington Post on November 14, 2017.

Tina Thomas, assistant professor of anthropology, co-authored an article, "Body Image Models Among Low‐income African American Mothers and Daughters in the Southeast United States," in Medical Anthropology Quarterly.

Belle Tuten, Charles A. Dana Professor of History, presented "Care of the Breast in the Late Middle Ages" at the Gender(ed) Histories of Health, Healing and the Body, 1250–1550 Conference in Cologne, Germany, in January. She also presented the same paper in February at the Southern Association of the History of Medicine and Science Conference in Augusta, Ga.

Jim Tuten, professor of history, published an opinion article, "2 Laws of Committee Work," in Inside Higher Ed in November 2017. And, together with Kathryn Westcott, professor of psychology, he presented "How Cultural Events Programs Build the Academic and Campus Community," at the Conference on the First Year Experience, in San Antonio, Texas, in February.

Jennifer Streb '93, professor of art history, Jay Hosler, Goodman Professor of Biology, and Haven Diehl '18 were on a panel, "Drawing Flies: Science Comics in an Art Museum," at the annual Popular Culture Association and American Culture Association meeting in Indianapolis, Ind.

John Unger, associate professor of chemistry, completed a term as a member of the committee that produced the 2018 organic chemistry exam for the American Chemical Society.

Apollo Weaver, instructor of theatre, designed the sets for two shows that opened in Philadelphia: The Gap with Azuka Theatre and The Brownings with Orbiter 3.

Polly Walker, director of the Baker Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies and associate professor of peace and conflict studies, had her research cited in the annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Gabriel Welsch, vice president for strategic communications and marketing, co-presented "Images from the Common Wealth: Poets Writing the Keystone State," at the Northeast Modern Language Association Annual Convention in Pittsburgh, Pa., in April. He published new poems in Word Fountain, Spring 2018; Heavy Feather Review #notmypresident publication, February 2018; Thrush, March 2018; Moon City Review, spring 2018; and Crab Orchard Review, fall 2017. He also co-presented "Beyond the Marketing Department: Building an Institutionwide Brand Team" at the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education Division II Conference in Washington, D.C., during February 2018.

Anne Wood, assistant vice president and chief information officer, was invited to serve on the Member Services Board for Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania.