Paul Stansbie, associate dean of the College of
Education and Community Innovation and professor of hospitality and
tourism management, was interviewed by Second Wave Southwest Michigan
for a story about a new
hotel in Battle Creek that will serve as an experiential
learning opportunity for students in the HTM program.
Erkmen Aslim, assistant professor of economics, had
research on the crime-related welfare impacts of Medicaid referenced
in an article
published by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Aslim was a co-author
of an article, "A Welfare Analysis of Medicaid and Crime,"
published by George Mason Law and Economics.
Sketches
Faculty and staff members who have given presentations or had their
research published are detailed below. The campus community can self-submit
a sketch online for future publication.
Jim McNair, associate professor of water resources,
is a co-principal investigator on a grant funded by the Great Lakes
Restoration Initiative and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The
two-year subaward of $27,708 is for a project, "Building a
Centralized Database of Watermilfoil Strain Geographic Distribution
and Herbicide Response for Use in Management Decision-making."
Scott Stabler, professor of history, gave a
presentation, "Onward Christian General: Oliver Otis Howard —
Soldier and Educator," during an event hosted by the Fort
Vancouver Historic Trust in Fort Vancouver, Washington.
Brent Smith, associate professor of integrative,
religious, and intercultural studies, gave a presentation,
"Recognition as an Ontological Condition of Active and Passive
Watching," at the Midwest American Academy of Religion Annual Conference.
University librarians Samantha Minnis and
Gayle Schaub were among panelists who presented
findings of a recent national Ithaka S+R report on Teaching with Data
in the Social Sciences at the Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy
at Virginia Tech University.
Guests at an event hosted on the Health Campus learned how portable ultrasound technology is saving lives in remote areas of Africa. The cybersecurity program earned designation status from the National Security Agency.
Highlights include a student recognized nationally for their commitment to democratic engagement, and Project Grand Path will be presented at a tech and innovation conference in Colorado.