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Composer, musicians to honor jazz educator in Oct. 19 concert

September 28, 2016

SUNY Oswego faculty member, composer and percussionist Eric Schmitz and five colleagues will honor the jazz and music education legacy of the late Fred Sturm in a “Suite for Fred” performance at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct.

Research

Fossil-hunting students flourish in New Mexico dig

September 22, 2016

Thanks to a National Geographic Society Committee for Research and Exploration grant, three SUNY Oswego undergraduates spent three weeks at Ghost Ranch, New Mexico, this summer unearthing such fossils as the tiny jaws of ancient animals—and the fo

Roy Ayotte

September 21, 2016

In this issue’s Spotlight, meet Roy Ayotte, a plant utilities engineer in the Central Heating Plant in Lee Hall, working with the boilers there and around campus that supply steam for heat and hot water.

Research

Oswego professor, students explore green solution for air quality

September 21, 2016

Vadoud Niri of the SUNY Oswego chemistry faculty and his undergraduate assistants worked steadily—and quietly—for three years researching five common houseplants as agents for removing potentially hazardous chemicals such as acetone from the air.

Sep. 19, 2016

September 19, 2016

Psychology professor Leigh Bacher and her former research assistants Shirley Retz and Courtney Lindon published a paper in the journal Infancy from their collaborative project that examined features of cognitive activity in human infants.

2016 Steinkraus Lecture to address 'philosophy of mind'

September 15, 2016

SUNY Oswego’s 2016 Warren Steinkraus Lecture on Human Ideals will feature Pete Mandik of William Paterson University addressing “Mind, Metaphysics and the Future” at 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, in Marano Campus Center auditorium.

Science + technology

Star SUNY Oswego alumnus returning Sept. 29 for astrophysics talk

September 14, 2016

SUNY Oswego alumnus Earl Bellinger will give a Science Today lecture, “From Starlight to Stellar Ages: A Look Inside the Private Lives of Stars,” at 4 p.m. Sept. 29 in Room 170 of the Shineman Center.

Awards + honors

SUNY Oswego rises sharply in U.S. News rankings

September 13, 2016

SUNY Oswego jumps to 44th place in U.S. News & World Report rankings—a 14-place rise—in the list of 2017 Top Regional Universities in the North.