Heather Sahli, Biology department

Dr. Heather Sahli was a co-author on a paper that was published in the journal New Phytologist entitled, “Rapid evolution of a family-diagnostic trait: artificial selection and correlated responses in wild radish, Raphanus raphanistrum.” Read it here. Dr. Sahli and undergraduate student Leslie Taylor were awarded a Summer Undergraduate Research Experience grant in 2023 where…

Mohammad Rahman, Management, Marketing, & Entrepreneurship

Dr. Rahman and colleagues published a study titled: Keeping the ball rolling: using the S-O-R framework to investigate the determinants of football fan loyalty, in the Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics. The paper aims to understand how fan experiences impact football (soccer) fan loyalty using the stimulus-organism-response framework. The study found that fan…

James Lohrey, Communication/Journalism & Media

Over the summer, Prof. Lohrey co-edited and co-authored two chapters for the 13th edition of Video Production: Disciplines and Techniques, which is due for publication by Routledge in spring 2024.  Lohrey worked on the editing and field production chapters for the textbook.

Luis Melara, Mathematics department

Dr. Melara gave a research presentation entitled Optimal Bandwidth Selection in Biofet Measurements at the Vith Interdisciplinary International Conference on Applied Mathematics, Modeling and Computational Science. The meeting was held in at Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Canada from August 14-18, 2023. Read it here. He co-organized and chaired a session on Mathematical Modelling and Disease…

Daniel Predecki, Chemistry and Biochemistry

Dr. Predecki published an article, “Aza-Diels-Alder synthesis and NMR characterization of aromatic substituted 1-methyl-2-phenyl 2,3-dihydro-4(1H)-pyridinones,” in the Journal of Undergraduate Chemistry Research with four of our majors. Read it here. Dr. Predecki was co-author on an article titled, “The differentiation of N-butyl pentylone isomers using GC-EI-MS and NMR,” which was published in Forensic Science International. It…

A Raider’s Welcome from President Patterson

Dear Campus Community, Welcome back, Raiders! It’s hard to believe the fall semester is already upon us, and we are so excited to have our campus community back together again.  While we call it “summer break,” I know that many of you have been hard at work with research, internships, service projects and more. There’s…

September is National Recovery Month

MARK YOUR CALENDARS On September 5th the Old Main Fountain will be lit purple to highlight Recovery Month to honor those who have overcome Substance Use Disorder, those we have lost to Substance Use Disorder, allies / loved ones / supporters, and those in living in recovery. We will have music, games, resources, and food.…

Get to Know Criminal Justice’s Dr. Madero

Dr. Arelys Madero, associate professor of Criminal Justice, was born and raised in Venezuela and came to the United States to pursue a graduate degree with the dream of teaching at the college level in her home country. When she completed a master’s and doctoral program at the University of Cincinnati, her plans to return…

Finding Hope in Books

This was first published in the SU Magazine. That’s the impact of Books of Hope, a non-profit organization started by senior special education and early childhood education major José Lopez. “We’re dedicated to spreading the joy of reading by providing new and gently used books to children in hospitals, daycare centers, churches, and other community…