Charlotte Eyerman, assistant professor of visual
arts, presented a lecture at the Art Institute of Chicago on “Women and
Impressionism” in conjunction with the exhibition “Mary Cassatt: Modern
Woman.” Union College alumni ranging from the classes of 1940 to 1998 were at the
event.
Robert Sharlet, Chauncey Winters Professor of
Political Science, recently presented a paper, “Prospects for Constitutional Reform
in Russia,” at the national conference of the American Association of Slavic Studies
in Boca Raton, FL. He has also published two essays on post-Soviet states in Americana
Annual 1998 (Grolier), and edited and contributed to Nos. 8, 9-10, and 11 of the Rule
of Law Consortium Newsletter on post-Soviet legal reform, published in Washington, DC
with an international circulation. In addition, he has been a consultant to the
U.S.-Ukraine Foundation on the new Ukrainian Constitutional Court, has advised the
leadership of the Republic of Georgia on proposed constitutional amendments.
John R. Sowa, professor of chemistry, has been
elected to the executive committee of the Northeastern Chapter of the Health Physics
Society. He was the public member of the Management Systems Verification (MSV) of
Schenectady International, an extension of the Chemical Manufacturers Association's
“Responsible Care Program.” This program studies in great detail all of the
environmental, health, and safety aspects of chemical companies.
Rebecca Koopmann, visiting assistant professor of
physics, presented a talk titled “Observational Evidence for Ongoing ICM Stripping in
Cluster Spiral Galaxies” at the annual meeting of the Astronomical Society of New
York, held at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Ralph Alpher, distinguished research professor of
physics, gave a talk on the history of Big Bang to the Albany Area Amateur Astronomers
recently. He also gave an invited talk, on the history of cosmology, to the Astronomical
Society of New York.
Joyce Madancy, assistant professor of history, has
published an article titled “US State Department Diplomatic Records and Their
Relevance for Scholars of Late Imperial China” in the journal Late Imperial China,
Vol. 19, No. 1 (June 1998).