Faculty kudos

 

College of Business and Economics

Martin Freedman, Accounting, presented "Sustainability Reputation and Environmental Performance," (co-authored with A. J. Stagliano) at the American Accounting Association Public Interest Group Meeting on Apr. 18 in Charleston, S.C.

James Manley, Economics, published a peer-reviewed article, "The Effects of a Conditional Cash Transfer Program on the Behavior Problems of Young Children Living in Extreme Poverty: A Quasi-experimental Evaluation of Mexico's Oportunidades Intervention," in Pediatrics, 123(4), e630-e637.

Michael Makowsky, Economics, presented "Teaching the Economics of Religion," on Apr. 8 at the Association for Religion. Economics, and Culture Meetings on Crystal City, Va.

College of Liberal Arts

Steven Heaney, English, reports that his English 317 (Writing for Business and Industry) class applied for and was awarded a grant to participate in the College Sustainability Report Card, which identifies colleges and universities that are leading by example in their commitment to sustainability. TU will join many other universities nationwide by being listed on the report card. To view the Web site maintained by Heaney's English 317 students, go to Towson Tree Club.

Andrew Reiner, English, published an essay, "What's wrong with melancholy?" in the May 9 issue of Urbanite.

Fisher College of Science and Mathematics

Grace Yong, Physics, Astronomy and Geosciences, presented two papers: “Bi0.4Ca0.6MnO3 Epitaxial Thin Films on Silicon for Electronic and Photonic Applications,” by Grace J. Yong, Rajeswari M. Kolagani, Benjamin Hofmann, Yong Liang and Vera N. Smolyaninova; and “Pretransitional Diffuse Neutron Scattering in Ferroelectric KTa1-xNbxO3,” by Grace Yong, Ross Erwin, Oleksiy Svitelskiy, Jean Toulouse, Lynn Boatner, Nard Hennion, and Stephen Shapiro at the March meeting of the American Physical Society in Pittsburgh.