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Female Science Professors Discuss Inclusive Classrooms at SUNY Conference

May 13, 2024 Kim Masibay College & Campus, Diversity, Faculty/Staff, School of Liberal Arts

On April 25, two faculty members from the Department of Science and Math, spoke at the Vanguard Award Ceremony, held […]

Jennifer Shloming Honored with SUNY Teaching Prize

April 8, 2024 Irina Ivanova College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, School of Liberal Arts, SUNY

Jennifer Shloming, associate professor and assistant chair, Science and Math, recently won SUNY’s FACT2 Award for Excellence in Instruction: Community […]

Turning Waste Cooking Oil Into Soap? It’s Possible

March 27, 2023 Irina Ivanova College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, School of Liberal Arts, Top Stories

Many a home cook has struggled with the question of what to do with used cooking oil—to say nothing of […]

Theanne Schiros standing with students in classroom

Theanne Schiros Is on a ‘Mission Unstoppable’

January 23, 2023 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, Featured, School of Liberal Arts

CBS-TV’s Mission Unstoppable, which focuses on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education and is shown on Saturday mornings and […]

Theanne Schiros and an illustration from Environmental Science Advances shows bio-leather dyed with various natural substances and two applications of the material.

Major Recognition for Theanne Schiros’s Bioleather Research

September 28, 2022 Irina Ivanova College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, Innovation, School of Liberal Arts, Sustainability, Top Stories

Theanne Schiros’s research into microbial leather is finding broad recognition in the academic and popular press. Schiros, associate professor of […]

Werewool Wins Competition Seeking Solutions to Microplastics Pollution

April 18, 2022 Jonathan Vatner Alumni, Innovation, School of Liberal Arts, Students, Sustainability, Top Stories

A biotech team formed at FIT has won the Conservation X Labs Microfiber Innovation Challenge, a competition seeking solutions to […]

Karen Pearson Appears on Apparel Industry Podcast

June 17, 2020 Laura Hatmaker Faculty/Staff, School of Liberal Arts

Karen Pearson, chair, Science and Math, and chair, FIT Sustainability Council, appeared on the podcast Straight from the Source to discuss […]

Bernard Dillard’s Novel Wins Next Generation Indie Book Award

May 28, 2020 Laura Hatmaker Faculty/Staff, School of Liberal Arts

Two ‘Til Midnight, a novel by Bernard L. Dillard, Science and Math,won first place in the African-American category of the […]

seals on the beach, photo by Arthur Kopelman

Arthur Kopelman Leads Seal Walks at Westhampton Beach

November 26, 2019 Laura Hatmaker Faculty/Staff, Faculty/Staff Home, School of Liberal Arts

SUNY Distinguished Service Professor Arthur Kopelman, Science and Math, leads educational walks to observe, photograph, and learn about seals. Kopelman […]

Bernard Dillard Publishes First Novel

April 29, 2019 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Faculty/Staff

Bernard Dillard, Science and Math, has written his first novel, Two ‘Til Midnight, which will be released June 1. The […]