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Finishing Holocaust Novel a Triumph Over Adversity

The satisfaction a novelist feels when typing those two words — The End — is hard to quantify. For Doug Skopp, it was nothing short of a miracle.. Read more.

Hungry for ‘The Hunger Games’?

SUNY Plattsburgh Professor Dr. Tom Morrisey Explores Young Adult Dystopian Fiction. Read more.

Communication Professor Pens Urban Fantasy Novels

For Professor Justin Gustainis, 2011 was a banner year — not just in the communication department, where he’s celebrating 29 years on faculty — but in the realm of fiction writing. Read more.

Distinguished Service Professor Finds Plattsburgh a Perfect Place to Study Human Geography

When Dr. Bryan Higgins decided to pursue a teaching career in human geography, he could think of no better place than SUNY Plattsburgh. Read more.

Distinguished Teaching Professor Sees Art as Language

Diane Fine did well in school. She excelled in math, history, science, English. So when she told her high school guidance counselor that she planned to study the arts in college, the counselor appeared shocked.. Read more.

Veteran Musician, Educator Shares the Groove With Students

The professor has played trombone with a who’s who of American music: Tony Bennett, Tito Puente, Blondie, Bo Diddley and Michael Jackson. He’s worked on more than a hundred recordings as a composer, arranger and performer. He’s even played for President Clinton and had top 10 hits in Italy, Japan and Colombia. Read more.

SUNY Plattsburgh Instructor Wins National Biology Teaching Award

Sandra Latourelle ’70 G’76, an adjunct lecturer of biological sciences, recently received a teaching award from the National Association of Biology Teachers, which honored her for her creativity and innovation. Read more.

Dr. Alexis Levitin Awarded SUNY Distinguished Professorship

Renowned translator of Portuguese poetry shows students how translation matters. Read more.

Biology

President Obama recognizes Dr. Nancy Elwess at White House ceremony. Read more.

Professor Changed How Anthropologists, Archeologists and Scientists View History

Photo of Mark Cohen Dr. Mark Cohen changed the way scientists understand history. Read more.

Anthropologist Named SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor

Dr. Gordon Pollard is the latest SUNY Plattsburgh professor to join to the ranks of the State University of New York distinguished teaching professors. Read more.

2009 Chancellor's Award Winners

Seven SUNY Plattsburgh faculty and staff members have won the Chancellor's Award for Excellence from the State University of New York this year. Read more.

"Growing Better" Webisode Brings Love of Botany to Internet

Dr. Chris Martine is excited about botany. The assistant professor of biology is doing his part to help others catch that excitement, through an online video series called "Growing Better." Read more.

Dr. James Armstrong Receives Distinguished Teaching Award

Dr. James Armstrong was promoted to the rank of SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor, a rank above Professor. This year's awards were bestowed on just nine faculty members from the 64 campuses in the SUNY system. Read more.

2008 SUNY Chancellor's Award Winners

SUNY Plattsburgh faculty and staff members honored for excellence. Read more.

National Teacher of the Year Award Winners

Dr. Richard Robbins (Anthropology) and Dr. Nancy Elwess (Biological Sciences) are recognized as top teacher-scholars. Read more.

Dr. David Franzi - Distinguished Professor of Earth and Environmental Science

On a typical North Country sunny summer afternoon, Dr. David Franzi, who was promoted to the rank of Distinguished Teaching Professor of Earth and Environmental Science in 2005, is probably not in his office on campus at SUNY Plattsburgh. No, he's most likely at the W.H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute near Chazy, N.Y. Read more.

Dr. Anna Battigelli Studies the Great Thinkers of the 17th-Century

With her book, "Margaret Cavendish and the Exiles of the Mind ," Dr. Battigelli became the first biographer to explore in-depth this mid-17th-century English writer's intellectual life. Read more.

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