Faculty-Staff Achievements
Paul Arciero, professor of health and human physiological sciences, was recently inducted into the for tennis. He was a top ranked collegiate player and also served as Head Men's Tennis Coach at Skidmore from 1994 to 2006.
Ruben Castillo, assistant professor of studio art, will attend the 2024 Mid America Print Council printmaking conference hosted at Kansas State University. The conference, titled "," will include several panels, demonstrations, and exhibitions. Castillo will exhibit work in "Plant Speak: Contemporary Narratives," and as part of his participation in the Seedlings print portfolio, the latter of which also includes a print by Skidmore student Al Yi '25.
Xiaoshuo Hou, professor of sociology and Asian studies, was invited to deliver a keynote at the , co-sponsored by the 21st Century China Center, UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy. She was also invited by the East Asian Institute of the National University of Singapore to about her new book,鈥� Young and Restless in China: Informal Economy, Gender, and the Precariat.鈥�
Maria McColl, associate director for summer institutes and camps, was selected to serve as a panelist for the ' (NYSCA) support for artists review panel. Panelists must demonstrate expertise in at least one of NYSCA鈥檚 valued criteria, which are creativity, public service, and management and finance.
Jason Ohlberg, associate professor and associate chair of dance, presented research on curricular design and participated on a panel about a forthcoming book project from McFarland Press at the in Bellevue, Washington.
T.H. Reynolds, professor of health and human physiological sciences, published a manuscript, 鈥�,鈥� in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences. This work shows that very old mice (26-27 months old) experience a reversal of age-related declines in muscle mass and age-related increases in obesity that are often seen in old mice (17-18 months old). This effect appears to be related to the increased expression of protein kinase B, a protein that is critical to the regulation of insulin action and muscle mass.
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