FACULTY/STAFF NEWS

Dalibor Froncek, associate professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, presented a talk “Cheesecake Factory Problem” at the Regional Meeting of the American Mathematical Society in Lincoln, NE.

A description of a study conducted by Duane Millslagle, associate professor, Morris Levy, assistant professor, and Nickolas Matack, former undergraduate student, HPER Department, entitled, “Comparative Kinematic Measures of Treadmill Running With Or Without Body Weight Support in Running,” was published in the Journal of Sport Science and Medicine (2005), 4, 583-589. The study compared full body weight to body weight support treadmill running using common kinematic measures associated with running.

Millslagle and former undergraduate students, Anna DelaRosby, and Sara VonBank, in the HPER department had the results of the study, “Incremental Exercise in Dynamic Visual Acuity,” published in the Journal of Perceptual and Motor Skills (2005), 101, 657-664. The study examined the effects of exercise on the visual ability to detect detail of a moving object.

Michael William Pfau, assistant professor, Department of Communication, recently had a book published by the Michigan State University Press entitled The Political Style of Conspiracy: Chase, Sumner, and Lincoln.

NRRI AND SEA GRANT NEWS

A Web site designed to educate the public on minimizing stream pollution received a Technical Excellence Award from the North American Lake Management Society (NALMS) in November. The award recognizes LakeSuperiorStreams.org for “outstanding research in stream and lake restoration, protection and management.” It was accepted by Rich Axler (NRRI) and Jesse Schomberg of Minnesota Sea Grant at the annual NALMS International Symposium, “Lake Effects: Exploring the Relationship between People and Water,” held in Madison, Wisconsin. The website incorporates real-time water quality data with an educational site design toolkit.

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