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Faculty-Staff Achievements, March 5, 2025

March 5, 2025

Hajar Hussaini, visiting assistant professor of English, was awarded a for her translation of Khosraw Mani's Persian-language novel “Death and His Brother” (2017). The fund aims to promote the publication and reception of English-translated world literature and provides a $4,000 grant for works-in-progress. Her English translation is scheduled to be published by Syracuse University Press next year. 

James J. Kennelly, professor emeritus of international business, published an op-ed in the Irish Examiner, titled “.”

Josephine LoRicco, postdoctoral research fellow and lecturer of biology, and David Domozych, professor of biology, co-authored a paper, "Aberrant growth and expansion in Penium margaritaceum triggered by disruption of microtubules and the cell wall," that was published in the February edition of the (Volume 76, Issue 4, Pages 961–979). Other coauthors include Stuart Malone ’26, Kaylee Bagdan ’24, Anika Eastman ’25, Gabriel Sgambettera ’24, Aaron Winegrad ’24, Benjamin Gibeau ’25, and Ruby Epstein ’25. The paper delves into the importance of the cell wall in determining cell shape in plants and algae. The paper was also selected for the in the Journal of Experimental Botany’s February edition.


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