What draws an alumnus back to Ithaca College? Assistant professor of chemistry Mike Haaf knows. After graduating with honors from Ithaca College in 1994 and completing his Ph.D. in chemistry in 2000 at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Professor Haaf taught at other institutions before returning to his alma mater as professor and chair of...

As a freshman, you may come to Physics 101 expecting nothing more than a crowded lecture hall or lab and a faulty overhead projector. But with the help of a $150,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, Ithaca College is taking a different approach to teaching physics in the classroom.

“The new facility is called the...

Ithaca College psychology professor Nancy Rader spent the past few months studying Australian diver Lloyd Godson, who won Australian Geographic’s “Live Your Dream” Wildest Adventure Competition. Godson’s winning proposal was a sustainability demonstration that involved being submerged in a pond in Albury, Australia, in a...

Nik Batruch '08 didn't have a typical spring break. Instead of lounging on the beach, Batruch accompanied physics professor Bruce Thompson to Loango National Park in Gabon, West Africa, where the pair set up listening posts to record acoustic and seismic elephant activity for six months. The data collected by these posts will determine how many elephants exist in...

    Following a national search, Dr. Stacia Zabusky has been appointed assistant dean in the School of Humanities and Sciences at Ithaca College. 

    Humanities & Sciences dean Howard Erlich remarked, “I’m delighted that Dr. Zabusky has accepted this appointment, for which she...