October 17, 2008
Nursing student Josh Sandeman was featured on the WBZ-TV evening news Oct. 6 in a segment on "recession-proof jobs,"
which focused on health care careers. Sandeman was interviewed while in the nursing lab.
Alumnae Professor of English
Afaa Michael Weaver was profiled in the Oct. 12 Baltimore Sun. The article mentioned Baltimore's declaration of "Afaa Michael
Weaver Day" last spring, and his most recent book of poetry, Plum Flower Dance.
English Professor
Renee Bergland's book, Maria
Mitchell and the Sexing of Science, was reviewed in the September issue of Choice magazine. Choice: Current Reviews for
Academic Libraries is the premier source for reviews of academic books, electronic media, and
Internet resources of interest to those in higher education.
Simmons School of Management Professor Deborah Kolb was quoted in a Human Resource Executive Online article titled "Distressing Bosses," about
a recent study showing that women have more psychological and physical problems when they work for a woman
than for a man. Kolb said that women managers need human resources' support for finding more supportive
networks, which will help them and their direct reports feel less vulnerable.
Sophomore soccer player and Lenox
resident Brittany Staszowski was mentioned in the Oct. 12
Berkshire Eagle "Campus Notes" section for her "solid performance" in spite
of an elbow injury.
Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science
Alumnus Joshua Davis was profiled in the Oct. 9 Gray-New Gloucester Independent (Maine) about his recently published spy thriller,
Winter Storm.
Simmons College's study on the benefits
of the Mediterranean diet in preventing heart attack and strokes was mentioned in the September issue
of SmartMoves. SmartMoves
is a quarterly newsletter for members of Capital District Physicians' Health Plan, an HMO headquartered in
Albany, NY.
Student Susan H. Skoog was quoted in the Oct. 8 Harvard Crimson newspaper after attending a Harvard professor's lecture on
patronage of the arts.
