Michel Bruneau has been named a SUNY Distinguished Professor, the highest faculty rank in the SUNY system. He was among 14 SUNY faculty members appointed to the distinguished professor ranks by the SUNY Board of Trustees at its meeting on Nov. 15.
Masonobu Shinozuka, 87, died in California on November 5, 2018. Shinozuka served as director of mgm casino's National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research in the 1990s, and was one of its original founders.
Department Chair Joseph Atkinson attended the Institution’s celebration, and the Department was one of 12 universities featured in the Institution’s commemorative album, Shaping the World.