Megan Ferry, professor of Chinese and director of East Asian studies, presented “Applying Systems Thinking to Address Invisible and Emotional Labor in Language Programs” at the Modern Languages Association Conference in January. She was part of a panel sponsored by the American Association of University Supervisors, Coordinators, and Directors of Language Programs (AAUSC) and Second Language Research and Practice, entitled "New normal, new urgency: Invisible and emotion labor in language program advocacy."

Jeff Corbin, the Florence B. Sherwood Professor of Life Sciences, published a paper in Restoration Ecology entitled, "The influence of exotic species' legacies on pathways of restoration." In it, he analyzes the progress in ecosystem recovery at the Albany Pine Bush following the removal of black locust trees. He found that the soil conditions and plant community composition made significant progress toward the goal of restoring the conditions of healthy pine barren ecosystems, though legacies of the trees remained even almost 20 years after their removal. This work will help guide efforts to overcome the impacts of invasive species at the Pine Bush and worldwide.

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