Abdussalam Addus, Department of Economics and Finance, published "Financial Management of Road Maintenance Programs in Sub-Saharan Africa," in the Summer 2010 issue of International Journal of Business and Public Administration.

Chi Anyansi-Archibong, professor, and Silvanus Udoka, associate professor, published "Potential Ethical Concerns in Nanotechnology," in chapter 16 of the recently released book, Nanotechnology and Microelectronics: Global Diffusion, Economics and Policy, ed. N. Ekekwe (IGI Global, Hershey, N.Y., June 2010).

Solomon Bililign, professor of physics, has been named a 2010 Alumni Fellow by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Iowa, where he received his doctorate. Bililign is director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-Interdisciplinary Scientific Environmental Technology Cooperative Science Center at N.C. A&T, which leads a consortium of seven universities. NOAA-ISCSC provides research to NOAA, addressing specific climate and weather-related concerns, such as hurricanes, droughts, tornadoes, global warming and ecosystem degradation. During his visit to Iowa City last month to accept the award, Bililign presented a public lecture, "Research and Education in Geosciences – the Need for an All-Inclusive Interdisciplinary Approach to Address Problems of Global Significance."

Vanessa G. Cunningham-Engram, associate professor in the department of journalism and mass communication, has published a chapter, "Change in the Oval Office: The impact of race on first-time African American voters," in the first edition of Interracial Communication: Contexts, Communities and Choices, Context V: Politics, chapter 20, pp. 327-341, edited by Deborah A. Brunson, Linda L. Lampl and Felicia Jordan-Jackson (Kendall Hunt, 2011).

Shawn Hendrix, head swimming coach, has been appointed to the NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Committee. The purpose of the committee is to develop policies and procedures governing the administration and conduct of the Division I Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Championships.  As a committee member, she is expected to attend the championships and the annual meeting each year.

George Steven Swan, associate professor in the department of management, has published "The Law and Economics of ERISA and Fiduciary Duty: LaRue v. DeWolff, Boberg & Associates, Inc." in volume 36 of the Ohio Northern University Law Review (2010), pp. 403-455.