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Tyehimba Jess, AB’91, has won the 2017 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry for Olio, his collection of original verse.Jess’ poems examine the lives of African-American performers from the Civil War up to World War I, revealing the history of America’s blues, work songs and church hymns. Jess was praised by the Pulitzer committee “for a distinctive work that melds performance art with the deeper art of poetry to explore collective memory and challenge contemporary notions of race and identity.”
A native of Detroit, Jess studied public policy while at UChicago and received his MFA from New York University. Jess is currently the poetry and fiction editor of African American Review and is an associate professor of English at the College of Staten Island.
This is Jess’ second book of poetry. His first, leadbelly, received the 2004 National Poetry Series award. Jess read from Olio this past December at the Seminary Co-op Bookstore.
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Tuesday, April 11, 2017
Tyehimba Jess, AB’91, wins Pulitzer Prize in Poetry
The Americans Isn’t Really about Spies and Murder
BU Today
Sure, The Americans is about a couple of KGB spies. But executive producer Stephen Schiff told the audience at last Friday night’s BU Cinematheque that the FX series is really about much more: it’s about us.
“There’s a lot of skullduggery and spycraft and people doing nasty, nasty things to one another,” Schiff said. “But it’s really about family, and the complications that come from the sensation that we are all spies in our own lives.”
The Americans follows the overtly normal lives of Philip and Elizabeth Jennings (Matthew Rhys and Kerri Russell), two deep-cover Soviet agents living in the Washington, D.C., suburbs in the early 1980s. Their marriage is real and their two teenaged children, Paige and Henry (Holly Taylor and Keidrich Sellati), are real American schoolkids as well, but at the same time the whole family image is just part of their cover.
“All of our lives have to do with some combination of the deception we bring with us—because we want to be a little secretive at times, we don’t want to tell everyone everything—and at the same time this urge we have to be known, to be seen, to be honest, to be understood, to be loved for who we are,” Schiff told a packed house of about 250 people at the College of Communication.
In a recent episode, Philip and Elizabeth let Paige in on their real identities, which seriously complicates just about everything. As does the spies’ friendship with Stan Beeman (Noah Emmerich), an FBI counterintelligence agent who happens to live across the street. “If you follow our show a little, that means not following it at all, because it’s really hard to follow,” Schiff said.
Former Boston film critic Stephen Schiff gave BU students a look inside the writers’ room on the FX series The ...
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Mānoa: UH Cancer Center researcher awarded $3M to study cancer treatment potential of ironweed plant
UH News
University of Hawaiʻi at MānoaContact:Posted: Apr 11, 2017James Turkson holds ironweed plant extract.The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has awarded a five-year $3 million grant to a University of Hawai‘i Cancer Center researcher to study how natural compounds in ironweed plant extract can be used to treat breast and brain cancers.“It would be life changing for cancer patients if ironweed extract could help fight aggressive types of breast and brain cancers. Since the compounds are found in the plant, they are less toxic than traditional forms of treatment such as chemotherapy. This gives cancer patients a better quality of life when developed as drugs,“ said James Turkson, awardee and director of the UH Cancer Center’s Cancer Biology Program. “Glioblastoma is an aggressive brain cancer that currently has no cure. In addition, the types of breast cancers we are targeting are some of the most life-threatening breast cancers with few successful treatments.” “The vast natural resources of Hawai‘i give our researchers a rare opportunity to make scientific discoveries of unique and significant proportions in treating cancer,” said Dr. Randall Holcombe, UH Cancer Center’s director. “This significant NCI award recognizes the breadth and depth of the natural product research focus of the UH Cancer Center, and highlights the national impact our research in Hawai‘i has in the fight against cancer.”Turkson, along with collaborators Leng Chee Chang, Dianqing Sun and Supakit Wongwiwatthananukit at the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy, published a study a year and half ago showing that the natural compounds from the ironweed plant were effective in killing breast cancer and brain tumor cells and blocked the development and growth of these cancers in the laboratory. In recognition of these preliminary findings, the funds were granted to continue and expand the study.“Our team of researchers ...
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Celebration of Faculty Scholarship: Friday, April 14
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The Office of Academic Affairs and the Ina Dillard Russell Library are proud to sponsor the Second Annual Celebration of Faculty Scholarship, which will highlight and celebrate scholarly work, creative endeavors and editorial contributions of GC faculty from calendar year 2016.The event is Friday, April 14 from 3 to 5 p.m. The celebration reception will include light hors d’oeuvres.
Please join us in celebrating all the great work you do at Georgia College.
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CCMST Weekly News, August 20, 2010
Center for Computational Molecular Science and Technology
1. Announcements2. Statistics3. Tip of the WeekANNOUNCEMENTS
Summer Lecture Series in Electronic Structure Theory
NOTE: No lecture next week. The series will resume in September
The Summer Theory program will continue through August with a series of advanced lectures.
Lectures will be on Thursdays in MSE 4202A from 2-3pm, starting from Thursday August 3.
The new theory/computational graduate students, and anyone else who is interested are cordially invited to attend.
There will be no lecture next week. The series will continue next week with the following schedule:
Sept 2: Advanced SAPT (Hohenstein).
The complete schedule of the lectures can be found at http://vergil.chemistry.gatech.edu/opp/sched.html.
STATISTICS
FGATE
Uptime: 9 day/home directory usage: 70% (1.8 TB available)/backups directory usage: 84%
LSF usage for Week 32 (8/9-8/15) (times are in minutes)GroupJobsTotal CPUAvg CPUAvg WaitAvg Trnr.Bredas108823493312%216155369Hernandez72330747916%4256470Sherrill113349722%30936346Other3258661%8622758441Total192760325131%31392418
Note: percentages refer to the total CPU time available for the period.
Most productive user of the Week: atucker 189655.
EGATE
Uptime: 264 days/theoryfs/common directory usage: 36% (426GB available)/theoryfs/ccmst directory usage: 84% (146 available)
LSF usage for Week 32 (8/9-8/15) (times are in minutes)GroupJobsTotal CPUAvg CPUAvg WaitAvg Trnr.Hernandez40225611517%6370648Sherrill21155101%73931373852Other10121356614%21153062410Total52448519132%9261851116
Note: percentages refer to the total CPU time available for the period.
Most productive user of the Week: rnear 195306.
TIP OF THE WEEK
From www.vim.org
Converting tabs to spaces in Vim
To insert space characters whenever the tab key is pressed, set the expandtab option:
:set expandtab
With this option set, if you want to enter a real tab character use the Ctrl-V Tab key sequence.
To control the number of space characters that will be inserted when the tab key is pressed, set the tabstop option. For example, to insert 4 spaces for a tab, use:
:set tabstop=4
After the expandtab option is set, all the new tab characters entered will be changed to spaces. This will ...
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Join the Club: Epic Intentions
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Join the Club: Epic Intentions
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Julia Faherty | April 11, 2017
• Atlanta, GA
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Epic Intentions serves as an interdisciplinary society of Georgia Tech volunteers whose purpose is to aid local nonprofits, social enterprises, and civic-minded entrepreneurs through service-oriented design projects.
Members of Epic Intentions are assigned to various projects working with Atlanta based nonprofit organizations. Teams of around five to six students, with one team leader, work together throughout the semester to complete their projects while developing technical skills.
Third-year computer science major and Vice President of Campus Relations Anna Herrera joined Epic Intentions during the spring of her second year at Tech. After applying to the organization, she was assigned as a team leader for the H.E.R.O. For Children project. H.E.R.O is a nonprofit organization in Georgia that focuses on quality of life care for children with HIV/AIDS.
“Team leaders are the liaison between the nonprofit organizations and Epic Intentions," Herrera said. "The other team members work to complete the project using their unique skill sets.”
Each semester, the nonprofit organizations are recruited by the Epic Intentions board. Once a nonprofit agrees to work with the club, they give team leaders an idea of what they need. Then the team is assigned to the project, and it is up to them to decide specific details and goals.
Teams in the past have worked with organizations including Beloved Atlanta, the Center for Working Families, and Enchanted Closet. They have worked to improve marketing strategies, database systems, fundraising efforts, and more. Visit Epic Intentions’ website for a full list of projects.
Epic Intentions Final Presentations
On Wednesday, April 12, from 4:30 to 6 p.m., Epic Intentions will host its semesterly final presentation event. The event will take place in Room 105, D.M. Smith Building, and is free and open to the ...
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Tuesday, April 11, 2017
OSU Today
Today in the News Media is a synopsis of some of the most prominent coverage of OSU people and programs. Inclusion of any item constitutes neither an endorsement nor a critique, but rather is intended only to make the OSU community aware of significant items in the media.
The blue whale is not the only animal with a huge appetite (BBC Earth)
“The amount of nectar consumed can vary quite a bit by hummingbird species,” says Adam Hadley, a leader in the hummingbird research team at Oregon State University. “Particularly since they have a very large range in body size, from the 2.5g bee hummingbird to the 24g giant hummingbird.”
Social media tools can reinforce stigma and stereotypes (Medical Xpress)
Researchers at Oregon State University have developed new software to analyze social media comments, and used this tool in a recent study to better understand attitudes that can cause emotional pain, stigmatize people and reinforce stereotypes.
Life through the eyes of a humpback whale (Yahoo News)
“We have some wonderful data on different feeding strategies from rolling lunges near the surface, to bubble net feeding, to deep foraging dives lunging through dense patches of krill,” Associate Professor from Oregon State University and lead scientist on the whale study, Dr Ari Friedlaender said.
How mangrove forest conversion is killing Earth (Business Standard)
“On a personal scale, this means a typical steak and shrimp cocktail dinner produced through mangrove conversion would burden the atmosphere with 1,795 pounds of carbon dioxide,” said lead study author J. Boone Kauffman from Oregon State University. (see also Science Daily)
On the Menu: Corvallis classic (Cater Source)
Jay Perry’s culinary pursuit has taken him from his hometown of San Diego to the kitchens of France, Italy, Seattle, and Portland. Jay now serves as the Chef de Cuisine at Oregon State University in Corvallis where he has become ...
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Staying informed in a post-truth, fake news era
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Fake news has become a catch-phrase in the modern political arena, but what does it really mean? Is it a label for unethical, biased journalism or a turn-of-phrase for news that doesn’t meet one’s personal agenda? How do you spot fake news, and what do you do about it?
Scholars will explore these ideas and more in a speaker series at Oregon State University this spring.
“As a librarian, I’ve been thinking a lot about the idea of fake news and how to be an educated consumer of media,” said Laurie Bridges, associate professor and instruction and outreach librarian at Oregon State. “The aim of this speaker’s series is to make sense of the idea of fake news and see how media has been used to both educate and manipulate the public throughout modern history.”
Speakers will make presentations at OSU during April and May, and all lectures are all free and open to the public. The series is sponsored by OSU Libraries; OSU Press; OSU Ethnic Studies; the OSU Center for Civic Engagement; and the OSU School of History, Philosophy, and Religion.
The topics include:
“Alternative Facts”
Peter Laufer, 3-4 p.m. April 27, Willamette Rooms, The Valley Library
In an age of instant news and “alternative facts,” information consumers need easy-to-follow rules for sorting truth from lies. Award-winning journalist and University of Oregon Professor Peter Laufer will present Slow News: A Manifesto for the Critical News Consumer. Inspired by the Slow Food movement, a timely antidote is offered to “fake news,” with 29 simple rules for avoiding echo chambers and recognizing misinformation.
“Fake News is the New V.D.: Verbal Deception as a Means of Manipulation”
Trischa Goodnow, 3-4 p.m., May 3, Willamette Rooms, The Valley Library
The phrase verbal deception has been coined to better describe what has popularly become known as fake ...
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Jr. Cyclone Club Movie Night at Jack Trice Stadium
Iowa State University
AMES, Iowa – The Jr. Cyclone Club is proud to sponsor its fifth annual Movie Night at Jack Trice Stadium on Saturday, May 13. The movie featured on the north videoboard will be "Trolls". The event is free and open to the public.
Select gates open at 6 p.m. Show time is 7 p.m. In case of inclement weather, the event will move to Hilton Coliseum that same evening.
Families will have the opportunity to either sit on the field (blankets only, no chairs permitted), sit in the bleachers on the east side of the stadium or in the south end zone. Handicap accessible seating is available on the east tarmac.
Limited concessions items will be available for purchase at reduced prices on the east concourse and at field level.
For more important information about movie night, parking and stadium access, visit jrcycloneclub.com.
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Do Other Earths Lurk in Our Galaxy?
UCR Today
Lecture at UC Riverside by senior researcher from Mexico will address this question on April 13
By Iqbal Pittalwala on April 10, 2017
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Antígona Segura is a senior researcher at the Instituto de Ciencias Nucleares at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — The University of California, Riverside Science Lecture Series continues Thursday, April 13, with a talk that will discuss whether other Earths populate the Milky Way.
Antígona Segura, a senior researcher at the Instituto de Ciencias Nucleares at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, will give the talk titled “Alien Planets: Are Other Earths Lurking in Our Galaxy?” Segura works on planetary habitability, remote detection of life, and the early conditions of our solar system.
The event, which is scheduled from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on campus at the University Theatre (Humanities 400), is free and open to the public. There is free parking in Parking Lot 6. Light refreshments will be served before the lecture, and prizes will be raffled off after the lecture.
“This is the first time in human history where we have tools to search for extraterrestrial life,” Segura said. “We have found planets around other stars – such as those around Trappist-1 and Proxima Centauri – that may be potentially habitable. In the near future we will have instruments to study those planets to search for habitability conditions – water and an atmosphere – and maybe life.”
As a girl, Segura loved stars and was amazed with all living beings; as a result, she says, she became an astrobiologist. After receiving her bachelor’s degree in physics, a master’s in astronomy and a Ph.D. in Earth sciences, she was a postdoctoral researcher in the Penn State Astrobiology Research Center and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Calif., where she worked at the Virtual Planetary Laboratory.
Segura’s talk aims also to inform the public on how science works in general ...
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Meet our 2017 Distinguished Alumni
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This year’s Distinguished Alumni will be honored on April 21 at 6 p.m. Please join us at Celebration Weekend, April 20-23 to celebrate Olin’s Centennial and accomplished alumni.
The Distinguished Alumni Awards will be followed by a very special affair to commemorate our Centennial. Guests are invited inside Knight and Bauer Hall for a once-in-a-century Gala celebration. The Gala reception will include a band, food stations and cocktails, a photo booth, and a digital exhibit showcasing Olin’s rich history. The evening will conclude with a celebratory fireworks display as we embark on Olin’s second century of excellence.
Bill Broderick, MBA ’76
Partner (Retired) / Edward Jones / St. Louis
Chair, Board of Trustees / Bridge Builder Mutual Funds / St. Louis
In a 30-year career at Edward Jones, it is safe to say there is very little that Bill Broderick hasn’t participated in building for the firm. Even after his retirement in 2012, Broderick still has a hand in the business as founder and chairman of a subadvised family of Edward Jones sponsored mutual funds, with assets totaling $32 billion.
And that isn’t the only way in which Broderick has continued to participate. Since 2013, he has served as CEO for Victory Wireline, a Texas-based company offering specialized equipment services to the oil and gas industry. After earning his MBA from Washington University, Broderick launched his career at Centerre Bank, which at that time, was one of the two largest banks in the St. Louis area. He made a name for himself over six years, as a commercial banking officer and leader in the credit department, supervising 25 analysts.
By 1982, he had left Centerre to begin his distinguished career in investment banking at Edward Jones, and within four years, he was invited to be a partner in the firm. And that is where he started putting his fingerprints all over it—from product design ...
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Architecture Faculty Present Papers, More at Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Conference
UMass Amherst: News Archive
Department of architecture faculty were well represented at this year’s Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Conference (ACSA) in Detroit in March.Several faculty presented papers on their research:
Pari Riahi presented “The Improved versus the Planned: In Search of Public Space in Parisian Suburbs”
Naomi Darling presented “Integrating an Ethos of Service into the Beginning Design Studio”
Carey Clouse presented “Addressing Climate Change through Water Landscapes in India”
Caryn Brause presented “Collaboration: Propelling an Expanded Practice”
Joseph Krupczynski curated a panel “Is Another Architecture Possible?"
Faculty also shared work developed through teaching collaborations in the conference’s project sessions: Naomi Darling and Ray Mann presented on “Integrating Cultural Research in the Design Studio,” and Stephen Schreiber, Carey Clouse and Caryn Brause presented on “Housing the Urban Animal.”
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UT to Host Conference on Pressing Race Relations Issues in US
Headlines – Tennessee Today
UT’s Department of Sociology will host a conference April 27–29 addressing some of the most pressing current issues surrounding racial inequality in the United States.The three-day conference, New Directions in Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, will bring nationally and internationally recognized scholars to the UT campus.
The conference is free and open to the public but registration is required. Sessions will be held at the Panhellenic Building and the UT College of Law.
The conference inaugurates the Department of Sociology’s new academic concentration area in critical race and ethnic studies.
Critical race theory has transformed academic, political, and general national discussions about the contentious issues of race and racism. Keynotes for the conference will feature many of the biggest names in the critical race theory movement, including founders Richard Delgado and Jean Stefancic, Duke University Professor and American Sociological Association President Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, nationally recognized immigration expert Tanya Golash-Boza, and renowned intersectionality scholar Mary Romero.
The conference will highlight topics including race and the 2016 presidential election, trends on immigration and enforcement, the meaning and impact of the Black Lives Matter movement, race, and schooling.
Additional conference sponsors are the College of Arts and Sciences; the Office of the Provost; Ready for the World; the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences; the College of Law; the Africana Studies program; and the Departments of Psychology, Political Science, and Anthropology.
Information about the conference, including registration, is available online.
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‘Babies and Beards:’ Magee Newborns Kick Off Penguins Playoff Celebration
WHAT: The Pittsburgh Penguins’ mascot, Iceburgh, is leading a nursery pep rally at Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC as the hockey team enters the first round of the playoffs. Iceburgh will present the babies with special onesies that will allow them to get in on the playoff beard action.
In collaboration with the Pittsburgh Penguins®, Magee is relaunching “A Great Day for a New Baby.” Every baby born at Magee will receive a Penguins onesie, bib and hooded towel and washcloth set.
WHY: As the official women’s health provider of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Magee is proud to collaborate with the Penguins organization to celebrate babies and families in and around Pittsburgh.
WHEN: 10:30 to 11 a.m., Wednesday, April 12
WHERE: Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC, 300 Halket St., Pittsburgh, 15213
Note to Media: To cover this event or to request photos, please contact Courtney Caprara at 412-592-8134 or CapraraCL@upmc.edu.
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Presentació de ‘The sound sculptures of Bernard and François Baschet’, un clàssic de la història de l’art
Universitat de Barcelona - Notícies
En aquest llibre, François Baschet relata l’experiència dels germans Baschet com a pioners en la investigació i la creació d’instruments musicals i escultures sonores.
12/04/2017
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El dijous 20 d’abril, a les 19 h, al Parc de les Humanitats i les Ciències Socials de la Universitat de Barcelona (Can Jaumandreu, c. Perú, 52) es presentarà The sound sculptures of Bernard and François Baschet, de François Baschet, a cura de Martí Ruiz.
En l’acte intervindran el vicerector d'Arts, Cultura i Patrimoni de la UB, Salvador García Fortes; la degana de la Facultat de Belles Arts, M. Dolors Tapias; el director del Museu de la Música de Barcelona, Jaume Ayats, i l’editor de l’obra i coordinador del Taller d’Escultura Sonora Baschet de la UB, Martí Ruiz. Durant la presentació es farà una visita sonora a les escultures Baschet del Parc.
En aquest llibre, considerat una obra fonamental en la història de l’art, François Baschet relata l’experiència dels germans Baschet com a pioners en la investigació i la creació d’instruments musicals i escultures sonores combinant art i ciència, escultura i música. L’edició, a cura de Martí Ruiz, especialista en l’obra dels Baschet, dona a conèixer la singular concepció de François Baschet de l’acústica —un mètode per comprendre les relacions funcionals entre forma, matèria, acció i so—, la qual va donar lloc a la invenció de centenars d’instruments i d’escultures sonores de totes les mides i sonoritats, actualment escampades per tot el món.
L’any 2009, François Baschet va fundar un nou espai de treball en col·laboració amb investigadors de la Facultat de Belles Arts de la UB. Com a resultat d’aquesta activitat, han sorgit nombroses iniciatives internacionals, coordinades entre Barcelona i París, com ara la catalogació analítica ...
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Bridge innovation expert to give Stueck Lecture
Dr. Man-Chung Tang has designed over 100 bridges around the world. He will give a talk about innovation on April 21 in Butler-Carlton Hall on the Missouri S&T campus.
Innovation drives humankind forward with new ideas, new ways of doing, new ways of thinking — and Dr. Man-Chung Tang, a world authority on cable-stayed bridges, has brought innovating designs to the structures for over 50 years.
It is often said, “the sun never sets on a Man-Chung Tang bridge.” His designs can be found all around the world and are considered to be a blending of art and premier engineering development.
As the 2017 Stueck Lecture speaker, he will present his views on art and innovation in design at 3 p.m. Friday, April 21 in Room 125 Butler-Carlton Hall. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, is presented as part of the Neil and Maurita Stueck Distinguished Lecture Series for civil, architectural and environmental engineering at Missouri S&T. The series is made possible by a fund established by Maurita Stueck to bring additional outside perspectives to Missouri S&T students, and to honor her late husband, Neil Stueck, a 1943 civil engineering graduate of the university.
Tang is known for his immeasurable contributions to the bridge design industry and for the quality and innovation behind his individual designs. His career as a structural engineer has spanned over 50 years and has encompassed designing 100-plus bridges around the globe, including over 32 cable-stayed bridges, four major suspension bridges and numerous segmental bridges.
Tang asks people to consider these questions: What is innovation? How do you become innovative? Who is capable of being innovative?
Tang was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1995 for his contribution to the advancement of cable-stayed bridges. He also served as chairman of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) committee on cable-suspended bridges and published a definitive guideline for the ...
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UMSL ranked among the top college values
UMSL Daily
UMSL ranked fourth on SmartAsset’s list of Best Value Colleges in Missouri. The rankings were compiled after considering factors such as tuition, living expenses and the average starting salary of graduates.
Providing a quality, affordable education to its students has long been a hallmark of the University of Missouri–St. Louis.
More than 94 percent of respondents to a recent study said that the slogan “Serious Education. Serious Value.” accurately describes UMSL. And alumni consistently cite the quality of UMSL’s educational programs for their individual success in myriad fields, including business, education and nursing.
Now outside organizations are taking note of UMSL living up to that goal. SmartAsset recently released its third annual Best Value Colleges study and ranked UMSL fourth among universities in Missouri. It trailed only Missouri S&T, Washington University in St. Louis and the University of Missouri–Columbia.
The rankings are compiled after looking at such categories as tuition, living expenses, scholarships and grants provided, retention rate and the average starting salary for an institution’s graduates.
UMSL provides great value to its students with in-state tuition of $8,844 while its graduates earn an average starting salary of $44,100, according to SmartAsset.
“UMSL students are well-prepared to enter the workforce and earn well-paying jobs after graduation,” said Alan Byrd, UMSL’s dean of enrollment services. “We are proud that we can help them launch their careers and that they aren’t starting out their professional lives under a mountain of debt.”
Last month, UMSL received a No. 5 ranking nationally on Great Value Colleges’ 2017-18 list of the “50 Best Colleges for Adult Education. The ranking recognized the ways in which the university caters to older, nontraditional students.
Forbes magazine also lists UMSL among “America’s Best Colleges,” and U.S. News consistently touts the campus and programs such as criminology and international business as particular strong performers.
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Advanced Field at the Devil’s Punchbowl, Los Angeles, CA
San Diego State University Department of Geological Sciences
2017 Geol 508 Class on the Devil’s Chair
The Geology 508 class spent Spring Break at the Devil’s Punchbowl, Los Angeles, CA. The second of three field trips, students used the fundamentals of sedimentology, stratigraphy, structural geology, and superposition to unravel the geologic history of the Punchbowl. Big thanks to Rob Hawk for documenting the trip!
Crossing the South Fork of Big Rock Creek.
Getting to know the San Francisquito Fm.
Faith Moore and Mia Flores
Wasim Merchant, Tyler Henderson, Steve Mazzone, and Jimmy Pham
Great view of the Punchbowl fault.
Everyone on the Devil’s Chair.
Calib Adkins and Jen Luscombe
Holcomb Creek traverse.
Peter Suazo finding the perfect spot for an attitude.
narrow trail = one at a time
Morning group meeting
Wasim Merchant, Mia Flores, Xiomara Rosenblatt, Keith Kastama, Faith Moore, Luke Johnson, and Steve Mazzone
Where’s Caleb?
Sidian the geology dog, Wasim Merchant, and Tyler Henderson
The Punchbowl Fm.
Punchbowl Canyon
Story telling around the fire.
Sketching in the fault.
the ants go marching one by one….
Punchbowl Syncline and Dave Kimbrough
Yup, it’s all rubbed in Kristan
Matt Skakun and Keith Kastama
Luke Johnson, Mia Flores, Keith Katsmama, and Xiomara Rosenblatt
Do you see Peter Suazo?
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Returning as a Runner
Arts and Sciences
Jaymi Cohen, A16, is running the Boston Marathon on April 17, but it’s not about striving for a personal best time. Four years ago, she stood with friends from the Tufts women’s lacrosse team near the finish line on Boylston Street. The first bomb went off, and then the second. She was thrown to the ground, her legs lacerated by flying shrapnel.“My main motivation for running [this year] is what happened to me and a lot of people in 2013 with the bombings,” Cohen said.
The emotional toll of the bombing was far worse than the physical injuries, she said. “I was very traumatized, and it is interesting because I studied post-traumatic stress disorder as an undergraduate my first semester, so by the time this happened in my second semester, I knew the signs, symptoms and mechanisms of what this would look like. It is really emotionally scarring and taxing.”
Surviving that horrendous day, Cohen said, gave her strength and a new perspective on life, and for that, she credits the support of the entire Tufts community, along with her family, friends and teammates.
“I think the one thing that really helped was time and having a structured schedule: continuing to go to class and continuing to go to [lacrosse] practice every day, even though I did not practice really the rest of that season,” said Cohen, a four-year standout on the team. “Being able to talk with family and friends about it was the most helpful for me.”
The road to recovery was tough, though. “There are some days now when I do not even think about it, which is something that I never thought would happen,” she said. “It was taking over my thought process and mind.”
When she was younger, she was a volunteer coach for Special Olympics, and the marathon bombing made her want to ...
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Titan Toons: How United Airlines trains their TSA agents
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English Professor Writes Memoir About Researching for Newspaper Legends
News Archive
Barbara Feinman Todd, the director of the Georgetown College journalism program and professor of the practice, published her memoir last month to critical acclaim. (Photo courtesy Ginger Wall)
March 27, 2017 — Many Georgetown professors have old war stories from “the swamp,” “This Town,” or whatever you prefer to call the Washington politics-media complex. Here’s one you might not have heard before.
From a small office in the New North building, jam-packed with books on all kinds of writing, Barbara Feinman Todd has spent a quarter-century building up journalism education at Georgetown. She led the long crusade to develop a lonely English elective into an impressive investigate journalism project, a master’s program, and eventually an undergraduate minor. For a certain, small segment of the student population, she’s as much a Georgetown institution as the John Carroll statue.
Feinman Todd released her memoir, Pretend I’m Not Here, to widespread critical acclaim last month. The 320-page tome begins in her first few days as a 22-year-old in the Washington Post newsroom and tracks her fascinating career as a researcher for newspaper legends Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein, and Ben Bradlee, her ghostwriting work for Hillary Rodham Clinton, her path to Georgetown, and the lessons she learned along the way.
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Pretend I’m Not Here has generated more media coverage than one might expect for a writer who moved to full-time teaching 15 years ago. That’s because it contains her first public comments in years about a mini-scandal from 1996 that briefly grabbed national headlines.
While shadowing Clinton in order to ghostwrite the 1996 bestseller It Takes A Village, Feinman Todd observed a strange meeting between the First Lady and a “new age healer,” later recounting it to Woodward off-the-record. She traveled to Europe after finishing her work on the Clinton book; upon returning, she discovered that the Clinton team had frozen her out of ...
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Reunions and Events Draw Thousands for 2017 UCSF Alumni Weekend
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Reunions, galas and research talks were just some of this year’s festivities for the annual UC San Francisco Alumni weekend on April 7 and 8.
It was the sixth year that the Alumni Association of UCSF event brought together alumni from all four professional schools – dentistry, medicine, nursing, and pharmacy – and the Graduate Division.
In all, more than 1,650 alumni, family and friends attended the events on Friday and Saturday that included receptions and galas put on by each school and division. The schools also hosted continuing education classes for all professions.
Along with the school- and division-specific events, there were the Discovery Talks during which UCSF faculty convey their transformative research and discoveries through short, “TED”-style presentations.
On Saturday morning, Chancellor Sam Hawgood, MBBS, hosted a breakfast event, during which he held a talk with Lucy Kalanithi, a UCSF resident alum and the wife of late surgeon Paul Kalanithi, author of the book “When Breath Becomes Air.” The memoir is about Paul Kalanithi’s life and his battle with stage IV lung cancer.
For more campus news and resources, visit Pulse of UCSF.
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FIU hosts Bethune-Cookman Tuesday night to start 4-game home stand
FIU Athletics
Bethune-Cookman (21-14) at FIU (18-14) Tuesday, April 11: 7 p.m. EDT (PantherVision & C-USA TV LIVE broadcast, CLICK HERE)B-CU LHP Donte Lindsay (1-5, 7.79 ERA) at FIU RHP Robert Garcia (2-4, 4.34 ERA)Series History: FIU leads 51-14
First meeting: FIU won 14-3 in Miami, Fla. (March 8, 1978)
Last meeting: FIU won 4-3 in Miami, Fla. (April 13, 2016)Game Notables
-- FIU is coming off a 2-3 Mississippi road trip. The Panthers split a two-game series with No. 22 Mississippi State and won one of three games against No. 21 Southern Miss.-- Just past the midway point of the 2017 season, the Panthers have nearly as many home runs (25) and stolen bases (33) as they had in all of 2016 when FIU hit 35 home runs and stole 49 bases.-- FIU head coach Mervyl Melendez coached 12 seasons at Bethune-Cookman. Melendez had a record of 379-320 and won 11 MEAC championships at B-CU.-- Before taking the series against Savannah State last weekend, B-CU had lost six of its last 10 games.-- B-CU right-hander Tyler Norris threw a no-hitter against Savannah State last Saturday.-- B-CU left-hander Donte Lindsay started both games against FIU last season. He pitched a combined six innings, allowed 12 hits and six runs, losing the game in Daytona Beach. FIU right-hander Robert Garcia started the game in Daytona Beach and lasted one inning and allowed two runs. -- The Panthers won the season series with the Wildcats last season. FIU won 21-8 in Daytona Beach and 4-3 at the FIU ballpark.
2017 Leaders B-CUTeam stats:
Average: .293
ERA: 4.74
Fielding pct.: .956
Individual leaders:
Average: Adonis Lao .385
Home runs: Danny Rodriguez 4
RBI: Jameel Edney 28
Stolen bases: Kyle Corbin 12
Wins: Anthony Maldonado 5
ERA: Anthony Maldonado 2.89
Strikeouts: Anthony Maldonado, Tyler Norris 34
Saves: Ivan Coutinho 5
FIUTeam stats:
Average: .278
ERA: 4.55
Fielding pct.: .972
Individual leaders:
Average: Kenny Meimerstorf .352
Home runs: JC Escarra 6
RBI: JC Escarra, Irving Lopez 22
Stolen bases: Jack Schaaf 6
Wins: Nick MacDonald 5
ERA: Nick MacDonald 2.45
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Women’s Tennis Re-Enters Top-20, Lewis No. 18
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Chase WalesCommunications Student Assistant
BATON ROUGE --- The LSU women’s tennis team’s huge comeback win over No. 11 Kentucky this weekend propelled the Tigers to No. 19 in the latest Oracle/ITA rankings released Tuesday.
This marks the third time LSU has been ranked 19th this season and is the second-highest ranking for the team since it climbed to No. 16 after the program-best win over No. 5 Auburn in March.
The Tigers also placed three players in the latest singles rankings, with freshman Jade Lewis leading the way with a career-high ranking of 18th in the country.
After defeating No. 17 Aldila Sutjiadi of Kentucky, Lewis jumped 16 spots to No. 18, the highest ranking for an LSU freshman since Megan Falcon was ranked No. 2 in her freshman campaign in 2006.
Lewis has a 13-4 dual record with 12 wins for the Tigers on court one, eight of those wins against ranked opponents.
Joana Valle Costa jumped an incredible 42 spots to No. 60 thanks to her recent stretch of dominant form that has seen the senior win four straight matches, including two over top-100 opponents.
Junior Ryann Foster re-entered the rankings as well, coming in at No. 118 thanks to a crucial 6-3, 6-3 win over All-American Mami Adachi of Kentucky.
Foster leads the team with 23 overall wins dating back to the fall to go along with 10 doubles wins with court one partner Valle Costa. The Valle Costa/Foster pairing is ranked 23rd in the country.
The Tigers end the regular season on the road against No. 2 Georgia on Friday at 4 p.m. CT before heading to Knoxville to face No. 23 Tennessee Sunday at 11 a.m. CT.
For more information on the LSU women’s tennis program follow the Lady Tigers on Twitter @lsuwten and @LSUJuliaSell, on Instagram @LSUWTen and on www.Facebook.com/lsuwten.
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Paper: Regulatory system governing Mexico’s oil and gas industry needs enhancement
One of the goals of Mexico’s energy reform was to create a regulatory system that would foster competition in a very complex political environment. That system is in place but needs enhancement, according to a new paper from the Mexico Center at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
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“Coordination of the Regulators of the Hydrocarbon Sector: Is It Optimal for the Rule of Law?” was authored by Miriam Grunstein, chief energy counsel at Brilliant Energy Consulting, nonresident scholar at the Mexico Center and professor and researcher at the Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon.
The regulatory framework, known as “coordinated regulatory bodies,” was established in Article 28 of the Mexican Constitution and is intended to oversee and regulate the hydrocarbons sector. Grunstein’s paper assesses whether the new coordinating structure helps to build an industry in a country with proper governance and rule of law.
“The institutional arrangement of the hydrocarbons reform in 2013 in Mexico cannot be understood without analyzing the design and the basic position of its industry regulators, in this case the National Hydrocarbons Commission and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,” Grunstein wrote.
“After analyzing the coordinated regulatory bodies, we observe the following: At this very early stage of the implementation of the reform, it cannot yet be stated with any accuracy the direction the industry will take under this new system,” she wrote. “Because it remains very much undefined in the legislation, the Council of Regulatory Agencies of the Energy Sector could have positive effects if it serves as a true channel of communication between the authorities involved in the hydrocarbons sector; it could likewise serve as a means to pressure regulators if inconvenient resolutions are issued. However, it must be emphasized that the law does not authorize this council to instruct the regulators. In any case, if there is any ...
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Grace Project, Depicting Breast Cancer Survivors, in Cincinnati April 21-22
UC Health News
In collaboration with the UC Cancer Institute, Charise Isis is bringing her
internationally known Grace project to Cincinnati to inspire audiences locally.
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Sign up by Aug. 1 for LSC-CyFair’s College Survival Camp
Lone Star College CyFair News
Published on: June 03, 2016
Lone Star College-CyFairs Center for Student Life welcomes new students with a comprehensive and interactive College Survival Camp Aug. 26 28.
This weekend survival camp, available to enrolled Fall 2016 students, will help provide attendees a successful transition into student life as well as an opportunity to learn innovated skills on how to excel in college.
Held at Camp Allen in Navasota, Texas, the LSC-CyFair College Survival Camp includes a weekend stay, meals, transportation, leadership workshops, a team-building rope course, mock classrooms and more. Attendees will also have the opportunity to meet other new students as well as the 2016-2017 student leadership.
A $25 deposit, required to secure a spot at the camp, is due by Aug.1 to the Center for Student Life, located in the Learning Commons building, room 144, at 9191 Barker Cypress.
Sorry! We are at capacity for students attending Camp Allen! We hope to hold this event again in 2017.
For information, call 281.290.3442 or email centerforstudentlife@lonestar.edu.
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Academy for Lifelong Learning Open Houses Set for January 2016
Lone Star College North Harris News
Published on: December 07, 2015
HOUSTON (December 4, 2015) Active adults age 50 and over can start 2016 off by making new friends and developing new hobbies or interests in the Academy for Lifelong Learning (ALL) at Lone Star College-North Harris. Each year, the Academy offers more than 100 classes and seminars, social activities and skills development.
Older adults can learn more about the different types of programs that the academy offers throughout the year at two upcoming open houses: Friday, Jan. 15 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at the LSC-Victory Center, 4141 Victory Drive, Houston, TX 77088 and Friday, Jan. 22 from 10 a.m. to noon at the LSC-North Harris campus, 2700 W.W. Thorne Drive, Houston, TX 77073.
The Academy for Lifelong Learning is a membership community that offers free and low-cost classes, events and activities for adults age 50 and better. Members can choose from a variety of offerings in technology, health and wellness, financial planning, community service projects, literary discussion groups, genealogy, arts and crafts, Texas history and more.
The annual membership fee of $20 per academic calendar year allows members to attend the majority of classes for free and take advantage of the numerous offerings at the college as well. Some courses may require additional materials or an entry fee, but typically the cost is minimal. Older adults can also purchase a global membership for $55 allowing them to enjoy the ALL programs at each of the six Lone Star College campuses.
In addition to classes, ALL member benefits include monthly lunch and learns, movie matinees and day trips throughout the Houston area.
For a course schedule, registration or information about upcoming programs, call 281.765.7947, log on to LoneStar.edu/all-nharris or visit the LSC-North Harris Academy of Lifelong Learning in the colleges Community Education Building, Room CE 102.
Lone Star College-North Harris is located at 2700 W.W. Thorne Drive, one-half mile south of FM 1960 East, between Aldine-Westfield and Hardy Roads. For more information ...
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Denise Saunders Thompson Awarded $500,000 Mellon Grant
American University News
Denise Saunders Thompson has dedicated her life's work to supporting Black dancers and companies—and now, with the help of a $500,000 Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant, she's ready to create change on a grand scale.
Thompson balances her work as an AU arts management professorial lecturer with her role as president and CEO of the International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD), which received a grant this year from the Mellon Foundation's recently established Comprehensive Organizational Health Initiative. This highly selective initiative seeks to help arts institutions flourish by enhancing their financial sustainability and capacity building.
Thompson hopes that the Mellon Foundation grant will help IABD address the financial inequities that have historically challenged the Black dance community. "For decades, Black dance companies have been marginalized by an arts funding paradigm that was not accessible," Thompson says. "The financial challenges these organizations have faced to keep their doors open continue to be significant, and now IABD is uniquely positioned to change the course of the tide."
Established in 1991, the IABD operates with the goal of preserving and promoting dance by people of African descent. Over the past 26 years, IABD has hosted annual conferences for Black dance professionals, created an emergency fund for IABD artists and companies, and launched a coalition for scholars of the African Diaspora. In addition to directly supporting the community, IABD establishes archives of Black dance history in museums across the country.
After serving as chairperson and executive director of IABD for seven years, Thompson was appointed as its president and CEO in January 2017. During her time at IABD, Thompson has spearheaded several initiatives designed to promote Black dancers, including a multi-company audition for ballerinas of color. The audition provided an opportunity to "diversify the landscape of the ballet world" and foster a collaborative relationship between dancers and artistic directors, Thompson told the New York Times in ...
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TAU Holidays on Tuesday
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Wishing our Jewish community a warm, loving and joyous Passover.
ALBANY, N.Y. (April 10, 2017) — Due to the Passover holiday, Today at UAlbany will not publish tomorrow, April 11. We will see you again on Wednesday.
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College of Science graduate student honored for innovative research on miniature electrochemical cells
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Bukola Saheed (right) is a Nigerian who came to Clemson in the fall of 2015.Image Credit: Jim Melvin / Clemson University
CLEMSON, South Carolina – Bukola Saheed of the College of Science has been awarded a first place in Clemson University’s fourth annual Graduate Research and Discovery Symposium. Saheed won for a poster presentation on miniaturized electrochemical cells that have a variety of practical and economical applications.
The Nigerian, who came to Clemson in the fall of 2015, won for his poster titled “A Novel Miniaturized Electrochemical Cell for Electrolysis and Fuel Cells Application.” Saheed also won first place in the second annual Chemistry Research Symposium. Both events recently took place at the Watt Family Innovation Center.
“Coming to Clemson University has been a lifetime honor for me because it remains a great citadel of learning,” said Saheed, who is a graduate research assistant in the department of chemistry. “More importantly, the opportunity to pursue my Ph.D program in Professor (Stephen) Creager’s research group is a dream come true, where fundamental knowledge of chemistry can be practically applied. I love what I’m doing in the lab and I believe I’ll continue to work hard to do good research and contribute significantly to our group.”
Creager, a professor of analytical chemistry in the College of Science at Clemson, said that Saheed’s awards were well-deserved.
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“Bukola is a delight to have in our graduate program. He’s bright, creative, enthusiastic and hard-working – and he’s an excellent student and also an excellent teacher for the other students in the group,” Creager said. “I’m proud of him and expect great things from him now and in the future.”
Saheed said that his research proposal doesn’t require a lot of material or high-cost instruments.
“Most of these kinds of studies are done by big industry,” Saheed said. “ ...
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Baseball Kicks Off Quick Turnaround with Matinee Game at Siena on Tuesday
Fordham Newsroom
Bronx, N.Y. – It’s no rest for the weary as the Fordham baseball team will have a quick turnaround for their next contest on Tuesday, as the Rams travel to Siena for an afternoon tilt in Loudonville, N.Y.
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BASEBALL HOSTS CAUSEWAY MATCHUP WITH UC DAVIS TUESDAY EVENING
Athletics News
Apr 10, 2017
Complete Game Notes (PDF)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Sacramento State (15-16) continues a season-long nine game homestand hosting Causeway rival UC Davis (9-16) at 6 p.m. Tuesday at John Smith Field. The Aggies picked up a slim 7-6 win over the Hornets when the teams met in Davis last Tuesday.
Leading Off
Junior center fielder Ian Dawkins is the only Hornet that has started every game this season and has reached base in 29 of the 31 games. He leads the team with 25 runs scored and with 15 multi-hit games with a pair of four-hit contests. He also leads the team with eight stolen bases.
The Hornets lead the WAC in nearly every pitching category including ERA (3.76), opposing batting average (.238), strikeout to walk ratio (2.27), WHIP (1.25), walks allowed per nine innings (3.14) and hits allowed per nine innings (8.07). Hornet pitchers have also hit the fewest batters in the league.
Sacramento State leads the WAC while ranking 27th in NCAA Div. I with a .979 fielding percentage this season. The team has committed multiple errors in just six of 31 games this year and has 16 error-free games. The Hornets have committed just 15 errors in 18 home games this season.
Sacramento State handed WAC-leading Grand Canyon its first conference loss on Saturday and the Hornet pitching staff had a 1.67 ERA while holding the Antelopes to a .192 batting average during the three-games series. The bullpen combined to allow just one run and one walk over 7.2 innings.
After winning three of four games UC Davis was swept in a three-game series last weekend at Cal State Fullerton allowing 23 runs. The Aggies, who are just 2-10 on the road this season, beat the Hornets 7-6 in Davis last Tuesday scoring the winning run in the bottom of the ninth on a balk.
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Creativity, humor on display at Edible Book Festival
SIU News
April 07, 2017Creativity, humor on display at Edible Book Festival
by Christi Mathis
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- When bacon, licorice strands, marshmallow lambs, gummy worms and other taste treats join the thousands of literary and special collections treasures at Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Morris Library, it can mean only one thing: the Edible Book Festival.
The annual event tests the creative ways people can imagine for eating their words. Each of the entries was an illustration of a book title, in some way, made entirely of edible components. The 2017 Best of Show winner was a nicely shaped cake airliner covered in white fondant and topped with tiny decorated cakes. Laura Morgan, academic adviser for the College of Engineering, earned an Amazon Fire tablet for her entry, “Cakes on a Plane” (“Snakes on a Plane”).
The People’s Choice Award, voted on by all in attendance, went to “The Porks of Being a Cauliflower” by Josephine “Josie” Arnett, a sophomore journalism major from Edwardsville, for her “punny” rendition of “The Perks of Being a Wallflower.” Complete with assorted pork products and cauliflower, her entry also won the Best Saluki Submission prize.
The youngest award winner was Isaiah Duckworth of Carbondale, winner of the Best Future Saluki prize for his “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,” featuring green crackers surrounding a goblet containing red pop rocks.
The other prize-winning entries at SIU’s 2017 Edible Book Festival were:
“Punniest” award – “If You Give a Moouse a Cookie” (“If You Give a Mouse a Cookie”), with chocolate mousse and chocolate cookies, by Gary Shepherd, a senior library specialist for Library Affairs.
Most Edible – “ Gummy Worms of Dune” (“Sandworms of Dune”), a chocolate icing-covered mound sprouting candy worms, by Addison Jobe, a master’s student in civil engineering from California, Mo.
Best Book Structure – “Unravel Me,” a taco bowl filled with multi-colored and intertwined licorice ...
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No.1 HSU Softball Returns Home For Four Game Series with No.13 Chico State
Humboldt State University Athletics
ARCATA, Calif. - No.1 Humboldt State Softball returns home for a four game series against No.13 Chico State. The series was postponed earlier in the season due bad weather conditions.HSU enters the week 28-7 overall with a conference record of 16-6 after a weekend spilt at UC San Diego. Chico State enters the match up with an identical overall record of 28-7 and sits at 18-6 in California Collegiate Athletic Association play. Chico State is coming off a four game series with San Marcos which they were able to secure three wins.For both HSU and Chico State, pitching has been a strong point this season. HSU leads the conference in strikeouts with 214 while allowing the second least amount of earned runs, giving up 67 in 35 games. The Jacks also rank third in the conference with a team ERA of 2.03 The Wildcats lead the conference in team ERA (1.62), earned runs (54), and have surrendered a conference low four home runs on the season.On the Offensive side the Jacks enter the series with a team batting average of .300, and a conference best 35 home runs on the season. HSU also has a conference best 93 stolen bases. The Wildcats are batting .308 as a team with 11 home runs.IMPORTANT NEWS: Tomorrows doubleheader is scheduled for first pitch at 11am at McKinleyville High School. Due to weather conditions there is a possibility that the games will be moved back to a 1pm start time and relocated back to HSU. Final decision will be made at 8am Monday morning (4/10). Please check the Humboldt State Lumberjacks Facebook page for updates on game time and location.
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African-American veterans in mental health care are not as activated as White veterans : Newscenter : School of Medicine
INDIANAPOLIS – Patients who are activated--meaning they have the knowledge, skills and confidence to manage their health and health care--have better health outcomes. A new study provides evidence that male and female African-American veterans receiving outpatient mental health services are not as activated as White veterans.In addition to demonstrating an association between race and lower patient activation, the study shows that the relationship between African-American veterans and their mental health providers is not as strong as the relationship between White veterans and their providers. This difference persisted after adjusting for socio-demographic factors and the study participants’ length of time with their providers. Stronger patient-provider relationships--known as working alliances--have been linked to higher treatment adherence. The study also reported that the African-American veterans had significantly lower medication adherence rates than White veterans."A clear implication from this study is that one size does not fit all. We need to tailor our efforts to meet the needs of African-American veterans--and meet them where they are," said VA Center for Health Information and Communication, Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University Center for Health Services and Outcomes Research investigator Johanne Eliacin, PhD, the health services researcher who led the new study. "When it comes to being activated and engaged in their own health care, African-American veterans have more specific challenges that need to be better understood and addressed."There needs to be more research to develop strategies to motivate patients to be involved in their care and to work more effectively with their providers. And we need to learn how to help them sustain engagement over time." Dr. Eliacin is a clinical psychologist and psychological anthropologist. She also has an appointment as an assistant research professor in the Department of Psychology in the School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. Her research focuses on sociocultural determinants of mental health and on reducing health disparities. ...
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gAyPRIL Events Celebrate LGBTQA+ Community
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Yeah Maybe NoApril 10, 20176:00 - 8:00 p.m.USU BallroomYeah Maybe, No is a story that cuts through the anger and fear that surrounds sexual violence to let a survivor tell his story in his own words. Blake is a college student who is processing his past unhealthy relationship on a college campus facing controversy over how it handles sexual assault cases. Blake struggles with identifying his experience as a crime and looks to draw a line between rape and a "bad situation." Due to self-blame, that line shifts and blurs, which complicates getting support from loved ones. The people around him expect a crime drama, but that is far too black and white for Blake to relate to. Through compassion and empathy, we take an honest look at a deeply troubling problem.What Gives Your Life Meaning? Dr. Brian De VriesApril 13, 201712:00 - 12:50 p.m.Academic 102Dr. Brian de Vries is a Professor of Gerontology at San Francisco State University and a fellow of the Gerontological Society of America. Dr. de Vries will join us in exploring palliative care by presenting a talk on his research into healthcare planning and end-of-life issues in the LGBTQ Community. Join us for a mixer with Dr. Brian De Vries at the LGBTQA Pride Center (USU 3100) from 10:30-11:30am.Color Out Hunger RunApril 15, 20179:30 a.m.Mangrum Track & FieldJoin the ASI Community Centers as we race to "color out" hunger! Students can run, jog, or walk through various color stations while being bathed in an array of colored powders. Afterwards, students can enjoy even more fun at the Celebration Party, which features music, food, group photos, and a massive color throw! To participate, bring two cans of food or pay a small waiver fee. The first 100 people to sign up will receive a T-shirt!
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WILLPOWER! Shakespeare Festival Returns This Spring April 12-20
Inside MC Online
WILLPOWER! Montgomery College's Shakespeare Festival returns this Spring (April 12-20) with workshops, lectures, and performances celebrating the life and works of William Shakespeare! The centerpiece of the week long celebration is the Montgomery College Performing Arts Series production of Twelfth Night, performing on the Rockville Campus April 12-16 and on the Takoma Park Campus April 21-23. The festival also features presentations from Faction of Fools Theatre Company, Craig Lawrence (Society of American Fight Directors), actor/educators Jessica Lefkow (Brave Spirits Theatre Company, 1st Stage) and Rachel Hynes (The Welders Playwrights' Collective). A special highlight of the festival will be Adrian Webber Memorial Lecturer James Jacobs presenting "Hard Rain's Gonna Raineth Every Day: Shakespeare, Dylan, Guthrie and the Apocalyptic Bardic Tradition" (Wednesday, April 12 in the Theatre Arts Arena, Rockville Campus at 1 p.m.). About our Adrian Webber Memorial Lecturer James David Jacobs: James Jacobs has enjoyed a long and diverse career as a cellist, composer, teacher, writer and radio host, and he currently divides his time between DC, where he can be heard as a classical music announcer every Saturday night on WETA, and New York, where he is a teaching artist at the Celia Cruz Bronx High School of Music through the Midori Foundation. As a radio host and producer has worked for WGBH and WNYC, produced and hosted programs that have been heard throughout the country through Public Radio International, and has made guest appearances on WKCR and BBC Radio 4. His many performing credits include productions at the Oregon and California Shakespeare Festivals and the off-Broadway show Woody Guthrie's American Song, and he has written scores for HBO and PBS, appeared on Prairie Home Companion and Saturday Night Live, and served as music director for the Living Theatre. As a writer his work has appeared in the Washington Post and Moment magazine, and his updated English adaptation of Mozart's ...
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Wausau Event Focuses on Impact of Homicide on Victims' Families
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Rasmussen College adjunct instructor and 22-year Green Bay police veteran, Mike Knetzger, addressed a packed house at the Wausau campus on Oct. 29 when he shared the story of his daughter, Ashley, who was killed by a drunk driver in 2008.Ashley and her friend Talhia Heroux were 18 years old when convicted drunk driver Anrietta Geske—driving in excess of 80 mph—slammed into the side of Heroux’s Buick on that fateful night six years ago. Both girls in the Buick died. Geske was convicted of five charges—including two counts of first-degree reckless homicide—and was sentenced to 80 years in the Wisconsin State Prison system.
Knetzger has shared Ashley’s story with more than 2,000 communities around the country, including high schools, community groups and law enforcement organizations. He shares her story in hopes of putting a stop to violent crimes and to motivate other law enforcement officers to continue making a difference in the lives of others.
“He sees that as one of his purposes in life—for change and community impact,” said Shauna Froelich, justice studies program coordinator at the Green Bay campus.
Knetzger’s presentation drew police and probation officers, justice studies and healthcare students, community members from the Marathon County Alcohol and Other Drug Partnership Council (AOD) and youth from the Marathon County restorative justice program. Froelich was really happy to see the youth justice program bring minors with traffic violations to the event.
The first part of Knetzger’s 3-hour presentation was primarily focused on the loss of his daughter, going through the 911 calls, the impact it had on his family, counseling and how he came back to serve as an officer.
Knetzger shared how he wanted to retire on disability due to the building stress and emotional pain. His counselor asked him the simple question: “What would Ashley want you to do?” Knetzger knew his daughter ...
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Tell your story by starting with "Dear World" on Dec. 8
Miami University - Top Stories
[embedded content]If you had one story to share with the world, what would you say?
That is the question posed by Dear World, an interactive, award-winning portrait project that unites people through pictures in their distinct message-on-skin style.
Dear World comes to campus Thursday, Dec. 8, to take portraits, which are then used in an interactive finale event as a part of the “Ask More. Engage Intentionally. Think Differently. Presidential Series on Inclusivity.”
Miami Performing Arts Series in conjunction with I AM MIAMI and Student Activities & Leadership has invited Dear World for portraits and a story reveal, both events free and open to all.
Portraits will be taken from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8, in the Shade Family Room, Armstrong Student Center.
Dear World Keynote and Portrait Reveal will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8, in Wilks Theater, Armstrong Student Center.
Exploring powerful connections
Dear World explores the powerful connections between students, faculty and staff through messages written on the body and also seeks the story behind the story, the lived life that informs a line scrawled on a face, palm or forearm.
At the finale, the Dear World team shares portraits and stories that will make you smile, cry and laugh out loud.
“Each member of Miami’s campus has a unique experience, identity and story to share with the world,” said Dear World organizers.
All students, faculty, staff and general public are invited to participate by writing messages of hope, inspiration and overcoming challenges.
Organizers encourage participants to share #DearMiamiOH stories with the world and showcase the powerful identities that make up Miami and Oxford.
Dear World is sponsored by I AM MIAMI, Scott & Jennifer Walter and the Earl Reeder Visiting Artist Fund with support of the Ohio Arts Council.
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