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Kimbrough Reflects on Six Months in Space
Alumnus is back on Earth after mission aboard the International Space Station
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Jason Maderer | April 13, 2017
• Atlanta, GA
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Georgia Tech graduate and astronaut Shane Kimbrough talks about his six-month stay on board the International Space Station. He launched into orbit on October 17, 2016 and returned to Earth on April 10, 2017.
On Wednesday, Shane Kimbrough admitted his body was sore from sitting and his feet ached from walking. It was better than Tuesday, when he felt a little wobbly getting around and didn’t have much of an appetite. Blame it all on Monday, when Kimbrough felt gravity for the first time in nearly six months.
Kimbrough is finally back on Earth. The Georgia Tech graduate landed in Kazakhstan early Monday morning to wrap up a 173-day mission in space. As commander of the International Space Station (ISS), he circled the globe 2,768 times and traveled 73.2 million miles.
On Wednesday, already back at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, he spoke to Georgia Tech about the mission that began on October 17.
“I feel pretty good today, much better than yesterday,” said Kimbrough, who earned his master’s degree in operations research in 1998 from the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering. “My balance is a little off because my inner ear doesn’t know where it is. But I’m much more stable than I was on Tuesday.”During his stay on board the station, Kimbrough conducted four spacewalks totaling more than 26 hours. He and the crew also welcomed five visiting spacecrafts — Kimbrough grabbed a few of them with the ISS’s robotic arm.After nearly six months, you would think he would get some days off work. But the next six weeks are important, as NASA conducts experiments on him to learn more about how ...
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Kimbrough Reflects on Six Months in Space
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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.
Samples suggest life in the Mariana Trench (Daily Mail)
Scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Oregon State University and the US Coast Guard sent a device that spent three weeks eavesdropping at the bottom of the trench. The researchers used a hydrophone that was placed in this trough.
Climate science explains why fishermen on “Deadliest Catch” struggled to find crabs (Forbes)
The honorable Jane Lubchenco is Distinguished University Professor and Adviser in Marine Studies at Oregon State University. She is the U.S. Science Envoy for the Ocean, U.S. Department of State. She is one of the most renowned environmental scientists in the world and the former NOAA Administrator.
Adolescents with frequent PE more informed about physical activity’s role in health (ScienMag)
Frequent, long-term instruction in physical education not only helps adolescents be more fit but also equips them with knowledge about how regular physical activity relates to good health, research at Oregon State University shows.
To see the unseen: ‘Microbiomes’ show explores common ground between arts, science (Gazette-Times)
The artists were enthralled by the scientific workshops, said Jerri Bartholomew, the head of OSU’s Department of Microbiology, an accomplished artist in her own right and a driving force behind “Microbiomes.” (The show includes a pair of Bartholomew’s glass works.)
OSU board resets tuition vote after protest (Democrat-Herald)
An Oregon State University Board of Trustees meeting that was disrupted by protesters has been rescheduled for next week as a conference call, the university announced on Wednesday. The telephonic meeting will be held from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. on ...
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Spirit Squad Excels At Nationals
Iowa State University
AMES, Iowa - The Iowa State Spirit Squad competed at the NCA/NDA College Nationals in Daytona Beach, Fla., (April 6-8) and excelled in a number of events.
The Dance Team won the National title in Pom Division 1A for the second year in a row, defeating Penn State, East Carolina and SMU. It also placed third in the Team Dance Division 1A behind Louisville and North Carolina State.
The Cheer Squad placed third in All Girl Division 1A, the highest finish in program history for the All Girl squad. The Co Ed squad placed seventh in Intermediate Co Ed Division 1.
Cy also competed in the mascot competition, finishing third behind Sammy (Sam Houston State) and Cocky (Jacksonville State). It was Cy's highest finish ever at the Nationals.
The Dance Team and Cheer Squad will be hosting tryouts later this month. Information for tryouts can be found here.
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Summer Coding Camp Will Empower Local Students to Learn Computer Science
UCR Today
Free program will teach students programming skills and how to prepare for a career in the growing technology industry
By Sarah Nightingale on April 12, 2017
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UCR’s CS For All camp will showcase programming and other areas of computer science to local high schoolers. iSTOCK
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (www.ucr.edu) — From creating the latest smartphones to making self-driving cars, tech jobs are among the highest paying and fastest growing in the U.S. economy. There are currently 500,000 open jobs in computing, but the number of computer science graduates falls short—just 50,000 each year, and, of those, only one in five are women.
A new program created by the University of California, Riverside and Riverside Unified School District (RUSD) aims to introduce coding and computer science to local high school students and promote diversity, and notably female participation, in these fields. The program is inspired by CS For All, an initiative developed by the National Science Foundation and U.S. Department of Education to empower all American students to become active citizens in our technology-driven world. The program will launch this summer, providing free one-week courses to 80 high school students from RUSD. The intensive courses will run twice, from June 19-23 and from June 26-30. Applications are due by April 26 and students can apply online or by calling 951-790-2633 (English speakers) or 951-878-0411 (Spanish speakers).
Angelov Farooq, founding director of the UCR Center for Economic Development and Innovation in the Office of Research and Economic Development and a member of the RUSD Board of Education, is leading the effort. He said similar programs in other parts of the country have been shown to increase the number of students, particularly girls and underrepresented minorities, who study computer science and go on to earn undergraduate degrees in the field.
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GiftAMeal app expanding to Motown
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Student startup, GiftAMeal, the mobile app that allows users to donate to local food pantries when they eat at partnering restaurants has expanded to a third city: Detroit.
“Foodies in Detroit can now get in on the GiftAMeal action at one of our six initial locations there,” said Jacob Mohrmann, BSBA’16, Chief Marketing Officer of GiftAMeal. “Meals will be provided through Forgotten Harvest, an organization in Detroit that rescued, harvested and distributed 48.8 million pounds of food this past year.”
And Jacob shared more good news:
“We are also happy to announce that we have now provided over 50,000 meals (St. Louis, Chicago, and Detroit combined). This is a huge step, but as Andrew [Glantz, BSBA’17] said in his interview with WGN TV, ‘in terms of how big we want this to become, we want it to be, not in the thousands, but in the millions of meals donated.’ “
GiftAMeal is also featured on the cover of StreetWise Magazine in Chicago this month.
According to the article, GiftAMeal has partnered with “20 Chicago-area restaurants and Lakeview Pantry to provide meal donations locally. Now, each time someone in Chicago uses GiftA-Meal, meals are provided to someone in the Chicago area through Lakeview. In less than a year, the app has been downloaded over 3,000 times in Chicago, and these users have been quick to rack up 10,000 meal donations on the app.”
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Campus to Mark Earth Day 2017 with Festival, Lectures, Green Commuting
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Sustainability and the formal launch of the School of Earth and Sustainability (SES) mark campus-related events on and around the celebration of Earth Day 2017.The official date of Earth Day, April 22, falls on a Saturday this year, so the campus’s Earth Day Festival 2017 will be celebrated on Friday, April 21 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on the Student Union North Lawn.
The festival will feature more than 30 student, faculty, staff and community groups showcasing some of the things they are doing to make the community more environmentally, economically, and socially just. In addition, the Farmer’s Market will be under the Earth Day tent.
New this year is the UMass Amherst Green Commute Day. In partnership with the Faculty Senate Health Committee and MassRIDES “Try it Day” campaign, the event is meant to encourage students, faculty and staff to try an alternative to driving alone to campus on April 21 by either biking, walking, carpooling or taking transit.
Commuters will be asked to log their green commute in the free MassRIDES NuRides online tool that helps find carpool matches and provides rewards for greener trips. MassRIDES will be signing UMass Amherst community members up for the green commute for three weeks leading up to Earth Day in the Campus Center Concourse.
Commuters and the entire campus community are invited to come the Earth Day tent on the Student Union North Lawn from 8-10 a.m. before the Earth Day Festival begins to grab their free coffee and donuts and participate in the Green Commute Day Sustainable Transportation Fair which will feature Campus Planning, Transportation and Parking Services, UMass Amherst Transit, ZipCar and Enterprise Rent-A-Car and Sustainable UMass.
Also at the festival in front of the Earth Day tent at 2 p.m., there will be a student performance art piece by “The Mourner.” This cautionary tale presents a dystopian future based ...
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Stuart Study Explores Tie Between Alcohol, Marijuana Use in Teens and Later Use of Synthetic Marijuana
Headlines – Tennessee Today
Gregory StuartTeenagers who have symptoms of depression and who drink alcohol or use marijuana tend to use synthetic marijuana later in life, according to a new study co-authored by UT researcher Gregory Stuart.
The study, published in the journal Pediatrics, is the first of its kind to assess whether marijuana use is predictive over time of the use of synthetic cannabinoids—the group of chemicals that mimic the effects of marijuana.
Stuart, a professor of psychology, and his collaborators hope that better knowledge about the use of marijuana and synthetic cannabinoids could lead to the design of more effective prevention and intervention programs.
“This is a longitudinal study of diverse adolescents,” Stuart said. “The primary objective is to increase the depth and breadth of our understanding of risk and protective factors for teen dating violence and other risky behaviors over time.”
The study was led by Jeff Temple, a clinical psychologist at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. In addition to Stuart and Temple, collaborators include researchers from the University of Maryland and the University of Missouri. The research was supported by the National Institutes of Health and the National Institute of Justice.
Synthetic cannabinoids are a large group of chemicals that are similar to THC, the active ingredient in marijuana that produces its hallmark effects. The chemicals may be sprayed on plant-based materials that resemble cannabis. They are sold in forms like potpourri or incense that are not suitable for human consumption. The chemicals can be as much as 40 to 600 times more potent than THC.
Synthetic cannabinoids appeal to adolescents and young adults because they are easy to obtain, affordable, assumed to be legal, and undetectable in urine drug screens.
The study included 964 high school participants. All students completed surveys that gathered information on synthetic cannabinoids and marijuana use, alcohol and other drug use, symptoms of anxiety ...
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Pitt Hires Anthony (Tony) Gibson to Lead Washington, D.C., Office
PITTSBURGH—The University of Pittsburgh Office of Community and Governmental Relations announced that Tony Gibson has been hired as executive director of federal relations and will lead the University’s Washington, D.C., office. Prior to his appointment at Pitt, he held the role of senior adviser for legislative affairs at the National Science Foundation (NSF), where he has worked for nearly 15 years.
“As a proven policy and political adviser with more than 20 years of experience in Washington, Tony is an exceptional fit to lead our D.C. office,” said Chancellor Patrick Gallagher. “He will elevate our University’s presence in D.C. and also create a wealth of opportunities for collaboration at the federal level.”
“Tony will coordinate and leverage Pitt research opportunities, government affairs and collaboration with executive agencies and Congress. Having a dedicated presence in Washington will allow us to bring the University’s expertise and resources to policymakers in D.C. in a much more focused way,” said Paul Supowitz, vice chancellor for community and governmental relations.
“I am extremely excited to be joining the University of Pittsburgh and its strong team in Community and Governmental Relations,” Tony Gibson said. “Pitt’s excellence in research and its ability to provide real answers to the most vexing problems facing the nation are captivating. I greatly look forward to working with policymakers to ensure they understand the tremendous strength that Pitt has in translating excellence into action for the state, the region and the national science and technology enterprise.”
Gibson, who began his career in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1993, moved to the White House Science and Technology Office in 1997 before joining the National Science Foundation in 2002 as a senior legislative policy analyst. During his time at NSF, he worked as a congressional affairs group leader and legislative division director before moving into his role as ...
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Good as Gold
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One aspires to an academic and research career focused on atomic resolution imaging; the other is aiming for a doctorate in materials science. Together, they have made UC Santa Barbara, the only UC campus to have multiple winners of the prestigious Barry Goldwater Scholarship.
Dolev Bluvstein and Shelby Shankel, both undergraduate students in UCSB’s College of Creative Studies have been named 2017 Barry Goldwater Scholars. UCSB engineering student Michael Abramovitch received an honorable mention from the Barry Goldwater Scholarship & Excellence in Education Foundation.
Established by Congress in 1986 to honor Senator Barry Goldwater, the scholarships are designed to foster and encourage outstanding students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
Bluvstein and Shankel are among 240 sophomores and juniors nationwide to receive scholarships, selected from a field of 1,286. Of the total number of awardees, six hail from the University of California, with UCSB the only campus to have multiple winners.
“I am so happy to congratulate Dolev and Shelby as recipients of the 2017 Goldwater Scholarship,” said Kathy Folz, interim dean of the College of Creative Studies (CCS). “These students have brought distinction to UCSB and to CCS. Their accomplishments are truly amazing and I look forward to their continued success, in and out of the research lab. I also wish to congratulate both students’ research mentors, who provide the opportunities and dedicated professional guidance for these young research-scholars.”
The scholarship is an important first step toward academic and professional success, providing crucial support to ambitious young scholars.
“The scholarship will help me save money for graduate school, where I hope to continue studying condensed matter,” said Bluvstein, a sophomore physics major who works in professor Ania Jayich’s experimental condensed matter group. “The Goldwater scholarship is an important milestone in my young research career and a great honor.”
Criteria for Goldwater Scholarships include a nominated student’s area of ...
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Fina Birulés, distingida amb la Creu de Sant Jordi
Universitat de Barcelona - Notícies
Fina Birulés.
13/04/2017
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La professora de la Facultat de Filosofia Fina Birulés ha estat distingida amb la Creu de Sant Jordi per la seva intensa tasca de traducció, estudi i divulgació de la producció filosòfica femenina, i particularment de l’obra de Hannah Arendt.
En total, 29 personalitats i 24 entitats que han destacat pels serveis prestats a Catalunya en la defensa de la seva identitat o, més generalment, en l'àmbit cívic i cultural, rebran enguany la Creu de Sant Jordi, un dels màxims reconeixements que atorga la Generalitat de Catalunya des del 1981.
Fina Birulés imparteix les matèries de Filosofia Contemporània i Filosofia de la Història a la Universitat de Barcelona i ha estat professora visitant a les universitats de Puerto Rico, Xile, Parma, Florència i Viena. Forma part de diversos comitès en revistes especialitzades com ara Società degli Individui o Crítica Contemporánea. Revista de Teoría Política.
La seva tasca investigadora s’ha articulat al voltant de dos nuclis: la subjectivitat política, història i acció, i qüestions de teoria feminista i estudi de la producció filosòfica femenina —amb una atenció especial a l’obra de Hannah Arendt i d’altres filòsofes del segle XX—, activitat que desenvolupa en el marc del Seminari Filosofia i Gènere des de la seva fundació el 1990.
És traductora de diverses obres de filosofia contemporània, autora de nombrosos assajos i editora de volums col·lectius sobre el pensament de Hannah Arendt i altres pensadores contemporànies. Entre les seves publicacions més recents cal destacar Una herencia sin testamento: Hannah Arendt (2007), Contingencia, historia y narración en Hannah Arendt (2009), Imortalidade e história em Hannah Arendt (2009), La distancia como figura de la comunidad (2011) i Usos del anacronismo (2012).
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Attend a poetry reading by Charlotte Matthews
Matthews promoting a previous poetry reading.Poet Charlotte Matthews will offer a free reading of selections from her new book Whistle What Can’t Be Said this April on the Missouri University of Science and Technology campus.
The reading will be held 2-4 p.m. Wednesday, April 19, in Room 140 Toomey Hall at Missouri S&T. The event is free and open to the public.
A professor in the Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies Program at the University of Virginia, Matthews’ works have appeared in the Virginia Quarterly Review, Borderlands, Ecotone, Tar River Poetry, storySouth and other poetry publications. In 2007, she received the New Writers Award from the Fellowship for Southern Writers. Matthews has two other collections of poetry, Green Stars and Still Enough to Be Dreaming, which were published by Iris Press in 2006 and 2008, respectively.
“Charlotte Matthews writes intimate poems that refuse to skate over the trials of childhood: she perseveres through absence, illness and loss,” wrote poet and author Ira Sadoff in a review of Matthews’ book. “Thanks to her hard work she — and we — can look out at the world with fierce and loving attention and take in our beautiful, difficult lives.”
Matthews served as a visiting professor at Missouri S&T in 2014, when she was the Maxwell C. Weiner Distinguished Professor of Humanities. While at S&T, she held numerous poetry readings for the campus and taught courses in poetry writing in the English and technical communication department.
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Alumna looks back on rewarding journey full of long hours, love of color
UMSL Daily
Ann Croghan juggled day jobs, part-time teaching and her own artwork for many years after graduating from UMSL. Her persistence on that path eventually led to her current setup at Foundry Art Centre in St. Charles, Missouri, where she teaches painting and drawing full time and also showcases her work. (Photos by Jillian Schoettle)
Two things stand out to Ann Croghan about her time as a student at the University of Missouri–St. Louis in the early 1980s: the Blue Metal Building and the professors.
“I had some fantastic teachers,” says the Missouri native.
While the space where those lessons took place no longer appears on campus maps, the excellent instruction has stayed with her. And over the course of the 35 years since she earned her bachelor’s degree from UMSL, Croghan has become a sought-after teacher in her own right.
Ann Croghan, BGS 1982, works with students at all sorts of levels. Her love of teaching is second only to her love of art itself.
She’s currently a studio artist at Foundry Art Centre, located just 15 minutes west of campus. Students of all ages and abilities benefit from her painting and drawing classes at FAC, and her work is on view at the facility six days a week.
“When this opened up it was such a gift,” Croghan says of her role. She’s been based there since 2011, and in many ways it’s been a welcome change of pace.
An art instructor in the St. Louis region for the past two and a half decades, Croghan juggled various day jobs with teaching and her own artistic pursuits early in her career. Eventually she plunged into teaching full time, but it was still a relentless schedule.
“For 15 years I was teaching at five different locations,” Croghan recalls with a chuckle. “I had my office in the back of my ...
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Asian Pacific Islander Desi American President’s Reception at CSUF celebrates diversity and heritage
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The Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) President’s Reception for APIDA Heritage Month celebrated diversity Thursday.
President Mildred Garcia opened the event by referencing the 75 years that passed since Executive Order 9066 evicted more than 120,000 Japanese-Americans from their homes into internment camps and the 135 years since the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 created a moratorium on Chinese laborer immigration.
“Despite these horrors in our American history, today, we as a university and nation face similar executive orders and exclusion acts that threaten our students, our families, our communities and deepest values,” Garcia said.
Keynote speaker Mamta Accapadi, Vice President of Student Affairs at Rollins College said she valued being a Titan for a day.
“We all have meaningful stories so thank you for indulging me and listening to a few of mine,” Accapadi said.
Accapadi recalled when she worked in multicultural affairs and the leaders of the Filipino Student Association came to her for help after their funding from student government for the first Filipino culture night at her institution was revoked for violating rules.
Accapadi said after looking into the issue, she found they were planning to serve the traditional Filipino dish Dinuguan, chocolate meat, at the event. She said the advisor of student government determined it was “vulgar and inappropriate.”
After researching the food online, Accapadi questioned why it was inappropriate and explained to the advisor it was a cultural pork dish. She said the advisor turned bright red and defended herself by asking why they didn’t say something.
“Asian-American heritage month is for all of us. It is a commitment I hope we make to each other to do our own learning,” Accapadi said. “I didn’t know what chocolate meat was either but remember that I felt that something else was happening. I could have asked the students but guess what, it’s not the job ...
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Building to Be Renamed for Pioneer Black Educator Anne Marie Becraft
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April 13, 2017 – The 19th-century free woman of color for whom Georgetown’s Anne Marie Becraft Hall will be named April 18 founded one of the first schools for black girls in Georgetown and later became one of America’s first black nuns.
“I’m thrilled that we decided to rename one of our buildings after Anne Marie Becraft,” says Marcia Chatelain, associate professor of history and African American studies and a member of the Georgetown University Working Group on Slavery, Memory, and Reconciliation. “She was a devout Catholic and deeply committed to educating young girls of color in the nation’s capital. Though she experienced both anti-Catholic and anti-black intimidation, she nevertheless responded to her calling to teach and to serve God.”
Becraft began her teaching career at age 15 in 1820, founding a school on Dumbarton Street in Washington, D.C. Her intelligence and work ethic attracted the notice of Rev. John Van Lommel, S.J., from Holy Trinity Church in Georgetown.
'Elevation of Character'
Van Lommel was so impressed with Becraft’s work and “elevation of character,” that in 1827 he “took it in hand to give her a higher style of school in which to work for her sex and race, to the education of which she had now fully consecrated herself,” according to The History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880, published in 1885 by African American historian George Washington Williams.
The new school on Fayette Street, which included 30 to 35 students, was across from the Monastery of the Visitation, established in 1799 by Rev. Leonard Neale, S.J., president of Georgetown from 1798 to 1806.
Williams called Becraft “the most remarkable Colored young woman of her time in the District and perhaps of any time.”
In 1831, she left her school in the hands of a promising student and moved to Baltimore to join the Oblate Sisters of Providence, the first African American female ...
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Inspired by Work with Dalai Lama, Eve Ekman Creates App to Map Emotions
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In her house on a hill in San Francisco with sweeping views of the city, Eve Ekman, PhD, MSW, has a meditation altar, which highlights her spiritual interests.
In a nearby room, Ekman has the lamp by which her father, Paul Ekman, PhD, UC San Francisco professor emeritus in psychology, studied facial expressions – part of his work about external emotions that have permeated the public through outlets such as the television series “Lie to Me.”
“I joke that my dad is interested in emotions on the outside and I’m interested about emotions on the inside,” says Eve Ekman.
The combination of the Ekmans’ work on external and internal emotions has extended their findings beyond academia and into popular culture, and it has culminated in partnerships that include one with Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, to create a digital map of human emotions.
Now, Eve Ekman has moved the work forward through development of an app to help people track and understand their emotions throughout the day.
An Early Interest in Social Justice
Growing up as the daughter of Paul Ekman, Eve Ekman stood a good chance of being overshadowed by her father’s accomplishments. Paul Ekman, who was a professor of psychology at UCSF from 1972 to 2004, is one of the world’s foremost experts on monitoring facial expressions and gestures to make sense of nonverbal behavior.
His interest in “micro facial expressions” began in the late 1960s when he reviewed film of depressed patients and saw in slow motion brief fleeting expressions of strong negative feelings that these patients were trying to hide to avoid suicide watch.
Upon his retirement from UCSF in 2004, to translate his research into resources that would be helpful to the general public about using facial expressions as a window to people’s feelings, he formed the Paul Ekman Group, wrote several lay books ...
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Panthers Face 4 Top-Ten Opponents at Florida State’s Alumni Weekend Beach Volleyball Tournament
FIU Athletics
MIAMI (April 13, 2017) – The No. 14-ranked FIU beach volleyball team (18-10, 8-4 CCSA) travel back to Tallahassee, Florida for the Florida State Alumni Weekend beach volleyball tournament this Friday, April 14 and Saturday, April 15. The Panthers will play No. 10 Grand Canyon at 8:30 a.m. and No. 9 Stetson at 1 p.m. to open play on Friday. On Saturday, FIU will compete against the host Seminoles, currently ranked No. 4, at 10 a.m. and then close out the weekend against No. 2 Pepperdine at 1 p.m. Last weekend, the Panthers returned from Tallahassee after competing in the Staybridge Suites Invitational with a 1-2 mark, defeating No. 10 Georgia State 4-1. FIU dropped its first two matches against No. 12 South Carolina, 5-0, and No. 13 TCU, 3-2. Looking at the Antelopes: No. 10 Grand Canyon (14-6) completed play against No. 2 Pepperdine and No. 5 Long Beach State last weekend with two losses. The Antelopes were defeated by the Waves, 4-1, and the 49ers, 5-0. FIU currently leads GCU 3-0 all time, with their last match-up in 2016 that resulted in a 4-1 Panther victory. First serve is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Looking at the Hatters: No. 9 Stetson (15-10, 8-0 CCSA) is coming off a 4-0 weekend, with two back-to-back victories over Mercer and Coastal Carolina. The Panthers are currently 2-2 against the Hatters all-time. First serve is set for 1 p.m. on Friday. Looking at the Seminoles: No. 4-ranked Florida State (18-6, 7-0 CCSA) posted a 3-0 sweep last weekend at its own Staybridge Suites Invitational with victories over TCU, 5-0, No. 15 Florida Atlantic, 5-0, and No. 12 South Carolina, 5-0. The last match-up between the Seminoles and the Panthers will be just 15 days difference since they met at the Fifth Annual Surf 'N Turf Invitational on March 31 in Miami Beach, a match which resulted in a 3-2 victory for Florida State. All time, the Seminoles a 4-2 lead in the series. The ...
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Walker's No. 12 to Join LSU Legends in Alex Box Stadium
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The jersey of all-America second baseman Todd Walker will be retired by LSU in a ceremony at 6:45 p.m. CT Friday prior tothe Tigers' game versus Ole Miss in Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field.
The No. 12 worn by Walker joins the No. 36 worn by first baseman Eddy Furniss, the No. 15 worn by coach Skip Bertman and the No. 19 worn by pitcher Ben McDonald as retired jerseys in the LSU baseball program.
Walker, a native of Bossier City, La., becomes the 11th LSU athlete or coach to have his jersey retired, joining Furniss, Bertman and McDonald; men’s basketball players Bob Pettit, Pete Maravich, Rudy Macklin and Shaquille O’Neal; football players Billy Cannon and Tommy Casanova; and women’s basketball player Seimone Augustus.
Walker was distinguished during his LSU career from 1992-94 not only for his immense talent, but also for his tremendous work ethic. He said recently that once Bertman told him that he would be the Tigers’ starting second baseman as a true freshman, he poured all of his energy into becoming one of the nation’s best players.
"Once Skip told me that, I've never been more motivated to do anything in my life,'' Walker said.
"I wanted badly to play well. That requires a lot of sacrifice, but I wanted it bad enough that I didn't care. I didn't care about going to the beaches in the summer or going out with friends at night. Instead, I was hitting baseballs until four in the morning, and that's what I loved to do. It wasn't that I felt like I had to do that to get to the big leagues. I was just in the moment and wanting to be the best at that time.''
Walker, who was inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2009, was ...
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Georgia Tech’s civil and environmental engineering chair named dean of engineering at Rice University
Reginald DesRoches will join Rice faculty July 1
Reginald DesRoches, chair of the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, will become dean of Rice University’s George R. Brown School of Engineering July 1.
Reginald DesRoches
A fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers, DesRoches specializes in research on the design of resilient infrastructure systems under extreme loads and the application of smart and adaptive materials. He served as the key technical leader in the United States’ response to the 2010 earthquake in Haiti.
“The George R. Brown School of Engineering is a critical element in Rice’s national and international identity,” said Provost Marie Lynn Miranda. “We undertook a broad and thorough search that included extensive engagement with all stakeholder groups. In Dr. DesRoches, we found a world-class scholar, an award-winning educator, an innovative problem-solver, a collaborative and consultative leader, a creative and compelling communicator and a person of tremendous vision for engineering and higher education more widely. I am delighted that Reggie has agreed to join us at Rice and very much look forward to working with him. I am grateful for the hard work of the search committee. This is a great development for Rice.”
DesRoches joined the faculty of Georgia Tech in Atlanta as an assistant professor in 1998 after completing his Ph.D. in structural engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. In 2002 he received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor given to scientists and engineers in the early stages of their careers. He became a professor in 2008, and in 2012 he was named the Karen and John Huff School Chair and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering – a position in which he provides leadership to a top-ranked program with 100 faculty and staff and more than 1,150 students.
As chair, DesRoches has overseen a $13.5 million renovation of the ...
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UC Medical Students Offer Mentorship and Laptops for Cincinnati Youth
UC Health News
Eleven local elementary school students will each receive the gift of a new
laptops from Med Mentors, a volunteer effort in the College of Medicine, at an
April 18 ceremony.
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L.I.F.E. Features Books, Drones, New Orleans Literature/Movies, Essential Oils and Australia
Lone Star College CyFair News
Published on: June 01, 2016
Attendees at Lone Star College-CyFairs weekly programs this June will enjoy topics related to summer reading, drones, New Orleans Style literature and movies, essential oils and Australia.
The Learning, Inspiration, Fellowship, and Enrichment (L.I.F.E.) programs are free and held Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the library (Room 131 unless otherwise noted) at 9191 Barker Cypress.
June 1 Its Summertime and the Reading Is FantasticBlue Willow Book Shop owner Valerie Koehler gives us the inside scoop on some of her favorite new summertime books. Launching the librarys Summer Reading Program (SRP) for Adults. Meet in LRNC 215.
June 8 Bring in the DronesProfessor Buck Buchanan found amazing uses for drones or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) at Lone Star College. Learn about how drones will change the face of our world in the near future. Meet in LRNC 144.
June 15 Literature and Movies - New Orleans StyleLets get literary with a whirlwind tour of New Orleans and the books and movies that come from or were inspired by the Big Easy. Scott Furtwengler presides. Meet in Recital Hall ARTS 102.
June 22 Essential OilsBe your own family physician with essential oils. Join us as we learn to save money by using essential oils for almost any issue we might encounter in the home. Take control of your health naturally with Stephanie Kutterer of doTERRA essential oils. Meet in LRNC 144.
June 29 Take a Trip Down Under, MateAbraham Korah leads us on outback wanderings on the smallest continent, Australia, specifically Sydney, Melbourne, and Cairns on the eastern coast. Meet in LRNC 144.
Call the library at 281.290.3214 for L.I.F.E. program information or go online to LoneStar.edu
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Looking for a unique holiday gift? Visit the Lone Star College-North Harris student art sale.
Lone Star College North Harris News
Published on: November 20, 2015
Are you looking for a one-of-a-kind gift for someone this holiday season? Look no further than the annual Lone Star College-North Harris student art sale on December 1 and 2 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Fine Arts building lobby.The art ranges from ceramics to jewelry to drawings and sketches, all created by students taking an art class at LSC-North Harris. Not only is this an excellent opportunity for students to showcase their work, it also helps them understand the business-side of marketing, pricing and displaying their art, said Roy Hanscom, art professor at LSC-North Harris.The sale is open to the public. Art may be purchased with cash or check only and a small percentage of the sales will benefit a campus student club, the Visual Arts Association. Hanscom advises shoppers to arrive early to campus for the best selection, as the art sale has earned quite a reputation with staff and community members looking for holiday gifts or just a unique piece of art for their home or office. 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 about the college, call 281.618.5400 or visit LoneStar.edu/NorthHarris.Lone Star College has been opening doors to a better community for more than 40 years. Founded in 1973, LSC remains steadfast in its commitment to student success and credential completion. Today, with almost 83,000 students in credit classes, and a total enrollment of more than 95,000, Lone Star College is the largest institution of higher education in the Houston area and one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the nation. Stephen C. Head, Ph.D., is the chancellor of LSC, which consists of six colleges including LSC-CyFair, LSC-Kingwood, LSC-Montgomery, LSC-North Harris, LSC-Tomball and LSC-University Park, seven centers, LSC-University Center at Montgomery, LSC-University Center at ...
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Wednesday, April 12, 2017
Chancellor's Award for Excellence: Kayla James
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Chancellor's Award for Excellence: Kayla James
Kayla James was inspired by a course on law and criminal justice taught by Prof. James Acker. (Photo by Mark Schmidt)
ALBANY, N.Y. (April 13, 2017) – Chancellor’s Award winner Kayla James of Baldwin, N.Y., sees a future in academia for herself.
James, a double major in criminal justice and psychology, remembers Introduction to Law and Criminal Justice as being the best and one of the most challenging courses she has taken at UAlbany.
“The topics were relevant to everyday life and I felt as though it was the first time I could directly connect what I was learning to topics that would arise when I left the University,” James said. Professor James Acker held the class to high standards.
“His passion for the subject reinforced my choice of becoming a Criminal Justice major,” James said. “I also valued his kindness and openness to helping students. He even wrote me a letter of recommendation for the School of Criminal Justice B.A./M.A. program.”
Kayla James, center, receives her SUNY Excellence Award from Chancellor Nancy Zimpher and Interim President James Stellar.
After graduating in May, James will enter graduate school in the School of Criminal Justice with a concentration in crime causation, prevention and intervention.
Down the road, she plans on actively participating in criminal justice research and working for a government agency.
“I would also like to begin pursuing a Ph.D. and other credentials that would allow me to teach in higher education. Ultimately, I want to be doing something that makes me happy and that I am passionate about,” James said.
James began her involvement in the Emerging Student Leader Program, where she serves as a leadership coordinator. She has been an orientation leader, a resident assistant, an EOP tutor, an Intercollegiate Athletics Advisory Board member and is a Purple & ...
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Clemson University commits to thorough site evaluation process for electrical power facility
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CLEMSON — Clemson University will take the next several weeks to conduct a thorough evaluation of all appropriate campus sites upon which to locate a natural gas combined heat and power (CHP) facility to be constructed by Duke Energy Carolinas.
The university committed to the review in light of concerns from residents near the originally proposed site on the eastern edge of campus near the Clemson Armory, as well as others in the community. The review, which has begun, is not expected to delay completion of the facility, which is scheduled to become operational in spring of 2019.
“Clemson values its relationship with the city and region and is taking seriously the questions raised by residents,” said Brett Dalton, executive vice president for Finance and Operations. “Construction of this highly efficient facility is vital to meeting the long-term power needs of the university in a way that also allows Clemson to reduce its carbon footprint. At the same time, the university is committed to working with its partner Duke Energy to locate and build the facility in a manner that takes into account the impact on local residents, as well as the needs of the university.”
The site review will include careful examination of the technical requirements to build the facility, proximity to existing Duke Energy electrical transmission infrastructure, the potential future land use needs of the university and impact on the community, among other considerations.
“Construction of this facility represents a complex engineering and logistical challenge, and we intend to be deliberate and thoughtful in our approach to finding a location that best meets the needs of the university and the community, and which does so at a reasonable cost,” Dalton said.
When completed, the $51 million facility will have the capacity to generate 16-megawatts of electrical power to help meet the future power needs of the university and the surrounding area. ...
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Softball Splits Doubleheader at Lehigh
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MEN’S BASKETBALL SIGNS CITRUS COLLEGE FORWARD CALVIN MARTIN
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Apr 12, 2017
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Sacramento State head men's basketball coach Brian Katz announced the signing of Citrus College forward Calvin Martin today. Martin, who will enroll at Sacramento State as a junior, becomes the first junior college player the Hornets have signed since 2013.A 6-foot-6, 235-pound power forward from Ridgecrest, Calif., Martin played the past two seasons at Citrus College of Glendora, Calif. He joins Agua Fria High School swingman Bryce Fowler, who was signed during the early period, as the two players to sign with Sacramento State thus far.Martin did not miss a game during his two-year career at Citrus College, appearing in all 61 contests. As a sophomore, he was the only member of the team to start all 31 games and was named honorable mention all-league after helping the Owls to a 24-7 overall record and an 8-2 mark in league. The team qualified for the Sweet 16 of the CCCAA Regional Playoffs where it lost to Antelope Valley, 74-71, on a last second 3-pointer.During that season, Martin averaged 7.9 points, 8.4 rebounds, 0.5 blocked shots, 1.1 steals and 19.9 minutes per game. Every player on the roster averaged less than 25 minutes per game. Of his 261 rebounds, a massive 122 came on the offensive glass. That breaks down to 3.9 offensive rebounds per game, a figure that led the Western State Conference's East Division. He shot .472 (91-of-193) from the field, scored in double figures on nine occasions, posted double-figure rebounds 13 times, and had five double-doubles. That included a run of four straight double-doubles from Dec. 3-15.As a freshman (2015-16), Martin played in all 30 games (two starts), averaging 5.8 points, 4.8 rebounds, 0.4 blocked shots, 0.6 steals and 16.8 minutes per game while shooting .512 (63-for-123) from the field."Calvin is a winner. He will do all the things that don't show up in the box score - screen, run the court, defend, and he is an incredible rebounder," Katz said. " ...
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Inaugural ‘Salukis United in Diversity Conference’ set
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April 12, 2017
Inaugural ‘Salukis United in Diversity Conference’ set
by Christi Mathis
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Television commentator and best-selling author Keith Boykin will speak at Southern Illinois University Carbondale in April, one of the highlights of the inaugural four-day Salukis United in Diversity Conference.
A variety of activities are planned during the April 19-22 conference, designed to bring the campus and community together to highlight and strengthen SIU’s diversity and inclusivity.
The celebration begins on April 19 as faculty and graduate teaching assistants make presentations and discuss diversity from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Student Center’s Ohio Room. Afterward, the Chancellor’s Diversity Council will host a “Meet and Greet” event in the Mississippi Room, giving everyone a chance to get acquainted with the council and discuss their thoughts about campus diversity.
Students will gather at the Student Center at 4 p.m. on April 20 to participate in a Unity March and Celebration as a show of support for international and underrepresented students, faculty and staff. Students are encouraged to wear shirts that illustrate their diverse backgrounds, according to conference organizer Naomi Tolbert, a political science and international affairs major who is also vice president of cultural experiences and diversity for the Honors Assembly, a student trustee on the SIU Board of Trustees and a McNair Scholar.
“This will be an inspirational Saluki celebration of the differences we have and a time to embrace them and come together,” Tolbert said.
The walk will conclude in the area around the Shryock Auditorium steps for a campus-wide celebration featuring remarks by Interim Chancellor Brad Colwell, a barbecue and music provided by a disc jockey.
There will be Safe Zone workshop sessions at 10 a.m., noon and 2 p.m. on April 21 in the Mississippi Room at the Student Center, giving everyone the opportunity to learn about LGBTQ issues and how to help ...
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McCay Brings Home Jacks Fourth CCAA Athlete of the Week Award
Humboldt State University Athletics
ARCATA, Calif.- Humboldt State senior Marissa McCay was named California Collegiate Athletic Association Field Athlete of the Week after her performance at the Chico Twilight this past weekend. McCay earned a NCAA provisional qualifying mark while finishing first in the Long Jump in the Chico Twilight meet last Friday night. Her jump of 5.76 meters also moved her into the third spot on Humboldt States All-Time list. McCays selection is the fourth time this season one of HSU'S female athletes has been acknowledged as the CCAA athlete of the week. "Hard work and perseverance best describes Marissa," Said head coach Scott Pesch. "She's and ideal role model and one of our teams leaders." The Jacks will send athletes to competition in both Long Beach, Calif. And Ashland Ore this weekend. Print Friendly Version
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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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"The War in Syria Cannot Be Won. But It Can Be Ended," Today at 2 p.m. in Rockville, TC 136
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Join us on April 12 for a talk titled "The War in Syria Cannot Be Won. But it Can Be Ended" by Phyllis Bennis of the Institute for Policy Studies on April 12 from 2 to 3:15 p.m. in TC 136 on the Rockville Campus. The event is free and open to the public. It satisfies the multicultural and diversity training requirement. Please share with friends. About the Speaker: Phyllis Bennis directs the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies and is a fellow of the Transnational Institute in Amsterdam. She has been a writer, analyst, and activist on Middle East and UN issues for many years. In 2001, she helped found and remains on the advisory board of the U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation. She writes and speaks widely across the U.S. and around the world as part of the global peace movement. She is the author of numerous books, including Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict and Before & After: US Foreign Policy and the War on Terror. She plays a leading role in US and global movements against wars and occupation. Her newest book is entitled Understanding ISIS & the New Global War on Terror: A Primer. The event is sponsored by Montgomery College's Peace and Justice Studies Community Global Nexus Program, Humanities Area, and Department of World Languages and Philosophy. Questions about this event contact Patricia Ruppert at Patricia.Ruppert@montgomerycollege.edu Questions about the Global Nexus Program, contact Enas Elhanafi at Enas.Elhanafi@montgomerycollege.edu Follow US on Social Media: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/1087372644668719 Twitter: https://twitter.com/mcglobalnexu Website: http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/GlobalNexus Engage with Us: #CultureofRespect @MCGlobalNexus
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Solving garden problems workshop
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Solving garden problems workshopPosted 4/11/2017University of Nevada Cooperative Extension gardening monthly workshops continue
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Join University of Nevada Cooperative Extension on Saturday, May 20, for a one-day workshop on Gardening in Small Places: solving garden problems. The class runs from 8 a.m. to noon.
As summer approaches, you may notice holes in leaves, black spots on the bottoms of the tomatoes, spots on the leaves, your squash not developing or a variety of other things. If you’d like to know what the problems are and what to do about them, join Angela O’Callaghan, social horticulturist, as she explains the common problems in the garden, how they happen, how you can avoid them and what to do about them if they occur.
Problems such as nutrient deficiencies, pests and diseases will be covered. Homeowners and other interested parties are welcome to attend.
Class space is limited to 25 and pre-registration is required. There is a $10 fee per class which covers class materials.
To register for this class, held at the Lifelong Learning Center (8050 Paradise Road, Las Vegas, Nev.), email or call Elaine Fagin at 702-257-5573. Register online via Eventbrite.com
The upcoming Gardening in Small Places workshop dates are June 17, soils; July 15, organic gardening; Aug. 26, tree selection; and Sept. 9, using native plants.
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Locked Down: Ocala Campus Tests Students' Emergency Response Skills
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Thursday, Aug. 28 started off like any other day at Rasmussen College’s Ocala campus, except it wasn’t just any other day. Later that day, an armed robber would flee the scene at a gas station near the campus, causing a deadly car crash. The gunman would make his way into the campus—leading to a lockdown. The SWAT Team and dispatch center would be involved, and there would be casualties and a hostage situation. There would also be students learning more than they ever could’ve imagined.Luckily … this elaborate situation was only a staged scenario that took place on campus that day. How the mock scenario came to be Chris Wichelman, program coordinator at the campus, had been working closely for months with Lonnie Blackburn, Marion County Fire and Rescue captain, to provide a multi-car crash mock scenario for Ocala campus medical assistant and criminal justice students. Never in her wildest dreams did she think they would be able to pull off such an intricate mock scenario. “I originally went to [Lonnie] with a car accident idea and it escalated from there,” Wichelman said. There were seven community agencies involved in the activities from the day: Marion County Fire and Rescue performed extrication, medical treatment and transport. Ocala Fire and Rescue performed medical treatment and triage for all victims involved. Marion County Sheriff’s Office dispatched their SWAT team. Ocala Police Department performed scene control, investigation and perimeter control. Marion County Communications Center dispatched all units. Marion County Emergency Management provided the command trailer and signs. ShandsCair provided the air flight for the trauma alert patient. “The goal of the training was to provide progressive training for all fire/EMS and police departments in Marion County, as well as peak interest in students attending Rasmussen College criminal justice and medical programs,” Wichelman said. Ocala medical assistant student Christina ...
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FanQuakes: Miami and OSU geologists collaborate to measure fan celebrations at Ohio stadium on a seismic scale
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By Susan Meikle, university news and communications
[embedded content]Sports fan and Miami University seismologist Mike Brudzinski is part of a team that is measuring fan-made seismic activity during football games at Ohio Stadium, the third largest football stadium in the United States.
The FanQuakes project is a collaborative effort among Ohio State University, Miami University and the Ohio Geological Survey to measure how much Ohio State fans are "Shaking The Shoe."
As fans jump up and down, the vibrations under the stands are measured by seismometers, the instruments used to measure the power of earthquakes.
The strongest FanQuake vibration registered this season was 5.79, after OSU's game-winning touchdown against rival Michigan in the double overtime game Nov. 26. The scale at the top of the screen on the video above (courtesy of Brudzinski) shows the shaking generated by fans jumping up and down.
The measurements will be featured in classes at Ohio State so that undergraduates can engage with real-world data and connect it to an experience many of them have had in person.
“At a more advanced level, we’ll use the data to teach data reduction and collection as well as wave propagation, earthquakes and the local geology," said project leader Derek Sawyer, assistant professor of earth sciences at Ohio State.
Several Miami students have already been involved in the data collection, including Miami doctoral student Shannon Fasola, who directs the field deployment of seismic instruments to study earthquake induced by oil and gas activities in eastern Ohio.
"Scientists like sports, too," said Brudzinski, professor of geology and environmental earth sciences. "It's amazing how much you can learn about how the world works when you're having fun. We were inspired by the dedication of players, coaches and fans that all contribute to making exciting plays and corresponding FanQuakes."
Maria Kozlowska (left), geology researcher, and Sarah Smith (right), geology master's ...
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Wynton Marsalis and orchestra to visit UNCG
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Wynton Marsalis, renowned trumpet player, composer, bandleader, educator and a leading figure in the promotion of jazz music throughout the world, will visit UNCG next week. He will perform with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, in one of the biggest University Performing Arts Series events of the year.
“You are going to hear the most artistically complete large jazz ensemble in the world, led by the 21st century equivalent of Duke Ellington,” said Chad Eby, interim director of UNCG’s Miles Davis Jazz Studies Program.
The concert will be at Lawndale Baptist Church on April 20 at 8 p.m. Earlier in the day, Marsalis will appear in “Wynton Marsalis Speaks,” a public conversation with Eby, at 3 p.m. in Taylor Theatre.
Marsalis grew up in New Orleans, in one of the most recognizable families in recent American music history. His father, Ellis Marsalis, is a famed jazz piano player and piano teacher, who gave his sons excellent training in music and also passed on a deep appreciation for jazz and culture.
After playing in the New Orleans Philharmonic and other New Orleans ensembles, Wynton Marsalis attended Juilliard in New York City. In 1981, he began touring with his own band. In 1983, he became the first and only artist to win both classical and jazz Grammy awards in the same year. And he did it again the next year, in both categories, and also won Grammy awards in the three subsequent years, becoming the only five-year consecutive Grammy winner.
Marsalis is also the musical and artistic director of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, a distinguished American music institution. He founded the orchestra in 1987, and in 1995 it officially joined Lincoln Center, also home to the New York Philharmonic, Metropolitan Opera and New York City Ballet.
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra produces a variety of events worldwide, including children’s and educational ...
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WATCH: The role of the private sector in global sustainable development
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“The development activities of civil society and the public sector are critical but not sufficient,” Lord Mark Malloch-Brown, chair of the Business and Sustainable Development Commission, told an audience at Brookings in reference to the need for private sector engagement in global sustainable development. At an event co-hosted by the Global Economy and Development program at Brookings and the United Nations Foundation, the case was made that the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) need the private sector and that business needs the SDGs too.
In her welcoming remarks, Ambassador Elizabeth Cousens, deputy chief executive officer of the U.N. Foundation, introduced the commission’s work as “path-breaking,” based on the geographic and sector-specific underpinnings of its business case. She further described the challenge of sustaining public trust, and the power of aligning the private sector’s core business with the strategic objectives of the international community.
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Malloch-Brown, himself a former U.N. deputy secretary-general, explained that a core theme of the commission’s new Better Business, Better World report is that development should be central to business activity because it eventually leads to sustainable profits. The report draws on insights from over 30 global private sector and civil society leaders who are commission members, including Jack Ma of Alibaba, Laura Alfaro of Harvard Business School, Bob Collymore of Safaricom, and Ho Ching of Temasek Holdings.
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The panel following Malloch-Brown’s opening remarks discussed the report and their views on how business can become a bigger player in lifting country’s out of fragility, tackling climate change, and taking on the challenge of ending extreme poverty.
Barry Parkin, chief sustainability and health and wellbeing officer of Mars Inc., reinforced many of the themes laid out by Malloch-Brown, using the example that it is the food industry’s best interest to help lift farmers out of poverty, because ...
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Award Presentation and Fireside Chat with Microsoft EVP Judson Althoff (ME ’95) and Chris Gladwin
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Register today to hear from one of Microsoft’s top leaders about the future of the tech industry and how he became one of the most powerful sales executives in the world. President Alan W. Cramb will present Judson Althoff (ME ’95) with the Alumni Association’s Professional Achievement Award. Seating is limited—register here.
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College of DuPage Hosts Excellence in History Presentation April 17
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By Mike McKissackCollege of DuPage will host a free presentation, “A Forgotten Hero: American Journalist
Januarius MacGahan and His Crusade for Bulgarian Freedom, 1876 - 1878,” on Monday,
April 17, as part of the 23rd annual Carter D. Carroll Excellence in History Awards
ceremony. The presentation will take place from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Health and Science
Center (HSC), Room 1234, on the College's main campus, 425 Fawell Blvd. in Glen Ellyn.This event is free and open to the public.During the presentation, COD and New Bulgarian School history professor Kamelia Popova
will discuss the history of American journalist Januarius MacGahan and his investigation
into and reporting of the massacre of Bulgarian civilians by Turkish soldiers and
irregular volunteers in 1876, the resulting public outrage in Europe. MacGahan’s reporting
played a major role in preventing Britain from supporting Turkey in the Russo–Turkish
War of 1877–78, which eventually led to Bulgaria gaining independence from the Ottoman
Empire. The presentation will include a special appearance by Frederic Lumas, great-great-grandson
of MacGahan.Prior to the presentation, the College will recognize this year’s winners of the Carter
D. Carroll Excellence in History award. Since its inception in 1994, the award has
honored students for excellence in writing achievement in the field of history. Professor
Carter D. Carroll was a founding faculty member at COD who taught history at the College
for more than two decades.For more information, please contact John Paris at (630) 942-2064 or parisj@cod.edu.
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Students Win International Design Competition
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Editor's note: This article was updated April 12, 2017.
“DroneShell” by Embry-Riddle software engineering student Jeremiah Lantzer, computer science student Tim Christovich and recent aerospace engineering graduate Kyle Cochran won a competition by Thales Group, a multinational company that designs and builds electrical systems for aerospace, defense, and transportation and security industries.
The Embry-Riddle students represented seven regions participating in the competition, which features students from France, UK, US, Netherlands, Singapore, China and Hong Kong. A video of each project is featured on the competition’s website; after receiving the most online votes from the public, a jury of Thales judges awarded the team a trip to the Thales Research Center in France.[embedded content]
The projects in the competition were all created using Arduino, an open source electronic prototyping platform that enables users to create interactive electronic objects.
The Embry-Riddle team began designing its project during a workshop last year hosted by Thales on campus. Since then, the group of software engineering students has won regional and national contests hosted by Thales.
The “DroneShell” is a self-sustaining wireless charging system that provides a solar-powered landing platform as well as a secure shell that covers the UAS once it lands and protects it from wind and dirt. Once secure, the drone can recharge for future flight. Currently, drones can fly about 20-30 minutes before it's time to recharge. By creating a network of DroneShells, the students envision charging stations that would create more commercialized opportunities for UAS.
"We are excited to gain exposure and experience what Thales means to the rest of the world," Christovich said. "It will be great to get feedback and learn how to take the next steps to form a venture."
The system could help revolutionize drones that are used for online delivery platforms such as Amazon.com.
Lantzer also said that the platform could adapt to any ...
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Lacroix Leads Baseball Past MIT in Tuesday Afternoon NEWMAC Crossover Clash
WPI News Archive
Apr 11, 2017
Cambridge, MA --- Junior Evan Lacroix (Methuen, MA) batted 3-for-5 with two doubles, two RBI and two runs scored, including what proved to be the game-winner, as WPI went on the road to defeat industry rival MIT 7-3 Tuesday afternoon in a NEWMAC divisional crossover baseball game at Fran O'Brien Field.
With the win, WPI improves to 16-8 overall and 5-3 in conference contests while MIT sports an 11-6 ledger on the season and a 6-3 mark in the eight-team loop.
Worcester's Engineers won four of the first five innings. Sophomore Ryan Tropeano (Pembroke, MA) swiped third and advanced home on a miscue in the first. With the bases loaded in the second everyone moved up, including Lacroix who scampered home thanks to a two-out wild pitch. The junior went on to double in a run in the third before scoring on another wild pitch in the fifth.
WPI made it a 6-0 ballgame with two more in the seventh as Lacroix and sophomore Austin Lindner (W. Windsor, NJ) each connected on an RBI single. MIT then made the inning even with a sacrifice fly by freshman Matt Johnston (Portola, CA) and an RBI double down the left field line. The eighth was also a wash as sophomore Steven Gallagher (Coventry, RI) and junior Garrett Greenwood (Edmond, OK) traded RBI hits. Senior Mike Duclos (Greenfield, MA) later induced a trio of infield outs in a 1-2-3 bottom of the ninth.
Gallagher (3-for-4, RBI, stolen base, 2 runs), Tropeano (2-for-4, double, walk, stolen base, run) and Lindner (2-for-5, RBI) also had a multi-hit game for the Crimson and Gray. Graduate student Anthony Capuano (Stoneham, MA) walked twice and senior Nick Comei (Haverhill, MA) stole a base. Defensively, Comei and junior Matt Howard (Worcester, MA) turned a double play.
Freshman Keith Scales (Upper Marlboro, MD) allowed two runs on five hits ...
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