UPMC Leaders Respond to the Passing of Pittsburgh Philanthropist Henry L. Hillman

UPMC Leaders Respond to the Passing of Pittsburgh Philanthropist Henry L. Hillman
PITTSBURGH, April 15, 2017 –
From UPMC President and Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Romoff:

“Henry Hillman was not only an exemplary philanthropist and businessman, but also a visionary who, with his wife, Elsie, has touched the lives of tens of thousands of cancer patients throughout western Pennsylvania and around the world. With the very generous support and oversight of Henry and Elsie, the world-renowned Hillman Cancer Center was created.  UPMC and all of this region have lost a dear friend, but we will continue to build on his great legacy.”

From Stanley M. Marks, M.D., Chairman of UPMC CancerCenter:

“Henry Hillman was an incredible human being and a brilliant and inquisitive man. Not only did he provide the funding to create the Hillman Cancer Center, but he and Elsie supported a fellows program for young researchers for the past 12 years. Henry didn’t just provide funding. He wanted to know what research was being done and what progress was being made. He was intrigued by the science and the paradigm shift that is taking place in the way we approach cancer. His profound interest drove all of us at UPMC CancerCenter and the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute to work even harder for better treatments and cures.”

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La Universitat de Barcelona, primera de l’Estat en l’edició 2017 del RUR Round University Ranking

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La Universitat de Barcelona torna a liderar a Espanya un rànquing universitari. Així es desprèn dels resultats de l’edició 2017 del RUR Round University Ranking. La millora de la UB en aquesta classificació és notable, amb una pujada de nou posicions a escala global (de la 221 a la 212 del món) i estatal, on assoleix la primera posició, davant de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.







En les diferents àrees que analitza el rànquing, la Universitat de Barcelona obté una bona puntuació en docència, on ocupa la posició 188 del món i la segona de l'Estat, i en recerca, on es posiciona en el lloc 186 mundial i és líder estatal. Els resultats són més discrets en diversitat internacional (lloc 304) i sostenibilitat financera (554). Aquestes puntuacions determinen que la Universitat de Barcelona entri en la Lliga de Plata a escala global i en la Lliga d’Or en docència i recerca.
Pel que fa a la sostenibilitat financera, cal fer un esment especial a l’apartat Papers per research income, és a dir, el nombre de publicacions de la institució amb relació al pressupost que la universitat té destinat a recerca. La Universitat de Barcelona tanca el top 20 global en aquest àmbit, la qual cosa significa que té una gran productivitat científica amb relació als recursos que rep per a la recerca.
El rànquing està liderat per la Universitat de Harvard, l'Institut Tecnològic de Califòrnia i la Universitat de Chicago. La primera universitat europea és l’Imperial College de Londres, en la quarta posició. A l'Estat, la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona se situa en el lloc 226 i la Universitat Autònoma de Madrid, en el 278.
El RUR Round University Ranking compara 930 universitats de 80 països de tot el món d’acord amb vint indicadors dividits en quatre àrees: docència, ...

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Missouri S&T’s Steel Bridge Team prepares for regionals

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The Missouri S&T Steel Bridge Design Team competes in the Gale Bullman Building on Thursday, April 21, 2016. Sam O’Keefe/Missouri S&TA team of students from Missouri University of Science and Technology will test the principles of bridge building by constructing a scale-model steel bridge as part of the American Society of Civil Engineers’ 2017 Mid-Continent Student Conference.
The conference will be held April 21-22 at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Missouri S&T’s Steel Bridge Design Team will compete with other regional collegiate teams to construct its bridge as fast as possible. The competition is scored based on a dollar amount rather than a points system. This scoring simulates the actual accounting process involved in determining the budget for an actual bridge construction project.
The bridge is scored on its weight and rigidity, construction speed and the number of team members building the bridge. Penalties are assessed for infractions like dropping bolts, holding two pieces of the bridge at once and stepping over designated lines. Each bridge is also “load tested” to see if it can hold a required amount of weight.
Missouri S&T’s team has designed an over truss bridge with a cantilever on one end. It is comprised of approximately 70 pieces and has been tested to support up to 2,500 pounds. Four students from the team will construct the bridge during the competition.
Recently, the team has had to overcome the loss of its faculty advisor, Dr. Timothy Philpot, an associate professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering at Missouri S&T, who died in January of this year. The team dedicated its bridge to Philpot during a memorial ceremony in March.
“This year is really special for us; our bridge and work is dedicated to our late advisor, Dr. Philpot,” says Jonathan Kuchem, leader of the Steel Bridge Design Team and a ...

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Teaching with compassion earns Liz Mantych a 2017 Excellence in Nursing nomination

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Liz Mantych, an associate teaching professor and director of the RN to BSN program at UMSL, is a nominee for a 2017 Excellence in Nursing Award. St. Louis Magazine will present the awards to the chosen winners at the Chase Park Plaza on April 19. (Photo by August Jennewein)
When University of Missouri–St. Louis Associate Teaching Professor of Nursing Liz Mantych was first considering going to nursing school, her parents were concerned.
“They said, ‘Oh, Elizabeth, we don’t know. It’s just that you’re very sensitive. That’s going to be a hard road for you,’” Mantych explains. “I said, ‘No, I think my sensitivity is what will make me a good nurse.’”
Her parents told her they fully supported her no matter what, and that if she really wanted to she should give nursing a try.
She did. And then some. Mantych went on to complete not only her bachelor’s degree in nursing but also her master’s and eventually her doctorate in nursing practice. She worked for a time in an oncology unit in a Boston hospital and even learned how to care for hospice patients in London. Along the way, a friend convinced her that teaching nursing students was also something she should try. As soon as she did, she was hooked.
Now, more than 30 years later, Mantych’s incredible nursing career has earned her some special recognition. St. Louis Magazine has nominated her for a 2017 Excellence in Nursing Award in their nurse educator category.
Mantych credits good fortune and hard work for her nomination. But it also just might have something to do with Liz Mantych herself – with her fast-talking, energetic kindness, and the teaching philosophy she’s built upon something she had back when she was an undergraduate – the ability to recognize a wide variety of strengths.
“My main goal is to make ...

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CSUF “Stand Your Ground” rally promotes rights for transgender individuals and other marginalized communities

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Students gathered in the Humanities-Social Sciences courtyard Wednesday for a rally promoting fundamental human rights for transgender and minority communities.
Guest speaker Kelly Lepley said she has been involved in the trans community for about four years and credited the TED Talk she gave two years ago for helping her push her own limits.
“I don’t do this by trade. I’m an airline pilot, I fly planes, so this is completely different from what I am trained to do and I find it a great joy to go out and encourage other people,” Lepley said.
She said she hopes speaking out publicly will help encourage students to live their life to the fullest and for themselves instead of society.
Lepley and other speakers participated in a “Stand Your Ground Rally,” which talked about the rights of groups such including women, LGBTQ, immigrant and communities of color in the face of the new presidential administration.
CSUF adjunct history professor Jennifer B. Thompson introduced speakers with Errol Mcinnes, the founder of the Trans Inclusive Moderate Empathetic (TIME) movement, who came from Phoenix to help with the rally.
Thompson spoke to the university March 12, 2015 about transitioning. She said it was a very “unusual situation” to come out. Thompson said by fall 2017, she will finally be “living as her authentic self.”
“Ignorance is not the route we should be taking right now. It’s just not. We need to turn this around,” Thompson said. She said the country needs to build a diverse, inclusive, grassroots intersectional movement.
Thompson thanked President Mildred Garcia’s for her support and said she is proud of the LGBTQ Center, WoMen’s & Adult Reentry Center, Disability Support Services and classes provided for students in the humanities department.
Third-year illustration major Valerie Herrera said she stopped to listen to the rally speakers because her class let out earlier ...

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Scorsese Screens Film, Participates in Faith and Culture Conversation

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This movie tells the story of two Christian missionaries
from Portugal, Fr. Sabastião Rodrigues
and Fr. Francisco Garrpe, who travel to Japan in 1640 amidst violent Christian
persecution in search of their mentor, who was rumored to have publicly denied
his faith years before. As his struggled journey progresses, Fr. Rodrigues
experiences the absolute silence of God—which Scorsese’s film is dedicated to
explaining—and forces Rodrigues to question his faith entirely in a nation that
outlawed Christianity for fear of losing its Japanese language, land, and
culture.

 

Passion Project

 
Scorsese first discovered Endo’s Silence while on a bullet train bound for Kyoto, Japan, in 1989. It
spoke to him, but years passed while he produced hits like Goodfellas, The Departed, and The
Wolf of Wall Street. But Silence was
the picture he really wanted to create. Finally, 26 years later, filming began.    “It’s an amazing
thing to be sitting here at my age and to have had this brewing in me for the
past twenty-some odd years. More than that, really, since I was 8 years old,”
Scorsese said.

 

 

Childhood Influence

 

Raised in an Italian family in New York, young Scorsese wanted
to be a missionary. He spent time near St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral there, where he
watched priests perform sacraments during Mass and witnessed the power of
transubstantiation. To him, the Church pointed to a vast, open world. Movies did
the same, and as a kid, his working-class parents often took him to see Italian
classics like Roberto Rossellini’s Rome,
Open City.

 “With cinema itself—the movies—Hollywood films and Italian
films, I was able to experience certain things that very often in the family we
didn’t talk about openly. The medium of the movies just happens to be the way I
ended up finding a way to express myself,” Scorsese said.

 
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Climate experts release latest science on sea level rise projections

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In a compelling analysis of the factors that affect how much the ocean will rise along California's coast in coming decades, a seven-member team of experts led by UC Santa Cruz geologist Gary Griggs has issued a report on the best-available sea-level rise science.The report includes recent scientific advances on the role of polar ice loss and new information on the expected sea level changes that will occur based on different greenhouse gas emission scenarios. For example, with very successful mitigation efforts, the report states that there is a 67 percent probability that the Bay Area will experience sea level rise between 1.0 foot and 2.4 feet by 2100. However, if no significant mitigation efforts are taken, that range increases to 1.6 to 3.4 feet.
The report also emphasizes the importance of preparing for extreme but uncertain scenarios involving the rapid loss of the Antarctic ice sheet, which would have an enormous impact on coastal regions. In one such scenario, sea levels along California’s coastline could rise up to 10 feet by 2100, about 30 to 40 times faster than sea-level rise experienced over the last century.
“Although our scientific understanding is rapidly increasing, waiting for scientific certainty about the rate or ultimate amount of sea-level rise is neither a safe nor prudent option,” said Griggs, chair of the science team and professor of Earth and planetary sciences at Santa Cruz. “The sea-level rise projections presented in this report provide the scientific foundation for taking action today, preparing our coastal communities and mitigating hazards, and preventing much greater losses than will occur without action now.”
An estimated 75 percent of California's population lives in coastal counties. Sea-level rise, already underway, threatens hundreds of miles of roads and railways, harbors, airports, power plants, wastewater treatment plants, coastal wetlands, beaches, dunes, bluffs, and thousands of businesses and homes.
The new science report was requested by the California Ocean Protection Council and ...

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Video Game Promotes Better Attention Skills in Some Children with Sensory Processing Dysfunction

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After four weeks of playing a video game, seven of the 20 children with sensory processing dysfunction who also met criteria for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder showed a marked improvement in attention. Photo courtesy of Akili Interactive LabsA video game under development as a medical device boosts attention in some children with sensory processing dysfunction, or SPD, a condition that can make the sound of a vacuum, or contact with a clothing tag intolerable for young sufferers.

In a study published April 5 in PLOS ONE, researchers at UC San Francisco measured the impact of a “digital intervention” on attention among 38 children with the disorder and compared them with 25 typically developing counterparts, matched by age and gender.

The researchers found that 20 of the children with sensory processing dysfunction also met criteria for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), using parent reports. These children exhibited reduced midline frontal theta activity, a neural measure of attention revealed through the examination of brain wave patterns.

After playing the video game for four weeks, this group of children showed improvements in attention. Seven of the 20 (one third) showed such marked improvements that they no longer met research criteria for ADHD. Significantly, parent-reported improvements were noted nine months after the intervention.

‘First Step in Personalizing Care’

“To varying degrees, all children with sensory processing dysfunction struggle to properly modulate sensory information,” said senior author Elysa Marco, MD, director of the UCSF Sensory Neurodevelopment and Autism Program, and associate professor in the UCSF departments of neurology, psychiatry and pediatrics.

“A subset of children with sensory processing dysfunction show challenges involving cognitive control, which includes sustained attention, selective attention and goal management. These challenges act as an additional impediment in their daily lives and suggest an important avenue for treatment,” she said. “This is our first step in personalizing care for these children and we’re excited to be approaching ...

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Is Sitting the New Smoking?

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People who sit throughout the day are likely at increased risk for disease and death. Recent studies estimate that physical inactivity contributes to more than 300,000 deaths annually in the United States.
Further, the World Health Organization lists physical inactivity as the fourth leading cause of non-communicable disease. These findings have left many who work in sedentary jobs wondering whether they need to cut down on sitting at work to protect and improve their health. Although the research is ongoing, it appears that sedentary workers can benefit from alternating between sitting and standing throughout the day.
One way to accomplish that is by using a sit-stand workstation. Evidence suggests that workers who use sit-stand workstations may experience improved health. For instance, participants in some studies experienced reduced back pain and cholesterol levels and better glucose regulation. In addition, sit-stand workstations don’t seem to hinder productivity, and people generally like using them.
Balance Is BestWhen it comes to sitting versus standing at work, striking a balance is the key. In other words, too much standing can be just as harmful as too much sitting. Standing has been associated with lower back pain, leg pain and discomfort, fatigue, varicose veins, chronic venous insufficiency, and a worse prognosis after a diagnosis of coronary artery disease.
Here are some suggestions that aim to balance the risks and benefits of sitting and standing:
Alternate between sitting, standing, and moving every hour.
Use an approximately 3:1 ratio of sitting to standing (sit three times longer than stand).
Incorporate three to five minutes of movement into every hour (standing alone is not enough).
Use adjustable furniture to maintain neutral postures during computer work in all positions. (A neutral posture occurs when muscles are at resting length, joints are naturally aligned, and the spine is not twisted.)
Move ItSit-stand workstations are not the only option for those looking to ...

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Clutch Hitting Powers @FIUSoftball to Friday Split of Marshall

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MIAMI (April 14, 2017) -- FIU softball plated five runs in the third inning to put away East-division leading Marshall 8-4 and split the Friday Conference USA doubleheader at Felsberg Field and FIU Softball Stadium. The win gives the Panthers a 33-11 record, 9-5 in C-USA. Marshall drops to 33-6, 15-2 in C-USA. The 33 wins for each team are tied for the league lead. FIU is 15-2 at home this season. "We are trying to get back to playing FIU softball," said FIU Head Coach Gator Rebhan. "The difference for us when we win is not walking hitters when we pitch and then putting the ball in play when we have runners on base. When we don't give free runners, the hits don't hurt us. And when we're hitting, we have to take advantage of runners by not popping out, which we have been doing too much of lately." The lead changed hands every half inning in three-consecutive at bats. FIU got the first run of the day when sophomore catcher Julia Gilbert (Rialto, California) drove a one-out, RBI single up the middle in the second. The Thundering Herd took their lead of the game after an infield bunt for a hit and sacrifice bunt was followed by back-to-back home runs down the left field line for a 3-1 lead. FIU got three hits, two hit batters and an RBI walk to score five runs. Gilbert drove in a run with a sacrifice fly, which was followed by an RBI single to center by senior Sammi Green (Marietta, Georgia). FIU never looked back, as each team added a run in the fourth. FIU senior first baseman Stephanie Texeira (Miami, Florida / Gulliver Prep) homered into the wind for her 10th of the season and program record 42nd of her career for the game's final scoring play in the sixth inning. Relief ...

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Battle on the Bayou Matches Pushed Up

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4 Rice University students receive Fulbright grants

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Four Rice University students have received 2017 Fulbright grants to study, teach and/or conduct research in a foreign country.
“We are very proud of our Fulbright scholars who will be Rice’s best ambassadors abroad next academic year,” said Madalina Akli, associate director for global engagement and Fulbright scholarship adviser at Rice. “Fulbright does not only offer them an unparalleled opportunity for their research and teaching, but also allows them to immerse themselves in cultures different from their own and strengthen their cosmopolitan identity.”
The Fulbright Scholarship Program sponsors U.S. and foreign participants for exchanges in all areas of endeavor, including the sciences, business, academe, public service, government and the arts and strives to increase mutual understanding between Americans and people of other countries.
Below are the 2017 Rice Fulbright grant recipients and their upcoming travel plans: 
Rachel Buissereth
Rachel Buissereth, a Hanszen College senior, will conduct research over the next year with James Cook University and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization in Cairns and northwest Australia. Her research will explore different ways to break boundaries between hydrological, environmental and cultural factors affecting indigenous peoples in the Fitzroy River Catchment. She will use various participatory methods, such as in-depth interviews and participatory 3-D mapping workshops, to help achieve her goal to increase communication between indigenous and nonindigenous people and create protocols for working with indigenous communities all over the world.
Hanna Downing
Hanna Downing, a Will Rice College senior, will serve as a Fulbright English-language teaching assistant to elementary and middle school students in Taiwan for one year. A double major in Asian studies and policy studies, Downing will work with a certified local English teacher to prepare lesson plans and teach students. She said she is eager to learn more about the Taiwanese education system and is looking forward to engaging within the Taiwanese education system as ...

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Hoxworth Blood Center Director Named ACCA President-Elect

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Ronald Sacher, MD, director of Hoxworth Blood Center, has been named the 2018 president-elect of the American Clinical and Climatological Association (ACCA). Founded in 1884, the ACCA is the oldest medical society in the United States. ‘Climatological’ refers to the fact that climate was a key factor in the treatment of tuberculosis, a major health problem when the society was formed. "The ACCA is a multidisciplinary organization of people who have leadership in American medicine,” says Sacher. "We have members who are presidents of universities, as well as leaders and deans of medical schools and department chairs. It’s a very prestigious organization. This is really one of the highlights of my career.”Sacher is only the fourth director in the 78-year history of Hoxworth Blood Center. He joined Hoxworth in 2000, with a commitment to establishing a primary mission of community service. Sacher continues to lead Hoxworth as an internationally-recognized leader in the field of hematology and in guiding the blood center in cutting-edge research areas involving transfusion and regenerative medicine. "I think this is the most exciting time in medicine ever, because of the explosion of informatics and the ability to analyze big data,” Sacher says. "Also, there are new and novel therapies emerging in the mining of the human genome, particularly in cancer. I think that’s an area that is really exploding day by day.”Hoxworth continues to serve as a leader in transfusion medicine, developing strength in areas uncommon to many blood centers. The blood center boasts expertise in research, cellular therapies, transplantation immunohematology and teaching transfusion medicine to future blood bank leaders.

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Inaugural Cohort of Honors College Chancellor’s Fellows Graduates Feeling Prepared and Confident for Success

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Published on: May 26, 2016
Graduating the largest class in Lone Star College-CyFairs history with more than 2,300 students was only one milestone this year. Recognized among 523 graduates at Mays commencement were 17 members of the inaugural cohort of Honors College Chancellors Fellows.
This elite group of graduates included Kyra Aftosmes, Lyvia Alvarez, Chantal Badillo, Tareasha Bell, Taylor Carter, Ana De Angulo, Estephany Hernandez, Laura Howell, Kody Kitchen, Ya Xing Li, Alessandra Napieralski, Anh (Dao) Nguyen, Huy Phan, Sandra Pineda, Jordan Snow, Duyen Vo and Kennedy Williams.
These students exemplify the importance of providing an opportunity for academically gifted high school students to improve the research, writing and presentation skills necessary to be successful as they transfer to the next stage of their academic career, said LSC-CyFair Honors College Director Esther Robinson.
With passion, positivity, hard work and persistence, these students supported each other for two years as they gained confidence in their abilities to succeed. Robinson has many stories of success these students have achieved since the cohorts start in 2014.
For example, Li, the only student selected for early admission for the cohort, overcame challenges, such as language barriers, homelessness, and working three jobs to help support her family while being a full-time student, to earn her associates degree. This Student Ambassador and Phi Theta Kappa members determination to do her best every day earned her many scholarships. In addition to being a national semi-finalist for the prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship, awarded the Gee Foundation Scholarship and named to the Texas All-Academic Team, she received a $5,000 award as one of 20 students nationwide chosen to be on the All-USA Community College Academic Team. Li is on track to transfer to the University of Houston and become a college-level finance teacher.
Another student has shined as an artist while at LSC-CyFair. A Robert McGehee Scholarship recipient earned for her artistic endeavors, Alvarez won first ...

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Registration for spring semester at Lone Star College-North Harris underway

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Published on: November 19, 2015
Registration for the spring 2016 semester at Lone Star College-North Harris is currently underway. Students are encouraged to register as early as possible before registration officially closes on January 16, 2016. Spring 2016 classes will begin on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016.LSC-North Harris offers more than 110 degree and certificate programs designed for both university transfer and career building. Credit classes range from art, biology and welding to nursing, cosmetology and automotive technology. Courses are held during the day, in the evening and on weekends and in fast-track, independent, online or hybrid formats. A complete listing of spring classes is available at www.lonestar.edu/class-search.htm . In addition to the main campus, LSC-North Harris offers classes at two satellite centers: LSC-Greenspoint Center and LSC-Victory Center. Industry-specific classes are also offered through the colleges two specially designed facilities; the LSC-Health Professions Building and the CHI LSC-North Harris School of Cosmetology.New students can apply for admission online or in-person. Current and recently enrolled students can register online at www.LoneStar.edu/registration or at any Lone Star College location. Although the campus will be closed for the winter holidays from Dec. 21 to Jan. 3, 2016, student services will offer limited holiday hours during the break. Students should visit Lonestar.edu/northharris for a listing of hours of operation. For more information, call 281.618.5410.  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 ...

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Five Questions with Faculty: Diane Dewar

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ALBANY, N.Y. April 19, 2017 — Diane M. Dewar is the director of the Institute for Health System Evaluation at UAlbany, as well as an associate professor in the departments of Health Policy, Management and Behavior, and Economics.
“The Department of Health Policy, Management and Behavior was very young and growing when I was told that there was a tenure track position open in it, and I was intrigued by the prospect of being in a department that was still forming,” Dewar said, describing her start at UAlbany in 1994. “I was encouraged to apply, applied, got the job, and have been on the faculty of this department, with a joint appointment with the Department of Economics.”
What are your working on now?
I think that the health care sector domestically and globally are huge components in countries’ GDP, and need to be evaluated. While I do a lot of evaluations of various system level reforms through the institute that I direct, my current work about health care reform is really front and center in my third book, which is under contract with Routledge Publishers and slated to be in print later this year.
This book is on health reform, using an international perspective focuses on the basic similarities of population and system problems across the world and how we are all addressing them. Specifically, it looks at the paradigms for equity and efficiency in health care as well as what the U.S. can learn from other countries as we pursue reform efforts.
The U.S. has a very challenging and fragmented system of health care. What can we do locally and nationally to streamline delivery of services, improve access and health outcomes and change the mindset of the American public to think more collectively about health care resource allocation and the health for the population?
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Chemistry department honors its outstanding students

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CLEMSON – The College of Science’s department of chemistry held its 2017 Student Honors and Awards ceremony on April 10 in Daniel Hall.
“Our awardees can remember the hours they spent in the lab and all the experiments they’ve had to do over and over again. They can remember struggling with material in their textbooks and feeling like they might never fully grasp it,” said Karl Dieter, chair of the department of chemistry and professor of organic chemistry at Clemson University. “But today is the day to honor them and reinforce in their minds that all their efforts were worth it and will pay many dividends in the future. So, let’s give the awardees a round of applause for their achievements and hard work.”
Rebecca Pontius, winner of the Mark Bernard Hardin Prize in Chemisty, said that the award was special to her because it was named after Clemson University’s first-ever chemistry professor.
“My dream is to become a research professor at a university as wonderful as Clemson,” Pontius said. “I’m very honored to have my name associated with Professor Hardin’s. This fall, I will be heading to graduate school to pursue my doctorate in chemistry.”
Andrew Poveromo, winner of the Outstanding Chemistry Senior Award (Western Carolina ACS Award), said that rolling up his sleeves and putting in a lot of time and effort is what has led to most of his achievements.
“I know that while my grades are good, I’m not necessarily the top student and I’ve had to work hard to earn those grades,” Poveromo said. “I was also very active outside the classroom, such as giving tours of the chemistry department to perspective students. Because of this, I feel like I’ll be leaving a great impact on the chemistry program. After graduation, I’ll be attending grad school in the ...

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Softball Rallies Late but Falls in Series Opener at Massachusetts

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BEVERLY, PARDEN SHOOT 1-OVER TO LEAD MEN'S GOLF AT EL MACERO CLASSIC

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EL MACERO, Calif. — Aaron Beverly and Robert Parden each shot 73 to lead the Sacramento State men's golf team in the final round of the El Macero Classic on Friday. The Hornets finished the tournament in ninth place after shooting 312-300-304-916.Beverly had the highest finish among the team, tying for 10th place at 79-72-73-224. The senior alternated between 1-under and 1-over throughout his round. He played his first nine holes at 1-under with birdies on the par-5 second and fifth and a bogey on the par-4 fourth. Beverly started the back side with a bogey on the par-4 10th and later moved to 1-over with a bogey on the par-4 14th. He dropped back to even par with a birdie on the par-5 15th but ended the day with a three-putt bogey on the par-5 18th.Parden enjoyed his best round of the tournament and finished tied for 20th place at 81-74-73-228. He opened with a bogey on the par-4 first but immediately birdied the par-5 second hole. After six consecutive pars, he encountered a rough stretch with bogeys on Nos. 9-11 to take him to 3-over. The senior rebounded with birdies on the par-4 13th and 14th. He ended his round with a pars on either side of a bogey on the par-3 16th and a birdie on the par-4 17th.Wonje Choi also tied for 20th place with a total of 75-77-76-228. Choi had two bogeys and seven pars on the front side of the course. He played the back nine at 2-over with a birdie on the par-3 12th along with bogeys on the par-4 11th and 13th and the par-5 18th.Connor Day and Devyn Fitchhorn shot 82 and 83, respectively, to round out the team's lineup. Day tied for 69th with rounds of 81-79-82-242. His final ...

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NASA eclipse webinars available to area educators

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April 14, 2017NASA eclipse webinars available to area educators
by Christi Mathis
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Southern Illinois University Carbondale, a prime viewing location and site of NASA’s global webcast of the Aug. 21 total solar eclipse, is inviting educators from around the region to participate in a NASA webinar series focusing on eclipse instruction.
During three webinars, scientists and specialists from the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center will provide information about the planetary alignment phenomenon, the first total solar eclipse to occur since 1979 over the United States. SIU is the closest university to the point of greatest duration of the eclipse, which will occur a few miles south of the campus and last for 2 minutes and 38 seconds. 
The first webinar, a live, hour-long interactive program from 4 to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 19, will offer eclipse details and an overview of the two additional webinars. Both of those interactive webinars will highlight age-appropriate, hands-on eclipse activities educators can use with children. The sessions will also include a demonstration of the safe use of solar viewing glasses.
The webinar set for 4-5 p.m. on April 25 is designed for educators who work with children in grades K-6. They will learn to make an eclipse cereal box viewer, a device for safely indirectly viewing the eclipse, and discuss additional activities.
A webinar on April 27 from 4 to 5 p.m. is geared toward educators of children in grades 7-12. Participants will discover how to create 3-D models of the earth, moon and sun to use in simulating an eclipse, as well as other learning activities.  
“We are extremely grateful for Erin McKinley, Elaine Lewis and Susan Kohler, our NASA partners, and their commitment and service to the Southern Illinois community,” Harvey Henson, interim director of SIU’s STEM Education Research Center, said. “These NASA-sponsored webinars and workshops provide important educator professional development opportunities and help to ...

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McCay and Eilers have Strong Performances in Heptathlon and Decathlon

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AZUSA, Calif.- Marissa McCay and Teigan Eilers competed at the Mt. Sac relays Thursday afternoon. McCay competed in the Women's Heptathlon while Eilers competed in the Men's decathlon. Marissa McCay who was selected CCAA Field Athlete of the Week on Tuesday, finished 17th overall with a 141 point Heptathlon. This serves as a personal best for McCay. Her point total of 4935 is a strong provisional qualifying mark that gives McCay a strong chance to advance into the NCAA's. Eilers continues to perform at a high level as he works his way back into competition after missing last season with an injury. He totaled 6714 points in his decathlon. "Marissa and Teigan had great performances these past couple days. Despite not setting many personal bests in individual events, both really capitalized on big improvements in their traditionally weaker events, which prompted really solid overall point totals" said Coach Sarah Ingram. The maturity and level headedness of each of them was apparent this weekend, staying patient and approaching each event as if it was a whole new competition. They both showed that 'fight' throughout the entire competition." 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

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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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Tickets Available for Annual CSUSM Gala

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Everyone will be a winner when California State University San Marcos brings a Monopoly-themed evening of dining, dancing, casino games and entertainment to its annual black-tie gala on Saturday, June 3.

Hundreds of CSUSM friends and donors, regional business and civic leaders, alumni, faculty, students and staff attend the annual gala, hosted by President Karen Haynes and the CSUSM Foundation Board.

This year’s attendees will have an opportunity to stroll through the Boardwalk of auction items and show their support for the University as they Pass Go.

The public is invited to register now to reserve a spot. Tickets are $250 per person.

Proceeds from the event support student scholarships, innovative research and the professional development of faculty.

Sponsorship opportunities are still available. This year’s sponsors already include:

Boardwalk Sponsor: CSUSM Extended Learning; Tri-City Medical Center.
Park Place Sponsor: Jack and Caroline Raymond; Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians; San Diego Business Journal; Schools First Credit Union; Stone Brewing Co.
Community Chest Sponsor: Carmen Rene; CSU Institute for Palliative Care at CSUSM; CSUSM Alumni Association; CSUSM College of Business Administration; CSUSM College of Education, Health & Human Services; CSUSM Community Engagement; CSUSM Office of Graduate Studies & Research; CSUSM College of Science and Mathematics; Dr. Megan Hamreus, CSUSM Class of 1999 – BS Chemistry; Kaiser Permanente; Mt. San Jacinto Community College; Newland Communities; Palomar Health; The San Diego Foundation; Unbuttoned Innovation; University Auxiliary and Research Services Corporation (UARSC); ViaSat, Inc.
Pass Go Reception Sponsor: Markstein Beverage Co.


What: Cal State San Marcos’ annual gala, a black-tie event to support student scholarships, innovative research and professional development of faculty

When: 6-11 p.m., Saturday, June 3, 2017

Where: California State University San Marcos, 333 S. Twin Oaks Valley Road, San Marcos

Tickets and information: Visit the Gala website



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MC 70 Campaign: Celebrate 70 Years of Montgomery College By Impacting the Lives of Students

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Now through May 22, you can make a huge impact in the lives of MC students by participating in MC70 - a campaign to raise 70 new employee gifts. No gift is too small! For example, $5 per paycheck could pay for books for one class. To enroll in a payroll deduction gift visit http://cms.montgomerycollege.edu/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=76865 Want to learn more about supporting MC students with books, tuition and emergency assistance? Visit http://montgomerycollege.edu/foundation/ or contact Noah Saposnik at 7-4108 or noah.saposnik@montgomerycollege.edu. * All gifts during this period will be entered into a drawing for a $75 Amazon Gift Card.

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Bloomington Students Learn Importance of Combating Cyber Criminals

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Rasmussen College’s Bloomington campus opened up the ears and eyes of those interested in a career in information security on Oct. 30 during an event focused on security breaches and crimes, and how they happen.Marc Peterson, a senior analyst in information protection at Target Corp., and Jake Bernier, a senior information security specialist at U.S. Bank, covered three main topics during the event. They addressed how large breaches can happen, reviewed information on information security jobs focused on defending this type of crime and examined security from the attackers’ perspective.
Security breaches are increasingly becoming more of a problem
Security breaches have become a huge issue, especially in the past five years. You may recognize some of these breaches, including the cyber-attack on J.P. Morgan Chase that compromised information from 76 million households or Home Depot where cyber thieves stole up to 56 million card numbers. 
Unfortunately, only reported breaches are known and companies may not be required to report breaches. Additionally, most companies do not know they’ve been breached, and sometimes they don’t find out until six months after it’s happened depending on the industry.
Many breaches often happen at the point-of-sale (POS) devices, which are dependent on the ever-popular nationwide credit card system.
“Current POS malware can easily steal credit card data,” Peterson said. “If you research it, you can buy the malware very inexpensively.”
This elevates the problems for credit card holders, merchants and issuers because they are all affected if credit card fraud were to occur. For example, the credit card holder will need a new card and to be reimbursed for any money that was taken.  Cybercrime also poses a problem for the economy. McAfee Intel Security estimates the annual cost to the global economy from cybercrime is more than $400 billion. Some companies have been forced to shift their employment away ...

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This is "Reframe": New podcast highlights research in education and health

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William Berg discusses his research and work "Exploring the Mysteries of Movement" in one of several new "Reframe"podcasts produced by the College of Education, Health and Society.
The College of Education, Health and Society introduces a new podcast featuring in-depth stories and insightful interviews with EHS faculty, students and alumni.
“We are calling this audio series “Reframe” because in the ongoing pursuit of collaboration, diversity, wellness and social justice, there will always be a need for fresh perspectives and new ideas,” said James Loy, who is the voice conducting the interviews.
Loy, a member of the EHS communications team, worked in radio prior to joining Miami last year. His on-air and production experience include markets in Colorado, Denver and New York. Currently, he is on air at Mix 94.9 FM in Cincinnati.
Current interviews include:
“Refining and Redefining Literacy” with Paula Saine, associate professor, teacher education.
“Knowledge Consumers to Producers” with Thomas Poetter, professor, curriculum studies.
“Exploring the Mysteries of Movement” with William Berg, associate professor, kinesiology and health.
“Performance Management Parallels Between Teachers and Physicians” with Andrew Saultz, assistant professor, educational policy.
“Fantasy Sport’s Social and Academic Impact” with Brody Ruihley, assistant professor, kinesiology and health.
“Proactive Positivity and School Culture” with Amity Noltemeyer, associate professor, school psychology.
“Managing Evolving Teacher Environments” with Michelle Cosmah, clinical faculty, teacher education.


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Europe today and in the future: A conversation with European Investment Bank President Werner Hoyer

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On April 21, the Global Economy and Development program at Brookings will host EIB President Werner Hoyer for a speech and conversation on Europe’s growth outlook and the future of the European Union. Hoyer will reflect on the institutional turning point that the EU is experiencing at the moment, the theme of the recent European Commission’s White Paper on the Future of the Union. The EIB’s role as the EU Bank, in the Juncker Plan, in boosting investment and productivity in Europe, and in supporting the Sustainable Development Goals and climate financing globally, will also be covered.
After Hoyer’s speech, Homi Kharas, senior fellow and co-director for the Global Economy and Development program, will engage Hoyer in a conversation. The event will conclude with an audience question and answer session.


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Assistant Director of Residence Life Shavonn Nowlin Presents at NASPA

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In March 2017 Shavonn Nowlin, assistant director of residence life, ​​attended​ ​the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) in San Antonio, Texas. During her time at NASPA, she had the opportunity to attend some great sessions. One, in particular, was presented by Sodexo CEO Barry Telford, and titled “Recruiting and Retaining Students in a Global Marketplace: A Discussion about Supporting And Enhancing the International Student Journey.” She also had the opportunity to​ ​present​​ on “Comradery through Supervision: H​ow to Support & Supervise Women of Color.”
Shavonn is the current co-chair for the NASPA 4East Women In Student Affairs (WISA) Drive-In Conference. The NASPA 4 East WISA Drive-In conference will take place on Friday, June 2 at Michigan State University in Lansing, Michigan. If you are interested in attending the conference or presenting, please feel free to reach out to her via email at snowlin@iit.edu.



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COD Alumna's Successful Acting Career Leads to 'Riverdale'

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By Brian KleemannHaving built a successful career as an actress, Marisol Nichols still credits College
of DuPage for creating a solid foundation.“I received some of the best training of my life on the Forensics Team,” she said.
“It taught me professionalism and how to put in the work. I go into every audition
knowing what to do and I audition off book, without looking at the script. College
of DuPage also taught me how to be a professional audience member, which means being
supportive of whomever is performing, even if it’s a competitor.”Nichols currently plays Hermione Lodge on the hit CW television series “Riverdale,”
which is based on the Archie comics. She describes Hermione as complex, loving and
yet complicated.“I’m always looking for something in a character that I want to play long-term as
well as someone I would want to watch,” she said. “Before auditioning, I wasn’t sure
where I could take Hermione. When I read for the show’s creator, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa,
he told me what the character was all about and I fell in love with her right there
in the room. It was an ideal audition. I’ve probably been on over 2,000 auditions
and for some roles I’ve gone back five, even six times. They offered me this role
right after I read. I figured I was due for an easy one.” Nichols had never pursued acting before College of DuPage. In fact, she had never
taken a theater class when she saw an audition notice for a COD student production
of “A View From the Bridge.” She dreamed of landing a small part and was surprised
when she was cast in a lead role.That experience fueled her desire to learn more and she joined COD’s Forensics Team.
Under the guidance of Professors Marco Benassi and now-retired ...

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Seeing Boston’s hidden sacred spaces

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Since 1952, Our Lady of Good Voyage has offered Mass to the workers of Boston’s seaport who couldn’t make it to their home congregation on Sunday. This Easter Sunday, the small, brick Catholic port chapel on Seaport Boulevard will open its doors for the last time, as it will soon be razed as part of the ongoing redevelopment of the seaport.
Along with the historic churches, temples and mosques that dot the Boston skyline, sacred spaces like Our Lady of Good Voyages exist around the edges of the city. Photographer Randy Armor, Wellesley College Professor Alice Friedman and I have been documenting these spaces for a project we call Boston’s Hidden Sacred Spaces.
It is easy to overlook these spaces, and as one of them becomes history now seems an appropriate time to notice and consider the ones that remain.
As part of the Hidden Sacred Spaces Project, we have identified more than 80 chapels, meditation spaces and prayer rooms in greater Boston that are housed by organizations with non-explicitly religious purposes. We found them in hospitals, nursing homes, colleges and universities, the port, the airport, public parks, malls, state prisons, cemeteries, and even a local museum.
Well-known architects designed some, while others were created informally as areas to offer a small retreat. Some of the places stand-alone while others are a part of larger buildings. Some of the spaces we found look much as they did when constructed, while many have evolved over time to accommodate people from a range of religious traditions.
At Brandeis University, the original chapels were built in the early 1950s for Protestants, Catholics and Jews. Today there are spaces for Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist and other religions across campus. At Northeastern University, a Sacred Space, a Reflection Room, and an area for ablution, private prayer, and meditation were literally built on the ashes of ...

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Blue Origin President to Speak at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach Fall Commencement Ceremony

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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Daytona Beach Campus will welcome guest speaker Rob Meyerson, President of Blue Origin, as part of a weekend-long honoring of graduates at its Fall 2016 Commencement, Master’s Hooding and ROTC Commissioning ceremonies to be held Dec. 16-19.
As the university celebrates the culmination of its 90th anniversary, the Dec. 19 Commencement ceremony will also feature another milestone with 10 Ph.D. degrees scheduled to be awarded – the largest number in the school’s history.
Doctoral candidates include Engineering Physics and Aviation, and, for the first time, in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Human Factors.
ROTC Commissioning Ceremonies will be on Friday, Dec. 16, Sunday, Dec. 18 and Monday, Dec. 19 on campus, with the Master’s Hooding Ceremony taking place Sunday at the ICI Center on campus. The commencement ceremony featuring guest speaker Meyerson will be Monday, Dec. 19, at 10 a.m. at the Ocean Center, 101 N. Atlantic Ave., Daytona Beach.
Since 2003, Meyerson has overseen the steady growth of Blue Origin, an American privately-funded aerospace manufacturer and spaceflight services company headquartered in Kent, Wash. Blue Origin is developing reusable launch systems to enable a future in which millions of people are living and working in space. Vehicles and technologies under development include the New Shepard system for suborbital human and research flights, the BE-3 LOX/LH2 rocket engine, the BE-4 LOX/LNG rocket engine, as well as orbital launch systems.
Prior to joining Blue Origin, Meyerson was a Senior Manager at Kistler Aerospace, responsible for the landing and thermal protection systems of a two-stage reusable launch vehicle, as well as all technical activities related to Kistler’s Space Launch Initiative contract with NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center.
He began his career at NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC) as a cooperative education student and progressed to positions in which he led the aerodynamic design of the Space Shuttle Orbiter Drag Parachute, ...

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UMass Boston One of the Best Values in Massachusetts

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UMass Boston No. 5 in Massachusetts in New StudyA UMass Boston education is among the best values in Massachusetts, according to a new study.

The evaluation by SmartAsset.com weighed scholarships and grant opportunities, average starting salaries for graduates, and student retention rate against tuition and living costs. UMass Boston, with its $11,966 in-state tuition, average of $9,524 in scholarships and grants, and average starting salary of $46,600, came in at No. 5 on the list of Massachusetts schools and No. 63 overall.

This value ranking is the latest in a series of honors recognizing UMass Boston's education excellence and affordability. U.S. News & World Report lists six UMass Boston graduate programs among the top 100 in their respective categories, and SuccessfulStudent.org says UMass Boston has the sixth best online homeland security program in the country.

In 2016, The Princeton Review put UMass Boston on its "Best in the Northeast" list. UMass Boston was one of three institutions in Massachusetts that received INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine's Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award, and one of four institutions nationwide to earn the comprehensive 2016 Senator Paul Simon Award for Campus Internationalization. Also in 2016, the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education designated UMass Boston as an institution of "higher research activity." UMass Boston was one of only 107 U.S. universities to receive this classification.

About UMass BostonThe University of Massachusetts Boston is deeply rooted in the city's history, yet poised to address the challenges of the future. Recognized for innovative research, metropolitan Boston’s public university offers its diverse student population both an intimate learning environment and the rich experience of a great American city. UMass Boston’s 11 colleges and graduate schools serve nearly 17,000 students while engaging local and global constituents through academic programs, research centers, and public service. To learn more, visit www.umb.edu.


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Softball Wins Game One Late, Scores Early and Often in Game Two at Smith

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Apr 14, 2017





Northampton, MA --- Freshman Mackenzie Phillips (Gill, MA) pitched a two-hit shutout and junior Ama Biney (Worcester, MA) broke open a scoreless game with an RBI triple in the opener while sophomore Renee LeClaire (Merrimack, NH) was one of two Engineers to notch a trio of hits in game two as WPI defeated host Smith, 4-0 and 15-4 (5 inn.), Friday afternoon in a NEWMAC Softball doubleheader.
The Engineers (18-10, 9-3 NEWMAC) have now won six consecutive games, including back-to-back conference sweeps, over the span of four days. The Pioneers, meanwhile, move to 6-18 and 3-9.
Phillips and Smith senior Natalie Burchat (Shrewsbury, MA) did not issue a walk and only allowed two hits through the first five innings of the day. Senior Hope Shevchuk (Burlington, CT) began the top of the sixth with a double to third and was promptly plated by Biney. With two on, LeClaire sent a sacrifice fly to left followed by an RBI hit to left by junior RiAnna May (Westminster, CO). Biney later added a sacrifice fly in the seventh.
All seven of the Engineers hits were by different student-athletes, including doubles by sophomore Kylie Juarez (Elk Grove, CA) and Shevchuk, and a triple by Biney. Shevchuk also laid down a sacrifice bunt. Phillips yielded three hits and one walk while fanning six for her third win in four days.
Sophomores Emma Kraus (Wakefield, MA) and Tyler Feeney (Merrimac, MA) had the early hits for the Pioneers while junior Rowan Turner (Kansas City, KS) logged one in the bottom of the seventh. Senior Brittney Blokker (Seattle, WA) drew the lone walk and stole the only two bases of the game. Burchat ended up allowing seven hits and striking out one in the setback.
Biney also factored into the first run of the second game as she came home on a miscue put into play ...

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Four Princeton Nobel laureates share wisdom, parting advice to graduating seniors

Princeton University Top Stories

Four Nobel Prize winners on the Princeton faculty shared anecdotes and stories about their careers on Thursday, April 13, in "A Conversations with Four Nobel Laureates: Reflections on Resilience Through Challenges," part of the "Last Lectures" series organized by the senior class. The laureates included: Duncan Haldane, the Eugene Higgins Professor of Physics (2016 Nobel laureate in physics); Christopher Sims, the John J.F. Sherrerd '52 Professor of Economics (2011 Nobel laureate in economics); Eric Wieschaus, the Squibb Professor in Molecular Biology (1995 Nobel laureate in physiology/medicine); and Angus Deaton, the Dwight D. Eisenhower Professor of International Affairs, Emeritus, and professor of economics and international affairs, emeritus (2015 Nobel laureate in economics).

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IU Jacobs School of Music Jazz Celebration to feature Grammy-winning alumnus John Clayton

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IU Jacobs School of Music Jazz Celebration to feature Grammy-winning alumnus John ClaytonWhat: Jazz Celebration with bassist John ClaytonWhen: 8 p.m., Saturday, April 22Where: Musical Arts Center, 101 N. Jordan Ave., BloomingtonTickets: Reserved seating tickets available from the Musical Arts Center box office, 812-855-7433, 11:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, or online. $10-$15 Non-students, $5 Students with ID.VIDEO STREAMING: This event will be live-streamed via IUMusic Live!FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 14, 2017

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The Indiana University Jacobs School of Music welcomes Grammy Award-winning arranger, composer, big band leader and jazz bassist John Clayton as the featured artist in its annual Jazz Celebration, at 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 22, in Bloomington’s Musical Arts Center.
Clayton, who earned a degree in classical bass performance from the Jacobs School of Music, is known for his soulful and swinging style as both a player and a writer. He will lead the IU Jazz Faculty/Student Jazz Ensemble in performances of his own original compositions and arrangements.
Clayton also will be featured performing in a small group setting with Jazz Studies faculty members Luke Gillespie, piano; Steve Houghton, drums; Walter Smith III, saxophone; and Dave Stryker, guitar. In addition to the small group players, the large jazz ensemble will include faculty members Jeremy Allen, bass; Pat Harbison and Joey Tartell, trumpet; and Tom Walsh, saxophone. Clayton’s arrangements of standards will be sung by student soloists Bailey Grogan, Kathryn Sherman and Kaitlyn Williams.
David Brent Johnson, host of WFIU’s “Just You and Me” and “Night Lights” jazz programs, will emcee Jazz Celebration 2017, which is part of April’s Jazz Appreciation Month.
After stints with the Count Basie Orchestra and the Amsterdam Philharmonic Orchestra (The Netherlands), Clayton formed The Clayton Brothers (which now includes his son Gerald Clayton on piano) with his saxophone-playing brother, Jeff, in 1978. The Claytons formed the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra ...

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Four Northwestern faculty named Guggenheim fellows

Northwestern Now: Summaries

EVANSTON - Four Northwestern University faculty members have earned 2017 Guggenheim Fellowships.The newly announced fellows include Shalini Shankar of the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, J.P. Sniadecki of the School of Communication, Hans Thomalla of the Bienen School of Music and Teresa Woodruff of the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation awarded the 2017 fellowships to a diverse group of 173 people from a pool of almost 3,000 applicants from the United States and Canada.The prestigious fellowships are granted to scholars, artists and scientists “on the basis of prior achievement and exceptional promise.”Shalini ShankarShankar is a professor of anthropology and the director of the Asian American Studies Program. She is a sociocultural and linguistic anthropologist concerned with issues of race and ethnicity, diaspora and migration, language use and media.She has conducted ethnographic research with South Asian American youth and communities in Silicon Valley, with advertising agencies in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles and with spelling bee participants and producers around the U.S.During the Guggenheim Fellowship year, Shankar will be based in Brooklyn, New York. She will research Generation Z, exploring how this demographic category can be defined in ways that more centrally account for the contributions of immigrants and minorities. J.P. SniadeckiSniadecki is an assistant professor of radio, television and film and serves as core faculty for the MFA in Documentary Media program. As a filmmaker and anthropologist active in China and the United States, his work explores collective experience, sensory ethnography and the possibilities of cinema.His films are in the permanent collections of New York’s Museum of Modern Art and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and they have been exhibited at the 2014 Whitney Biennale, the 2014 Shanghai Biennale, The Guggenheim, the MAK Museum Vienna, Beijing’s UCCA, the Centre Georges Pompidou, the Shenzhen ...

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Five UChicago faculty members elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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Five members of the UChicago faculty are among the 228 members elected to the 2017 class of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences: Profs. Lenore Grenoble, Young-Kee Kim, Jonathan Lear, W. J. T. Mitchell and Tara Zahra.Founded in 1780, the American Academy is one of the oldest and most prestigious honorary societies in country. It brings together leaders from academia, business and government to respond to some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and the world.













Lenore Grenoble is the John Matthews Manly Distinguished Service Professor and chair of the Department of Linguistics. Grenoble specializes in Slavic and Arctic Indigenous languages, and conducts fieldwork in Siberia and Greenland. Her research focuses on contact linguistics, language shift and vitality, and on the study of language in its social and cultural contexts. An area of special focus is the status of minority and indigenous languages. She joined the UChicago faculty in 2007.

Grenoble is currently engaged in the documentation and description of the intersection of spatial orientation systems, landscape linguistics and place names in the Arctic. She is also one of four editors of a new digital series, Minority Languages in Europe, that is forthcoming.













Young-Kee Kim is the Louis Block Distinguished Service Professor in Physics and the College. She is also chair of the Department of Physics. An experimental physicist who focuses on particle physics to understand how the universe works, Kim has studied two of the most massive particles—the W boson and the top quark—at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, where she was deputy director. Her current research includes studying the Higgs boson and developing new approaches to future accelerators.

Kim is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society and Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and a recipient of the Ho-Am Prize. She is currently a member of the DESY Science Council ...

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What Are You Watching? We Asked, You Answered

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Survey results offer snapshot of what’s hot, what’s not, on TV









We asked, you answered. Two weeks ago we invited you to tell us what shows you’re watching, how you’re watching them, and what devices you’re using to watch them. Below is a graphic with the results. Thanks to all who took part.











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Mānoa: UH School of Social Work assistant professor elected to national society as early career member

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University of Hawaiʻi at MānoaContact:Posted: Apr 13, 2017Dr. Elizabeth AparicioDr. Elizabeth Aparicio, an assistant professor at UH Mānoa’s Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work, was recently elected to the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) board of directors as its first designated early career member (at large).SSWR is the preeminent social work research organization in the U.S., and Aparicio is honored to be the first scholar to represent UH as part of the board. SSWR hosts an annual research conference, which is an important national dissemination location for social work research. Aparicio’s responsibilities will focus on supporting early career members of the social work research community. Her elected position runs from 2017-2020.Aparicio, who has been on faculty since 2014, is a passionate advocate for community voices and participation in social work research. She is honored to co-lead successful research-practice partnerships with several health centers and state organizations. She is dedicated both to serving as a leader, especially in interprofessional settings, and to leadership development among social work students.The principal investigator of the School’s public child welfare training program directs the Future Leaders Optimizing Well-being (FLOW) Program for MSW students, and chairs the Child and Family specialization. Continually seeking to bridge community and university, Aparicio serves on the board of the Hawaiʻi Association for Infant Mental Health, where she supports infrastructure development and training, and consults on policy relevant to early childhood mental health and well-being.Aparicio’s research is broadly focused on examining health disparities for the purposes of informing and testing intervention programs for children, youth and families. She has a particular interest in informing and testing culturally-attuned, two-generation approaches in three interrelated areas to improve health equity: teenage pregnancy prevention and parenting support, early childhood intervention, and intergenerational child maltreatment prevention.In partnership with the Waikī ...

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Maldonado Environmental Hero Award nominations

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Nominations are now being accepted for the 2017 Maldonado Environmental Hero Award.Colin A. Maldonado was a 2013 graduate of Georgia College, with a major in environmental science and a minor in geology. He was President of the Environmental Science Club, a leader for the GC Wellness and Recreation Center climbing wall and a member of the Bike Polo team. Maldonado was an activist and a visualist; he employed his heart and his education to manifest a better world for all of us. During his senior year, Maldonado developed the GC Bike Plan, including designs for bike paths and a bike share program. Maldonado passed away from a tragic infection while living and learning about sustainability in action at a spiritual center in Costa Rica in 2014.
The Environmental Science Club and the GC Sustainability Council created the Maldonado Environmental Hero Award in 2014 to honor his determination, faith, optimism and kindness. The award is given to recognize a Georgia College student/graduate who best exemplifies Maldonado’s belief that individuals can make a difference and help us attain a sustainable future.
Please email MaldonadoAward@gmail.com to nominate the student or recent graduate you would like to be considered!  Please include a brief statement of how your nominee exemplifies sustainability action and advocacy.  Nominations are due by midnight on Wednesday, April 19. The award will be presented on April 21 at EarthFest 2017.


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