Track & Field Opens Competition at Metropolitan Championship

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The Fordham track and field team began competition at the 2017 Metropolitan Championship at Rutgers’ Bauer Track & Field Complex on Friday where the Fordham currently sit in second place, while the men are in fourth.
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WOMEN’S TENNIS EDGED BY PORTLAND STATE 4-3

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Apr 15, 2017





VANCOUVER, Wash. – Portland State earned the doubles point and was able to split the six singles matches to pick up a 4-3 win over Sacramento State on Saturday in a home match played in nearby Vancouver, Wash.
In its final Big Sky match of the regular season, Sacramento State dropped to 9-16 overall and finished with a 7-4 record in conference play. The Hornets will finish fourth in the final Big Sky standings while Portland State moved to 3-12 overall and ended its conference season with a 3-8 mark.
The Vikings swept doubles to open Saturday's match. Portland State had a 6-0 win at No. 2 and clinched the point winning 6-1 at No. 1 before finishing with a 6-2 win at the No. 3 spot.
In singles play Hornet junior Ana Loaiza Esquivias continued her superb season improving to 17-5 overall and 10-1 in Big Sky play at No. 1 singles with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Siena Peri. Sophomore Sofia Wicker and freshman Sofia Gulnova both completed 10-1 Big Sky singles records as well.
Wicker and Gulnova both pulled out three-set wins on Saturday. At No. 3 Wicker overcame Georgia Dobell 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-1 and at No. 4 Gulnova topped Sally Partington 6-2, 5-7, 6-2. Portland State had straight set wins at No. 2 and 5, however, and broke a 3-3 tie when Taylor Rees completed a 6-2, 6-4 win at No. 6.
For Sacramento State the loss was the seventh this year coming by just a 4-3 margin. The Hornets conclude the regular season with a non-conference match at Portland on Sunday at 10 a.m.










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SIU to host chemistry symposium on April 22

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April 14, 2017SIU to host chemistry symposium on April 22
by Tim Crosby
CARBONDALE, Ill. – Earth Day will bring a day of chemistry and support for science to Southern Illinois University Carbondale and the community.
The Cal Meyers Memorial Organic Chemistry Symposium, along with a local “March for Science,” are set for April 22 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The events are free and open to the public.
The symposium, which takes place every two years, is funded by a $3 million endowment from Cal Meyers, a former faculty member and distinguished professor at SIU. It is aimed at bringing together organic chemists from the Midwest to provide a low-cost opportunity for graduate and post-doctoral students to present research alongside established academic researchers.
The symposium, which takes place in the John C. Guyon Auditorium at Morris Library, will feature David W.C. MacMillan, professor of chemistry at Princeton University. His presentation, titled “New Photocatalytic Reactions,” is scheduled to begin at 3:50 p.m. that day.
Kyle Plunkett, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry at SIU, said MacMillan is a well-known top researcher in the field of organic chemistry.
“He is very well known in our field for coming up with new organic chemistry reactions that have impacted things such as drug discovery,” Plunkett said. “He is a very prominent researcher.”
The symposium also will include presentations from four other renowned professors and four graduate students from several Midwest universities, Plunkett said.
Midway through the symposium, organizers also will hold a “March for Science,” during which participants will march in support of funding for scientific research and science-based public policy as part of a national event. The march will begin at 1:15 p.m. at Morris Library and continue into downtown Carbondale, with participants returning to Morris Library by 2:30 p.m.
For more information, contact Plunkett at kplunkett@siu.edu.





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DeJerez Highlights Big Day for HSU Track and Field

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TORRANCE, Calif.- Humboldt State Track and Field had a very successful  day at the Mt. Sac Relays today as a number of athletes were able to lock down qualifying marks for the NCAA's later this season. Alyssabeth DeJerez had her best performance to date as she posted a PR in the 400m hurdles and improved on a National qualifying mark she already had posted earlier this season. DeJerez won her meet finishing in a time of 58.68. Marissa McCay continued her big week as she was able to place in both the high jump clearing 5-06.00 and the100m hurdles with a time of 14.84. Kori Gilley bounced back from an injury sustained at the Texas Relays to run a strong steeplechase finishing in 10:35.27. On the men's side Mario Kaluhiokalani posted a PR in 400m hurdles with a time of 55.20 earning a bronze medal for 3rd in his heat. Calvin Herman ran a 54.36 in the same event. Daniel Tull recorded a PR of his own in the 1500m with a time of 3:52.07, only half second off NCAA Provision qualifying mark. The Lumberjacks continue their busy weekend tomorrow as athletes will compete at the Beach Invite in Long Beach, Calif. Print Friendly Version

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Research awards at IUPUI increased by $40.5 million in 2016: Newscenter: Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEINDIANAPOLIS -- The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis has released funding results for fiscal year 2016 showing research awards campuswide totaled $428.9 million, a $40.5 million increase over 2015.
Counting only non-IU School of Medicine awards, the campus received $67.2 million in research awards in 2016, compared to $58.1 million in 2015, a 16 percent increase.
The increase in research awards reflects, in part, the support of the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research to advance innovative research and creative activity.
Funding awards for 2016 show an increase in National Science Foundation awards, one of the office's strategic goals. NSF funding rose from $5.2 million in 2015 to $7.9 million in 2016.
NSF awards in 2016 included $200,022 for a research team led by the School of Engineering and Technology to overcome problems with one approach to increasing the capacity of lithium ion batteries.
Another National Science Foundation grant will enable researchers at IUPUI to develop a Breathalyzer-type device to detect the onset of hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar episodes, in people with diabetes.
The funding awards underscore efforts by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research to develop and expand research programs that address important national and global needs and support economic development of Indiana and the nation.
Other external funding supported research to:
Develop information-based tools to help primary care providers improve care for patients with chronic pain, a condition that affects 100 million Americans at a cost of $630 billion annually in health care costs and lost worker productivity.
Study the use of the electronic dental record to evaluate the outcome of dental treatments.
Study nonmilitary applications of unmanned aerial systems (drone) technology, such as remote imaging for water quality, mosquito habitat mapping, disaster preparation, precision agriculture, and the utilization and analysis of data collected with unmanned aerial systems.
The office helps stimulate faculty research efforts through internal funding programs, events, workshops and proposal ...

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The First 100 Days: Esteemed Panel Discusses Trump Administration, April 21 at the Rockville Campus

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Montgomery College-Rockville's History and Political Science Department is hosting a panel discussion April 21 about the first 100 days of the Trump Administration featuring award-winning journalists and current and former local politicians. Who: John Judis, author of "The Populist Explosion: How the Great Recession Transformed American and European Politics"; Stanton Gildenhorn, former chairman, Montgomery County Democratic Party and Kennedy White House aide; Jerry Cave, Republican activist, Atlantic.com contributor and publisher, "Washington Home and Garden" online magazine; State Delegate Aruna Miller, Democrat, 15th District; Dwight Patel, First Vice Chairman, Montgomery County Republican Party. What: Panel Discussion on Trump Presidency When: Friday, April 21, 2017 at 7 p.m. Where: Montgomery College, Rockville Campus, Theatre Arts Arena (TA) This event is free and open to the public. Copies of "The Populist Explosion" will be available for sale and signing at the event. For disability-related accommodations, please contact Professor Lee Annis, the event organizer, at 240-567-7281 or email him at Lee.Annis@montgomerycollege.edu.

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Green Bay Campus Hosts Panel Discussion on Autism Awareness

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The Green Bay campus hosted a free panel discussion Sept. 10 concerning autism awareness and the relationships that currently exist between families and persons with autism and the local law enforcement community.Law enforcement and nursing students, along with community members and police officers, learned about autism, a neurobiological disorder, and how law enforcement officers can better handle situations when communicating with individuals with this disorder. Those with the disorder process information differently. For example, some people think in images and colors instead of words, and similar to learning a foreign language, there’s a period of time where the individual in translating what is being said and it takes time for them to respond to questions. Additionally, room noise and lighting can often be overwhelming to an individual with autism. Green Bay Police Chief Tom Molitor explained during a spring 2014 advisory board meeting with School of Justice Studies departments from all three Wisconsin campuses that there was a huge need in his department for training in communicating with autistic citizens. Law enforcement officers need to learn how to interact with autistic individuals—whether they’re children or adults. The six-person panel was made up of the president of the Autism Society of Northeastern Wisconsin (ASNEW), a Green Bay police officer who is trained as a Community Crisis Intervention Team member, a local public school police liaison officer, parents of children with autism, an autism specialist for Green Bay Public Schools and an autism therapy provider.   Panelists told attendees that police liaison officers sometimes have difficulty with identifying students with autism due to privacy issues and laws. School officers said they would love to have more information about students with autism and are willing to have informal or formal meeting with parents and students with autism. Currently, this is how autism is responded to in the law enforcement community: Sometimes autistic ...

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Theatre: "The Wild Party" opens April 20

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By Susan Meikle, university news and communications
The Miami University department of theatre will present “The Wild Party,” with book, music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa, at 7:30 p.m. April 20-22 and April 26-29, and at 2 p.m. April 23 and 30, in Gates-Abegglen Theatre, Center for Performing Arts.
A talkback follows the April 26 performance.
The musical is directed by Cincinnati-based guest director Ed Cohen, with music direction by Stephen Lytle, associate director of bands at Miami.
“The Wild Party” won the 2000 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical. It is described by critics as a “darkly brilliant show (that) features one of the most exciting, pulse-racing scores ever written.”
Based on Joseph Moncure March’s 1928 poem of the same name, Andrew Lippa’s “The Wild Party” tells the story of a vaudeville dancer named Queenie and a vaudeville clown named Burrs — her passionate and violent lover. Queenie is fed up with the life she lives and the pain Burrs puts her through, so she decides to throw the party to end all parties to shake things up a little. Burrs agrees, and they invite a whole slew of colorful characters to their home.
The 1920s, as inhabited by the characters in “The Wild Party,” was a time of great social transition, both in our collective morality and the way in which celebrities were perceived by the public, Cohen said. “The poem upon which it is based parallels the Fatty Arbuckle scandal, where a famous silent film comic was tried for a rape and murder which took place at the sort of party depicted in our show,” he said.  “The point was made that real people exist behind their famous facades, often not nearly as pretty as their public images.”
“Our production is a small and intimate story disguised as a big musical,” ...

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Polling Spotlight: America’s shifting attitudes on taxes

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In an important new book, Brookings’ Vanessa Williamson shows that most Americans regard paying taxes as a civic duty and are offended when they regard others as not doing their part. As lawmakers and the Trump administration begin their push for tax reform, they should pay attention to fresh survey evidence that supports Williamson’s thesis.
A Gallup survey released on April 13 finds that 61 percent of Americans see their own federal income tax obligation as fair, including 69 percent of Democrats, 60 percent of Independents, and 56 percent of Republicans. According to an April 14 report from the Pew Research Center, only 27 percent of Americans are bothered “a lot” by the amount they themselves pay in federal income taxes. Only 35 percent of Republicans, often regarded as allergic to taxes, say they are more than minimally bothered by the taxes they pay. Fifty-four percent of Americans say they pay “about the right amount” in taxes; 49 percent of Republicans agree.



The problem with the current tax code lies elsewhere. The Pew survey found that 62 percent of Americans surveyed are deeply troubled that “some corporations” don’t pay their share. Almost as many Americans—60 percent—report being disturbed that some wealthy people don’t either. By contrast, only 1 in 5 Americans say they are troubled by the failure of poor people to chip in.
As President Donald Trump ponders options for his tax reform proposal, he should consider the views of the voters who put him over the top last November. Only 25 percent of low-income Republicans complain about the amount they themselves pay in taxes; only 26 percent think poor people are shirking their responsibility to help fund the federal government. But 51 percent of these Republicans resent what they see as the failure of some corporations to pay their fair share of the tax burden, and almost as many—45 percent—resent wealthy individuals who don’t do so.
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Parking Lots B5 and A4 North Reserved April 21

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Parking lot B5 (Hermann Hall) will be reserved on Friday, April 21 from 7 a.m.–3 p.m. to facilitate the 2017 Alumni Awards. Parking lot A4 North will also be reserved on this day from 9 a.m.–1 p.m to facilitate IPRO Day. Alternate visitor parking will be available in pay lots A4 South, A6, C5 and D4. Flex permit holders may utilize lots A3, B2, B3, C1 -C2, D1-D2, and D5. View the campus map here.
Direct questions to Access, Card, and Parking Services at 312.567.8968.



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'See Writing Differently' at COD May 1

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By Jennifer DudaStudents from College of DuPage composition courses will showcase their work at the
second annual “See Writing Differently,” a celebration of writing, Monday, May 1,
in the Jack H. Turner Conference Center, Student Resource Center Room 2000, on the
Glen Ellyn Campus, 425 Fawell Blvd.The event includes a morning session from 10:30 a.m. to noon and an afternoon session
from noon to 1:30 p.m. and features the capstone research projects of more than 500
English 1102 students. This free event is open to the public and provides students
with an audience and feedback on their original projects created during the spring
semester. Presentations include aspects of multimodal rhetoric, such as websites,
podcasts, PowerPoint presentations, posters, brochures, videos and art.For more information, contact Assistant English Professor Brian Brems at bremsb@cod.edu.



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Jake Greenberg '18 is mapping his future at Brandeis

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Jake Greenberg '18 is mapping his future at BrandeisThe Environmental Studies and Business double major has a passion for building maps with geographic information systemsPhoto/Mike LovettJake Greenberg '18By Jarret BencksApril 14, 2017Jake Greenberg '18 was so sure he wanted to come to Brandeis that he applied early admission. He was less sure about exactly where he wanted to concentrate his studies. That uncertainty was one of the reasons Brandeis was the right fit for him.
"I liked that Brandeis encouraged opportunities to take classes from different disciplines and even to double major," Greenberg said.
That's just what he ended up doing. The Old Tappan, New Jersey native is double majoring in Environmental Studies and Business, and he's always finding places where his two primary studies intersect. He took some time to answer some questions about his Brandeis experience with BrandeisNOW.
What do you nerd out about?
For about the past year I've been nerding out about maps. I've been taking a course in geographic information systems this semester where I’ve learned how to use a GIS program in the class, and I've been using it to make a variety of maps about where I'm from in New Jersey.
I find it so cool that you can project important data onto maps. And it relates well to my environmental studies major. When you're trying to highlight environmental issues it's important to project it in a spatial, visual way, like a map. This summer I'll get to apply what I've learned in GIS when I work for Green Maps System in New York City.
What is your favorite place on campus?
Sachar Woods is definitely my favorite spot on campus. I'm a Community Advisor and I've taken residents out there to explore nature. It's especially nice in fall when you can see the changing leaves. It's a great representation of ...

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Digital Studio to Upgrade Technology, Triple Service Base with $66,000 Grant

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Krystle Campbell’s Legacy Motivates UMass Boston’s Marathon Runners

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Run for Krystle Raises Funds for Krystle Campbell Scholarship FundWhen Robyn Dangora, Suzzanne Freeze, and Paul Dyson cross the start line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, they’ll be thinking about making it through those next 26.2 miles to the finish line on Boylston Street -- but they’ll also be thinking about Krystle Campbell.

Campbell is the UMass Boston alumna who was killed in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings.

“I do think about Krystle a lot,” said Dyson, a senior lecturer in English and UMass Boston alumnus. “I’m a veteran and unfortunately, I’ve lost enough friends to think about somebody at every mile, but I do think about Krystle most of all. I feel like she carries me along. I’m not a particularly religious or spiritual person, but I definitely feel a connection there.”

Dyson, Dangora, and Freeze are the three on-campus runners taking part in this year’s Run for Krystle. They will join seven other UMass Boston alumni and friends in running Monday’s Boston Marathon to raise funds for the Krystle Campbell Scholarship Fund. Started in 2013 by UMass Trustee Richard Campbell, who is not related to Krystle, it supports students like her. This year’s recipients, Leona Smith of Revere and Eden Blakeley of Dorchester, received $5,000 scholarships during a ceremony on Saturday.

Freeze, a program director at UMass Boston’s Institute for Community Inclusion who is running her second straight Boston Marathon for the Krystle Campbell Scholarship Fund, was glad Campbell’s father, William, was able to attend Saturday’s ceremony. Like Dyson, Freeze says she carries Krystle Campbell with her on training runs and shorter races.

“There was one half marathon in Rhode Island that I don’t know why I signed up for it. It should have been canceled. And I thought, I don’t really want to go. And then I ...

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Softball Ascends to the Top of NEWMAC Standings With Saturday Sweep of Wellesley

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Apr 15, 2017





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Worcester, MA – WPI softball went charging into first place in the NEWMAC standings with a doubleheader win over Wellesley on Saturday afternoon at Rooftop Field as the Engineers have now won eight consecutive games.
Renee LeClaire (Merrimack, NH) drove in a pair of runs in both games for a team-high four RBIs to lead the offense as WPI topped the Blue 10-2 in the six-inning opener and then 8-2 in the nightcap. The Engineers had four-run fourth innings in both games to pull away from Wellesley.
WPI improves to 20-10 overall and 11-3 in the NEWMAC. The Engineers' sweep of the previously first-place Blue (15-6), coupled with splits between Wheaton and MIT and Springfield and Babson, puts the Crimson and Gray in sole possession of first place in the conference, a game ahead of the Lyons, Engineers, Blue and Pride (all 10-4) and two above the Beavers (9-5) with just two league doubleheaders remaining.
LeClaire went 3-for-4 in the first game, including a single in the first inning to bring Cassie Graca (Somerset, MA) around from second and put WPI up 1-0.
The hosts made it a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning as senior captain Lindsay Gurska (Revere, MA) doubled to right center with two outs and then scored on a base hit by classmate Hope Shevchuk (Burlington, CT).
Caroline Medino (Pompton Lakes, NJ) tossed two scoreless innings before giving way to freshman Mackenzie Phillips (Gill, MA), who went the final four frames, striking out five and giving up two runs to improve to 7-4 on the season.
Kylie Juarez (Elk Grove, CA) singled in LeClaire to up the lead to 3-0 in the third inning before the Engineers rallied for four more runs in the fourth inning.
Katie Chagami (Waipahu, HI) came around to score after an error on a ...

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Mathematician Pardon receives top national award for young scientists

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John Pardon, a Princeton University professor of mathematics, has received a National Science Foundation Alan T. Waterman Award, which is the nation's highest honor for scientists and engineers younger than 35. The prize carries a five-year, $1 million grant. Pardon was recognized for "revolutionary, groundbreaking results in geometry and topology" that "have extended the power of tools of geometric analysis to solve deep problems in real and complex geometry, topology and dynamical systems."

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IU Maurer School's Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies turns 25

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IUB Newsroom »IU Maurer School's Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies turns 25IU Maurer School's Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies turns 25March 22, 2017FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEBLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies, one of the Indiana University Maurer School of Law’s oldest and most active journals, celebrates its 25th anniversary this spring. While that anniversary marks a significant history of scholarly excellence in important global issues, the journal will host a symposium March 23 and 24 that looks ahead to issues that may arise in the future.
Founded in 1992 by then-Dean Alfred C. Aman Jr., the Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies has fostered dialogue among international communities of scholars in law, sociolegal studies, politics, economics, anthropology, philosophy, cultural studies and other disciplines. The intersection of those issues with the rapid spread of globalization over the past two decades has made the journal one of the leading outlets to publish such interdisciplinary scholarship.
“This milestone is a significant one,” Aman said. “I think we have been true to our original goals of scholarly creativity and an interdisciplinary approach to global issues. We and our students can look back at an impressive body of scholarship developed by some of the leading scholars of our times on global issues. Our challenge now is to look ahead and ask how our understanding of and approach to global processes may change over time.”
Globalization wasn’t the buzzword in 1992 that it is today, where it’s heard daily from nearly every sector, both public and private. For Aman, though, the term means more than a reference to an international connection.
“Globalization has meant so many things in so many different contexts, and the journal has been a wonderful forum for exchanging the many research agendas that involve the complex, dynamic legal and social challenges our world is facing,” he said. “Global can ...

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Art inspired by climate science exhibit makes Chicago campus debut

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"Global Temperature and Carbon Dixoide (1880-2012)," a digital painting by Northwestern alumna Alisa Singer that depicts the direct relationship between CO2 emissions and global temperature since the Industrial Revolution. Courtesy Alisa Singer/Environmental Graphiti."ASAP," which stresses the urgency of addressing climate change following the Paris Climate Agreement in 2015. Courtesy Alisa Singer/Environmental Graphiti."Drought," which depicts one of the more visible negative consequences of climate change. Courtesy Alisa Singer/Environmental Graphiti.






In an effort to raise awareness of climate change and its consequences, one Northwestern Pritzker School of Law alumna has turned to her lifelong passion.Alisa Singer (JD ’76) will feature her robust collection of contemporary digital paintings that depict the data behind climate change at a reception from 4 to 6 p.m. April 14 in the main atrium of the Arthur Rubloff Building, 375 E. Chicago Ave., on the Chicago campus.“The whole concept is to get the science out there in an accessible way,” she said. “It’s a way to reach across walls and bring people together. It drives me crazy that science and politics get mixed together.”The reception and ensuing free exhibit, “Art Inspired by the Science of Climate Change,” is one of numerous Earth Month 2017 activities sponsored by sustainNU, which is hosting the reception in conjunction with Northwestern Law. Each work is tied to a specific piece of data that explains the science of climate change and its impacts. One painting, “Emission levels determine temperature rises,” transforms an innocuous-looking line graph showing the direct relationship between rising emission levels and global temperature into a bright, popping canvas. Another piece imposes the body of a mosquito in color on a black background to highlight the alarming influence a warming climate has on the spread of vector borne diseases, which are spread by insects."Vector Borne Diseases," by Alisa Singer/Environmental Graphiti. ---“People understand global warming, but ...

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Earth Day draws campus partners together for sustainability events

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The University of Chicago will commemorate Earth Day with a series of events designed to inform and engage the campus community on ongoing research, student-driven initiatives and sustainable projects.The April 22 events will be sponsored by 16 campus partners, including the Office of the Provost, the Office of Sustainability and the Program on Global Environment. Among the highlights are an Earth Fest showcasing sustainability programs and a discussion featuring alumnus and former White House chef Sam Kass.

A new event this year will be the daylong Zero-Waste Athletics Event, set to take place during the University Athletic Association’s Outdoor Track and Field Conference Championship Meet. Helping support the event is the Campus as a Laboratory initiative, which uses UChicago's campus as a test bed to explore projects that bring students, faculty and staff together to collaborate, analyze and create innovative solutions with sustainable outcomes used on campus and beyond.

“The Campus as a Lab initiative seeks to encourage and support great interdisciplinary collaborations like these,” said Melina Hale, vice provost for academic initiatives and the William Rainey Harper Professor of Organismal Biology and Anatomy.

The Zero-Waste Athletics Event, which is designed to use sustainable materials and practices to reduce waste sent to landfills, is the result of an Environmental Studies practicum course in which students researched ways to reduce waste generation and recover material for beneficial reuse.

“Our goal is to develop a model of how to run green events or zero-waste events on campus and identify some of the big challenges as well as the opportunities to divert more waste from landfills,” said Sabina Shaikh, senior lecturer in the College and  practicum instructor. “We’re hoping to create a template to do it and learn from our experiences at the same time.”

Maya Scheidl, a fourth-year in environmental studies, was one of the students in the practicum course and ...

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Marathon Monday a Time to Keep Safe

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Race security includes knowing limits when it comes to drinking
Thousands of police officers will be on guard at Monday’s Boston Marathon to protect spectators and runners, like Ethiopia’s Lelisa Desisa, seen on his way to a second-place finish last year. Photo by Flickr contributor Todd Van Hoosear
The 121st Boston Marathon on Monday, April 17, is sure to be a heavy drinking day, and not just for the 30,000 water-guzzling runners trying to stay hydrated. Last year, 13 BU students were transported to the hospital for extreme inebriation over the five days culminating on Marathon Monday, according to Student Health Services (SHS). Monday is Patriots Day as well, a legal holiday in Massachusetts, making it a three-day weekend for many.
In the three years before 2016, the transport numbers were 10, 7, and 4, which is why, on a typical Marathon day, “we’re getting alcohol calls by 11 a.m., noon,” says Scott Paré, acting chief of the Boston University Police Department and BU deputy director of public safety.
“Every year, there are different houses and spots with a lot of drinking going on,” agrees BUPD Captain Robert Molloy. “It’s like Mardi Gras out there.”
SHS personnel are advising students to drink responsibly during this year’s race, out of a concern arising after they conducted student interviews that yielded troubling information: some student spectators engage in all-day imbibing and watch the race from potentially dangerous venues such as rooftops and balconies, operating on the presumption that drinking is an essential part of Boston’s iconic spring ritual.
“Students can end up having a much higher blood alcohol level than on a typical weekend,” says Katharine Mooney (SPH’12), SHS wellness and prevention director, with students telling her that “hard liquor is the drink of choice on Marathon Monday” and in the days leading up to it.
SHS is aware of one student-oriented, nonalcohol ...

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Mānoa: Public invited to Aloha Bash 2017 that will headline Fiji, special guests at Andrews Amphitheater

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University of Hawaiʻi at MānoaContact:Posted: Apr 13, 2017Known for headlining the top reggae festivals in the world, Fiji will bring his talents to Aloha Bash at the UH Mānoa Andrews Amphitheater on Friday, April 28, 2017, with special guests Tenelle and Finn Gruva.  Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the show starts at 6 p.m., with UH’s very own student band and winner of Battle of the Bands, Introspektra.  Also performing will be local favorites, Maoli and Mahkess.  Tickets are on sale at the UHM Campus Center Ticket, Information and ID Office, and online via Eventbrite (with surcharge fee) at http://tiny.cc/alohabash. Tickets are $5 for UH students in advance and $10 on the day of the show. Students must present a valid UH System ID upon entering Aloha Bash.  General admission is $20 presale and $25 on the day of the show.  For inquiries, call (808) 956-7236.The event is co-sponsored by the UH Campus Center Board Activities Council, Coca-Cola and Monster Inc.Some material may not be appropriate for children.  Parental discretion is advised. Bag checks will be conducted upon entry for attendees' safety and security.  For a list of prohibited items, see the website below.For more information, visit: http://uhmccbac.weebly.com

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Women's and Gender Studies Symposium Keynote Speech

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The Keynote Speech Women's & Gender Studies Symposium Wednesday, April 19 from 11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. in Blackbridge Hall (The HUB). Professor Amy Nichols-Belo, from Mercer University, will present "Witch-killing, Albino Murders, and Government Surveillance: The Gendered Politics of Violence and Traditional Healing in Tanzania." In this lecture, she examines transformations to traditional healing (uganga) practice as a result of government surveillance and regulation in response to two forms of violence – gendered “witch-killing” and murders of people with albinism.  Drawing upon a decade of ethnographic and archival research, she examines how the Tanzanian state’s response is shaped by human rights discourse and a global preoccupation with “occult violence” and human rights discourse.  While recognizing that the state has an interest and imperative in preventing violence, she argues that one result of government sanctions is to delegitimize women's role in healing practice. Nichols-Belo completed her Ph.D. in anthropology at the University of Virginia, MS in science and technology studies at Virginia Tech, and BA in history and international affairs at James Madison University. She teaches Global Health Studies and Anthropology at Mercer University. Nichols-Belo has conducted research in Tanzania since 2001. 

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CCMST Weekly News, July 23, 2010

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1. Announcements
2. New Software3. Statistics4. Tip of the WeekANNOUNCEMENTS
Summer Lecture Series in Electronic Structure Theory
The Summer Theory program will continue through August with a series of advanced lectures.
Lectures will be on Thursdays in MSE 4202A from 2-3pm, starting from Thursday August 3.
The new theory/computational graduate students, and anyone else who is interested are cordially invited to attend.

The complete schedule of the lectures can be found at http://vergil.chemistry.gatech.edu/opp/sched.html.


NEW SOFTWARE
AMBER

Amber version 11 and AmberTools 1.4 are now available on egate and fgate. Both serial and parallel versions are installed.

For instructions and sample LSF scripts please consult the CCMST wiki pages:http://www.ccmst.gatech.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Egate#Amberhttp://www.ccmst.gatech.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Fgate#Amber

STATISTICS

FGATE

Uptime: 8 day/home directory usage: 68% (1.9TB available)/backups directory usage: 83%

LSF usage for Week 28 (7/12-7/18) (times are
in minutes) Group Jobs Total CPU Avg
CPU Avg Wait Avg Trnr. Bredas 27393 925040 ( 48%)
34 65 102 Hernandez 170 31712 ( 2%)
187 63 251 Sherrill 70 38948 ( 2%)
556 70 647 Other 13 1950 ( 0%)
150 0 150 Total 27646 997651 ( 52%)
36 65 104
Note: percentages refer to the total CPU time available for the period
Most productive user of the Week: pwinget 772736

EGATE

Uptime: 236 days/theoryfs/common directory usage: 36% (430GB available)/theoryfs/ccmst directory usage: 81% (173GB available)

LSF usage for Week 28 (7/12-7/18) (times are
in minutes) Group Jobs Total CPU
Avg CPU Avg Wait Avg Trnr. Hernandez 49 17991 ( 1%)
367 0 370 Sherrill 231 183797 ( 12%)
796 777 1632 Other 97 536347 ( 35%)
5529 2252 7836 Total 377 738135 ( 49%)
1958 1055 3064 Note: percentages refer to the total CPU time available for the period
Most productive user of the Week: rnear 485707

TIP OF THE WEEK
By Massimo
The most useful vi command

If I had to chose the most useful command of the vi editor, my vote would go to the "." (dot) command. This command allows you the repeat the last modification (insertion, deletion, substitution) without having to retype it. Say that you have just deleted a word (using the sequence dw): Now if you want ...

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Nearly 300 Students Honored at the 23rd Annual Tower Awards

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Nearly 300 Students Honored at the 23rd Annual Tower Awards






April 14, 2017
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Two special honors were also conferred: the Georgia Tech Black Alumni Organization (GTBAO) Unsung Hero Award and OMED Student Mentor Award. Renee Copeland, a biomedical engineering undergraduate student, received the Unsung Hero Award. “I am thankful to GTBAO for this award, and I credit support from OMED for this achievement,” said Copeland, who plans to pursue a graduate degree in public health.





Myron R. Anderson, a leader in higher education at the Metropolitan State University of Denver, once wrote, “You can have diversity without excellence, but you can’t have excellence without diversity.”

For 23 years, the Tower Awards have celebrated the academic achievements of underrepresented students at Georgia Tech. Of the more than 1,200 students eligible to receive a 2017 Tower Award, nearly 300 gathered for the annual recognition ceremony, hosted by OMED: Educational Services, on April 6.

“Our students set the standard for what the next generation can accomplish with a high-quality education and community support,” said OMED Director Cynthia Moore. “For instance, one of our Tower Award recipients, Cray Noah, was recently accepted into Harvard Medical School, and we are very proud of him! Cray served as a physics tutor and mentored several pre-med students in OMED for years.”

Award categories included Ph.D. Awards, Master’s Awards (graduating GPA of 3.5 or higher), Graduating Senior Awards (cumulative GPA of 3.15 or higher), Sustained Awards (cumulative GPA of 3.15 or higher), Yearly Awards (GPA of 3.15 or higher over the past three semesters), and First-Year Awards (cumulative GPA of 3.15 or higher). Within each award category, except the Ph.D. and Master’s Awards, sub-categories included Bronze (GPA of 3.15-3.49), Silver (GPA of 3.50-3.94), and Gold (GPA of 3.95 or higher).

Two special honors were also conferred: the Georgia Tech Black Alumni Organization (GTBAO) Unsung Hero Award and OMED ...

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Writer Chris Anderson to read at Oregon State University April 28

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Writer and Oregon State University Professor Chris Anderson will read from his work at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 28, in the Valley Library Rotunda on the OSU campus in Corvallis. A question-and-answer session and book signing will follow.
Anderson has written, co-written, or edited 14 books in a variety of genres on subjects ranging from writing style to nature to spirituality. 
His most recent book, “Light When It Comes: Trusting Joy, Facing Darkness, and Seeing God in Everything,” is a collection of collage essays published by Eerdmans in 2016. The book draws on an ancient prayer tradition, the Ignatian “Examen of Conscience,” to explore the struggle, joy and doubt of contemporary spirituality.
Anderson’s other books include “Free/Style: A Direct Approach to Writing”; “Edge Effects: Notes from an Oregon Forest,” which was a finalist for the Oregon Book Award in creative nonfiction; “Open Questions: Critical Thinking, Ethical Writing”; and “Teaching as Believing: Faith in the University.” He has also published two books of poetry, “My Problem with the Truth” and “The Next Thing Always Belongs.” 
Anderson is a professor of English at OSU, where he teaches a variety of courses in writing, pedagogy and literature in translation. In addition to his doctorate in English from the University of Washington, Anderson holds a master’s degree in theology from Mount Angel Seminary and serves as an ordained Catholic deacon.
The reading is part of the 2016-17 Literary Northwest Series, which brings accomplished writers from the Pacific Northwest to OSU. This series is sponsored by the MFA Program in Creative Writing in the School of Writing, Literature, and Film at OSU, with support from the OSU Libraries and Press; the OSU School of Writing, Literature, and Film; the College of Liberal Arts; Kathy Brisker and Tim Steele; and Grass Roots Books and Music. 
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Symposium to Celebrate Sustainability Research at UC Riverside

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April 19 symposium will explore sustainable development research solutions to counteract negative environmental impacts
By Konrad Nagy on April 14, 2017
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An Apr. 19 symposium at UC Riverside will focus on sustainability research.

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – The University of California, Riverside will host a symposium on Wednesday, April 19 that will examine the concept of renewable nature, and how UCR’s environmental, energy, and sustainable development research solutions are creating a healthier planet. The event, “Living the Promise Symposium: Renewable Nature,” is free and open to the public.
The symposium features a faculty panel discussion and reading from Susan Straight, distinguished professor of creative writing. A reception will showcase artwork by Kellie Flint, M.F.A. graduate student, among other UCR research displays.
The symposium begins at 6 p.m. in the UCR Botanic Gardens. Parking in lot 13 is free for the event. Reservations are requested and can be made online.
“Living the Promise Symposium: Renewable Nature” is the sixth in a series of symposia that reflect key themes of the university’s comprehensive fundraising campaign announced in October 2016. The $300 million campaign will conclude in 2020 and seeks funding for student support, faculty research, and infrastructure. Campaign themes align with goals outlined in UCR 2020, the university’s strategic plan.
Kathryn Uhrich, dean of UC Riverside’s College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences and a professor of chemistry; will moderate the April 19 discussion. The following UC Riverside researchers will be panelists:
Michael Allen
Michael Allen, distinguished professor of plant pathology, microbiology, and biology in the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences. Allen is the director of UCR’s Center for Conservation Biology and chair of the department of biology. His research is concentrated on understanding the effects of human activities on ecosystem biodiversity and functioning. Recently, he has worked with the county of Riverside and Southern California regional agencies on multiple species habitat conservation efforts.
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Battle of the Boot: donate used shoes for clean water project

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Wondering what to do those with those gently-used shoes in your closet? Turn spring cleaning into a community service project that serves two communities at once! When you donate used shoes to the campus Shoe Drive, the shoes are sold to a secondary market for reuse both locally and globally and those revenues fund projects to to build clean water wells in developing communities. This serves to keep shoes out of landfills and to provide safe water for those who previously lacked easy access.
This year WashU, SLU and Fontbonne are working together to help fund a well that will bring clean, fresh water to Kashongi Village in Uganda. The challenge, titled “Battle for the Boot” ends April 30. The collective goal is 15,000 pairs of shoes. The Danforth Campus has an aggressive goal of collecting 3,000 pairs of shoes.
The Battle of the Boot shoe drive is in conjunction with Shoeman Water Projects, a local organization that works to collect and re-sell new and gently used shoes and uses the revenue to provide clean water in communities in developing countries.

You can drop shoes off in labeled bins in any of the following locations:
Myers Hall (Office of Sustainability)
Alumni House
Millbrook Facilities building
Sam Fox School (Givens and Bixby Halls)
Women’s Building (Campus Card Office)
North Campus cafeteria
Athletic Complex (Student Athlete Lounge, Bottom Floor)
Bon Appetit Offices (next to Bear’s Den)
If you would like a collection bin in your building or office area, please contact Cheryl Waites at 314-935-3646.
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Doctoral Oral Exams for April 24-28

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The graduate dean invites all graduate faculty to attend the final oral examinations for the doctoral candidates scheduled as follows:Xianzhi Meng, Ph.D., Afro-American Studies. Monday, April 24, 2 p.m., 311 New Africa House. Dissertation: “A Site of Nation: Black Utopian Novels in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries.” Amilcar Shabazz, chr.
Bonnie Newsom, Ph.D., Anthropology. Tuesday, April 25, 1 p.m., E16 Machmer Hall. Dissertation: “Potters on the Penosbscot: An Archaelogical Case Study Exploring Human Agency, Identity, and Technological Choice.” Elizabeth Chilton, chr.
Shengkai Li, Ph.D., Chemical Engineering. Tuesday, April 25, 2 p.m., A110/A111 Conte Polymer Science Building. Dissertation: “Fabrication of Functional Nano-Materials and Devices Using Supercritical Fluids.” James J. Watkins, chr.
Michael Leaf, Ph.D., Polymer Science and Engineering. Tuesday, April 25, 4:30 p.m., A110/A111 Conte Polymer Science Building. Dissertation: “Conducting Polyelectrolyte Complexes: Assembly, Structure, and Transport.” M. Muthukumar, chr.
Jigneshkumar Patel, Ph.D., Polymer Science and Engineering. Wednesday, April 26, 1:30 p.m., A111 Conte Polymer Science Building. Dissertation: “Formation of a Crosslinked High Performance Material Using a Highly Dense Reactive Mixture.” Shaw Ling Hsu, chr.
Jin Chen, Ph.D., Chemical Engineering. Thursday, April 27, 10:30 a.m., Gunness Student Center Conference Room, Marcus Hall. Dissertation: “Metabolic Modeling and Engineering of Gas Fermentation in Bubble Column Reactors.” Michael Henson, chr.
Lindsay Meador, Ph.D., Anthropology. Thursday, April 27, 11 a.m., 101 Herter Hall. Dissertation: “Who Ate the Subfossil Lemurs? A Taphonomic and Community Study of Raptor, Crocodylian and Carnivoran Predation of the Extinct Quaternary Lemurs of Madagascar.” Laurie Godfrey, chr.
Yolanda Torres, Ph.D., Nursing. Friday, April 28, 10 a.m., 101 Skinner Hall. Dissertation: “Influence of Work Environment Conditions on the Ability of Critical Care Nurses to Provide Efficacious Nursing Care in Puerto Rico.” Genevieve Chandler, chr.
Cunxi Yu, Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering. Friday, April 28, 11:30 a.m., 309 Knowles Engineering Building Conference Room. Dissertation: “Formal Analysis of Arithmetic Circuits using Computer Algebraic Method – Verification, ...

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UT, NIMBioS Partner to Improve Success of Students with Disabilities in STEM

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UT and the National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS) have partnered to create a new organization that aims to improve the success of students with disabilities in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines.The UT-NIMBioS STEM Alliance provides scholarship funds to its students and also holds regular meetings throughout the semester on professional development topics, such as careers, resume writing, mentorship, graduate schools and internships. The group also holds informal gatherings to share ideas and provide support. New students are accepted each semester.
The organization is part of the South East Alliance for Persons with Disabilities in STEM (SEAPD-STEM) program, a network of education institutions in the southeastern US and Washington, DC.
Read more on the NIMBioS website.


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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.
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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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