Northwestern Now: Summaries
[embedded content]CHICAGO - President Morton Schapiro declared Wednesday that Northwestern University is financially strong and well positioned to succeed in its academic and research missions, despite potential cuts in federal research funding and threats to global mobility for scholars.“I think we have the resources to carry us through,” he said in the first of two “Conversations with President Schapiro” and other top administrators held this spring, this one on the Chicago campus. “Nobody thought that we’d be almost under siege in academe,” he added, noting the Trump administration’s proposed budget cuts for research funding and strict travel restrictions on visitors from six Muslim-majority countries.In wide-ranging remarks, President Schapiro also said the University is following its values in working to protect its international students, making progress on diversity and inclusion issues and moving faster than expected toward reaching the $3.75 billion campaign fundraising goal for We Will. The Campaign for Northwestern.The President was joined at the event by a panel of top administrators, including Provost Daniel Linzer, Executive Vice President Nim Chinniah, Vice President for Student Affairs Patricia Telles-Irvin and Vice President and General Counsel Philip Harris.Funding brilliant researchPresident Schapiro explained that Northwestern gets the lion’s share of its research funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and that federally sponsored research grants amount to more than $650 million a year — or, some 28 percent of the University’s $2.3 billion annual operating budget.“When you get 28 percent of your budget to support the research labs, you worry about that,” he said, referring to proposed budget cuts to NIH. “But I think we have contingency plans.“And you know what the best contingency plan is? To have brilliant scholars, to have brilliant researchers,” President Schapiro added. “Even when NIH wasn’t increasing funding, basically, at all, with sequestration, we were still going up, because we’ve ...
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Sunday, April 16, 2017
President Schapiro: 'You have to do the right thing'
Project on the ‘Age of Humans’ to explore human effect on environment
UChicago News
A Divinity School scholar at UChicago will partner with colleagues from three other universities to better understand the impact of climate change from a humanities perspective among other theological, philosophical and religious inquiries.Asst. Prof. Sarah Fredericks and a team led by Lisa H. Sideris of Indiana University will receive $141,215 over three years to fund their project, “Being Human in the Age of Humans: Perspectives from Religion and Ethics.” Their research will seek new ways to define what it means to be human in the Anthropocene, or the “Age of Humans,” a period marked by unprecedented human interaction with the planet that includes mass agricultural practices, nuclear weapons and climate change.
“One of our arguments is that the Anthropocene raises many questions about what it means to be human—to think of humans as a collective and to understand our agency, responsibility, capacities and limits,” Fredericks said.
The project will focus on three themes: the different and diverse contributions of humans to the Anthropocene, the implicit religiosity of Anthropocene narratives and indigenous understanding of environmental change.
“To study such ethical and religious issues might help us to better understand the causes of human influence on Earth, including climate change and why people can be slow to respond to it,” Fredericks said.
The grant for the project comes from Humanities Without Walls, a consortium of 15 Midwestern universities that funds cross-institutional teams of faculty and graduate students researching topics in the humanities. Humanities Without Walls is funded by a $3 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Fredericks and Sideris will work with Kyle Powys Whyte of Michigan State University and Celia Deane-Drummond of the University of Notre Dame. The project will seek to catalyze a larger conversation around the Anthropocene, with activities occurring at each university.
On the UChicago campus, Fredericks will lead a workshop in October 2017 featuring the work of ...
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Patriots Day Weekend in and around Town
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Patriots Day—the annual state holiday that takes place on the third Monday of April to commemorate the Colonial patriots who fought in the first battles of the Revolutionary War, in Concord and Lexington—will be celebrated on Monday. In keeping with tradition, the Boston Marathon, marking its 121st year, is run on Patriots Day.
While navigating the area can be challenging with tens of thousands of runners and tourists in town for the Marathon, the city will be bustling with events designed to get you out to enjoy the spring weather: from improv comedy to a world-class film festival to a walking art tour. And there’s lots going on this weekend on campus, too.
Any events we’ve missed? Let us know in the Comment section below.
Adults and children alike can learn about science during presentations by local scientists at the annual Cambridge Science Festival. Photo by Wikimedia Commons contributor Cmglee
Friday, April 14
Cambridge Science Festival
This 10-day annual festival draws science lovers of all ages from throughout the Boston area. Featuring performances, demonstrations, hands-on interactive events, and workshops, it’s a must for anyone interested in science, technology, math, art, and engineering. The festival kicks off on Friday, April 14, and runs through Sunday, April 23. This year, the festival will explore questions currently in the headlines, such as what’s behind “fake news” and the ways journalists are grappling with climate change. You’ll also learn about the search for intelligent life in the universe, and what zebrafish can teach us about cancer. On Saturday, April 15, be sure to stop by the Science Carnival and Robot Zoo expo, which gives kids and adults a chance to explore, learn, and build things.
The 11th annual Cambridge Science Festival runs Friday, April 14, through Sunday, April 23, at venues in and around Cambridge. Most events are free; some cost from $10 to $20. ...
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GCSUJobs
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The Office of Human Resources - Training and Professional Development Department will be hosting a training session entitled GCSUJobs for Georgia College faculty and staff. GCSUJobs is the Georgia College's online talent management system, powered by PeopleAdmin. This system is used to electronically manage position descriptions, the application and review process, and initiate new employee onboarding. This system is also used to create and update position descriptions. The training session will cover the Position Management and Applicant Tracking modules. Participants will learn the process of creating or updating position descriptions, posting vacancies, and managing the search and onboarding process through the GCSUJobs system.
The training will be held on Wednesday, April 26, 20017, at the Wooten-Garner House - HR Conference Room from 2 -3:30 p.m. Please use the following link to register for the event, as seating is limited. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hres-5004-gcsujobs-combined-training-sessio...
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CCMST Weekly News, July 16, 2010
Center for Computational Molecular Science and Technology
1. Announcements
2. Statistics3. Maintenance4. Tip of the WeekANNOUNCEMENTSSummer Lecture Series in Electronic Structure Theory
Throughout the summer, a series of lectures in electronic structure theory will be presented at the advanced undergraduate / beginning graduate level. Lectures will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays in MSE 4202A
from 2-3PM. The summer students, the new theory/computational graduate students, and anyone else who is interested are cordially invited to attend.
The series will continue next week with the following schedule:July 20: Density Fitting and DF-LMP2 (Sherrill)
The complete schedule of the lectures can be found at http://vergil.chemistry.gatech.edu/opp/sched.html.
STATISTICS
FGATE
Uptime: 1 day/home directory usage: 67% (1.9TB available)/backups directory usage: 83%
LSF usage for Week 27 (7/5-7/11) (times are in minutes)GroupJobsTotal CPUAvg CPUAvg Wai
tAvg Trnr.Bredas4724065912%51201155650Hernandez11412270%11012Sherrill227150%33035Total18324260113%1326301463
Note: percentages refer to the total CPU time available for the period.
Most productive user of the Week: pwinget 196435.
EGATE
Uptime: 229 days/theoryfs/common directory usage: 36% (430GB available)/theoryfs/ccmst directory usage: 81% (173GB available)
LSF usage for Week 27 (7/5-7/11) (times are in minutes)GroupJobsTotal CPUAvg CPUAvg
WaitAvg Trnr.Sherrill22416827711%7512581005Other15277874252%51234715640Total37694701863%25193442879
Note: percentages refer to the total CPU time available for the period.
Most productive user of the Week: rnear 778742.
MAINTENANCE
As you all probably know, this pas week fgate was down from Wednesday 18:30 pm up to Thursday 2:00 pm. The system is now up and running again, and it looks like the crash was not caused by any hardware issues. We will continue to monitor the machine, please let me know if you notice anything wrong with the machine.
TIP OF THE WEEK
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This is a command I discovered only recently. Basically it is a screen manager for text terminals that allows you to share a terminal between several processes, typically interactive shells. It allows you to detach and reattach to interactive sessions as ...
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When It Comes to Size, Sound Matters in Ads
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When It Comes to Size, Sound Matters in Ads
Study shows lower pitched sounds lead audiences to believe products are larger
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Josh Brown | April 13, 2017
• Atlanta, GA
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Big sandwich
Lower pitches in voices or music in advertisements lead consumers to infer a larger product size, according to a new study by researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology and Vanderbilt University.
Sound is a fundamental element of nearly all marketing communications, from commercials to spokespeople and sales associates, but Michael Lowe, assistant professor of marketing at Scheller College of Business and Kelly Haws, associate professor of marketing at Vanderbilt’s Owen Graduate School of Management, indicated that marketers don’t have a firm grasp on what it communicates to customers.
“Research to date suggests that managers too often select music and spokespeople by intuition, with limited understanding regarding how these elements might affect actual product perceptions,” Lowe and Haws wrote in their new paper for The Journal of Marketing Research. “Some degree of importance, then, should be given to understanding what is actually being communicated about the product at a sensory level.”
In their paper, titled “Sounds Big: The Effects of Acoustic Pitch on Product Perceptions,” the coauthors show in six different studies how the effects of acoustic pitch on consumer beliefs depend on “cross-modal correspondence,” defined as the compatibility of stimuli perceived by one sense, such as sound, with a sensory experience in another, like sight.
One study found that acoustic pitch differences in voice affects perceptions of size. Participants listened to a radio advertisement for a new sandwich at a fictitious sandwich chain where a spokesperson’s voice was digitally altered to be higher or lower. Participants who heard the ad featuring the lower-pitched voice believed the sandwich was significantly larger than those who heard the higher-pitched version.
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UC Riverside Approved for a $250,000 Engagement Award to Study HIV and Aging
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School of Medicine’s Brandon Brown will lead the two-year project funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. – A research team at the University of California, Riverside has been approved for a $250,000, two-year award through the Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Awards program, an initiative of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). The funds will support bringing together stakeholders in the Coachella Valley, Calif., around the topic of HIV and aging.
Brandon Brown, an assistant professor in the department of social medicine and population health in the School of Medicine, will lead the engagement project at UC Riverside. Specifically, the project will focus on building the needed foundational relationships and capacity of stakeholders to conduct research on aging and HIV.
“We will create a shared governance structure including all stakeholders, disseminate knowledge and develop relationships, identify and explore key topics for future research, and build stakeholder capacity to engage in research,” said Brown, a member of the UCR Center for Healthy Communities.
Five major primary stakeholder groups have been already identified for the project: HIV+ patients, their caregivers, their providers, community-based organizations, and academics. The team led by Brown will start the project by creating a 12-person steering committee to guide all future activities, as well as a patient partner advisory board.
“We will hold a symposium with HIV and aging experts, including presentations on cutting edge research in the field and discussion panels involving multiple stakeholders including patients, caregivers, and providers to give their perspective on both living with and treating people HIV,” he said. “To select the priority HIV and aging-related health topics for future research, we will conduct focus groups and citizen panels where participants will choose a specific project to pursue in future grant proposals. We will also build capacity by providing targeted research training ...
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Caleres CEO is leader who (still) earns it everyday
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How do you provide focus to a 100-year-old company? Diane Sullivan set out to answer that question in 2011 when she was named CEO of Caleres, a global footwear company with a diverse portfolio of brands.
Diane Sullivan, CEO, President, and Chairman, Caleres
Having been named President in 2004 and COO in 2006, Sullivan was already a seasoned executive within the footwear industry. With this experience, she successfully led Caleres (formerly Brown Shoe) through a name – and identity – change that was symbolic of the company’s shift under her leadership.
We were honored to have Diane Sullivan share her leadership experience with the Defining Moments class.
As a kid, Diane grew up “earning it every day,” a mentality that still serves her well. As CEO, this manifests itself in a leader who does not shy away from hard work and who also has a willingness to ask questions and to listen.
Diane’s curiosity has been vital to Caleres’ sustained success in the fast-paced shoe industry. With the explosive growth of e-commerce, especially mobile purchasing, a dynamic leader who understands how to deliver the product in light of shifting consumer behavior is of paramount importance.
In order to achieve success in this industry, Diane also recognizes the importance of collaboration with all stakeholders. Firmly believing that, it is perhaps not surprising that such a collaborative approach has coincided with Caleres reporting very strong performance across several metrics during her tenure as CEO.
The biggest takeaways I have learned from Diane is valuing teamwork, having curiosity, and growing through adversity can help you be successful.
Guest Blogger: Danny Henry, MBA’17
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District Attorney to Lend Perspective at Substance Abuse Symposium
UMass Amherst: News Archive
The College of Nursing will explore the effects of addiction through the eyes of those on the front lines in the symposium, “The Art and Science of Social Justice and Healthcare, Substance Abuse: The Lived Experience” on Monday, April 24 from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. in the Campus Center Auditorium.The general registration fee is $50, or $20 for students. Breakfast and lunch are included.
Through the personal and professional experiences of a family member, a person in recovery, a treatment provider and law enforcement, the event seeks to better connect art and science with social justice and healthcare.
“While it is important to understand what the individual with an addiction or substance use disorder experiences, we need to remember that substance abuse impacts not just the individual. Many others are affected as well, and they too have their stories to share. This symposium provides us the opportunity to hear from those on the front lines regarding their personal and professional experiences,” says Donna Sabella, Seedworks Endowed Professor at the College of Nursing.
Northwestern District Attorney David Sullivan will speak to the law enforcement experience with substance abuse. Sullivan has served as District Attorney for Hampshire and Franklin counties and the town of Athol since 2011 and has been involved in a number of efforts to reduce substance abuse in his district.
Jacquelyn Campbell, a national leader in research and advocacy in the field of domestic violence or intimate partner violence, will deliver a keynote.
Introductionswill be given by Sabella and Seedworks founder Susan Hagedorn. The day will also include a talk by faculty researchers on addiction-related topics, and a digital story on nursing and addiction, created by the Seedworks Foundation and the Center for Digital Storytelling.
The Seedworks Fund, a 501 (c)3 family foundation, supports social justice initiatives, with an emphasis on health and nursing. It recognizes the value of a university education ...
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WomEngineers Day Helping Students Tackle Key Issues
Headlines – Tennessee Today
A visible sign of the commitment of UT’s Tickle College of Engineering to a more diverse student population will soon return to World’s Fair Park.WomEngineer’s Day, to be held April 22 at the Holiday Inn World’s Fair Park, will bring together a series of speakers and panels to discuss topics including leadership, the importance of inclusion, and how to balance career and family.
“We’re excited to have this chance to bring a wide array of topics and perspectives in front of students,” said Taylor Short, an electrical engineering major who serves on the college’s WomEngineer’s Leadership Council and is helping to plan the event. “We’re reaching out to college students at various stages in their academic careers and high school students contemplating a STEM path in college.
“The topics we will cover will be applicable to all.”
Short said the event would feature three keynote addresses interwoven with four breakout sessions, each of which will have a choice of three topics for students to attend.
Examples of breakout subjects range from choosing an academic path and meeting with advisors to networking and managing your image.
The idea for the biennial event sprang out of concerns expressed to members of the college’s board of advisors during a meeting in the fall of 2014.
While the number of women studying in the college has steadily grown—its 22 percent rate of female students is higher than the national average—there was a need for more opportunities for them to network and collaborate.
WomEngineers Day was created to provide those opportunities—and all students, female and male, are encouraged to attend.
“We anticipate having around 600 students attend this year,” said Short. “The event itself helps provide attention to some areas of concern for our students, but just having formed the group is a benefit all of ...
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University of Pittsburgh Chancellor and Chancellor Emeritus React to the Passing of Philanthropist Henry L. Hillman
PITTSBURGH—University of Pittsburgh Chancellor Patrick Gallagher and Chancellor Emeritus Mark A. Nordenberg have issued the following statements reacting to the passing of businessman and philanthropist Henry L. Hillman:
Statement from Pitt Chancellor Patrick Gallagher:
Pittsburgh is a city famously reinvented through innovation and ideas—and forever shaped by the generosity of its many philanthropic foundations. For those two reasons, Henry Hillman should be considered one of the great architects behind the reinvention of Pittsburgh. A pioneering business leader who had an abiding love for his city and a commitment to improving it, Henry and his beloved wife Elsie forever changed Pittsburgh and all of us privileged enough to live and work here.
Perhaps nowhere is this powerful transformation more evident than at the University of Pittsburgh. The Hillman Library, Hillman Cancer Center, Hillman Fellowship for Innovative Cancer Research, and the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute—just to name a few of many examples—have flourished as a result of Henry Hillman’s great generosity and vision. And, as a university, we are honored to play a part in extending his remarkable legacy.
On behalf of the Pitt community, I extend my sincerest and deepest condolences to the Hillman family and members of both the Hillman Company and the Henry L. Hillman Foundation.
Statement from Mark A. Nordenberg, Pitt Chancellor Emeritus:
The positive presence of Henry Hillman has long been one of the distinguishing features, and distinctive assets, of Pittsburgh. As a civic leader, he combined vision, focus and exceptional powers of persuasion to move key initiatives forward. His impact as a philanthropist can be seen in his extraordinarily generous contributions to so many worthy causes that have made this region a far better place. Less visible, but also very important, were the countless acts of kindness that he extended to other people, each and every day. In virtually everything ...
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L’Institut de Recerca en Cultures Medievals convoca la primera edició d’un premi per a treballs de recerca sobre l’Hospitalet de l¿Infant
Universitat de Barcelona - Notícies
La creació del premi ha estat possible gràcies a la iniciativa i l’aportació econòmica de Josep Maria Saladié-Roig.
12/04/2017
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L’Institut de Recerca en Cultures Medievals (IRCVM) de la Universitat de Barcelona ha creat un guardó per a treballs de recerca sobre temes històrics: el Premi d’Investigació Dr. Saladié-Roig, adreçat específicament a treballs sobre la història de l’Hospitalet de l’Infant (Baix Camp) i dels seus entorns immediats.
El treball guanyador, a més d’obtenir un premi de 500 euros, podrà ser publicat en edició bilingüe (llengua original i anglès) a la revista en línia de l’IRCVM, Svmma. Revista de Cultures Medievals, o en un altre suport que el jurat o la comissió de publicacions de l’IRCVM considerin adient.
La creació del premi ha estat possible gràcies a la iniciativa i l’aportació econòmica de Josep Maria Saladié-Roig, metge, excap del Servei d’Urologia i la Unitat de Cirurgia del Transplantament de l’Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol i veí de l’Hospitalet de l’Infant. La directora de l’IRCVM, Meritxell Simó, apunta que Saladié-Roig, «tot i procedir del món de la ciència, és una persona apassionada per la història i amb prou sensibilitat per entendre que les humanitats són una aposta de futur, i que l’estudi del passat no només ens enriqueix sinó que és l’únic camí per viure plenament el nostre present i contemplar-lo amb una mirada crítica».
D’entre les diverses àrees temàtiques que poden abordar les recerques concursants, es poden esmentar, a tall d’exemple, la figura de l’infant Pere d’Aragó i d’Anjou, que va fer construir a mitjan segle XIV l’hospital que dona nom a la població; el comtat de Prades i les terres de l’Hospitalet; el camí del blat i ...
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Take part in Missouri S&T’s 16th annual Earth Day celebration
Learn about sustainable technologies and participate in a recycling drive as you learn about environmental best-practices at Missouri University of Science and Technology’s Earth Day celebration Thursday, April 20. All events are free and open to the public.Beginning at 10 a.m., visitors can visit educational booths hosted by area and campus organizations on the lawn of the Havener Center. During the celebration, visitors can register to tour the Solar Village and EcoVillage, Missouri S&T’s solar-powered houses.
Over 900 children from area schools will be on campus to learn how to limit the impact of their carbon footprint. Youth educational programs include face painting, bike repair, story telling, making bird feeders, trees to take home and plant, and more.
The 2017 Earth Day celebration is hosted by Missouri S&T’s Center for Sustainability. For details about exhibiting at Earth Day or bringing your group to the event, email sustainability@mst.edu.
For more information about the event, visit sustainability.mst.edu/greenprogramming/earthday.
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UMSL students win Industry Issues Competition put on by the Society of Financial Service Professionals
UMSL Daily
Emily Donaldson, Adam Tiemann and Jacob Duren pose with their plaques for taking top prize in the 2017 Industry Issues Competition put on by the Society of Financial Service Professionals. The trio also won a $5,000 scholarship check, held by Professors Thomas Eyssell and Gaiyan Zhang, and a trophy, held by their coach, senior lecturer Gary Flotron. (Photo by August Jennewein)
There was a brief moment when terror might have overtaken Emily Donaldson.
She had been tasked with opening a presentation with fellow University of Missouri–St. Louis College of Business Administration students Jacob Duren and Adam Tiemann in a meeting room full of financial service professionals.
The presentation aimed to cover the topic “Career Opportunities: Evaluating Careers and Attributes for Success in the Financial Services Profession” as part of the 2017 Industry Issues Competition, hosted by the Society of Financial Service Professionals through its University Partners Program for the sixth consecutive year.
Just before beginning her remarks Jan. 23 at the Wigwam Resort in Phoenix, Donaldson glanced down to review her note card – and realized she had the wrong one.
“I had a moment where I was like, ‘Oh, shoot …’” said Donaldson, but she managed to let it pass before it could grab hold of her. “I just said, ‘OK, it’s showtime. Let’s go with this.’”
Donaldson calmly delivered her introduction and went on to relay information about the field of estate planning before turning it over to teammates Duren and Tiemann to talk about financial planning and actuarial science, respectively.
Despite its potentially disconcerting start, theirs was judged to be the strongest presentation among the competition’s three finalists, topping teams from Utah Valley University and the University of Akron.
Their victory won them a trophy, which will be displayed at the College of Business Administration, as well as a first-place $5,000 scholarship for UMSL.
“These guys just nailed it,” said ...
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CSUF graduates provide career advice to business and engineering students at Boeing Alumni Mixer
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Cal State Fullerton business and engineering students attended a Boeing Alumni Mixer and employer panel Wednesday at Mihaylo Hall to get career advice from Boeing representatives.
The panel featured four representatives from the Boeing Company who said they came to CSUF to educate students and staff on what goes on in a typical day of work and to offer advice on pursuing a career with the aerospace giant.
Panelist Teresa Gutierrez said she has worked with Boeing for the last 15 years and started as a contract administrator. Gutierrez said she now works as a procurement financial analyst and a business operations and planning analyst.
Gutierrez said she got a job offer right before graduating from college as a business major with a concentration in marketing. She said she was thrilled to be back at the CSUF campus to be able to network with students.
“It’s really an exciting opportunity to be able to connect with one another because not only will I learn from you, but I hope to share my experiences with you as well,” Gutierrez said during the panel discussion.
Gutierrez said she feels having a strong work ethic and passion for everything done in the workplace is essential at Boeing.
James Conniff, a software engineer who majored in computer science, Jaime Maldonado, a procurement agent, and Nancy Wong, a senior procurement agent, were the other three panelists.
Maldonado, who graduated from Cal State Fullerton 18 years ago, stressed the importance of staying aggressive, mimicking his teammates and managers to help him gain a competitive edge and being socially inclined.
Kien Bui, a junior majoring in business administration with a concentration in operation and supply chain management, attended the event and said he learned a lot from the panelists.
“The culture of Boeing that I’ve learned from the panelists was pretty useful. Like (Maldonado) said, if you ...
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Georgetown to Rename Building for Isaac Hawkins, One of 272 Enslaved in 1838 Sale
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April 13, 2017 – For Jessica Tilson, searching through birth and death certificates and other records of her ancestors brings each of them to life – including Isaac Hawkins, one of the 272 enslaved individuals who were sold by the Maryland Province of Jesuits in 1838 to benefit Georgetown.
“I try to think about what my ancestors looked like,” says the mother of two, who is also a student at Southern University in Baton Rouge. “I look at myself and my cousins and wonder what genes were passed down.”
Tilson will be among the many descendants from Louisiana and other parts of the country visiting Georgetown on April 18 for a day of events that include a building dedication ceremony. Georgetown will rename one of its historic buildings after Tilson's ancestor, Isaac Hawkins.
The renaming of the building comes with input from the descendant community and at the recommendation of Georgetown’s Working Group on Slavery, Memory, and Reconciliation to honor the lives of the 272 enslaved women, children and men sold to Louisiana plantation owners Jesse Batey and Henry Johnson.
Acknowledging the Past
Hawkins’ name appears first on the Articles of Agreement drafted by Rev. Thomas Mulledy, S.J., who brokered the deal to sell Hawkins and the other individuals.
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“As we looked at names, the burning question was ‘How could we acknowledge the real personal names of the enslaved 272 children, women and men who were sold in 1838?’ ” says history professor Maurice Jackson, who served on the working group. “These were real people with real names. At first, it was difficult, and we could not decide how to choose. We thought if we take the name of the first person, in which some ways he becomes representative of the other enslaved black people sold. In naming this building Isaac Hawkins Hall, Georgetown takes another step forward as we attempt to do what is necessary on ...
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Five graduate student alumni return for awards
Physical and Biological Sciences News
Whether it’s entrepreneurship or academia, corporate work or a nonprofit mission, there are as many different tracks for graduate students as there are alumni. And this month, graduates from the five UC Santa Cruz academic divisions who have gone out into the world with their advanced degrees will return to campus to be honored during Alumni Weekend.The five honorees will be presented with the first Distinguished Graduate Student Alumni Awards at an April 29 luncheon. Following that, they’ll be part of panel discussions where they’ll share their stories on career and entrepreneurship opportunities, resources for graduate students, the development of leadership skills, and life after graduate school. That will be followed by networking and, weather permitting, star gazing.
A full schedule is available on the Alumni Weekend website.
“The career landscape for UC Santa Cruz graduate students is one with many attractive opportunities that impact different sectors of society, as these distinguished alumni show us,” said Sonya Newlyn, administrative assistant for the Division of Graduate Studies. “Their stories are nothing less than inspiring.”
The five graduate alumni honorees and the academic divisions they represent include the following:
Claudio Campagna, Physical and Biological Sciences Division
Campagna is a conservation biologist with the Wildlife Conservation Society and adjunct professor and research associate in the campus’s Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. In addition to earning his Ph.D. in biology from UCSC in 1987, he studied medicine at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
“His distinguished career extends far beyond his important research on marine ecology and marine mammal biology,” said Paul Koch, dean of the division of Physical and Biological Sciences. “He’s had a real impact in conservation and marine protection—recognized by his Pew Fellowship and other awards—and in communication, public outreach, and advocacy.”
Campagna is a field conservationist and animal behaviorist working in coastal ...
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Parental Smoking Linked to Genetic Changes Found in Childhood Cancer
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Smoking by either parent helps promote genetic deletions in children that are associated with the development and progression of the most common type of childhood cancer, according to research headed by UC San Francisco. While the strongest associations were found in children whose parents smoked during their infancy, these deletions were also noted in the offspring of parents who may have quit smoking even before conception.
The link between acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and parental smoking – especially paternal smoking – has already been established, but this is the first study that points to specific genetic changes in the tumor cells of children with the cancer, said co-first author Adam de Smith, PhD, assistant researcher in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center.
“With more smoking among the parents, we saw more deletions within the child’s ALL cells at diagnosis,” de Smith said.
DNA Error Causes Unchecked Growth
ALL, which is one of two primary types of leukemia in children, occurs when white blood cells called lymphocytes develop errors in their DNA, causing unchecked growth that crowds out healthy cells. Genetic deletions found in ALL patients wipe out cell-cycle control proteins and critical transcription factors required for the development of cells that play a key role in the immune response.
Approximately 3,100 children and teens are diagnosed each year with ALL, according to the American Cancer Society. While the five-year survival rate is high – 90 percent for children under 15 and 75 percent for 15- to 19-year-olds, according to the National Cancer Institute – long-term effects, which include an elevated risk for secondary cancers, may be serious and life threatening.
In the study publishing April 1, 2017, in the journal Cancer Research, UCSF scientists and their colleagues at UC Berkeley, Stanford University and University of Southern California looked at pre-treatment tumor samples from 559 ALL patients collected by the California Childhood ...
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FIU Golf Looks for Redemption at C-USA Championships
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The FIU women's golf program will attempt to make a return to the NCAA Regionals as a unit when the Panthers compete in the Conference USA Championships, held Monday through Wednesday at the Verandah Club in Fort Myers, Florida. The 54-hole event will feature three-straight days of 18 holes at the Old Orange Course. The Panthers will be paired with Middle Tennessee and UTEP and tee off in the opening group from the first tee at 8 a.m. The tournament will play with split tees, with some groups going off on the 10th hole each day. Pairings will reset after the first and second rounds, with the leading teams going off last from the first tee at approximately 8:50 a.m. The Panthers finished sixth at last year's championships, and come in this season ranked fourth among C-USA programs by Golfstat, at 75 in the country. ODU (63), Southern Miss (73) and UTSA (74) barely sit ahead of the Panthers according to those rankings. The winner of the tournament will earn the conference's automatic big to the NCAA Regionals, though teams and individuals can earn at-large entries if selected by the NCAA golf committee. FIU's top five golfers this season will represent the Panthers in Fort Myers. Senior Camila Serrano (Bogota, Colombia) turned in the lowest average on the team this season and is the highest-ranked individual in the conference at Golfstat.com. Serrano, ranked at No. 49, won C-USA Golfer of the week four times (out of her nine events played) and finished with a career-best 72.4 stroke average. She produced four top-five finishes, including three second-place results, and finished in the top 10 in six of the nine regular-season events. Individually, she posted a mark of 615-77 for the season, shooting par of better in 13 of the 25 rounds of golf this season. "We have been so focused on playing good golf, that the ending of ...
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School Relay Record Falls at Mt. SAC Relays
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Will Stafford (@WillStaffordLSU)Associate SID
TORRANCE, Calif. – The dust barely settled on the Murdock Stadium track from the Tigers’ NCAA-leading victory in the men’s 4x100-meter relay when the Lady Tigers blew away their 28-year-old school record with the second-fastest women’s sprint relay in collegiate history to close out the 59th Mt. SAC Relays on Saturday afternoon.
Junior Mikiah Brisco, sophomore Kortnei Johnson, senior Jada Martin and junior Aleia Hobbs arrived at the Mt. SAC Relays with confidence following their seasonal-best performance at LSU’s Battle on the Bayou only a week ago as they ran the second-fastest time in the NCAA this season at 42.66 seconds.
They still lined up in Saturday’s women’s invitational 4x100-meter relay as second favorites with collegiate-record holder Oregon also in the race with a best of 42.34 from the Florida Relays two weeks ago.
LSU’s women ran stride-for-stride with the Ducks in the fastest relay race in collegiate history as Oregon broke its own NCAA record with a winning 42.12 followed by the Lady Tigers in second place with a school record of 42.14. Those watching might not have even realized there were four other teams in the race as a team from the Altis training center in Phoenix, Arizona, was well back in third with a time of 43.82. The Fearless Flyers followed in fourth at 44.47 ahead of UNLV (44.66) and Ole Miss (44.73).
LSU’s school record of 42.50 stood for 28 years when a team of Tananjalyn Stanley, Dawn Sowell, Cinnamon Sheffield and Esther Jones last set the standard during their national championship season back in 1989.
“We’ve been fast from the very start of this outdoor season, and that’s down to the work those women put in day in and day out and how well they work together as a team,” said LSU head coach Dennis Shaver of his women’s sprint ...
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Dateline Rice for April 14, 2017
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Glasses offer vision of eye damage from diabetesA set of snap-together glasses designed by students at Rice University lets people with diabetes see into the future and know that without proper care, the future does not look good. The educational tool developed by the Eye See You See team will help doctors show patients how their vision could deteriorate over time due to diabetic retinopathy, an eye disease that can result from uncontrolled diabetes and lead to blindness. Maria Oden, director of Rice’s Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen and a professor in the practice of engineering education, research scientist Richard Schwarz and undergraduate students Anna Klineberg, Truce Pham, Caroline Brigham and Catherine Levins are mentioned.Futurityhttp://bit.ly/2peyX8ZSimplest vision demo? The eyes have it Health News Digesthttp://bit.ly/2p3hnoO
Obama said there was never a better time to be alive. Trump thinks a ‘nasty’ world offers nothing but problems.Douglas Brinkley, professor of history, is quoted.Washington Post (This also appeared in MSN News.)http://wapo.st/2phOHoIWhere Obama saw a world filled with hope, Trump sees ‘a mess’ Sydney Morning Herald (This also appeared in the Age, Brisbane Times, Canberra Times, the Daily Millbury and the Standard Examiner.)http://bit.ly/2p31vCx
What’s new in civic tech: Open gov groups voice concern over removal of Trump transition dataAn article mentions a voting machine project at Rice.Government Technologyhttp://bit.ly/2ouonYr
Commentary: Chicago should annex adjoining suburbsKyle Shelton, director of strategic partnerships at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.Chicago Tribunehttp://trib.in/2phAqZ0
Girls with single parents twice as likely to be obese A Rice study is mentioned.Yahoo Beautyhttps://yhoo.it/2ofctjj
Home visiting supporters push for fundingRice will replace the title “college master” with “college magister” at the beginning of academic year 2017-18.Politicohttp://politi. ...
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Residents & Physicians at UC and UCMC Honored During National Doctors' Day
UC Health News
Residents and physicians at the University of Cincinnati and UC Medical Center were recognized Thursday, March 30, 2017, for their commitment to the medical profession as part of National Doctors’ Day activities. The Office of Graduate Medical Education honored five UC Medical Center/College of Medicine residents with the 2017 Graduate Medical Trainee Award of Excellence. The residents were honored at a special recognition breakfast and during surprise ceremonies held by each of their individual departments. Criteria for the award include professionalism, interpersonal skills, leadership, dedication to teaching and fostering innovation and quality improvement. This year’s resident awardees are:Steven Cogorno, MD, a third-year resident in the Department of Internal Medicine, is described by superiors as passionate, hardworking, team-oriented and gifted at computer sciences. Cogorno has contributed to various projects and committees including ones to further patient safety, lessen the risk of medication mistakes, advise on the use of EPIC computer system, and support the work of clinical laboratories. "Steve is an outstanding physician,” wrote one of his peers. "He is thorough, compassionate, and efficient. He is patient with his colleagues and consistently goes out of his way to help them. The skill that he possesses that stands out the most, however, is his tireless dedication to patient care. When others may find opportunity to cut corners, Steve remains dedicated, going well beyond the essential tasks to assure every patient receives the best care possible. He certainly raised the bar for everyone on our team and served as role model for all of us.”Natalie Kreitzer, MD, a third-year fellow in stroke and neuro-critical care and former resident at UC Medical Center’s Emergency Medicine Department, defined her interest in caring for and understanding brain-injured patients by securing a $5,000 resident research grant to study patients with traumatic brain injury. She also received a $25,000 grant in 2016 dedicated to patient outcomes from the UC ...
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Honors College Graduate Earns Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship With Hard Work, Dedication and Belief in Self
Lone Star College CyFair News
Published on: May 20, 2016
Lone Star College-CyFair graduate and future civil lawyer Rey Laurencio always believed in himself and is now one of 75 students chosen nationwide as a recipient of the Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship, which covers educational expenses up to $40,000 a year.
I was optimistic, had a positive outlook, put in the work and dedication and believed, said Laurencio, who is grateful for the scholarship, but more moved to know how proud his dad is about such awards earned through his educational achievements. Enthusiastic to succeed, despite being an immigrant, bilingual and financially disadvantaged, I refuse to quit.
Laurencio said he grew up as a native Spanish speaker, struggling to adopt the English language, when his family won a visa lottery and emigrated to the United States from Cuba in 2000. During his high school years, he was more focused on sports - swimming, water polo and track and field than academics. However, those four years did teach him discipline, responsibility and commitment.
In the summer of 2014 at LSC-CyFair, after earning all As in four accelerated classes, he found confidence and a drive to succeed. He not only became a better student academically as an Honors College student and member of Phi Theta Kappa, but he reached his goal of getting involved and becoming a leader, holding officer positions in the Business Savvy Club, Student Government Association and Phi Theta Kappa.
In addition to leadership skills, he said participation in those various organizations taught him about professionalism, civic engagement, empowerment of students voices, rigorous academic research, public speaking, critical thinking and more.
These organizations made me a better person and helped me see a world perspective because I was surrounded by non-traditional and international students, he said. They were a diverse age population, who had struggled immensely, too, which helped me appreciate my own situation.
Laurencio learned about setting goals and ...
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Open House at CHI LSC-North Harris School of Cosmetology set for Nov. 30
Lone Star College North Harris News
Published on: November 12, 2015
In order
to meet the growing demand of the cosmetology industry, CHI Lone Star
College-North Harris School of Cosmetology will hold an open house at its state-of-the-art
facility for prospective students on November 30 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at 910
E. Richey Road in Houston.
The
CHI LSC-North Harris School of Cosmetology, which opened in January 2014,
offers numerous programs leading to certificates in cosmetology, esthetics and
instruction, with both part-time and full-time options available. The school
also offers low-cost salon services to the community including waxing,
massages, haircut and coloring and facials.
According to Tiffany Burton, director of the CHI LSC-North Harris School
of Cosmetology, This is a great time to be in the cosmetology
industry, especially in Houston, which is experiencing tremendous growth.
Burton cited a Bureau of Labor Statistics report in 2010, which said that jobs
in the cosmetology industry are expected to grow at a rate of 16 percent
between 2010 and 2020.
Another reason for the growing number of cosmetology jobs is simply
because the beauty industry is flourishing, Burton added. Consumers demand for
beauty treatments such as hair coloring, facials and other advanced treatments
has been increasing every year.
The CHI LSC-North Harris School of
Cosmetology brings the world-renowned methods and products of Farouk
Systems, Inc. to the high-demand cosmetology program at LSC-North Harris and
adds to the programs' 37-year reputation for excellence.
Our
cosmetology courses are taught by seasoned faculty with significant experience
as professional cosmetologists, according to Burton. They have also undergone
specialized training at the Farouk Systems headquarters in north Houston and
use the Farouk Systems methods, and the CHI, Biosilk and Sunglitz product
lines, exclusively, in the instruction of students.
The facility is also home to the LSC-North Harris Massage Therapy
Program, where students can complete their massage therapy certification in as
little as seven months. Much like the cosmetology program, the ...
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Saturday, April 15, 2017
Students Head to Vegas for Hands-on Experience with Sony
American University News
Student using SONY equipment at the 2014 NAB conference
SOC students Stephen Rosenberg, who is pursuing an MFA in Film and Electronic Media, and Kayla Lattimore, who is in the MA of Film and Media, will be attending the annual NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) conference in Las Vegas later this month. Both Rosenberg and Lattimore knew they wanted to be storytellers from a young age. Rosenberg, who has an undergraduate degree in broadcast journalism, is now bringing together his skills in news reporting and passion "for connecting with viewers by telling their stories about the human condition" by creating documentary and narrative short films. Lattimore was inspired to forge a career in creating social documentaries after spending time as an AmeriCorp Vista. She realized that documentaries and other forms of media have the potential to make positive social impacts on the world. During the conference, these students will assist with Sony's exhibit, by demonstrating their newest equipment, and experience the latest media technologies. They hope the conference will be a wonderful learning opportunity and will give them the chance to network with other media professionals.
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Engineering Enthusiasm
University at Albany University at Albany Headlines
Engineering Enthusiasm
ALBANY, N.Y. (April 17, 2017) – Betty Lise Anderson of The Ohio State University and a team of College of Engineering and Applied Sciences (CEAS) faculty brought a hands-on engineering project to students at Hackett Middle School recently.
At Ohio State, Anderson is professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. She is also program director for K-12 Engineering Outreach. In that capacity, she and her students have reached more than 100 schools and over 18,000 students, developing 20 different kid-friendly engineering projects.
Here at UAlbany, founding CEAS Dean Kim L. Boyer is piloting a similar initiative with the Albany City School system. Research indicates that 6th grade is the “sweet spot” for igniting interest in engineering.
“Projections indicate a large disparity between future demand for engineers and the estimated number of people who will be qualified to fill those jobs,” Boyer said. “By bringing tangible projects that introduce students to engineering principles, we challenge already inquisitive children to think like inventors and problem-solvers.”
As part of the University’s planned initiative to introduce STEM fields to local schools, Anderson spent the morning of April 5 leading UAlbany CEAS faculty in building speakers made out of paper and a DC motor, so that they could show a 6th grade science class at Hackett Middle School how to build their own paper speakers that afternoon.
Participating faculty included: Hany Elgala, Daphney-Stavroula Zois, Dola Saha and Weifu Wang, all of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and George Berg and Feng Chen of the Department of Computer Science.
Participating staff members included Ronnie Rowe of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Daphne Jorgensen and Angela St. John of the CEAS Dean’s office.
“The speaker illustrates the application of science (electromagnetics) to building something useful, which is what engineering does,” Anderson said.
Music is represented by an oscillating current, such as a cell phone can produce. When the ...
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Clemson food technology student wins international research poster competition
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Mollye MacNaughton
Clemson, SC— Mollye MacNaughton, Clemson University food technology Ph.D. student from Dallas, Texas, earned first place in the Institute for Thermal Processing Specialists (IFTPS) Charles R. Stumbo Student Paper Competition.
MacNaughton competed against undergraduate and graduate students from all over the world.
MacNaughton was awarded $2,500 and invited to present her research in front of 300 people at the annual meeting in San Antonio, TX.
“I was the only student invited to speak and represented one of only four schools in attendance. I am honored to have received such a prestigious award in the field of thermal processing,” MacNaughton said.
MacNaughton’s research focused on using packaging technology to decrease processing time and increase product quality. MacNaughton says she developed her love of thermal processing as a graduate student and wants to share her knowledge with others upon graduation.
Students submitted manuscripts on research in methodologies, techniques, system technologies, and other topics relevant to thermal or non-thermal food processes. The manuscripts were then evaluated by a jury of IFTPS members for their content and relevance to thermal and non-thermal processes.
The Institute for Thermal Processing Specialists (IFTPS) was founded in 1981 as an international organization to advance and promote education and professionalism in the thermal processing field. It currently has more than 350 members from 27 different countries. The organization hosts workshops, conferences and seminars to foster ideas and encourage research throughout the world.
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Track & Field Opens Competition at Metropolitan Championship
Fordham Newsroom
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
Athletics News
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
SIU News
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
Humboldt State University Athletics
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
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
Inside MC Online
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
News Beat
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
Miami University - Top Stories
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
News – Illinois Tech Today
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
News at College of DuPage
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
Brandeis University News
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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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the world’s largest, fully accredited university specializing in aviation and aerospace, is a nonprofit, independent institution offering more than 80 baccalaureate, master’s and Ph.D. degree programs in its colleges of Arts & Sciences, Aviation, Business, Engineering and Security & Intelligence. Embry-Riddle educates students at residential campuses in Daytona Beach, Fla., and Prescott, Ariz., through the Worldwide Campus with more than
125 locations in the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, and through online programs. The university is a major research center, seeking solutions to real-world problems in partnership with the aerospace industry, other universities and government agencies. For more information, visit
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