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ALBANY, N.Y. (April 18, 2017) — A sense of fun combined with a message about the importance of understanding our planet will be on display this Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in University Hall.
Students observe an experiment in atmospheric sciences. (Photo courtesy of the Times Union)
The University’s 5th Annual UAlbany Family Earth Day, open to children/students from K-12 and their families, will seek to instruct youth about the various earth sciences and, through fun and engaging hands-on activities, see the value in taking care of the Earth. According to Pamela Eck, a graduate teaching assistant in Atmospheric & Environmental Science, the goals more specifically consist of:
Helping educate students about such fields of study as ecology, climate change, and geology.
Emphasizing the importance of keeping the Earth clean and healthy.
Sparking an interest and encouraging students to pursue careers in STEM.
Why is Family Earth Day so important? “Earth sciences are the study of the world we live in and how our lives impact that world every single day,” said Eck. “My hope is that this event will provide a fun and exciting way to remind students of just how important these fields of study are and how interesting the relationship between people and the Earth really is."
The day will include numerous activities and presentations to demonstrate a range of earth sciences. Demos include cloud art, cloud in a bottle, can crushing, the planting of a marigold, and a solar oven. In addition to these activities there will be three featured demos: forming ice crystals from ice nuclei, a weather balloon launch and a rotating tank experiment.
This year the organizers are also very excited to announce that for the first time ever Weather Friends, friendly superheroes who engage with the students to make a science experience more memorable, will be participating. They will be handing ...
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Federal education landscape focus of College of Education advisory board meeting
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College of Education Founding Dean George J. Petersen and WestEd Director of Government Relations Augustus Mays
The Clemson University College of Education Senior Advisory Board received an overview of the federal educational policy landscape during its April 14 meeting at Clemson’s Madren Center.
Augustus Mays, director of governmental relations at WestEd – an education-focused, nonpartisan, research, development and service agency – spoke to the group about recent changes in the U.S. Department of Education.
Identifying key players in the new department, including the background and experience of new Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, Mays addressed new funding and policy priorities for the Trump Administration as well as legislative priorities of for the 115th Congress.
Mays covered keys themes and initiatives including the congressional budget timeline, legislative priorities for Higher Education Act, and the reauthorization of educational legislation for Head Start, the Education Sciences Reform Act, and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
Other points of discussion included congressional priorities, the change in accountability standards, and the U.S. Department of Education’s revised Every Student Succeeds Act, which will impact schools and universities in South Carolina.
“The information that Augustus provided was invaluable for the college and our board members, who hail from various entities impacted by federal education policy,” said George J. Petersen, founding dean of the College of Education. “We learned that the new administration will be looking for K-12 and university partnerships with non-profit organizations and businesses, educational approaches that involve innovation and rigorous evaluation, and teacher preparation efforts that focus on economic imperatives.”
In addition to May’s keynote address, the Senior Advisory Board heard from Petersen about current initiatives in the college – including the college’s new B.A. to M.Ed. program and teacher residency efforts.
With members hailing from governmental entities, school districts, corporations and nonprofit organizations, the Senior Advisory Board meets biannually to ...
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Earth Month Lecture to Focus on Sustainable Cities
Fordham Newsroom
As urban communities around the world grow at extraordinary levels, environmentalists and urbanites are working together to build sustainable cities that are not only good for the planet, but also for people.
Steven Cohen
In an April 19 lecture at Fordham’s McGinley Center Commons, Steven Cohen, Ph.D., executive director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, will discuss the nation’s evolution from preservation to sustainability. The talk, which is free and open to the public, will also cover topics related to renewable energy, the sharing economy, and technological advances.
Cohen’s lecture, “Building Sustainable Cities and Living Sustainable Lifestyles,” is part of a series of events for Earth Month, organized by the Bronx Science Consortium, a partnership between the University, the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG), Bronx Zoo, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and Montefiore Health System, and co-hosted by Fordham’s Office of Research.
Though Earth Day is officially on April 22, the consortium has dedicated the entire month of April to environmental literacy.
The consortium’s Earth Month began on April 5 with a presentation about securing funding for scientific research, led by Walter L. Goldschmidths, vice president of and executive director of the Office of Sponsored Programs at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. That same day, the University also held a research forum with guest chair Brian M. Broom of the NYBG. Fordham’s Bronx partner, the Bronx Zoo, hosted a Nature Club Family Event and Bronx Zoo Quest on April 8, which aimed to connect families to nature through activities in different locations around the zoo.
Some remaining events of Earth Month include:
The NYBG’s dazzling garden exhibition of the artwork of American glass sculptor Dale Chihuly on April 22; On the same day, the garden will also host an Earth Day procession and behind-the-scenes tours of its Plant Research Laboratory, among other Earth Day-centric activities. On ...
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FOUR WOMEN'S GOLFERS EARN ALL-BIG SKY HONORS
Athletics News
Apr 17, 2017
OGDEN, Utah — Four Sacramento State women's golfers earned all-conference honors it was announced today. The list is highlighted by Julia Becker who was placed on the first team. Astha Madan, Sofie Babic and Nishtha Madan each earned third team honors.Becker leads the team with a stroke average of 74.13 in 23 rounds this season. That mark is on pace to set the school single-season record by nearly a stroke. During the year, she was twice named the Big Sky Golfer of the Week and claimed at least a share of two tournament titles. She was the outright medalist at the Rainbow Wahine Invitational and most recently tied for first place at the Wyoming Cowgirl Classic. The Las Vegas native has eight rounds of 72 or better during the year.Astha Madan was named to the third team a year after garnering honorable mention. Madan is currently averaging 75.04 and has three top 10 finishes during the year. Her highest finish came at the Rainbow Wahine Invitational where she placed fourth.Babic and Nishtha Madan have both been in the lineup for every tournament during their freshmen seasons. Babic has averaged 75.13 with seven rounds of 72 or lower. She tied for second at the Rose City Collegiate in September and was third in the rain-shortened Sacramento State Invitational in March. Nishtha Madan is averaging 75.39 in her first season with the team. She had three rounds at 72 or better, including a 2-under par round of 70 at the Rainbow Wahine Invitational.The Big Sky Conference used a new system to determine the all-conference list in 2016-17, using rankings. The teams and awards were selected following the conclusion of the regular season, using a points system based on the Golfstat National Ranking, the Golf Week National Ranking and the adjusted score to par provided by Golfstat. The five lowest point totals were named to the first team, the ...
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Summer camps appeal to wide array of interests
SIU News
April 17, 2017Summer camps appeal to wide array of interests
by Christi Mathis
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- What do dinosaurs, bowling, Legos, airplanes, baseball and broadcasting have in common?
They are just some of the many themes featured in the Southern Illinois University Carbondale 2017 children’s summer camp lineup for ages 6-18. SIU’s Conference and Scheduling Services is coordinating numerous academic, artistic and athletic camps for all ages, skills, interests and abilities this year.
An overview of the university’s summer camp schedule, arranged by dates and including age ranges, prices, brief descriptions and other relevant information, includes:
The Illinois Urban Fishing Program, June 1-Aug. 15, 9 a.m. to noon and 1-4 p.m. by appointment, pre-kindergarten through eighth grade age, Evergreen Park, free. Children will learn how to fish and a greater appreciation for natural resources. To sign up, or for more information, email ethan.stephenson@siu.edu or call 217/415-0043.
Universal Cheer Camp, June 5-8, overnight and day camp options, ages 12 and older, call 888-CHEERUSA for information or to register. Campers will receive instruction in cheer and dance. Cost is $226 for instruction only or $349 for overnight camp. Coaches may register to attend as well.
Dinosaurs and Animals throughout Time art camp, June 5-9, 9 a.m.-noon, grades 1-3, $115. Children will draw, paint and craft with clay to communicate their stories, drawing inspiration from dinosaurs and animals past and present.
Art Material Expression art camp, June 5-9, 1-4 p.m., grades 4-8, $115. Through various art forms, including painting, drawing, keeping journals and sculpture, student artists will study and communicate.
Challenge to Excellence Camp, Session I is June 11-16 for grades 6-8 and Session II is June 18-23 for grades 9-11, $425 for overnight camp and $350 for day camp. The camp gives academically talented students the chance to stretch themselves via participation in interesting sessions that promote higher levels of critical thinking and ...
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HSU Track and Field Dominant at Raider Invite
Humboldt State University Athletics
ASHLAND, Ore.- Humboldt State Track and Field seems to be hitting their stride at the right time as they had another successful performance at the Raider Invite Saturday afternoon. Brailee VandenBoom had an impressive day as she finished fifth in both the Women's 100m and 200m dash. Je-Ni Hardy finished second in the 200m dash with a time of 26.06. Hardy also finished fifth in the 400m finishing in 1:00.48. In the 800m Erin Chessin brought home a third-place finish with a time of a 2:19.17, while Grace Hall finished sixth and Ryanne Bailey finished 12th. The Jacks also had strong representation in the Women's 5000m run as Annie Roberts finished fifth and Megan Alfi finished sixth. Caitlin McCoy brought home first place finishes in both the 100m hurdles and 400m hurdles. She completed the 100m hurdles in a time of 15.60 and the 400m hurdles in 1:05.31. The Lumberjacks also made their presence felt in the throwing events. Lily Bankas finished first in the Shot Put with Elianna Campos finishing third in the same event. HSU also displayed its depth in the discus throw. Campos finished third, with Bankas finishing fourth and Ashley Ross finishing seventh. In the hammer throw Elizabeth Jones finished second and Florence Carroll finishes twelfth. Ashley Ross also brought home seventh place finish in the javelin throw. On the men's side Corey Berner secured top ten finishes in the 100m dash and 200m dash finishing tenth in the 100m with a time of 11.03, and seventh in the 200m with a time of 22.38. In the 400m Parker Irusta placed fourth, with Berner securing the spot behind him with a time of 50.12 The Lumberjacks men took home four out of the top ten spots in the men 1 mile run. CM April finished sixth, Kainalu Asam seventh, Anthony Palacio eighth and Brayden Leach rounded out the top ten. The Green and Gold ...
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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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Human Development Student Ready to Make a Difference
CSUSM NewsCenter
Carlos Olivares had a difficult time adjusting to life in the United States after moving from Mexico when he was 9.“I struggled a lot growing up,” Carlos said. “I struggled adapting to a new culture and I rebelled quite a bit.”
The struggles continued into his freshman year at Escondido High School where his grade-point average was just 1.25 that first year.
Needless to say, college wasn’t on his radar back then. He wasn’t even thinking about graduating from high school.
“My goal was just to break necks in football,” he said. “I was angry.”
Carlos overcame that anger and those struggles, becoming the first in his family to attend college. He will cross the commencement stage at Cal State San Marcos next month after earning his bachelor’s in human development.
Carlos credits his turnaround to a high school counselor. First, she put him on a program to recover lost credits from his freshman year. By the end of his sophomore year, his grade-point average was 4.0. As a junior, Carlos started taking Advanced Placement classes and began to think about attending Palomar College. It wasn’t long before he set his sights on a four-year university. He was accepted to all five universities to which he applied, but there was little doubt that he would choose CSUSM.
“This is my community,” he said. “This is where I grew up. Before I make a difference anywhere else, I need to make a difference here.”
Though Carlos said he struggled again during his first year at CSUSM, he was better equipped to handle those struggles. He credits CSUSM’s Personalized Academic Success Services (PASS) for helping him hone the skills he needed to be successful in college.
Carlos’ efforts culminated in a trip to Chicago in March for the annual Scientific Meeting of the Association for Applied Psychophysiological and Biofeedback.
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Today at TP/SS: Learn About Transgender Inclusion on Campus Including Restroom Issues
Inside MC Online
Ongoing struggles for trans rights and recent changes in the political landscape have raised controversies over transgender inclusion, particularly issues related to restrooms and gender-specific spaces. Mx. Nic Sakurai, a nonbinary and trans advocate and educator will join us for a session on recent developments for trans inclusion on college campuses today, April 17 from 2 to 3 p.m. on the Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus in CM 211. Presented by the Student Senate.
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Wausau Campus Builds Food Sculpture, Volunteers at United Way's CommUNITY Fest
News Beat
The Wausau campus collected food and donations for weeks before creating a food sculpture at United Way’s CommUNITY Fest in Marathon County Sept. 19-20.The purpose of the annual local festival is to support and provide food for those in need in the community. “We have a percentage of our population that doesn’t have the resources to purchase food; all the food from the food sculptures goes toward the local shelters in need,” said Patrick Schmidt, director of admissions at the Wausau campus. Campus volunteers spent Friday collecting all the food and setting up their display; they designed a replica of Dubai's Burj Khalifa—the tallest building in the world. In total, the campus spent 120 hours in preparation of the event and collected more than $800 in food donations for Marathon County’s United Way. Last year's event brought in more than $2,400 and 12 tons of food, according to United Way. “We offered different fundraisers on campus to collect donations … baked goods one week, a baked potato bar the next and a nacho bar the last week,” Schmidt said. There were about 30 businesses that participated in the food sculpture competition. In addition, there were lots of activities for families to take part in at the event, including a 5K, face painting, story time and an area designed for arts and crafts. “Our campus employs a lot of people in the local community and has a vested interest in the community we serve,” Schmidt said. “We want to do everything we can to help those with the greatest needs. We participate in as many events as we can to improve and meet the needs of those in Marathon County.”
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King Library era began with symbolic "book brigade"
Miami University - Top Stories
Celebrate King Library's 50th birthday
As King Library celebrates 50 years since its official opening as the Edgar Weld King Undergraduate Library, the Miami University Libraries invite students, faculty, staff, alumni and community members to an open house celebration from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 18, in King Library’s first-floor lobby.
by Vince Frieden, strategic communications coordinator, Miami University Libraries
Before the new Edgar Weld King Undergraduate Library could open its doors, or even really be called a library for that matter, there was the question of how to move 35,000 books in a single weekend.
The answer to that question is what’s remembered today as “the book brigade,” a collection of Miami University Libraries’ staff and student assistants working alongside student volunteers to complete the daunting task in time for the new library’s grand opening Monday morning 50 years ago.
“It was a seamless operation,” recalled Charles Markis (Miami ’68, M.M. ’76), then a Libraries student assistant and later the manager of Miami’s Amos Music Library. “I still talk about it whenever I’m looking to share an example of how proper prior planning can accomplish a lot.”
Although there have been a number of significant book moves in the Miami Libraries’ history, including a more extensive relocation to the expanded and completed King Library in 1973, the 1966 “book brigade” represented not just a physical move of periodicals and monographs but a transformational move to a new type of library.
Students study in the Alumni Library Reading Room. (Photos from Miami Univesity Libraries)
Open space and the freedom to browse
Built in 1910 and expanded to the east in 1922, Alumni Library was over capacity almost from the start.
A 1931 Miami Student headline described the overcrowding situation as “critical” and quoted university officials who urged students to “cease social visits” and come to the library “only for serious study.” Alumni Library ...
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Provost Dunn discusses commitment to student support in recent interview
UNCG Now
In a recent interview with The EvoLLLution, UNCG Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Dana Dunn discussed the university’s commitment to supporting students, particularly those from underserved populations.
Dr. Dana Dunn
“We use a combination of data and hands-on care, a series of multiple touch points to meet the different needs of our students,” Dunn said in the Q&A, which was featured on the home page of the online higher education newspaper. “Predictive modeling helps us identify students who may be less likely to succeed without support. We are deliberate about monitoring students’ progress and intervening early on when there is an indication of a problem.”
In recent months, UNCG has been recognized nationally for its efforts in supporting students of all backgrounds. In March, the university was named a top-performing institution in a report by The Education Trust that investigates black student success at the university level. UNCG is also one of 31 educational institutions to join the Frontier Set, a new model of partnership that is part the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s effort to increase postsecondary credential and degree attainment.
Additionally, UNCG was highlighted earlier this semester by The Chronicle of Higher Education in an article titled “How a University Fights to Keep Students’ Demographics from Becoming Their Destiny.”
To read the full Q&A with Dunn in The EvoLLLution, click here.
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A historical perspective on the arm’s length relationship between the United States and the “Palestinian question”
The U.S. government and Palestinian leaders have had some form of direct contact for nearly four decades—and cooperation on economic, political, and security issues for the past two-plus decades—but that experience has never led to a genuine bilateral relationship. Unrequited: The Invisible Relationship between America and the Palestinians, from Balfour to Obama explains why the two sides have an independent relationship and what this means for American efforts to broker peace between Palestinians and Israelis, and broader U.S. interests in the region.
While successive U.S. administrations have recognized the centrality of the “Palestinian question,” American policymakers continue to treat the Palestinians as an “agenda item” in the U.S.-Israel relationship or the peace process (and occasionally other regional priorities). Elgindy argues that the United States continues to view the Palestinians and their political aspirations largely through the prism of its “special relationship” with Israel, as well as other regional parties. Indeed, even official U.S. support for Palestinian statehood stems not from a belief that Palestinians, like all peoples, have an inherent right to self-determination, but from an overriding concern for preserving Israel’s character as both a Jewish and democratic state. For their part, Palestinian leaders have consistently misjudged U.S. foreign policy interests while undervaluing the role of domestic politics in shaping U.S. policies toward the region. Both Yasir Arafat and his successor Mahmoud Abbas, have to one degree or another pursued strategies based on the mistaken expectation that Washington would “deliver” Israel, namely by applying sufficient pressure to compel it ultimately to end its occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip and allow the establishment of an independent Palestinian state.
Unless and until U.S. policymakers are prepared to support Palestinian political ...
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Lewis College of Human Sciences Assistant Professor of Digital Humanities and Media Studies Carly Kocurek Publishes New Book About Gaming Pioneer Brenda Laurel
News – Illinois Tech Today
Carly Kocurek, assistant professor of digital humanities and media studies at Lewis College of Human Sciences, has published a new book about gaming pioneer Brenda Laurel.
Laurel is best known for her work with Purple Moon, the gaming company she co-founded in the 1990s. Purple Moon’s games are based on years of research Laurel conducted to better understand why girls expressed little interest in computer games. Through sources such as trade journals, newspapers, recorded interviews, and an original interview with Laurel herself, Kocurek explores Laurel’s contributions to the early development of games for girls and her overall contributions to research-informed design in game development.
Brenda Laurel: Pioneering Games for Girls was published by Bloomsbury Publishing in February 2017.
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College of DuPage CDL Program at May 6 Touch-A-Truck Event in Glen Ellyn
News at College of DuPage
By Jennifer DudaJoin the College of DuPage Truck Driving School at the Glen Ellyn Park District’s
annual Touch-A-Truck event Saturday, May 6.The free event runs 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at MaryKnoll Park, 845 Pershing Ave., in Glen
Ellyn., and allows children hands-on opportunities with various vehicles that capture
their attention on the road, around town and at constructions sites. Last year’s event
drew more than 2,000 participants. A complimentary shuttle bus is provided for visitors
from the alternative parking locations.Offered through COD’s Continuing Education office, the Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) program allows students training, licensing and employment readiness in as little
as six weeks.Featuring classroom time, hands-on over-the-road driving time and experienced instructors,
the program exceeds all requirements of the Illinois Secretary of State to test for
a CDL. Students can choose between a basic 160-hour course or a 240-hour course which
provides more time on the road and in the truck yard. The CDL program is also on COD’s
approved list for Workforce Investment Act funding, and job placement assistance is
provided both during the program and after licensure. In addition to the CDL, students
can also choose between license endorsements including tanker truck, double and triple
trailer driving and Hazard Materials (HAZMAT) licensure.The CDL program at College of DuPage has seen more than 10 percent growth in enrollment
since its inception in 2011, exhibits a 99 percent completion rate and maintains a
100 percent employment rate for students who have completed the program.For more information, call (630) 942-2275, email cdl@cod.edu, visit cod.edu/academics/conted/business/cdl or visit in person at 301 S. Swift Road (Door 6) in Addison.
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Join hundreds of performers, visual artists at Leonard Bernstein Festival of the Creative Arts
Brandeis University News
Join hundreds of performers, visual artists at Leonard Bernstein Festival of the Creative ArtsThis year's festival runs April 27 to 30. Featured artists include Jennie C. Jones, BIG NAZO and Mystic Paper Beasts theater troupe.Featured artist Cat WagnerApril 14, 2017Art takes over the Brandeis campus April 27 to 30 at this year’s Leonard Bernstein Festival of the Creative Arts.Dance, music, and theater performances will happen each night. Artwork created especially for the festival will appear in public spaces. And the campus welcomes guest artists from around the country and around the world.
This year's festival theme, “Sustainability,” honors artists’ unique ability to interpret the natural world. In the words of Leonard Bernstein: “[art] revives and readapts time and space,” making viewers reconsider their relationship to the environments that surround them.
All events are free and open to the public. Families will especially enjoy an afternoon of free short performances and activities on Sunday, April 30, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Featured artists:
Jennie C. Jones is a Brooklyn-based artist and 2017 Nathan and Ruth-Ann Perlmutter Artist-in-Residence who explores the intersection of art, black history and music, describing her work as “listening as a conceptual practice.” Performance and award presentation: Saturday, April 29, at 1 p.m.
BIG NAZO is an international performance group of visual artists, puppet performers and masked musicians who create hilarious larger-than-life sized characters. Meet BIG NAZO’s puppet performers on Sunday, April 30, from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on the Great Lawn.
Marya Ursin’s Mystic Paper Beasts theater troupe is known for its extraordinary collection of mythological masks and props that transform everyday objects into beasts, beings, tools and treasures. Marya leads a movement workshop for all ages on Sunday, April 30, at 2 p.m. in the Shapiro Campus Center Multipurpose Room.
Featured events:
“The Square,” a staged reading of acclaimed playwright Amy Merrill '69’s new play about the September 2007 ...
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Nine Embry-Riddle Prescott Business Students Place in Top 10 at National Competition
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More than 1,600 of America’s best and brightest college students attended the conference to enhance their business skills, expand their networks, participate in more than 55 business and business-related competitive events and vie for the opportunity to win more than $81,000 in cash awards.
A total of 17 Embry-Riddle Prescott business students attended the prestigious national competition consisting of dozens of individual and team competitive events, each having qualified by earning a first-place or second-place award at the state competition in April. Nine of those students placed in the top 10 nationally in a total of five events (listed below).
2nd Place (Team Event): Marketing Analysis and Decision Making (Milton Tan, Brenda Lim and Nghia “Nicky” Ho)
3rd Place (Team Event): Business Decision Making (Kirisa Pettis and Ahrash Aleshi)
5th Place (Team Event): Economic Analysis and Decision Making (Mwangi “Moh” Karuri, Adin Herzog and John Carosello)
6th Place (Team Event): Human Resources Management (Ahrash Aleshi and Kirisa Pettis)
6th Place (Individual): Justice Administration (William Stark)
“The PBL students participating in the national competition did an excellent job, which is a reflection of the commitment and hard work they have shown in all their business classes and their majors during the year,” said Dr. Archie Dickey, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Embry-Riddle Prescott.
The annual event, now in its 45th year, is the largest student business organization in the world. FBLA-PBL’s primary goal is to help students develop business and leadership skills for a competitive edge in their future careers.
About FBLA-PBL, Inc.
Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda Inc., the largest and oldest student business organization, is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) education association with a quarter million members and advisers in over 6,500 active middle school, high school and college chapters worldwide. Its mission is to bring business and education together in a positive working relationship through innovative leadership and ...
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Three Homers, Four Double Plays Highlight Baseball’s 11-4 Marathon Monday Win at Babson
WPI News Archive
Apr 17, 2017
Babson Park, MA --- Ryan Tropeano (Pembroke, MA), Nick Comei (Haverhill, MA) and Anthony Capuano (Stoneham, MA) all amassed three hits and the WPI defense turned four double plays as the Crimson and Gray went on the road and defeated Babson 11-4 in a NEWMAC baseball contest played Monday morning.
WPI, winners of a season-best seven straight, is now 21-8 on the season and 10-3 in conference play. The Engineers now hold a half game lead ahead of Wheaton for the best overall record in the eight-team league. Babson sees its record drop to 12-12 and 6-5 against NEWMAC competition.
After a scoreless first inning, WPI struck for five runs in the top of the second. David Larson (Port Tobacco, MD) got the uprising started with a run-scoring single up the middle to plate Capuano and scored two batters later on a fielder's choice. The Engineers netted three more runs as a Comei RBI single to center was sandwiched between a run-producing error and passed ball.
Babson answered back in the bottom half of the frame when Mark Webber (Norwell, MA) smashed a three-run homer to right to knock in Eric Jaun (Loveland, OH) and Sean Harrington (Walpole, MA).
WPI went to the long ball themselves in the top of fourth as Tropeano led off with a blast to center and Matt Howard (Worcester, MA) deposited a two-run shot over the wall in left center. The guests increased the advantage to 10-3 in the top of the fifth when Steven Gallagher (Coventry, RI) brought home Tropeano with a single to center and Comei scored on an error.
The Beavers got a run back in the bottom of the fifth on a RBI fielder's choice by David Lennon (Windermere, FL) that scored Jaun. Capuano help the Engineers get the margin back to seven when he led off the eighth with ...
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University considers potential sites for residential college, engineering, environmental studies
Princeton University Top Stories
Princeton University has identified a potential site for a new undergraduate residential college south of Poe Field and east of Elm Drive and potential sites for the expansion of engineering and environmental studies on lands along the north side of Ivy Lane and Western Way, west of FitzRandolph Road.
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Eskenazi Health Foundation gives $2 million to support public health
IU
INDIANAPOLIS — A $2 million gift from the Eskenazi Health Foundation will help emergency physicians at Indiana University School of Medicine develop innovative ways to serve the city's most vulnerable residents and address public health problems that drive patients to the emergency room.The gift is endowed and will provide ongoing funding for an IU faculty member to conduct research, design community outreach programs, and train future emergency physicians. The faculty member will be an emergency medicine physician who practices at Eskenazi Health, one of the nation’s largest safety net health systems.
"Particularly at Eskenazi Health, we know that our patients have needs that extend well beyond acute care," said Cherri D. Hobgood, MD, chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine and a practicing emergency medicine physician. "This gift will not only allow us to improve treatment in the ED, but it will also enable us to find effective ways to connect patients with essential services once they are discharged and facilitate the delivery of care outside the walls of the emergency department."
IU School of Medicine-affiliated emergency physicians across the state see more than 400,000 patients a year, more than 90,000 of whom are at Eskenazi Health in Indianapolis. They have a long record of collaborating with hospital, government and community partners to address an array of public health concerns.
“IU School of Medicine and Eskenazi Health have partnered to improve health care in Central Indiana for more than 100 years. As we explored how to broaden this relationship, the Eskenazi Health Foundation looked for ways we could help enhance research, community outreach and train the next generation of emergency medicine physicians,” said Ernest Vargo II, CFRE, president and CEO of the Eskenazi Health Foundation.
For example, the Michael & Susan Smith Emergency Department at Eskenazi Health — like many hospital emergency departments across the country — has seen a surge in patients who have overdosed ...
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Teaching happiness to men with HIV boosts their health
Northwestern Now: Summaries
CHICAGO - When individuals recently diagnosed with HIV were coached to practice skills to help them experience positive emotions, the result was less HIV in their blood and lower antidepressant use, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.“Even in the midst of this stressful experience of testing positive for HIV, coaching people to feel happy, calm and satisfied — what we call positive affect — appears to influence important health outcomes,” said lead author Judith Moskowitz, professor of medical social sciences and director of research at the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.This is believed to be the first test of a positive emotion intervention in people newly diagnosed with HIV. Based on the study results, the intervention is promising for people in the initial stages of adjustment to any serious chronic illness. The paper was published recently in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.The HIV study is part of a larger body of positive affect research being conducted by Moskowitz. She also is studying the health effects of teaching the skills to individuals with type 2 diabetes, women with metastatic breast cancer and caregivers of dementia patients.For the HIV study, which was based in San Francisco, 80 participants (primarily men) were taught a set of eight skills over five weekly sessions to help them experience more positive emotions. Another 79 participants were in the control group. Moskowitz and colleagues designed the tools based on evidence showing these particular skills increase positive emotions. Some of the skills included: Recognizing a positive event each day
Savoring that positive event and logging it in a journal or telling someone about it
Starting a daily gratitude journal
Listing a personal strength each day and noting how you used this strength recently
Setting an attainable goal each day and noting your progress
Reporting a relatively minor stressor each day, ...
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Two College students earn Goldwater Scholarships
UChicago News
Two third-years in the College have earned Barry Goldwater Scholarships, which honor undergraduates in the natural sciences, mathematics, computer science and engineering.The Goldwater Foundation selected UChicago’s Pradnya Narkhede and Clare Singer along with 238 other students from a field of 1,286 applicants nationwide. The one- and two-year scholarships cover the cost of tuition, fees, books, and room and board up to $7,500 per year.
Narkhede is a chemistry and biochemistry major who plans to earn a doctorate in chemical biology and conduct research on characterizing and manipulating biochemical systems, with pharmaceutical and environmental implications. She also would like to teach at the university level.
“My goal is to lead a team of researchers in using chemistry to probe the mechanisms and dynamics of biological systems,” she said. “I also aim to become a professor and impart my passion for chemistry and biology to the next generation of budding scientists.”
Singer is a physics and mathematics major who plans to pursue a doctorate in geophysical and atmospheric sciences and conduct research on atmospheric climate dynamics with the goal of influencing international climate policy.
“I am looking to work in a scientific community that also has political connections,” Singer said. “I sense the urgency in my field and want to position myself such that my research can have the largest, fastest impact on policy reform regarding climate change and carbon emissions.”
“We are delighted that the Barry Goldwater Scholarship program has recognized the hard and innovative work of Clare and Pradnya,” said John W. Boyer, dean of the College. “Their research, in the fields of chemistry and physics, illustrates the ambitious and visionary creativity of our students in STEM fields.”
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Born in rural India, Narkhede said her interest in the natural world was kindled on her family’s farm, where she contemplated the effects of chemical use on ...
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2013 Tragedy Impetus for Running to Help Others
BU Today
BU students to race in 2017 Boston Marathon
Rachel Blauner (COM’17), a former captain of the BU women’s soccer team, will be competing in her first 26.2-mile race when she runs the 121st Boston Marathon Monday. Blauner is running to raise funds for the Boston Bruins Foundation. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi
Four years ago, Rachel Blauner was watching the Boston Marathon near Fenway Park, surrounded by her teammates on the BU women’s soccer team. Matthew O’Connor had just returned to his dorm on Bay State Road and was unwinding from a long day outside.
Then it happened.
Two explosions went off at the finish line of the 117th Boston Marathon, sending Blauner (COM’17), O’Connor (SAR’16,’18), and the rest of the city into a state of confusion and panic, injuring more than 300 and killing 3, one a BU student from China, Lu Lingzi (GRS’13).
“Cops pulled in front of the runners and stopped them from going farther, then told everyone to evacuate the street,” Blauner recalls. “We ran up to our friend’s apartment and turned on the news to see what had happened, and phone lines were off, so I couldn’t call my parents. Then our coach picked us up and brought us to campus to be safe.”
In the days and weeks that followed, the Boston community came together in an outpouring of support for the victims, galvanized by the slogan “Boston Strong.” From the city’s recovery, a dream was born for both students, who were freshmen at the time.
“Seeing how the city came together after with so much pride and so much love for each other, I really wanted to run,” says Blauner, a South Shore native who will be running her first marathon. “I wanted to run it for Boston.”
For O’Connor, who grew up in rural New York, the city’ ...
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Mānoa: UH Law School faculty, staff will serve hot meals to students as part of annual tradition
UH News
University of Hawaiʻi at MānoaContact:Posted: Apr 17, 2017Law students lined up last year for a 'Stew Day' meal dished up by faculty and staff.The UH Law School's traditions of "Stew Day" and "Noodle Night" will unfold again on April 18 and April 25, respectively, as faculty and staff members show appreciation for their students by dishing up free hot meals to the more than 300 students at the William S. Richardson School of Law.To add to the atmosphere, faculty and staff form the serving lines while donning aprons purchased at thrift stores and wearing paper chef hats.“We created these events to show our regard for our students,” said Professor Calvin Pang, who launched the tradition in 2004.From 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. on Tuesday, April 18, the full-time day JD students will be treated to a “Stew Day” meal in the leafy courtyard. On the following Tuesday, April 25, students in the Evening Part Time Program will be served beginning at 5 p.m. during “Noodle Night” as twilight falls over the Law School’s open-air courtyard.The tradition grew out of Pang’s memories in Law School when his finances were lean and he often dined on the inexpensive home-made meals served up at the old “Stew House” restaurant near the corner of Pensacola and Beretania. He remembers that the old-fashioned quality of the meals, the warmth of the owners -- the husband cooked while the wife managed the small dining room -- and the affordable prices buoyed his spirits.And now, as an associate professor and co-director of the Law School’s many clinical programs, Pang is leading the way in passing on the simple, no-cost meals, paid for and warmly served by faculty and staff, to a new generation of budding lawyers. Even with the spike in food prices, Pang and his colleagues donate enough to cover each ...
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Join the 2017 Cat Crew
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University Housing needs your help. Thursday, August 17, Georgia College Housing will welcome students from across the state and beyond into our halls. We hope you will help us welcome these students as a Cat Crew volunteer. The Cat Crew is comprised of campus and community volunteers who come together to help our students move their belongings into their new home. You can join the Cat Crew today by signing up online at the Housing website at gcsu.edu/housing/cat-crew
Volunteers are needed between 7 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. and will be given a new Georgia College Cat Crew t-shirt and pizza for lunch. Move-in is an exciting day for our students and families and there’s no better way to make a great impression on them than joining the Cat Crew. We hope to see you on August 17.
Please contact Matthew Terry at 478-445-5160 or matthew.terry@gcsu.edu with any questions.
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CCMST Weekly News, July 9, 2010
Center for Computational Molecular Science and Technology
1. Announcements
2. Statistics3. 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 13: Density Functional Theory (Parrish)
July 15: Many-body Perturbation Theory (Marshall)
The complete schedule of the lectures can be found at http://vergil.chemistry.gatech.edu/opp/sched.html.
STATISTICS
FGATE
Uptime: 323 days/home directory usage: 66% (2.0TB available)/backups directory usage: 80%
LSF usage for Week 26 (6/28-7/4) (times are in minutes)GroupJobsTotal CPUAvg CPUAvg WaitAvg Trnr.Bredas6519743110%303712744538Hernandez276808204%29329323Sherrill109880135%80716362454Total45036626519%8145981448
Note: percentages refer to the total CPU time available for the period.
Most productive user of the Week: pwinget 122963.
LSF usage for Month of June (times are in minutes)GroupJobsTotal CPUAvg CPUAvg WaitAvg Trnr.Bredas264499788112%377283930Hernandez63282007710%12982731629Sherrill5133464804%67518532551Other100%001Total3790216443826%5714941266
Note: percentages refer to the total CPU time available for the period.
EGATE
Uptime: 222 days/theoryfs/common directory usage: 35% (431GB available)/theoryfs/ccmst directory usage: 80% (175GB available)
LSF usage for Week 26 (6/28-7/4) (times are in minutes)GroupJobsTotal CPUAvg CPUAvg WaitAvg Trnr.Hernandez2121294199%610136767Sherrill90436496224%404205610Other33438970326%1167671241Total145088408458%610163778
Note: percentages refer to the total CPU time available for the period.
Most productive user of the Week: rnear 365743.
LSF usage for Month of June (times are in minutes)GroupJobsTotal CPUAvg CPUAvg WaitAvg Trnr.Bredas6051210%85086Hernandez379140145822%3698593792Sherrill442667428710%15243231Other2452887884%1179211205Total5110236965537%46443540
Note: percentages refer to the total CPU time available for the period.
TIP OF THE WEEK
By Michael S. Marshall
Some more utility scripts for fgate
/share/apps/bin/killal.py
This script can be used to kill stale processes left by jobs run amok. This script is similar to the cleanup script ...
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The Week Ahead: April 17–23
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Campus and Community
The Week Ahead: April 17–23
By
Julia Faherty | April 17, 2017
• Atlanta, GA
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As the end of the term approaches, don’t miss out on the final events of the semester.
Get inspired by Ideas 2 Serve final projects, learn how to manage money during a personal finance workshop, or enjoy live music at the High Museum of Art Atlanta.
Monday, April 17
Join the Tech Counseling Center and the Student Diversity Programs in a Diversity Film Fest screening of Brave Miss World. This documentary covers the story of Miss Israel 1998, Linor Abargil. Abargil was held captive and raped just before winning the Miss World title. After being crowned, she vowed to use her platform to prevent sexual assault. Attend to learn more about Abargil and her work to help survivors of rape and end future incidents.
Tuesday, April 18
Graduate students interested in planning for their futures and building wealth while in school should attend this workshop presented by the Graduate Studies. Financial advisor Jeanene Fowler will teach fundamental concepts of investing and potential strategies for building wealth. Students should bring questions for this financial literacy session. Reserve a seat here. Refreshments will be provided.
Wednesday, April 19
All students are invited to attend the Ideas 2 Serve Finals Poster Showcase. The Ideas 2 Serve Competition is for current Tech students and recent alumni who have early stage service ideas or venture concepts that are geared to creating a better world. Finalists will pitch their plan and answer questions regarding their idea or product. Come to enjoy free King of Pops and see how fellow Yellow Jackets plan to change the world. Register to attend here.
Thursday, April 20
Finals are approaching, and students might feel the need to recollect themselves and develop strategies to prepare for exams. This workshop will cover various study techniques and help students perform their best on ...
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Monday, April 17, 2017
OSU Today
Today in the News Media is a synopsis of some of the most prominent coverage of OSU people and programs. Inclusion of any item constitutes neither an endorsement nor a critique, but rather is intended only to make the OSU community aware of significant items in the media.
Recognize, resist, report (Reason)
A piece by Joshua Reeves is an assistant professor of new media communications at Oregon State University and the author of “Citizen Spies: The Long Rise of America’s Surveillance Society.“
Winter molds, fungus concern farmers (The Dalles Chronicle)
On the plus side, the snow and rains of winter and early spring have filled the ground with moisture, so dryland wheat should be set up for a good crop, says Mike Flower, cereal specialist for the Oregon State University Extension Service.
Oregon State University study: Social media creates stigma and stereotypes (University Herald)
This new software was developed by the researchers from Oregon State University to analyze social media comments and to better understand the human behavior and tendencies that can cause stigma and reinforce stereotypes, Science Daily reported.
Why not develop your own surf forecast? (Surfer Magazine)
Ashley Ellenson, who lives and surfs way up in central Oregon, laughed so hard at her local forecasts that she decided to figure out how to create her very own surf forecasting app. Ellenson, a grad student at Oregon State University, is originally from Virginia Beach, Virginia, where she learned how to surf. After stints in Hawaii and California, she ended up in Corvallis, Oregon and when she’d check the forecasts for the frigid beach breaks nearest her home, she’d frequently pull up to see a totally different set of conditions than she expected.
See Antarctica as you have never seen it before (Irish Examiner)
Dr Ari Friedlaender, from Oregon State University, is tagging whales to get a ...
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New Battery Coating Could Improve Smart Phones and Electric Vehicles
UCR Today
Discovery by UC Riverside researchers helps unravel more than 40-year mystery and could greatly improve battery performance in electronic devices and electric vehicles
By Sean Nealon on April 17, 2017
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Illustrations of the design principles of using methyl viologen to form a stable coating to allow the stable cycling of lithium metal.
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (www.ucr.edu) — High performing lithium-ion batteries are a key component of laptops, smart phones, and electric vehicles. Currently, the anodes, or negative charged side of lithium ion batteries, are generally made with graphite or other carbon-based materials.
But, the performance of carbon based materials is limited because of the weight and energy density, which is the amount of energy that can be stored in a given space. As a result, a lot of research is focused on lithium-metal anodes.
The success of lithium metal anodes will enable many battery technologies, including lithium metal and lithium air, which can potentially increase the capacity of today’s best lithium-ion batteries five to 10 times. That would mean five to 10 times more range for electric vehicles and smartphone batteries lasting five to 10 times more time. Lithium metal anodes are also lighter and less expensive.
The problem with lithium ion batteries made with metal is that during charge cycles they uncontrollably grow dendrites, which are microscopic fibers that look like tree sprouts. The dendrites degrade the performance of the battery and also present a safety issue because they can short circuit the battery and in some cases catch fire.
A team of researchers at the University of California, Riverside has made a significant advancement in solving the more than 40-year-old dendrite problem. Their findings were just published in the journal Chemistry of Materials.
The team discovered that by coating the battery with an organic compound called methyl viologen they are able to stabilize battery performance, eliminate dendrite growth and ...
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Birthday party of the century now on video
Olin BlogOlin Blog
Hundreds of students, staff, and faculty celebrated Olin’s official 100th birthday on March 30 – the date Washington University charted the business school in 1917. The party was spread across all three levels of the Atrium, Frick Commons, and Frick Forum.
Photo by Joe Angeles/WUSTL Photos
Live jazz, fun photo booth, free t-shirts, amazing food and refreshments were the right ingredients for this once in a lifetime birthday bash. The delicious cake and balloon drop were the perfect ending to the party. Relive the moment in our video.
Link to related post with photos from the birthday party.
Link to Centennial website for 100 years of history.
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Student Organization Raises $133,000 for Baystate Children’s Hospital
UMass Amherst: News Archive
The student organization UMass For the Kids raised $133,000 for Baystate Children’s Hospital in Springfield this school year, including more than $20,000 on April 8 when more than 1,000 UMass Amherst students participated in the group’s annual UDance marathon.The $133,000 is a 49 percent increase over last year’s total.
Started in 2006, UDance is a 12-hour dance marathon hosted to raise money and awareness for the hospital through the Children’s Miracle Network. For the 2017 fundraising campaign, UMass For the Kids set out to raise a total of $100,000 for the year. The annual fundraising campaign begins in September with events throughout the year culminating with UDance just after spring break.
This year’s fundraising efforts will support the new Pediatric Procedures and Infusion Unit at Baystate. This unit will see 3,200 patients annually who receive various treatments ranging from chemotherapy to IV hydration during flu season.
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McClung Museum Education Department Wins Awards from Tennessee Association of Museums
Headlines – Tennessee Today
Leslie Chang Jantz, the curator of education at UT’s McClung Museum, has received the Tennessee Association of Museums’ 2017 Emerging Museum Professional award.The award recognizes emerging professionals with less than five years of service in the museum field who have distinguished themselves by showing exceptional promise in the field.
Chang Jantz joined the museum as curator of education in 2016 after working and volunteering at major national museums including the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, the University of Kansas Spencer Art Museum, and the Knoxville Museum of Art.
She is responsible for the museum’s PreK–12 educational programming and family programming, including innovative community events like the 2016 Maya Festival, which also won a TAM Award of Excellence for an Educational Program.
The festival was part of programming for special exhibition, Maya: Lords of Time exhibit. The event brought together members of Knoxville’s local Maya community to present traditional music, dance, food, and textile arts as a Family Fun Day event.
Activities and presentations— including Maya musicians playing marimba music, dancers, weaving, traditional textile demonstrations, and tastings of traditional Maya food and the chocolate drink atole—helped visitors learn about the local Maya community and to connect ancient Maya culture with the modern bearers of that culture.
TAM’s annual awards recognize, encourage, and promote excellence within the activities of the Tennessee Museum community. Awards are based on creativity, originality, resourcefulness, success, support of museum mission statement, and utilization of staff and volunteers.
The McClung Museum is at 1327 Circle Park Drive. Museum admission is free, and the museum’s hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. on Sundays. Free two-hour museum parking passes are available from the parking kiosk at the entrance to Circle Park Drive during the week. Free parking is available on the weekends. Free public transportation to the museum ...
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Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC Receives National Award for Achievements in Sustainability
Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC Receives National Award for Achievements in Sustainability
PITTSBURGH, April 18, 2017 – In recognition for successful programs to reduce the environmental impact of its operations, Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC received the Partner for Change Award from Practice Greenhealth, the nation’s leading organization dedicated to environmental sustainability in health care. The award is one of the Environmental Excellence Awards given each year to honor environmental achievements in the health care sector.
The Partner for Change Award recognizes health care facilities that continuously improve and expand upon programs to eliminate mercury, reduce and recycle waste, source products sustainably and more. Winning facilities must demonstrate that they are recycling at least 15 percent of their total waste, have reduced regulated medical waste, are on track to eliminate mercury and have developed successful sustainability programs in many areas. This is the tenth Practice Greenhouse award Magee has received since 2006.
“Magee has a long and deep commitment not only to the health of women and newborns, but also to advancing environmentally sustainable practices in health care,” said Maribeth McLaughlin, vice president of operations at Magee. “We are honored to be recognized for our sustainability programs and the positive impacts they have on the environment and communities we serve.”
Magee previously has earned recognition for its green practices, including recycling; reducing waste, energy and chemicals in surgical procedures; maintaining an organic garden that provides vegetables used for patient and cafeteria meals; and incorporating environmental health into community education programs. Additionally, Magee’s inpatient units use recyclable materials and feature flooring, walls and furniture made with materials free of hazardous chemicals. Magee also has reduced its carbon footprint by purchasing local materials and recycling nearly 100 percent of its construction waste.
The award will be presented at Practice Greenhealth Environmental Awards Gala, set for May 18 in Minneapolis.
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Early Recognition
Science and Technology @ UCSB
Talk about an honor.For his outstanding work in the field of 2D electronics early in his career, UC Santa Barbara graduate student researcher Jiahao Kang has received a prestigious student fellowship from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Kang is only the second student from UCSB to receive the annual IEEE Electron Devices Society Ph.D. Student Fellowship Award in its 15-year history — and the only one from the Americas for this round.
“I am thrilled to receive this recognition from IEEE, and more so since it is the second time that a student from our group has won this highly competitive award,” said Kang. “I owe my success to the stimulating research environment in our group and to my advisor, Professor Kaustav Banerjee. I would like to thank him for his vision, mentorship and inspiration.”
Two-dimensional electronics emphasizes the electronic properties of materials — such as graphene — that are only a single atom thick. It is an emerging field of research that is notable because of the interesting new physics that emerges in two dimensions and the potential for discoveries and applications that can be derived from such materials.
“Jiahao’s doctoral research is focused on 2D materials, which is perhaps one of the most promising electronic material groups that can potentially replace conventional materials such as silicon and can revolutionize future generations of electronics, photonics and bioelectronics,” said Banerjee, a professor of electrical and computer engineering in UCSB’s College of Engineering.
A leader in the field of nanoelectronics, Banerjee is internationally recognized for his pioneering work on energy-efficient electronics. Kang joined Banerjee’s Nanoelectronics Research Lab in 2010 as a dual M.S./Ph.D. student after completing his bachelor of engineering degree in microelectronics at Tsinghua University in China.
According to Banerjee, Kang’s doctoral work spans fundamental materials physics, including the physics of contacts ...
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Dissenyen el primer fotofàrmac per al tractament del dolor
Universitat de Barcelona - Notícies
El nou treball, publicat a la revista eLife, presenta el primer exemple de fotofàrmac —el JF-NP-26— que actua com a analgèsic en models animals.
El professor Francisco Ciruela, de la Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, l’Institut de Neurociències de la UB i l’IDIBELL.
L'equip investigador dirigit pel professor Francisco Ciruela.
Aquest fotofàrmac s’activa quan és irradiat per un feix de llum, dirigit mitjançant una fibra òptica.
11/04/2017
Recerca
Un equip de l’Institut de Neurociències de la Universitat de Barcelona ha participat en el disseny del primer fotofàrmac —el JF-NP-26, activat per la llum— per al tractament del dolor. La recerca, feta amb models animals i publicada a la revista eLife, l’han encapçalat els equips dirigits pel professor Francisco Ciruela, de la Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut de la Universitat de Barcelona, l’Institut de Neurociències de la UB i l’Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), i el Dr. Amadeu Llebaria, del Grup de Química Mèdica i Síntesi (MCS) de l’Institut de Química Avançada de Catalunya (IQAC-CSIC).
Optofarmacologia: fàrmacs que s’activen amb la llum En general, la farmacologia convencional presenta limitacions importants —distribució lenta i imprecisa del fàrmac, falta d’especificitat espacial o temporal en l’organisme, dificultat en l’ajust de la dosi, etc.— que poden restringir l’acció terapèutica de qualsevol fàrmac. En aquest context, l’optofarmacologia és una disciplina emergent en farmacologia que es basa en l’ús de la llum per controlar l’activitat dels medicaments. Així doncs, aplicant llum sobre un fàrmac fotosensible, se’n pot controlar el procés d’acció farmacològica amb precisió espacial i temporal. El nou treball publicat a la revista eLife ha culminat amb el disseny d’ ...
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S&T Hispanic Film Series concludes this month
The Hispanic Film Series offered by the Missouri University of Science and Technology arts, languages, and philosophy department will conclude this April with a viewing of the drama “Ixcanul, Volcano.”The film, which is free and open to the public, begins at 7 p.m. Friday, April 28, in Room G-5 of the Humanities and Social Sciences Building on the Missouri S&T campus. The film will be screened in Spanish with English subtitles.
“Ixcanul, Volcano” centers on the life of 17-year-old Maria, a Mayan girl living on the slopes of an active volcano in Guatemala. Maria’s parents have arranged a marriage for her, but her suitor must spend months working in the city before they can wed. Maria accompanies her husband-to-be to the city, a world she knows nothing about. When problems arise for the couple she must find her way in her new surroundings.
Released in 2015, the film is a production of Guatemala.
For more information about the Hispanic Film Series, contact series organizer Dr. Jorge Porcel, associate professor of arts, languages, and philosophy at Missouri S&T, at porcelj@mst.edu or call 573-341-4869.
The S&T Hispanic Film Series is sponsored by Pragda, Spain Arts and Culture, U.S. Department of Education Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language Program, the Missouri S&T College of Arts, Science, and Business; and the Missouri S&T arts, languages, and philosophy department.
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Mark Tranel discusses research on households struggling to meet everyday needs with St. Louis Public Radio
UMSL Daily
Mark Tranel (at right), the director of the Public Policy Research Center, appeared on “St. Louis on the Air” with United Way Vice Presidents Julie Russell (left) and Dayna Stock to discuss a their recent report on households struggling financially to meet everyday needs across the St. Louis region. (Photo by Kelly Moffitt)
There seems to be ample media coverage of poverty rates, which measure the number of people in the United States living below a federally designated level of income.
But those figures don’t come close to including all of the people struggling financially to meet their everyday needs.
A study by the United Way of Greater St. Louis and the Public Policy Research Center at the University of Missouri–St. Louis aimed to learn more about that often-overlooked population in the St. Louis metropolitan area – how many people are there and where do they live?
Mark Tranel, the director of the Public Policy Research Center, joined United Way Vice Presidents Dayna Stock and Julie Russell to discuss a recent report on their research with host Don Marsh Thursday on “St. Louis on the Air” on St. Louis Public Radio.
They found that 43 percent of households spread unevenly across the region’s 16 counties in Missouri and Illinois do not have monthly income to meet their regular living expenses in seven categories: food, housing, health care, transportation, childcare, taxes and other miscellaneous expenses.
Maybe just as striking was the amount of money they estimate people need in order to do so. They determined that a household with two adults and two children requires roughly $70,000 to meet all of its needed expenses. The federal poverty level for a household of four people for 2017 is $24,600.
“People have I think a good understanding of what poverty is because that’s a level established by the federal government, but that’s a measure ...
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Seminar – Josh Kelly
San Diego State University Department of Geological Sciences
Validating the use of landsat Imagery to Automatically Map Shorelines and an Applied Case Study for Sergipe, Brazil
Josh KellySDSU Ph.D. CandidateHost: Allen Gontz
Wednesday, April 19, 2017CSL 422 – 1 pm
AbstractSatellite remote sensing has been used extensively in shoreline studies and validated using aerial photography. This ground truth method only represents an instantaneous depiction of the shoreline at the time of acquisition and doesn’t account for the spatiotemporal variability of the dynamic shoreline boundary. Landsat’s capability to accurately delineate a shoreline is assessed by comparing all Landsat water index-derived shorelines with a GPS-surveyed neap intertidal zone that coincides with the satellite flyover date. The shoreline boundary is best defined as the area above low water and below high (intertidal zone) and is at its narrowest during the monthly neap tide, thus providing the most rigorous assessment of Landsat’s ability to accurately map the shoreline. Calculating the proportion of the shoreline that was located within the intertidal zone assessed the performance of each water index. The newly-developed WI2015 index delineated the most accurate shoreline as 94.8% of its interpreted shoreline fell within the neap intertidal zone. As a result of this analysis, WI2015 was used to map the modern and historical shorelines of Sergipe, Brazil using Landsat data dating back to 1984. Shoreline change analysis has revealed significant erosion of beaches and landforms likely due to human interventions such as pier and dam construction. This investigation has proven the ability of Landsat to automatically and accurately delineate the shoreline boundary with the proper water index and the case study shown here is an example of how valuable the Landsat data repository can be for multi-spatiotemporal shoreline assessments.
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CSUF Fresh Air Advocates pick up 18,343 cigarette butts to promote a smoke-free, healthy campus
Daily Titan
Cigarette butts filled dozens of volunteers’ plastic bags as Fresh Air Advocates (FAA) held their “Cigarette Butt Cleanup” event on Titan Walk Friday to promote the smoke-free campus policy.
“It’s always been a positive thing. I think it’s good for the students to see that there is somebody actually responsible to clean up after their mess when they leave their cigarette butts behind,” said CSUF University Police Capt. Scot Willey.
Although the cleanup lasted four hours, junior and FAA Co-President Rebecca Dear said in a text message that they picked up a total of 18,343 cigarette butts.
Willey said one of the major issues that affects campus environment is the trash that smokers leave behind, which piles up over time resulting in thousands of cigarette butts.
Since the passage of a 2013 directive, which prohibited smoking in specific campus areas, FAA has hosted a bi-annual cigarette butt cleanup to bring awareness to the continued smoking on campus.
The event works to help promote a healthy campus environment by making it a lot cleaner with picking up cigarette butts, Dear said.
“I feel very proud to be part of this organization, and I feel like we are helping a lot of students be aware of this policy,” said FAA co-president and fifth-year student Shaina Sta.Cruz.
Student volunteers were given a fresh pair of disposable gloves, plastic bags and face masks for the cleanup. Participants also received a free volunteer shirt.
After being split into groups of 12 to 15, students led by FAA interns picked up cigarette butts by their assigned buildings. The groups rotated between buildings every 30 minutes to ensure no trash was missed by the previous group.
Sta.Cruz and Dear said FAA aimed to reach every main building including “hot spots” like Humanities-Social Sciences, Kinesiology-Health Science, Engineering, Computer Science and the Pollak Library.
Kathrina Reyes, a second-year health science ...
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Former National Security Council Policymaker Rejoins Georgetown
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Professor Charles Kupchan (at right) with President Obama, former Press Secretary Josh Earnest, and former National Security Advisor Susan Rice at Schloss Herrenhausen in Germany, April 2016 (Photo credit: Pete Souza)
March 24, 2017by Aislinn McNiece
One of the most salient features of an SFS education is access to renowned scholars alongside professors who actively work in government and public policy. What is more rare to find in a professor, however, is one who combines both academic scholarship and the active practice of international affairs. Professor Charles Kupchan is one of the select group that fits this bill.
Kupchan returns to the SFS this semester from former President Obama’s National Security Council (NSC), where he served as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for European Affairs since 2014. This was his second stint in the NSC, as he previously worked on former President Clinton’s NSC before coming to Georgetown.
“When you’re in the White House, you’re shaping policy on matters of war and peace and you’re writing memos that end up on the desks of the National Security Adviser and the President. So you have this unbelievable ability to directly affect U.S. foreign policy and help shape the thinking of some of most influential people in the world – and that’s extremely exciting and sobering,” says Kupchan.
Kupchan served on the NSC during two quite different periods. He explains that the world today is much more turbulent than it was in the 1990s, adding an additional degree of stress to working in the White House on national security. But Kupchan sees the ongoing importance of the transatlantic link as one of the greatest points of continuity between the Clinton and Obama administrations. As the Senior Director for European Affairs, he was charged with overseeing the European-American relationship while managing key challenges, including Russia’s aggression ...
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