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Princeton University-based researchers have found that machine-learning programs can acquire the cultural biases embedded in the patterns of wording, from a mere preference for flowers over insects, to discriminatory views on race and gender.
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Tuesday, April 18, 2017
Biased bots: Artificial-intelligence systems echo human prejudices
Weekly Standard's William Kristol to discuss civility, prospect for political center at IU campuses
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IU Newsroom »Weekly Standard's William Kristol to discuss civility, prospect for political center at IU campusesWeekly Standard's William Kristol to discuss civility, prospect for political center at IU campusesFeb. 17, 2017FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEBLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- William Kristol, editor at large of The Weekly Standard and a leading figure in U.S. political and policy circles for more than a quarter century, will take part in events next week at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis and Indiana University Bloomington.
On Thursday, Feb. 23, Kristol will speak at an invitation-only luncheon at IUPUI, sponsored by the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy and the Center on Representative Government.
On Friday, Feb. 24, he will participate in an IU Bloomington panel discussion from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in Alumni Hall of the Indiana Memorial Union. IU political scientist Aurelian Craiutu will moderate, and Paul Helmke of the IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs will serve as a panelist for the discussion: "Where Do We Go From Here: A Conversation With Bill Kristol."
The IU Bloomington event is hosted by the university's Tocqueville Program, which focuses on the contemporary legacy of 19th-century French political philosopher Alexis de Tocqueville.
"The Tocqueville Program is excited to bring Bill Kristol to IU to speak about the state of our contemporary politics and the chances of a new political center," said Craiutu, director of the Tocqueville Program. "Mr. Kristol is one of the most original voices in the Republicans’ camp today. Whether one agrees with his views or not, it is impossible not to respect his civil style, his willingness to engage in dialogue with others and his passion for ideas."
In addition to writing a regular column for The Weekly Standard, Kristol is a regular on ABC's "This Week" and appears frequently on TV news and political commentary programs. He founded The Weekly Standard in 1995 and served as its editor through 2016. Before ...
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Interim plan for the Office of Diversity and Inclusion
Northwestern Now: Summaries
Dear Members of the Graduate Community, As you know, Nsombi B. Ricketts moved from her role as Assistant Dean of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion in TGS to become Assistant Provost for Diversity and Inclusion in the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion at Northwestern. We are currently searching for the next leader for the Office of Diversity & Inclusion in TGS with input from faculty, students, and staff from the graduate community, and I want to assure you that business continues as usual in TGS. Jennifer E. Hobbs, PhD, Assistant Dean for Graduate and Postdoctoral Training and Development, is currently overseeing our Office of Diversity and Inclusion in an interim role. We are fortunate to have her in place to continue our efforts in fostering a diverse and inclusive TGS community, as this work is critical to our strategic priorities. Please connect as you would normally with the Office of Diversity and Inclusion team: Noelle Wakefield, PhD, Aireale Joi Rodgers, and Krystal Villanosa. I will be in contact with an update once we have appointed a new leader of the Office of Diversity & Inclusion in TGS. With Warm Regards,Dwight A. McBride, PhDAssociate Provost & Dean of The Graduate School
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New technique could break barriers to making smaller microchips
UChicago News
For the chips in our computers and smartphones to get faster, their components—the circuits and wires through which signals flow—have to get smaller. The miniaturization of these wires has taken scientists on a journey almost to the atomic level. Recently, scientists have begun to address and surmount certain barriers in physics that have prevented them from making even smaller wires.In a recent study published in Nature Nanotechnology, a team of researchers from the Argonne National Laboratory, the University of Chicago and MIT has developed a new way to create some of the world’s thinnest wires, using a process that could enable mass manufacturing with standard types of equipment.
Templated assembly, or directed self-assembly, represents an easier and more cost-effective way to make nanowires with widths below 10 nanometers, which is about 100 atoms thick.
The self-assembling materials are large molecules known as block copolymers. These block copolymers are the two-headed beasts of the chemical world—one end is water-loving, the other end is water-hating. Upon heating, they spontaneously form highly uniform structures at the molecular scale.
On their own, however, the block copolymers would form a pattern that looks like a fingerprint or a piece of brain coral—useless for the creation of functional nanowires. The key to changing that pattern to something more ordered is the use of the chemically patterned templates.
“Think of it like baking a cake,” said Argonne nanoscientist Leonidas Ocola, a study co-author. “Without a mold for the cake, it can bake in a shape you don’t want it to bake. Having the mold gives it that shape that you want. The mold creates boundary conditions needed to define the shape you want.”
Past approaches to making tiny ordered nanostructures used expensive specialized optics to direct extreme wavelengths of light or electron beams to write patterns line-by-line. The new approach involves creating ...
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Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health Director Named
BU Today
Interim director Sally Bachman appointed to permanent post
Social workers can help doctors deliver better care, says Sally Bachman, director of a BU center combining both disciplines. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi
Sara “Sally” Bachman has been named the first director of a cutting-edge BU center applying the insights of social work to national and global health care.
Bachman, who had been serving as interim director of the Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health (CISWH) since its 2015 launch, is a School of Public Health research professor of social research and of health law, policy, and management. As the CISWH’s first director, she also becomes the first Paul Farmer Professor at the School of Social Work, which oversees the CISWH. The center fosters collaboration between the two schools, as well as among other BU faculty.
“I could not be more excited and humbled by this amazing opportunity,” Bachman says of her two-year term as director, which is renewable.
“I will work with a talented group of colleagues to build the evidence base related to the value of social work practice in health and public health settings, from a cost and outcome perspective,” she says. The dual role of CISWH director and the new Paul Farmer Professorship “represents an ideal personal and professional challenge that will allow me to both leverage my skills and knowledge and continue to grow as a social work–public health leader.”
The CISWH’s mission is to use social work to reduce health care costs and improve care, particularly for underserved populations. The center’s premise is that in order to provide preventive health care, doctors and other caregivers need to know family and neighborhood influences that can impair health, especially for medically underserved populations. Social workers know that kind of information, which might help address domestic health problems such as the less-than-impressive US longevity rates ...
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William Bartram and John Pope's influence on American perceptions of the Creek Indians
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In the 1790s, the new American Indian “civilization” policy began to take shape. At the same time, several narratives of journeys across the Southeastern United States were published, most notably William Bartram’s accounts of the region’s plant, animal and human life. Though based on travels conducted in the 1770s, Bartram’s narrative did not reach press until 1791. The following year, another, less well-known narrative of the Southeast was published by John Pope, a Virginia veteran of the American Revolution. While interesting and popular accounts of the southern lands added to the United States as a result of the American Revolution, these narratives had the potential to do far more than simply satisfy readers’ curiosity about the Southeast’s inhabitants and geography.These travel narratives, published at a moment when Indians presented a primary security and diplomatic concern, offer valuable insight not only into American perceptions of Native Americans, but also into the policies that would dictate US-Indian relations in the post-Revolution period. This talk analyzes Pope and Bartram’s discussions of the Creek Indians’ politics, culture, religion, and leadership, in order to better elucidate our understanding of the popular information and images of Indians that early American readers—particularly those in positions to determine US-Native relations in the late 18th century—had at their disposal.
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CCMST Weekly News, July 2, 2010
Center for Computational Molecular Science and Technology
1. Announcements
2. Statistics3. Tip of the WeekANNOUNCEMENTS
Summer 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 6: Basis Sets and Extrapolation (Burns) (notes)
July 8: coupled_cluster Theory (Thanthiriwatte)
The complete schedule of the lectures can be found at http://vergil.chemistry.gatech.edu/opp/sched.html.
STATISTICS
FGATE
Uptime: 316 days/home directory usage: 65% (2.1TB available)/backups directory usage: 75%
LSF usage for Week 25 (6/21-6/27) (times are in minutes)GroupJobsTotal CPUAvg CPUAvg WaitAvg Trnr.Bredas361787589%49651195909Hernandez8218401010%22445813165Sherrill289568593%197315519Total40741962722%10313511529
Note: percentages refer to the total CPU time available for the period.
Most productive user of the Week: atucker 184010.
EGATE
Uptime: 215 days/theoryfs/common directory usage: 35% (432GB available)/theoryfs/ccmst directory usage: 80% (177GB available)
LSF usage for Week 25 (6/21-6/27) (times are in minutes)GroupJobsTotal CPUAvg CPUAvg WaitAvg Trnr.Bredas1200%000Hernandez6246426131%748807538Sherrill41121450214%52245566Other171416359%833108353Total50282039954%1634371677
Note: percentages refer to the total CPU time available for the period.
Most productive user of the Week: atucker 425854.
TIP OF THE WEEK
By Michael S. Marshall and Massimo
Cleanup Script for Scratch Directories on Fgate
/share/apps/bin/cleanup4.py
This script can be used to delete stale files on the scratch directories of the compute nodes. The script will produce a list of nodes to clean by selecting all the nodes without jobs of the current user runni
ng on it (it handles parallel jobs). Then it will issue a command to delete all the scratch files of the current user in the selected nodes.
This command takes the following options:cleanup4.py [-c ] [-n] [-n]-c : can ...
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Celebrating Science
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Celebrating Science
Georgia Tech researchers talk about the upcoming March for Science Atlanta, importance of science in society
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Kristen Bailey and Jason Maderer | April 18, 2017
• Atlanta, GA
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On Saturday, April 22, thousands are expected to gather at Candler Park to demonstrate their support for science and the role it plays in society.
Among them will be many scientists, researchers, and students from Georgia Tech, a few of whom have had a role in planning the March for Science Atlanta. Attendees will hear from local scientists and supporters and follow a 2.2-mile loop around Candler Park.
Leading up to the march, a few members of the Georgia Tech community got together to talk about the event. Read and listen to the full story, audio, and videos.
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Tuesday, April 18, 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.
Report: ‘New era’ of wildfires in West demands new tactics (KTVZ)
Current wildfire policy can’t adequately protect people, homes and ecosystems from the longer, hotter fire seasons climate change is causing, according to a report co-authored by an Oregon State University professor and published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
OSU-Cascades student housing and dining complex wins national innovator award (My Central Oregon)
The newly opened residential and dining halls on the Oregon State University – Cascades campus in Bend were recently recognized at the InterFace Student Housing Conference with an Innovator award for Best New Development. (see also KTVZ)
Study examines how pregnancy risk factors affect outcomes of home and birthing center deliveries (News-Medical)
However, women with some other risk factors, a breech baby and some other cases of vaginal birth after cesarean or VBAC, may face an increased risk of poor outcomes for themselves or their babies, researchers at Oregon State University have found. The study is believed to be the first to examine these risks and the outcomes. About 2 percent of all births in the U.S., and about 4 percent in Oregon, occur at home or in a birth center, rather than in a hospital setting.
Small Beauties (Terra)
In a collaboration with The Arts Center in Corvallis, Jerri Bartholomew is bringing her two worlds together, culminating in April in a show — Microbiomes: To see the unseen.
OSU pushes follow-up shots (Democrat-Herald)
Oregon State University officials are calling on students to come to the Memorial Union to get shots for meningococcal disease in an effort ...
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ISU Honors Its Best In The Classroom
Iowa State University
AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State Office of Student-Athlete Development honored Cyclone student-athletes and teams for their success in the classroom in its annual Scholar-Athlete Banquet Monday night in Hilton Coliseum.
Over 175 Cyclone student-athletes were recognized for their determination and accomplishments outside the playing fields.
"Iowa State University student-athletes are excelling academically and tonight was a chance for our administration, coaches and support staff to honor and celebrate their hard work," Senior Associate Athletics Director Patrice Feulner said. "The banquet is also an opportunity for us to recognize our student-athletes that go above and beyond serving the ISU and Ames community. The Office of Student-Athlete Development, in partnership with our coaches and administration, will continue to work hard to empower our student-athletes to compete in all areas of their life; academically, athletically and socially."
The football, swimming and diving and men's basketball teams earned Cyclone Serve awards for total community service hours accumulated. The men's golf and women's cross country teams had the highest team GPAs.
The Norm Boyles Award, given annually to a faculty member who has made a sustained contribution to the welfare of Iowa State student-athletes, was presented to David Stuart. Stuart is an Associate Professor of Music at Iowa State University and is a staunch supporter of Cyclone student-athletes.
The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Above and Beyond Award was given to Tom Kroeschell for his exemplary support to Iowa State student-athletes. Kroeschell is one of ISU's longest-tenured employees, serving the athletics department for over 30 years. Kroeschell is a member of the Cyclones.tv team where he creates original content and features on all sports.
The Iowa State Letterwinners Club recognized Derek Jones (men's track & field) and Savanna Townsend (swimming & diving) as recipients of the All-Around Award. The award is presented to senior student-athletes in recognition of significant athletic contribution, academic excellence, leadership and participation in community service ...
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Professor Named Fellow of American Academy of Microbiology
UCR Today
Katherine Borkovich will be honored June 2 for her research on fungal genomics
By Sean Nealon on April 18, 2017
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Katherine Borkovich is a professor of plant pathology at UC Riverside. Photo credit: I. Pittalwala, UC Riverside.
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (www.ucr.edu) — Katherine Borkovich, a professor and chair of the UC Riverside Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, has been elected a fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology.
The academy, the leadership group within the American Society for Microbiology, recognizes excellence, originality, and leadership in the microbiological sciences. She will be recognized at the annual American Society for Microbiology Conference June 2 in New Orleans.
Borkovich, who is also a professor at UC Riverside’s Institute for Integrative Genome Biology, is focused on functional genomics and the signaling pathways used by filamentous fungi to response to the environment, with the goal of identifying genes that control growth, development and pathogenesis.
She is being honored for her research into environmental sensing by heterotrimeric G proteins in fungi, contributions to fungal genomics, leadership of microbiology undergraduate and graduate programs, and for teaching a research-based laboratory course for the microbiology major at UC Riverside.
She was instrumental in establishment of the microbiology undergraduate major and reinstatement of the microbiology graduate program at UC Riverside. She was recognized with the 2016 campus Distinguished Teaching Award for her teaching of a research-based course for the Microbiology major, Experimental Microbiology.
Borkovich received her Ph.D. from UCLA and did postdoctoral work at the University of Chicago and Caltech.
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A match-maker for young talent and St. Louis
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Diana Zeng, BSBA ’14, thought she would explore St. Louis during her four year degree and then head back to Boston. The first didn’t happen. And luckily, neither did the second.
After moving to the United States and growing up near Chicago, New York, and Boston, Diana was looking forward to getting to know St. Louis while studying business and art at Washinton University. Quickly though, she became immersed in campus life and rarely explored the city.
Founding member and CEO of Full Circle – Diana Zeng
“The campus bubble is simultaneously lovely and enclosed. There are endless organizations to get involved in, so without a channel to explore St. Louis, it can be easy to forget that an entire bustling city exists outside of WashU’s campus. When I did manage a rare glimpse, I was charmed by the character of the city. After a summer internship in St. Louis through the Skandalaris Center, I was introduced to the entrepreneurial energy and incredible people making an impact here. I didn’t just want to get to know the city anymore, I now wanted to be a part of it!”
Post-graduation, Diana transitioned from working at a tech startup to leading a nonprofit start-up called Full Circle. The organization’s mission is to connect young talent to St. Louis and build a more economically vibrant and inclusive city in the process. She is the founding Executive Director but gives credit to her team and numerous community leaders for believing in this larger economic development effort to make St. Louis a hub for young talent.
“Our founding team consists of WashU, Saint Louis University and Illinois College alums from four countries – the United States, United Kingdom, Indonesia, and China. In a lot of ways, we represent the potential that can be captured here. There are many missed opportunities when we don’t ...
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Galasso Wins Modern Language Association’s Book Manuscript Award
UMass Amherst: News Archive
Regina Galasso, assistant professor in the Spanish and Portuguese Program, has been awarded the 2017 Book Award by the Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA) for her book manuscript “Translating New York: The City's Languages in Iberian Literatures.”The NeMLA Book Award is given annually for the best unpublished book-length manuscript on American, British and other modern language, literature and cultural studies or on related areas.
The author must be a current member with a demonstrated commitment to NeMLA. Normally two manuscripts are selected for prizes, one on English language literature and one on literature in another modern language.
The prize includes $750 and NeMLA assistance contacting presses about the publication of the wining manuscript.
Theaward was announced at the organization’s 48th annual convention in Baltimore in March.
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Commencement Speakers, Honorary Degree Recipients to Include Astronaut, Former Governor, Media Exec
Headlines – Tennessee Today
An Apollo 17 astronaut, Tennessee’s 48th governor and the founder of HGTV will receive honorary degrees from UT this spring. They will join several other noted industry and academic leaders in addressing graduates during a dozen commencement ceremonies next month.Here’s a look at the speakers at each ceremony. Unless otherwise noted, all ceremonies will be held in Thompson-Boling Arena.
Thursday, May 11
College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, 8:30 a.m., UT alumnus Isaac Bennett, vice president and capital markets manager for Farm Credit Bank of Texas
Tickle College of Engineering, noon, UT alumnus Bennett Croswell, president, military engines, Pratt & Whitney
College of Communication and Information, 3:30 p.m., Ken Lowe, chairman of the board, president, and CEO of Scripps Networks Interactive and honorary degree recipient. Lowe has been one of the world’s leading communication and information industry executives for nearly five decades. He founded and launched HGTV and oversaw the acquisition and transformation of the Food Network and the Travel Channel. He was responsible for relocating the Scripps Network Interactive corporate headquarters from Cincinnati to Knoxville.
Graduate Hooding, 7 p.m., Phil Bredesen, former governor of Tennessee and honorary degree recipient. Bredesenserved as Tennessee’s governor from 2003 to 2011. His administration supported the Tennessee Lottery program and associated scholarship programs. He was instrumental in the creation of UT’s Energy Science and Engineering doctoral program, which is housed in the Bredesen Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education, named in his honor. His interest in the partnership between UT and Oak Ridge National Laboratory initiated the Governor’s Chairs program, which has attracted 15 renowned scholars and researchers to fill joint appointments at UT and ORNL.
Friday, May 12
College of Education, Health and Human Sciences, 8:30 a.m., UT alumna Sarah Hillyer, director of the Center for Sport, Peace, and Society
College of Social Work, noon, student and faculty speakers
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Pitt/CMU study shows motor neurons adjust to control tasks
New Brain Research Reveals that Motor Neurons Adjust to Control Tasks
Findings Will Improve the Reliability of Brain-Machine InterfacesPITTSBURGH, April 18, 2017 – New research from Carnegie Mellon University’s College of Engineering and the University of Pittsburgh reveals that motor cortical neurons optimally adjust how they encode movements in a task-specific manner. The findings enhance our understanding of how the brain controls movement and have the potential to improve the performance and reliability of brain-machine interfaces, or neural prosthetics, that assist paralyzed patients and amputees.
“Our brain has an amazing ability to optimize its own information processing by changing how individual neurons represent the world. If we can understand this process as it applies to movements, we can design more precise neural prostheses,” says Steven Chase, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Center for Neural Basis of Cognition. “We can one day, for example, design robotic arms that more accurately implement a patient’s intended movement because we now better understand how our brain adjusts on a moment-by-moment basis when we are in motion.”
The study explored the change in brain activity during simple motor tasks performed through virtual reality in both 2-D and 3-D. The researchers wanted to know if the motor cortical neurons would automatically adjust their sensitivity to direction when presented with a wide range of possible directions instead of a narrow one. Previous research in the field has suggested that this phenomenon, called dynamic range adaptation, is known to occur in neurons sensitive to sound, touch, and light—prompting the researchers to ask if the same phenomena would apply to neurons in the motor system that are associated with movement.
“When you walk out into the bright summer sun, you squint, and the neurons in your retina use dynamic range adaptation to automatically increase their sensitivity so that you can clearly see ...
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Eat, Prey, Move
Science and Technology @ UCSB
It’s a fish-eat-fish world out in the ocean, and prey species usually fear the predators that would make them into a tasty snack.Looks like someone forgot to tell the parrotfish, though.
According to new research by UC Santa Barbara marine scientists, Chlorurus spilurus, known as the bullethead or daisy parrotfish, barely reacts to the presence of predators. The findings appear in the journal Oecologia.
Working in the waters off Moorea and the Palmyra Atoll, the researchers observed almost constant competitive interactions between predators and bullethead parrotfish — the Pacific Ocean’s most abundant parrotfish species — and other herbivorous fishes. “They were constantly chasing each other, and this affected their feeding rates,” said lead author Katie Davis, a research scientist in UCSB’s Caselle Lab. “However, predators such as sharks, snappers and groupers frequently swam past the parrotfish without eliciting any reaction. Our research indicates that competition among grazers is the real force in structuring both the space use patterns and the feeding patterns of these parrotfish.”
Working on Palmyra 1,000 miles south of Hawaii, the researchers first tested the influence of predation risk on prey foraging behaviors in an unexploited predator community that includes a variety of sharks and other fishes. Then, to contrast how predation risk and competition affect space use, they conducted a comparative study on Moorea, where both predatory species and herbivorous species like the bullethead parrotfish are fished.
The investigators found that competition influenced space use more than predation risk, which did, however, impact feeding rates.
“Nearby predators may not have as strong an effect on the behavior of some prey species as previously thought, especially in a place like Palmyra where encounters between predatory species and prey species on the reef are frequent,” said Davis. “If prey species such as parrotfishes really limit their movements due to fear effects, we would expect to see fish ...
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Neix el Campus Transnacional del Nord del Mediterrani
Universitat de Barcelona - Notícies
Representants de les quatre universitats que participen en el projecte.
18/04/2017
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La Universitat de Barcelona, la Universitat d’Aix-Marsella, la Universitat Autònoma de Madrid i la Universitat la Sapienza de Roma han signat un acord per impulsar el Campus Transnacional del Nord del Mediterrani, un projecte de cooperació acadèmica i científica que té quatre eixos principals: intensificar les relacions entre les universitats participants en matèria de mobilitat, formació, recerca i innovació; desenvolupar conjuntament projectes de gran abast en el marc europeu i internacional; definir les temàtiques prioritàries i els àmbits d’excel·lència comuns, i reforçar el potencial acadèmic i científic de les quatre universitats així com les seves capacitats d’acció i la seva posició en els rànquings.
En un inici, s’han identificat les accions següents: desenvolupar la mobilitat d’estudiants i les titulacions múltiples entre les universitats del campus, reforçar la cooperació en el marc dels projectes europeus i els projectes de recerca col·laboratius, i treballar per organitzar una escola d’estiu comuna. Les quatre universitats que participen en el projecte apleguen prop de 300.000 estudiants en total.
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Missouri S&T ranks eighth in ROI report
Missouri S&T News and Events
Missouri University of Science and Technology is one of the best values in higher education, according to the 2017 PayScale College ROI Report.Missouri S&T ranks eighth in the nation for annual return on investment (ROI), according to the PayScale report, with an average annual ROI of 11.7 percent over 20 years. That puts Missouri S&T sixth among public universities for in-state students and first among Missouri colleges and universities.
The PayScale report measures universities’ return on investment (ROI) based on cost to attend, graduation rates, student loan indebtedness and PayScale’s “20-year net ROI” average. PayScale ranks universities by comparing a school’s total cost of attendance for a bachelor’s degree with the 20-year net return on investment, based on a graduate’s earning potential over a 20-year period.
The report is designed to show “which colleges are providing the best monetary return for their alumni via low cost of attendance, high earning potential or a combination of the two,” PayScale says.
“No matter how you look at it, college is an investment — both of time and money,” the PayScale report notes. “The benefit to this particular investment is that there are returns far beyond the obvious monetary ones. However, the financial aspects of evaluating college return on investment cannot be ignored. And, some schools are simply doing a better job of setting their alumni up for success in the job market. Whether you’re planning to study computer science or psychology, earning potential in your chosen field, along with the cost of attendance for the schools you’re considering, should be part of the equation when whittling down your list of best return on investment colleges.”
Missouri S&T ranks 24th in the category of 20-year net return on investment. Among public universities, S&T ranks 13th overall for 20-year net ROI.
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Year at UMSL instills lifelong lessons for German exchange student
UMSL Daily
Vivien Kneisel has fond memories of the months she spent in St. Louis partway through her academic journey at her home university in northwest Germany. “Once a Triton, always a Triton,” Kneisel says. She is graduating from Hochschule Bremen with a degree in international management this spring. (Photos courtesy of Vivien Kneisel)
Sometimes a step outside one’s comfort zone is really a giant leap – like when Vivien Kneisel moved out of her parents’ house in the summer of 2015.
“I didn’t just move out – I also moved into a new country on a new continent,” recalls Kneisel, who is from Germany.
As she settled into her new apartment at the University of Missouri–St. Louis that August, she missed home and her family and friends. But she also found a community of people who could relate to what she was going through – students from Brazil, Saudi Arabia and many other places in the world.
Vivien Kneisel (wearing cape) made friends with people from all over the world during her two semesters at UMSL.
“We were all missing the obvious things but also our local food, our daily routine, our hobbies – and we all shared that and together found a way to cope with all of that,” Kneisel says.
Now, looking back on the two semesters she spent as an exchange student at UMSL, she considers the experience one of the richest of her life.
“I know that it will always be part of me,” she says. “I met amazing people that became close friends, people that changed my opinion towards different topics and people that gave me a broader view, a bigger perspective, so that I can see the world through more than just my eyes.”
Kneisel also experienced a whole different approach to education. In Germany she’d grown accustomed to a very individual focus, along with a ...
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CSUF Eating Disorder Task Force is one of the on-campus resources addressing high prevalence of disorders shown in 2014 study
Daily Titan
Since 2015, the Eating Disorder Task Force at Cal State Fullerton has provided direct services and education consultations to students, faculty and staff seeking help for eating disorders.
A 2014 survey from Healthy Minds Network found that CSUF had a 10 percent eating disorder presence on campus, said Kevin Thomas, Psy. D., a licensed psychologist with CSUF’s Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) in an email.
The Eating Disorder Task Force has been aiming to decrease that number.
“Today’s younger generation is growing up in a culture where comparison is innate,” said Sarah Lipson, assistant professor at the University of Michigan and associate director for the Healthy Minds Network. “Based on empirical evidence, the (eating disorder) prevalence rate on college campuses seems to be three times higher than the rate of treatment. It’s a huge lost opportunity for early treatment or intervention.”
An eating disorder is an illness fueled by “extreme emotions, attitudes and behaviors surrounding weight and food issues,” according to the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA). Eating disorder symptoms can be found in the DSM-V, meaning they are both a psychological and physical illness.
CSUF tested three percent higher than the national average for eating disorders, according to the Healthy Minds Network study.
The Healthy Minds Network is a research team, “dedicated to improving the mental and emotional well-being of young people,” according to their website.
Lipson said in an email that the study is an online survey comprised of questions that deal with depression, anxiety and eating disorders. She said college students represent a vulnerable group to develop eating disorders because “the traditional college years (ages 18 to 22) coincide with age of onset for eating disorders.”
“Research has shown that eating disorders tend to more commonly occur when there are major life transitions,” Thomas said.
The most common eating disorders are anorexia nervosa, a disorder characterized by an obsessive ...
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Star Party slated for Alumni Weekend
Physical and Biological Sciences News
For the first time, Alumni Weekend will feature a night of stargazing, science, and music.UC Observatories, Lick Observatory, and the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics are joining forces to put on a Star Party, replete with jazz, informative talks from foremost experts on astronomy, constellation identification, and telescopes for viewing celestial objects once night falls.
“We want to bring Lick Observatory down the mountain,” said Ilse Ungeheuer, communications specialist at UC Observatories/Lick Observatory.
Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton, just east of San Jose, is part of University of California Observatories (UCO), a multicampus research institution headquartered at UC Santa Cruz. It is housed in the Interdisciplinary Sciences Building, along with the Astronomy and Astrophysics Department.
Asher Wasserman is an astronomy graduate student and member of the UCSC Astronomy club, which owns 10 amateur telescopes that will be at the Star Party.
The event is not only an opportunity for interdepartmental collaboration, but an opportunity for alumni and the campus community to get together and explore the stars.
Wasserman studies the motions of stars in distant galaxies and how that motion relates to the composition of dark matter.
He says that while he is busy making progress in his highly technical niche, he relishes the opportunity to share in the general public’s fascination with moons, stars, telescopes, nebulas, black holes whirling planets, spinning galaxies, and the other wonders of extraterrestrial space.
“I definitely see that a fundamental part of my job as an astronomer is to convey to people what it is I do,” said Wasserman.
If the weather cooperates on the last Saturday in April, Wasserman will have the opportunity to do just that. He won’t be alone.
The Star Party—slated to begin at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 29 at the Oakes College Lower Lawn—will feature a robust roster of speakers, including Chancellor George Blumenthal.
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For Young Adults, Cigarettes More Pleasurable with Alcohol than with Pot
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Young adults get more pleasure from smoking cigarettes while they are drinking alcohol than they do while using marijuana, according to a new UC San Francisco study.
The study is the first to document that tobacco accompanied by alcohol provides cigarette smokers with a greater perceived reward than when they smoke cigarettes while using marijuana.
The study will be published online April 18, 2017, in the journal Addiction Research & Theory.
“What we’ve learned may have important implications for understanding differences in co-use of cigarettes with alcohol versus marijuana,” said co-first author Noah R. Gubner, PhD, a postdoctoral scholar at the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies at UCSF.
“Our findings show that co-use of cigarettes and alcohol could be more pleasurable than co-use of cigarettes and marijuana,” said Gubner.
Smoking Common Among Heavy Drinkers
Research has shown that among young adults, cigarette smoking is strongly associated with alcohol and marijuana use – and smoking is particularly common among heavy drinkers or binge drinkers. Previous studies have also shown that the combined pharmacological effects of cigarettes and alcohol can lead to a heightened sense of reward for the users.
In the new study, which used self-reported data, participants were between the ages of 18 and 25, living in the United States, and reported current smoking along with recent use of alcohol or marijuana, or both. The study recruited participants between October 2014 and August 2015 through a paid advertising campaign on Facebook. Altogether, there were 500 participants.
Using cross-sectional survey data, the researchers examined the extent of cigarette smoking under the influence of alcohol or marijuana, along with the differences in perceived pleasure. They found that individuals smoked more than 40 percent of their cigarettes under the influence of alcohol or marijuana.
“Since the main route of administration for marijuana is smoking, some aspects of marijuana use (such as the smoke, lighting of a joint, the throat ...
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Wednesday’s FIU versus FGCU Game to Start at 6:00 p.m.
FIU Athletics
MIAMI (April 18, 2017) – Wednesday's FIU baseball game versus Florida Gulf Coast, originally scheduled for a 6:30 p.m. first pitch, has been moved up 30 minutes and will now begin at 6:00 p.m. from the FIU Baseball Stadium. For more information or to purchase tickets, log onto www.FIUSports.com or call 305-FIU-GAME. #####About FIU Athletics: FIU Athletics is home to more than 400 student-athletes in 18 different sports. Athletic events are played in seven different venues on FIU's campuses (Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay), including FIU Arena and Riccardo Silva Stadium.
About FIU: Florida International University is classified by Carnegie as a "R1: Doctoral Universities - Highest Research Activity" and recognized as a Carnegie Community Engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in fields such as business, engineering, computer science, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU contributes almost $9 billion each year to the local economy and is ranked second in Florida in Forbes Magazine's "America's Best Employers" list. FIU graduates are consistently among the highest paid college graduates in Florida and are among the leaders of public and private organizations throughout South Florida. FIU is Worlds Ahead in finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission with multiple state-of-the-art research facilities including the Wall of Wind Research and Testing Facility, FIU's Medina Aquarius Program and the Advanced Materials Engineering Research Institute. FIU has awarded more than 220,000 degrees and enrolls more than 54,000 students in two campuses and centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU@I-75, the Miami Beach Urban Studios, and Tianjin, China. FIU also supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of ...
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LSU Meets Lamar in Prostate Cancer Awareness Game
LSUsports.net
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Bill FranquesCommunications Sr. Associate
BATON ROUGE, La. – No. 8 LSU (25-12) plays host to Lamar (22-15) at 6:30 p.m. CT Tuesday in Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field.
Tuesday’s contest is LSU’s annual Prostate Cancer Awareness Game, as the Tigers will wear blue batting helmets in support of the early detection and treatment of prostate cancer in men.
The game will be carried on the LSU Sports Radio Network (WDGL 98.1 FM in Baton Rouge), and the radio broadcast may be heard at www.LSUsports.net/live,
The game may be viewed online in SEC Network +, accessible at WatchESPN.com and the Watch ESPN app.
LSU won three of four games last week, including a 2-1 series win against Ole Miss in Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field. The series win was LSU’s 19th straight over the Rebels in Baton Rouge; the last series win for Ole Miss on LSU’s home field came in 1982.
The Tigers, who are just two games out of first place in the SEC standings with a 9-6 conference mark, are hitting .295 as a team with 32 homers and 40 steals in 58 attempts.
Lamar, which is 9-9 in Southland Conference action, is hitting .282 on the year with 30 homers and 19 steals in 23 attempts. The Cardinals are coached by Will Davis, a former LSU player and assistant coach in his first year at the helm of the Lamar program.
“I’m so proud of Will, and he’s doing a tremendous job at Lamar,” said LSU coach Paul Mainieri. “I knew he would do a great job, and they’re only going to continue to get better under his leadership. It will be a kind of awkward feeling coaching against Will, because I love him and I’m very proud of him. We’re just going to have to put our friendship on hold for about three hours ...
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Rice to receive $10.7 million from Kinder Foundation for education research
Rice University News & Media
The Kinder Foundation has awarded a $10.7 million grant to Rice University’s Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC) to expand its innovative work to additional school districts in the Greater Houston region.
Ruth López Turley. Photo credit: Rice University.
HERC is a research-practice partnership between Rice and the Houston Independent School District (HISD) that aims to improve the connection between education research and decision-making. The center’s research has included topics such as the benefits of pre-kindergarten, the effect of teacher evaluations, the impact of school closures, and the predictors of dropping out of school. Established in 2011 and housed in Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, HERC’s ultimate goal is to close socio-economic gaps in achievement and attainment.
“We’re extremely grateful for this opportunity to develop a regional research agenda together with school district leaders,” said Ruth López Turley, HERC director, associate director for research at the Kinder Institute and a professor of sociology in Rice’s School of Social Sciences. “There are many issues that can’t be addressed through a single school district, but using research to collaborate across districts within the same region is promising, and having the resources to do this work is rare. This is truly a meaningful gift to children in the Houston metropolitan area.”
The grant will allow HERC to continue its research with HISD while extending the center’s analytical reach to several additional districts, Turley said. She said HERC will work in partnership with school district leaders to develop a research agenda focusing on issues of regional importance, such as segregation, effective curriculum and programs, and bilingual education.
“Dr. Turley represents the very best of how universities can collaboratively engage with communities to take on the world’s most complex challenges. HERC has already shed light on a number of important educational topics, and this generous gift will expand ...
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Criminal Justice Club Efforts Earn National Recognition
Lone Star College CyFair News
Published on: April 13, 2017 A campus Mock Crime Scene event and a Forensic Science Symposium helped Lone Star College-CyFairs Criminal Justice Department earn two National Criminal Justice Month Awards.
CJ Associate Professor and club advisor Jennifer W. Bourgeois attended the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) Annual Meeting in Missouri this March in which LSC-CyFair was awarded the inaugural Community Engagement Award and Education Award.
The purpose of National Criminal Justice Month is to promote societal awareness regarding the causes and consequences of crime. The Community Engagement Award recognizes an event that meaningfully engages the community on criminal justice issues and topics. The Education Award recognizes an event for the educational impact on students and the community.
These awards mean a lot because LSC CyFair, to some, is just a 2-year college, but being recognized at ACJS made LSC-CyFair shine bright among 4-year universities, said Bourgeois.
"I was both surprised and delighted that our club won such an honor, said CJ Club Secretary Bioleta Reyes. It recognizes our dedication, our involvement on campus, and our intercommunication with other organizations."
The Criminal Justice Club's hard work brought awareness to LSC-CyFair students and employees about National Criminal Justice Month and year round with educational and informative events pertaining to Criminal Justice including: Who Dunnit Mock Crime Scene event; CJ transfer information sessions, Forensic Science Symposium, Mythbusters event and weekly club meetings, just to name a few.
I am proud of my students because they have the same passion as I do for the Criminal Justice field, she said. They work all year to share this passion, not just during National Criminal Justice Month in March.
Former CJ students and 2016 LSC-CyFair alums Gisselle Fanini and Bianca Serna have had unique experiences and opportunities that will help them in their future careers in criminal justice, said Bourgeois.
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Lone Star College-North Harris hosts "Super Saturday" registration event April 22
Lone Star College North Harris News
Published on: March 28, 2017 Registering for fall classes is easy as 1-2-3! Lone Star College-North Harris will host a Super Saturday registration event for prospective students and their families on Saturday, Apr. 22, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the colleges Student Services Building, located at 2700 W.W. Thorne Drive in Houston. This event is free and open for the community to attend.
Super Saturday is a great opportunity for students and their families to complete the application process and any other additional steps needed to enroll, said Patlindsay Catalla, supervisor of student outreach and recruitment at LSC-North Harris. We understand that the traditional work-week schedule poses challenges for our students, so we wanted to offer an extra time on a Saturday that is flexible for those who cannot make it to campus Monday-Friday. We encourage anyone that is interested in pursuing higher education at any level to stop by and speak with one of our college representatives and start the enrollment process.
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Financial Aid
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New Student Orientation
LSC-North Harris courses are designed to fit a diverse spectrum of academic goals, and can lead to certificates, associate degrees or university transfer. Credit classes range from art, biology, and automotive technology to cosmetology, nursing and criminal justice. Classes are offered days, evenings or weekends at LSC-North Harris, LSC-Greenspoint Center and LSC-Victory Center, as well as in online and hybrid formats.
Lone Star College-North Harris is located at 2700 W.W. Thorne Drive, one-half mile south of FM 1960 East, between Aldine-Westfield and Hardy Roads. For more information about the college, call 281.618.5400 or visit LoneStar.edu/NorthHarris.
Lone Star College offers high-quality, low-cost academic transfer and career training education to 98,000 students each semester. LSC is training tomorrows workforce today and redefining the community college experience to support student success. Stephen C. Head, Ph.D., serves as chancellor of LSC, the ...
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Monday, April 17, 2017
Greetings from Joe Vidulich, SPA/BA '08
American University News
Fellow Eagles,Spring has sprung on campus, and as you'll surely recall, spring is always a beautiful and busy time at AU, and there's no shortage of exciting happenings this year.We're gearing up to welcome a new class of alumni to our ranks, and the campus is abuzz as Dr. Neil Kerwin prepares to step down university president. I have been thrilled to help honor Dr. Kerwin for his service, and the Decade of Transformation event in DC was a special way for us to come together in that spirit. Thanks to all who attended!
I would be remiss if I didn't pause for a moment to reflect on the retirement of Dr. Gail Short Hanson, AU's vice president of campus life. For over 20 years of service, Gail gave much to AU and improved student life in myriad ways. Former students put together a short video in her honor, and we shared it (along with many memories of our time on campus!) last month at her retirement reception. In her honor, AU has established the Gail Hanson Endowment for Student Leadership and Service. The endowment will fund initiatives like an annual Student Leadership Retreat, and help to fund student leadership trainings and conferences throughout the year. Participants will come from student government organizations and media, university-recognized clubs, resident assistants, and fraternities and sororities. I hope you will consider contributing to this worthy endeavor.
Speaking of service, April is National Volunteer Month, so I'm sending out thanks to our more than 2,000 AU alumni volunteers! Your impact on this university is measurable and meaningful. I could not be more grateful for your service to our alma mater. Alumni interested in learning more about volunteer opportunities at AU should check out the Volunteer for AU section of our website.
In addition to recruiting volunteers for AU, we're hosting Eagles in Action, a ...
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Here’s to the Earth
University at Albany University at Albany Headlines
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
Science & Research
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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