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BATON ROUGE – The LSU Athletics Department announced on Wednesday that it has received and confirmed national letter-of-intent scholarship papers from 6-4 combo guard Daryl Edwards of Northwest Florida State College in Niceville, Florida.
For LSU Coach Will Wade, Edwards is the second signee for him and his coaching staff in the 2017 spring period.
Edwards, originally from Fresno, California who prepped at Fresno Central High School, has been part of a junior college team that advanced to the Elite Eight in 2016 and the semifinals in the national junior college tournament in 2017.
“We are excited that Daryl is joining our Tiger program,” said Coach Wade. “He’s a combo guard who has an unlimited range. He’s long and has great length which will serve him well on and off the ball. Daryl Edwards is a welcome addition to our program.”
After averaging 23.8 points per game as a high school senior and earning All-State Division III honors, Edwards played the 2015-16 and 2016-17 seasons at NW Florida State. As a freshman he averaged 13.4 points per game, 4.6 rebounds and 3.6 assists. He averaged 27.4 minutes per game and shot 45.2 percent from the field (150-of-332) and made 47 treys.
The team advanced to the final eight teams under Coach Steve DeMeo in the national junior college tournament.
The consistent stats continued through his sophomore season this past year as he averaged 13.6 points per game, 3.1 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 28.4 minutes per game. He shot 48.9 percent (161-of-329) and shot over 46 percent from the arc (76 treys). He ranked 23rd in national junior college stats in three-point percentage.
Edwards and NW Florida State, after winning the Panhandle Conference title, advanced all the way to the national JC semifinals, averaging 19.3 points in the tournament and earning NJCAA Division I All-Tournament honors. He is the No. 23 ranked junior college player in the country.
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Wednesday, April 19, 2017
Daryl Edwards Signs Papers With LSU Basketball
ARA to present Gold Medal, Distinguished Alumni, Meritorious Service awards
Rice trustee emeritus and alumna Lynn Laverty Elsenhans ’78 and longtime professor Dennis Houston will receive the Association of Rice Alumni’s (ARA) highest award — the Gold Medal — for their extraordinary service to the university at this year’s annual ARA Laureates Dinner May 13. The association is also honoring nine others for distinguished accomplishments and meritorious service.
The descriptions below were provided by the ARA.
Gold Medal
Lynn Laverty Elsenhans ’78
Lynn Laverty Elsenhans
Lynn Laverty Elsenhans’ passion and dedication to Rice, along with her estimable professional achievements, are simply remarkable. Even as an undergraduate student at Rice, Elsenhans distinguished herself among her peers. She earned recognition as a member of the women’s basketball team during its formative years and was honored with the Student Service Award for her achievements both on and off the court. She went on to earn an MBA from Harvard University in 1980 before embarking on her 28-year-long career with Royal Dutch Shell, where she rose to executive vice president of global manufacturing.
In 2008, Elsenhans became the first woman to lead a major oil company as president and CEO of Sunoco, a role she held until 2012. She has received numerous professional awards in recognition of her remarkable career, including being named to the Forbes “Most Powerful Women” list for four consecutive years.
Elsenhans has served Rice through involvement in the Rice Annual Fund, the Nanoscale Leadership Committee, the Jones School Council of Overseers, the Association of Rice Alumni Board, Women’s Athletics, the Advisory Board of the Brown School of Engineering and the Board of Trustees, for which she served from 2002 to 2015. She has been an outspoken advocate for student professional development and has influenced the creation of Owl Edge externships and internships, Sallyportal and other impactful professional development programs.
As one nominator summed up, Lynn’s tireless dedication to the university and enthusiasm for making lasting ...
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El Claustre Universitari de la UPC es constituirà, amb els membres electes renovats, en la sessió del 2 de maig
Actualitat UPC
El Claustre Universitari de la UPC, màxim òrgan de representació de la comunitat universitària, es reunirà el proper 2 de maig, de 9.30 a 14.30 hores, a l’auditori del Vèrtex (Pl. Eusebi Güell, 6, Barcelona). La sessió, de caràcter ordinari, s’emetrà en directe i en obert, a través d’UPCtv, i es durà a terme seguint l’ordre del dia, aprovat per la Comissió Permanent per delegació del Consell de Govern i que es detalla tot seguit: 1. Constitució i obertura del Claustre Universitari2. Ratificació de la normativa per a l’elecció dels membres del Consell de Govern3. Ratificació de la normativa per a l’elecció dels membres de la Mesa del Claustre Universitari4. Informe de la Síndica de Greuges5. Torn obert d’intervencions6. Elecció dels membres del Consell de Govern i de la Mesa del Claustre Universitari La documentació corresponent a aquesta sessió està disponible a l’enllaç http://www.upc.edu/la-upc/la-institucio/govern-i-representacio/claustre-universitari/20170502
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UC Recognizes Mid-Career Scientists During Research Week
UC Health News
Thirteen University of Cincinnati (UC) faculty researchers received Mid-Career
Research Scientist Awards April 17 on the opening day of UC's Research Week
2017.
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Dance Event Takes Audience on “Excursions Through Mind"
Lone Star College CyFair News
Published on: April 11, 2017
Join students in Lone Star College-CyFairs dance classes on a journey through the imaginations use of shape and form.
Come experience Excursions Through the Mind - an evening of diverse dance with cultural performances representative of China, India and Korea, to name a few, said director and Professor Irene Ko, who is a Juilliard School of Dance graduate. Were excited to showcase our talented students as they share the stage with several special community guests.
In addition to the Guangdong Association of Texas Art Performing Troupe and troupe vice chairman Limei Han, who has performed before in LSC-CyFair concerts and area festivals, the evening will feature members of the Yun Hwa Lee Dance Company and Anupama Iyengar, an Indian dancer representing the State Karnataka.
Lee has danced and taught traditional Korean dance in both South Korea and the United States. She has also toured with the dance company internationally and nationally.
Iyengar, has taught dance, such as Bharatnatyam and Bollywood, for 18 years in India, California, Ohio and now Houston. Her students have won top honors in district, state and Vindhya Cultural Association competitions.
Tickets are $10 for the 7:30 p.m. April 21 performance in the Main Stage Theatre located in the Center for the Arts building at 9191 Barker Cypress.
Go to LoneStar.edu/box-office-ticket-info, call 281.290.5201 or email CFC.BoxOffice@LoneStar.edu for tickets and information.
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Sixth-grade boy wanting to follow his father’s footsteps gets a “big rig” surprise from Lone Star College-North Harris
Lone Star College North Harris News
Published on: November 10, 2015
HOUSTON (November 10, 2015) When Lorie Walters-Qualls, director of Lone Star Colleges Transportation Institute, received a letter in a childs handwriting from Leggett Independent School District, she didnt know what to think. However, after reading it, she was inspired to surprise a student in this tiny school district of 162 students located about two-hours northeast of Houston.
Richie Sales, Leggett ISD elementary school social studies/history teacher, sent the letter, along with a note of explanation, to Qualls after one of his students turned in a homework assignment that struck a chord with Sales. Sales had posed a question to his students that asked, If you received a free ride to any college, university or trade school, where would you go?
Sales was expecting to read responses that included Big 10 universities and some of the larger universities in Texas such as Texas A&M and the University of Texas. However, one of his students, sixth grader, James Gray, admired his fathers profession so much, that he selected Lone Star College Transportation Institute so he could follow in the career path of his father and become a truck driver. Not familiar with Lone Star College or the programs offered at the institute, Sales reached out to Qualls for more information and an idea was born.
Qualls, moved by James letter, decided that she and LSC-TI Instructor, Martin Molina, would drive up to Leggett ISD with a big surprise for him. So, on Friday, Nov. 13 at approximately 11 a.m., the colleges signature 18-wheel big rig will pull into Leggett Elementary School parking lot and Qualls will present James with a model of the big rig truck and college information. Unbeknownst to James, all of his classmates will be in attendance as well when the truck pulls up to the school. This is a perfect opportunity for students to learn about the different ...
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Tuesday, April 18, 2017
Building a Broader Perspective
American University News
Credit: Social Butterfly
Experiential learning isn’t just part of Sonya Grier’s teaching. It’s the core of it. Grier structures her classes around projects that challenge students to “see broader connections in their work. Marketing isn’t just about business,” she says.
She teaches students to apply their skills across academic subjects—and careers. Assigning interdisciplinary, hands-on work allows students to explore how marketing, Grier’s area of expertise, intersects with other fields.
“This approach gives students a deeper perspective of the issues at hand,” she explains. “It also exposes them to professions inside and outside of business that utilize marketing skills.”
Grier’s Marketing for Social Change class is a prime example. The course explores the role of marketing beyond commercial gain, requiring students to use it as a catalyst for societal change.
As a community-based learning (CBL) class, Marketing for Social Change students work with a DC-area non-profit on a specialized marketing project. The assignment focuses on fostering community engagement and integrating students into different organizations in Washington, DC, and beyond. “There are so many incredible businesses in this city,” Grier says. “This project allows students to see beyond campus and embrace marketing challenges DC businesses face.”
Students have worked with organizations such as DC Department of Health, WMATA, Arcadia Farms and multiple centers on the American University campus. Grier thinks they learned the most, however, working with Unity Healthcare.
Students developed a social marketing plan for the company’s partnership with Capital Bike Share, aiming to increase bicycle usage among underserved segments of the population. Class groups researched their target audience, organized their findings and proposed a plan of action for Unity Healthcare. “They conducted deep research,” Grier says, “and learned a great deal about barriers lower income populations face.”
The project has implications well beyond bicycle usage. Bike share riders are typically middle class ...
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Celebrating Public Engagement
University at Albany University at Albany Headlines
Celebrating Public Engagement
Last year's awards ceremony.
ALBANY, N.Y. (April 18, 2017) – Breathing Lights, an artistic project that focused attention on the need to revitalize blighted buildings, is among the winners of this year’s 2017 President’s Awards for Exemplary Public Engagement.
The awards will be celebrated on Tuesday, April 25, at 5:30 p.m. in the Recital Hall of the Performing Arts Center.
This year’s winning projects are:
Breathing Lights, Department of Art and Art History, College of Arts and Sciences. Associate Professor Adam Frelin, the lead artist, partnered with the cities of Albany, Schenectady and Troy and numerous civic organizations on the project.
Building Professional Learning Communities to Improve Student Achievement, Department of Literacy Teaching and Learning, School of Education. Cheryl L. Dozier, associate professor in the department, was the lead. The initiative brings teachers, paraprofessionals, administrators, district staff members, faculty members and graduate students together in learning communities around specific areas of focus at each partner school in an effort to improve teacher preparation, enrich scholarship and enhance curriculum. Partners include: the Albany School of the Humanities, Nancy Andress, Capital Area School Development Association, Delaware Community School, Montessori Magnet School and the Thomas O’Brien Academy of Science and Technology.
Healthy Historic Walking Paths, Department of History, College of Arts and Sciences. Assistant Professor Maeve Kane was the lead on the project. Kane’s students developed a series of self-guided walking tours through a number of Albany’s historic neighborhoods and produced a website and mobile app for the project. In its first year, albanywalksforhealth.com logged over 10,000 visitors. Kane worked with Orville Abrahams, director of Community Development, Capital District YMCA.
Lani V. Jones, Ph.D. M.S.W., Associate Professor, School of Social Welfare. Jones is being honored for her outstanding publicly engaged research, teaching and service that includes her longtime leadership as principal investigator on the Liberty ...
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First annual College of Science awards event features an impressive cast of student stars
Newsstand | Clemson University News and Stories, South Carolina
Nine college-level award-winners were acknowledged along with five winners of departmental-level awards at the College of Science’s first annual awards ceremony.Image Credit: Jim Melvin / Clemson University
CLEMSON – The College of Science honored its best and brightest during its first annual Students Awards Ceremony held April 14 in the Great Hall of the Core Campus.
Nine college-level award-winners were acknowledged along with five winners of departmental-level awards.
“It’s my pleasure to welcome our students, families, friends and faculty and staff of the College Science to our first awards ceremony. It is one of the best days of the year, when we get to recognize our outstanding students and reflect on their amazing accomplishments,” said Mark Leising, interim dean of the College of Science. “This is not an easy task, as we have many worthy students – about 3,000, overall. All of them study very rigorous curricula and almost all make some kind of impact in research. Many participate in very meaningful service projects. Now you will meet the best of the best.”
Jens Oberheide, chair of the COS scholarship and awards committee, emceed the event and said that working with the committee was one of the highlights of his year because he learned so much about the college’s “amazing students” throughout all the science disciplines.
“All of tonight’s honorees are outstanding scholars, many are accomplished researchers and others have committed themselves to special service projects,” said Oberheide, a professor of atmospheric physics in the department of physics and astronomy. “Over the course of a single afternoon, we will have time to barely scratch the surface of what these very special young people have accomplished in such a short time.”
Patrick Dynes, an avid football fan in addition to be an outstanding student, said that Clemson University has lived up to his expectations – and then some.
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At Rose Hill, Feral Cats Find a Welcome Home
Fordham Newsroom
The official mascot of Fordham is the ram, but at the Rose Hill campus, a smaller, more skittish four-legged animal has taken up residence.
Feral cats are regulars at the parking garage, near the Metro North railroad tracks, around the Bathgate Avenue entrance, and even near the McGinley Center, where food is left out by members of the community.
According to Robert Freda, director of campus operations, wild cats have lived on campus for as long as anyone can remember. But two years ago there was a noticeable uptick in their numbers. Capturing them was not an option, as adult feral cats cannot be rehabilitated for adoption. But their breeding was not sustainable either, he said.
Holly Malkasian Staudinger leaves the Rose Hill parking garage with a recently trapped feral cat.
In January 2016, Holly Malkasian Staudinger, a volunteer from Rye, New York, began trapping and transporting the cats to veterinarians in Westchester. After the cats were spayed or neutered, Staudinger released them in the same spot where they’d been caught.
Since September 2016, she’s trapped and released 16 cats on campus.
Staudinger learned about the Rose Hill cats through a friend whose daughter is a Fordham student. She said that “trap, neuter, and release” is endorsed by most humane societies, as the procedure keeps cats from reproducing but also allows them to live in a familiar environment. Kittens born in the wild can be taken from the mother after six weeks and put up for adoption, but by their 14th week in the wild, they’re unfit for domestication, she said.
There are benefits to having feral cats around, though.
“Cats are great to have outside because they keep the rodent population down,” she said.
“A dozen cats on a campus like Fordham is great, but you don’t want 100 cats—they’re also wild animals. They might look like ...
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BASEBALL DROPS SLUGFEST AT SAN FRANCISCO
Athletics News
Apr 18, 2017
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – After Sacramento State belted three home runs in a 9-5 home win over San Francisco on Monday, Vinny Esposito and Kody Reynolds both homered again on Tuesday but the Dons rallied from a 6-1 deficit with 13 unanswered runs to record a 14-6 win on their home field.
San Francisco (19-19) scored six runs in the sixth inning with the big blow a Brady Bate grand slam and added five more runs in the seventh. The game began a five game road swing for Sacramento State (18-19), which opens a three-game WAC series at Seattle U on Friday.
Esposito and junior Andrew McWilliam both had two hits as the Hornets tallied two home runs and three doubles among their seven hits. Esposito hit his team-leading seventh home run of the season, equaling the most homers a Hornet has hit in a season since he hit eight as a freshman in 2015.
The Hornets scored a run in each of the first three innings of the game. Esposito hit a solo home run with two out in the first, McWilliam doubled to lead off the second inning and stole home after a PJ Floyd single moved him to third, and McWilliam doubled in James Outman with two away in the third.
San Francisco got on the board with a run in the fourth but in the top of the fifth Outman and Esposito reached and Reynolds hit a three-run homer to left field. Bate had an RBI double in the bottom of the fifth but the Hornets still led 6-2.
In the sixth, USF scored six runs despite recording just one hit. The Dons drew two walks, had two hit batters, and benefited from a Hornet throwing error to score two runs before Bate hit a grand slam to left field all before an out was recorded.
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Seven to receive Faculty-Staff Excellence Awards
SIU News
April 17, 2017Seven to receive Faculty-Staff Excellence Awards
by Pete Rosenbery
CARBONDALE, Ill. – Southern Illinois University Carbondale will honor seven members of the faculty and staff for superior scholarship, teaching and service.
Interim Chancellor Brad Colwell will host a ceremony and reception honoring the recipients of the Faculty and Staff Excellence Awards, as well as campus authors, at 3 p.m., Thursday, April 20, in Morris Library’s John C. Guyon Auditorium.
The recipients are: Michael J. Lydy (Scholar Excellence Award), Kathleen A. Pericak-Spector (Teaching Excellence Award, tenured and tenure-track), Timothy J. Ting, (Teaching Excellence Award, non-tenure track), Jennida M. Chase (Early Career Faculty Excellence Award), Nanditha Balasubramanian (Women of Distinction), and Robert A. Baer and Elizabeth A. (Liz) Hunter (Staff Excellence Award).
Here are profiles of the recipients:
Scholar Excellence Award
This award “recognizes and promotes outstanding research and creative endeavors,” and is given only to those “who have made outstanding contributions to their discipline” and who are “widely recognized for their achievements by other scholars in the field.”
Michael J. Lydy, professor, in the Center for Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences (CFAAS) in the Department of Zoology, started at “sonic speed” when he came to SIU Carbondale from Wichita State University in 2001. Lydy, who has a cross appointment in chemistry, continues to be a “productive powerhouse,” according to a letter of nomination written by James E. Garvey, interim vice chancellor for research and CFAAS director.
Lydy is “intense, demanding, and clearly driven,” Garvey wrote. “Mike runs a tight ship, is highly competitive, and fights for what he needs to be the best scientist possible. This makes him the productive powerhouse that he is and will continue to be.”
Blair Siegfried, professor and chair of the University of Florida’s Entomology and Nematology Department, wrote that Lydy is one of the “preeminent scientists in the world working on toxicology of environmental contaminants ...
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Williams Tosses No Hitter, Jacks Sweep Triple Header with San Marcos
Humboldt State University Athletics
ARCATA, Calif. - Madison Williams notched her second no hitter of the season, as she set the tone for the Lumberjacks in game one of today's triple header.With three wins the Lumberjacks improved to 32-8 overall, with a conference record of 20-7. Cal State San Marcos falls to 8-32 overall and 7-24 in California Collegiate Athletic Association play.Williams was locked in from the start striking out six of the first nine batters she faced. HSU's offense also got on the board early as Winona Vigil scored on a wild pitch, then Sydney Roberts and Breonna Bejaran scored on a single to left center off the bat of Kalyn Paque in the bottom of the first inning."In the first game Maddie really set the tone for the rest of the day and started us off with a no-hitter. Our offense put up runs early in the day and never stopped," said Head Coach Shelli Sachett. "Along with strong pitching from all our pitchers and constant offense we really took the stress off early and never looked back."The Jacks added another run in the bottom of the second when Roberts homered to left field making the score 4-0. This was more than enough run support for Williams who recorded her 16th complete game of the season, striking out 12 without allowing a hit and only surrendering two walks. HSU took game one 5-0.Games Two and three saw the Jacks find a rhythm offensively putting up a combined 21 runs in two games. Game two was highlighted by a five run second inning that put the Jacks ahead 7-0. Breonna Bejaran brought in two runs on a single to right field. Illa Haley followed that up with an rbi sun that scored Tiffany Hollingsworth. Kalyn Paque finished the inning with a double to left center that scored Bejaran and Haley. ...
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African-American veterans in mental health care are not as activated as White veterans : Newscenter : School of Medicine
INDIANAPOLIS – Patients who are activated--meaning they have the knowledge, skills and confidence to manage their health and health care--have better health outcomes. A new study provides evidence that male and female African-American veterans receiving outpatient mental health services are not as activated as White veterans.In addition to demonstrating an association between race and lower patient activation, the study shows that the relationship between African-American veterans and their mental health providers is not as strong as the relationship between White veterans and their providers. This difference persisted after adjusting for socio-demographic factors and the study participants’ length of time with their providers. Stronger patient-provider relationships--known as working alliances--have been linked to higher treatment adherence. The study also reported that the African-American veterans had significantly lower medication adherence rates than White veterans."A clear implication from this study is that one size does not fit all. We need to tailor our efforts to meet the needs of African-American veterans--and meet them where they are," said VA Center for Health Information and Communication, Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University Center for Health Services and Outcomes Research investigator Johanne Eliacin, PhD, the health services researcher who led the new study. "When it comes to being activated and engaged in their own health care, African-American veterans have more specific challenges that need to be better understood and addressed."There needs to be more research to develop strategies to motivate patients to be involved in their care and to work more effectively with their providers. And we need to learn how to help them sustain engagement over time." Dr. Eliacin is a clinical psychologist and psychological anthropologist. She also has an appointment as an assistant research professor in the Department of Psychology in the School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. Her research focuses on sociocultural determinants of mental health and on reducing health disparities. ...
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Grant Provides Path to Nursing for American Indian Students
CSUSM NewsCenter
Morton said the grant had covered the same four universities for over 20 years. However, she said spots opened up for newcomers because two of the universities became self-sufficient and no longer needed to rely on the grant. That opened the door for CSUSM.“We have a nursing shortage in California and we have more American Indians than any other state,” Morton said. “It was a great opportunity for us.”Mary has been working as a nurse for Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health for nearly 20 years. She has long wanted to pursue her master’s, but didn’t have the means to do so while working full time and raising five children.While her children are now adults, she is still paying off her undergraduate loans and working full time. But the GAIN grant has enabled her to pursue her master’s while continuing to work.Mary’s niece, Nesune Madrigal, is another of the students who is attending CSUSM through the GAIN grant.Nesune attended Mt. San Jacinto College and had been considering transferring to CSUSM to pursue her bachelor’s in nursing. Once the grant became a reality, it made for an easy decision.“I got a call on a Friday about a week before fall semester,” Nesune said. “I was shocked and overwhelmed. It’s such an honor to be chosen to go into the program knowing how competitive it is to get in. I’m really grateful for the opportunity.”Nesune said that Boren was instrumental in not only making the accelerated enrollment process go smoothly, but also ensuring that the students have access to all of the resources necessary to succeed.“It’s not just their academics,” Boren said. “We want to make sure everything is OK in their personal life and that they have everything they need to be successful in the program.”One of ...
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Think About the Message You're Sending When "Replying to All"
Inside MC Online
As colleagues at a wonderful institution, please be respectful to the feelings of others when replying to an email with a large recipient list. Also, replying with "stop replying to this message" to an email with a bulk distribution list only compounds the problem. We know when somebody is out of line, and there's a good chance the sender does, as well. Office 365 Issue Office 365 users should be aware that the default reply setting is often set to "reply all." This could cause users to inadvertently reply to all users in an email thread when they intended to reply to the sender. See below for a tip on changing the setting: Office 365 (Outlook on the web) - Change default reply setting from "reply all" to "reply" When viewing a message within your reading pane or separate window, you will see the "reply all" button. If you click on the button, the default action is to perform a "reply all." To reply or forward the message, you must click on the down arrow next to this action and select the desired action. To change Outlook on the web's default setting back to "Reply", click the settings gear at the upper right and then select "Options" in the menu: Steps: 1. Click the settings gear icon and then select "Options" from the drop-down menu. 2. Expand the "Mail" section. 3. Expand the "Automatic processing" section. 4. Click Reply settings. 5. Select the "Reply" setting and click Save. 6. Return to your Outlook screen. The default action will now be Reply.
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Florida Campuses Sport Shades of Color for Cancer Awareness
News Beat
Walk into any Florida campus on a Wednesday throughout the months of August, September and October and you will find faculty, staff and students wearing shades of the same color to support and bring awareness to all different types of cancer.Tampa/Brandon Campus Director Staceyann Sinclair started the Colors of Cancer Awareness campaign on her campus three years ago, and now it’s grown where all the Florida campuses are supporting the cause. Every Wednesday faculty, staff and students wear clothing of a particular color to bring awareness to the cancers that are represented by those same colors. The colors can represent multiple types of cancers. For example, the first Wednesday of August people wore a shade of purple, violet or lavender to bring awareness to all cancer survivors, Hodgkin’s Disease, pancreatic cancer, testicular cancer and others. The next week was a different color that brought awareness to other types of cancer in the same color family. Additionally, the campuses are raising donations and doing runs/walks in the campus communities. “We have raised several thousand dollars doing this, and the money we raise is given from Rasmussen College and is split between the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and American Cancer Society,” Sinclair said. There are many fundraisers the campuses participate in to raise money for donations. Faculty and staff can wear jeans on a Friday if they donate $5. There are quarterly bake sales with lots of student participation. Faculty, staff and students join together in the student lounge to make tutus for their runs/walks. The tutus sell for $12 apiece and usually bring in up to $600. They tie-dye blue and pink T-shirts for the month of October to support breast cancer for men and women. Staff coordinates plant sales on campus. “It’s become a tradition—one that people really look forward to,” Sinclair said. “They are ...
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Meet the composers: MUSO Centennial Celebration Concert Nov. 21
Miami University - Top Stories
An American premiere and CSO Brass Quintet part of special
Samuel Adler (above) and Anthony DiLorenzo (below) will be guests at the MUSO Celebration Concert.
By Susan Meikle, university news and communications
The Miami University Symphony Orchestra, (MUSO) directed by Ricardo Averbach, celebrates its 100th anniversary with a special free concert at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 21, in Hall Auditorium.
Come early to meet Samuel Adler, one of the most prominent living American composers, who will give a pre-concert talk at 7 p.m. at Hall.
The celebration concert includes:
Adler’s “Music for Eleven: Suite for Woodwinds and Percussion,” performed by the MUSO Chamber Ensemble, guest-conducted by Steve Lytle, associate director of bands.
The American premiere of “Chimera: Concerto for Brass Quintet and Orchestra” by Anthony DiLorenzo, originally commissioned by the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra. The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra’s Brass Quintet will join the MUSO.
"Scheherazade: Symphonic Suite, Op. 35," by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov.
Adler, a native of Germany, came to the United States in 1939. He was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 2001, and inducted into the American Classical Music Hall of Fame in 2008. He is the composer of more than 400 published works.
He is professor emeritus at the Eastman School of Music where he taught from 1966 to 1995 and is currently a member of the composition faculty at the Juilliard School.
DiLorenzo, who will also be on campus for the concert, is an Emmy Award-winning composer whose music is performed throughout the world by major symphony orchestras and chamber groups.
He has composed music for more than 80 film trailers, for films such as "Toy Story," "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen," and "The Simpsons Movie."
MUSO and Averbach named semi-finalists for the 2016 American Prize
The Miami University Symphony Orchestra was recently named one of 11 semi-finalists for the 2016 American Prize, for best orchestra, college level.
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UNCG, WCU partnership provides opportunity to earn doctorate online
UNCG Now
Summer McMurry runs a full-time business she started in Asheville, in addition to being a wife and mother of three children. Pursuing her doctorate, without a nearby program, wasn’t an option for her – until now.
McMurry is one of three doctoral students comprising the first class in a joint doctoral program in speech communication and disorders between UNCG and Western Carolina University. The program is called the Inter-institutional Distance Education Agreement for Learning and Leadership in Communication Sciences and Disorders, or IDEALL CSD, and is unique in that students take classes from faculty at both campuses, mainly online.
“Getting my PhD was something I always wanted to do once I was established and settled,” said McMurry, who established Carolina Pediatric Therapy 15 years ago and now employs about 100 people who serve 18 counties. “There wasn’t a program that I could connect to. But when I found out about IDEALL, it was a good fit for me. Most of what we do in the program is distance learning, so I’m not traveling to either of the campuses very often.”
Both universities benefit from the partnership. For UNCG, having access to Western Carolina faculty essentially doubles the size of the department without increases to its budget. Students who graduate from IDEALL will receive their degrees from UNCG.
“Western has outstanding faculty, but they didn’t have a doctoral program and didn’t want to lose these star faculty members because of that,” said Dr. Celia Hooper, dean of UNCG’s School of Health and Human Sciences. “To establish a program like this, it takes a lot of cooperation between faculties and registrars and administration. We had a lot of enthusiastic people who didn’t give up.”
The partnership touches on two important aspects of the Board of Governors’ strategic plan – access and efficiency. Students like McMurry now have access to a ...
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Armour College of Engineering Professor of Mechanical and Materials Engineering Aleksandar G. Ostrogorsky’s Crystal Growth Experiment Launching on NASA’s Orbital ATK CRS-7
News – Illinois Tech Today
Today (Tuesday, April 18) at 10:11 a.m. CT, the Orbital ATK CRS-7 mission will launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on a mission to the International Space Station. Among its cargo will be a crystal growth experiment led by Professor of Mechanical and Materials Engineering Aleksandar G. Ostrogorsky. Learn more about the launch and mission here.
Watch launch coverage starting at 9 a.m. CT on NASA Television here.
Watch the launch live, streamed in 360 video on NASA’s YouTube channel. Learn more here.
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COD Celebrates 2017 Carter D. Carroll Excellence in History Award Winners
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By Mike McKissackAuguste Baltrimaviciute (pictured above left with COD Associate Professor of History John Paris) of Naperville
was recognized at a recent reception as this year’s first-place recipient of the Carter
D. Carroll Excellence in History Award for outstanding work in the field of history
writing at College of DuPage. The award, which includes a $250 stipend to the first
place winner, was created to encourage and reward high-quality academic writing in
the field of history.Baltrimaviciute’s winning entry was a paper inspired by the Buck v. Bell Supreme Court
case which ruled that people can be forcefully sterilized if they are seen as unfit
to reproduce. She earned her GED in the summer of 2013 and continued to attend COD
until the spring of 2016. Baltrimaviciute graduated with an associate degree as a
member of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society and with highest honors. She is currently
studying at the University of Illinois at Chicago pursuing a major in History and
a minor in Sociology and plans to apply to UIC's M.A./Ph.D. program in history. Her
winning paper was submitted by COD Associate Professor of History Sam Mitrani.Maggie Curran took second place for her essay about Che Guevara's autobiography "The Motorcycle
Diaries," initially written for a History and Culture of Latin America class. The
Downers Grove resident attended COD as a Presidential Scholar, earning an A.A. degree
before transferring to Chicago’s Columbia College, where she is currently pursuing
a major in advertising with a minor in writing for television. She hopes to work at
an ad agency or on a writing staff for a comedy series. Curran’s paper was submitted
by COD Associate Professor of History John Paris.Lombard resident Ashleigh Brill received the third place award for her essay about the book, “Things Fall Apart”
by Chinua Achebe. After attending COD in 2016, ...
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Saint Cyr Dimanche’s long journey from Africa to the Boston Marathon
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BOSTON (CBS) — “I was in the hospital for six months alone. That’s where my journey started to come to America.”
Today, Saint Cyr Dimanche is a 23-year-old son of two loving parents in Worcester, studying international relations at Brandeis University. But he traveled a long and difficult road to get to where he is.
After losing his mother in childbirth and his father at the hands of rebels when he was 14, Dimanche escaped from a small village in the Central African Republic to Cameroon. He supported himself by hauling cement, sometimes carrying it up 10 floors, earning $1.80 for 12 hours of hard labor. It eventually became too much for the young boy.
He ended up getting sick, and spent those six months in the hospital. While he was there, a visit from an American couple on a social service mission started the process that would bring him to the US. Dimanche was 17 when he arrived at Logan Aiport, with Bob and Anne Bureau waiting for him.
“We called him our son from the first moment we met him,” said Mr. Bureau. “And he will always be our son. Always.”
“He came through baggage claim and I started crying,” said Mrs. Bureau. “I went up and hugged him.”
Adding a 17-year-old to your family would be a tough task for any family, but it was even harder considering the Bureaus and Dimanche had no way of communicating. Dimanche spoke Sango (a rare African language) and a little bit of French, but he and his new family had no common language. They used iPhones to translate before they found a translator.
Then Dimanche took his next step a few weeks later. After not attending school from 2003-2011, he returned to the classroom.
“It was very hard to go back to school. It was also very hard that I started with a different language,” ...
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Business Professor Identifies Key Behaviors That Set Superior Aviation and Aerospace Leaders Apart
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Linda M. Pittenger, associate professor at the College of Business at Embry- Riddle Aeronautical University’s Worldwide Campus, has identified several “behavioral competencies” that distinguish superior performers in aviation and aerospace leadership roles.
No. 1 on the list? Passion.
“Superior performing leaders exhibited passion for their work, enthusiasm for their peers and subordinates, and excitement for the aviation and aerospace industry, while average performing leaders did not,” Pittenger says. “Superior performing leaders shared a deep commitment to their work and an obsession-like love for the aviation and/or aerospace industry.”
In her qualitative research study, Leadership Metamorphosis: Behavioral Competencies that Distinguish Superior Performing Leaders in Aviation and Aerospace, Pittenger also uncovered that superior performing leaders take the time to build relationships at all levels of the organization and also with key external influencers.
“For example, superior performing leaders relate well to their followers and are often seen as ‘one of them,’” she says. “They form close bonds with peers and those senior to them who can provide them with resources and opportunities. They develop and nurture a network of industry relationships who expose them to emerging trends and/or can provide solutions to technical or organizational issues.”
Pittenger’s findings are the result of a rigorous and systematic analysis of data collected from 112 one-hour, semi-structured interviews with average and superior performing leaders at Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, JetBlue, Northrop Grumman, Rolls-Royce/American Airlines (formerly Texas Aero Engine Services), Bell Helicopter, FedEx and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.
The study’s findings supported the prevailing conceptual model guiding the research, which recognized that job performance may be affected by a specific set or combination of behavioral competencies influenced by job demands, interpersonal relationships and organizational climate.
From C-Suite to Academia
Pittenger first became interested in behavioral competencies when she was chief information officer at AT&T.
“I wanted to know which ...
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UMass Boston Hosts Transfer Open House
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The Office of Undergraduate Admissions hosted its semi-annual Transfer Open House on Wednesday, April 12, welcoming 240 prospective transfer students and guests from throughout the state and New England. Students were able to submit their applications at the event, with admissions counselors right beside them to assist with any inquires. Over 80 students submitted applications.
Prospective students were also able to visit a variety of workshops and events throughout the Campus Center, including meeting with admissions counselors to discuss the process of applying their existing college credits to fulfill requirements at UMass Boston.
Danny Seng from Bristol Community College recently moved to Boston with his sister and said he looks forward to attending UMass Boston in the fall.
“I saved some money by attending community college for two years, and now I'm looking forward to studying at the College of Management because I want to open my own landscaping business," he said.
Marino Long-Mella first applied to UMass Boston as a senior in high school.
“The financial aid I received was very generous," she said. "But I did not get accepted to the College of Nursing initially, so I went to UMass Dartmouth instead. Now I want to transfer into nursing.”
Transfer Open House recognizes that transfer students have questions and needs that can be different from those of first-time freshmen. It is the most comprehensive event for transfer students, who can apply, learn about financial aid, take a tour, and discuss academic program options all in one evening. Attendees were very engaged and taking full advantage of the event offerings.
New this year was the “You Ask. We Answer.” workshop, which allowed visitors to hear from current UMass Boston transfer students about their experience, while also letting them ask questions about their experience here.
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Baseball Charges Past MIT Behind Battery of D’Agostino and Lindner
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Apr 18, 2017
Northboro, MA --- Junior Steven D'Agostino (Worcester, MA) struck out eight in a solid seven-inning start and sophomore battery mate Austin Lindner (W. Windsor, NJ) batted 4-for-5 with a pair of RBI and a run scored to lead WPI past MIT 12-4 Tuesday afternoon in the NEWMAC divisional crossover game at the New England Baseball Complex.
The host Engineers (22-8, 11-3) complete the season sweep of their industry rivals and remain atop the overall NEWMAC standings with one more weekend divisional series to play. MIT, meanwhile, slips to 13-9-1 overall and 7-6 in league play.
D'Agostino and the Crimson and Gray defense enjoyed a trio of 1-2-3 frames to begin the game while the offense posted four runs in the bottom of the second. The runs were a result of four consecutive hits beginning with a leadoff double by junior Matt Howard (Worcester, MA). Graduate student Anthony Capuano (Stoneham, MA) reached on a single before a double by junior Evan Lacroix (Methuen, MA) cleared both off the base paths for the 2-0 lead. Freshman David Larson (Port Tobacco, MD) followed with a two-run shot to left.
The Boynton Hillers added two more in the fourth when senior Nick Comei (Haverhill, MA) found a hole in the left side to plate sophomore Ryan Tropeano (Pembroke, MA) and then scores thanks to a pair of miscues on the play. Lindner drove in a run in the fifth and Tropeano scampered home on a wild pitch in the sixth. Three more scored in the seventh courtesy of an RBI single by Lindner, a fielder's choice by senior Connor Kurtz (Lunenburg, MA) and a ground out by Comei.
MIT got on the board thanks to a miscue in the top of the eighth. Howard then sent the first pitch in the bottom of the inning over the fence in center. Cambridge's ...
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Biased bots: Artificial-intelligence systems echo human prejudices
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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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