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May 6 festival will unveil progress to cultivate inclusive histories at Riverside’s California State Citrus Historic Park
By Bettye Miller on April 21, 2017
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UCR researchers are uncovering hidden histories to help California Citrus State Historic Park tell a more inclusive story of the region’s citrus industry and use creative means to draw attention to it.
RIVERSIDE, California – The story of Riverside’s citrus industry typically begins with Eliza Tibbets and her role in planting the area’s first navel orange trees, Anglo ownership of groves and packinghouses, and a largely Mexican labor force. Lesser known are the contributions of African American grove owners, Italian-owned boarding houses, child laborers who were known as ratas, and a workforce that included Mexicans, Asians, Sikhs, and African Americans.
Researchers at the University of California, Riverside are uncovering these hidden histories to help California Citrus State Historic Park in Riverside tell a more inclusive story of the region’s citrus industry and employ creative means to draw attention to it. The pilot program is part of a broader effort by California State Parks to make its more than 280 sites more culturally relevant to an increasingly diverse population. The results of the UCR-led project will serve as a model for the state park system.
Inland residents will be able to see the progress UCR historians have made at the Sweet & Sour Community Festival on Saturday, May 6, from 1 to 4 p.m. at California Citrus State Historic Park, 9400 Dufferin Ave, Riverside.
The festival will feature the unveiling of art installations, including a series of outdoor photo-murals, alternative “trail markers,” and a museum display – all under the title “Manos, Espaldos, y Blossoms” (“Hands, Back and Blossoms”) – collaboratively created by poet Juan Delgado and photographer Thomas McGovern; a set of two larger-than-life-sized stereo viewers set in the groves by artist Arnold Martin; and an installation of the ...
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Sweet and Sour Stories of Citrus
Career advice from George Bauer: embrace serendipity
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“There’s a lot of serendipity in terms of how things happen to you,” George Bauer tells Kurt Dirks in an interview for the new Bauer Leadership Center. “Sometimes the impressions you make on people have a serendipitous effect on how things happen to you, ultimately.”
Mr. Bauer shares three important career tips in the short video above. And here we excerpt a story he shared about the role serendipity played in his early career:
“I got a bachelors and master’s degree in engineering here at Washington University in the 1950s. In those days, IBM kept its personal records on punch cards and a number 7 was a bachelors; a 6 was a high school degree; a 7 was bachelor’s degree; an 8 was a master’s degree; and a 9 on the IBM punch card indicated an employee had a PhD. They didn’t make a distinction between a master’s degree in engineering and an MBA.
“So, IBM wanted to get some people with some product experience out of the marketing side of the business into the finance side, get some end user experience into the pricing algorithms for example. And so they were sorting cards in IBM headquarters and low and behold, my card with an 8 punch fell out with every other MBA card with an 8 punch and the listing went to a fellow I knew in Chicago who had hired me in St. Louis. And my name was the only one he recognized on that list. And the point I’m making is, sometimes the impressions you make on people have a serendipitous effect on how things happen to you, ultimately.
“So he called me up in Milwaukee where I was the marketing manager in Milwaukee for IBM and he said, “George, how you doing?” I said, “I’m great. I’m ahead of quota. Things couldn’t be ...
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Wolfe Delivers Lecture on Brazil at Brown University
UMass Amherst: News Archive
Joel Wolfe, history, gave the inaugural Thomas E. Skidmore Memorial lecture “O Grande Brasil: A Spatial History of the Making of a Nation” at Brown University on April 13.Wolfe’s lecture reinterprets modern Brazilian history by using geography as its starting point. Almost every key event, practice, and social arrangement in Brazil was fundamentally shaped by the nation’s massive size.
The event was presented by the Brazil Initiative and Brazilian Studies Association, Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Brown University.
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Undergraduates Research Rett Syndrome to Raise Awareness, Improve Patient Care
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From left: Izabella Nill Gomez, Taryn Lester and Ashlee TannehillThree undergraduate students at UT are researching Rett syndrome, a progressive neurological disorder that afflicts one in 10,000 females. They want to raise awareness about the disorder and hope their discoveries translate into improved care for patients.
Izabella Nill Gomez, Taryn Lester, and Ashlee Tannehill are working in the lab of Keerthi Krishnan, assistant professor of biochemistry and cellular and molecular biology.
They are among more than 1,400 UT undergraduates involved in research. Between 2015 and 2016 the number of UT undergraduates doing research more than doubled and the number of faculty mentors increased 87 percent.
Rett syndrome is an autism-associated disorder that primarily affects girls and women. It is not inherited but results from a random, spontaneous gene mutation. It leads to several impairments that impact nearly every aspect of life, including the ability to speak, walk, eat, and breathe easily
“Before I started in Dr. Krishnan’s lab, I didn’t know what Rett syndrome was,” said Tannehill, a sophomore from Nashville who is majoring in neuroscience with a minor in psychology. “We’re just trying to find out more about the disease and why it occurs, and see how our research can be translated into care for the patient.”
Gomez, a junior from Brazil who is majoring in neuroscience with a minor in psychology, said they are comparing the brain circuitry of mice that have the Rett syndrome mutation and those without.
“We analyzed fine motor skills behavior in mice. We’re trying to see if there is a difference,” she said.
Visible effects of Rett syndrome include repetitive hand movements, motor impairments, and regression in speech and social communication.
In addition to their research, Tannehill, Gomez, and Lester, a sophomore from Trenton, Tennessee, who is majoring in neuroscience with a minor in psychology, will participate in a strollathon—an event similar to ...
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Pitt Property and Facilities Committee Approves Renovation Projects and Lease Agreement
Projects include renovations to the Cathedral of Learning; Chevron Science Center; and Posvar, Scaife and Victoria Halls
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La Nit dels Alimara atorga catorze premis a experiències de promoció turística
Universitat de Barcelona - Notícies
Fotografia de grup de tots els guardonats durant la Nit dels Alimara.
L'acte el va presidir el conseller d’Empresa i Coneixement de la Generalitat de Catalunya, Jordi Baiget.
El rector de la Universitat, Joan Elias, va donar un premi a la innovació en l’estratègia per a la promoció a la campanya «Escapada al més autèntic Empordà».
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Ahir al vespre, el Campus Internacional de Turisme, Hoteleria i Gastronomia CETT-UB va acollir la Nit dels Alimara. Durant l’acte —que va aplegar més de mig miler de persones vinculades al turisme, l’hoteleria i la gastronomia— es va dur a terme el lliurament dels Premis Alimara a la promoció turística nacional i internacional, que, coincidint amb la seva 33a edició, s’han renovat i han adoptat un nou nom: Premis Alimara. Turisme 360. En total, s’han distingit dotze campanyes de promoció turística i dues entitats. El conseller d’Empresa i Coneixement de la Generalitat de Catalunya, Jordi Baiget, va presidir aquest acte, al qual van assistir el rector de la UB, Joan Elias, i la vicerectora de Docència, Amelia Díaz.
Premi a la innovació en el producte o experiència
Impulsat pel Grup CETT, conjuntament amb B-Travel, el Saló Internacional de Turisme de Catalunya, el certamen ha reconegut tres campanyes de promoció turística amb un premi Alimara a la innovació en producte o experiència. Una de les guardonades és «Llegim a la Llémena: descobrim el Bosc de Llibres», de l’Ajuntament de Sant Martí de Llémena, perquè és una iniciativa fresca i original que uneix el turisme i la cultura i permet donar a conèixer un petit municipi diferenciant-lo de la resta. La segona campanya premiada en aquesta categoria és «Benvinguts a pagès», de l’Agència Catalana de Turisme, el Departament d’Agricultura de la Generalitat de Catalunya i la Fundació Alícia, ...
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S&T’s Academy of Chemical Engineers inducts two new members
Two professionals were inducted into the Academy of Chemical Engineers at Missouri University of Science and Technology during its annual induction ceremony on Thursday, April 20. The academy honors chemical engineers for contributions to their profession, leadership and involvement with Missouri S&T. It serves as an advisory group to the Missouri S&T chemical and biochemical engineering department.The new members are listed below:
Dutro “Bruce” Campbell of St. Louis, intellectual property attorney and owner of Campbell IP, earned a bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering from Missouri S&T in 1992. He earned a juris doctorate at the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law in 1996. Campbell began his career with Shell Oil Co., where he worked as a unit process engineer. After graduating from law school, Campbell joined Husch & Eppenberger, now Husch Blackwell LLP, as an associate attorney, later moving into a partner position. After serving the firm for 18 years, he left to establish his own intellectual property law firm, Campbell IP, which serves clients from all over the country, ranging from individuals to Fortune 500 companies. Campbell also serves as intellectual property counsel for the St. Louis corporate law firm Stock Legal LLC.
Mike Schmidt of St. Louis, principal at Bluefield Process Safety LLC, earned bachelor of science and master of science degrees in chemical engineering from Missouri S&T in 1980 and 1985, respectively. He also earned a master of business administration from Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts. Schmidt has worked for several chemical companies throughout his career, beginning with Union Carbide in 1977. In 1984, he was deeply impacted by the Bhopal gas tragedy – considered one of the world’s worst industrial disasters – and he has worked for greater process safety ever since. Schmidt founded Bluefield Process Safety in 2008. Since 2009, he has been a lecturer at Missouri S&T, where he teaches graduate courses on safety engineering and process risk management, ...
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12 undergraduate students earn College of Arts and Sciences research grants
UMSL Daily
UMSL students (from left) Michael Austin, Sara Ricardez, Jacob Smreker, Meghan Littles, Kristin Bales, Rachel Schafer, Nick Terzich and Amanda Loelke are among the 12 undergraduates who received a 2017 College of Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Research Award this spring. Not pictured are Fatima Amtashar, Miranda Jany, Danielle Oyler and Laura Smith. (Photo by August Jennewein)
When people think of collegiate research, often professors and their graduate researchers first come to mind.
But at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, you’ll also find undergraduate students stepping into lab coats and helping advance projects at the university. That’s because the UMSL undergraduate experience extends beyond the classroom and campus life.
“One of the important aspects of education at UMSL is the opportunity students have to participate in independent research, scholarship and creative endeavors,” said College of Arts and Sciences Dean Ron Yasbin. “The college prides itself on encouraging our students to take advantage of this component of our research and land-grant mission.”
It does so specifically by awarding the College of Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Research Award annually to students who apply for funding for their research projects at the university. This spring, CAS Undergraduate Research Awards went to 12 students, who received up to $1,000 in funding for their individual research.
“Beyond promoting independent research, scholarship and creative endeavors,” said Yasbin, “this experience exposes students to the real-life requirement of writing grants in order to pursue these endeavors.”
For many of these undergraduates, this is the first time they apply for a grant and receive research funding. That was the case for senior psychology major Meghan Littles.
“I was really excited about it because I’m going on to grad school, and with applications, it was really important to get a lot of research experience to make myself a better candidate,” Littles said. “So it was really nice having this opportunity here ...
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Second annual Titan Night Market brings a blend of diverse Asian cultures to CSUF
Daily Titan
The fragrance of different cultures coming together emanated from the CSUF Student Housing Piazza Wednesday at the second annual Titan Night Market. The event was part of Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) heritage month.
“I really hope to bring the APIDA community together to build a coalition and get not just those organizations, but all of our student organizations on campus to collaborate,” said Jacob Chacko, the coordinator for the Asian Pacific American Resource Center.
Inspired by the 626 Night Market, an event that brings the Asian street food culture to the San Gabriel Valley every summer, different APIDA organizations handed out foods from different Asian cultures for participating in activities.
“We brought it here last year, very successful as you can see. There are a lot of people here and it’s just been a collaboration with a lot of our APIDA student organizations,” Chacko said.
Food at the event included katsu, baklava, spam masubi, spring roll and milk tea, among other cultural dishes.
“I think it’s really cool. We get to try food and just get to learn about other cultures,” said freshman kinesiology major Janelle Martin. “I love Asian fusion. I don’t know exactly what specific area it comes from, but I love all types of food like this.”
Along with going to different booths to get a taste of various ethnic food, students were also able to engage in activities such as origami, giant Jenga and a photo station.
“There was a lady there who was able to educate me on some of the history of origami, and I thought that was pretty interesting to learn about,” said senior kinesiology major Darius Nguyen.
As the event progressed, students from the participating organizations performed dances, chants and songs.
Juliane Aurora, a contestant on “American Idol” and “The X Factor,” was the guest performer. She started ...
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New Solar Panels to Produce Clean Energy, Help Low-Income D.C. Residents
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April 21, 2017 – A major solar panel project to be installed on six buildings at Georgetown this summer will increase the university’s sustainability efforts, reduce costs and serve low-income residents in the city.
The university has signed a power purchase agreement with Community Renewable Energy to install what Xavier Rivera, director for Georgetown’s department of energy and utilities, says is the largest rooftop solar system installation in the District of Columbia to date.
"This innovative project exemplifies Georgetown’s commitment to sustainability, an integrated approach driven by our Catholic and Jesuit heritage and our commitment to social justice and the common good,” says Robin Morey, vice president for planning and facilities management.
Minus 223 Cars
The project, facilitated by renewable energy consultant ClearRock, is expected to generate about 1.5 million kilowatt-hours of power each year, contributing to a cleaner electric grid and reducing annual emissions the equivalent of avoiding the use of 1.1 million pounds of coal or taking 223 cars off the road.
The project will be installed at no cost to the university and is expected to save Georgetown over $3 million on energy costs over 20 years.
“This initiative allows us to leverage the economics of solar to advance sustainability while addressing important deferred maintenance needs on campus,” Morey says.
The project includes replacing and modernizing the original solar panels on the roof of the Bunn Intercultural Center and installing new solar panels on the rooftops of Regents Hall, the Davis Performing Arts Center, Alumni Square, McDonough Gym and the Leo O’Donovan Dining Hall.
Common Good Commitment
A portion of the revenue generated by the solar project will create a “community investment fund” to support clean energy projects in low-income areas of the District.
“This is a win-win for both the university and the city and is in keeping with Georgetown’s commitment to the common good,” says Morey.
The project is ...
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Planet hunting alumna Natalie Batalha among Time's 100 most influential people
Physical and Biological Sciences News
Natalie Batalha, a NASA scientist who earned her Ph.D. in astrophysics at UC Santa Cruz, has been named to Time magazine's annual list of the "100 most influential people in the world."Batalha leads the science investigation effort for NASA's Kepler Mission, searching for Earth-size planets beyond our solar system. Kepler aims to find out how common planets are in the "habitable zones" of other stars, where temperatures could allow liquid water to pool on the surface of the planet without freezing or evaporating. Working at NASA's Ames Research Center in Mountain View, Batalha has been a leading figure of the mission since she joined the team in 1999.
"I'm so very proud of her, and very happy to see her get recognition for all the great work she's done at NASA as part of the Kepler mission. Natalie rocks!" said Steve Vogt, professor emeritus of astronomy and astrophysics, who was Batalha's adviser when she was a graduate student at UC Santa Cruz, where she earned her Ph.D. in 1997.
Batalha is one of three planet hunters featured on Time's list. The others are Guillem Anglada-Escudé of Queen Mary University of London, who has been a frequent collaborator with Vogt on recent planet discoveries; and Michaël Gillon of the University of Liège in Belgium. Speaking of Batalha and Anglada-Escudé, Vogt said, "You'd be hard-pressed to find two nicer and more capable people in the field."
Batalha is the first woman at NASA to receive the Time 100 designation. UCSC alumna Kathryn Sullivan was named to the list in 2014.
"I'm honored to be part of the Time 100 and feel strongly that recognition belongs to the entire team of scientists and engineers who opened our eyes to the large number of potentially habitable worlds that populate the galaxy," Batalha said in a NASA statement. "Searching for potentially habitable worlds makes one appreciate ...
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2016 NIH Funding: A Look at Top Recipients and Their Research
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UC San Francisco received more than $575.6 million in federal funding from the National Institutes of Health in 2016. The highly competitive awards and grants are crucial to advancing the research across our schools of dentistry, medicine, nursing, pharmacy and the Graduate Division.
The funding supports research and education across multiple health-science arenas at UCSF. It also advances scientific health research that helps us better understand key biological functions and translate findings into treatments and cures for patients.
Below are a few highlights of researchers who received the most NIH funding and how their NIH grants are helping them to change the future of health.
School of Medicine
Alexander Marson, MD, PhD1. Diane Havlir, $12,395,178
2. Dean Sheppard, $6,281,170
3. Alexander Marson, $6,142,102
4. John Fahy, $6,085,587
5. Steven Deeks, $5,656,950
It has long been known that genetics control the immune system, but how remains a question. Alexander Marson, MD, PhD, assistant professor of microbiology and immunology, has spent the last 10 years answering that question by exploring the genetic circuits that control specific aspects of immune cell function to understand how variations in genetics contribute to different diseases.
Marson’s goal is to use that understanding to point toward new therapies – both by finding new targets for drugs and by actually changing the genetics of immune cells to give them new functions to treat cancer, autoimmune diseases and infections affecting the immune system, such as HIV.
Marson’s studies rely on CRISPR technology, which enables researchers to cut out and replace, or “edit,” genetic sequences within living cells to understand and treat disease.
“CRISPR provides the scalpel to go in and cut out some part of the human genome and potentially even replace part of it,” Marson said. “That is just an incredible ability, to truly understand how the genome works.”
One of Marson’s current projects – with collaborators in the UCSF Diabetes Center and Institute for Human Genetics – is focused ...
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FIU Women’s Tennis Tops Charlotte, 4-0, in C-USA Quarterfinals
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DENTON, Texas (April 21, 2017) – The FIU women's tennis team (20-1), won its 18th-straight match, blanking the Charlotte 49ers, 4-0, in the quarterfinals of the 2017 Conference USA Women's Tennis Championships on Friday. Ranked No. 41 in the latest Oracle/ITA Women's Tennis National Rankings, the Panthers tied the school record for the program's longest winning streak, matching the 18 consecutive wins in the 2001 season, while notching the team's 14th shutout of the season. The win marked the team's 20th of the season, the most by an FIU squad since the 2005 campaign (21). In the first-ever meeting between the two schools, FIU jumped out to a 1-0 lead following doubles action. The duo of Mina Markovic and Gabriela Ferreira got things started with a 6-0 win over Megan Smith and Pierina Imparato. The Panthers clinched the doubles point with a victory by Maryna Veksler and Ulyana Grib over Tai Martin and Immie Cowper, 6-2. Veksler gave the Panthers a 2-0 lead with a 6-0, 6-3 win over Martin in singles action. The victory was her 23rd of the year as the native of Kiev, Ukraine, improved to 16-2 at the No. 2 position this season. Ferreira won her 12th-straight with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Smith to give FIU a 3-0 edge. The product of Asuncion, Paraguay, remained perfect in dual matches this season, improving to 10-0 following Friday's win. Grib clinched the match with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Imparato. The victory gave the first-year Panther her 23rd singles win of the season and her 17th of the spring. The win improves FIU to 5-3 all-time in the C-USA Women's Tennis Championships. The Panthers will next face the winner of the Marshall/WKU match in the C-USA Semifinals on Saturday, April 22. First serve is set for 1 p.m. Fans are encouraged to follow the Panthers on Facebook (Facebook.com/FIUWTennis) for all the latest ...
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Track & Field to Host Annual Alumni Gold
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Will Stafford (@WillStaffordLSU)Associate SID
BATON ROUGE – Fans attending Saturday’s LSU Alumni Gold meet at the Bernie Moore Track Stadium on Saturday afternoon ahead of the National L-Club Spring Football Game later that night are in for a treat as the very best of the LSU Track & Field program past and present will be on display in the annual competition.
Two NCAA leaders and 10 other individuals and relay teams currently ranking among the NCAA’s Top 10 this season will be in action for LSU alongside a host of decorated professionals and other alumni accounting for a total of 34 NCAA titles, 54 SEC titles and 99 All-America honors during their collegiate careers in Baton Rouge.
Five of the program’s Olympians will be on show, including reigning Olympic Silver Medalist Fitzroy Dunkley, former Olympic finalists Damar Forbes and Muna Lee and Jamaicans Natoya Goule and Isa Phillips.
In addition, reigning World Champion Vernon Norwood, World Championships Bronze Medalist Cassandra Tate and Jasmin Stowers, one of the world’s fastest 100-meter hurdlers of all-time, will be welcomed back this weekend to kick off their outdoor seasons alongside other NCAA Champion and All-American alumni. 2012 Bowerman Award winner Kimberlyn Duncan; former NCAA Champions Walter Henning, Shermund Allsop and LaTavia Thomas; and past All-Americans Rodney Brown and Joshua Thompson are also in the field.
The afternoon session at this year’s LSU Alumni Gold meet is set to begin at 1:20 p.m. CT following an opening ceremony at 1:15 p.m. and runs through the 4x400-meter relays at 4:25 p.m. A recognition of the alumni in attendance is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. during the running of the women’s 5,000 meters.
Admission is free as the morning session at the LSU Alumni Gold starts bright and early with the start of the “B” section finals on the track and the first field events of the competition scheduled ...
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NEWT welcomes congressional reps, NSF director
National Science Foundation Director France Córdova (right) and U.S. Rep. John Culberson, R-Texas (center), meet with Rice President David Leebron at an April 11 reception in honor of Rice’s NSF-funded Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment (NEWT) center. Leebron, Córdova, Culberson and U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, learned about NEWT research and saw demonstrations of NEWT’s prototype solar-powered desalination system and a water mineralization system created by undergraduates in a NEWT-sponsored course at Rice’s Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen. NEWT, the first NSF engineering research center in Houston and only the third in Texas, is developing compact, mobile, off-grid water-treatment systems that can provide clean water to millions of people who lack it and make U.S. energy production more sustainable and cost-effective. (Photo by Jeff Fitlow)
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Mateo Valero, director del BSC-CNS, rep el premi Charles Babbage
Actualitat UPC
L’IEEE atorga a Mateo Valero el premi Charles Babbage, que consisteix en un certificat i una dotació de mil dòlars, per “les seves contribucions a la computació paral·lela a través d'un treball tècnic brillant, la tutoria als estudiants de doctorat i la construcció de l'entorn europeu d'investigació increïblement productiu". El premi serà lliurat el 31 de maig a Orlando (Florida, als Estats Units) en el decurs de la celebració de l’International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium (IPDPS 2017). En el mateix marc de la trobada, l’1 de juny, Valero farà una conferència destacada titulada Arquitectures Runtime-aware.Mateo Valero, que centra la seva recerca en arquitectures per a computació d’altes prestacions, ha publicat prop de 700 articles, ha ofert més de 500 conferències i ha estat reconegut amb nombrosos premis per la seva tasca científica. Entre els reconeixements internacionals, destaca el Premi Eckert-Mauchly (2007), el guardó internacional més important en l’àmbit de l’arquitectura de computadors; el premi Seymour Cray (2015), el més important al món en l’àmbit de la computació d’altes prestacions, i el premi Harry H. Goode (2009). També ha rebut diversos reconeixements d’àmbit nacional, com el Premio Nacional de Investigación Julio Rey Pastor d’informàtica i matemàtiques; el Premio Nacional de Investigación Leonardo Torres Quevedo d’enginyeria; el Premio Rey Jaime I d’Investigació, de la Generalitat Valenciana; el 17è premi de la Fundació Catalana per a la Recerca i la Innovació; la Creu de Sant Jordi de la Generalitat de Catalunya i el Premio Aragón. Valero va obtenir el títol d’Enginyer de Telecomunicacions l’any 1974 per la Universitat Politècnica de Madrid i va fer el seu doctorat en Telecomunicacions a la Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), on poc després d’arribar va començar a donar classes a la recent creada Facultat d’ ...
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UC Helping Red Cross to Save Lives
UC Health News
Seven people each day die across the U.S. during home fires, and often it is from not having a working smoke detector. As recently as March 29 an elderly couple died from a small but smoky fire in their Evanston home that was not equipped with smoke detectors.To increase the number of local homes with working smoke detectors, the University of Cincinnati and UC Health will join with the Red Cross on April 29 to install 1,000 new smoke detectors in Greater Cincinnati homes. Called "A Cause for Alarms: Mega Blitz 2017” volunteers from across the region will visit homes in target neighborhoods and offer to replace batteries in detectors or, if needed, install new smoke detectors at no charge to homeowners or renters. They’ll also provide free fire evacuation information.UC and UC Health are again co-sponsoring the event. "This is the third year we’ve been participating and it gets better every year,” says Lori Mackey, senior associate dean for operations and finance in the College of Medicine and a volunteer for the last two years. "This is just another instance of how the College of Medicine and UC Health have worked together to make a difference in our community. Not only are we doing something that could potentially save lives, but it’s a really fun event.”This year the Red Cross is offering two shifts for those interested in participating. Volunteers are asked to gather at either 8 a.m. or noon on April 29, at Jack Cincinnati Casino, 1000 Broadway. People will be treated to food, festivities and instructions before heading out in teams of four with tools, batteries and smoke detectors to various neighborhoods in Greater Cincinnati. This year the Red Cross is hoping volunteers will visit approximately 3,000 homes in Madisonville, Norwood, St. Bernard, Paddock Hills and Oakley in Ohio and in Dayton, Bellevue and Covington in Kentucky. ...
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Wednesday, April 19, 2017
The Search for Identity
American University News
Ludy Grandas, an American University professor of World Languages and Cultures, and Backpack Documentary en Español student, sets up an establishing shot in the streets of Columbia Heights for her production titled "Don Antonio, el Barber Panamericano."
For individuals who come from mixed cultures, the search for identity can be an arduous process, rife with a feeling of imbalance that stems from traversing the differences in our roots.
At some point, however, imbalance gives way to equilibrium as these women and men find their roots do not compete, but rather complement, helping each person to accept and absorb diversity as part of themselves and their world view.
Being American and Peruvian has granted me the tools to conquer challenges in the language realm, and has gifted me with the understanding that it is possible to appreciate and belong to different worlds.
For this reason we, multicultural beings, share a special story that feels sometimes unsettling, as we debate and question our sense of belonging to one particular group or another.
I chose to pursue my master's at American University, hopeful that I'd exercise the Latina that is part of me. When I decided to take Backpack Documentary en Español, I found myself in a place that invited me to use my Spanish and to be surrounded by peers with the same fervor for the Hispanic-Latino culture.
For an array of reasons, be it curiosity, passion, or the comfort of company that shares a common language, Backpack Documentary en Español attracted students from different corners of the world, each one with their own motivations for engaging in the experience.
The course, offered for the first time last fall, represented the first time in its nearly 25-year history that the School of Communication offered a class taught entirely in Spanish. As students of the course, what we experienced during the semester was ...
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State Budget Keeps Campus Moving Forward
University at Albany University at Albany Headlines
The new state budget will benefit renovation of the Schuyler Building as the new home of CEAS, shown at left behind Dean Kim Boyer, Congressman Paul Tonko and Interim President Stellar; enactment of the tuition-free Excelsior Scholarship, and a boost for NYSUNY 2020 projects such as the Center of Excellence in Atmospheric and Environmental Prediction and Innovation, whose design is at right.
ALBANY, N.Y. (April 19, 2017) — The passage of the New York State Budget on April 10 promises to engineer good news to the campus in several areas.
“I would like to thank everyone who has worked so hard on behalf of our legislative priorities,” said Interim President James Stellar in a letter to the campus on Monday. The president and UAlbany’s government relations team made numerous visits this year to the state Capitol and the area’s legislative delegation to advocate for the University’s legislative priorities.
The result included funding within the budget’s $550 million capital investment allocation for the University’s top priority, renovating the Schuyler Building in Albany’s midtown — the future home of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences (CEAS).
The new funding, said Stellar, “will empower us to move forward with the first phase of the Schuyler renovations.” He noted the project will also aid the greater community, by injecting “new energy into the neighborhoods around our Downtown Campus and catalyze new private investment.”
CEAS Dean Kim L. Boyer said, “All of us in the College are very grateful for the continuing support of our advocates in the Legislature and the tireless efforts of our friends in the Office of Government and Community Relations.
“Capital funding sufficient for UAlbany to make the first installment toward the cost of creating a world-class facility for the College underscores the importance of our mission, and the Legislature’s confidence in us,” he added. “It is as humbling ...
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A Linton family legacy
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William “Bill” T. Linton III’s family has a strong Clemson legacy, one that stretches from the 19th century through the 20th and into the 21st.
“Clemson is a very special place to me because not only did I go here but my father, my grandfather and my great grandfather went here,” said Bill. “And our youngest son, William, is currently a junior and that means a lot to me.”
Many of Bill’s ancestors have not only walked the Clemson campus but they have accomplished many notable things. Bill’s great grandfather, Charles Carter Newman, graduated in 1895 making him the first Clemson graduate. “Clemson graduated its first class in 1896 but he came here as a junior when his father came to be the professor of agriculture so he was already a junior by the time he matriculated,” said Bill.
Charles Newman had four children, one daughter and three sons, ultimately carrying out the family legacy. Two of his three sons attended Clemson and left their own mark on the University. Carter Newman graduated in 1927 and was inducted into the Clemson Athletic Hall of Fame for both track and field and men’s basketball. Wilson Newman graduated in 1931 and later went on to endow the building Newman Hall, which is named in honor of Bill’s grandfather and great grandfather.
Mildred, Charles Newman’s daughter and Bill’s grandmother married a Clemson graduate. “She met my grandfather, William T. Linton who graduate in 1928. Their son, my father, William T. Linton Jr. graduated in ’57. I am William T. Linton III and my son who is currently enrolled here is William T. Linton IV, so there are four generations of William T. Lintons who have matriculated here,” said Bill. “Hopefully there will be more Lintons in the future.”
Bill Linton ’83 and his wife, Barbara (Turnage) ’83 as students at Clemson University.
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Meet Wide Receivers Coach Andre Barboza
Fordham Newsroom
After a week off for Easter Break, the Fordham University football Rams returned to action on Tuesday for spring practice number eleven on Murphy Field which gives us the chance to meet up with the newest Ram assistant coach, wide receiver coach Andre Barboa.
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Celebrating Joshua Meyrowitz
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Members of the University community, friends and family are cordially invited to join the Department of Communication in celebrating Professor Joshua Meyrowitz’s retirement from the University of New Hampshire on Sunday, April 30, 2017 from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. at the University's Museum of Art in the Paul Creative Arts Center.Professor Meyrowitz, who joined the faculty in 1979 when communication was still part of the Department of Theatre, has been a central figure in shaping the communication department, currently home of the second largest undergraduate major in the College of Liberal Arts.
Retirement is probably not the right term to describe the transition of this active scholar, extraordinary teacher and dedicated committee member, since we are certain that he will continue the first two of these activities in new venues. We doubt he will miss the committee work. Please join us in celebrating this transition. Refreshments will be served.
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EIGHT GYMNASTS BRING HOME MPSF ALL-ACADEMIC HONORS
Athletics News
Apr 19, 2017
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Eight members of the Sacramento State gymnastics team earned Mountain Pacific Sports Federation all-academic honors. The eight selections were tied for the most in the conference. To earn the award, a student-athlete must have a minimum of a 3.00 grade point average, be at least a sophomore academically, have competed at her institution for at least one season and competed in 50 percent or more of her team's meets during the 2017 season.The honorees for the Hornets in alphabetical order were: Jennifer Brenner, Julia Konner, Courteney Ng, Lauren Rice, Jackie Sampson, Lauren Schmeiss, Caitlin Soliwoda and Courtney Soliwoda.This season marked the second consecutive year that the Hornets have had eight gymnasts named the the MPSF all-academic team. Brenner, Rice and Caitlin Soliwoda each earned the honor in both seasons. Following the 2016 season, Sacramento State was recognized by the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches for its team gpa of 3.326 which placed it among the top 40 programs in the country.
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Debater finishes in top 10 at national championship
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Arielle Stephenson, a senior business economics major at from Torrance, Calif., finished in the top 10 in the nation as a solo debater for Southern Illinois University Carbondale at the National Forensic Association National Championship Tournament Lincoln-Douglas Debate. She is shown here on Honors Day with awards for Outstanding Senior in Business Economics and the the Lavina Micken Award for Excellence in Debate. (Photo provided)
April 19, 2017
Debater finishes in top 10 at national championship
by Andrea Hahn
CARBONDALE, Ill. – Arielle Stephenson, a senior at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, finished in the top 10 as a solo debater at the National Forensic Association National Championship Tournament Lincoln-Douglas Debate.
Stephenson, a business economics major from Torrance, Calif., competed over Easter weekend at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. She finished in a tie for ninth place at the national tournament from a field of nearly 80 competitors. The SIU debate team has finished in the top 10 at a national championship for 11 consecutive years.
“Arielle was in the championship debate of the National Parliamentary Debate Association (NPDA) last year, finishing second in the country with her partner,” Todd Graham, director of debate at SIU, said. “This year, Arielle debated in the solo style of debate, called Lincoln-Douglas debate, and not having much experience in it, I’d say she did an outstanding job finishing in a tie for ninth in the country.”
“Debating without a partner put a unique pressure on my debating skills that only made me more motivated and dedicated to the research this activity requires,” Stephenson said. “I knew winning or losing was up to me and no one else -- and that kept me focused on each round, argument and speech that I gave.”
Graham said the team is in transition to a different style of debate. In the future, SIU will focus on British Parliamentary debate, a style Graham describes as “the newest ...
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Eight Lumberjack Basketball Student-Athletes Earn Winter All-Academic Honors
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SAN RAMON, Calif. – Eight Humboldt State men and women's basketball student-athletes were named to the California Collegiate Athletic Association Winter All-Academic Team released Wednesday Afternoon. Six student-athletes were members of the women's basketball team and two were members of the men's basketball team. Jovanah Arrington, Ashlynn Cox, Kindall Murie, Merritt Schoenhofer, Riann Thayer and Allison Zalin were honored from the women's basketball team, and Colin Caslick and Will Taylor were the men's basketball team representatives. Murie and Thayer are now being recognized for the third year in a row. Cox, Caslick and Taylor were all recognized last year. A total of 77 student-athletes represented the conference's 13 institutions on the seasonal list. Stanislaus State led the institutions with 11 student-athletes receiving honors, following close behind is UC San Diego with nine honors. The Lumberjacks and the Sonoma State Seawolves both had 8 student-athletes receive honors. In order to qualify for the All-Academic Team student-athletes must: 1) Be of sophomore standing or higher, and may include graduate students.2) Have a 3.3 cumulative GPA or better.3) Have competed in a Conference-sponsored sport in that season. Print Friendly Version
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Research awards at IUPUI increased by $40.5 million in 2016: Newscenter: Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEINDIANAPOLIS -- The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis has released funding results for fiscal year 2016 showing research awards campuswide totaled $428.9 million, a $40.5 million increase over 2015.
Counting only non-IU School of Medicine awards, the campus received $67.2 million in research awards in 2016, compared to $58.1 million in 2015, a 16 percent increase.
The increase in research awards reflects, in part, the support of the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research to advance innovative research and creative activity.
Funding awards for 2016 show an increase in National Science Foundation awards, one of the office's strategic goals. NSF funding rose from $5.2 million in 2015 to $7.9 million in 2016.
NSF awards in 2016 included $200,022 for a research team led by the School of Engineering and Technology to overcome problems with one approach to increasing the capacity of lithium ion batteries.
Another National Science Foundation grant will enable researchers at IUPUI to develop a Breathalyzer-type device to detect the onset of hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar episodes, in people with diabetes.
The funding awards underscore efforts by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research to develop and expand research programs that address important national and global needs and support economic development of Indiana and the nation.
Other external funding supported research to:
Develop information-based tools to help primary care providers improve care for patients with chronic pain, a condition that affects 100 million Americans at a cost of $630 billion annually in health care costs and lost worker productivity.
Study the use of the electronic dental record to evaluate the outcome of dental treatments.
Study nonmilitary applications of unmanned aerial systems (drone) technology, such as remote imaging for water quality, mosquito habitat mapping, disaster preparation, precision agriculture, and the utilization and analysis of data collected with unmanned aerial systems.
The office helps stimulate faculty research efforts through internal funding programs, events, workshops and proposal ...
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Articulation, Transfer and Academic Services Manager Seth Kamen on the Kojo Nnamdi Show
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Category: FeaturesPublished: Apr 19 2017 9:33AM On Tuesday afternoon, WAMU's Kojo Nnamdi discussed the process of transferring from a community college to a four-year school. Seth Kamen, articulation, transfer and academic services manager was the guest; you can listen to the segment here.
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Pressure cooker gauges can now be checked at Cooperative Extension
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Pressure cooker gauges can now be checked at Cooperative ExtensionPosted 4/19/2017University of Nevada Cooperative Extension offers this free service to residents
Heavy Duty Pressure Cooker
It might be time to check your pressure cooker gauge and there’s a local place to have that service conducted. University of Nevada Cooperative Extension’s Las Vegas office will conduct free pressure cooker gauge testing, by appointment only. Each test is about 20 minutes.
Pressure cookers are used for high pressure canning and cooking using water or other cooking liquid in a sealed vessel. As pressure cooking cooks food faster than conventional cooking methods, it saves energy. The trapped steam increases the internal pressure and allows the temperature to rise.
If you are interested in this free pressure cooker gauge test, email or call ‘Chelle Reed 702-257-2236 to set up your personal appointment.
Cooperative Extension’s Clark County Lifelong Learning Center is located at 8050 Paradise Road, Las Vegas, Nev.
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Fargo/Moorhead Campus Supports Suicide Awareness During 'Out of the Darkness' Walk
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Rasmussen College Fargo/Moorhead campus focused on supporting the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s “Out of the Darkness” Walk Sept. 21 as part of its September Diversity Committee initiative. About 1,000 community members—including staff and faculty from the Fargo/Moorhead campus—took part in the 3-mile walk. Many participants adorned themselves with colored beads to signify who they were honoring and supporting during the event, whether it was a parent, spouse, child, friend or themselves. The Fargo/Moorhead campus was one of the top fundraisers for Out of the Darkness last year, with over $400 donated, and the campus more than doubled that amount this year with close to $900 in donations. “The diversity committee tries to think outside the box when deciding on events to participate in,” said Chad Lystad, Fargo/Moorhead campus student advisor. “On our campus, diversity means ‘differences in experience,’ and those suffering from anxiety and depression are certainly experiencing their world in a different way than the rest of the population.” American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) raises money for suicide research and prevention efforts across the United States. Suicide claims over 39,000 lives a year, and a suicide attempt is made every minutes of every day, according to AFSP. The walks help raise awareness about depression and suicide, as well as honor the lives lost to them. “The event is a fairly quiet and supportive one,” Lystad said. “It’s not sad, but more hopeful, and it’s extremely moving to see the level of support the attendees and participants have for the people that have experienced suicide in their families.” In addition to taking part in the walk, participants are welcome to visit with various research organizations and counseling services during the event. The college supports many different events and organizations across the nation. Read about how the college teamed up with the Minnesota Twins to ...
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Janus Forum, rescheduled for April 27, to feature Heather Mac Donald and Martin O'Malley
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Heather Mac Donald
By Jason Barone, CAS director of communications
The Janus Forum returns to Miami’s Oxford campus on April 27, with Heather Mac Donald and Martin O’Malley discussing their views on the topic, “Can Both Black and Blue Lives Matter?”
Mac Donald and O’Malley both have had direct experience with the criminal justice system and race relations in America. They will each take the stage at 6 p.m. in the Taylor Auditorium at the Farmer School of Business, where they will present their views and engage in an interactive discussion to be moderated by Sara Rosomoff, economics major. O’Malley replaces filmmaker Dawn Porter, who regretfully needed to cancel her appearance last month.
The Janus Forum is free and open to the public, though seats are limited. A reception with the two guests will follow in the Farmer School’s Forsythe Commons.
Mac Donald has a J.D. from Stanford University and is the Thomas W. Smith Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, a contributing editor of City Journal, and author of numerous articles in such publications as The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, New Republic, and The New Criterion. Her recent book, The War on Cops, “warns that raced-based attacks on the criminal justice system, from the White House on down, are eroding the authority of law and putting lives at risk.”
Martin O'Malley
O’Malley was a Democratic candidate for president in 2016. He is a former governor of Maryland (2007-2015) who signed marriage equality into law, abolished the death penalty, and passed the DREAM Act to expand the opportunity of a college education to more local students. He is also a former mayor of Baltimore (1999-2007) who was named “one of America’s top five big city mayors” by Time for his work in greatly reducing crime and ...
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Thousands expected for Science Everywhere festival
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UNCG’s campus will transform into a 200-acre science lab this Saturday at the third annual UNCG Science Everywhere, part of the North Carolina Science Festival.
The event, which takes place from noon to 4 p.m., is designed for children and teens ages 3-18 and features more than 70 hands-on activities – including opportunities to track honey bees, measure air pollution, create robots, use a 3-D printer and more.
“Science Everywhere is a unique program that exposes young people to the wonders of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) in fun and engaging ways,” said Dr. Malcolm Schug, associate head of the Department of Biology. “Through a series of hands-on activities, kids of all ages have a chance to learn more about biology, chemistry, computer science, ecology, sustainability and art. The day even includes a visit to the UNCG planetarium. It’s truly the Super Bowl of Science.”
Families will begin their science adventure at one of four welcome centers, located in front of the School of Education Building, Sullivan Science Building, Coleman Building and Foust Park.
After checking in and receiving an activity passport, attendees are free to explore UNCG’s campus and observe, discover and create along the way. A free shuttle service will be provided.
Participants can purchase lunch from UNCG’s Fountain View dining hall or one of several food trucks on campus. Free T-shirts will be available in the Coleman Building.
Sponsors of the science festival include the UNCG Research and Instruction in STEM Education (RISE) Network, a coalition of educators and researchers involved in STEM, faculty and students from many STEM departments, the School of Education, the Office of the Provost and two National Science Foundation-funded projects.
In case of inclement weather, most activities will be moved indoors.
For more information, visit www.scienceeverywhere.uncg.edu.
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Assuring a ready fleet: A discussion with Admiral John Richardson, chief of naval operations
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Given changes in the global, technology, and information environments, competition for maritime security, a high quality workforce, improved acquisition processes, and resourcing stability continues to intensify. And while readiness is of utmost concern at the moment, hopes for a more capable fleet remain, as does the need to modernize.
On April 27, the Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence at Brookings will host an event focused on the coming priorities for the U.S. Navy. Admiral John Richardson, chief of naval operations, will open with remarks before turning to a discussion with Brookings Senior Fellow Michael O’Hanlon.
Following conversation, questions will be taken from the audience.
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Alireza Khaligh (Ph.D. EE ’06) and Wesley B. Leggette (CS ’12) are the 2017 Outstanding Young Alumnus Award Recipients
News – Illinois Tech Today
Meet Alireza Khaligh (Ph.D. EE ’06) and Wesley B. Leggette (CS ’12), this year’s Outstanding Young Alumnus Award recipients.
Following graduation Khaligh did postdoctoral work at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and then took a professorship at Illinois Tech before moving to his current role as associate professor at University of Maryland. At the University of Maryland Khaligh funded a research program on power electronics and pioneered the power electronics academic program there, attracting more than $5 million in research grants as a principal investigator or a co-principal investigator. He also became an expert for the National Science Foundation’s Energy, Power, Control, and Networks Program, a recognition highly unusual at such a young age.
Leggette is a lead inventor and key spokesperson at Cleversafe, Inc., a startup incubated at Illinois Tech that revolutionized computer-data storage. In 2005 one of Leggette’s classmates came to his dorm room for help building a software system. Leggette obliged and learned his friend was helping a campus startup to “warehouse all the data in the world.” Leggette began interning with Cleversafe the next semester and was hired full-time while still an undergraduate.
The 2017 Alumni Awards luncheon and ceremony will recognize 12 alumni and one civic leader. Help us celebrate these extraordinary winners on Friday, April 21 at noon in Hermann Hall. Registration is required, and tickets are $50 each. Come early and check out the Spring 2017 IPRO Day exhibits.
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Former COD Student and Police Officer Recognized for his Service
News at College of DuPage
By Mike McKissackRecruits, COD faculty and members of the Bloomingdale Police Department gathered to
honor COD graduate and Bloomingdale Police Officer Raymond Murrell who was killed
Jan. 19 in a vehicle crash while responding to a theft in progress. Recruits in Basic
Academy 17-03 created a plaque in honor of Murrell that will be mounted on the memorial
wall in the recruit classroom.Murrell earned a degree in Criminal Justice from College of DuPage and went on to
become a police officer in the Bloomingdale Police Department. Bloomingdale Police
Chief Frank Giammarese said that while Murrell had been with the department for less
than a year, the young officer made a lasting impression.“It’s an honor and very humbling to be a part of this dedication to Ray, who had a
great impact on the Bloomingdale Police Department in a very short time,” Giammarese
said. “We want to use this tragedy as a learning experience for recruits and fellow
officers so they can see how fragile life can be. We hope this will help them understand
the importance of appreciating each day.”Pictured: from left to right, Bloomingdale Deputy Chief Tim Roberts, BA 17-03 class recruit Sturghill, BA 17-03 recruit Iwanicki
and Bloomingdale Chief of Police Frank Giammarese.
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New insights into DNA repair
Brandeis University News
New insights into DNA repairThe lab of biologist James Haber advances our understanding of these processes in a paper in the journal Nature. Photo/Mike LovettBiologist James HaberApril 18, 2017A new paper in the prestigious journal Nature from Brandeis researchers in the laboratory of James Haber provides a detailed description of the processes of DNA repair.Chromosomes undergo DNA repair to correct insults to our genetic code, caused either by errors in copying the DNA or by external factors such as exposure to radiation or toxins. Most damage gets accurately repaired, so the cell is unaffected, but some result in permanent errors (mutations or chromosome rearrangements) that may lead to diseases, including cancer. Especially dangerous are double-strand DNA breaks (DSB’s) that sever the chromosome.The work was principally carried out by postdoctoral fellow Ranjith Anand with contributions by technician Annette Beach and physics Phd student Kevin Li. They examined repair of a double-strand break in yeast cells.When a DSB occurs, the cell needs to patch up the break by matching up the ends of the broken chromosome with similar DNA sequences located on an intact chromosome; the intact sequences can be used as a template to repair the break by DNA copying. To accomplish repair, the cell must be able to locate another chromosome with similar sequences to use as a template.Finding such a template is no easy task. Chromosomes are made up of base pairs — pairings of the molecules guanine and cytosine or adenine and thymine. (As you may remember from biology class, G goes with C and A with T). The end of the broken chromosome must be compared with millions of possible short DNA regions in order to find a chromosome with the same arrangement of base pairs. This search is mediated by the RAD51 protein, which promotes the matching up of the broken end ...
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Embry-Riddle 2017 Spring Commencement Ceremonies Scheduled
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WORLDWIDE CAMPUS:
The commencement ceremony for 442 students of the Worldwide Campus will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 6, 2016 at the I.C.I. Center, Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach Campus, 600 S. Clyde Morris Blvd.
The commencement speaker will be The Honorable Donald C. Winter (retired), 74th Secretary of the Navy.
For more information on the Worldwide Campus commencement and a live streaming broadcast of the ceremony, go to portal.stretchinternet.com/erauadmin/.
WORLDWIDE CAMPUS MEDIA CONTACT: Melanie Hanns, Director of University Media Relations, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Office: (386) 226-7538; melanie.hanns@erau.edu
PRESCOTT, ARIZ. CAMPUS (TO INCLUDE WORLDWIDE GRADUATES)
The commencement ceremony for 327 students of the Prescott Campus and 28 of the Worldwide Campus will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 6, at Prescott Valley Event Center, 3201 N. Main St., Prescott Valley, Ariz.
The graduating class includes 26 Prescott students receiving military commissions: 19 from Air Force ROTC and seven from Army ROTC.
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey will be the commencement speaker.
For more information on the Prescott/Worldwide commencement and access to a live streaming broadcast of the ceremony, go to prescott.erau.edu/campus-life/graduation.
PRESCOTT CAMPUS MEDIA CONTACT: Jason Kadah, Director of Communications, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott Campus; Office: (928) 777-6731; Cell: (602) 826-4790; jason.kadah@erau.edu
DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. CAMPUS:
The commencement ceremony for 703 students of the Daytona Beach Campus will be held Monday, May 8, at 10 a.m. at the Ocean Center, 101 N. Atlantic Ave., Daytona Beach. For directions to the Ocean Center, go to www.oceancenter.com.
The graduating class includes 52 Daytona Beach students receiving military commissions: 24 from Air Force ROTC, 15 from Army ROTC and 13 from Naval ROTC.
Pilot, artist, educator and entrepreneur Erik Lindbergh will be the commencement speaker.
For more information on the Daytona Beach commencement and a live streaming broadcast of the ceremony, go to daytonabeach.erau.edu/campus-life/graduation.
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State Honors UMass Boston with Highest Award for Eco-Friendly Commuting
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MassRIDES, MassCommute, and MassDOT Select UMass Boston for Pinnacle AwardUMass Boston received its first Pinnacle Award — the state's highest award for eco-friendly commuting — at the annual Excellence in Commuter Options (ECO) Awards at Fenway Park last week.
MassRIDES, MassCommute, and MassDOT have sponsored these awards since 2011. There are three levels: pacesetter, leader, and pinnacle.
Pacesetter Award winners need to meet at least five criteria, such as offering an emergency ride home program and flexible work schedules for employees. Leader Award winners need to meet the meet the same criteria as a Pacesetter Award winner and five more criteria, such as conducting quarterly promotions of ride-matching services like NuRide and offering vanpools, discounted transit passes, and on-site amenities like ATM, food, and child care. Pinnacle Award winners have to meet the same qualifications as the other two levels and meet four more criteria, such as providing shuttle services and showers for cyclists.
MassRIDES, MassCommute, and MassDOT determined that UMass Boston meets all of the criteria above. The university's green transit options and incentives include eco-friendly free shuttle buses, the Hubway bike sharing program, the HarborWalk, and motorbike parking.
UMass Boston received Leader Awards in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016, and a Spotlight Award for Leadership in Commuter Options in the area of walking in 2016. Wednesday was the first time it has received a Pinnacle Award.
“While our students, faculty, and staff are to be commended for availing the sustainable and healthy choices for sustainable transportation, I would love to thank certain campus departments that help to make this a success year after year - campus services, transportation services, recycling and sustainability, construction and master planning, university communications, human resources, facilities, and environmental health and safety,” said Aditi Pain, manager of the Office of Recycling and Sustainability.
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WPI Baseball to Participate in Coaches vs. Cancer Initiative This Weekend
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Apr 19, 2017
WORCESTER - The WPI baseball team and coach Mike Callahan will team up with the American Cancer Society and participate in the Coaches vs. Cancer initiative this weekend.
Fans will have an opportunity to pledge their support for every run the Engineers' score during their three-game series with Springfield on April 22 and 23. Fans can choose to make a donation per run or donate a flat amount to help support the life-saving work of the American Cancer Society and its Coaches vs. Cancer initiative.
To make a donation and be part of this important campaign, visit www.pledgeit.com/wpi-baseball.
Through this online platform, created by PledgeIt, fans anywhere can donate funds to help the American Cancer Society save lives. Funds raised will support the Society's mission to help ensure that lifesaving cancer research continues to get funded, and people facing cancer have the help they need.
For more information please contact or Greg McKeever, Coaches vs. Cancer Coordinator at greg.mckeever@cancer.org or 508-270-4823.
Coaches vs. Cancer is a nationwide collaboration between the American Cancer Society and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) that empowers all coaches, their teams, and local communities to make a difference in the fight against cancer. The program leverages the personal experiences, community leadership, and professional excellence of coaches nationwide to increase cancer awareness and promote healthy living through year-round awareness efforts, fundraising activities, and advocacy programs.
For more information, please visit www.coachesvscancer.org, or find us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/coachesvscancerMA), Twitter (@CoachesMA) and Instagram (@Coaches_MA).
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Film director Baz Luhrmann selected as 2017 Class Day speaker
Princeton University Top Stories
Academy Award-nominated film director, screenwriter and producer Baz Luhrmann has been selected to deliver the keynote address at the University's Class Day ceremony on Monday, June 5.
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Shift climate change discussion to how ecosystems adapt, say IU scientist and co-authors
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IUB Newsroom »Shift climate change discussion to how ecosystems adapt, say IU scientist and co-authorsShift climate change discussion to how ecosystems adapt, say IU scientist and co-authorsFeb. 10, 2017FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEBLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Scientists and policymakers should draw on experience from the distant past to develop a new paradigm for protecting ecosystems at a time of accelerating global change, an Indiana University paleontologist and co-authors write in a paper published today.
The article in the journal Science calls for merging conservation biology with evidence from paleobiology -- the study of the fossil record of the history of life -- and the Earth sciences. P. David Polly, professor of geological sciences in the IU Bloomington College of Arts and Sciences, is one of the authors.
The authors say factors such as climate change, resource overconsumption and pollution are reaching a point where it is no longer realistic to focus only on protecting ecosystems from change. Instead, they argue, we need an approach that conserves the ability of ecosystems to adapt to changing conditions.
"It's a way of working with ecosystems that we know we’re going to lose," Polly said. "Instead of trying to maintain them in past optimal states, we would try to maintain productivity in the face of change."
Environmental change has sped up dramatically over the past 50 years, the authors write, overwhelming ecosystems that have existed for millennia. Atmospheric carbon dioxide has surpassed 400 ppm for the first time since more than 15 million years ago, which scientists say signals irreversible climate change. Human population is projected to grow by 3 billion by 2050.
Until recently, the dominant conservation paradigm has been to protect ecosystems from being altered. But scientists believe that is no longer possible, in many cases.
Going forward, maintaining vibrant ecosystems will require finding ways to manage for their "functional integrity" -- the ability to withstand or adapt to changes ...
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