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Linda Marchant
By Susan Meikle, university news and communications
Linda Marchant, professor of anthropology, was awarded Miami University's prestigious Benjamin Harrison Medallion.
The Benjamin Harrison Medallion Award is one of the most significant recognitions Miami offers faculty for contributions attesting to qualities of teaching, research and/or service. She was honored at the April University Awards Reception.
It is named for Benjamin Harrison, the 1852 Miami graduate and 23rd president of the United States, serving from 1889-1893.
Marchant’s international reputation in the field of primate research and the breadth of her service to Miami and her profession “elevated her nomination above the others,” her nominators said.
Research
Marchant with Jane Goodall at Gombe National Park, Tanzania, 1996.
A biological anthropologist, Marchant specializes in behavioral primatology, hominid evolution and African Apes. She has worked in East and West Africa, and is especially well-known for her work on laterality ("handedness") in primates.
Her research has been supported by eight external grants over her career and has resulted in more than 60 journal articles and book chapters.
She is co-editor of two books — Behavioural Diversity in Chimpanzees and Bonobos (2002) and Great Ape Societies (1996) — and is co-editor of a special invited issue of Annals of the New Academy of Sciences (2013) on “The Evolution of Human Handedness.”
Marchant has also produced 10 videographies, one of which received the Best Short Film award from the Society of Visual Anthropology.
A frequent invited speaker, she has contributed lectures and colloquia in a number of national and international venues, including universities and institutes in Japan, Russia, Germany, Italy, France and England, among other countries.
Marchant with chimpanzees, Kibale National Park, Uganda.
Her reputation as an expert on primates has led to invitations from several prestigious universities to be a visiting scholar or fellow, including at the Centre for Social Learning and Cognitive Evolution, University of St. Andrews (2001); Leverhulme Centre for Human ...
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Linda Marchant awarded Benjamin Harrison Medallion
Access Culture: Student-Centricity and Supporting Underserved Populations
UNCG Now
To meet the 60-percent attainment goal, institutions must look beyond their traditional audiences and find ways to adequately serve demographics not traditionally focused on by colleges and universities—but it takes more than just opening the door to helping these learners succeed.Increasing numbers of institutions are searching for ways to serve broader demographics. After all, the target date for 60-percent attainment is looming larger and, given the importance of a postsecondary education to a successful career, institutional leaders are recognizing the critical role they need to play in supporting the economy. This requires institutions to look to populations they have not traditionally served—students who may be visible minorities, low-income, out of school for an extended period of time, parents, working and more. Groups traditionally labelled “high-risk.” Supporting the success of these learners requires an evolved institutional ethos, and in this interview Dana Dunn shares her thoughts on the work colleges and universities turning their focus to these populations need to do.The EvoLLLution (Evo): Why is it important for postsecondary institutions today to be student-centric, especially when they serve traditionally underserved populations?
Dana Dunn (DD): As one of the nation’s leading student-centric postsecondary institutions, at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) we know that obtaining a college degree is the key to transforming the lives of students from traditionally underserved populations. There is ample evidence that well developed student support infrastructure contributes to enhanced student success for all students, in terms of retention, time to graduation and graduation rates. For students from traditionally underserved populations, this is particularly important. In many cases, they are the first in their families to obtain a degree, may be far from home and find the campus environment like nothing they have experienced before. In addition, they may be struggling with economic challenges and working more to afford their education. ...
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Trump’s quixotic energy policy
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MADRID – April 22, 2017 – International Earth Day – marks one year since the signing of the Paris climate agreement, which entered into force last November, and now has 195 signatories. That landmark multilateral treaty still represents the most important step forward to date in the global fight against climate change. But its first anniversary has been darkened by US President Donald Trump’s energy policies.
In 2016, the hottest year on record, average global temperatures were 0.9º C above the twentieth-century average. The Paris agreement’s main objective is to prevent average world temperatures from rising more than 2º C above pre-industrial levels by 2100. Notably, developing countries such as China and India – the world’s largest and third-largest greenhouse-gas producers, respectively – have committed themselves to reaching this goal.
The Paris agreement established a revolutionary new framework for such commitments: the “Nationally Determined Contributions”. Each signatory country outlines in its NDC its voluntary contribution toward the common global goal of mitigating the impact of anthropogenic climate change.
After suggesting during the presidential campaign that he would “cancel” the Paris agreement, Trump later claimed to be keeping “an open mind” about it. But while the world waits to see what he decides, his administration has issued a budget blueprint that is hardly in line with the spirit of the accord.
Trump is proposing to eliminate federal funding for scientific research on climate change, and to slash the Environmental Protection Agency’s budget by nearly a third. As if that were not enough, he recently issued an executive order instructing government agencies to roll back the Obama-era Clean Power Plan, which was designed to limit emissions from coal-fired power plants, and promote renewable energies. “My administration is putting an end to the war on coal,” Trump declared while signing the order.
Trump went on to promise that he would deliver “clean coal, really clean coal.” But “clean coal” ...
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How to Bootstrap Your Startup From the Ground Up
News – Illinois Tech Today
Join the Jules F. Knapp Entrepreneurship Center for “How to Bootstrap Your Startup From the Ground Up” on Wednesday, April 26 from 6–8 p.m. at Chicago-Kent College of Law, Room 307 (565 West Adams Street, Chicago). The workshop will be facilitated by Adarsh Arora.
Arora is a founder and CEO of Reputada and Lisle Technology Partners. He was a founder and CEO of Athena Security, which was acquired by Solarwinds (NYSE: SWI) in August 2012. Prior to Athena, Arora created, managed, and nurtured multiple successful startups (Peritus Software Services and Vista Technologies) to maturity, including an IPO that created a $500 million market capitalization. Arora is also the Coleman Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Illinois Tech. He will share his experiences in financing five startups where the financing ranged from government labs to advance payments from potential customers.
RSVP here. Light refreshments will be served during this networking opportunity. View a flyer here: How to Bootstrap Your Startup.
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McAninch Arts Center Announces 2017 Lakeside Pavilion Free Outdoor Summer Series
News at College of DuPage
The McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Blvd. in Glen Ellyn, is
pleased to announce the 2017 Lakeside Pavilion Free Outdoor Summer Series. Programming runs July 6 to Aug.11 and includes a Thursday evening Family Movie Series,
a Friday evening Pop Music Series and a Thursday evening Jazz Concert Series.“More than 35,000 have enjoyed one of our Lakeside Pavilion summer shows since the
inaugural season four years ago,” said MAC Director Diana Martinez. “Since then, the
series has become a signature summer event for our community.”The Family Movie Series begins July 6 with the MGM classic “The Wizard of Oz,” starring
Judy Garland (1939). On July 13, it is time to blast to the past for “Back to the
Future” (1985), starring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd. The film series wraps
up July 20 with Walt Disney Pictures’ Academy Award-winning animated feature film
“Zootopia” (2016). All films are free and begin at dusk (around 8 p.m.). The Pop Music Series opens with the internationally acclaimed Chicago-based Beatles
tribute band, American English (July 14). “Presley Perkins Lewis & Cash,” starring
former members of the Broadway smash "Million Dollar Quartet," performs July 21. New
Philharmonic, under the baton of Maestro Kirk Muspratt, performs a mix of classical,
Broadway pops, movie scores and more on July 28. Nikki Torres and the Rhythm Machine
Band bring “A Tribute to Miami Sound Machine & Gloria Estefan” to the Pavilion stage
on Aug. 4; and The Magic of Motown wraps up the series on Aug. 11. All Pop Music Series
concerts are free and begin at 7:30 p.m. The performance of The Magic of Motown is
sponsored by Follett’s College of DuPage Bookstore.WDCB 90.9 FM, Chicago’s station for jazz, returns with its Thursday Evening WDCB LIVE
Jazz Concert Series on July 27 with “An Evening with Guy King and his Little Big Band,
including a tribute to Ray Charles & B.B. King.” The New Lionel Hampton ...
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Priya DeBerry ’17 discovered community and opportunity at Brandeis
Brandeis University News
Priya DeBerry ’17 discovered community and opportunity at BrandeisScientist. Italian speaker. Musician. Priya DeBerry '17 engages with the world.Photo/Mike LovettPriya DeBerryBy Julian Cardillo ’14April 21, 2017Priya DeBerry ’17 graduates from Brandeis this May and looks back at her collegiate experience fondly. DeBerry, a Brooklyn, New York native who majored in Biology and Health: Science, Society and Policy, found Brandeis to be a welcoming place that afforded her an exciting and eclectic mix of opportunities both in and out of the classroom.While studying the sciences, DeBerry maintained her mastery of the violin via Brandeis’ performing arts programs and also managed to learn Italian, which enabled her to study abroad in Siena.
BrandeisNOW caught up with DeBerry to learn more about her four years on campus:
BrandeisNOW: Why was Brandeis the right fit for you?
DeBerry: There were actually a lot of moments when I knew this was the right fit. When I visited Brandeis during the weekend of Springest, I found the atmosphere to be amazing. Everyone here is so super friendly. Even though I didn’t know a lot of people, it still felt welcoming. There were so many activities and all the students were together, happy, collaborating and enjoying the sun. I knew that I wanted to be here and that this was the place for me.
BNOW: How has Brandeis empowered you?
DeBerry: It’s given me flexibility across different academic and social opportunities. I am a student in the sciences and in the public health field, but I am a musician as well. Brandeis allowed me to do both. The science programs here are amazing, but I was also free and encouraged to engage with music through my violin.
BNOW: Who has been your biggest mentor?
DeBerry: Definitely my Italian professor, Paola Servino. I love Italian, though originally I wanted to take French. I decided to take ...
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Embry-Riddle Worldwide Named No. 10 Best Online Engineering Degree Program in U.S.
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Factors in determining the 2016 ranking included tuition cost, financial aid offerings, time to completion, on-campus residency and online program features and services. This information was gathered by using statistical and research websites and individual school online portals to ensure the accuracy of the data involved.
Engineering is always a growing, in-demand profession. The job prospects from the Bureau of Labor Statistics predict a 3 percent growth over the next eight years with a median wage of $76,870, which means there may not be a better time to consider an online engineering degree.
While an online engineering bachelor’s degree will still take nearly four years to complete, online students enjoy flexibility and challenging coursework as they work toward finishing a degree. With the prominence of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) and other forms of adaptive digital learning, the gaps between these two styles of learning is narrowing. Online students can achieve connectivity to their professors and peers through collaborative assignments and video and project-based learning tools. For information on Embry-Riddle Worldwide MOOCs, go to http://worldwide.erau.edu/massive-open-online-courses).
Embry-Riddle Worldwide and Online Campus offers the Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology to working professionals who need a flexible schedule and access to world-class faculty. The university is regionally accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. For information on this degree as well as Worldwide’s other Engineering Degree Programs such as the Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering and the Master of Systems Engineering, go to http://worldwide.erau.edu/degrees/?field-of-study=engineering
The Engineering Technology degree, which is held to the same academic standards as programs on the university’s residential campuses in Daytona Beach, Fla., and Prescott, Ariz., requires 122 credit hours, virtual labs, research projects and a capstone course. This is a 100 percent online degree with no ...
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Baseball Splits With Springfield, Boasts Third Consecutive NEWMAC West Division Title
WPI News Archive
Apr 22, 2017
Springfield, MA --- The WPI Baseball team split a pair of games with Springfield Saturday and secured the NEWMAC West division title for the third consecutive season. The Pride earned a 4-3 win over WPI before falling to the Engineers, 11-4, in the second leg of the doubleheader at Berry-Allen Field.
With the split, Springfield College is now 15-12 overall and, 8-7 in NEWMAC play, while the Engineers are 24-10 on the year with a record of 11-6 against conference opponents.
The Engineers are in the NEWMAC clubhouse while the other seven teams are in action tomorrow. As a result of the division crown, WPI is guaranteed at least the No. 2 seed and, pending tomorrow's three-game set between Wheaton and MIT, could claim the top seed.
The Pride will conclude its NEWMAC regular season slate on Sunday when it hosts Babson for a doubleheader beginning at 12pm.
Springfield struck early as Chad Shade (Pittsfield, MA) led off the bottom of the first by blistering a triple to right field and came around to score one batter later for the game's, and the day's, first run.
The hosts would push its lead to 4-0 after a three-run fifth inning. After Patrick Coan (Pawcautuck, CT) earned a leadoff walk, Shade put runners on second and third with a towering double to right field. Mark Joao (Wappingers Falls, NY) would later deliver for the Pride with two outs when he ripped a two-run double down the right field line. Following a wild pitch and walk to Brandon Drabinski (Lisbon, CT) to put runners on the corners, Mike Jamieson (New Fairfield, CT) cracked a run-scoring single to give the host a four-run cushion.
The Engineers got a run back in the top of the sixth. Ryan Tropeano (Pembroke, MA) beat out an infield single, and after stealing second, benefited from a perfectly executed ...
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Ten graduate students celebrated for excellence in teaching and service
Princeton University Top Stories
The Graduate School has presented nine graduate students with its annual Teaching Awards in recognition of their outstanding abilities as teachers. An additional one-time Service in Teaching Award also was granted this year.
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Letter to the Editor: The new Honors College complex continues to integrate honors students
State News Opinions
I am writing in response to the column written by Toni Marcheva about the new Honors College complex planned for the north edge of campus. We certainly welcome any and all input as we move forward to re-envision our program. Rather than separating ourselves from the rest of campus, we will continue to leverage the world-class UA resources, and connect students with the best minds on campus to provide an exceptional educational experience.
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IU Alumni Association to host legislative forum on Bloomington campus
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IUB Newsroom »IU Alumni Association to host legislative forum on Bloomington campusIU Alumni Association to host legislative forum on Bloomington campusJan. 25, 2017FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEBLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Area legislators will share their views and answer questions regarding the current session of the Indiana General Assembly during a legislative forum at Indiana University Bloomington from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Friday, Feb. 3, at the DeVault Alumni Center, 1000 E. 17th St..
State legislators scheduled to attend include Sen. Eric Koch, R-Bedford; Sen. Mark Stoops, D-Bloomington; Rep. Jeff Ellington, R-Bloomington; Rep. Chris May, R-Bedford; Rep. Peggy Mayfield, R-Martinsville; and Rep. Matt Pierce, D-Bloomington. The forum is sponsored by the Monroe County Chapter of the IU Alumni Association and is free and open to the public. Those who wish to attend are asked to RSVP via the IU Alumni Association website.
The IU Alumni Association is a global alumni organization that brings more than 650,000 IU graduates together to support one another and Indiana University throughout their lives. The IUAA activates IU's powerful network through live events, webinars, scholarship programs and seriously fun traditions.
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Students and residents travel to support health equity and a diverse student body
Northwestern Now: Summaries
Clyde Yancy, MD, MSc, vice dean for Diversity and Inclusion and chief of Cardiology in the Department of Medicine, presents at the Student National Medical Association’s Medical Education Conference.
A group of Northwestern medical students, residents, faculty and staff recently traveled to Atlanta to join more than 1,800 pre-medical and medical students from across the country to participate in the Student National Medical Association’s (SNMA) Medical Education Conference.
The annual SNMA conference is one of the largest gatherings of underrepresented minority medical students in the country, and was organized around the theme, “Lighting the Way: Creating Health Equity through Education, Advocacy and Service.” The five-day conference highlighted the importance of clinical excellence and community engagement in solving the health disparities of today, and focused on opportunities for students to grow as future physicians.
“Northwestern Medicine exercises a lead role in the SNMA education conference each year,” said Clyde Yancy, MD, MSc, vice dean for Diversity and Inclusion and chief of Cardiology in the Department of Medicine. “Recognizing that the world of healthcare is changing with care providers, investigators and patients emanating from very diverse backgrounds, we understand that our culture must change to remain contemporary.”
The SNMA conference was also an opportunity to network and connect with promising pre-medical students considering what medical school to attend in the future.
“As a leading academic medical center, we value the strength of a diverse environment where the best talent, best ideas and most inclusive care can be best facilitated by a Northwestern community that reflects the diversity of our world and is open to diverse points of view,” Yancy said. “The students we engage from the SNMA are our future leaders, practitioners and investigators. We can’t afford to miss our opportunities for excellence.”
Fourth-year Feinberg students, Leslie Okorji and Imo Uko, meet prospective medical students at the Northwestern Medicine booth ...
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UChicago to webcast April 24 event featuring former President Obama
UChicago News
The University of Chicago will provide a live webcast of a campus event featuring former President Barack Obama on Monday, April 24. The event will be carried via Livestream webcast starting at 11 a.m.Obama will discuss civic engagement and the next generation of leadership with an invited audience that will include young adults from schools in the Chicago area. He will be joined on stage by young leaders from area schools, including the University of Chicago. This event, which is hosted by UChicago, will be at the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts.
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Golf Team Swings for Second Patriot League Championship
BU Today
Terriers hope to use strong spring season to get back on top
Adela Cejnarova (CAS’17), the undisputed leader and only senior on the six-woman BU golf team, will be out to defend her back-to-back individual Patriot League titles at this weekend’s league tournament.
When the BU golf team travels to Pennsylvania this weekend for the Patriot League Women’s Golf Championship, it’s with the hope of repeating the 2015 season finale: a conference title, the team’s first.
Hosted by Lehigh, the tournament will be played over two days at the Saucon Valley Country Club in Bethlehem, with the schools golfing 36 holes tomorrow, Saturday, April 22, and another 18 holes Sunday.
The Terriers mean to use their strong spring season to launch themselves back onto the top of the podium after a runner-up finish last season.
“I’m very confident in this team,” says Adela Cejnarova (CAS’17), who as the only senior has led the Terriers all season. “We have worked hard, and we’re at a good place to play really well.”
Cejnarova will soon close out what has been a remarkable Terrier career. As a freshman in 2014, the Czech Republic native took home the Patriot League Rookie of the Year award. In both sophomore and junior seasons, she earned league individual titles and Golfer of the Year honors.
She’s playing the best golf of her career this season, she says. “I’m consistently playing really well this year. I just enjoy playing with the team and seeing the results.”
The Terriers spent the winter training to improve on a slow fall season that saw them finish no better than sixth in any tournament. The results paid off. The team set back-to-back 54-hole program records this spring, shooting a combined 898 in a second-place finish at Stetson University’s Babs Steffens Invitational in late March, then breaking that record the ...
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Mānoa: UH Law School professor to be honored with property rights prize
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University of Hawaiʻi at MānoaContact:Posted: Apr 21, 2017David L. CalliesUH Law Professor David L. Callies will receive the 2017 Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Prize in the fall from the William & Mary Property Rights Project. Callies will receive this prestigious prize during the project’s 14th annual conference to be held at William & Mary Law School in Williamsburg, Virginia, on October 12-13.The prize is named in honor of the lifetime contributions to property rights of Toby Prince Brigham and Gideon Kanner. It is presented annually to a scholar, practitioner or jurist whose work affirms the fundamental importance of property rights. Recently it has gone to legal scholars from Harvard, Yale, Columbia and the University of Michigan. Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor was a recipient in 2011.Callies, a prolific scholar whose work explores land use, property, and state and local government law, has lectured around the world and written or collaborated on more than 90 articles and 20 books. He has been a member of the American Law Institute since 1990 and is the Benjamin A. Kudo Professor of Law at UH Mānoa. Prior to entering academia, he was an attorney in private practice and an assistant state’s attorney.Callies gained fame as a leading expert on land use and development in Hawai‘i early in his distinguished career, said Lynda L. Butler, Chancellor Professor of Law at William & Mary Law School and director of the school’s Property Rights Project. Callies' research interests have become truly international in scope over time and encompass land use control, eminent domain, and sustainable development in numerous other countries. Butler noted that the annual Brigham-Kanner conference has been held in China and in The Hague as well as in Virginia.UH Law Dean Avi Soifer called the prize “a much-deserved honor for Professor Callies” that not only resonates in legal circles, but in ...
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New additions of the Terra Nostra Newsletter
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Everyone in the Georgia College community is welcome to read the most recent edition of the International Education Center's monthly newsletter, Terra Nostra. In this issue: Fulbright student Kevin Morris, Dr. Eustace Palmer and the 32nd International Dinner. View the newsletter here.
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CCMST Weekly News, June 4, 2010
Center for Computational Molecular Science and Technology
1. Announcements
2. Statistics3. Tip of the WeekANNOUNCEMENTS
Welcome to summer student Max Brunsfeld
STATISTICS
FGATE
Uptime: 288 days/home directory usage: 59% (2.4TB available)/backups directory usage: 67%
LSF usage for Week 21 (5/24-5/30) (times are in minutes)GroupJobsTotal CPUAvg CPUAvg WaitAvg Trnr.Bredas44024525113%5573811065Hernandez30529803%17662342001Sherrill4485733%12143644918738Other867730%8470847Total48235357518%7344161267
Note: percentages refer to the total CPU time available for the period.
Most productive user of the Week: pwinget 133645.
EGATE
Uptime: 187 days/theoryfs/common directory usage: 35% (433GB available)/theoryfs/ccmst directory usage: 77% (202GB available)
LSF usage for Week 21 (5/24-5/30) (times are in minutes)GroupJobsTotal CPUAvg CPUAvg WaitAvg Trnr.Bredas2111330%54053Hernandez30855646%285202865Sherrill3229565720%9239516109Other4522830%51052Total12838463625%300514726
Note: percentages refer to the total CPU time available for the period.
Most productive user of the Week: sahan 216534.
TIP OF THE WEEK
By Massimo
Interactive LSF jobs can be requested using the -I option of bsub:bsub -I bsub -Isbsub -Ip
The -Is and -Ip options create a pseudo terminal, and should be used to open an interactive shell (i.e.: bsub -Is /bin/bash will start a bash shell).
One can even request interactive parallel jobs:bsub -n 2 -Is /bin/bash
The above line will start an interactive shell and will reserve a second processor. You will be logged in to the first processor. To find out where the second processor of your interactive job is, check the contents of the environment variable LSB_HOSTS.
Do you have usage tips that you want to share with the other CCMST users? Please send them to Massimo (massimo.malagoli@chemistry.gatech.edu) for inclusion in the Tip of the Week section.
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Autism and Engineering
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Weather forecasts warn of a snow and ice storm that will hit a swath of states in the Midwest, Northeast and South early next week. Why not use the forecast as inspiration for this year’s Valentine’s Day gift? Instead of buying loved ones flowers or chocolates, make them a disaster preparedness...
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Staff and Faculty: Attend a Performance for Mandatory Title IX Training Requirement
UCR Today
A three-act play put on by the group Life Theatre Services is coming up at the HUB May 1-2
By Sandra Baltazar Martinez on April 19, 2017
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Life Theatre Services performs at all UC schools. The play will be presented for UCR supervisors, staff and faculty, on May 1-2. COURTESY
All UC faculty and staff members must participate in mandatory sexual harassment and sexual violence (SVSH) awareness and prevention training.
Instead of completing the training online employees can attend a live, three-act play put on by the group Life Theatre Services — which performs at all UC schools. The play will be offered at UCR at HUB 260: May 1, from 1 to 3 p.m, and May 2, from 10 a.m. to noon.
Through the UCR Learning Center, online training is also readily available for those who prefer to work through the module on their own computer.
Brooke Chang, director of UCR’s Office of Title IX, encourages supervisors, staff, and faculty members to take a two-hour break and join colleagues for the live performance. Chang will also be present to answer any questions regarding UCR’s specific policies and procedures.
This training is open to all staff, who are required to take the training on a yearly basis, as well as supervisors and faculty, who are required to take the training every two years.
To sign up for the training (or to check if your training session is due), please log into the UC Learning Center website: ucrlearning.ucr.edu.
Brooke Chang
Online advance registration is required to attend the play; attendance records will be taken in order to certify the employee’s participation.
“This is a great way to learn about how to assist our students, faculty and staff, and ensure the well-being of our campus community,” Chang said.
The topic is a tough subject, but it’s important to be aware ...
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Real-world exposure to consulting with CELect course
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“I’ve loved combining my marketing and entrepreneurship studies to consult with a startup on creating an innovative marketing solution,” says Allison Halpern, BSBA’18 and member of a CELect team working with St. Louis-based Givable. “The hands-on nature of the CEL has helped me grow and apply my studies in a truly unique way!”
CELect stands for: Center for Experiential Learning (CEL) Entrepreneurial Consulting Team and this is an occasional series of interviews with students participating in the program that pairs consultants with St. Louis startups.
CEL: Who is your client and what made you interested in working with them?
Halpern: I am consulting with a startup at T-REX, called Givable. Givable is a micro-giving platform that makes charitable donations simple with daily, engaging emails. I really love Givable’s mission to make charitable giving more accessible and believe they have an innovative way to do so.
Click here to learn more (this is definitely a shameless plug).
Our consulting project is to create a marketing strategy to attract more users. As someone who values community involvement and utilizing creative problem solving to build awareness, this project fits me perfectly.
CEL: How does this class help you with your future aspirations?
Halpern: In the future, I hope to work in a marketing role, assisting and consulting clients strategically. I like the fast-paced and innovative culture that comes with client work. So, working with Givable to create a marketing strategy is really right up my alley. This summer I am interning at Facebook in the Global Marketing Solutions department to help clients optimize their advertising on Facebook platforms. I will be working on a team conducting research to better understand best digital marketing practices for clients. My CELect project involved extensively researching the industry, company, and trends to create a highly implementable plan and I think that experience will help me ...
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TEFD Announces 2017-18 Lilly Fellows
UMass Amherst: News Archive
The Institute for Teaching Excellence and Faculty Development (TEFD) has announced the selection of the 2017-18 Lilly Fellows for Teaching Excellence.The eight fellows are:
Yuriy Brun, computer science
Caitlyn Butler, civil and environmental engineering
Patrick Flaherty, mathematics and statistics
Laura Furlan, English
Kirsten Leng, women, gender, sexuality studies
Paul Musgrave, political science
Traci Parker, Afro-American studies
Ceren Soylu, economics
The Lilly Fellowship is a competitive award program, established in 1986, that enables promising junior faculty to cultivate teaching excellence in a special yearlong collaboration.
The fellows attend bi-weekly seminars on teaching pedagogy, develop a new course or substantially redesign an existing one, assess their teaching and their students’ learning through classroom visits, work with mentors to anticipate many of the challenges and rewards of faculty life at UMass Amherst, and design a teaching-focused workshop or program to share the benefits of the Lilly Fellowship with colleagues at the department, school-college or campus level.
For more information about the Lilly Fellowship, contact Brian Baldi, bbaldi@umass.edu
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Research Week 2017: UT Music Student Finds Unique Tune in Grindcore Research
Headlines – Tennessee Today
Paul RoyceMusically speaking, Paul Royse, a senior in music theory and piano performance, is going where no one has gone before.
Royse, of Knoxville, got interested in research during a music theory class analyzing rock music. His focus: grindcore, a genre of music fusing aspects of heavy metal and hardcore punk that originated in the mid-1980s but has been virtually absent in music research literature.
Royse is among more than 1,400 UT undergraduates participating in research or creative activities that help them apply what they’re learning in the classroom and prepare them for graduate school or launching a career. Between 2015 and 2016 UT more than doubled the number of undergraduates involved in research or creative achievement and saw an 87 percent increase in the number of faculty serving as mentors.
Royse, who is also an accomplished composer, learned about grindcore two years ago from a friend who is a singer in a local Knoxville grindcore band, Rat Punch.
“I fell in love with its unmatched abrasion, energy, over-the-top absurdity, philosophy, and experimentation,” said Royse. “I chose grindcore for my research because of my love of it, more than any type of punk or metal.”
Royse’s first paper is “Nose to the Grind: An Introduction to Structural Paradigms in Grindcore and Its Closely Related Genres.” He presented his research earlier this year to a packed session of academic faculty and students at a College Music Society regional conference.
“There is plenty of excellent theoretical literature on styles such as pop, rock, metal, and punk, but grindcore is relatively untouched in current scholarship,” said Royse’s mentor, Brendan McConville, associate professor of music.
Royse will graduate next month and plans to begin graduate school in music theory this fall at the University of Cincinnati – College-Conservatory of Music.
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Telomere Length Predicts Cancer Risk
Telomere Length Predicts Cancer Risk, According to Large Epidemiological Study
Longer-than-expected telomeres—which are composed of repeated sequences of DNA and are shortened every time a cell divides—are associated with an increased cancer risk, according to research led by scientists from Pitt and Singapore.
“Telomeres and cancer clearly have a complex relationship,” said Jian-Min Yuan, M.D., Ph.D., who holds the Arnold Palmer Endowed Chair in Cancer Prevention at UPCI and is lead or senior author on two studies being presented at AACR. “Our hope is that by understanding this relationship, we may be able to predict which people are most likely to develop certain cancers so they can take preventive measures and perhaps be screened more often, as well as develop therapies to help our DNA keep or return its telomeres to a healthy length.”
Yuan and his colleagues analyzed blood samples and health data on more than 28,000 Chinese people enrolled in the Singapore Chinese Health Study, which has followed the health outcomes of participants since 1993. As of the end of 2015, 4,060 participants had developed cancer.
Participants were divided into five groups, based on how much longer their telomeres were than expected. The group with the longest telomeres had 33 percent higher odds of developing any cancer than the group with the shortest telomeres, after taking into account the effect of age, sex, education and smoking habits. That group also had 66 percent higher odds of developing lung cancer, 39 percent higher odds of developing breast cancer, 55 percent higher odds of developing prostate cancer and 37 percent higher odds of developing colorectal cancer. Of all the cancers, pancreatic had the largest increase in incidence related to longer telomeres, with participants in the highest one-fifth for telomere length at nearly 2.6 times the odds of developing pancreatic cancer, compared to those in the lowest one-fifth for telomere length. Only the risk of liver cancer ...
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Es presenta a Can Jaumandreu ‘The sound sculptures of Bernard and François Baschet’
Universitat de Barcelona - Notícies
Imatge de la presentació del llibre, ahir al Parc de les Humanitats i les Ciències Socials de la UB.
Després de l’acte es va fer una visita sonora a les escultures Baschet que hi ha al Parc.
21/04/2017
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El Parc de les Humanitats i les Ciències Socials (Can Jaumandreu) va acollir ahir, dijous 20 d’abril, la presentació del llibre The sound sculptures of Bernard and François Baschet, de François Baschet, a cura de Martí Ruiz, coordinador del Taller d’Escultura Sonora Baschet de la UB.
En aquest llibre, considerat una obra fonamental en la història de l’art, François Baschet relata l’experiència dels germans Baschet com a pioners en la investigació i la creació d’instruments musicals i escultures sonores combinant art i ciència, escultura i música. L’edició, a cura de Martí Ruiz, especialista en l’obra dels Baschet, dona a conèixer la singular concepció de François Baschet de l’acústica —un mètode per comprendre les relacions funcionals entre forma, matèria, acció i so—, la qual va donar lloc a la invenció de centenars d’instruments i escultures sonores de totes les mides i sonoritats, actualment escampats per tot el món. Edicions de la UB ha publicat una edició trilingüe en paper d’aquesta obra que ben aviat apareixerà també en llibre electrònic (eBooks).
En la presentació van intervenir el vicerector d’Arts, Cultura i Patrimoni de la UB, Salvador García Fortes; la degana de la Facultat de Belles Arts, M. Dolors Tapias; el director del Museu de la Música de Barcelona, Jaume Ayats, i l’editor de l’obra, Martí Ruiz. En acabar l’acte, es va fer una visita sonora a les escultures Baschet del Parc.
El dia de Sant Jordi, Martí Ruiz estarà d’11 a 12 h a la parada que Edicions ...
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Seven inducted into S&T Academy of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Three electrical and computer engineers with ties to Missouri University of Science and Technology were inducted into the Missouri S&T Academy of Electrical and Computer Engineers during the academy’s induction ceremony, which was held at the Comfort Suites Conference Center in Rolla, Missouri, on April 20.The academy is an advisory group to the Missouri S&T electrical and computer engineering department. Founded in 1980, the academy is composed of alumni and other electrical and computer engineers who have made outstanding contributions to their profession.
New members are listed below:
Dean S. Ford of Baltimore, chief operating officer and executive vice president for Westin Engineering Inc., earned a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering from Missouri S&T in 1995. Ford began his career as an engineer I at MAGNUM Technologies Inc. and served in roles of increasing responsibility with MAGNUM, as well as with Process Analysts Inc., MAVERICK Technologies Inc. and Wunderlich-Malec Engineering Inc. before joining Westin Engineering in 2013. A certified automation professional, Ford is a licensed control systems engineer in 15 states and is a member of several professional organizations.
Tina E. Gaines of Baxter Springs, Kansas, director of engineering for the Empire District Electric Co., earned a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering from Missouri S&T in 1989. Gaines began her career as a telecommunications engineer for Dow Chemical in 1989. In 1996, she joined the Empire District Electric Co., where she served as telecommunications engineer, manager of telecommunications and director of telecommunications before being named director of engineering in 2011. A member of the Missouri S&T Corporate Development Council, Gaines has given presentations at S&T’s Expanding Your Horizons and for the Chancellor’s Leadership Academy. She has served as interim director of Fast Freedom Wireless Internet Provider and interim director of Purchasing and Stores, she volunteers for Teach Reading to Every Kid and is a 2003 graduate ...
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Criminologist Beth Huebner part of research team tracking complex web of monetary sanctions in 9 states
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UMSL criminologist Beth Huebner has joined a team of researchers from nine states investigating the often uneven way monetary sanctions are levied in the criminal justice system and the effect that can have on individuals. (Photo by August Jennewein)
The phrase “criminal justice system” may conjure images of courtrooms, juries and prison.
Less obvious is that when justice is doled out, it increasingly impacts the pocketbook.
Beth Huebner, a professor of criminology and criminal justice at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, is working with a team of researchers at nine universities across the country who are exploring the role that monetary sanctions play in the criminal justice system.
Her interest grew out of issues exposed in the wake of unrest in Ferguson, Missouri.
“The challenges highlighted so prominently in Ferguson can be found in many communities in Missouri and across the nation,” Huebner said.
Huebner, working with research assistant Kristina Garrity, has been studying the often uneven way monetary sanctions are levied in different jurisdictions. Preliminary findings suggest the impact on a person’s pocketbook depends largely on his or her location on a map.
Monetary sanctions can include fines, court fees, restitution, surcharges and even interest on unpaid sanctions. They can be imposed for offenses ranging from traffic violations and misdemeanors to felony convictions.
Though these types of financial punishments have a long history in the United States, state and local governments have been imposing monetary sanctions with increasing frequency over the past 30 years.
“There is an extreme amount of variation – both between states and within states – on how, when and where monetary sanctions are imposed by court officials,” said Alexes Harris, a professor of sociology at the University of Washington who has taken the lead on the collaborative efforts of the researchers. “It’s a mess, and there are few guidelines and no national framework governing the ...
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Cal State Fullerton softball stifles Hawaii in series-opening 5-0 victory
Daily Titan
In the opening game of its weekend series against Hawaii, Cal State Fullerton softball was able to come away with a 5-0 victory that included a Lexi Gonzalez home run and a shutout from Kelsey Kessler .
“Everything really came together tonight,” Head Coach Kelly Ford said. “It is an accumulation of hard work and staying focused.”
Kessler was able to throw her fifth shutout while earning her 13th win of the year, going seven innings while giving up six hits and striking out nine of the 27 batters she faced.
“She did fantastic,” Ford said. “They’re (Hawaii) really known — and always have been — for their offense and she just kept them off balance.”
The Titans were able to strike in the bottom of the third against Hawaii starting pitcher Brittany Hitchcock, after an Ariana Williams two-RBI single and a two-run home run from Gonzalez, putting the Titans in the driver seat with a 4-0 lead.
“With a pitcher throwing a drop ball, instead of chopping down I was just trying to focus on getting under it, ” Gonzalez said.
In the sixth, Bryanna Ybarra singled up the middle to drive in Zoe Richard, extending the Titan lead to 5-0.
It was all the run support Kessler needed to bring home a victory in her 11th complete game of the year.
“She worked it with three speeds, and I was so impressed with her composure and presence on the mound tonight,” Ford said. “It was outstanding.”
The Titans (24-19) resume play Saturday starting at 2 p.m. from Anderson Family Field, the first game of a doubleheader against Hawaii.
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New Master’s Degree Melds Environmental Measurements Science and Policy
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April 27, 2017 – A new interdisciplinary master’s program, designed to give students the skills to conduct rigorous scientific measurement and analysis of toxins, hazardous substances and other materials in the earth’s atmosphere and surface, will be offered this fall.
The aim is to equip students with a better understanding of environmental measurements science and policy.
“The idea is that you want to use the best available science to inform the process of policymaking” says YuYe Tong, chemistry professor and program director for the Master of Science in Environmental Metrology & Policy. “Our vision is to teach and train people to be skillful with both sides of the equation – to understand the science and the processes through which how science can best inform the policymaking.”
Tong says the new two-year program, offered through Georgetown’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, is the first of its kind in the United States.
Real-Life Reflections
Faculty members and experts from Georgetown, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will teach in the program.
Antonio Possolo, chief statistician of NIST, for example, will lead the program’s course on Statistical Methods in Environmental Metrology.
“What’s happening in real life will be reflected in the classroom, and vice versa” Tong notes.
Education Gap
In addition to coursework, the program includes a 10-week summer internship and a capstone research project.
Tong says the new program also leverages Georgetown’s location in the nation’s capital and its proximity to federal agencies.
“There’s a gap in terms of education in chemical and biochemical metrology and even at NIST it can take several years to train people in terms of mastering the principles and methodologies in metrology,” says Tong.
Ensuring Chemical Safety
He notes that the Master of Science in Environmental Metrology and Policy begins at a time of widespread ...
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Hearst Foundations grant supports UCSC Science Communication Program
Physical and Biological Sciences News
The Hearst Foundations have awarded a grant of $100,000 to UC Santa Cruz to support the campus's nationally recognized Science Communication Program. The two-year grant will help cover instructional costs, fund an expansion of the program's digital media training, and support efforts to recruit a diverse cohort of graduate students."We are grateful that Hearst recognized our pivotal role during a time when accurate and engaging science communication is more important than ever," said program director Erika Check Hayden. "As the only science communication graduate program based at a public university, we provide the highest quality of instruction to students who represent the face of California and the nation."
Founded in 1981, the Science Communication Program focuses on practical training through rigorous coursework and diverse internships. It is the only graduate science writing program in the United States that requires a degree in science and experience in research. Graduates of the program work as reporters and editors at the nation's top newspapers, science magazines, online news services, research agencies, universities, and medical centers.
The program's multimedia curriculum is designed to meet the growing demand for full multimedia proficiency in entry-level journalism positions. The Hearst grant will fund a significant upgrade of digital media training through new equipment purchases and instruction from experts in the field.
The director is the program's sole faculty member, with additional instruction provided by professional journalists and guest editors. Much of the grant will be used to support this corps of nationally prominent lecturers and guest editors, who train students to professional standards and help open career doors for the program's graduates. The grant will also support recruitment efforts, including outreach to communities that have been underrepresented in the science communication field.
The Hearst Foundations, made up of the William Randolph Hearst Foundation and the Hearst Foundation Inc., act as a philanthropic resource for organizations and institutions working ...
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New Funding Will Support Research into Biology of Malaria Parasite
UCSF - Latest News Feed
Grant Dorsey, MD, PhD, received federal funding that will allow him to research the biology of the malaria parasite.In a commitment to improve the control and elimination of malaria worldwide, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) – a part of the National Institute of Health – announced on April 21, 2017, that UC San Francisco researcher Grant Dorsey, MD, PhD, will receive a renewal award for an International Center for Excellence in Malaria Research (ICEMR).
The award will fund Dorsey’s project, the Program for Resistance, Immunology, Surveillance and Modeling of Malaria in Uganda (PRISM) for seven years at about $1 million annually.
“We’re extremely excited,” said Dorsey. “We feel very fortunate to continue the work we started.”
Dorsey, Professor of Medicine in UCSF’s Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases and Global Medicine, received a seven-year ICEMR award from NIAID in 2010. His research has informed new guidelines to antimalarial care throughout Africa, enabling thousands of children and pregnant women to live malaria-free.
PRISM is one of seven ICEMR programs selected worldwide, comprising a global network of research centers in malaria-endemic settings, including Africa, Asia, the Pacific Islands and Latin America. PRISM is based in Tororo, a rural town in Eastern Uganda, and its goals are to perform surveillance of malaria in order to improve understanding and to measure the impact of population-level control interventions. With the award, Dorsey aims to build upon the work of the last seven years.
“With the initial grant, we aimed to understand epidemiology of malaria,” said Dorsey. “Now, we want to understand its biology.”
To control malaria, Dorsey and his team has primarily relied on insecticide-treated bed nets and artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACTs) for symptomatic malaria. The interventions have been extremely effective in reducing the incidence of malaria.
Between 2010 and 2015, the rate of new cases fell by 21 percent globally. In the same period, malaria mortality ...
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Marshall defeats FIU in opener of 3-game series
FIU Athletics
BECKLEY, West Va. -- Marshall scored six runs in the bottom of the third inning to snap a tie with FIU as the Thundering Herd took the first game of a three-game series, 22-6, over the Panthers Friday afternoon at Epling Stadium.The Herd is now 19-19 overall and 8-8 in Conference USA play. The Panthers are 23-16 on the season and 8-8 in conference games.With the score tied 1-1, Marshall sent nine men to the plate against FIU starter Nick MacDonald in the third. Tommy Lane's two-run single to right with the bases loaded put the Herd on top 3-1. Cory Garrastazu had a two-run double and Leo Valenti's two-run home run capped off the scoring in the third that gave Marshall a 7-1 lead.MacDonald (6-1) went 3 2/3 innings, allowed nine hits, six earned runs and struck out eight batters.Joshua Shapiro (2-4) pitched five innings, allowed five hits and four runs to record the win for the Herd.Jack Schaaf was 3 for 5 with two RBI for FIU. Zack Soria and Zach Files each had two hits.The Panthers and Herd resume the series Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m. There is no video or radio broadcast for the three-game series but live in-game updates are available on Twitter: @FIUBaseball.
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Track & Field Hosts Annual Team Banquet
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Will Stafford (@WillStaffordLSU)Associate SID
BATON ROUGE – The LSU Track & Field program held its seventh-annual Team Awards and Alumni Recognition Banquet on Friday night at the Renaissance Baton Rouge Hotel in which 19 student-athletes received awards for their performance in competition, in the classroom and in the community during the 2015-16 athletic season.
The LSU Track & Field Team Awards and Alumni Recognition Banquet has been established to not only recognize the current members of the program for their performance in the past year, but also honor the alumni who have laid the foundation of success still enjoyed by the program today.
Awards were presented to members of the program for their outstanding performance during the 2015 and 2016 cross country seasons as well as the 2016 indoor and 2016 outdoor track and field seasons while leading the Tigers and Lady Tigers in all aspects of the program.
Highlighting the festivities on the night was a celebration of the LSU’s “Decade of the Dynasty” when the Lady Tigers brought home a staggering 19 NCAA team championships between the indoor and outdoor seasons from 1987-97. That included an unprecedented 11-straight national titles won at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships, a streak that will surely never be broken in the sport.
Proud to have so many of these women from the #DecadeOfDynasty back with us at tonight's team banquet! #LSU #Legends pic.twitter.com/Suu8wI7rpz
— LSUTrackField (@LSUTrackField) April 22, 2017
“What a special event this has become for our program each and every year as we continue to celebrate our history, while also recognizing those still on our team who carry that standard of excellence with them,” said LSU head coach Dennis Shaver. “We’re especially proud to have so many women from that ‘Decade of the Dynasty’ come back and be recognized for what they accomplished. We’ll likely never see an era like ...
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Dateline Rice for April 21, 2017
FEATURED ITEM
Rice wins 1st over UT since 1965As part of its “Journey Through the Archives” feature in celebration of 115 years of publishing, the Houston Chronicle reprinted a 1994 article that reported Rice football’s historic win over the University of Texas.Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)http://bit.ly/2obOXZGhttp://bit.ly/2pZ7yEu
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
The Gulf states are turning to Asia in a big way. Here’s why it matters.Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an op-ed about the Gulf states.Washington Posthttp://wapo.st/2oRw9NX
Of course adults sneer at millennials: Christian SchneiderAn op-ed references Rice’s decision to replace the title “college master” with “college magister.”USA Today (This appeared in over 10 other media outlets.)http://usat.ly/2pMtLtc
With new research ‘lab,’ D.C. aims big for better public policy The Kinder Foundation has awarded a $10.7 million grant to Rice’s Houston Education Research Consortium to expand its innovative work to additional school districts in the Greater Houston region. Ruth Lopez Turley, director of the consortium, associate director of research at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research and professor of sociology, is quoted.Government Technologyhttp://bit.ly/2obOIOcRice University receives $10.7M for Houston school partnershipPhilanthropy News Digesthttp://bit.ly/2p3b3wH
ConsenSys hires BHP Billiton blockchain and energy expert Dr. Tyler SmithAn article mentions the Business and the Blockchain conference that was hosted at Rice.International Business Times UK (This also appeared in Yahoo Finance UK.)http://bit.ly/2pm5avB
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Trump se hace a la idea de que hay que respetar los tratadosDouglas Brinkley, professor of history, is quoted about President Donald Trump. Brinkley will speak at Stephen F. Austin State University April 24.Houston Chronicle (An English translation is not available. This Associated Press article appeared in over 10 ...
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Grant to UC and Cincinnati Union Bethel to Aid Victims of Human Trafficking
UC Health News
A psychologist at the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine is partnering with the social service agency Cincinnati Union Bethel (CUB) to identify and assess treatment needs of human trafficking survivors in Ohio. This work is thanks to a $900,000 grant ($300,000 renewed over three years) from the Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP) at the Administration for Children and Families."Ohio has the fourth highest rate of human trafficking in the country,” says Maria Espinola, PsyD, who is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience and a UC Health psychologist. "Cincinnati’s geographic location, transient populations and high rates of poverty and homelessness, paired with the growing opioid epidemic, places already vulnerable women and children at an increased risk for sexual exploitation and trafficking.”Espinola said she chose to partner with CUB due to the "amazing work they already do for survivors.” CUB is the longest-running social service agency in Cincinnati, addressing the needs of urban women, children, families and communities, and has served over 800 victims of human trafficking since 2006. Viann Barnett, director of CUB, has worked for the past nine years to help victims reclaim their lives from the horrors of human trafficking. "Off the Streets, a marquee program of CUB, has been at the forefront of addressing the needs of victims of human trafficking and has changed the lives of many,” she says. "We are excited to have UC as a partner on this grant which will help identify the treatment needs of victims and incorporate evidence-based, culturally-sensitive and trauma-informed therapeutic techniques to help the city’s most vulnerable. It is an unfortunate, even horrendous reality that human slavery happens in our own towns and neighborhoods, but it’s one we must confront.”"Working with underserved populations has been a pleasure and a passion for Dr. Espinola, and it speaks volumes of her character,” ...
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Spring into L.I.F.E. Programs Each Wednesday
Lone Star College CyFair News
Published on: April 04, 2017
Enjoy weekly programs at Lone Star College-CyFair learning about Cape Cod, Catalonia, book crafts, heart health as well as genealogy.
The Learning, Inspiration, Friendship and Enrichment (L.I.F.E.) programs in April and May are free and held Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the library (Room 131 unless otherwise noted) at 9191 Barker Cypress.
April 12 - Cape Cod and Its HistoryJane Stimpson takes us on a virtual excursion to Cape Cod, Massachusetts, past and present. Just what are quahogs and scrod?
April 19 - How Catalonia Celebrates St. George DayTona Espel, librarian and native Catalonian, tells us about this important cultural holiday named after the patron saint of Catalonia. Come and learn some of its traditions and taste some treats.
April 26 - Nutrition for Heart HealthDr. Mary Alavi of Balanced Health and Wellness tells the unhappy story of how humans moved from natural food to processed food. Sample some healthful snacks. Celebrating Go Red Week for Heart Health with the Wellness Committee.
May 3 - Book Leaf BlossomsLet Krissy Conn and Nicole Gibson help you craft beautiful paper flowers from upcycled discarded books.
May 10 - Genealogy Series: A World of SourcesMick Stafford, Executive Director of HCC Libraries, gives you a birds-eye view of the wealth of genealogy sources online and through your library.
May 17 - Genealogy Series: DNA and Medical Genetics TestingLSC-Kingwood Professor Brian Shmaefsky reveals the state of the art when it comes to your genes and your health. He discusses the pros and cons of direct-to-consumer DNA tests and explains what they can and cannot tell you.
May 24 - So You Want to Be a WriterProlific fiction and nonfiction author and war veteran Gordon Rottman leads a discussion on the basics of how to start (and finish) a writing project. To commemorate the sacrifices of American troops in advance of Memorial Day. Some attention will ...
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Lone Star College-North Harris student delegation returns from China
Lone Star College North Harris News
Published on: September 15, 2015
A select group of students from Lone Star College-North Harris
returned to campus this fall, talking about the academic trip of a lifetime
they took this summer. As part of the China-U.S. Exchange Foundation, 14 honors
students from LSC-North Harris visited China for two weeks in August.
During their program abroad, the students travelled to Beijing, Hangzhou and Shanghai where
they learned about Chinas educational and economic systems along with its traditions
steeped in history and rich culture. The students had the opportunity to visit such
famous historical sites including The Great Wall, Tiananmen Square and the
Forbidden City, in addition to attending attractions such as Hangzhou Tea
Museum, Shanghais Oriental Pearl Tower and an acrobatics show with the celebrated
Shanghai Acrobatic Troupe.
The students
selected for the program are some of the LSC-North Harris highest-achieving
students and leaders on campus. They are currently enrolled in The Honors
College, an academic program designed for
high-achieving students seeking to improve their college transcripts and
transferability with challenging coursework across all disciplines.
The
mission of the LSC-North Harris Honors College is to enhance existing programs
and to reaffirm the College's commitment to excellence by identifying,
recruiting, and challenging motivated students, providing enrichment and
flexibility to develop full student potential, and to offer faculty the
opportunity for renewal and innovation.
According to Dr.
Wei Li, LSC-North Harris professor of English and developmental studies, and
faculty representative on the trip, I see great potential for these students
to become friendship ambassadors between the United States and China,
successful diplomats and business people, and citizens and peace makers of the
global village.
Wanxiang America,
China-United States Exchange Foundation, U.S. Congressional Office of Sheila
Jackson-Lee, Lone Star College, Beijing Foreign Studies University and Hangzhou
Wanxiang Polytechnics sponsored and organized the trip as part of the 100,000
Strong China Initiative signed by President Obama ...
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Anson Dorrance shares thoughts on character in his Last Lecture
Campus Updates – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s women’s soccer coach Anson Dorrance performs the same ritual before each National Championship game his team plays (a whopping 24, with 22 of those victories). It doesn’t have anything to do with superstition. It’s all about appreciation.
“I spend the entire day and half the night before the National Championship game writing a note to every senior on my roster, thanking each of them for the incredible human contribution they’ve made to my team,” Dorrance told the Carolina seniors attending the Last Lecture on April 20.
The next morning, Dorrance delivers the letters, often “bleary eyed and honestly half asleep.”
“Rest assured the letters are more powerful and valuable to my team than me actually being awake during the game,” he said.
Dorrance uses the letters not only to let his senior players know how important they are to the team, but he also shares copies of the letters with the rest of the team so that they remember the special women they are playing for.
“What we are consciously trying to do is to construct real connections where our players, emotionally, play for each other,” the coach explained. “And this stuff works.”
Dorrance was selected by the Class of 2017 to deliver the Last Lecture on the west lawn of the Morehead Building, as the sun began to set. The talk is based on the premise, “If you knew this was the last lecture you would ever give, what would you say?”
The talk had long been a tradition at Carnegie Mellon University, usually for professors nearing retirement. But the Last Lecture received national attention in 2007, when computer science professor Randy Pausch, dying from pancreatic cancer at age 46, gave a funny, upbeat message that got millions of viewers online.
Soon other universities, like Carolina, were also hosting Last Lectures.
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Gaining a community’s trust
Danielle Spurlock speaks at a neighborhood town hall meeting in east Durham on February 25, 2017.The revitalization of Old East Durham has resulted in a dramatic increase in property values over the last 10 years. What does this growth mean for housing affordability, equity, and environmental quality in one of North Carolina’s fastest growing areas?
To find out, the UNC Department of City and Regional Planning is listening (and lending resources) to long-term residents of Durham.
Fruit platters, hummus and veggies, chicken wings, home-baked cookies, and large pitchers of sweet tea and lemonade cover a long table at Holton Career and Resource Center. It’s the third Tuesday of the month, which means Communities in Partnership, a neighborhood initiative of old East Durham, is hosting their monthly potluck.
Across from the table, Karla Jimenez, a graduate student from the Department of City and Regional Planning in UNC’s College of Arts & Sciences, talks with a long-term resident of east Durham. Together they examine a large map of the neighborhood, and Jimenez asks her questions about local businesses and economic opportunities in the area.
The woman points to an area of Angier Road where there is a row of abandoned warehouses. “These buildings could be serving the community but they’re not,” she says. “It’s hard to see people walking to the bus stop in the rain with bags of groceries. They have to commute by bus to the other side of Durham just to get groceries.”
The conversation switches to food deserts, and while Jimenez listens intently to this woman’s concerns about her neighborhood, another graduate student from UNC is taking down notes from their conversation.
“As a facilitator I was engaging participants—I asked them what their experiences have been like, but I was essentially letting them lead the conversation,” Jimenez says. “Wherever they wanted to take the ...
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Las Vegas launches clean-needle vending machines to help addicts avoid disease
Newsroom: InTheNews
Publication Date: 4/20/2017
ByLine: ThinkProgress
URL Link: https://thinkprogress.org/vegas-needle-machines-e985b9068f13
Page Content: Features Steffanie Strathdee, PhD
News Type: National
News_Release_Date: April 21, 2017
NewsTags: AIDS/HIV; Infectious Disease; Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
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Why children struggle to cross busy streets safely
Iowa Now - Research
For adults, crossing the street by foot seems easy. You take stock of the traffic and calculate the time it will take to get from one side to the other without being hit.Yet it’s anything but simple for a child.
Video of Road crossing simulation (near miss)
New research from the University of Iowa shows children under certain ages lack the perceptual judgment and motor skills to cross a busy road consistently without putting themselves in danger. The researchers placed children from 6 to 14 years old in a realistic simulated environment (see video) and asked them to cross one lane of a busy road multiple times.
The results: Children up to their early teenage years had difficulty consistently crossing the street safely, with accident rates as high as 8 percent with 6-year-olds. Only by age 14 did children navigate street crossing without incident, while 12-year-olds mostly compensated for inferior road-crossing motor skills by choosing bigger gaps in traffic.
“Some people think younger children may be able to perform like adults when crossing the street,” says Jodie Plumert, professor in the UI’s Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences. “Our study shows that’s not necessarily the case on busy roads where traffic doesn’t stop.”
For parents, that means taking extra precautions. Be aware that your child may struggle with identifying gaps in traffic large enough to cross safely. Young children also may not have developed the fine motor skills to step into the street the moment a car has passed, like adults have mastered. And, your child may allow eagerness to outweigh reason when judging the best time to cross a busy street.
“They get the pressure of not wanting to wait combined with these less-mature abilities,” says Plumert, corresponding author on the study, which appears in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, published by the American ...
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