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BATON ROUGE -- With four minutes left in the first half, the 2017 National L Club Spring Game was moved indoors due to lightning near in Tiger Stadium with the Purple leading White, 7-3.
Prior to the lightning, placekicker Connor Culp made a 21-yard field goal to cap a 7-minute, 17-second opening drive for the White team. The 14-play drive spanned 66 yards, including a 35-yard pass from quarterback Danny Etling to wide receiver D.J. Chark.
Following an interception by Kevin Toliver II, Purple used a face-mask penalty and 36 rushing yards by Lanard Fournette to score early in the second quarter. Fournette's 1-yard plunge and Cameron Gamble's PAT gave Purple a 7-3 lead with 10:40 remaining in the second quarter.
Just after 8 p.m. CT, lightning was detected within eight miles of Tiger Stadium, and the duration of game was moved to the LSU Football Indoor Practice Facility.
In the Indoor facility, the White team finished off a 26-7 victory.
LSU COACH ED ORGERON SPRING GAME PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
Opening Statement…“We had a tremendous day. We started off with a lot of former players coming back and bringing them back together. They were fired up, and it was a great day to see all of the ex-players coming back and all the championships those guys won and all of the accomplishments that they had. I think we have a very strong Tiger family, and that was one of the most impressive things of the day.”
“On to the scrimmage, it was the defense’s night. The offense did a tremendous job all spring, but tonight was the defense’s night. I don’t think that we played very well on offense. I know Coach (Matt) Canada is a little disappointed in the performance, but I have confidence that we are going to get better. ...
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Sunday, April 23, 2017
Lightning Forces Spring Game Indoors; White Wins, 26-7
New cost calculator available to Rice applicants
Potential applicants to Rice now have a fast, user-friendly online tool designed to give families a more accurate way to gauge the cost of attendance while factoring in financial aid.
The free tool, called MyinTuition, was developed by Wellesley College in response to the knowledge that too few students apply to top-notch schools because they assume they cannot afford them.
“Families look at the price and walk away without thinking about financial aid possibilities because the assumption is that the cost is too high,” said Phillip Levine, the Wellesley professor of economics who developed MyinTuition. “Now, equipped with a simple, fast way to estimate costs, more parents may find that they can send their children to top schools.”
Rice is one of 12 schools that adopted the new tool this week.
Available on the Admission home page, MyinTuition asks six basic financial questions. The answers are used to provide personalized estimates of what it would cost a family to send their child to Rice.
It takes the average user about three minutes to complete the form. The tool gives parents a breakdown of the estimated costs paid by the family, work-study and loan estimates, in addition to grant assistance provided by Rice.
“Rice University meets 100 percent of demonstrated need of all its admitted students,” said Julie Browning, dean for undergraduate enrollment. “Helping low-income high school students and their parents become aware that a Rice education is within their reach means they can dream big and develop their full potential. We believe MyinTuition is a great service to underserved high achievers, and we’re proud to add this resource to our efforts to expand access to these worthy students.”
In 2011, the federal government mandated that colleges and universities offer a “net price calculator” to provide prospective students with an estimate of the cost of enrollment and financial aid possibilities. That tool is ...
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Racial Disparities in Breastfeeding Conference Being Held May 3
UC Health News
"Building Bridges Toward Equity” is the theme of the second annual Conference to Eliminate Racial Disparities in Breastfeeding and Infant Mortality, scheduled for Wednesday, May 3, 2017. The conference will be held at the University of Cincinnati (UC) Tangeman University Center (TUC) from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m."Breastfeeding provides infants with the best possible start in life,” says Julie Ware, MD, a pediatrician at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in the Center for Breastfeeding Medicine and co-chair of the conference. "Although the initiation of breastfeeding is now nearing the Healthy People 2020 goals of 81.9 percent in the U.S., there remains a large disparity in breastfeeding among African-American women.”In Cincinnati, differences in breastfeeding across demographics are profound, according to Ware, with 75 percent of white mothers initiating breastfeeding compared to 50 percent of black mothers. She also says neighborhood differences in initiation of breastfeeding are as high as 55 percent."Health disparities, such as infant mortality, can be ameliorated when babies are breastfed,” says Ware. "Breastfeeding is now described as a public health imperative. We have to do all we can to support all women to breastfeed their babies.”Last year’s inaugural event attracted over 160 health care professionals and sold out quickly. To accommodate an anticipated larger crowd this year, the conference has moved to the MainStreet Cinema, atrium and break out rooms at TUC."The interest from last year indicates that many health care providers in our community are aware that we have disparities in breastfeeding practices and infant mortality rates, and they desire to address these disparities,” says Laurie Nommsen-Rivers, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences in the College of Allied Health Sciences and co-chair of the conference. "This conference will unpack concepts such as bias in access to breastfeeding encouragement, culturally-tailored breastfeeding support, high-quality clinical care and other barriers that stand in the way of African-American ...
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Learn about Wildlife Volunteer Opportunities and Animal Ethics
Lone Star College CyFair News
Published on: April 04, 2017
Lone Star College-CyFairs Center for Civic Engagements hosts two interactive, provocative wildlife events April 18 and April 24.
Have you ever wondered what you can do if you find an injured mammal or bird? Ever thought about volunteering to help wildlife in your community? If so, April 18 is your chance to learn about the TWRC Wildlife center and learn more about environmental conservation and rehabilitation of wildlife, said Professor Aurora Lugo.
Join representatives from the Texas Wildlife Rehabilitation Coalition for the Wild for Wildlife presentation that will include their live animal ambassadors.
The Campus Community Enrichment Committee is co-hosting this event set from 4 p.m. 6 p.m.in the Conference Center on the LSC-CyFair campus at 9191 Barker Cypress.
A second presentation titled "What Philosophers Say About Animal Ethics" set April 24 features guest speaker Alan Clune, Ph.D., Sam Houston State University.
Among the questions he will address are: Do human beings have a moral obligation to other nonhuman animals? How are their interests similar to ours? Should rights be extended to them? How would recognizing any interests or rights change the existing relationship we have with other species?
Join this guest lecture as Dr. Clune explores the different perspectives that philosophers offer regarding our ethical commitments to the animal kingdom, said John Duerk, CCE coordinator at LSC-CyFair
This event set from 10 a.m. 11:30 a.m. in the Tehcnology Building, room 102 on the LSC-CyFair campus at 9191 Barker Cypress
One of the CCEs goals is to get people thinking about actions they can take to address challenges in their immediate community and the broader society. For information on other events, go to LoneStar.edu/CivicEngagementCalendar.
For information on the April 18 presentation, contact Lugo via phone at 281.290.3573 or
email Aurora.Lugo@LoneStar.edu or Shaunte Hulett-Abdin at 281.290.3916 or email Shaunte.N.Hulett2@lonestar.edu.
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Lone Star College-North Harris receives ‘Latino Americans: 500 Years of History’ grant
Lone Star College North Harris News
Published on: September 11, 2015
The Lone Star College-North Harris library is one of only four libraries in the Houston area to receive a competitive Latino Americans: 500 Years of History grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the American Library Association (ALA).
According to Christine Ramsey, LSC-North Harris library director, As one of just 203 grant recipients selected from across the country, our library received a $3,000 grant which will allow us to hold public programming including film screenings, discussion groups, local history exhibitions and performances about Latino history and culture throughout the academic year.
The LSC-North Harris library will also receive the six-part, NEH-supported documentary film Latino Americans: 500 Years of History created for PBS in 2013. The award-winning series chronicles the history of Latinos in the United States from the 16th century to present day.
Ramsey added, In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we have planned some amazing programs at this campus including a visit with Latino Americans: 500 Years of History acclaimed filmmaker, John Valadez. Valadez will be on campus Thursday, Sept. 17, from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Student Services Building Conference Center. The program is open to the public as well.
Valadez will lead a discussion on two segments of the film, Latino Americans: 500 Years of History. Valadez has been producing and directing award-winning, nationally broadcast documentaries for PBS and CNN for the past 14 years. To learn more about Valadezs film, visit www.pbs.org/latino-americans/en/.
Valadez has twice been named a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellow, is a Rockefeller Fellow, a PBS/CPB Producers Academy Fellow and a founding member of the National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP) and currently sits on the Board of Trustees of the Robert Flaherty Film Seminar.
Dr. Gerald Napoles, president of LSC-North Harris said, Im thrilled that students and faculty at our college have the opportunity to explore ...
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UNC-Chapel Hill to promote campus safety at CarolinaSafe Spring Fest
Campus Updates – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will host its first CarolinaSafe Spring Fest from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on April 20 on the South Building stairs at Polk Place.
Sponsored by the Office of the Chancellor and the Department of Public Safety, the event will promote campus safety resources and highlight the University’s new mobile safety application, LiveSafe.
Campus organizations such as UNC Counseling and Psychological Services, the Equal Opportunity and Compliance Office, and Student Wellness will share helpful resources and materials.
The event will also feature self-defense and CPR interactive demonstrations, and neighborhood K-9 units will be in attendance with surrounding law enforcement agencies.
The CarolinaSafe Spring Fest will also feature LiveSafe prizes, giveaways, ice cream and student performances by the Carolina Jump Rope Club, Harmonyx, UNC Samaa, Cadence and Bhangra Elite.
Read more about the LiveSafe app.
Published April 18, 2017
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Baumgartner elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Frank Baumgartner (photo by Dan Sears)Frank R. Baumgartner, the Richard J. Richardson Distinguished Professor of Political Science in the College of Arts & Sciences at UNC-Chapel Hill, was elected into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences on April 12.
Baumgartner’s work focuses on public policy, agenda-setting, interest groups in American and comparative politics, the death penalty and racial profiling in traffic stops.
The academy recently announced the election of 228 new members, which include some of the world’s most accomplished scholars, scientists, writers and artists, as well as civic, business and philanthropic leaders.
Founded in 1780, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences is one of the country’s oldest learned societies and independent policy research centers, convening leaders from the academic, business and government sectors to respond to the challenges facing — and opportunities available to — the nation and the world. Members contribute to Academy publications and studies in science, engineering and technology policy; global security and international affairs; the humanities, arts, and education; and American institutions and the public good.
Members of the 2017 class include winners of the Pulitzer Prize and the Wolf Prize; MacArthur Fellows; Fields Medalists; Presidential Medal of Freedom and National Medal of Arts recipients; and Academy Award, Grammy Award, Emmy Award and Tony Award winners.
The 237th class includes philanthropist and singer-songwriter John Legend, award-winning actress Carol Burnett, chairman of the board of Xerox Corporation Ursula Burns, mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani, immunologist James P. Allison and writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
The new class will be inducted at a ceremony on October 7, 2017, in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Learn more about Frank Baumgartner.
Read more about the new class.
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Some of the Parts: Is Marijuana’s “Entourage Effect” Scientifically Valid?
Newsroom: InTheNews
Publication Date: 4/20/2017
ByLine: Scientific American
URL Link: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/some-of-the-parts-is-marijuana-rsquo-s-ldquo-entourage-effect-rdquo-scientifically-valid/
Page Content: Features Barth Wilsey, MD
News Type: National
News_Release_Date: April 21, 2017
NewsTags: Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
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President Harreld on the value of public universities’ work
Iowa Now - Research
Bruce HarreldEarlier this month, Tom Rice, director of the UI’s Iowa Center for Higher Education in Des Moines, wrote a wonderful piece about some of the commonly overlooked ways a university serves its surrounding community. He was able to succinctly express that even though we can study the positive economic impact a university has, the real value of a public institution like the UI isn’t something that’s truly quantifiable. As I’ve said before, we can certainly talk about the monetary value a university brings to its community, but now it’s time to go past the numbers and take a wider view of what the UI provides.
What comes to my mind when I think of the value of a public institution like ours is the opportunity it gives undergraduates like Niko McCarty, Velarchana Santhana, and Akanksha Chilukuri to tackle real-world problems and collaborate with some of the best faculty in the country to improve people’s lives. All three work in the Pappajohn Biomedical Discovery Building and are actively contributing to cutting-edge research. Where else would undergraduates be able to do that sort of work? The UI is able to give them that chance, and they’re already giving back by breaking new ground in the study of how diabetes affects the heart and eyes, and how preeclampsia can harm infants.
A public university can also be a home for researchers who want to bring important discoveries in their areas of expertise to the general public. Our faculty’s findings don’t stay locked away within the borders of campus; UI professors and researchers work hard to share their results and explain their fields to the public. For example, Robert Cargill, an assistant professor of classics and religious studies at the UI, published the book Cities that Made the Bible, regularly appears on CNN’s ...
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Landslides on Ceres Reflect Hidden Ice
Science and Technology
Science and Technology
Landslides on Ceres Reflect Hidden Ice
By
Jason Maderer | April 17, 2017
• Atlanta, GA
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Type II features are the most common of Ceres’ landslides and look similar to deposits left by avalanches on Earth. This one also looks similar to TV's Bart Simpson. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA, taken by Dawn Framing Camera
Massive landslides, similar to those found on Earth, are occurring on the asteroid Ceres. That’s according to a new study led by the Georgia Institute of Technology, adding to the growing evidence that Ceres retains a significant amount of water ice.The study is published in the journal Nature Geoscience. It used data from NASA’s Dawn spacecraft to identify three different types of landslides, or flow features, on the Texas-sized asteroid.
Type I are relatively round, large and have thick "toes" at their ends. They look similar to rock glaciers and icy landslides in Earth’s arctic. Type I landslides are mostly found at high latitudes, which is also where the most ice is thought to reside near Ceres' surface.
Type II features are the most common of Ceres’ landslides and look similar to deposits left by avalanches on Earth. They are thinner and longer than Type I and found at mid-latitudes. The authors affectionately call one such Type II landslide "Bart" because of its resemblance to the elongated head of Bart Simpson from TV's "The Simpsons."
Ceres' Type III features appear to form when some of the ice is melted during impact events. These landslides at low latitudes are always found coming from large-impact craters.
Georgia Tech Assistant Professor and Dawn Science Team Associate Britney Schmidt led the study. She believes it provides more proof that the asteroid’s shallow subsurface is a mixture of rock and ice.
“Landslides cover more area in the poles than at ...
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Autism and Inclusion
Health and Medicine
Many students will be visiting colleges this spring. Rick Clark, director of Undergraduate Admission at Georgia Tech, shares how students can ask better questions – and better follow-up questions – to gain deeper information about each college.Students often ask: “What is...
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Softball Takes Pair From UC Davis In Dramatic Fashion
gohighlanders.com
Riverside—The UC Riverside Softball Team picked up a double header sweep of UC Davis Saturday afternoon, to pull within one game of third place in the Big West Conference standings.GAME ONE
Trailing 7-1 in the middle of the third, the Highlanders (22-19, 4-6) battled back to tie the score at seven, only to watch the Aggies score an unearned run in the top of the seventh to take a one-run lead.Sarah Parten led off the bottom of the seventh for the Highlanders, and hit a grounder to the second base side of short. The ball bounced off Christa Castello's glove for an error, allowing Parten to reach first. Danielle Ortega then followed with a single up the middle, and Jenna Curtan drew a walk to load the bases.That brought Hannah Rodriguez to the plate, and she also drew a walk to tie the score at eight. UC Davis picked up the first out of the inning on Jenea Lockwood's fielder's choice grounder, as the Aggies cut down Ortega at the plate.They wouldn't have the same opportunity with Rebecca Faulkner at the plate, as she ripped a clean single into left, and the Highlanders celebrated at home plate as Curtan scored the winning run.UC Davis (17-25, 2-8) jumped on top of UC Riverside early, scoring four in the second and three in the third to go up 7-1. The Highlanders began their comeback in their half of the third, sending eight batters to the plate.Cepeda brought home the first run of the inning with a bases loaded walk, and a wild pitch brought home the second run of the frame. Ortega made it a three-run game with a triple which scored Cepeda and Brittney Garcia.UC Riverside scored two more runs in the bottom of the fourth to tie the score at seven, with ...
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High School Science Students Shine at SoCal State Science Olympiad
Over a thousand middle and high school students and their families and friends, hailing from 62 schools across Southern California, gathered at Caltech on Saturday, April 8, for the annual SoCal State Science Olympiad Tournament.The annual daylong science and engineering tournament was hosted at Caltech by the Caltech Science Olympiad Team and the Caltech Y. The event provides an opportunity for students to test their wits in a wide range of written and hands-on activities, including everything from tests on anatomy and minerals to engineering bottle rockets and helicopters.Students in middle school and high school divisions completed in 25 events, and the six teams from each division with the highest scores received trophies. The first-place middle school team, Oak Valley Middle School, and the first-place high school team, Troy High School, advance to the national tournament at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, on May 19–20.More than 80 Caltech undergraduates and graduate students as well as additional alumni, staff, and individuals from neighboring universities and colleges volunteered at the event.
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Keck Cosmic Web Imager Achieves "First Light"
A Caltech-built instrument designed to study the mysteries of the cosmic web—streams of gas connecting galaxies—has captured its first image, an event astronomers call "first light." The instrument, called the Keck Cosmic Web Imager, or KCWI, was recently installed on the W. M. Keck Observatory in Hawaii.KCWI captures highly detailed spectral images of cosmic objects to reveal their temperature, motion, density, mass, distance, chemical composition, and more. The instrument is designed to study the wispy cosmic web; it will also observe many other astronomical phenomena, including young stars, evolved stars, supernovas, star clusters, and galaxies."I'm incredibly excited. These moments happen only a few times in one's life as a scientist," says principal investigator Christopher Martin, professor of physics at Caltech. "To take a powerful new instrument, a tool for looking at the universe in a completely novel way, and install it at the greatest observatory in the world is a dream for an astronomer. This is one of the best days of my life."Martin and his Caltech team, in collaboration with scientists at UC Santa Cruz and with industrial partners, designed and built the 5-ton instrument—about the size of an ice cream truck. It was then shipped from California to Hawaii on January 12. Since then, Keck Observatory's team has been working diligently to install and test KCWI on Keck II, one of the twin 10-meter Keck Observatory telescopes."KCWI will really raise the bar in terms of Keck Observatory's capabilities," says Anne Kinney, chief scientist at Keck Observatory. "I think it will become the most popular instrument we have, because it will be able to do a great breadth of science, increasing our ability to understand and untangle the effects of dark matter in galaxy formation."The W. M. Keck Observatory is a private 501(c)3 nonprofit organization and a scientific partnership of Caltech, the ...
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Gauchos March Past Cal Poly 5-2 For Big West Title
Santa Barbara Athletics News
Apr 22, 2017
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.- The No. 42 men's tennis team finished out the regular season with a 5-2 victory Saturday over conference rival No. 44 Cal Poly (16-7). The Gauchos, 17-5, push their win streak to 10 games ending season play with a stellar conference record of 5-0.
"This was a big match and it doesn't really get any better," head coach Marty Davis said. "One of the best Cal Poly team's we've faced, it being senior day, and a high-fashioned doubles and singles play throughout."
The Blue-Green rivalry was reignited early on in doubles play. Both teams failed to give an inch to start off the match splitting the first two matches 1-1.
The doubles point came down to the wire on Court 1 between No. 29 Morgan Mays/Simon Freund and No. 55 Corey Pang/Ben Donovan. A back and forth affair between both doubles aces, the Gauchos got the break they needed and Simon Freund finished the deal in dramatic fashion striking a serve past Donovan for the win 7-6.
"We started off doubles a bit rough but hung in there and got an opportunity that we managed to take advantage of," said Simon Freund. "We saved a lot of big points in order to get to the tie-break but they weren't giving it to us easy so we really had to earn it."
Picking up where they left off, the Gauchos carried the momentum into singles play winning five out of their first six singles sets. Anders Holm took home UCSB's first singles victory of the day cruising past Josh Ortlip 6-1, 6-4.
Cody Rakela helped extend Santa Barbara's lead outing opponent Axel Damiens (6-2, 6-4) and Simon Freund followed suit beating Garrett Auproux (6-1, 6-3) to give UCSB a 4-0 cushion. The Gauchos were officially in control of the match after that with Freund's point.
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Actors for Autism
All News @ UCSB
For young adults with autism, wading into the job market is a daunting task, particularly after leaving the security of high school. Patrick Doran, a Pasadena resident in his mid-20s, has found work he enjoys thanks to vocational training he received from the non-profit organization Actors For Autism.To raise public awareness about opportunities in the film industry for people with autism, UC Santa Barbara’s Carsey-Wolf Center will present Actors For Autism: Selections from the Actors For Autism 2016 Film Festival. The event will showcase the work of those on the autistic spectrum in the entertainment industry by screening short films they produced for Actors For Autism.
The event is slated for Saturday, April 22, in UCSB’s Pollock Theater. It will begin at 2 p.m. Admission is free, although seating is limited. Reservations are recommended. Presented in conjunction with National Autism Awareness Month, the screening is co-sponsored by the Koegel Autism Center at UCSB.
Glendale-based Actors For Autism educates and trains people with autism to work in the fields of visual effects, film and television, animation and video game design. The organization also hosts an annual film festival in December to celebrate its students’ work.
“The struggle is trying to find opportunities for adults with autism,” said Patrice Petro, director of the Carsey-Wolf Center and a professor of film and media studies. Petro will moderate a post-screening discussion. “The struggle is how they can be engaged, how to fund opportunities for advancement for them after high school, how to develop their skills, how to help them keep being creative.”
Following the series of short films from the Actors For Autism 2016 film festival, a discussion and question-and-answer session will focus on Actors For Autism and the role of people in the entertainment industry who have autism. Panelists will include Actors For Autism Executive Director Alisa Wolf, who founded the non-profit ...
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Reminder: Learn about SkyVU updates in blog posts
Vanderbilt News
by Leslie Schichtel Buchanan | Apr. 21, 2017, 2:55 PM
SHARELINES TweetLearn about SkyVU updates on its blog
Check out the latest SkyVU blog on its website. Posts capture updates regarding business processes and SkyVU programs, along with upcoming events and important dates.
New posts are published every other Monday. Please check back frequently to stay abreast of the latest happenings with the project.
SkyVU includes a cloud-based system that will replace current e-business services and provide a modern, synchronized environment to allow university faculty and staff to spend less time on paperwork and more time on efforts that contribute to the university’s mission. The Oracle-based solution uses the same type of intuitive user interface and seamless functionality that faculty and staff expect and are accustomed to from their other work and experiences online.
To learn more, contact the SkyVU Project Team at skyvu@vanderbilt.edu.
Visit the SkyVU blog>>
Media Inquiries: Leslie Schichtel Buchanan, leslie.buchanan@vanderbilt.edu
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Hunting the Original Star Stuff
SDSU College of Sciences
SDSU astrophysicist Fridolin Weber will present his research on “Big Bang matter” at this year’s Albert W. Johnson lecture.
“It’s kind of mind-boggling. If things had happened just a little differently in the early universe, we wouldn’t be here.” Every atom in every molecule of your body was born in a single spectacular, 2000-billion-degree Kelvin explosion some 13.8 billion years ago. But the Big Bang also produced exotic forms of matter that lasted only fleeting seconds before blinking out of existence. Fridolin Weber searches the universe for these elusive particles that can only exist in extreme astronomical conditions, such as inside the hearts of super-dense neutron stars. The San Diego State University theoretical astrophysicist will present findings from his galactic hunt on Friday, April 7, at the annual Albert W. Johnson Lecture.Weber’s quarry is the quark, an elementary particle that constitutes matter’s most fundamental building block. Quarks are bound up in composite particles like protons and neutrons and are generally not found in nature by themselves. The exception is inside neutron stars, which are incredibly dense remnants of massive stars blown apart by supernova explosions. Composed primarily of neutrons, they are only 24 kilometers (15 miles) or so in diameter, yet are twice as massive as our sun. That amount of mass packed into a relatively miniscule area creates extraordinary density at the star’s core, squeezing atomic nuclei so tightly that fundamental particles like quarks can exist freely. It’s the closest parallel to conditions immediately after the Big Bang that we know of in our universe. “We want to understand what happened in the moments and minutes after that gigantic explosion,” Weber said. “We turn to neutron stars to see if we can detect the astrophysical signature of this ‘Big Bang matter.’”Weber and his colleagues trawl data from enormous radio telescopes scattered around the world. ...
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Learning by Doing
Tufts Now All Stories
Hannah Donnelly, V17, was “super anxious” about a dog spay she was scheduled to do. All third-year students at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine are required to spay two dogs for their course in small-animal anesthesia and surgery.So when she got an email offering students a chance to practice on a simulator as part of a pilot study, she promptly signed up. “Basically, surgery is a series of steps you have to learn by doing,” she said. On her simulated surgery day, she practiced in real-world conditions. She scrubbed in, picked up her scalpel, made the tiny incision in a model dog and cut through layers of “skin.” She placed her sutures and extracted the replica ovaries. And when it was over, those precise surgical steps felt coded into her muscle memory, she said.
When the time came for the real thing—a dachshund from a local shelter—she felt totally prepared.
“Practice makes perfect,” Donnelly said, noting that working on the simulator gave her dexterity and self-assurance. “You need to be confident as a veterinarian,” she said, “and anything you can do to build up confidence is a good thing.”
The school’s new Multipurpose Teaching and Simulation Laboratory will do just that. It will house a variety of life-sized simulation animal models on which students will practice their clinical and surgical skills. The centerpiece will be a surgical training lab. The facility is in the design stage, and money is being raised to build it.
Cummings School is part of a national movement at veterinary schools to expand simulation training, much like medical and dental schools have already done, said Nick Frank, professor and chair of clinical sciences, who is leading the working group that the school’s dean, Deborah Kochevar, has charged with reimagining 3,000 square feet of space in the Henry and Lois Foster Hospital for ...
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UCF Baseball vs. Connecticut
Events at UCF
Come on out to support your Knights!
Find the full schedule here: http://ucfknights.com/schedule.aspx?path=baseball
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Nominations for Student Volunteer Center's annual service recognition awards
Student News
To: UC Santa Cruz CommunityFrom: Dean of Students on behalf of the Student Volunteer CenterApril 18, 2017Students, faculty, and staff — have you been a helping hand this quarter through service work? See if you qualify for the Student Volunteer Center's Service Recognition Ceremony!
This ceremony is to honor slugs like you that have gone above and beyond with volunteering. Staff, faculty, students, and student-orgs are eligible for an award. Fill out the form for yourself or another deserving slug for the chance to be nominated. Check out our website at http://volunteer.ucsc.edu/programs/src.html to get more information and to make your nomination.
Nominations are due by May 5 at 5:00 pm.If you have any questions, feel free to email us at volunteer@ucsc.edu
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UW Daily – April 19, 2017
UW Daily
UW System
On Campus
COL: UW-Sheboygan celebrates Earth Day with concert, Sheboygan Press, April 18
EXT: Invasive stink bug moves in on homes and crops in WI, Wisconsin State Farmer, April 18
EXT: Award-winning WPR host helps people harness their voices, WisBusiness, April 18
EXT: Landowners encouraged to look for and control garlic mustard, satprnews.com, April 18
EXT: JC UW-Extension to have some new faces, La Crosse Tribune, April 18
EAU: UW-Eau Claire hosts 46th Annual National Forensics tournament, The Spectator, April 18
EAU: School Board adds new member, WEAU-TV 13, April 18
EAU: LGBTQ+ resource guide introduced, WEAU-TV 13, April 17
GRB: UWGB men face high roster turnover, Green Bay Press-Gazette, April 19
GRB: Packers and Phoenix team up for annual Steak Fry, WFRV, April 18
LAX: Honda Motorwerks gives La Crosse worm composting project an electric compost cruiser, La Crosse Tribune, April 18
LAX: Self-motivation is key at UW-L managerial workshop, La Crosse Tribune, April 19
MAD: Madison police investigate robbery on Langdon Street, WISC-TV 3, April 19
MAD: UW-Madison students push for Hmong-American studies program, WISC-TV 3, April 19
MAD: 12 on Tuesday: Fatoumata Ceesay, Madison 365, April 19
MAD: Alleged drunken driver identified in crash that killed UW student, Wisconsin State journal, April 18
MAD: Ethical issues in LGBTQ health care is focus of symposium, WISC-TV 3, April 18
MAD: UW study says tax credit has spurred manufacturing job growth, AP, April 19
MAD: UW-Madison AWA Awards Scholarships to Members, Wisconsin Ag Connection, April 19
MAD: Future of the Wisconsin Idea following its progressive past, Daily Cardinal, April 18
MAD: Learn how to discuss important health decisions, WKOW-TV 27, April 19
MAD: Carrie Coon on the case on ‘Fargo,’ ‘The Leftovers,’ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April 18
MAD: Student film highlights food insecurity, mass incarceration issues in South Madison, Daily Cardinal, April 18
MIL: Recent UWM grads to open doughnut shop on East Side, BizTimes.com, April 17
MIL: Four College Possible grads on track to beat the odds, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, April 18
MIL: UWM Peck School ...
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UConn Astronomer to Glimpse First Galaxies
UConn Today
People have argued endlessly over what really happened at the dawn of the universe. But until now, no one could ever claim they’d seen it. As part of the new Cosmic Dawn Center, UConn astronomer Kate Whitaker might just get a chance to settle some of those arguments for good.
The Cosmic Dawn Center (DAWN) will gather data from four new telescopes: the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile, the James Webb Space Telescope, the Euclid space mission to map the geometry of the dark universe, and the European-Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT).
DAWN of time: The timeline at the top of this image shows when each of the four new telescopes sending imagery to the DAWN Center come online: the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) sees in the microwave spectrum and looks at early star formation; the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) records in the infrared and can see as far back as the Big Bang; Euclid is a space craft that will try to accurately measure the curvature of the universe; and the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT) will use a 39 meter primary mirror, larger than the Lincoln Memorial, to get optical images of the first galaxies.Whitaker will get first crack at analyzing data from the four new eyes on the sky, and UConn students working with her will get to as well. DAWN will bring together experts in both observational astronomy and theory to do cutting-edge science related to the formation of the first galaxies. Whitaker’s special interest is understanding how and why the most massive galaxies in the universe existed for such a short period of time.
“It is puzzling how these massive beasts of the cosmos experience such a rapid formation and ultimate death at such early times, when the fuel for new star formation is still so abundant,” Whitaker says. ...
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April 25: Town hall with Mayor Ethan Berkowitz
Join Ethan Berkowitz, mayor of Anchorage, for a town hall discussion on Tuesday, April 25, 1–2 p.m. in the Student Union, Den. Hosted by USUAA Student Government.
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Former Eagles Coach Dick Vermeil and public service champion Estelle Richman to receive honorary degrees
The legendary former Philadelphia Eagles Coach Dick Vermeil will address the Class of 2017 at the university’s 130th Commencement ceremony next month.The respected coach, known for leading the Eagles to their first Super Bowl appearance in 1981, will also receive an honorary degree alongside Estelle Richman, a longtime public service champion and former secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare, at the May 11 celebration.
A tradition since 1890, Temple bestows honorary degrees upon leaders from many backgrounds and fields whose achievements exemplify the university’s ideals and mission. The university has awarded nearly 900 honorary degrees throughout its history.
“We are beyond thrilled to honor Dick and Estelle at our momentous Commencement ceremony,” President Richard M. Englert said. “Through their many contributions to our society, they have truly embodied leadership, excellence and service—qualities that Temple holds dear.”
“Their presence on such an important day in Temple history will underscore to our impressive graduates some of the many ways that they too can, and will, influence our world for the better,” Englert said.
For the first time, Temple will also grant university honorary degrees at school and college ceremonies, separate from the university-wide commencement. Rear Adm. Scott Giberson, PHR ’93, who—as U.S. assistant surgeon general—played a central role in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps’ response to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, will receive a doctor of humane letters at the School of Pharmacy ceremony. At the College of Science and Technology event, C.N.R. Rao, a world-renowned chemist and 2015 Temple visiting presidential scholar, will receive a doctor of sciences.
Dick Vermeil, doctor of humane letters
Vermeil spent seven seasons with the Eagles and later coached the St. Louis Rams and the Kansas City Chiefs, bringing to 15 the total number of seasons he served as an NFL head coach. He also launched a successful broadcasting ...
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Toby Nixon: An Author Symposium (King Library) (5/5/2017)
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Toby Nixon: An Author Symposium (King Library)
Start Date: 5/5/2017Start Time: 4:00 PM
End Date: 5/5/2017End Time: 6:00 PM
Event Description:"Showcase and Preview of the Author Toby Nixon's written work and derivatives. Self Published and Produced.""I am Toby Nixon, author and I will present my Audio Narrations of my Short Stories and illustrations derived from my work, as well as read from my unpublished work and talk about Self Publishing."
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Softball. Spartans Defeat Bulldogs 4-3
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The Spartans out hit Fresno State 9-to-8 and Katelyn Linford earned her 18th win of the season.
April 22, 2017
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Fresno, Calif. – The San José State softball team scored a run in the first inning and never trailed en route defeating Fresno State 4-3 on Saturday night. The win squared the three-game series at a game apiece and sets up a rubber match on Sunday at 12:00 p.m.The Spartans faced two Bulldogs’ pitchers and banged out nine hits, the first two off starter Samantha Mejia. Emma Entzminger led off with a walk and Casey Watt (1-for-4) followed her with a single, which got Entzminger to third. On the first pitch of Cassidy Clark’s at bat, Fresno State catcher Lindsey Willmon booted a pitch off her glove allowing Entzminger (0-for-1, R, RBI) to score and Watt to move to second on the passed ball. Clark singled to put runners on the corners spelling the end of the night for Mejia. She faced two batters gave up two hits, a walk and a run.Kamalani Dung, the winning pitcher from last night’s game, came on and got the Bulldogs out of the inning allowing just the single run. In the bottom of the third, with a runner on second and one out, Fresno State got a single to short center. The runner on second was waved home, but a laser shot from centerfielder Brittany Abacherli to catcher Alyssa Avila caught the runner in no man’s land between third and home. Avila drove her back to third, flipped the ball to Entzminger who made the tag keeping Fresno State off the scoreboard.
In the fourth SJSU (28-15, 8-6 MW) doubled its lead. With one out Chelsea Jenner (3-for-4, R) singled to right center. Two batters later Avila (1-for-4) hit a shot deep in the hole at short. The Fresno ...
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Rice engineer Richard Baraniuk elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Rice University professor and engineer Richard Baraniuk has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is one of 228 new members announced April 12 by the academy, which honors some of the world’s most accomplished scholars, scientists, writers, artists and civic, business and philanthropic leaders.
Richard Baraniuk
Baraniuk is the Victor E. Cameron Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rice. Others in the academy’s Class of 2017 include philanthropist and singer-songwriter John Legend, actress Carol Burnett, chairman of the board of Xerox Corp. Ursula Burns, mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani, immunologist James P. Allison, writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Pulitzer Prize winners, MacArthur Fellows and winners of the Academy, Grammy, Emmy and Tony awards.
“In a tradition reaching back to the earliest days of our nation, the honor of election to the American Academy is also a call to service,” said Academy President Jonathan F. Fanton. “Through our projects, publications and events, the academy provides members with opportunities to make common cause and produce the useful knowledge for which the academy’s 1780 charter calls.”
Baraniuk is one of the world’s leading experts on machine learning and compressive sensing, a branch of signal processing that enables engineers to deduce useful information from far fewer data samples than would ordinarily be required. He is a co-inventor of the single-pixel camera and of the FlatCam, a lens-less camera that is thinner than a dime and can be fabricated like a microchip.
A pioneer in education, Baraniuk founded Rice-based Connexions in 1999 to bring textbooks and other learning materials to the internet. Next came OpenStax, which provides high-quality, peer-reviewed, college-level textbooks to students worldwide as free downloads or low-cost printed publications. More than 1.8 million college students have used one of the 27 textbooks published by OpenStax. These textbooks are estimated to have saved students more than $100 million during the 2016-17 academic year. Baraniuk ...
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Lisa Mahoney - "The Political Role of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem during the Crusades"
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Third candidate for dean of Social Welfare to present Monday
KU News Headlines
LAWRENCE — Daphne Cain, associate professor and chair of the Department of Social Work at the University of Mississippi, will make a public presentation Monday, April 24, as a candidate for dean of the School of Social Welfare at the University of Kansas.Cain is the third of four candidates for the position who will make public presentations during their respective campus visits. Her talk will be at 2:30 p.m. in the Jayhawk Room of the Kansas Union.
Her areas of research expertise include disaster mental health, parenting interventions with high-risk and vulnerable families, religion/spirituality and social work practice, and child welfare training. She has written or co-written numerous journal articles and currently serves on editorial boards of two professional journals.
At Mississippi, Cain oversaw development of the doctoral program in social welfare. The department has also seen increases in grants, peer-reviewed articles and conference presentations during her tenure. From 2001 to 2014, prior to joining the University of Mississippi, Cain held various academic appointments and leadership roles at Louisiana State University. She served as interim director and associate professor of the School of Social Work at Louisiana State from 2012 to 2014. Her professional experience also includes work in marriage and family therapy in private practice and in agencies.
Cain received her doctorate in social work from the University of Tennessee, a master’s of social work from East Carolina University and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from North Carolina State University.
The dean of social welfare search committee, led by Stephen Mazza, dean of the School of Law, invites students, faculty and staff to attend the presentations and provide feedback of their impressions. Each candidate will prepare a presentation on the topic: “The Social Work Profession in 2027 and the Role of Schools of Social Work in Preparing for It.”
The university will release information about each candidate roughly 48 hours before the candidate’ ...
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Stony Brook Scientist, Education Administrator Honored by Town of Brookhaven
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Stony Brook Scientist, Education Administrator Honored by Town of Brookhaven
Awards ceremony recognizes women who are leaders and excel in their field
Stony Brook University’s Dr. Marie Badalamente (front row seated, 4th from left) and Cathrine Duffy (back row, 5th from left) assemble with other honorees and Town of Brookhaven leadership during the
30th Annual Women’s Recognition Night.
Stony Brook, N.Y., April 5, 2016 – Two Stony Brook University professionals received the highest honor by the Town of Brookhaven Office of Women’s Services during its 30th Annual Women’s Recognition Night. Marie A. Badalamente, PhD, a Professor in the School of Medicine’s Department of Orthopaedics, and Cathrine Duffy, MA, Associate Director of Student Support, were among those women recognized for their excellence and leadership in their professions.
Each year in celebration of National Women’s History Month, the town honors the accomplishments of outstanding women who have made significant contributions to the quality of life in Brookhaven based on a variety of endeavors ranging in a variety of fields, such as education, medicine, law, performing arts, government and community service.
This year, Dr. Badalamente was selected as the winner in the Science category. Dr. Badalamente and colleagues in her department discovered a new treatment for Dupuytren’s Contracture, a crippling hand condition that affects millions worldwide. The discovery led to the first non-surgical FDA-approved treatment of the condition. She and colleagues have taught other professionals worldwide how to administer the treatment. Their discovery of this injection treatment, which is based on breaking up excess collagen, also led to the creation of the Dupuytren’s Institute at Stony Brook.
Dr. Badalamente ‘s research with collagenase is also leading to a new treatment for frozen shoulder and a way to effectively diminish cellulite.
Duffy was chosen as the winner for the Education Administration category. She provides support and outreach to ...
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"Meeting of the Minds" Presents Latest Advances in Neurosciences
"Meeting of the Minds" Presents Latest Advances in Neurosciences
Stony Brook Neurosciences Experts Explore Research Advances, Emerging Treatments
STONY BROOK, N.Y., October 21, 2011 – Stony Brook University Medical Center’s 2nd Annual “Meeting of the Minds” Symposium brings together leaders in the field of neurosciences to present the latest research advances and clinical care in focusing on five topics: Epilepsy and Sleep Disorders, Pediatric Neurosurgery, Neuroimaging, Neurosensory Disorders, and Psychiatric Disorders. Presented by the Institute for Advanced Neurosciences, the event will be held at the Charles B. Wang Center at Stony Brook University (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) on November 4.
“Meeting of the Minds” is an open event but geared for physicians, researchers, students and other healthcare professionals with a special interest in the neurosciences. Through Stony Brook University School of Medicine, the symposium is also a continuing medical education (CME) event. Physicians and Nurse Practitioners may earn CME credits by participating.
The day’s itinerary includes 10 interactive presentations from School of Medicine faculty following the keynote address to be delivered by Carla J. Shatz. Ph.D., a Professor of Biology and Neurobiology at Stanford University, and Director of BioX, a Stanford University program which focuses on interdisciplinary research to advance bioscience discoveries. By studying the visual system of mammals, Dr. Shatz and colleagues discovered that adult wiring emerges from dynamic interactions between neurons involving neural function and synaptic plasticity. This research has relevance not only for understanding brain wiring and developmental disorders such as autism and schizophrenia, but also for understanding how the nervous and immune systems interact. Her presentation is titled “Releasing the Brake on Synaptic Plasticity.”
Presentations by Stony Brook faculty include the following, categorized by each area of focus:
Epilepsy and Sleep Disorders: “The Medical Journey to Seizure Freedom” (Rebecca Spiegel, M.D.); “Non-Image Forming Vision: Light, a Clock and Photo Somnolence” (Lawrence P. Morin, M.D.). ...
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Lone Star College employees honored for outstanding efforts
Lone Star College System News
Published on: April 19, 2017 For the second year in a row, a Lone Star College executive was named in the Houston Business Journals annual 40 under 40 award list, which recognizes outstanding individuals for their leadership, community involvement and ability to overcome challenges.
Jennifer Olenick, LSC chief financial officer & vice chancellor Finance & Administration, Facilities & Construction, was named to HBJs 2017 class of honorees. Mario K. Castillo, LSC chief legal officer, vice chancellor and general counsel, was named to the 40 under 40 class in 2016.
Lone Star College is honored to have so many outstanding employees, said Stephen C. Head, Ph.D., LSC chancellor. I am very proud of their accomplishments and look forward to continuing to work with them to promote student success.
In addition to Olenick and Castillo being recognized by HBJ, Linda Leto Head, LSC associate vice chancellor, Workforce Education and Corporate Partnerships, was recently named as one of Houstons 50 Most Influential Women of 2016 by Houston Women Magazine.
Prior to joining LSC, Olenick served as the city of Houston deputy director of finance. Olenick received a B.A in Economics from Oswego State University of New York, an M.A. in Economics from Boston University and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. Olenick has also taught Macro and Microeconomics at Lone Star College as an adjunct instructor since 2008.
Before joining LSC in August 2015, Castillo was a partner at Monty & Ramirez LLP, a firm that focuses on the representation of public and private-sector employers in matters involving employment, labor and immigration compliance issues. Castillo received a B.A. in Government at the University of Texas at Austin before earning his J.D. at the Maurer School of Law at Indiana University in Bloomington.
Linda Leto Head earned a M.S. in occupational technology, majoring in corporate training from the University of Houston; and a B.S. in business administration, majoring in Human Resources from Indiana ...
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Learn more about nursing at LSC-Kingwood
Lone Star College Kingwood News
Published on: April 13, 2017 The shortage of qualified and skilled nurses and LVNs is putting a bigger demand on the health care industry.
To keep up with this demand, Lone Star College-Kingwood invites potential and current students to the Nursing Information Session on Wednesday, May 3. The session is at 5 p.m. in the Health Science Building (HSB) room 108.
The purpose of the information session is to meet with potential students and give them a detailed overview of the Nursing Program and the courses and certifications that we offer, said Nickie Loftin, interim director of nursing. We also inform them of program requirements and fees necessary for registration.
The Nursing Program recommends potential students to attend the information sessions before applying for the program. The session lasts one to two hours and students do not have to reserve a spot. Future information sessions are on June 7 at 1 p.m., July 5 at 5 p.m., Aug. 2 at 1 p.m., and Sept. 6 at 5 p.m. in the HSB.
LSC-Kingwoods Nursing Program offers training to become a Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) and two options to become a Registered Nurse (RN). The Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) is one of the most in-demand, high-growth career tracks in the industry. Graduates are eligible to become registered nurses, who provide and coordinate care for patients. LVNs provide a wide-variety of essential patient care under the supervision of a registered nurse or physician. Career options for both paths include hospitals, long-term facilities, clinics, and other health care facilities.
The mission of LSC-Kingwoods Nursing Program is to provide flexible and innovative educational opportunities to accommodate working adults, and to facilitate their nursing goals and student success, Loftin said.
For more details on the Nursing Information Session, call 281-312-1683, email kingwoodnursingdepartment@lonestar.edu, or visit http://www.lonestar.edu/nursing-dept-kingwood.htm.
Register now for credit classes online through myLoneStar. Classes are offered ...
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LSC-Montgomery Offers World Class Education to Select Students from Mexico
Lone Star College Montgomery News
Three students from Pabellón de Arteaga, Aguascalientes, Mexico are
attending Lone Star College-Montgomery as part of a pioneer educational
experience thanks toa collaboration between the city of Pabellón, the
Institute of Technology of Pabellón de Arteaga,Banco Santander,
Lone Star College-Montgomery,La Fuerza Hispana de Conroe, and the
Greater Conroe Latino Chamber of Commerce.Future goals with this partnership
are to open doors of opportunity for other students from Mexico to come to
LSC-Montgomery to pursue an education.
Three brave and talented students have
traveled fromPabellón de Arteaga, a city in the Mexican state of Aguascalientes,
to Montgomery County to attend Lone Star College-Montgomery as part of a pioneer
educational experience with the intent to return home and enter a competitive
job market where they will implement their knowledge in the industries of
Aguascalientes.
Enrolled in credit courses, they
are working hard to improve their English skills through ESOL classes, and
mastering management, business and leadership skills in their information and
project management course. They are also learning about the American culture,
food, music and more.
We are honored to host these
students from Pabellón, said Dr. Rebecca Riley, president of LSC-Montgomery.
Our international students contribute so much to our community and strengthen
our students learning experience, as well as broaden our international
awareness on campus.
This program is a collaboration
between the city of Pabellón, the Institute of Technology of Pabellón de
Arteaga, Banco Santander, Lone Star
College-Montgomery, La Fuerza Hispana de
Conroe, and the Greater Conroe Latino Chamber of Commerce.
The Conroe Hispanic Task Force, an
affiliate of the City of Conroe, is assisting in the students living expenses,
including the coordination of housing with local residents, and local
transportation for the fall semester.
Banco Santander in Pabellón has
donated a scholarship to each of the three students to cover tuition, fees and
books for the semester.
Dr. ...
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LSC-Tomball and LSC-Tomball Community Library to Resume Operations on Saturday, January 25
Lone Star College Tomball News
Published on: January 24, 2014
Update: 6:13 p.m. on Friday, January 24
LSC-Tomball and LSC-Tomball Community Library will resume normal operating hours, classes and activities on Saturday, January 25.If you are concerned about road or travel conditions tomorrow morning, please use your best judgment.
If there are additional updates the best place to check is: http://www.lonestar.edu/news/22663
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Registration for fall underway at Lone Star College-University Park
Lone Star College-University Park News
Published on: April 11, 2014 Lone Star College-University Park has announced exciting, new course offerings for the 2014 fall semester that starts Aug. 25. Registration for fall is now underway and students are urged to register early since classes fill quickly.
As the career outlook in education remains steady, LSC-University Park currently offers an Associate of Arts in Teaching (AAT), a two-dear degree for individuals who want to become elementary and middle school teachers.
According to Lisa Hill, assistant professor of education, completing the AAT degree allows students to earn teacher certification through two university partners, the University of Houston-Downtown and Sam Houston State University. Students can also transfer their AAT degree to any public university in Texas.
We are excited to focus on future teachers with our AAT degree program, said Hill. Houston area school districts have a beginning teacher salary of about $50,000 and are eager to hire our graduates. For more information about the AAT degree program at LSC-University Park, please call 281.290.5013 or email Lisa.A.Hill@LoneStar.edu.
LSC-University Park has also initiated a 100 percent online course of study for a Certificate in Information Technology. The competency-based online program offers both college students and individuals with IT experience a flexible and customized approach to earn certification. Students work on one competency at a time, mastering each before moving on to the next.
Courses include Introduction to PC Operating Systems, PC Hardware, Introduction to Computers, Fundamentals of Networking Technologies, Business English, Computer Programming and Project Management Software. Additional information is available from LSC-University Park at 281-290-2770 or visit LoneStar.edu/AIT.
LSC-University Park courses are designed for a variety of academic goals, including career certificates, associate degrees or university transfer. Credit classes are available in accounting, business, the sciences and computer technology.
Academic advisors are available to assist students with questions. Students can call 281.290.2600 or email UPAdvising@LoneStar.edu for more ...
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Pizza with the President
K-State Today Student Edition
April 20, 2017
Pizza with the President
By Michelle BroccoloPresident Myers invites all K-State students to Pizza with the President. This will be a casual lunch with open conversation. Please come prepared with any comments and/or questions you may have for your new president.
All lunches will be from noon to 1 p.m. in the K-State Student Union. President Myers wants to give all students the opportunity to meet with him. Because of this, we ask that you RSVP to only one of these lunches:
Thursday, April 27
Friday, May 5
This opportunity is only available to current K-State students. Those students wishing to attend must RSVP for one of the lunches.
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Benjamin Blatt, M.D., to Be Awarded NEGEA Distinguished Service and Leadership Award at 2017 Annual Conference
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Benjamin Blatt, M.D., professor of medicine at the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences, will receive the Distinguished Service and Leadership Award presented by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Northeast Group on Educational Affairs (NEGEA).The Distinguished Service and Leadership Award is presented to individuals selected by the Steering Committee who offer a significant contribution to the NEGEA initiatives through the years.
“There are other people who have made great contributions,” Blatt said of the honor. “I’m lucky to be the one who was selected.”
His contributions include serving in NEGEA leadership positions and coordinating two annual meetings at GW. With NEGEA colleagues, he also founded initiatives in instructing students on how to be teachers themselves, and in teaching physical examination with a new clinical reasoning-based approach called Core and Clusters. These resulted in publications in Academic Medicine.
“It’s important to find a group of kindred spirits who share your interests,” said Blatt. “The NEGEA, with educators from all over the northeast and its cordial atmosphere, greatly increases ones chances of finding like-minded collaborators.”
Blatt will receive the award during the May 2017 NEGEA Education Meeting at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry on Saturday, May 6.
The NEGEA is one of the four regional groups under the AAMC. The group works to promote excellence in the education of medical students, residents, and physicians through the professional development of medical educators.
For more information about the NEGEA 2017 Annual Conference, visit http://www.cvent.com/events/2017-negea-annual-conference/event-summary-63efae29d88b4ee79ffbbd77b2aa2c67.aspx
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