Cal Poly Pomona
POMONA, Calif. – The Cal Poly Pomona baseball team completed a series sweep of Cal State San Marcos at home on Sunday, winning game four 8-4 to close out the series. With only two weeks left of the regular season, the Broncos continue to push for that first-place spot in the South Division, improving to 25-18 overall, and 21-11 in the CCAA. Kyle Dohy picked up the win as he started on the mound for CPP, throwing six innings while only giving up four hits and two earned runs while striking out eight batters. He improved to 5-2 on the year. Alex Kline got the offense going in the second inning, singling through the left side of the field, scoring both Brennan McKenzie and Jason Padlo. Kline later came around to score on an error while Jacob Bernardy scored on a wild pitch to take a quick 4-0 lead. Padlo finished with a team-high three hits as Frankie Nogales, Nic Hernandez, and Kline each had two hits. Holding a 6-2 lead, the Broncos added two more runs in the sixth as Hernandez knocked a ball into center field, scoring Nogales and Chris Stratton. The Broncos will hit the road next weekend as they take on CCAA North Division opponent Sonoma State in a three-game series starting on Saturday. Print Friendly Version
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Broncos Sweep CSU San Marcos with 8-4 Win in Game Four
Utah Valley University dancers bring home the gold at Dance Team Union event
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14 April 2017
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Utah Valley University’s Dance Team brought home the gold from the Dance Team Union College Classic in Las Vegas April 6-8. The group not only took first place but was ranked first in every category by every judge.
The event focuses on dancers creating artistry. The UVU team of 19 young women was judged on that artistry, along with execution, technique and performance including audience appeal.
“They were encouraging dance groups to be individual and unique and allow for creativity,” said Ashley Hardison, the group’s coordinator. “We thought it would be a good fit for our team.”
UVU’s team competed in both jazz and hip-hop. For the finals, first place winners in all the categories were judged together. Other teams included Brigham Young University and schools from California, Illinois, Texas and Nebraska.
“We have a really talented team,” Hardison said. “It was fun to watch them go out on the floor and do their very best. They gave a lot of time and effort and energy in everything they did. They go above and beyond, taking every moment and enjoying it.”
Hardison danced at and graduated from UVU. She coached at UVU from 2005-2009, and returned two years ago. The dance team coach is Bri Sorenson, who is also an alumnus and is in her third year of coaching.
The group’s theme this year is “Live Your Passion.” The national theme is “Everything You Have — Twice as Hard.”
Team members exemplified that national theme by concentrating on the two-minute, 15-second routine. Several told Hardison, “I am going to give it everything I have. I can do anything for two ...
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UW Vice President for Student Affairs Candidate Withdraws | News
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April 21, 2017
One of the finalists for the position of vice president for student affairs at the University of Wyoming has withdrawn from consideration, meaning the first campus visit by a candidate will be Thursday and Friday, April 27-28.
Lori McDonald, dean of students at the University of Utah, had been scheduled to visit UW April 24-25. That is no longer the case.
The remaining candidates are Tim Alvarez, vice president for student affairs at North Dakota State University; Sean Blackburn, UW’s current associate vice president for student affairs and dean of students; and Bill Schafer, most recently the vice president for student life at West Virginia University.
As part of a two-day interview, each candidate is scheduled to give a public presentation. Alvarez’s visit to UW for interviews will be April 27-28; Blackburn, May 1-2; and Schafer, May 4-5. The times and locations of their public presentations will be announced later.
The vice president for student affairs oversees UW units focused on student life, including Residence Life and Dining Services, the Dean of Students Office, Campus Recreation, Student Health Service, the University Counseling Center and the Wyoming Union.
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Doctoral Graduate Receives International Recognition
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Alumna Rufaidah AlMaian received first place at the seventh annual Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM) International Conference in Rabat, Morocco.
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Going Online to Boost Lift-Off
University at Albany University at Albany Headlines
Innovation 518's mission summary.
Albany, N.Y. (April 20, 2017) — Innovate 518, the Capital Region’s “Innovation Hot Spot,” is now online at www.innovate518.com.
Innovate 518 aims to help small technology-based Capital Region businesses with solid growth potential get off the ground. The program does so by providing access to incubators and other entrepreneurial service providers that offer mentorship, business services and strategies for obtaining new capital.
It is a collaborative effort managed through the University in partnership with the Center for Economic Growth (CEG) and RPI. Funding is provided by Empire State Development's Division of Science, Technology and Innovation (NYSTAR).
Innovate 518’s website will provide a virtual platform for Capital Region entrepreneurs and others across New York State to easily access all of the program’s resources. This includes information on facilities, funding, experts in the industry and possible tax incentives.
“This website is our first big step to garner the attention of entrepreneurs in New York through a digital platform,” said Matt Grattan, UAlbany’s director of community and economic development. “By creating an easier way to access our resources, we will be able to nurture New York’s startup ecosystem, help support our affiliated partners, and attract external funding.”
“CEG has a long history of partnering with our regions entrepreneurial ecosystem,” said Michael Lobsinger, center director for Business Growth Solutions at CEG. “Our goal is to work with the Innovate 518 partners to ensure start-ups get on the right track as quickly as possible.
Also on the Innovate 518’s website is an online tutorial called “Corporation in a Box” for early-stage technology start-ups. Developed by Albany Law School, the tutorial provides an interactive experience to ensure that businesses are leveraging the law school’s legal education services. The availability of the online tool was made possible through Albany Law’s affiliation with UAlbany.
In addition to the website, Innovate 518 plans ...
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Meet a Tiger: Julio Hernandez
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This Tiger has had a lot going on in the three short months that he’s been with Clemson. In addition to his every day role working with students, faculty and staff, he is the co-chair of the inaugural Men of Color National Summit, which will be held this week.
Meet Julio Hernandez.
Title: Associate Director for Hispanic Outreach
Years at Clemson: Three months
What I do at Clemson: At Clemson, I provide leadership and support to vice presidents, associate vice presidents and the Office of Inclusion and Equity to recruit, retain, and foster a welcoming environment for Hispanic/Latino students, staff and faculty. I am currently working on developing programs, services, events, and activities to promote understanding and appreciation for the Hispanic/Latino culture on campus and in the surrounding community. In addition, I serve as the university’s representative and advocate for Hispanic/Latino students and student groups. Finally, I advise, mentor, and guide Hispanic/Latino students on academic and social issues.
What I love about Clemson: I love working with the best and brightest students, staff, and faculty in the country. I enjoy coming to Clemson University every day, working alongside individuals committed to setting the standard for excellence. In addition, I love the direction and future where Clemson University wants to move toward.
Accomplishment I’m most proud of: An accomplishment I’m most proud of is having a good reputation with businesses, institutions of higher learning, school districts, law enforcement, non-profits and community leaders for my service toward students and my community. I work toward being a person of value, instead of trying to become a person of success.
Where I see myself in five years: I see myself completing my Ph.D. from Clemson in educational leadership. I am working on starting my doctorate program in the Spring 2018 semester. In addition, I see myself ...
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Baseball Comeback Against VCU Falls Short in Extra Innings
Fordham Newsroom
Bronx, N.Y. – VCU’s Steven Carpenter singled home pinch runner Alex Gransback in the top of the tenth inning, while Matt Jamer stranded the tying run on base in the bottom of the frame, giving the VCU Rams a 4-3 win over the Fordham Rams in 10 innings, to complete a baseball sweep at Houlihan Park on Sunday.
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WOMEN'S GOLF WINS BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIP ON PLAYOFF HOLE
Athletics News
Apr 23, 2017
BOULDER CITY, Nev. — Three rounds of golf was not enough to decide the 2017 Big Sky Conference Women's Golf Championships but Sacramento State made the most of the 55th hole to earn the school's second conference title.The Hornets saw Idaho rally over the final three holes to draw even as both team's had a three-round total of 900. The teams then were split into two groups of five and played 18th hole with each team counting its four lowest scores. Sacramento State counted four pars while the Vandals had two bogeys to give the title to the Hornets for the first time since 2007.During the third round, sophomore Julia Becker carried Sacramento State with a 2-under par round of 70. Becker jumped out to a quick start with birdies on three of the first five holes. She started her streak with a birdie on the par-5 second and later added birdies on the par-3 fourth and par-5 fifth. A bogey on the par-4 sixth was immediately followed by a birdie on the par-4 seventh. The Las Vegas native then parred her next eight holes to stay at 3-under par. A bogey on the par-5 16th was her lone miscue on the back nine and she closed with a pair of pars. During the day she moved from a tie for 24th to finish tied for eighth place.Astha Madan ranked second on the team with a 76 and tied for 11th overall at 77-77-76-230. Madan played the front nine at 1-over with a birdie on par-3 fourth and two bogeys. She moved to 3-over on the back nine with bogeys on the par-3 12th and par-5 13th. She added a birdie on the par-4 14th but had two bogeys over her final four holes.Chloe Bartek and Nishtha Madan each shot 78 to complete the team total for the day. Bartek ...
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University to honor its authors on Thursday
SIU News
April 17, 2017University to honor its authors on Thursday
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Southern Illinois University Carbondale will celebrate the accomplishments of faculty and staff who have recently seen their works through to book publication.
The biennial “Celebration of Campus Authors” will recognize the creative, research and academic work of 28 university employs who published works in 2015 and 2016. The ceremony and reception, which will also recognize the university’s 2017 Excellence Award recipients, begins at 3 p.m., Thursday, April 20, in Morris Library’s John C. Guyon Auditorium..
The criteria these authors were required to meet included:
Items include complete books or e-books (monographs).
Items include subsequent editions for which one author was an active employee of SIU in 2015 or 2016.
At least one co-author must have been an active SIU Carbondale employee in 2015 or 2016.
Items must have been published by a recognized publisher or vendor.
A list of previously recognized authors is available here.
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HSU Jumps Highlight Border Battle Success
Humboldt State University Athletics
ARCATA, Calif. – Humboldt State track and field hit national qualifying marks and set personal records against regional competition during Saturday's Border Battle held in Redwood Bowl. The HSU women had a successful day with many strong performances. Marissa McCay, Ellie Earle-Rouse, and Brailee VandenBoom swept the women's high jump. McCay continues to improve and she finished with her personal best 5-10 in the high jump, hitting the national automatic qualifying mark. Freshman Earle-Rouse also recorded a personal best jump to finish second. Her mark of 5-7.75 is a national provisional qualifying mark, which ties her for 11th in nationals. Brailee VandenBoom finished third with a 1.58m. Earle-Rouse also recorded personal bests in the 800m and 100m hurdles races. Tatiana Gillick and Kori Gilley ran strong times in the 1500m, taking first and third respectively, as well as first and second in the 800m. The women's 4x100 team comprised of McCay, VandenBoom, Alyssabeth DeJerz, and Je-Ni Hardy recorded a new season-best time of 47.78. Annie Roberts, Megan Alfi, Imogene Carson, Catie LeDesma, and Andie LeDesma finished in the first five positions in the 5000m. In the throws, Ariel Oliver moved to eighth in the nation in discus with a new personal record of 49.40m, and she secured her spot at Nationals. Oliver also took first in the shot put (13.86m) and fifth in the hammer throw. Ashley Ross recorded a personal best of 33.69m, giving her a first place finish in the javelin. Lilly Bankas finished second in the discus and shot put. "The 4x100s were very exciting to watch with such an evenly matched race for both genders," said Head Coach Scott Pesch. "Both teams did great, and these are the events that make spectators love track & field. I'm glad we were able to put up such a strong showing on our home turf." The men finished first in both ...
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Research awards at IUPUI increased by $40.5 million in 2016: Newscenter: Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEINDIANAPOLIS -- The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis has released funding results for fiscal year 2016 showing research awards campuswide totaled $428.9 million, a $40.5 million increase over 2015.
Counting only non-IU School of Medicine awards, the campus received $67.2 million in research awards in 2016, compared to $58.1 million in 2015, a 16 percent increase.
The increase in research awards reflects, in part, the support of the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research to advance innovative research and creative activity.
Funding awards for 2016 show an increase in National Science Foundation awards, one of the office's strategic goals. NSF funding rose from $5.2 million in 2015 to $7.9 million in 2016.
NSF awards in 2016 included $200,022 for a research team led by the School of Engineering and Technology to overcome problems with one approach to increasing the capacity of lithium ion batteries.
Another National Science Foundation grant will enable researchers at IUPUI to develop a Breathalyzer-type device to detect the onset of hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar episodes, in people with diabetes.
The funding awards underscore efforts by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research to develop and expand research programs that address important national and global needs and support economic development of Indiana and the nation.
Other external funding supported research to:
Develop information-based tools to help primary care providers improve care for patients with chronic pain, a condition that affects 100 million Americans at a cost of $630 billion annually in health care costs and lost worker productivity.
Study the use of the electronic dental record to evaluate the outcome of dental treatments.
Study nonmilitary applications of unmanned aerial systems (drone) technology, such as remote imaging for water quality, mosquito habitat mapping, disaster preparation, precision agriculture, and the utilization and analysis of data collected with unmanned aerial systems.
The office helps stimulate faculty research efforts through internal funding programs, events, workshops and proposal ...
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Lake Elmo Woodbury Campus Sponsors Country Mile Race
News Beat
The Lake Elmo/Woodbury campus sponsored the 33rd Annual Woodbury Country Mile half marathon and 5k Aug. 24 hosted by the Woodbury Area Chamber of Commerce.Rasmussen College campuses are always looking for new ways to get involved in the community, and the Lake Elmo/Woodbury campus decided the race would be a great opportunity this year. “We wanted to support the local community and the chamber, and we are passionate about health and fitness,” said Mollie Bower, Lake Elmo/Woodbury campus director said. “We are now a Public Benefit Corporation, so this was a great way for us to show community support.” On race day the weather looked ominous, but Bower, and the others participating in the race, weren’t about to let it get in their way that day. “It went great,” Bower said. “We were concerned that we might get rained out as it was storming heavily on the way there, but it ended up being perfect running weather.” The highlight of the event for Bower was finishing the race with her entire family cheering her on in stands. It was her first half marathon and she finished fifth in her age group. Check out information on Rasmussen College becoming a Public Benefit Corporation to learn more about the college’s involvement in its communities.
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Miami ranks in the top 10 for best public entrepreneurship education
Miami University - Top Stories
Students in Miami's Farmer School of Business work on the creative side of entrepreneurship.
The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine ranked Miami University's Institute for Entrepreneurship No. 8 in the nation among public institutions for its undergraduate entrepreneurship education.
Miami is included in Entrepreneur magazine’s “Top 25 Undergraduate Schools for Entrepreneurship Studies for 2017,” featured in its December issue, available in print and online now.
This is the ninth consecutive year Miami has made the Top 25 list, ranking No. 16 in the nation overall. Miami offers a range of entrepreneurship programs, including tracks in corporate, social and start-up entrepreneurship.
"Our program has grown exponentially over the past several years, both in terms of number of students and experiential learning opportunities," said Brett Smith, director of the Institute for Entrepreneurship and founding director of the Center for Social Entrepreneurship. "This year, we welcome the first cohort of 900 first-year business students into our new 'Business Quotient (BQ)' common core with our course on Innovation & Creativity in Business, and we are excited at what the future holds for them as well as our faculty. Our mission remains the same – to provide the best undergraduate entrepreneurship experience in the country."
The Princeton Review names the top 25 undergraduate and graduate schools based on data from an annual survey sent to administrators at more than 2,000 institutions. The ranking includes weighing several factors: offering entrepreneurship opportunities in and out of the classroom; the number of mentorship programs offered; scholarship and grant opportunities; and how many successful entrepreneurial efforts by students, faculty and alumni.
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What Putin and Russia want
Latest From Brookings
Pavel Baev, nonresident senior fellow in the Center on the United States and Europe, addresses the character and ambitions of President Vladimir Putin and discusses what policies to pursue in managing the challenging U.S.-Russia relationship.
Also in this episode, Molly Reynolds, fellow in Governance Studies, provides her regular “What’s Happening in Congress” update. This week: special elections in Kansas and Georgia and avoiding government shutdown.
Show Notes:
Putin might not wait for Trump to sort out his Russia policy
Pressure Points: The Syria Intervention as an Instrument of Russia’s EU Policy
Arctic Security Matters – Russia’s Arctic Aspirations
What does the ACA repeal fight tell us about the upcoming battle over tax reform?
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Thanks to audio producer Gaston Reboredo and producer Vanessa Sauter, and also thanks for additional support from Eric Abalahin, Jessica Pavone, Nawal Atallah, Kelly Russo, and Rebecca Viser.
Subscribe to Brookings podcasts here or on iTunes, send feedback email to BCP@Brookings.edu, and follow us and tweet us at @policypodcasts on Twitter.
The Brookings Cafeteria is a part of the Brookings Podcast Network.
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National Student Employment Week Winners
News – Illinois Tech Today
The Student Employment office would like to thank all students, faculty, and staff who participated in this year’s National Student Employment Week. We were blown away by the number of responses, and by the quality of the nominations. We had a blast meeting everyone and going through the entries. The 2017 winners are listed below. Sixty-nine student employees and 53 supervisors were nominated. Thank you to everyone who took the time to write about all of the ways you appreciate your student employees and supervisors.
See a complete overview of last week’s activities and events on the Student Employment website, including a list of all nominees, the nomination submissions for the winners, pictures, and quotes that really stood out to us about the student employment experience.
Distinguished Student Employees:
Michael Lenardi, phonathon manager, Institutional AdvancementNominated by Joey Carillo
Excerpt:
“As a manager this year Michael has demonstrated excellent leadership, flexibility, and incredible amount of responsibility and follow through. Michael has maximized on the incredible amount of leadership potential that he has in our program and we will be sad to see him graduate this spring, although I know that he will go on to do amazing things.”
Elvis Reyes, OTS, lab controllerNominated by Jhirmack Paul
Excerpt:
“Mr. Reyes is one of the hardest working, dependable, dedicated, trustworthy and intelligent student employees I have had the pleasure of having on my team since I have been running the OTS PC labs group in 2013.”
Manoochehr Assa, graduate assistant, School of Applied TechnologyNominated by Scott Pfeiffer
Excerpt:
“Manoochehr is an outstanding student worker who goes above and way beyond on every project. He has increased efficiency in strategic marketing direction for the School of Applied Technology by building our social media presence on social media.”
Distinguished Student Supervisors:
Melisa Lopez, service manager, IIT One StopNominated by Loreta Sutkus and Golzar Shobeiri
Megan Campanile, ...
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COD Cosmetology Students Offer Free Beauty Services on Campus
News at College of DuPage
By Mike McKissackCollege of DuPage Cosmetology students celebrated Beauty Week by offering free services
on the Glen Ellyn campus. During the event, students provided free consultations,
manicures and skin mapping, as well as a variety of hair techniques, including braiding,
line trimming and thermal styling. Men’s services included manicures, edge lineups
and beard shaping Click here for more photos.The COD Cosmetology program salon is currently open to the spring term. Located at the College’s Addison Center, 301
S. Swift Rd., the salon is open on Mondays, from 6 to 8 p.m.; Tuesdays, Wednesdays
and Thursdays, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Fridays, from 9 a.m. to
3 p.m.; and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Salon services are available by appointment
or walk-in. Under the supervision of licensed instructors, students perform a full
range of beauty services including, cuts, styling, color, manicures, pedicures, skin
services, facial waxing and more.The Cosmetology program at College of DuPage provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary for
success in the beauty industry. The College offers an A.A.S. degree as well as a certificate
in Cosmetology. Students who successfully complete 50 credit hours through the program
and pass a practical and written exam will be awarded a certificate from COD which
allows graduates to apply for a cosmetology license from the state.
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The Great War
Brandeis University News
Cast and Crew
Part 1
Edited ByJon Neuburger AndMerril Stern
Narrated ByOliver Platt
Produced ByAmanda Pollak
Written and Directed ByStephen IvesSeries ProducersStephen IvesAmanda Pollak
Original Music ByPeter RundquistTom Phillips
Co-ProducerGene Tempest
Archival ProducerLizzy McGlynn
Coordinating ProducerNazenet Habtezghi
Post Production SupervisorBobby Johnson
ResearchersEric G. CottonKevina Tidwell
Production AssociatesLillie FleshlerJulie Hurd
Voices Jennifer Lee AndrewsBlythe DannerBrandon J. DirdenJosh HamiltonEric LoscheiderCampbell Scott
Voices Casting Paul Fouquet, C.S.A./Elissa Meyers, C.S.A
Casting AssociateKarie Koppel
CinematographyBuddy Squires, ASCAndrew YoungLaurent Chalet, AFCMichael ChinPeter NelsonJack BurtonCyrille Blanc
Field ProducersMaya Lussier-SéguinLucy Fauveau
Sound RecordingMark MandlerJohn ZeccaAlan BarkerNed HardsBaptiste Charvet
Assistant CameraJared AmesEvan KodaniJason Lord-CastleGuilhem TouzeryKevin Walter
Additional CinematographyHérik MeyerOlivier Mercier
Data ManagementLéonard Rollin
AdvisorsChristopher CapozzolaEdward A. GutiérrezKimberly JensenJennifer D. KeeneDavid M. KennedyMichael NeibergChad WilliamsJay Winter
Production ControllerJustin Baron
Lead Animator and Graphic Designer Michael Dominic
Assistant AnimatorHank Muller
Associate EditorBrittany Kaplan
Assistant EditorsConnor J. CulhaneMichael PickettEric G. CottonHannah EdizelAnne L. AllenSergio Noriega
Additional ResearchKatie Ebner-LandyJoy ConleyJenny FichmanKatya Ungerman
Production AssistantsBrian CunninghamRives ElliotAdam FinchlerDrake RoyPablo VivasLeroy FarrelRomain Grandjean
Color GradingOut of The Blue NY
Online Facility Just Add Water
Davinci Resolve Colorist Scott Burch
Online Editor Rob Cabana
Post ProducerSteve Bodner
Additional Online EditingBlerti Murataj
Sound By701 Sound
Sound Effects EditorIra Spiegel
Dialogue EditorMarlena Grzaslewicz
Additional Dialogue EditorMatt Rigby
Mixing FacilitySync Sound, Inc.
Re-Recording MixerKen Hahn
Additional Sound Effects Tony Pipitone
MusiciansJodi Hagen, ViolinDonna Jerome, ViolaMichael Curry, CelloIan Greitzer, ClarinetAndrew Price, OboeKathleen Boyd, FluteAndrew Borkowski, CelloScott Moore, Violin, ViolaSangwon Lee, ClarinetThomas Wibble, FlutePeter Rundquist, Guitars, Piano, and All Other InstrumentsTom Phillips, Piano And All Other Instruments
Recording StudioCity Vox
Narration and Voice Over RecordingLou Verrico
Additional Voice Over RecordingRobin Hood Radio (WHDD AM/FM), Sharon, CT
Technical AssistanceSoho Post Office
InternsSarah Marie AmpilGrace BrewsterNicholas BrewsterNick CovellCally Simmons-EdlerStefan HuenekeBailey JohnsonAlistair JonesAndriana KahealaniChris MessierGeorge MonardAmelia NierenbergCaroline NikchevichKatherine O'ConnellColleen O’SheaClare ReddenEmmanuel RodriguezClare Stukel
Archival Materials Courtesy of16th Infantry Regiment AssociationAgentur Karl HöffkesAlamyPrice Collection, Alexander Turnbull LibraryAnaheim ...
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Men's Rowing Claims Baker Cup for 12th Straight Year, Third Varsity Eight Earns Gold
WPI News Archive
Apr 23, 2017
WORCESTER -- The WPI Men's Rowing Varsity Eight defeated Tufts for the 12th consecutive year in the Baker Cup Sunday on Lake Quinsigamond.
The Engineers posted another sub-six minute time (5:57.78) to easily finish ahead of the Jumbos (6:14.05). Tufts (6:08.80) returned the favor in the Second Varsity Eight by edging the Crimson and Gray (6:10.05) by 1.25 seconds, or the length of the bow ball.
WPI's Third Varsity Eight (6:19.50) was better than Tufts (6:25.85) and Skidmore (6:54.40) as the Novice Eight went to Tufts by a 6:28.55 to 6:53.11 margin.
Skidmore took the Varsity Four in a time of 7:03.57. The Engineers B entry was second (7:05.73) with Clark third (7:14.19) and the A entry fourth (7:21.54).
The Engineers wrap up the regular season Saturday with BC (McCarthy/McGee Cup), UMass and Coast Guard beginning at 10:50am.
Varsity Eight Kelsey Regan (Winchendon, MA) - CoxswainNathan Pietrowicz (Worcester, MA)Jackson Krupnick (Ashville, NC)Michael Beinor (Sutton, MA)Jeremy Hemingway (Westford, MA)Michael Eaton (Exeter, NH)Frank Campanelli (Avon, CT)Danny Singer (Eldersburg, MD)Dean Schifilliti (Ossining, NY)
Second Varsity Eight Kenedi Heather (Taunton, MA)Nicholas Carabillo (Simsbury, CT)Lorenzo Dube (Fall River, MA)Isaac Beeman (Sammamish, WA)Keegan Train (Minnetonka, MN)Jack Harding (Lee, MA)Andrew Johnston (Arlington, VA)Scott Cazier (Wheat Ridge, CO)Paul Danielson (Niskayuna, NY)Jack Perry (Londonderry, NH)
Third Varsity Eight (M3V8A) Andrew Morrison (Oxford, MA) - CoxswainMarc Reardon (Winchendon, MA)Dan Seaman (Claremont, NH)James Vorosmarti (Center Valley, PA)Zack Estrella (Berkley, MA)Trevor Dowd (Fairfax, VA)Ben Thornton (Merrimac, MA)David Bovich (Verona, NJ)Lorenzo Dube (Fall River, MA)
Novice Eight (M3V8B) Lily Olsen (Princeton, NJ) - CoxswainMark Borghesani (Acton, MA)Tucker Grim (McLean, VA)Griffin Bishop (Carlisle, MA)Noah Van Stralen (Bloomfield, NY)Blake Dobay (Hopkinton, MA)Matthew Hagan ( Highlands Ranch, CO)Peter Beretich (North Yarmouth, ME)Brandon Fox (Hollis, NH)
Varsity Four (WPI A) Lily Olsen (Princeton, NJ) - CoxswainDavid ...
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Princeton supports Hawaii's legal challenge to federal immigration order
Princeton University Top Stories
Princeton and the 30 other colleges and universities who filed a friend-of-the-court brief last month supporting a legal challenge to the Trump administration's March 6 revised executive order on immigration filed a similar brief Thursday, April 20, in another challenge to the order.
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Column: Martha McSally has a view on women's rights for both Republicans and Democrats
State News Opinions
When discussing feminism, people often get too wrapped up in divisive social issues that polarize ideas to the left. While these issues are important, what we want to focus on is a more practical fight for women’s rights, one that centers on breaking gender stereotypes that are still prevalent in society. Arizona’s conservative Representative Martha McSally has been fighting for women’s rights in this way throughout her life.
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IU, NSWC Crane partnering to bolster national defense through 'smart tech' agreement
IU
IUB Newsroom »IU, NSWC Crane partnering to bolster national defense through 'smart tech' agreementIU, NSWC Crane partnering to bolster national defense through 'smart tech' agreementNew research collaboration will improve naval systems with integration of artificial intelligence, machine learningJan. 25, 2017FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- In a signing ceremony at 10 a.m. today, Indiana University and U.S. Navy officials launched a new, multiyear commitment to support the integration of modern "smart" technology into existing systems critical to the country's defense.
Through the cooperative research and development agreement, scientists at the IU School of Informatics and Computing and at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division will work together to transform existing military sensor technology through machine learning and artificial intelligence.
The agreement was signed at the base, which is near Crane, Indiana.
The lead researchers on the project are Sriraam Natarajan, associate professor in the IU School of Informatics and Computing at IU Bloomington, and Robert Cruise, chief scientist for the Special Warfare and Expeditionary Systems Department at NSWC Crane.
The agreement is part of a larger effort at the IU School of Informatics and Computing to foster partnerships with NSWC Crane, a major economic driver in southern Indiana and one of the largest naval bases in the country.
"Artificial intelligence, machine learning and human-computer interaction are three areas of interest to the researchers at Crane, and also areas of great strength at our school," said Martina Barnas, assistant dean for research and director of research collaborations at the IU School of Informatics and Computing. "We're ideally positioned to assist their efforts in this important arena."
In addition to Barnas, Natarajan and Cruise, attendees at the signing ceremony included Raj Acharya, dean of the IU School of Informatics and Computing; Rick Van Kooten, vice provost for research and associate vice president for research at IU; Joe Carley, associate director for ...
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Leader in field of swallowing disorders reflects on groundbreaking career
Northwestern Now: Summaries
Bonnie Martin-Harris is a pioneer in the standardization of identifying and treating swallowing disorders. Martin-Harris, the Alice Gabrielle Twight Professor in the Roxelyn and Richard Pepper Department of Communication Sciences, delved into her career-defining work during the 12th annual Pepper Lecture at the Francis Searle Building on April 19.
“Safe and efficient swallowing requires fifty-five pairs of muscles, complex neural control, and coordination of multiple body systems,” said Martin-Harris, who is also the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs for the School of Communication. “Unlike healing an arm or a leg, the ability to rewire the synergy involved in swallowing is a complicated and often difficult process…. We all know what it feels to swallow something and have it go down the wrong way, but imagine feeling that every time you swallow a sip of water.”
The lecture was made possible by the generous donation of Northwestern alumni Roxelyn and Richard Pepper, who endowed the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department in 2005. Before the lecture, School of Communication Dean Barbara O’Keefe thanked them for their longstanding support.
Martin-Harris, who has spent her career focusing on patient-centric research, spent years fighting for standardization in the diagnosis and treatment of dysphagia—swallowing disorders—which can be caused by such conditions as cancer, stroke, parkinson’s disease, and trauma. Martin-Harris was inspired to seek standardization after working with patients, one of whom was a vibrant woman who’d lost the ability to swallow after treatment for jaw and mouth cancer. Her patient, who died in 2012, first came to her with files of tests she’d taken with other clinicians — but Martin-Harris said she was unable to glean any useful information from them.
“She had ten swallowing reports, but none was like the other,” Martin-Harris said. “I had to restudy her again. And that should not be. I felt patients should be able to go from ...
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Innovation Fest to expand scope at UChicago and beyond
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Throughout the month of May, members of the University of Chicago community and the public will get a unique look at the programs and individuals responsible for the ideas, ventures and science that may someday change the lives of millions.UChicago Innovation Fest 2017, a global celebration of entrepreneurship and discovery, will bring together the brightest minds in science, tech, the arts and business during a monthlong series of workshops, discussions, speaker events and competitions.
Scheduled from May 2 through June 1, this year’s fest has expanded its scope and influence beyond the UChicago campus. Events in Boston, San Francisco and the first international Innovation Fest event—a pitch event cohosted by the Chicago Angels Network and the Booth Alumni Club of the UK in London—are on the docket. On-campus events range from a presentation on the evolving state of alternative finance in the Americas to a daylong event hosted by the Smart Museum on how sites of culture can function as spaces of belonging.
“The diversity and range of this year’s Innovation Fest lineup really illustrates the vastness of ideas and research that are emerging from the University of Chicago today,” said John Flavin, associate vice president of entrepreneurship and innovation and head of the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
Launched in the spring of 2014 by the Polsky Center, UChicago Innovation Fest initially began as Innovation Week, a weeklong solution to connect the various finals competitions of the Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge.
“Innovation Fest was born out of a strategic need to provide cohesion to our various NVC finals at the end of the year and grow the celebratory atmosphere around entrepreneurship,” said Starr Marcello, executive director of the Polsky Center. “To see how much it has grown in such a short period of time to include so many more disciplines and perspectives of the University ...
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Is Soda Bad for Your Brain? (And Is Diet Soda Worse?)
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Americans love sugar. Together we consumed nearly 11 million metric tons of it in 2016, according to the US Department of Agriculture, much of it in the form of sugar-sweetened beverages like sports drinks and soda.
Now, new research suggests that excess sugar—especially the fructose in sugary drinks—might damage your brain. Researchers using data from the Framingham Heart Study (FHS) found that people who drink sugary beverages frequently are more likely to have poorer memory, smaller overall brain volume, and a significantly smaller hippocampus—an area of the brain important for learning and memory. The FHS is the nation’s longest running epidemiological study, begun in 1948, supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, and run by BU since 1971.
But before you chuck your sweet tea and reach for a diet soda, there’s more: a follow-up study found that people who drank diet soda daily were almost three times as likely to develop stroke and dementia when compared to those who did not.
Researchers are quick to point out that these findings, which appear separately in the journals Alzheimer’s & Dementia and Stroke, demonstrate correlation but not cause and effect. While researchers caution against overconsuming either diet soda or sugary drinks, more research is needed to determine how—or if—these drinks actually damage the brain, and how much damage may be caused by underlying vascular disease or diabetes.
“These studies are not the be-all and end-all, but it’s strong data and a very strong suggestion,” says Sudha Seshadri, a School of Medicine professor of neurology and a faculty member at BU’s Alzheimer’s Disease Center, senior author on both papers. “It looks like there is not very much of an upside to having sugary drinks, and substituting the sugar with artificial sweeteners doesn’t seem to help.”
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Reminder: Small Ensembles Spring Concert
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The Georgia College Small Ensembles will perform their Spring Concert on Monday, April 24, at 7:30 p.m. in Max Noah Recital Hall. Coordinated by Maureen Horgan, the performance features the Brass Ensemble, Saxophone Quintet, and String Ensemble. Music from the 1500s to today will be played. Admission is free, but a $5 donation is encouraged. All proceeds benefit music scholarships or the GC Department of Music through the GCSU Foundation, Inc. For more information, go to gcsu.edu/music or call 478-445-8289.
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CCMST Weekly News, May 28, 2010
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1. Announcements
2. Statistics3. Tip of the WeekANNOUNCEMENTS
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
The Second part of the CCMST Workshop for the summer students will be held on Tuesday June 1st at 15:00 in Room 4202A. Please contact Massimo (massimo.malagoli@chemistry.gatech.edu) for more information.
STATISTICS
FGATE
Uptime: 281 days/home directory usage: 66% (2.0TB available)/backups directory usage: 76%
LSF usage for Week 20 (5/17-5/23) (times are in minutes)GroupJobsTotal CPUAvg CPUAvg WaitAvg Trnr.Bredas23822175011%9326731946Hernandez8599057451%1165469112374Sherrill371271447%343645408052Total360133946769%372110755036
Note: percentages refer to the total CPU time available for the period.
Most productive user of the Week: atucker 990574.
EGATE
Uptime: 181 days/theoryfs/common directory usage: 35% (433GB available)/theoryfs/ccmst directory usage: 77% (202GB available)
LSF usage for Week 20 (5/17-5/23) (times are in minutes)GroupJobsTotal CPUAvg CPUAvg WaitAvg Trnr.Hernandez501396099%279202871Sherrill37133609822%906161198Other488700%18018Total46947657632%1016131256
Note: percentages refer to the total CPU time available for the period.
Most productive user of the Week: loriab 214252.
TIP OF THE WEEK
By Massimo
The LSF command bmod can be used to modify the resource requirements of a job in queue without deleting the job (and losing the priority the job has acquired).
Bmod takes the same options as the bsub command. Type man bmod for more information.
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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Siemens Opens Innovation Center in Tech Square
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April 20, 2017
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The Siemens Data Analytics and Applications Center will help transportation providers use big data to improve operations and safety. One project includes the Atlanta Streetcar.
Representatives from Siemens opened its Data Analytics and Applications Center in Georgia Tech’s Technology Square on Thursday, making it the latest global corporation to open an innovation center on or near campus.
The center will help transportation providers use big data to improve operations and safety. For example, the Siemens team will work with the City of Atlanta to collect information from the Atlanta Streetcar and analyze data points to make the best use of the fleet.
Siemens is the 16th company to open an innovation center in Tech Square. These centers represent a diverse range of industries with a common goal of tapping into the innovation neighborhood’s vibrant network of students, faculty, researchers and startup entrepreneurs.
The Data Analytics and Applications Center represents an exciting next step in the longstanding relationship between Georgia Tech and Siemens, said Stephen E. Cross, the Institute’s executive vice president for research.
“Siemens has been a longtime partner of the Institute, and we are proud that they are now a part of the vision for Tech Square and the strategy that drives Georgia Tech as an institution,” Cross said. “Georgia Tech plays a strategic role in growing Georgia’s entrepreneurial ecosystem and continues to forge paths to new research and innovation that have impact on our city, state, and region. Nowhere is that more evident than in Tech Square and nowhere is it is better realized than in centers like the Siemens Data Analytics and Applications Center.”
Here are some examples of the extensive collaboration between the Institute and Siemens:
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UCR Writers to Appear at Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
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The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books is the largest book festival in the United States
By Bettye Miller on April 19, 2017
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Fourteen authors and faculty in the Department of Creative Writing and Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing & Writing for the Performing Arts in Palm Desert will participate in the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books April 22-23 at USC.
Creative writing faculty who will participate are:
Charmaine Craig, “Fiction: Culture & Identity, Conversation 2023,” April 23 at 2 p.m.;
Steve Erickson, “Fiction: The Surreal World, Conversation 1055,” April 22 at 4:30 p.m.;
Laila Lalami, “Viet Thanh Nguyen and Laila Lalami in Conversation, Conversation 2111,” April 23 at 11 a.m.;
Tom Lutz, “Memoir: Exploring the World, Conversation 2093,” April 23 at 1:30 p.m.; and
Susan Straight, “Nonfiction: California’s Hidden Poor, Conversation 2034,” April 23 at 3 p.m.
Faculty in the Low Residency MFA program are:
Elizabeth Crane, “Fiction with a Funny Side, Conversation 2122,” April 23 at 12:30 p.m.;
Natashia Deon, “Fiction: Roads Less Traveled, Conversation 2022,” April 23 at 12:30 p.m.;
Gina Frangello, “Everybody’s Got One: Fiction & Families, Conversation 1121,” April 22 at 11 a.m.;
Tod Goldberg, “Nonfiction: Pop Goes the World, Conversation 2091,” April 23 at 10:30 a.m., and “From Page to Screen to Page: Writing in Hollywood, Conversation 2054,” April 23 at 3 p.m.;
Mary Otis, “Fiction: Disappearing Acts, Conversation 2041,” April 23 at 11 a.m.;
Rob Roberge, “Memoir: Troubled Times, Conversation 1044,” April 22 at 3:30 p.m.;
Stephen Jay Schwartz, “Crime Fiction: A Question of Character, Conversation 1021,” April 22 at 11 a.m.;
Mark Haskell Smith, “Nonfiction: among the Believers, Conversation 1113,” April 22 at 2 p.m.; and
David L. Ulin, “Fiction: the Storytellers, Conversation 1111,” April 22 at 11 a.m., and “Nonfiction: the Culture of Southern California, Conversation 2124,” April 23 at 3:30 p.m.
The festival is free, but tickets are required to attend individual conversations.
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Olin Award for faculty research turns 10
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In a concentrated, continuing effort to link Washington University in St. Louis academic research to everyday business practice, the 10th annual Olin Award recognizes an Olin Business School faculty member who joined two University of Pennsylvania professors in crafting a computer model to guide managers who need to forecast behaviors of newly acquired customers.
As is customary, a panel of senior executives review the papers submitted, and these executives ultimately apply some of the findings to their own businesses.
“This rare award rewards relevancy and focuses on the exceptional intellectual capital that applies to real business issues,” said Richard J. Mahoney, former CEO of Monsanto and a Distinguished Executive-in-Residence at Olin where he initiated the $10,000 prize. “I can tell you from decades of corporate experience that academic research all too often is overlooked in the business realm. So here at Olin we strive to connect the innovation and evidence of our faculty with a business community where this science can directly benefit both enterprise and consumers.”
St. Louis-based Edward Jones joined with Jackson Nickerson, the Frahm Family Professor of Organization & Strategy, to help to incorporate Collaborative Structured Inquiry from his 2009 Olin Award-winning paper (see chart, below). Emily Pitts, principal for Inclusion and Diversity, called it an “invaluable experience.”
“Working with Professor Nickerson using this process enabled our firm to make significant progress,” Pitts said. “We were able to identify division by division in our headquarters where we had areas of opportunity to improve on topics such as sourcing diverse talent, recruiting, hiring, developing or just creating a more inclusive environment. Ninety percent of all of our Home Office divisions have completed the process and identified tangible solutions. Some divisions have already begun to see measurable progress, and best practices are beginning to be duplicated across the firm to eventually become standard.”
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Doctoral Oral Exams for May 1-5
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The graduate dean invites all graduate faculty to attend the final oral examinations for the doctoral candidates scheduled as follows:Aaron Chen, Ph.D., Chemical Engineering. Monday, May 1, 3 p.m., A111 Conte Polymer Research Center. Dissertation: “Interactions at the Aqueous Interface Large-Area Graphene: Particle Capture and Protein Adsorption.” Maria Santore, chr.
Giseli Tordin, Ph.D., Spanish and Portuguese. Wednesday, May 3, 12:30 p.m., 1649 Dubois Library. Dissertation: “Para donde miran los ojos: Confluencias entre locura, (des) identidad y violencia en la obra de Joao Guimaraes Rosa, Silvina Ocampo y Luis Martin-Santos.” Albert Lloret, chr.
Mehmet Umit Taner, Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering. Wednesday, May 3, 1 p.m., 118 E Lab II. Dissertation: “Decision Analytical Methods for Robust Water Infrastructure Planning Under Deep Uncertainty.” Casey Brown, chr.
Ramiro Garcia-Oloano, Ph.D., Spanish and Portuguese. Friday, May 5, 2:30 p.m., 601 Herter Hall. Dissertation: “Hasta Que Venga algun Criollo en esta tierra a mandar”: ideologia politica y literatura gauchesca en tres films del nuevo cine argentino.” Luis Marentes and Jose Ornelas, co-chrs.
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African American Trailblazer Series to Honor Wardell Milan
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Wardell Milan, a New York City—based visual artist, will be recognized for his accomplishments as part of UT’s African American Trailblazer Series on Tuesday, April 25.Milan graduated from UT with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting and photography.
The award ceremony will be held at 5:30 p.m. with a reception to follow at 6:30 p.m. at the McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture. The event is free and open to the public. To attend, you must RSVP online by Wednesday, April 19, at noon.
In addition to the ceremony and reception, Milan will be giving out three art awards to deserving students of his choosing in UT’s School of Art.
“The African American Trailblazer Series recognizes individuals who have done remarkable things in the community and have the ability to share pearls of wisdom from their experiences,” said Robert Nobles, associate vice chancellor for research and chair of UT’s Commission for Blacks. “We are excited to recognize Milan for his achievements and creative expression that represent the fabric of who we are at the University of Tennessee.”
Each year, the Trailblazer Series honors African Americans in the UT community who are trailblazers in their disciplines or within the fields of diversity, inclusion, and social justice.
Milan is widely known for his drawings, collages, and photography. In addition to using a variety of media, Milan’s work focuses on various social issues while including historical and cultural figures. Having been passionate about art since he was a child, he sometimes incorporates elements of childhood into his pieces as well.
After graduating from UT, Milan earned a Master of Fine Arts in photography from Yale University in 2004. In 2005, he began solo exhibitions in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, and other cities across the country. The New York Times described his first solo show as “an auspicious debut” and “ ...
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Thomas E. Starzl, MD, PhD, ‘Father of Transplantation,’ Dies at 90
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PITTSBURGH, March 5, 2017 – Dr. Thomas E. Starzl, known as the “father of transplantation” for his role in pioneering and advancing organ transplantation from a risky, rare procedure to an accessible surgery for the neediest patients, died peacefully Saturday, March 4, 2017, at his home in Pittsburgh.
Dr. Starzl is survived by his wife of 36 years, Joy Starzl, of Pittsburgh, son Timothy (Bimla) of Boulder, Colo., and a grandchild Ravi Starzl (Natalie) of Pittsburgh. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Rebecca Starzl, and a son, Thomas F. Starzl.
His family issued the following statement:
Thomas Starzl was many things to many people. He was a pioneer, a legend, a great human, and a great humanitarian. He was a force of nature that swept all those around him into his orbit, challenging those that surrounded him to strive to match his superhuman feats of focus, will, and compassion. His work in neuroscience, metabolism, transplantation, and immunology has brought life and hope to countless patients, and his teaching in these areas has spread that capacity for good to countless practitioners and researchers everywhere. With determination and irresistible resolve, Thomas Starzl advanced medicine through his intuition and uncanny insight into both the technical and human aspects of even the most challenging problems. Even more extraordinary was his ability to gift that capacity to those around him, allowing his students and colleagues to discover the right stuff within themselves. Nobody who spent time with Thomas Starzl could remain unaffected.
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Comunicat sobre la situació de la Universitat Centreeuropea de Budapest
Universitat de Barcelona - Notícies
21/04/2017
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La recent aprovació al Parlament d’Hongria d’una llei restrictiva sobre universitats estrangeres pot afectar greument la viabilitat de la Universitat Centreeuropea (CEU) de Budapest. Aquesta llei exigeix que totes les universitats estrangeres que tinguin activitat en territori hongarès han de tenir un campus al país d’origen. Aquesta universitat, acreditada a Nova York i amb títols vàlids als Estat Units (i a Hongria), no té campus al país nord-americà. La nova llei, doncs, la pot abocar al tancament. La Universitat de Barcelona, igual que altres universitats catalanes, té convenis amb la Universitat Centreeuropea que s’han desenvolupat de manera plenament satisfactòria.
La Universitat de Barcelona creu fermament que la funció universitària només es pot exercir, en tota la seva plenitud, en un marc normatiu que empari els drets i les llibertats fonamentals, entre els quals hi ha els de lliure expressió, reunió, premsa, associació i, també, la llibertat de càtedra. Al seu torn, correspon a les universitats contribuir a defensar i promoure aquests drets cívics, individuals i col·lectius.
Les institucions universitàries aporten a les societats democràtiques coneixement, diàleg i reflexió, contribueixen al respecte per la diversitat i promouen el lliure debat de les idees. Sens dubte, Budapest, Hongria i Europa trobarien a faltar un pol de coneixement, discussió i civisme com és la Universitat Centreeuropea.
La Universitat de Barcelona manifesta la seva solidaritat amb els professors, estudiants i personal de la Universitat Centreeuropea, i també expressa la seva preocupació pel desplegament i la posada en pràctica de la nova legislació hongaresa i la seva repercussió en l’eventual desaparició de la CEU, que només pot tenir efectes negatius.
Desitgem que la CEU pugui continuar desenvolupant la seva valuosa tasca i romandre com una més de les institucions que conformen la comunitat universitària europea.
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S&T Academy of Engineering Management inducts a new member
An engineering management professional with ties to Missouri University of Science and Technology was inducted into the Missouri S&T Academy of Engineering Management on Thursday, April 20.The academy, established at Missouri S&T in 2004, is an advisory group to the university’s engineering management and systems engineering department. New members are selected based on input from department faculty and development officers and voted on by the academy membership.
The 2017 inductee is:
Gerard Hart of Woodlands, Texas, retired vice president of project management at WorleyParsons, earned a bachelor of science degree in engineering management from Missouri S&T in 1971. Hart has over 44 years of experience in the engineering field. He began his career with Black & Veatch, where he worked for 22 years. After a brief position with Parsons Energy & Chemicals, Hart joined WorleyParsons, where he performed in all aspects of engineering and construction management. His work has included project and engineering management for multiple gas, oil and coal-fired power stations throughout the world. Hart’s expertise in the power generation field includes project management, construction management, business development, procurement and contract administration, cost estimating and cost control, project controls, planning and scheduling, consortium and joint venture management, and coordination of multiple projects.
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Meet Letisha Wexstten: Artist, UMSL student and advocate for others
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Being born without arms hasn’t kept graphic design major Letisha Wexstten from leading an independent life filled with creativity, laughter and accomplishment. (Photo by August Jennewein)
As the oldest of five siblings, Letisha Wexstten remembers helping out around the house quite a bit growing up.
“Lots of diaper changes and bottle feedings,” she says with a grin.
Because she was born without arms, that might seem surprising. But Wexstten, who is now a student at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, made it work.
“When I was a baby, my parents were very supportive of me being independent, and that really kickstarted my personality of being OK with not having arms, accepting myself for who I am and accepting others for who they are,” she says. “There were no support groups for amputee babies, and so it was kind of trial and error.”
One idea involved a jar of beans.
“My mom – a genius – would sit me in the kitchen, and I would dump the beans out of the jar and then pick them up individually with my toes and put them back in the jar to hear the clinking sound,” Wexstten says. “That really helped with dexterity in my toes.”
Before long she was getting dressed by herself. Learning to complete such tasks – and being pushed to do so as a young child – was often difficult, but gaining those skills early on made a big difference.
“I figured it out,” Wexstten recalls. “And that’s just how my life has been ever since then. I drive a car, I paint and I’m an artist. I use a normal computer setup – I don’t have any extra adaptations or voice-activated stuff. It’s almost faster for me to use my feet, because my feet are my hands.”
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Cal State Fullerton softball walks off in back-to-back wins over Hawaii
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Cal State Fullerton softball was able to take both games of its doubleheader against Hawaii Saturday thanks to big games from centerfielder Ariana Williams and starting pitcher Kelsey Kessler.
Game OneDown to their last batter in the first game of the day, the Titans were able to come back and take home a 4-3 victory thanks to a walk-off double from Williams.
“Her zone is incredible and she has honed in on her pitch and taken her swing through that pitch, and that’s where great things are happening,” Titans Head Coach Kelly Ford said.
Hawaii struck first in the game when Nicole Lopez hit a home run off of Titans starter Cerissa Rivera in the fourth to give Hawaii a 1-0 lead.
Fullerton was able to strike back right away, taking back the lead on back-to-back solo home runs from Williams and Lexi Gonzalez, giving them a 2-1 lead.
Hawaii answered back to tie 2-2 in the fifth on a Sarah Muzik two-out RBI single off of Titans reliever Sydney Golden before regaining the lead in the top of the seventh on a RBI single from Heather Morales, putting them up 3-2.
Down to their last out in the bottom of the seventh, Williams struck to give the Titans a 4-3 comeback win.
“I had known the whole time that I was seeing her (pitches) well,” Williams said. “I was trying to foul it off and foul it off until I got a good pitch.”
Game TwoIn the second game of the day, the Titans walked off again, thanks to a seventh-inning RBI single from pinch hitter Mikaela Francis and another gem on the mound from Kessler as the latter secured her 15th win of the season.
“You just felt she was due, she was due to drive them in and she stepped up and got it done,” Ford ...
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Graduate Students Win Health Care Innovation Competition
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March 27, 2017 – Three Georgetown University graduate students won a competition focused on health care “innovation” held on campus this past Saturday.
Elizabeth Inyang (G’17), Trang Vu (G’17), and Grace Lacayo (G’17), who are all completing a master’s degree in health systems administration at the School of Nursing & Health Studies, competed with their proposal “CURA Systems,” which is an emergency-department-focused tool to help hospitals manage the care of repeat patient visitors.
“A common scenario for emergency departments,” the students outline in their proposal, “wait times are high, patients are deteriorating and dissatisfied, and beds are being occupied by ‘frequent flyers’ – recurring patients that don’t actually need to be in the ED. Administrators are increasingly concerned with the overutilization of ED resources, unsustainable rising costs, and truly providing quality care to every walk-in patient.”
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Their winning idea? “CURA Systems was created exactly to fulfill this purpose,” they write. “CURA is a software system for automatic flagging, tracking, and management of frequent flyer patients. It is able to integrate with any major [electronic health record] system and collect patient data.”
The students hope the system improves overall health care for these patients, as well as helps emergency rooms improve their operations and reduce costs.
‘Especially Impressed’
Christopher J. King, PhD, FACHE, directs the master’s program and helped plan the event with the National Association of Health Services Executives’ Washington Metropolitan Area Chapter.
“Evaluated by four independent judges, the team received the highest ratings for creativity, relevance, applicability, scalability, and delivery,” King says. “Judges were especially impressed with the team’s presentation skills and the ability to apply a systems approach to a very complex issue.”
The students – who were advised by Robert Friedland, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Health Systems Administration – earned a $2,000 prize. In addition to Georgetown, competitors represented George Washington University and the University ...
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Undergrad wins prestigious Goldwater Scholarship
Physical and Biological Sciences News
Andrea Antoni, an undergraduate student at UC Santa Cruz, has been named a 2017 Goldwater Scholar by the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation.The Goldwater Scholarship is a prestigious national competition for undergraduates in the fields of mathematics, science, and engineering. The scholarships provide up to $7,500 per year for sophomores and juniors from across the country to cover the costs of tuition, fees, books, and other expenses.
The foundation awarded 240 scholarships this year, selecting the scholars on the basis of academic merit from a field of 1,286 students nominated by representatives of colleges and universities nationwide.
Antoni is a junior majoring in physics (astrophysics). Since participating in the Lamat Summer Undergraduate Research Program in 2015, she has been working on astrophysics research projects with Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz, professor and chair of astronomy and astrophysics, and graduate students Morgan MacLeod, Ariadna Murguia-Berthier, and Phillip Macias. Their recent collaboration, studying the common envelope phase in the evolution of close binary systems, resulted in a paper published March 20 in the Astrophysical Journal. Antoni's career goal is to earn a Ph.D. in astronomy and astrophysics so she can conduct research in theoretical astrophysics and teach at a research university.
The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program was established by Congress in 1986 to honor Senator Barry Goldwater. The scholarship program was designed to foster and encourage outstanding students to pursue careers in the fields of mathematics, the natural sciences, and engineering. The Goldwater Scholarship is the premier undergraduate award of its type in these fields.
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Oxytocin, the 'Love Hormone,' Being Tested for Treatment of PTSD and Alcohol Abuse
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Nightmares. Obsessive thoughts. Avoiding particular places. Sudden outbursts. Fearing you’re in danger. Survivor guilt.
These experiences – manifestations of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) – are part of life for up to 1 in 3 U.S. combat veterans and active military personnel. That’s more than triple the prevalence of PTSD in the population at large. About two-thirds of those with PTSD struggle with alcohol abuse.
A new trial may hold hope for these military personnel through treatment with oxytocin, sometimes referred to as the “love hormone.”
A Shift in Thinking
It’s no surprise that the threat or actuality of battle takes a psychological toll. What is surprising, are changes that Jennifer Mitchell, PhD, the director of the UCSF Institute for Translational Neuroscience, has found in the U.S. military’s attitude toward the condition, and its willingness to experiment in order to help troubled soldiers.
Jennifer Mitchell, PhD“It used to be that when an officer was experiencing this kind of thing, they were simply excused from the military,” said Mitchell, whose work focuses on PTSD and substance abuse. “Now they’re coming to accept that this is happening to many career personnel, and the military wants to keep these active duty people going. It’s an entirely new development philosophically.”
That shift is allowing Mitchell to test the potential of oxytocin, a hormone released during sex, childbirth and lactation as a treatment for PTSD and substance abuse among active military personnel. Oxytocin, present in both women and men, plays a role in social behavior, trust, empathy, and managing stress and anxiety. Its qualities have drawn researchers to the hormone, which is showing promise as a treatment for autism and schizophrenia.
“It helps with several conditions because they all involve similar stress responses,” said Mitchell, who has published findings about oxytocin for substance abuse. “Our thinking is that oxytocin can also ...
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FIU Women’s Tennis Falls to No. 37 Rice in C-USA Finals Match, 4-1
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DENTON, Texas (April 23, 2017) – The FIU women's tennis team (21-2) fell to the top-seeded Rice Owls, 4-1, in the finals of the 2017 Conference USA Women's Tennis Championship on Sunday. Rice (18-5 and No. 37 in the latest Oracle/ITA Women's Tennis National Rankings) took an early 1-0 lead, winning the doubles point as Mina Markovic and Gabriela Ferreira fell to Savannah Durkin and Katherine Ip, 6-0, and Nina Nagode and Andrea Lazaro dropped a 6-2 decision to Lindsey Hodges and Wendy Zhang. The Panthers drew even at 1-all as Nagode opened singles play with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Fernanda Astete. The victory for the senior was her 13th of the season and 75th of her career. The Owls regained the lead, 2-1, as Maryna Veksler fell to Ip, 6-1, 6-2. Markovic lost to Zhang, 6-4, 6-3, to give Rice a 3-1 edge. The Owls clinched the match and claimed this year's title with a 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 win for Durkin over Grib. The loss snapped a school-record, 19-match winning streak for the Panthers as FIU suffered just its second defeat of the season. Selections for the 2017 NCAA Women's Tennis Championships will be announced via NCAA.com on Tuesday, May 2, at 5:30 p.m. ET. Fans are encouraged to follow the Panthers on Facebook (Facebook.com/FIUWTennis) for all the latest FIU women's tennis news. Follow all of FIU's 18 athletic teams on Twitter (@FIUAthletics), Facebook (Facebook.com/FIUSports), YouTube (FIUPanthers), and Instagram (FIUathletics).#####About FIU Athletics: FIU Athletics is home to more than 400 student-athletes in 18 different sports. Athletic events are played in seven different venues on FIU's campuses (Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay), including FIU Arena and Riccardo Silva Stadium.
About FIU: Florida International University is classified by Carnegie as a "R1: Doctoral Universities - Highest Research Activity" and recognized as a Carnegie Community Engaged university. It is a public ...
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