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A partnership with Eversource aimed at upgrading the University of Connecticut’s infrastructure to be more energy-efficient could save up to $1.5 million a year and help keep the University in the vanguard of environmentally conscious schools in the U.S., it was announced on campus Tuesday.
Guests including Gov. Dannel P. Malloy were on hand to witness a demonstration of one of the most high-profile examples of the collaboration between UConn and Eversource – revamped lighting in Gampel Pavilion, which has reduced operating and maintenance costs in the arena by 80 percent. Along with other upgrades to the facility’s air handlers and cooling towers, the savings translates to roughly $100,000 annually in Gampel alone, according to Eversource.
Anthony Rosati, facility manager, shows Gov. Dannel Malloy how the new energy saving lighting is controlled at Gampel Pavilion. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)“Now more than ever, state government and higher education, in partnership with progressive energy companies like Eversource, need to take a leadership role on climate change,” said Richard Miller, director of the Office of Environmental Policy at UConn. “UConn is proud to lead by example; we’ve been ranked by environmental organizations like the Sierra Club among the top 10 green campuses in the nation and around the globe for five consecutive years. The work we are recognizing today will not only deliver year-after-year energy and cost savings to the University, it will also help us continue our mission to be a carbon-neutral campus by 2050.”
The Gampel project is just one of many at UConn as part of its energy management strategy with Eversource. The long-term plan takes a comprehensive approach to energy management at all of UConn’s campuses, and allows the University to better forecast its budget for future improvement projects.
“As UConn continues to grow, so do its energy needs,” said Jim Hunt, senior vice president and regulatory affairs & chief ...
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Monday, April 24, 2017
UConn Partners with Eversource to Boost Energy Efficiency
Study Abroad 101 information session set for April 28
Study Abroad 101Friday, April 28, 1–2:15 p.m.Rasmuson Hall, Room 211Whether your interests lie in the Arctic or in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Oceania, or Latin America, a quality education abroad program through UAA is your passport to the world. Opportunities for academic credit include internships, service learning, field studies, research and shipboard education, in addition to language immersion.
Begin planning for your educational experience of a lifetime at least 9-12 months in advance. Attend a Study Abroad 101 session to learn about the factors to think about in choosing a program, the important role of your Academic Advisor, credit transfer, budget considerations, how financial aid and scholarships can help pay for your experience, and your next steps. Open to all, no reservations needed.
For more information about education abroad, contact Leslie Tuovinen, Education Abroad Coordinator (latuovinen@alaska.edu or 786-4135) or visit the Office of International & Intercultural Affairs website. Education abroad supports UAA’s International and Intercultural Learning Outcomes.
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M. Golf. Men's Golf Finishes Ninth at MW Championship
San Jose State Spartans News -- www.sjsuspartans.com
Henrik Sohlberg shoots his best round of the season at Mountain West Championship.
Final Round Results
April 23, 2017
Tucson, Ariz. --- The San José State University men’s golf team moved up two spots and finished tied for 9th place at The Mountain West Championship with a total score of 13-over par 877. In the final round of the tournament the Spartans carded their best round shooting one-under par 287. Kevin Velo and Scott Munger both had their best career finish in the Mountain West Tournament this season.Kevin Velo finished one-over par tied for 22nd place in his final round of the tournament with a total score of 217. Scott Munger tied for 28th and finished two-over par with a total score of 218. Munger improved each day at the tournament and carded his final round one-under par with six birdies. Sean Talmadge tied for 36th in the first Mountain West Championship of his career. Talmadge shot par in the final round to finish with a total score of five-over par 221. Henrik Sohlberg shot his best round of the season with a two-under par 70 in his last round. He tied for 42nd with a total score of 224. Matthew Ashley placed 53rd at 231. UNLV won the tournament by one stroke over Colorado State. The Rebels shot 18-under par 846.Brian Humphreys, of Boise State, was able to hold onto his lead, and win the Mountain West Championship by two strokes over fellow teammate Donny Hopoi. Humphreys shot 12-under par 204 in the tournament. The Mountain West Championship OMNI Tucson National Resort Par 72, 7,194-yardsFinal round results
Team Scores
1. UNLV
281-284-281=846 (-18)
2. Colorado State
283-280-284=847 (-17)
3. Boise State
279-286-283=848 (-16)
4. San Diego State
279-288-282=849 (-15)
5. New Mexico
288-287-275=850 (-14)
6. Nevada
296-284-286=866 (+2)
7. Air Force
296-286-289=871 (+7)
8. Wyoming
289-287-296=872 (+8)
T9. San Jose State
301-289-287=877 (+13)
T9. Utah State
293-296-288=877 (+13)
11. Fresno State
296-289-299=884 (+20)
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Concrete canoe team sets sail for competition
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LAWRENCE — The concrete canoe team at the University of Kansas School of Engineering is making its final preparations for the annual Concrete Canoe Competition, sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and hosted this year at the University of Arkansas on April 21-22.The competition has several components: Teams must build the canoes — KU has been at work on design and construction since this year’s rules were released in the fall — and make a presentation about the project. Then, the moment of truth: Students have to prove the boats actually work.
“Yes, we do float,” said Brittany Multer, a junior in civil engineering and co-captain of the team. She said the competition combines design and project management skills with a bit of athleticism. “It’s a little bit of everything.”
Multer said competition organizers had changed this year’s rules to limit the amount of certain types of aggregates used by many teams in previous years. At least one major rule changes every year so that winning teams can’t rest on their laurels; everybody must go back to the drawing board and start from scratch.
"We spent the majority of our hours in the fall testing new aggregates,” Multer said.
The students spent months designing their canoe in the fall — KU’s entry is named “Voyager” — and building it, sanding it and patching it in the spring. Team members have also been practicing their paddling skills, because the last part of the competition involves more muscle work than design skill.
"We will actually get in the canoe and race it,” Multer said.
There are actually multiple races: A 600-meter endurance course, as well as 200-meter and 400-meter sprints. Multer said KU’s team has been using regular canoes as well as last year’s competition canoe in its practices. This year’s canoe won’t hit ...
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Stony Brook University Statement on SUNY 2020 and the NY State Budget
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Stony Brook University statement on suny 2020 and the ny state budget
STONY BROOK, NY – April 2, 2016 – In response to recent legislative action, Stony Brook University President Samuel L. Stanley Jr., said today, " I am disappointed that the New York State budget adopted by the Legislature did not include Governor Cuomo’s proposal for an extension of NYSUNY 2020 or the needed resources outlined by the SUNY Board." Stanley further noted, "The predictable tuition plan and the maintenance of state support that have been the hallmarks of New York's higher education funding for the past five years were instrumental in moving Stony Brook forward. I am hopeful that state lawmakers will consider extending NYSUNY 2020 as part of next year’s budget."As a result of NYSUNY 2020 Stony Brook students benefited from knowing what their tuition would be from year to year. This predictability enabled them and their families to better plan for the cost of their college education, and Stony Brook's Undergraduate Student Government was a strong supporter of extending NYSUNY 2020. Under this rational tuition plan, Stony Brook University was able to invest in its students and to enhance its research and educational foundations. NYSUNY 2020 funding gave the campus the ability to plan long-term. During this five year period, Stony Brook University:
Hired 246 new faculty, which enabled the addition of new sections and faculty placement in key courses to clear obstacles to graduation
Raised the 4-year graduation rate to 51%
Increased financial aid, including for TAP eligible students
Added 19 new programs, with 22 in process
Moved the faculty/student ratio from 28:1 to 24:1
Increased research funding
Avoided almost $50 million in cost via an in-depth administrative review process
Exceeded its enrollment goal to the largest enrollment ever at 25,272
Received the greatest number of first-time full time applications at 34,000
In spite of the modest tuition increases during this period, Stony Brook has one of the lowest tuitions of ...
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Time to Eat Real at National Food Day
Time to Eat Real at National Food Day
Two-Day Program at Stony Brook University Largest in Suffolk County
STONY BROOK, N.Y., October 20, 2011 – It’s time to eat real, America. Celebrate the national program of Food Day locally at Stony Brook University on October 23 and 24. The event places a lens on healthier eating habits, expanding access to food, alleviating hunger, and sustaining the environment. Sponsored by the Nutrition Division, Department of Family Medicine, Stony Brook University School of Medicine, the event includes cooking demonstrations, discussions on local farming, a farmer’s market, documentary films on where food comes from, and garden planting activities.
Designated October 24 by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), a nonprofit health-advocacy group, Food Day was created with the goal of expanding its grassroots movement for healthy, affordable food produced in a humane, sustainable way. Stony Brook’s Nutrition Division coordinated with the Faculty Student Association of Stony Brook University to develop a two-day program geared toward educating students, faculty, and the community about healthy food production and consumption practices.
SBU Food Day events encompass activities on both West and East Campuses (medical center). See the events listing on the Food Day calendar page.
Highlights of Stony Brook’s Food Day events include a cooking demonstration by Chef Marc Anthony Bynum, from the Food Network’s “Chopped.” On October 24, Chef Bynum offers a cooking demonstration with fresh produce at the Student Activities Center (SAC) Traditions Lounge. There will also be a West Campus Farmer’s Market just outside of the academic mall. Students can purchase fresh, local produce using their meal plan points.
On East Campus, a garden work session will be held on October 24 at the Stony Brook Health Sciences’ garden located on Level 4. The focus of this activity is planting garlic and land clearing. Produce harvested from this garden is routinely used ...
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Lone Star College Foundation StarGala to benefit student success
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Published on: April 18, 2017 Lone Star College Foundation will host its 16th annual StarGala Saturday, April 29, at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel & Convention Center.
StarGala is more than a fundraising event, said Nicole Robinson Gauthier, LSC Foundation executive director. It is also a celebration of our donors, who help us to fulfill our mission of changing students lives through education.
StarGala is the major fundraising celebration of the year hosted by Lone Star College Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Lone Star College, having raised over $5 million for scholarships and programs throughout its history.
Last year alone, the LSC Foundation raised funds and distributed over $1.4 million in scholarships to 1,300 students. Additionally, over $400,000 was dedicated to support of various college programs, and over $300,000 in emergency assistance to students was provided.
StarGala is a major reason that the Foundation is able to provide this kind of support to our students, said Carl Joiner, LSC Foundation board chair. 91 percent of Lone Star College students stay in our area when they are done to live and work. When you think about where to donate, the Lone Star College Foundation is a great return on your investment.
StarGala, a Celestial Celebration will be an ethereal evening of dinner, entertainment and dancing, complete with live and silent auctions stocked with hundreds of exciting items on which to bid, a jewelry raffle sponsored by Thomas Markel Jewelers, interactive student experience stations, and more!
Highlighted auction items includes:
Astros Suite with 36 tickets and six parking passes for a home game
Pop-Up Planetarium Party for children at LSC-University Park, including fun astronomy physics experiments and gift bags
Double Date: Ed Sheeran tickets and VIP suite for four at the Toyota Center
A Day in the Life of a Hero Fire Science Academy tour at LSC-Montgomery, including a live burn demonstration in the flashover chamber
First Pitch at an Astros game
Private ...
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Enroll kids in Discovery College at LSC-Kingwood
Lone Star College Kingwood News
Published on: April 28, 2016
Discovery College at LSC-Kingwood provides fun and educational activities for children 6-to-14-year-olds. The summer program will begin June 13.
As the spring semester ends, parents need to make plans for their children during summer break.
A fun and educational option is to enroll them in Lone Star College-Kingwoods annual Discovery College program. This summer program provides fun and educational activities for children 6-to-14-year-olds. Discovery College will take place on Mondays-Thursdays June 13-30 and July 11-14. Morning sessions are from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and afternoon sessions are from 1-5 p.m. There are no camps on Fridays.
Discovery College at LSC-Kingwood provides a safe and fun college experience. It gives students and their families a comfortable introduction to their local Lone Star College campus, said Katherine Soderbergh, co-program manager of Discovery College at LSC-Kingwood.
Several camps are designed to engage children in key areas of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) to promote a true learning experience. Camps available this summer are All-Sports Camp, Duct Tape Art, Robotics, Building Simple Apps, Cosmic Explorations, Cupcake Creations, Junior Veterinarian, Game Design, Backyard Detective, Rocket Science, Junior Meteorologists, Claymation Creations, Bubbly Oozy Science, Digital World of Photography, Adventures in Art, Lemonade Mogul, Come Fly with Me, and Go, Speed Racer!
In addition to the summer camps, this program is also seeking volunteers. Students who are 16-years-old or older, are invited to apply and join Discovery College as a summer volunteer. Volunteers work with students and provide close supervision and assistance to the director and instructors.
Discovery College will provide supervised lunches for students registering for both morning and afternoon classes occurring the same week. Students must bring a sack lunch each day. Courses start at $97 and parents/guardians can register in person, online at http://www.lonestar.edu/youth-classes-kingwood.htm or via email at LSCKCE@lonestar.edu. For ...
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Poetry Reading, Celebration Commemorates Emily Dickinson’s Birthday
Lone Star College Montgomery News
Published on: November 24, 2015
The annual celebration will be held on Dec. 10th with three events: The first will be held at Lone Star College-Montgomery in room G-102 at 11 a.m. It will be a panel discussion with the subject, Emily in Her Own Time, the title of a new forthcoming book from Iowa University Press coedited by Professors Cristanne Miller and Stephanie Farrar (University of Wisconsin). Professor Janet McCann, Texas A&M University and author of Emilys Dress will join the discussion.
At 3 p.m. professor Cristanne Miller will discuss her forthcoming book, Emily Dickinsons Complete Poems, Harvard University Press. Miller is SUNY Distinguished Professor and the Edward H. Butler Professor of Literature in the University at Buffalo SUNY Department of English. She has written extensively on nineteenth- and early twentieth-century poetry and on poetry of the American Civil War. Her work on Dickinson includes /Emily Dickinson: A Poet's Grammar/, /Comic Power in Emily Dickinson/ (co-authored with Suzanne Juhasz and Martha Nell Smith), /The Emily Dickinson Handbook/ (co-edited with Grudrun Grabher and Roland Hagenbuchle), and /Reading in Time: Emily Dickinson in the Nineteenth Century/. She is currently preparing a new edition of Dickinson's complete poems for Harvard University Press.
At 5:30 p.m., there will be the annual Gathering of Poets Reading, led by 2011 Texas Poet Laureate Dave Parsons. Distinguished poets Michael Anania, Alan Ainsworth, Sarah Cortez, Carolyn Dahl, Robin Davidson, William V. Davis, Sybil Estess, Dede Fox, John Gorman, Lyman Grant, Kurt Heinzelman, Ken Jones, Kathryn Lane, Janet Lowery, Kevin Prufer, Daniel Rifenburgh, Melissa Studdard, Chuck Taylor, Randy Watson and others will read their favorite Emily Dickinson poems and one of their own.
All the events are free to the public and made possible thought the partnerships Conroe Commission on the Arts & Culture, Lone Star College-Montgomerys SWIRL Literary & Arts Journal, Greater Conroe Arts Alliance and the Montgomery County Literary Arts ...
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Cisco Academy Graduate Secures Lucrative Position with Energy Company
Lone Star College Tomball News
Published on: January 22, 2014
Life is good for Richard Horn. The forty-something-year-old Spring resident recently gained a fulfilling position as a cyber security network engineer with Enterprise Products, a leading U.S. provider of midstream energy services, and is being compensated handsomely for his skills and expertise. However, it was an arduous journey before the Lone Star College-Tomball Cisco Networking Academy graduate finally found the job of his dreams.
The Cisco Academy Learning Management System is a program that is focused on providing education, training and guidance to anyone interested in building an IT career through Cisco product and service certification. That certification validates the ability to install, configure, operate and troubleshoot medium-size route and switched computer networks as well as wireless networks, security appliances, and Voice over IP equipment, including implementation and verification of connections to remote sites in a wide area network.
In 1992, Horn graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry. After four years as a laboratory technician in the petroleum industry, he got a job with Lone Star College-Kingwood as a laboratory coordinator, and thats when things started to change.
Ive always been interested in science and technology. While employed at Lone Star College, I took some IT-related courses at night. Our division was the recipient of a National Science Foundation grant for the construction of an interdisciplinary computer lab, and I was tasked with its design, procurement and implementation, Horn said.
The experience left Horn with a dilemma continue working in the lab or take a chance and follow his passion.
Id always been good with computers. I saw the need for small office/home office IT technical support in the community and decided to try my luck at becoming a small-business owner. The business was fairly successful for a number of years until the 2008-2009 economic crash, at ...
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Galaxy 21 Live forums enrich academic experience at Lone Star College-University Park
Lone Star College-University Park News
Published on: April 10, 2014
Is there a link between student success and visits to the Houston Museum of Natural Science or the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston? If education values critical thinking with a broad knowledge of the world, then the ideal place to start might be the humanities.
This spring, the Teaching Gallery in the Student Learning Resource Center at Lone Star College-University Park has been the site of Galaxy 21 Humanities Forums, academic enrichment seminars that inspire students, faculty and members of the community to become more familiar with Houstons cultural attractions.
The popular Galaxy 21 Live sessions result in a high level of interest in visiting Houstons leading museums and performing arts centers, said Stephen Mendonca, forum founder and English adjunct instructor at LSC-University Park.
According to Mendonca, recent Galaxy 21 Live sessions have offered a peek at the Paleo Hall and Egyptology exhibits at the Houston Museum of Natural Science as well as the watercolors of John Singer Sargent at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Permanent exhibits or special events are featured at Galaxy 21 Live sessions held each month. Future sessions will showcase the Houston Grand Opera, the Houston Ballet and Alley Theater. Representatives from the museum and theater districts are very enthusiastic about exploring ways to expand such cultural exchange programs. And, LSC-University Park searches for innovative ways to support programs that prepare learners for the 21st century.
Galaxy 21 Live frames life, ideas and possibilities around the humanities with an emphasis on guided inquiry and interactive discussion. For more information, please contact Stephen Mendonca at Stephen.J.Mendonca@LoneStar.edu.
LSC-University Park is the sixth LSCS campus located in the former Compaq Computers world headquarters complex. The 71-acre campus houses four university partners, a charter high school, several business partners, Lone Star Corporate College and the LSC Energy and Manufacturing Institute. Under the first President, Shah Ardalan, LSC-University ...
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Final Safe Zone introductory training of semester is today
K-State Today Student Edition
April 20, 2017
Final Safe Zone introductory training of semester is today
By Anna WaughThe last Safe Zone introductory training for the semester will be 3:30-5 p.m. April 20 in 113 Leadership Studies Building.
This workshop will include presentations from the CARE office, Office of Student Life, Counseling Services, LGBT Resources Center and the Office of Institutional Equity. Attendees will learn basic helping skills, such as how to make referrals and active listening techniques.
The purpose of Safe Zone is to provide "safe zones" throughout the K-State campus where individuals affected by homophobia, hateful acts and violence can go for support and assistance. K-State faculty, staff, students and community members can become Safe Zone allies as a way to publicly show their commitment to equality across campus.
Safe Zone has been a part of K-State's atmosphere since the 1970s when it was initially started to help those facing discrimination because of sexual orientation. After a revitalization of the program in 2002, Safe Zone is ever-evolving to fit the needs of current K-State community members. Allies are now educated to address a variety of topics such as hateful acts like bullying or discrimination and sexual violence.
To register for this event or learn more about Safe Zone, please visit k-state.edu/safezone/.
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Defective HIV Proviruses Reduce Effective Immune System Response, Interfere with HIV Cure
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WASHINGTON (April 19, 2017) — Defective HIV proviruses, long thought to be harmless, produce viral proteins and distract the immune system from killing intact proviruses needed to reduce the HIV reservoir and cure HIV. Researchers at the George Washington University (GW) and Johns Hopkins University publish their findings in Cell Host & Microbe.Current HIV cure research focuses on eliminating intact proviruses in infected patients. However, the ratio of intact and defective proviruses is about one to 1,000, creating a “needle in a haystack problem,” according to Brad Jones, Ph.D., co-first author of the paper and assistant professor of microbiology, immunology, and tropical medicine at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
“For a long time, most of the field has thought that we don’t have to worry about defective proviruses, because they could never restart infection,” said Jones. “Our research shows that these defective proviruses can actually produce some viral proteins. While they can’t produce an infection, they do harm by acting as decoy viruses and distracting the immune system.”
Researchers in the field have been frustrated with defective proviruses because they interfere with measurement — most assays used to measure HIV will measure both the intact and defective proviruses. However, this research details their role as much more active. By producing viral proteins, the immune system expends resources on defective proviruses, rather than intact viruses.
“It’s a much bigger issue than we expected,” said Jones. “In a way, this is a setback, but every time we learn what the obstacles are, we are moving forward. Perhaps we didn’t quite know how far we had to go at the beginning.”
Further research may lead to different courses of treatment for HIV patients. If one therapy kills defective proviruses, it may still be considered of benefit, even if it doesn’t kill all intact proviruses. Also, efforts to kill defective ...
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Inaugural class of WVU biomedical engineers to present senior projects
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Working in three teams, West
Virginia University’s inaugural biomedical engineering class has developed an intraocular lens characterization,
software that is about 90 percent accurate in diagnosing lung disease from the
sound of a patient’s cough and formulated a printable ink for use in creating
the next generation of flexible electrodes for brain recording and stimulation.
Sixteen students in all will showcase their work in an open
house, led by chief engineers Meg Neely (Morgantown) and Erin
Midkiff (Winfield), Ryan Mezan (Weirton) and Melanie Hott (Augusta). The four
are also students in WVU’s Honors College.
Working with Alcon, a global company that specializes in
eye care products, Neely, Midkiff and their team will showcase their system for
intraocular lens—or IOL—characterization.
“We developed a rotating fixture that can hold and image 4
IOLs,” said Midkiff. “The image processing code we developed can immediately
characterize and identify the specific features of the different IOL types.”
Midkiff, who hopes to one day manage a medical device product
development team, gained insight into the wide variety of opportunities open to
biomedical engineers.
“Through my senior
design experience as a chief engineer, I gained valuable leadership and
teamwork skills as well as industry experience through frequent conversations
with our client, Alcon,” she added.
Neely concurred
noting that after she completes her master’s degree in the discipline at Boston
University, she plans on working in the medical devices and development
industry.
“This project has really helped me to find my passion and
work toward my next steps in my career in this field,” Neely said. Other members of their team include Drew
Arnett from Fairmont; Christopher Peters from South Riding, Virginia; Adam Palmer
from Ravenswood; and Bill Monaghan, from Vanderbilt, Pennsylvania.
Working with the National Institute
for Occupational Safety and Health, Mezan and his team developed
software that was about 90 percent accurate in ...
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Employee excellence recognized at annual awards ceremony
The University of Texas at Arlington News Releases
The University of Texas at Arlington honored eight individual employees and one team of employees at this year’s Outstanding Maverick Awards recognition dinner.
Winners were nominated by their peers and selected by the Outstanding Maverick Selection Committee for making an impact on the university through diversity, community outreach, service excellence or sustainability.
Individual Outstanding Maverick Awards were presented to Kirstin Coffman, Coordinator I in University Center & Guest Services; Jon Lawling, Plumber Lead in Building Maintenance; Nicholas Myers, Construction Project Coordinator in Facilities Management; Gloria Nino, Building Attendant I in Custodial Department; Latoya Oduniyi, Assistant Director in Health Services; Nicole Philip, Assistant Director for Employer Relations in the Lockheed Martin Career Development Center; Bonnie Rodriguez, Administrative Assistant I in University Events; and Theresa Ross, Administrative Assistant II in the College of Architecture, Planning and Public Affairs.
“Our outstanding Mavericks embody the values and principles that make UTA a great institution,” said Jean Hood, vice president for human resources. “Their dedication and passion are a mark of UTA’s commitment to excellence.”
UTA’s Staff Advisory Council executive board was awarded the Outstanding Maverick Team Award. The group, led by President Kirstin Coffman, focused on increasing guest speakers and philanthropic efforts.
Bobby Belovics, Charles Biel, Sonya Darr, Hillary Green, Margie Jackymack and Trish Mann also serve on the Staff Advisory Council executive board.
“I’m honored to be recognized for my contributions to the university, both within my department and the Staff Advisory Council,” Coffman said. “It is a privilege to work alongside fellow employees who make UTA an even better institution.
Employees with 10, 15, 20, 25 and 35 years of service were also honored.
Read more about the Outstanding Maverick award winners and see all years of service honorees here.
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UTA golfers looking for SBC Championship glory
UT Arlington Mavs Blog
The UTA men's golf team is in sunny Miramar Beach, Fla. for the annual Sun Belt Conference Championships at Raven Golf Club at Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort. The tournament starts Sunday with 36 holes of stroke play that concludes Monday with a final round. The top four finishers in the team competition advance to match play, with the semis and finals each taking place on Tuesday.
A few of the golfers hit a nearby course for a quick nine holes upon arrival. Check out this video report of the round, which includes a short feature on the interesting haircuts on seniors Zach Galliford and Josh Radcliff.
Live coverage links, as well as recaps, highlights, interviews and photos, from the championships will be available each day on UTAMavs.com. There will also be extensive coverage on UTAMavs social media channels, including Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and Facebook.Click here for a tournament preview.
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Wayne Law, American Bar Association host discussion on labor and employment law careers
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Wayne Law, American Bar Association host discussion on labor and employment law careersApril 13, 2017DETROIT – On Tuesday, March 21, six attorneys in the field of labor and employment law took part in a panel discussion sponsored by the Wayne Law Career Services Office and the American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law. The attorneys answered questions and offered advice to students who want to enter the labor and employment law field.
Featured attorneys were:
Carey DeWitt of Butzel Long
David Kotzian of Gasiorek Morgan Greco McCauley & Kotzian
Antoinette Star Porter of DTE Energy
Sarah S. Prescott of Salvatore Prescott & Porter
Michael Griffie and Hannah Treppa of Butzel Long moderated the discussion.
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Participants in the labor and employment panel discussion at Wayne Law are, from left, Hannah Treppa, Antoinette Star Porter, David Kotzian, Sarah Prescott, Carey DeWitt and Michael Griffie.
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Masterpiece Moments: Artist at the table to celebrate community commitment to the arts
Oklahoma State University - News and Communications
Masterpiece Moments: Artist at the Table will combine artists’ talents and the community’s commitment to the arts in a fun-filled night on Saturday, May 6, at 6 pm.
The premier event, held in the ConocoPhillips OSU Alumni Center, will include wine, heavy hors d'oeuvres, a silent and live auction, and entertainment, with proceeds supporting the Oklahoma State University Museum of Art’s exhibitions and educational programming.
Famous artwork and artists – Warhol, van Gogh, and Degas, for example – will be the inspiration behind a gallery of tablescape creations. These interpretive works of art will be constructed by friends and advocates of the OSU Museum of Art.
“Masterpiece Moments will be an evening to honor and promote what the OSU Museum of Art is all about: education and community outreach,” said Shawn Howell, Masterpiece Moments co-chair and OSU Museum of Art Advocate. “The evening will be a vivid, colorful walk into the magical world of many different artists, with a sample of their style displayed by our talented tablescape designers.”
Since opening its doors in 2013, the museum has had more than 16,000 visitors. It houses OSU’s permanent collection of art, and hosts a variety of exhibitions, educational programs, and community events each year.
“As an Advocate, I am passionate about the role of the museum in our community,” said Brenda Spaulding, Masterpiece Moments co-chair and OSU Museum of Art Advocate. “Because it is becoming increasingly more difficult to provide art within our public schools, I think these types of educational programming and resources can help bridge that gap.”
Howell and Spaulding belong to a group of OSU Museum of Art Advocates who support the museum and its outreach to the community through their advocacy, volunteer work, and various contributions. The Art Advocates play a vital role in expanding the museum’s reach in the community, helping provide transformational art experiences to as many ...
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Bill Nye Challenges Students to Change the World
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During UT Dallas Event, 'Science Guy' Stresses Role Students Can Play in Preserving the Planet
April 24, 2017
Bill Nye’s message to The University of Texas at Dallas crowd was straightforward: Your generation must change the world.The mechanical engineer, science educator and television show host told the 1,200-strong crowd in the Edith O’Donnell Arts and Technology Building Lecture Hall that “if you like to worry about things, you are living at a great time.” But he emphasized the role that the current students’ age group — which he christened “Generation S, for Science!” — can play in ensuring the long-term well-being of the planet.Nye said the silver lining was that revolutionary changes occur quickly in modern times.Nye meets Leo Arroyo, son of UT Dallas librarian Liz Muñoz, at a book signing on campus.“My grandfather went into World War I on a horse. Twenty years later … everything had changed. War became mechanized,” Nye said. “So let’s change everything. Let’s go to all electric cars, let’s go to distributed electrical systems. Let’s use photovoltaics and the wind, geothermal, tides — we’ll do all this, transform the electric grid, and be the world leader.”Nye’s lecture, held last month, was a University-wide effort by the Eugene McDermott Library; the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science in honor of its 30th anniversary; the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics; the Naveen Jindal School of Management; and the Student Union and Activities Advisory Board.Meandering between topics such as space exploration, renewable energy and the science of sundials over the course of 75 minutes, the lecture carried an urgent but hopeful tone. Nye stressed the link between gender equality and reduced rates of population growth, a key factor in the health of the environment.“Raising the standard of living of women and girls is ...
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Institutional research offering data navigation training for NAU employees
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Faculty and staff interested in taking the Data Navigation Overview Training (DATA01) from Institutional Research and Analysis have several upcoming opportunities to do so.The Data Navigation Overview Training will help newer employees find and use the most frequently requested reports and build contacts for questions they can’t answer. The session also is valuable for employees interested in broadening their understanding of data and resources at NAU.
The training focuses on “hot topics” – offices or issues that receive the most questions. An overview of NAU’s new Data Governance Initiative will be provided, and experts from the Budget Office, the Comptroller’s Office, Cline Library, Human Resources and Institutional Research and Analysis will provide key insight. This training will not provide in-depth content about each of these areas, but instead will provide a broad overview of available data and resources. Time will be provided at the end of the training for questions.
The course is available at the following times:
2-3:30 p.m. April 26 in the College of Health and Human Services Auditorium, Building 66, Room 101
9-10:30 a.m. May 5 in the Cline Library Assembly Hall
9-10:30 a.m. May 23 in the College of Health and Human Services Auditorium, Building 66, Room 101
Online training will be available soon. Please refer to the Data Governance website for updates.
To register, follow the instructions available on HR’s website.
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BASEBALL FALLS IN FINALE AT SEATTLE U
Athletics News
Apr 23, 2017
BELLEVUE, Wash. – Seattle U's Sean Sutton hit a walk off 3-run home run with two out in the bottom of the ninth as the Redhawks took the finale of a three-game WAC series with Sacramento State by a 7-4 score on Sunday.
Sacramento State (20-20, 6-9 WAC) won the series after a 3-2 victory on Friday and a 9-0 shutout on Saturday. The Hornets had a 4-0 lead on Sunday but Seattle U (13-24-1, 5-10 WAC) tied the game with four runs in the fourth inning and won it in the bottom of the ninth.
Tanner Olson recorded the first two outs in the bottom of the ninth but Michael Ciancio drew a walk before a Curtis Perrin single moved the winning run to third. The all-WAC first baseman a year ago, Sutton hit a 1-2 pitch over the wall in right to win the game for the Redhawks.
Sutton was the hero in the ninth but it was five shutout innings of relief from Tyler Oldenberg that enabled to Redhawks to rally for the win. Oldenberg allowed just two hits and one walk with five strikeouts after replacing starter Conner Moore in the fifth inning.
Sacramento State knocked out Moore early as the visitors got the scoring started in the first inning as James Outman and Vinny Esposito had consecutive doubles with one away to score a quick run.
In the second, the Hornets loaded the bases with one out on singles from Dawsen Bacho and Trent Goodrich and a Ricky Martinez walk. Ian Dawkins drove in Bacho with a groundout and Goodrich would score on a wild pitch. Esposito made it a 4-0 Hornet lead driving in Martinez with a single in the fourth.
Seattle U came back with four runs in the bottom of the fourth, scoring all four with two away. With runners on second and third and two out Jeffrey Morgan drove in two with a single to left. Seattle U followed with single and walk to load the bases and Austin Lively tied the game with a double to right center, but the inning ended as the Hornets cut down Griffin Andreychuk at the plate.
The Hornets threatened but left two men on in the fifth and had two baserunners in the sixth inning. Relievers Ty Fox and Alex Dentoni combined for four scoreless innings out of the Hornet bullpen while allowing just four hits. Oldenberg pitched around an error in the seventh inning and set the Hornets down in order in the eighth and ninth.
Seattle U left 10 men on base in the game while the Hornets stranded nine. Esposito and Goodrich each had two hits for Sacramento State with Goodrich adding a stolen base. The Redhawks had 11 hits with four players recording two-hit games.
Sacramento State had six players hit better than .300 in the series with Dawkins hitting .400. The Hornets outscored the Redhawks 16-9 with a 2.60 team ERA.
The Hornets will be in Stockton Tuesday to face Pacific at 6 p.m.
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Lorne Henne: building relationships through messaging
DePaul Newsline
For 25 years, Lorne Henne has helped people across the university connect with each other and the broader DePaul community. As a CRM business analyst for Information Services, Henne coordinates and tracks email communications from groups and departments to faculty, staff, current students and retirees to provide timely and targeted messages that help maintain and build relationships.
"Last academic year, users sent out nearly 4.5 million emails to members of the university community, so we do manage to stay fairly busy," Henne laughs.
Customer relationship management, or CRM, is a strategy and technology used to manage interactions with constituents with the goal of creating, improving and retaining relationships. Henne and his team work with nearly every office and department at DePaul, from assisting Alumni Relations with bringing graduating students into the alumni community to issuing compliance related communications to helping Human Resources throughout the employee lifecycle: onboarding, communication updates about Healthy Vin-cent$, 403(b)s and other benefits, and the exit survey. Henne's team even provides CRM training to some departments so they can create and send their own mailing campaigns.
"I'd be hard pressed to find an office that hasn't worked with us in one form or another," Henne says. "We're very fortunate at DePaul to have such an engaged and involved community. Everyone I deal with has developed a strong web of contacts and is deeply committed to providing a high level of service to others. It's those everyday connections fostered by faculty and staff that really make our job easier."
Though Henne is now part of a small team of three in Information Services, he first started his career at DePaul as a manager of Classroom Technologies for University Libraries. In 1991 Henne was tasked with designing and equipping classrooms with technologies to facilitate teaching. As the use of technology grew, Classroom Technologies moved to Information Services and Henne's role shifted ...
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New speech lab makes public speaking easier for students and staff
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New speech lab makes public speaking easier for students and staff
Photos and Story by Janis Nichols |
Students and faculty at Rock Creek no longer have to practice their presentations in front of their bathroom mirror. The new speech lab in the Student Learning Center in Building 7 provides a dedicated space for students and faculty to practice their presentations. The lab includes built-in equipment, allowing speakers to fully practice using audio/visual aids. There’s even room for an audience of four to help people shake their fear of public speaking.
“This new resource connects students and faculty to success in the classroom,” said Karin Gitchel, coordinator of the Student Learning Center. “The lab is an extension of whatever class or project the student is connected to. We have welcomed students and faculty from Speech, English, Communication, Vet Tech, English for Speakers of Other Languages, Business Administration, ASPCC and even a few people who will present at the Rock Creek TEDx event May 25.”
Along with providing the equipment to help students practice with audio/visual aids, the room offers students the opportunity to record their speeches for self-critiques.
Gitchel also encourages all users to invite classmates to the practice sessions. “Friends are more likely to be supportive, but classmates who share a class or project will have a better understanding of what the assignment is about and will know if the presentation has met the intention.”
Chris Edwards, a PCC communications studies instructor, said the lab had been on a Subject Area Committee (SAC) list for years. “While other campuses are planning to open a lab, I believe Rock Creek now has the only speech lab in the district.” The lab is open to all PCC students Monday through Thursday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Fridays from 8 a.m. to noon.
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Laios Wins Discus Throw; CWRU Women Finish Fourth at 2017 UAA Championships
Case Western Reserve Athletic News
Apr 23, 2017
The Case Western Reserve University women's track and field team wrapped up competition at the 2017 University Athletic Association Outdoor Championships on Sunday, finishing fourth out of the seven teams at the meet, hosted by the University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois.
The Spartans finished the meet with 103 points, placing behind Washington (213.50), host Chicago (182.50) and Emory (140.50). Following Case Western Reserve in the standings were Carnegie Mellon (86), NYU (52) and Brandeis (38.50).
Junior Cassandra Laios won the conference title in the discus throw with a mark of 39.10 meters. This marks the fourth time in program history that a Spartan has claimed the conference title in the event, the first since Amanda Kline in 2012.
In addition, two more Spartans claimed All-UAA honors on Sunday. In the javelin throw, sophomore Shannon Carroll placed second with a toss of 35.57 meters, her second All-UAA honor of the meet after finishing third in the shot put on Saturday. In the 400-meter hurdles, sophomore Olivia Newman placed third in the event with a time of 1:03.77.
Case Western Reserve also scored in a pair of relays on Sunday. The 4x100-meter relay team of Newman, junior Skylar Braga, freshman Bari Love and senior Abby Casalnova finished fourth with a mark of 50.00 seconds, while the 4x400-meter relay team of Newman, Casalnova, junior Marie-Louise Kloster and freshman Vanessa Pasadyn placed fifth with a time of 4:01.79.
Other individual scoring finishes on Sunday came from Kloster in the 400-meter hurdles (fifth, 1:05.17), Pasadyn in the 800-meter run (seventh, 2:20.41), junior Rachel Willard in the triple jump (eighth, 10.61m), freshman Marina Yu in the discus throw (sixth, 31.72m) and Laios in the javelin throw (fifth, 27.58m).
During the two-day competition, the Spartans totaled six All-UAA honors, including conference championships from Laios in the hammer throw and shot put on Saturday.
With the UAA Championships now behind them, the Spartans will turn their focus to the home ...
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Ken Hirth, Pennsylvania University
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Monday, April 24, 20177:00 PM - 8:00 PM (CT)
Event Type
Graduate Colloquium
Contact
Kristin Huffine815-995-7627
Department
Center for Latino and Latin Studies
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https://calendar.niu.edu/MasterCalendar/EventDetails.aspx?EventDetailId=28454
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Protecting the Rights of LGBTQ Individuals
University at Albany University at Albany Research Headlines
UAlbany partners with START-UP NY company Nowigence, Inc. to launch global data tracker mapping important events concerning the LGBTQ+ population
The UAlbany LGBTQ+ News Activity Tracker will track positive and negative events on a global scale. (Photo by Thomas Hawk, Flickr used by permission)
ALBANY, N.Y. (April 12, 2017) -- For LGBTQ+ individuals living in the United States, gaining equal rights under the law has been a long, sometimes violent path. It wasn’t until 2015 that the Supreme Court of the United States struck down laws banning same-sex marriage as violations of the 14th Amendment guaranteeing due process and equal protection.
UAlbany’s own alum Harvey Milk, one of the first openly gay elected officials in the U.S., also stands as one of the first martyrs in the fight for equal rights following his 1978 assassination. But for LGBTQ+ individuals all over the world, the threat of torture or death for living ‘openly’ are as real today as it was for Milk nearly 40 years ago.
Now the University at Albany and a START-UP NY company are hoping to do something about the plight of LGBTQ+ persons on a global scale.
Developed via a partnership between UAlbany and Nowigence, Inc., one the of the University’s START-UP NY companies, the newly launched UAlbany LGBTQ+ Activity Tracker gathers data globally and over time to map a pattern of positive and negative events concerning the LGBTQ+ population.
The UAlbany LGBTQ+ News Activity Tracker (powered by Nowigence) was developed to track events (such as protests, violence, and efforts at legislation and protection) related to the LGBTQ community in various newspaper articles and media outlets worldwide. The tracker gathers data globally and over time to map a pattern of positive and negative activity trends concerning the LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning and others aligned with their cause) population.
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MSU students train wild mustangs for Montana nonprofit that helps veterans
MSU News - Agriculture (College)
April 19, 2017 -- By Jessianne Wright for MSU News Service
BOZEMAN -- Nine wild mustangs stepped foot onto Montana State University’s Agricultural Research and Teaching Farm on Jan. 3. They came to MSU virtually untouched, hailing from Bureau of Land Management facilities in Burns, Oregon, then were adopted by the Montana nonprofit, Heroes and Horses, to ultimately be used for therapeutic mountain pack trips with combat veterans.
Heroes and Horses is a program that uses horses and the remote wilderness to challenge and inspire combat veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. The veterans learn horsemanship skills and wilderness survival, then embark on progressive, multi-day horse pack trips in order to overcome their difficulties and replace devastating memories with positive ones.
A handful of MSU students, with the help of local trainers and volunteers, assisted in gentling and training the adopted wild horses over the course of nearly 90 days as the first step in helping these horses transition into a life of mountain adventure. The horses, gelded males ranging from 2 to 6 years old, left MSU on March 28, headed to Arizona to begin the second phase of their training.
“The horses trained by MSU students, faculty and staff will ultimately serve as tools to teach military veterans new skills to start a post-military life,” said Dr. Shannon Moreaux, DVM and an associate professor of equine science in MSU’s Department of Animal and Range Sciences in the College of Agriculture.
“By using BLM feral horses for this service learning project, we are also providing a far-reaching service,” Moreaux said. “The horses will be uniquely repurposed and will have a better life than living in a long-term holding facility; we will have provided a significant amount of publicity for the BLM Wild Horse adoption program. And, ultimately, we save taxpayer money while helping to protect sensitive ecosystems from overpopulation.”
Professional trainers, including renowned horse ...
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Sunday, April 23, 2017
Mobility Summit Held on Campus
Michigan Technological University brings together interdisciplinary teams and keynote speakers to discuss everything from autonomous vehicles to communication networks to airports.Mobility is more than a vehicle that gets efficiently from point A to point B. That vehicle could be autonomous; it might be connected to a larger wifi network; it might navigate traffic on a busy highway; its driver might be texting. The whole vehicle system—and the larger infrastructure and human systems it is embedded in—are interconnected, multiplatform, and overloaded with data. That vehicle may also move across roads, water, skies, and unmapped terrain.
In other words, mobility research these days is about more than transport. That's why Michigan Tech is hosting its inaugural Mobility Summit this Thursday.
Pasi Lautala, the director of the Michigan Tech Transportation Institute and assistant professor of civil engineering, says the university has the opportunity to leverage its expertise and build better interdisciplinary research teams to meet the challenges of 21st century mobility.
"To secure our future mobility, solutions must come in multiple fronts, ranging from technology to better understanding our behavior as humans," Lautala says. "Just like freeways were once a cornerstone of American competitiveness, mobility will be that in the future."
Kirk Steudle, director of the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will be the featured keynote speaker in the afternoon. Paul Rogers from the US Army Tank Automotive Research Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) is also speaking earlier in the day. The summit will include poster presentations, research discussions/visioning in the broad theme of mobility technologies (similar to the recent Tech Talks), and a lunch session with MDOT Director Steudle.
As a key research area that spans civil engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science and cognitive science, mobility needs more than traditional paths to move the field forward. Whether it's leading tests in Lake Superior in our backyard, ...
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New Spring Break 'Hot Spot' for Geology Students
SSU NewsCenter
Cabo, Vegas and Miami may be the trendy spring break spots, but for one group of Sonoma State University students the geologic wonderland of Death Valley was the hot place to be this spring.
Students in GEOL 420: Integrative Field Experiences spent their week south of Death Valley honing their ability to make valid geologic field interpretations through detailed field mapping and report writing. "The trip is strenuous both physically and mentally, but students always leave the field with greatly improved skills and much more confident in themselves as geologists," says Phil Mooney of the Sonoma State Geology Dept., who accompanied students with lecturer David Bero on the trip.
Students spend the week at the SHEAR Center (Shoshone Education and Research Center) in Shoshone, Calif., a cooperative research station that facilitates field trips and research in the Death Valley region. They're up for breakfast and to pack their lunch at 6 each morning and out in the field by 8:30. After a full day of geologic mapping, scrambling off trail, up and down the mountains in order to walk the contacts and observe the outcrops, they're back at the research center by 6 p.m. to eat, put their feet up, and get ready for the next day of mapping.
The capstone course of the geology major presents the students with the opportunity to demonstrate the skills they've acquired within their core courses.
It's the task of the 14 students in the class to identify the various rock units, observe the complex angular relations between them, record the orientation and structural trends within the units, and create a professional geologic map during their eight days of field work. Back in the classroom, students occupy the remainder of the semester with cataloging their observations and data in a summary of the geologic history of the area.
It's not all work, though. Death Valley National Park is ...
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CSUCI students host College Night at the Getty
CSU Chanel Islands News
Camarillo, Calif., April 17, 2017 — Spring is the theme of the 2017 “College Night at the Getty,” which is organized primarily by students from CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) with support from some other Southern California universities.From 6 to 9:30 p.m. Monday night, April 24, any and all college students are invited to a free evening of art, music, activities, free food, and plenty of interactive exhibits at the iconic Getty Museum in Los Angeles.“Getty College Night is a special night exclusively for college students,” said Peter Tokofsky, Senior Public Program Specialist for the Getty Museum. “There will be hands-on art activities, special tours of galleries and personal interaction with curators. The intent of College Night is, in a welcoming way, to make college students aware of what we do.”Working with Tokofsky, a group of CSUCI students enrolled in the Museum course co-taught by Professor of Art History Irina D. Costache and Business Lecturer Michael Seay, created and organized the night, coming up with the “Spring” theme and arranging activities to entertain a crowd of more than 2,500 students ages 18-24.“We’re going to have a flower crown-making installation and an interactive photo booth,” said class member Baylee Tyler, 24.Lush gardens and a spectacular view of Los Angeles are part of the Getty experience, as well as art depicting gardens and the natural world, so the students are working on spring-themed events, which will include drawing from a live model at a Drop-in Springtime Figure Drawing Session.College Night 2017 highlights two exhibitions: Breaking News: Turning the Lens on Mass Media and Photography and Concrete Poetry: Words and Sounds in Graphic Space at the Getty Research Institute.Students will be able to voice their own opinions on news and media with a Los Angeles ‘Zine Fest workshop, an introduction to self-publishing in which students can use appropriated texts and images to create something original. ...
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Faculty in the News: Making video game robots like living creatures, and trying to make sense of the Fresno shooting
CSUSB News
NOTE: Faculty, if you are interviewed and quoted by news media, or if your work has been cited, and you have an online link to the article or video, please let us know. Contact us at news@csusb.edu.
Stuart Sumida, professor of biology at Cal State San Bernardino, was specifically mentioned on a video game news website, Gamasutra.com, as a consultant for PlayStation 4’s “Horizon: Zero Dawn,” which features sophisticated robots, called Machines, that “also exhibit unmistakable animal-like behaviors and movements,” the article said. “These Machines are a key feature of the game’s unique primordial futurist milieu.”
Sumida has done anatomical consulting on myriad projects, including films “The Lion King,” “Dinosaur,” “Hercules,” and “Harry Potter,” and Disney World rides “Countdown to Extinction” and “Expedition Everest.”
The article was published April 21, 2017, and may be read at “Making ‘Horizon: Zero Dawn’s ‘ machines feel like living creatures.”
News media continued to turn to Brian Levin, professor of criminal justice, in the aftermath of the April 18 shooting in Fresno, which is being investigated as a hate crime. Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer has said the four killings were fueled by Muhammad’s hatred of white people. The suspect, Kori Muhammad is black. All of the murder victims were white.
In an interview with The Fresno Bee, Levin, director of CSUSB’s Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, called some people’s haste to affiliate the suspected Fresno mass shooter with foreign terrorists “the bumper sticker analysis.”
“His rantings are not part of a violent Jihadist movement. He’s not inspired by ISIS or Al-Qaeda. He’s someone who has crafted his own brand of extremism,” Levin said. “Some of these violent extremists craft their own idiosyncratic ideology from a buffet of often related hatred that exists on social media – and that’s what happened here.”
Levin compared Muhammad ...
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Summer Tuition Payment
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Heads up! If you registered for summer 2017 courses and haven’t submitted your tuition payment or have financial aid in place, you must do so by Monday, April 24 at 5 p.m. to avoid being dropped from your courses! If you have questions about payment, visit NOVA’s summer 2017 payment information here. You can also call the ELI Hotline at 703-323-3347 for assistance.
Of course, there’s still plenty of time to register for summer if you haven’t done so already! ELI’s first summer session starts Tuesday, May 16 with additional start dates on Monday, May 22 and Monday, June 5. Check the full list of summer 2017 courses here.
Just remember, if you register for summer courses on or after Monday, April 24, your payment is due by 5 p.m. the next business day.
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Team Karting Kompetitif UPI Sukses Raih Podium di Kejuaraan Eshark Rok Cup Round 3
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Team kompetitif UPI meraih podium ke-3 kelas Gearbox Universitas dan Penghargaan The Most Overtakes pada Kejuaraan Eshark Rok Cup Round 3 yang diselenggarakan pada tanggal 15-16 April 2017 di Sentul International Karting Circuit, Bogor.
Driver Team Karting Kompetitif UPI yang berkompetisi di round 3 kali ini diantaranya, Ajie Nur Syamsi, M. Agung Nugraha, Nurul Anwar Iskandar, dan Redza Muhammad.
Kelas yang diperlombakan pada round ini adalah Senior Rok GP, Master Rok GP, Junior Rok, Gearbox, Cadet Rok, dan Mini Rok. Di race kali ini Team Karting Kompetitif UPI menyiapkan 4 mesin tempurnya untuk mengikuti kelas Gearbox yang menargetkan podium seperti round sebelumnya.
Eshark seri 3 diikuti 19 peserta dari berbagai universitas dan umum mengikuti kelas gearbox ini, panasnya persaingan antar tim karting dan pembalap lain semakin membara. Dimulai dari sesi latihan telah meningkatkan isensitas persaingan. Setiap tim berusaha mencari setingan terbaik untuk unit gokartnya demi memaksimalkan kemampuan drivernya masing-masing.
Tidak mau kalah start, Team Karting Kompetitif UPI yang menurunkan 4 pembalap memaksimalkan kesempatan ini untuk mencari settingan terbaik sebagai amunisi race keesokan harinya. Terbukti, hasil yang diperoleh Nurul Anwar Iskandar menempati best time terbaik ketiga class gearbox, disusul oleh M. Agung Nugraha best time kelima, Redza Muhammad kesembilan dan salah satu tunggangan pembalap Ajie Nur Syamsie mengalami over heat saat sesi latihan berlangsung yang mengakibatkan tidak bisa memaksimalkan latihan dan waktu perbaikan cukup lama, sehingga target pada race keesokan harinya mengikuti pra-final dan final.
Pada saat race berlangsung, terjadi persaingan sengit antar pembalap kelas gearbox dan pembalap Team Karting Kompetitif tidak patang menyerah terus melakukan perlawanan kepada pembalap lain. Akan tetapi sesuatu hal yang tidak diinginkan terjadi pada saat final terjadinya kebocoran selang radiator di salah satu tunggangan pembalap Ajie Nur Syamsie sehingga tidak bisa melanjutkan pertandingan.
Walaupun demikian hasil kerja keras team kompetitif UPI membuahkan hasil yang manis terbukti dengan diraihnya podium oleh sang driver legendaris Agung Nugraha yang menempati podium Ke-3 kelas Gearbox ...
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CU nurtures relationship with Saudi Arabia, progressive women’s university
University News – CU Denver Today
A University of Colorado Denver delegation’s trip to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to strengthen bonds and open doors to new opportunities proved very successful. It left university leaders, including CU President Bruce D. Benson and First Lady Marcy Benson, with a strong feeling that the best of the relationships are yet to come.
The CU delegation met with leaders of Saudi Arabia, some of whom were educated at CU Denver, over a week in late March.
CU President Bruce D. Benson receives a Saudi Arabian dallah – a coffee pot and cups – from His Royal Highness Prince Sultan bin Salman, President and Chairman of the Board of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage. A dallah has special significance as coffee is a welcoming beverage to share friendship.“They were honored to have us, and the fact that President Benson and Marcy came along was a real sign of friendship and commitment from this university,” said CU Denver Chancellor Dorothy Horrell. “My goal for the trip was to deepen our relationships and explore new opportunities, and I came away feeling we were enormously successful.”
The delegation was deeply honored to have an audience with His Royal Highness Prince Sultan bin Salman, President and Chairman of the Board of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH). President Benson and HRH discussed the value of education and partnership between our organizations.
The CU delegation meets with Dr. Zuhair Fayez, a CU alumnus and honorary doctorate recipient, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Pictured in the front row, from left, are: Kat Vlahos, Professor and Chair of the Department of Architecture, College of Architecture and Planning; Andrea Wagner, Vice Chancellor of Advancement; CU Denver Chancellor Dorothy Horrell; CU First Lady Marcy Benson; and Noelle DeLage, Assistant Vice Chancellor of Advancement. Back row: CU President Bruce Benson; Fayez, chairman of ...
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New many-toothed clingfish discovered with help of digital scans
UW Today » Science
Environment | News releases | Research | Science
April 17, 2017
A set of curious researchers, state-of-the-art visual technology and a bit of good luck helped find a new fish whose tooth collection could put a shark to shame.
Scientists at the University of Washington, Texas A&M University and the Western Australian Museum have discovered and named a new genus and species of clingfish after stumbling upon a specimen preserved in a jar dating back to the 1970s. The fish was unmistakably different from the other 160 known clingfishes, named for the disc on their bellies that can summon massive sticking power in wet, slimy environments.
The researchers named the new species “duckbilled clingfish” (Nettorhamphos radula) for its broad, flat snout ― not unlike the bill of a duck ― that houses an impressive number of tiny, conical teeth.
A close up of the fish’s teeth.Kevin Conway and Glenn Moore
“This fish has characteristics we just haven’t seen before in other clingfish. It’s the teeth that really gave away the fact that this is a new species,” said lead author Kevin Conway, a fish taxonomist and associate professor at Texas A&M University.
A detailed description of the new genus and species was published April 14 in the journal Copeia.
Scientists, including co-author Adam Summers of the University of Washington’s Friday Harbor Laboratories, are interested in clingfish for their ability to stick to rough surfaces. The finger-sized fish uses suction forces to hold up to 150 times its own body weight. Understanding the biomechanics of these fish could be useful in designing devices and instruments to be used in surgery, or to tag and track whales in the ocean.
Conway and co-author Glenn Moore of Western Australian Museum discovered the new clingfish while looking through specimens preserved in jars at the museum in Welshpool, Australia. It’s common for unknown specimens collected during surveys ...
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CHAMPIONSHIP #25: Tribe Women's Tennis Tops UNCW to Win the CAA Crown
GREENSBORO, N.C. – For the third-straight year and 25th time overall, the William & Mary women's tennis team captured the Colonial Athletic Association Championship, downing UNCW, 4-2, on Sunday afternoon at the Piedmont Tennis Center. The Tribe's lone senior, Marie Faure, put the exclamation point on the title, rallying for a three-set victory in the clincher at the No. 2 singles. After UNCW (11-8) claimed the doubles point, the Tribe (14-10) responded with singles wins from sophomore Lauren Goodman and freshmen Natalia Perry and Rosie Cheng to go along with Faure's triumph. The Green and Gold, which was the top seed in the league championship, won the CAA crown for the fourth time in five years under head coach Tyler Thomson. W&M owns 25 of the league's 33 all-time championships and will play in the NCAA Championship for the 22nd time in program history after securing the league's automatic bid. The Seahawks were the first No. 6 seed in CAA history to advance to the title match after upset wins over No. 3 Charleston and No. 2 Elon.Goodman quickly pulled the Tribe even at one with a dominating win at the fifth singles position. The Tribe sophomore dropped just one game in a commanding 6-0, 6-1 victory over Sabrina Barisano. It was Goodman's third win in as many days at the CAA Championship as she pushed her win streak to five matches. The Fort Wayne, Ind., native improved to 16-14 overall, 13-9 in duals and 6-2 at No. 5.
Perry put W&M on top for good with a straight-sets win at No. 3. The Tribe rookie bounced Alix Theodossiou, 6-2, 6-1, for her 20th win of the year and first at the CAA Championship. Her previous two singles matches in the quarterfinals and semifinals were abandoned with the team results decided. Perry claimed her 10th dual-match victory and fifth at the third spot.
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Boise State is Finalist for Operation Hat Trick Excellence Award
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Boise State University is a finalist for the Operation Hat Trick Excellence in Service Award. The award recognizes a collegiate institution’s efforts to support the recovery of wounded service members and veterans through sales of co-branded merchandise, where a portion of proceeds is donated to charities which assist in rehabilitation of veterans.
This was a combined effort between Boise State Trademark Licensing, the Bronco Shop and Veteran Services. The Bronco Shop offered specific Boise State co-branded hats (from ‘47 Brand) for sale, and worked with Veterans Services to use veteran students as models for social media promotion. The Bronco Shop also had a special display of Operation Hat Trick product at the Nov. 4 football game that had been designated as Veterans Night, and donated 10 percent of proceeds of those sales back to Veterans Services.
Because Boise State is a finalist, Operation Hat Trick will make a donation of $2,500 to a charity of Boise State’s choice,. The overall winning school will be given a donation of $5,000 to a charity of its choosing and the winner will be announced at the Collegiate Licensing Company Seminar in Nashville, Tennessee, on May 11.
The charity chosen on behalf of Boise State Veteran Services is the Idaho Veterans Gardens. The goals of the organization are to provide a safe, peaceful and healing environment, youth mentoring and education, to create a beautiful community garden, to inspire others to be better and to give back to veterans, and to plan for future growth.
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Granato Contract Extended
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April 21, 2017
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Wisconsin extended the contract of head coach Tony Granato one extra year, taking him now through the 2021-22 season.
Granato, and his new "dream team" coaching staff of brother Don Granato and Mark Osiecki, is coming off his first season behind the bench of the Badgers. Wisconsin went 20-15-1 this past season, after having 12 wins in the previous two years combined.
Wisconsin finished second in the Big Ten this season, then lost to Penn State in overtime of the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament.
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