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MIAMI (April 23, 2017) - The No. 10-ranked FIU beach volleyball team battled hard in rainy conditions, but came out on the short end in the championship match in the 2017 Coastal Collegiate Sports Association (CCSA) Beach Volleyball Championships on Sunday, at the Lakepoint Sporting Community Park in Emerson, Georgia. The Panthers (24-15) dropped a 3-0 decision to No. 4-ranked, and the top-seed, Florida State. In last night's semifinal match against the two seed, LSU, the Panthers pulled off an impressive comeback, taking down the Tigers in thrilling fashion (3-2). FIU looked to continue that momentum today in the championship match-up against the defending CCSA champion, Seminoles. Florida State took the lead, knocking out pairs five, three and two, respectively, in two sets each. On court five, FSU's Hailey Luke and Eva Torruella took down Anabela Sataric and Estefanie Bethancourt, 21-12, 21-5 in the first two-set match of the day. The No. 3 pair of Macy Jerger and her partner, Sierra Sanchez, defeated Helene Thelle and Natalia Giron, 21-19, 21-9. To secure the victory, Vanessa Freire and Victoria Paranagua defeated Katie Friesen and Taija Thomas, 21-16, 21-19 on court three.The tandem of Lina Bernier and Katie Hogan were named to the CCSA All-Tournament team, finishing the weekend with a 5-0 record with victories over South Carolina, Tulane, Florida State, UNCW and LSU.
Today was FIU's first appearance in the CCSA finals in program history.
Florida State def. FIU, 3-0
No. 1 Leigh Andrew/Brooke Kuhlman (FSU) vs. Margherita Bianchin/Federica Frasca (FIU) 21-17, 16-17
No. 2 Vanessa Freire/Victoria Paranagua (FSU) def. Katie Friesen/Taija Thomas (FIU) 21-16, 21-19
No. 3 Macy Jerger/Sierra Sanchez (FSU) def. Helene Thelle/Natalia Giron (FIU) 21-19, 21-9
No. 4 Katie Horton/Francesca Goncalves (FSU) vs. Lina Bernier/Katie Hogan (FIU) 21-15, 10-19
No. 5 Hailey Luke/Eva Torruella (FSU) Anabela Sataric/Estefanie Bethancourt (FIU) 21-12, 21-5
Order of Finish: 5, 3, 2
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Monday, April 24, 2017
Panthers Drop CCSA Title Match to Florida State
Dear LSU - A Letter from Ashleigh Gnat
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Written by senior gymnast, Ashleigh Gnat
Dear LSU,
As our 2017 season comes to an end and graduation is in sight, I am able to reflect on what an amazing four years I have had at this University. Being an LSU athlete has been the opportunity of a lifetime and I am so blessed to be a part of such an amazing athletics program.
From the moment I stepped on campus it was undeniable that this was a family. It’s a roaring sea of purple and gold, all in for every team. I remember my first time wearing those colors, running in to the PMAC as a wide-eyed freshman. And also my final time… a standing ovation next to my sisters who have been with me every step of the way. Every memory in that arena is one that I will cherish forever. Thank you, fans, for filling our arena and cheering on the Fighting Tigers as our program continues to grow.
I can honestly say that I would not be the person that I am without our coaches and our support staff. They have taught me the importance of excellence in the classroom, in the community, and on the competition floor. They pour their soul into making sure that our team is able to make the most of our student-athlete experience. I am humbled and honored to have been coached by such amazing people. Inside and outside of the gym we are a family and the relationships I have with each one of them I will have forever. Thank you to my teammates; when I arrived on campus with a group of strangers, you have so quickly become my sisters. I can’t thank you guys enough for the support, for endless hugs and high-fives, for the behind the scenes late night studying, ...
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Creating a digital cure for epilepsy
A team of Rice engineering students recently took top honors and a $5,000 prize for its development of a potential digital cure for epilepsy.
Epilepsy is a neurological disorder characterized by unpredictable, recurrent seizures that can pose a risk to a patient’s safety. When undergoing a seizure, the brain is considered to be in an “ictal” state. Team Ictal Inhibitors‘ goal was to develop a neurostimulator that stimulates the brain to prevent the onset of seizures.
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To create the system, the team first needed to develop a seizure-prediction algorithm. The students created a machine-learning algorithm that was “very good” at predicting seizures: It predicted all seizures in their data set at least two minutes before their onset with 3.9 false positives per hour. The team then transferred this prediction algorithm to custom hardware that runs on patient data to predict seizures in real time.
“What our system is trying to do is predict and prevent seizures in real time,” said Sarah Hooper, a senior electrical engineering major. “The first stage of our system is to record neural activity from the brain. That activity is then sent to our piece of hardware, which has the algorithm that produces a seizure prediction. Using the electrical signals that are produced in the brain, we can predict if a seizure is going to occur in the next five minutes or so.”
Hooper said that if a seizure were about to occur, the hardware would then communicate back to electrodes implanted in the brain to apply electrical neurostimulation, which can actually stop the seizure before it occurs.
“Three years ago, the project was basically an idea,” said Erik Biegert, a senior who will graduate in May with an electrical engineering degree. “About one-third of the 3 million epilepsy patients in the United States don’t respond to anti-seizure medications. The only option left for those ...
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La UPC lidera un projecte europeu per fabricar, amb ultrasons i a escala industrial, teixits i dispositius antimicrobians
Actualitat UPC
Cada any, més de quatre milions de pacients adquireixen alguna infecció associada a estades hospitalàries, segons l’European Center for Disease Prevention and Control i l’Organització Mundial de la Salut. Les dades indiquen que l’impacte de les infeccions adquirides als hospitals ja ha generat un cost de set bilions d’euros i una mortalitat directa i indirecta de 137.000 pacients anuals. Davant d’aquesta realitat, la Unió Europea (UE), a través del programa de recerca Horizon 2020 (H2020), ha apostat per introduir al mercat la tècnica d’ultrasons amb efectes antimicrobians. I es durà a terme amb la construcció de tres màquines a escala industrial per a la producció de teixits sanitaris i d’ús per a àrees públiques, així com de dispositius mèdics i membranes per al tractament d’aigües amb propietats antimicrobianes. Es tracta d’un projecte pilot, anomenat PROTECT i coordinat per Tzanko Tzanov, investigador del grup de Biotecnologia Molecular i Industrial (GBMI) i professor de l’Escola Superior d’Enginyeries Industrial, Aeroespacial i Audiovisual de Terrassa (ESEIAAT) i de la Facultat d'Òptica i Optometria de Terrassa (FOOT), ambdues de la UPC al Campus de Terrassa. L’eficiència d’aquesta tecnologia per al recobriment de superfícies amb nanopartícules antimicrobianes ja va quedar demostrada prèviament en els projectes europeus SONO i NOVO, desenvolupats pel mateix consorci i coordinats també per Tzanko Tzanov. Aquest investigador de la UPC és expert en l’aplicació de nanobiotecnologies per obtenir materials que s’apliquen en biomedicina, com ara apòsits per cobrir ferides, catèters antimicrobians, kits de diagnòstic i nanoantibiòtics. De fet, ha invertit més de deu anys investigant sobre dispositius mèdics i noves metodologies per eliminar colònies microbianes reduint l’ús d’antibiòtics. Aquesta línia de recerca l’ha dut a col·laborar amb diferents empreses i ...
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Residents & Physicians at UC and UCMC Honored During National Doctors' Day
UC Health News
Residents and physicians at the University of Cincinnati and UC Medical Center were recognized Thursday, March 30, 2017, for their commitment to the medical profession as part of National Doctors’ Day activities. The Office of Graduate Medical Education honored five UC Medical Center/College of Medicine residents with the 2017 Graduate Medical Trainee Award of Excellence. The residents were honored at a special recognition breakfast and during surprise ceremonies held by each of their individual departments. Criteria for the award include professionalism, interpersonal skills, leadership, dedication to teaching and fostering innovation and quality improvement. This year’s resident awardees are:Steven Cogorno, MD, a third-year resident in the Department of Internal Medicine, is described by superiors as passionate, hardworking, team-oriented and gifted at computer sciences. Cogorno has contributed to various projects and committees including ones to further patient safety, lessen the risk of medication mistakes, advise on the use of EPIC computer system, and support the work of clinical laboratories. "Steve is an outstanding physician,” wrote one of his peers. "He is thorough, compassionate, and efficient. He is patient with his colleagues and consistently goes out of his way to help them. The skill that he possesses that stands out the most, however, is his tireless dedication to patient care. When others may find opportunity to cut corners, Steve remains dedicated, going well beyond the essential tasks to assure every patient receives the best care possible. He certainly raised the bar for everyone on our team and served as role model for all of us.”Natalie Kreitzer, MD, a third-year fellow in stroke and neuro-critical care and former resident at UC Medical Center’s Emergency Medicine Department, defined her interest in caring for and understanding brain-injured patients by securing a $5,000 resident research grant to study patients with traumatic brain injury. She also received a $25,000 grant in 2016 dedicated to patient outcomes from the UC ...
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Guest Attorney Helps Answer Your Immigration Questions
Lone Star College CyFair News
Published on: April 04, 2017
Join Immigration Attorney Uchenna Paul at Lone Star College-CyFairs Center for Civic Engagement (CCE) lecture April 25 for answers to a myriad of immigration-related questions.
Drawing on 20 years of experience, this practicing immigration attorney here in the Houston will answer audience questions on visas, green cards, the process of becoming a citizen, deportation and other legal questions after her presentation.
This program is set from 1 p.m. 2 p.m. in the Technology Building room 101-102 on the LSC-CyFair campus at 9191 Barker Cypress.
Return to campus April 26 at 1 p.m. for some intimate and inspiring stories of cross-cultural encounters at the Faces of Immigration Student Experience Panel Discussion. Contact Professor Mayia Shulga at 281.290.3548 for information.
One of the CCEs goals is to get people thinking about actions they can take to address challenges in their immediate community and the broader society.
For information on the April 25 event, contact Professor Sharon Bippus via phone at 281.290.5938 or email Sharon.L.Bippus@LoneStar.edu.
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Renowned Texas law professor to speak at Lone Star College-North Harris
Lone Star College North Harris News
Published on: September 11, 2015
The Lone Star College-North Harris Center for Diversity Studies will mark Constitution Day on September 17 by hosting a lecture with renowned law professor Dr. Martin L. Levy of Texas Southern Universitys Thurgood Marshall School of Law.
Dr. Levy will be speaking on a recent landmark case, Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. (2015) and non-enumerated Constitutional rights. In the Obergefell case, the United States Supreme Court held in a 5-4 decision that the fundamental right to marry is guaranteed to same-sex couples by both the Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
According to Dr. James Good, dean, Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Business and Economics at LSC-North Harris, It is an honor to have Dr. Levy help us mark Constitution Day by speaking about this case and its relevance. Not only is he highly regarded among his peers, he is also widely published and considered an expert in the field of Constitutional Law.
Constitution Day is an American federal observance that recognizes the adoption of the United States Constitution and those who have become U.S. citizens. It is normally observed on September 17, the day in 1787 that delegates to the Constitutional Convention signed the document in Philadelphia.The law establishing the present holiday was created in 2004, with the passage of an amendment by Senator Robert Byrd to the Omnibus spending bill of 2004.Before this law was enacted, the holiday was known as "Citizenship Day.
Dr. Levy will be speaking from noon to 1 p.m. at LSC College-North Harris, Academic Building, Room A126. Faculty, staff, students and the community are invited to attend the free lecture.
The LSC-North Harris Center for Diversity Studies is focused on a guiding principle that diversity should be celebrated and studied as the mark of a healthy society and learning environment rather than ...
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UNC-Chapel Hill Celebrating Earth Week 2017
Campus Updates – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Earth Week, April 17-22, is UNC-Chapel Hill’s annual celebration to demonstrate support for environmental protection and a time to look forward to continuing progress in sustainability at Carolina. Campus departments, student groups and other organizations are hosting an event-packed week. Students, faculty, staff and community members are invited to learn about sustainable initiatives on campus, attend talks, connect with our community-based food systems, shop at a farmer’s market, celebrate new campus gardens, and top it off with the annual Science Expo on Saturday.
Last fall Carolina launched the Three Zeros initiative that defines our ambitious goals to move the campus toward water neutrality, zero waste, and greenhouse gas neutrality. The University is a gold-level, charter participant in the AASHE STARS program, a national measurement of University progress toward a wide range of sustainability goals. The campus sustainability dashboard illustrates how our campus is performing in different areas across campus.
Earth Week Calendar
The Center for Sustainable Enterprise Hosts A Career with ImpactTuesday, April 18, 12:30 p.m., Koury AuditoriumFeaturing keynote speaker Rye Barcott ‘01, Managing Partner and Cofounder of Double Time Capital. Lunch will be provided. For more information, contact cse@unc.edu.
NSF Day at UNC-Chapel HillWednesday, April 19, 7:30 a.m. – 6 p.m., Rizzo Center, 150 DuBose Home Lane, Chapel HillThe National Science Foundation (NSF) and UNC-Chapel Hill host a day-long workshop to provide background on the NSF and insight and instruction on how to compete for NSF funding for science, engineering and education research. NSF representatives will be on hand to answer questions and to host discipline- and program-specific breakout sessions to personally engage in discussions with attendees.
Environmental Humanities Luncheon with Ann and Bland SimpsonThursday, April 20, 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m., 3202 Murray/Venable HallJoin UNC-Chapel Hill Kenan Distinguished Professor of English and Creative Writing and author Bland Simpson for a discussion, “Many Waters: Exploring Eastern North Carolina’s Sound Country.” RSVP ...
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Students selected as Phillips Ambassadors for study abroad in Asia in 2017
Students were recently selected as Phillips Ambassadors for study abroad in Asia in summer and fall 2017. (photo by Steve Exum)
Eighteen undergraduates from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and one undergraduate from Duke University have been selected as Phillips Ambassadors for summer and fall 2017 study abroad programs in Asia. In addition, one history doctoral candidate was awarded a Phillips Graduate Ambassador travel award for research in India and Malaysia this summer.
Undergraduate scholarship recipients will study in China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Singapore and South Korea.
The Phillips Ambassadors program is part of UNC’s Carolina Asia Center, in association with the Study Abroad Office. Phillips Ambassadors are selected twice a year and receive $5,000 each. Selection is based on strong communication skills, intellectual curiosity and engagement, academic achievement, evidence of generous service to the campus and wider community, and a previous record of leadership.
Twenty-five percent of the scholarships are reserved for qualified undergraduate business majors and minors at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School. Up to two scholarships each year are available to qualified Duke University undergraduates.
Phillips Ambassadors choose from more than 50 academic programs in Asia that are approved by the College of Arts and Sciences and UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School. Scholarship recipients enroll in a three-credit hour global studies course designed uniquely for them. Led by Carolina faculty, the course challenges students to explore their study abroad locale in significant detail and seek understanding of the region in a global context.
A distinguishing feature of the program is an emphasis on what is called a “Give Back,” or sharing of one’s study abroad experience in Asia with the Carolina community and the student’s hometown. In accepting the scholarship, students agree to fulfill a Give Back related to their study abroad experience. Give Backs include endeavors such as published articles, classroom presentations at a student’ ...
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Should Californians give more money for stem cell research?
Newsroom: InTheNews
Publication Date: 4/19/2017
ByLine: San Diego Union Tribune
URL Link: http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/biotech/sd-me-stem-status-20170419-story.html
Page Content: Features Larry Goldstein, PhD, Catriona Jamieson, MD, PhD, and Jennifer Braswell, PhD
News Type: Regional
News_Release_Date: April 21, 2017
NewsTags: Cancer; Hematology (Blood Diseases); Research/Clinical Trials; Stem Cells; UC San Diego Health Sciences
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UI students help public interpret DNA ancestry tests
Iowa Now - Research
Last fall, Hannah Ericson decided she wanted to learn more about herself and her family.So, the first-year University of Iowa student, who’s majoring in biology, decided to use a commercial DNA test that would trace her family’s ancestry and offer some insight—albeit coarse—into her genetic identity.
She was surprised by what she found out: The test revealed that she had a more pronounced Iberian identity—along with a splash of Italian heritage—“that my family had no oral history of,” she says.
Now, she’s further exploring the branches of her family tree. “The tests made me appreciate how many factors had to come together to make me who I am,” Ericson says.
Ericson and other UI students are helping the public better understand their ancestry and their DNA. The students, under the supervision of faculty adviser Bryant McAllister, participate in monthly meetings to educate those in the community interested in ordering a DNA test or interpreting results.
“You should know what you’re purchasing,” says McAllister, associate professor in the UI Department of Biology, who formed the Personal Genome Learning Center in the spring of 2016. “It’s good consumer practice to do the research knowing what you want to find out and making sure what you purchase is a good match.”
The next session, on April 25, will coincide with National DNA Day. Organizers have scheduled a host of activities, from one-on-one educational sessions for the public to hosting a guest talk by Charles “Chip” Aquadro, director of the Center for Comparative and Population Genomics at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.
The events will take place from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Iowa City Public Library, 123 N. Linn St.
A separate group, led by the Iowa Institute of Human Genetics and UI Health Care, will celebrate National DNA Day by sponsoring a ...
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Behind the Iron Curtain: How Methane-Making Microbes Kept the Early Earth Warm
Science and Technology
Earth and Environment
Behind the Iron Curtain: How Methane-Making Microbes Kept the Early Earth Warm
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John Toon | April 17, 2017
• Atlanta, GA
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Marcus Bray (left), a biology Ph.D. candidate and Jennifer Glass, assistant professor in the Georgia Institute of Technology’s School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, are shown in the laboratory where tiny incubators simulated early Earth conditions. (Credit: Rob Felt, Georgia Tech)
For much of its first two billion years, Earth was a very different place: oxygen was scarce, microbial life ruled, and the sun was significantly dimmer than it is today. Yet the rock record shows that vast seas covered much of the early Earth under the faint young sun.
Scientists have long debated what kept those seas from freezing. A popular theory is that potent gases such as methane – with many times more warming power than carbon dioxide – created a thicker greenhouse atmosphere than required to keep water liquid today.
In the absence of oxygen, iron built up in ancient oceans. Under the right chemical and biological processes, this iron rusted out of seawater and cycled many times through a complex loop, or “ferrous wheel.” Some microbes could “breathe” this rust in order to outcompete others, such as those that made methane. When rust was plentiful, an “iron curtain” may have suppressed methane emissions.
“The ancestors of modern methane-making and rust-breathing microbes may have long battled for dominance in habitats largely governed by iron chemistry,” said Marcus Bray, a biology Ph.D. candidate in the laboratory of Jennifer Glass, assistant professor in the Georgia Institute of Technology’s School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and principal investigator of the study funded by NASA’s Exobiology and Evolutionary Biology Program. The research was reported in the journal Geobiology on April 17, 2017.
Using mud pulled from the bottom of a tropical lake, researchers at Georgia ...
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Track & Field Posts Season Bests At Highlander Challenge
gohighlanders.com
Riverside—With the Big West Conference Track & Field Championships just a few weeks away, the Highlanders hosted Cal Poly Pomona and Cal State Los Angeles, along with a handful of unattached athletes in a single-day meet Saturday.Zach Lewis posted his top mark of the season in the 400m Hurdles with a time of 52.29. That was .22 seconds off his all-time best mark of 52.07 set in 2015.Silviu Bocancea continued his dominance of the Hammer Throw this year, winning the event with a top mark of 62.28m (205' 8"). He also finished second in the discus (49.20m, 161' 5"), and seventh in the Shot Put clearing (13.21m, 43' 4.25").On the Women's Side, Tayler Fleming won both the Long Jump (6.27m, 20' 7.00") and High Jump (1.60m, 5' 3.00"). Her Long Jump mark was just 4.75 inches off her UC Riverside record of 20' 11.75".Taylor Brown won the 400m finishing in 56.61, which is her best mark of the year, and she ran the lead leg of the Highlanders' 4x400m Relay Team, which won the event with a time of 3:57.56.
MEN'S EVENTS
100m
Sean Williams
7th
11.02
Jason Lu
15th
11.43
200m
Matthew Reyes
15th
23.10
Christopher Capotosto
20th
23.94
400m
Justin Parker
2nd
47.70
Carlos Wedlow
11th
52.54
800m
Ethan Van Setten
2nd
1:54.48
Solomon Demeku-Ousman
3rd
1:54.48
Jurrell Davis
6th
1:55.68
Andres Delgado
14th
2:03.19
Mathew Sam
17th
2:13/60
1,500m
Brandon Shields
6th
4:08.22
Jason Spatter
9th
4:10.28
Andres Delgado
10th
4:12.69
Chapin Levin-Arbuthnot
14th
4:21.16
3,000m
Arman Irani
2nd
9:11.21
Jack Frimodig
5th
9:21.24
Gary Maxwell
6th
9:45.11
3,000m Steeplechase
5,000m
110m Hurdles
Peter Manu
2nd
14.45
Nick Abboud
4th
14.88
Christopher Capotosto
7th
15.93
400m Hurdles
Zach Lewis
3rd
52.29
Jarrade Davis
4th
54.23
Jacob Porter
6th
56.06
Long Jump
Michael Harris
1st
7.22m (23' 8.25")
Craig Mauldin
2nd
7.01m (23' 0.0")
Triple Jump
Craig Mauldin
1st
15.17m (49' 9.25")
Michael Harris
2nd
14.96m (49' 1.00")
High Jump
Pole Vault
George Goodwin
2nd
4.50m (14' 9.00")
Aidan Olvera
4th
4.20m (13' 9.25")
Shot Put
Carl Nahigian
1st
18.45m (60' 6.50")
Wes Braddock
2nd
17.03m (55' 10.50")
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Campus Invited to Baseball Game on Newly Renovated Field
To celebrate the completion of the North Field renovation, Caltech and the Department of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation invite the campus community to the April 14 baseball game against Whittier College, which will begin with a ceremonial first pitch on the new field. The pitch, at 3 p.m., will precede the Orange Out game, which will be played on the new state-of-the-art artificial turf, which is designed to provide a consistent playing surface and reduce campus water use. The high-quality turf also includes a subsurface cork layer that keeps the field playable on hot days.The new field, the product of an eight-month renovation project, features a regulation college soccer field and baseball diamond, upon which the intercollegiate baseball, men's soccer and new women's soccer programs can compete, in addition to club and intramural sports.
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JPL News: Earth-Sized 'Tatooine' Planets Could Be Habitable
With two suns in its sky, Luke Skywalker's home planet Tatooine in Star Wars looks like a parched, sandy desert world. In real life, thanks to observatories such as NASA's Kepler space telescope, we know that two-star systems can indeed support planets, although planets discovered so far around double-star systems are large and gaseous. Scientists wondered: If an Earth-size planet were orbiting two suns, could it support life?Read the full story from JPL News
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Gauchos Win Yet Another Close One, Defeat LBSU 4-3 in Rubber Match
Santa Barbara Athletics News
Apr 23, 2017
LONG BEACH, Calif. – After trailing 2-0 early in Sunday's rubber match at Long Beach State (20-22-1, 8-4), UCSB (27-21, 7-5) came back to score four of the final five runs of the day, taking a 4-3 victory and winning its third consecutive conference series. Redshirt freshman Whitney Pemberton scored the winning run on a 49er error in the top of the eighth, improving UCSB's record to a perfect 6-0 in extra innings games and 16-4 in games decided two runs or less.
The win brings the Gauchos within one game of second-place Long Beach in the Big West standings. Since being defeated in two of three games by Cal Poly in the conference-opening series, UCSB has taken 2-1 wins in three consecutive series.
Senior Kristen Clark led the way with two hits as the Gauchos took an 8-5 advantage in hits. With six hits in four games this week, Clark has increased her career total to 283, good for the second-highest mark in Big West history.
Three different Gauchos recorded an RBI for the day, including Pemberton, freshman Alyssa Diaz and junior Jessica Johnston.
Long Beach junior Jessica Flores opened the scoring with a two-run homer in the bottom of the first, but UCSB was quick to respond, as Diaz answered with her third home run of the season to cut LBSU's lead to 2-1. The 49ers would double their lead in the bottom of the second, scoring an unearned run following a Gaucho fielding error.
In the top of the third, with senior Jacqueline Hinojosa on third base, Johnston knocked a sac fly to center field, once again bringing UCSB within one run at 3-2.
The Gauchos would then equalize in the top of the fifth. After getting on base with a single to shortstop, Clark would make it to third after a Long Beach error and a ...
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A Practical Approach to Conservation
All News @ UCSB
Is conservation good for your health? Seems like a no-brainer, right?Not so much, according to a group of scientists who have collaborated on a new research volume that explores what turns out to be a very tough question.
UC Santa Barbara ecologists teamed up with colleagues at Duke University and the University of Washington to present various perspectives on the subject for the journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. Their special issue, “Conservation, Biodiversity, and Infectious Disease,” is a combination of theoretical work and case studies, all of which embrace a systems approach to infectious disease ecology.
“I’m a firm believer that insights from ecology can help us manage disease and protect species,” said co-editor Kevin Lafferty, a senior ecologist with the U.S. Geological Survey and a principal investigator at UCSB’s Marine Science Institute. “But ecological systems are too complicated to expect one-size-fits-all solutions.”
The biodiversity-disease relationship often has been framed as a simple synergy between conservation action and improved human health, yet the links between habitat disturbance and other factors that affect disease risk are complex. The editors sought authors from diverse perspectives and backgrounds to investigate how economics, climate change and biodiversity change affect infectious diseases.
“What’s really unique about this issue is that we have gone all the way from theory articles that look at how biodiversity changes might affect disease to multiple field studies of various conservation interventions at different scales to an examination of the global drivers of biodiversity change,” said lead editor Hillary Young, an assistant professor in UCSB’s Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology (EEMB). “We wanted to present cases for viable and useful public health interventions.”
Take schistosomiasis, a parasitic disease carried by fresh water snails. Found predominantly in tropical and subtropical climates, schistosomiasis infects 240 million people in as many as 78 countries, with ...
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Women’s tennis claims SEC Tournament title
Vanderbilt News
Apr. 24, 2017, 7:53 AM
Two seasons ago, the Vanderbilt women’s tennis team won its first Southeastern Conference championship. On Sunday the Commodores returned to the pinnacle of SEC tennis in dramatic fashion.
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Megan Morris: What experience at SDSU has changed your life the most?
SDSU College of Sciences
This Aztec is a Ph.D. student in the joint doctoral program in ecology.
Name: Megan MorrisMajor: Ph.D. student in the joint doctoral program in ecologyCampus affiliations: Graduate Student Association, Marine Ecology Biology Student Association, Delta Epsilon Iota Academic Honor Society 1. Why did you choose to attend San Diego State University?I’m currently a Ph.D. student, but I also attended SDSU for my undergraduate studies. When I was applying to college as a high school senior, I thought I wanted to become a nurse practitioner, so I targeted universities with nationally-ranked nursing programs. Of all the universities I was accepted to, I knew that SDSU was my top choice just by my reaction and excitement when I opened my acceptance letter.2. What inspired you to apply for the joint doctoral program in ecology?It’s so hard to pick one defining moment that motivated me to pursue a Ph.D. in ecology, but I think it resulted from the culmination of many experiences. From taking a wide array of classes and working as a research assistant in a few different labs during my undergraduate career, I discovered along the way that I had a passion for ecology.3. What is the best piece of advice you ever received?I’m such a perfectionist and strive for an unreasonable level of excellence in every aspect of my studies. From a young age, my mom has told me that sometimes getting an ‘A’ is not the most important accomplishment. What I think she was trying to convey is that sometimes, allocating time and energy into other experiences can be far more rewarding in the big picture. 4. Which SDSU faculty or staff member has been the most influential throughout your SDSU journey?My current advisor, Elizabeth Dinsdale, has been incredibly influential to my academic and research success at SDSU. During the ...
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HR Information Now on AccessTufts
Tufts Now All Stories
AccessTufts is the new online home for all information for staff and faculty managed by Human Resources.The enhanced AccessTufts went live on April 18 at the same time Human Resources launched a new homepage tailored for potential employees and faculty—and with links to AccessTufts.
Julien Carter, vice president of human resources, said his department has migrated more than 100 pages of content to AccessTufts, which centralized tools and resources for university administrative tasks when it launched in January.
Now, under the site’s “Get Work Done” tab, faculty and staff will find an array of information on topics including commuter benefits, tuition reimbursement, health plans, family benefits, pet insurance, resources for managers and employees who want to advance their careers, and retirement investment fund options. People going through life events such as getting married, having or adopting a child, dealing with illness or injury, or getting ready for retirement can find comprehensive information on available resources under the “Life & Career Changes” tab.
“We’ve taken this opportunity to complete a total refresh and rethinking of how we present information,” said Carter. “Faculty and staff will now be able to get more complete answers. If you’re anticipating maternity leave, for example, we will give you everything you need beyond the leave itself—from how to find day care, utilize flexible spending and learn more about health insurance.”
This more comprehensive approach, he said, will help clarify the benefits that Tufts offers staff and faculty. “Tufts has great benefits—it’s a progressive employer—but we needed to do a better job of helping people understand them,” Carter said. “Our challenge was how to take all this good information out of the shadows and help people take full advantage of all Tufts offers.”
Those involved in the development of AccessTufts will continue to “map the way users think about content,” said ...
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Fulbright Scholarship Overview & Application Process
Events at UCF
Discover the world on a Fulbright Scholarship!
Join the Office of Prestigious Awards Director, Morgan Bauer, for lunch to learn about the Fulbright Program and ask questions about this incredible opportunity to get fully funded to live abroad for an academic year to conduct research, pursue graduate study, or teach English.
http://us.fulbrightonline.org/
*All sessions are held in BHC 130 from 12-1. Lunch is provided.
Email opa@ucf.edu to RSVP
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Draft sustainability plan open for feedback
Student News
Awareness about sustainability is at an all time high, and at UC Santa Cruz we’re at a critical juncture for how we further our commitment to this principle.I’m excited to share a draft of our next Campus Sustainability Plan (CSP), which helps to chart a course into 2022. The plan is the result of hard work from several committees made up of folks from all over campus who have spent this academic year looking at how we can advance sustainability in every part of our university.
Now, you have the opportunity to contribute your thoughts.
Tell us what you think about our goals, our strategies, and what we should tackle in the first year.
While the campus made significant progress in the sustainability of its operations in the previous plan, the planning committees have expanded the scope of this new plan. The plan focuses on four areas: Learning & Culture, Materials Management & Food Systems, Natural Environment & Infrastructure, and Climate & Energy. Goals, strategies, and first-year actions are under consideration within these four topics that acknowledge the intersectional nature of environmental and social issues, build on the strength of existing policies and programs, enhance ties between operations and academics, and connect social justice issues on campus and in our local community.
The plan aims to tackle many difficult questions. How will Banana Slugs achieve UC Office of the President’s goal of Carbon Neutrality by 2025? How can the campus enhance experiential learning opportunities for students in sustainability? What resources does the campus need in the next three years in order to reach Zero Waste by 2020? What does a campus practicing socially just, inclusive sustainability look like? Interested in learning more? Visit the Sustainability Office website to provide your input.
The campus community comment period will be open through April 30, 2017.
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UW Daily – April 18, 2017
UW Daily
UW System
On Campus
COL: UW Colleges fees support campus life, Column, Wausau Daily Herald, April 17
COL: Campus Community Players to present ‘Rest’ April 20-23, Hub City Times, April 17
EXT: Teaching kids about agriculture now more important than ever, WTMJ, April 17
EXT: Extension officials field county questions, Portage Daily Register, April 17
EXT: UW-Extension Farm Management Seminar Planned for May 5, Wisconsin Ag Connection, April 18
EXT/MAD: At the heart of local startups, UW-Madison ideas prevail, Daily Cardinal, April 17
EXT/LAX: Bunker Labs Wisconsin: To host first Muster Across Wisconsin event in La Crosse, WisBusiness, April 17
GRB: Budget reduction delays college registration, WTOL, April 17
LAX: Collegians to discuss race at community conversation, La Crosse Tribune, April 17
LAX: Long journey leads Oliver Vasanoja to UW-La Crosse football field, La Crosse Tribune, April 15
LAX: UW-La Crosse stages classic spoof of high society, La Crosse Tribune, April 17
LAX: UW-L students, community benefiting from hands-on approach, WIZM, April 17
LAX/STO: Hmong students protest university’s handling of heritage language course (UW-La Crosse wants to offer class via distance learning at UW-Stout), La Crosse Tribune, April 18
MAD: Student killed in Park Street crash was walking on sidewalk; driver likely faces homicide charge, Wisconsin State Journal, April 18
MAD: Driver of SUV that struck and killed UW grad student from Beijing suspected of being intoxicated, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April 17
MAD: University of Wisconsin student from Beijing fatally struck, AP, April 17
MAD: UW Madison family mourning the loss of graduate student, WKOW, April 17
MAD: Man seen with a knife on UW-Madison campus, believed to have left area, police say, Wisconsin State Journal, April 17
MAD: “All-clear” given after UW-Madison knife report, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April 17
MAD: Teaching science by asking, ‘What do you want to know’ and ‘How can you answer that?’ Wisconsin State Journal, April 17
MAD: Transcript: The Daily Cardinal sits down with Chancellor Rebecca Blank, Daily Cardinal, April 17
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UConn Partners with Eversource to Boost Energy Efficiency
Campus Life – UConn Today
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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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
KU News Headlines
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
University News
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
Stories | WVU Today | West Virginia University
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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