UWI St. Augustine News
For Release Upon Receipt - April 21, 2017St. AugustineApplications are invited for the Makandal Daaga Scholarship in Law. The scholarship is named in honour of Makandal Daaga, liberator and social activist of Trinidad and Tobago, who spearheaded the ‘Black Power Movement’. Daaga’s work focused on the central tenets of law, that is, equality, social justice and fairness. His advocacy and that of the several organisations he instituted, made significant impacts on areas that are of particular relevance to law and legal policy. Accordingly, the scholarship is aimed at creating lawyers who will be meaningful change agents working towards promoting justice and an egalitarian society. Suitable applicants will be persons with a discernible record of advocating for positive social change in their communities, through concrete work on issues of justice, equality, or democracy, whether in an NGO, governmental, or regional capacity, or in an individual capacity.This is an equal opportunity scholarship. Candidates may be of any age, gender, race or CARICOM nationality. Interested persons must include in their application an essay of no more than 350 words describing their work and activism and explaining how earning a law degree will enhance this work. For more on the application guidelines visit www.sta.uwi.edu/scholarships. Applications for this scholarship close on May 8, 2017.Applicants must also satisfy the matriculation requirements of The University of the West Indies and must simultaneously apply to the Faculty of Law by May 31st, 2017. For more information visit call 662-2002 ext.82039, 82040 | email: law@sta.uwi.eduEndAbout The UWISince its inception in 1948, The University of the West Indies (UWI) has evolved from a fledgling college in Jamaica with 33 students to a full-fledged, regional University with well over 40,000 students. Today, The UWI is the largest, most longstanding higher education provider in the Commonwealth Caribbean, with four campuses in Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Open Campus. The UWI ...
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American University Pulitzer Center Fellow Picked to Pitch at Tribeca
American University News
Mist and Mystery: Borneo's Vanishing Landscape by Kent Wagner for the Pulitzer Center.
Kent Wagner, American University MFA film student, won a student fellowship grant from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting and AU School of Communication. It not only provided him a monetary award, but has helped him make valuable connections with photojournalists. Now it has also given him a chance to participate in a pitch competition during the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival.
Wagner is one of four students were chosen by the Pulitzer Center through a collaboration with The New York Times Op-Docs and Tribeca Film Institute. The Pulitzer Center will award the winning student project $10,000.
Wagner's film project, "Mist and Mystery: Borneo's Vanishing Landscape," which unfolds from the perspective of Borneo's indigenous people known as the Dayak, will focus on uncovering the exploitation of natural resources and will examine the effects it is having on wildlife habitat. "These folks have lived there for thousands of years and have relied on the forests for everything," he said. "Our film looks at the choices and consequences the Dayak people face as they watch the rainforests disappear."
"It is a huge honor, regardless of the outcome I feel very grateful that my project will be included in the pitches," Wagner said, "I was quite surprised to hear that my project would be included among the finalists."
Chris Palmer, founder and director of the Center for Environmental Filmmaking, which has also supported the film, said that Wagner is one of SOC's top graduate filmmakers dedicated to learning, creative, hardworking, and determined to make films that have an impact.
"I can tell you that the Center is enormously pleased to be supporting Kent's film, both financially and creatively," Palmer said, "I'm very proud to be a part of Kent's film. It is a great honor."
Watch Wagner's film here: YouTube
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Stomping into Spring
University at Albany University at Albany Headlines
ALBANY, N.Y. (April 26, 2017) – A game-winning lacrosse goal, the return of football and track & field’s only home meet highlighted a full day of sporting events during Saturday’s annual “Spring Stomp.”
3,205 fans packed into Casey Stadium to watch UAlbany men’s lacrosse defeat Yale, 13-12, after freshman Mitch Laffin scored with 34 seconds left. The Great Danes are 11-2 on season and ranked top 10 in the nation.
Directly following the victory was a postgame fireworks celebration.
Prior to the lacrosse game, UAlbany football held its annual spring scrimmage at Casey Stadium. Fresh off their best season in CAA play, the Great Danes won seven games including the program’s first victory over an FBS opponent (UBuffalo). 2017 Football season tickets are on sale now: ualbanysports.com/tickets
The 12-time defending America East champion UAlbany men’s outdoor track & field and five-time defending America East champion UAlbany women’s outdoor track & field also hosted the 33rd annual Spring Classic on Saturday. This was the only home event for the 2017 outdoor season. Included was a special ceremony to honor the 20 seniors on this year’s roster.
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Clemson students make impacts on horticulture industry
Newsstand | Clemson University News and Stories, South Carolina
CLEMSON – Clemson horticulture students have been busy this spring sharing their knowledge with others in the horticulture industry.
Clemson horticulture students Vincent Galatolo, Elizabeth Elmore, Annie Borlik, Dalton Holzheimer and Justin Revland attend the South Carolina Landscape and Turfgrass Association’s Annual Conference and Trade Show in Columbia.Image Credit: Clemson University
The students engaged in professional activities that included presenting at conferences, to publishing articles, as well serving as horticulture ambassadors. The students were supported in their activities by Ellen Vincent, environmental landscape specialist in the Clemson horticulture program.
“Students who publish, present and engage with the green industry have unique opportunities to showcase their unique skills and passion for the field,” Vincent said. “These real life experiential learning opportunities are rewarding steps in career development. Engagement between the classroom and the green industry are elements found in most horticulture classes, as in mine.”
The students include Elizabeth Elmore, a senior from Charleston, Vincent Galatolo a senior from Lexington, Annie Borlik a senior from South Bend, Indiana, Justin Revland a senior from Mt. Pleasant and Dalton Holzheimer a senior from Gilbert who participated in internships. They presented their experiences during the South Carolina Landscape and Turfgrass Association’s Annual Conference and Trade Show in Columbia on Jan. 25 to large audiences of green industry professionals.
Jordan Baylor, a Clemson horticulture student from Belton, attends the ISA Conference and Trade Show in Myrtle Beach.Image Credit: Clemson University
Jordan Baylor, a horticulture senior from Belton, was awarded the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Southern Chapter Student Ambassador Award. Baylor received this award when she attended the ISA Conference and Trade Show in Myrtle Beach where she contributed to the student panel on how to encourage greater student participation and involvement in the International Society of Arboriculture organization.
Alexis Anthony, a junior from Fort Mill, received the South Carolina Nursery and Landscape ...
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Former Lab Partners Reconnect, Reflect on Fordham’s Influence
Fordham Newsroom
Above (from left): Gloria Coruzzi and Christopher Proto pose for a 1976 yearbook photo in a Fordham lab. Four decades later, they recreated the moment in Coruzzi’s lab at NYU, where Proto teaches part time at the dental school.They’ve been teasing each other about the 1976 Maroon yearbook photo for years.
“Just look at my hair and beard!” said Christopher Proto, D.D.S. “I was wearing the uniform of the day—flannel shirt. You can tell who lived on campus and more or less rolled out of bed, and who commuted. Maybe that’s why Gloria looked more put together.”
Like Proto, Gloria Coruzzi, Ph.D., majored in biology at Fordham, but after graduation, the lab partners went their separate ways to start careers and families. She earned a doctorate in molecular and cell biology at NYU, where she’s the Carroll & Milton Petrie Professor and a former chair of the biology department. He earned a doctorate in dental surgery at Georgetown and has been in private practice since 1981.
They reconnected about six years ago, Proto said, after a chance encounter in a restaurant on Arthur Avenue, near Fordham’s Rose Hill campus.
Proto was having lunch with his wife, Monica, and their son, Andrew, FCRH ’12, when he spotted Coruzzi walking back to a table to join her husband and son. “I stopped her and said, ‘Gloria?’ She hesitated for a moment, then said, ‘Chris?’” The friends embraced, and introduced their spouses and sons. “We couldn’t believe that we reconnected in the Bronx after all these years,” he said. “It was like a movie.”
They later met for lunch near NYU, where Proto is now a clinical instructor at the College of Dentistry, and eventually brought two other former classmates into the fold: David Perricone, M.D., a pediatrician; and Diane Esposito, Ph.D., who earned a ...
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ROWING HOSTS THE WIRA CHAMPIONSHIPS THIS WEEKEND ON LAKE NATOMA
Athletics News
Apr 26, 2017
Race schedule & lane assignments/live race resultsLive video stream of the eventGOLD RIVER, Calif. – The Sacramento State women's varsity eight, second varsity eight, novice eight and a pair of varsity four boats will each compete at this weekend's 31-school Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association (WIRA) Championships at the Sacramento State Aquatic Center on Lake Natoma.For the fourth straight year, the WIRA regatta will not serve as Sacramento State's conference championship as the program is currently in the American Athletic Conference. Prior to 2014, the WIRA's served as the Hornets' conference championship event.Saturday's schedule consists of 53 races (26 on the women's side, 27 on the men's side) beginning at 8 a.m. and continuing until approximately 5:10 p.m. Sunday's competition, which includes the grand final for every event, consists of 28 races (15 on the women's side, 13 on the men's side) beginning at 8 a.m. and running until 12:40 p.m. The awards ceremony will take place approximately 20-30 minutes after the conclusion of Sunday's final race.A total of seven schools will challenge for this year's Div. I varsity eight championship, consisting of No. 1 seed Stanford Lightweights, No. 2 San Diego State, No. 3 Loyola Marymount, No. 4 Sacramento State, No. 5 Saint Mary's, No. 6 Santa Clara and No. 7 Seattle. Each of the seven boats will be racing in a heat on Saturday at 8:50 a.m. for lane placement in the grand final on Sunday at 9 a.m.Over the last 18 years in varsity eight action, the Hornets' top boat has four first-place finishes (2000-01, 2006, 2010) at the WIRA Championships, five second-place finishes (1999, 2002, 2004, 2009, 2014), four third-place finishes (2005, 2011-12, 2016), three fourth places finishes (2003, 2007, 2015), a fifth-place (2013) and a sixth-place finish in 2008.Sacramento State will also compete in the second varsity eight heat on Saturday at 9:20 a.m. Five boats will race in the heat for lane placement in Sunday's grand final at 9:30 a.m. Those boats are No. 1 seed Stanford Lightweights, No. 2 San ...
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Tree planting will honor ‘Chef Jim’ Gilmore
SIU News
April 26, 2017Tree planting will honor ‘Chef Jim’ Gilmore
by Christi Mathis
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- A tree will be planted this week at Southern Illinois University Carbondale in honor of James “Chef Jim” Gilmore, a longtime employee who left his mark on the campus and those who knew him.
A Japanese lilac tree will be planted at 2:15 p.m. on Friday, April 28, behind Lentz Hall. Everyone is welcome to attend.
The tree was purchased with donations made by members of the SIU community in honor of Gilmore, who passed away at his home in Murphysboro at the age of 48 on April 22, 2016.
A graduate of The Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York, Gilmore had utilized his culinary skills in New York, Colorado, Georgia and other locales across the country before coming to SIU where he initially worked at the Student Center. He had been a chef for University Housing since 2008.
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HSU Softball Ranked No.3 in First West Region Poll
Humboldt State University Athletics
ARCATA, Calif.- Humboldt State Softball ranks third in the first of three in-season West Region Rankings. The first West Region ranking comes just three weeks before 64 teams will be selected to compete for the NCCA Division II Softball National Championship. HSU comes in behind Cal State Monterey Bay and Central Washington. The Jacks have a four-game series with the Otters at home April 28-29. The depth of the CCAA is on display as they have six teams ranked on the top ten in the first West Region Poll. CCAA teams are 44–22 (.667) against the Pac West Conference and 30–17 (.638) versus the GNAC. NCAA DIVISION II SOFTBALL WEST REGION RANKINGSRANKING #1 • APRIL 19, 2017
No.
SCHOOL
OVERALL
RECORD*
REGIONAL
RECORD
LAST
WEEK
WINS vs.
WEST RANKED
1
CSUMB
38-7
38–7
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11
2
Central Washington
30–6
30–5
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3
3
Humboldt State
32–8
32–8
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4
4
Cal Baptist
35–8
33–7
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1
5
Chico State
31–10
31–10
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8
6
Dixie State
28–8
32-13
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3
7
Sonoma State
32–14
32–13
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7
8
Cal State San Bernardino
30–16
30–16
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11
9
Azusa Pacific
27–17
26–16
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6
10
UC San Diego
23–21
23–21
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7
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African-American veterans in mental health care are not as activated as White veterans : Newscenter : School of Medicine
INDIANAPOLIS – Patients who are activated--meaning they have the knowledge, skills and confidence to manage their health and health care--have better health outcomes. A new study provides evidence that male and female African-American veterans receiving outpatient mental health services are not as activated as White veterans.In addition to demonstrating an association between race and lower patient activation, the study shows that the relationship between African-American veterans and their mental health providers is not as strong as the relationship between White veterans and their providers. This difference persisted after adjusting for socio-demographic factors and the study participants’ length of time with their providers. Stronger patient-provider relationships--known as working alliances--have been linked to higher treatment adherence. The study also reported that the African-American veterans had significantly lower medication adherence rates than White veterans."A clear implication from this study is that one size does not fit all. We need to tailor our efforts to meet the needs of African-American veterans--and meet them where they are," said VA Center for Health Information and Communication, Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University Center for Health Services and Outcomes Research investigator Johanne Eliacin, PhD, the health services researcher who led the new study. "When it comes to being activated and engaged in their own health care, African-American veterans have more specific challenges that need to be better understood and addressed."There needs to be more research to develop strategies to motivate patients to be involved in their care and to work more effectively with their providers. And we need to learn how to help them sustain engagement over time." Dr. Eliacin is a clinical psychologist and psychological anthropologist. She also has an appointment as an assistant research professor in the Department of Psychology in the School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. Her research focuses on sociocultural determinants of mental health and on reducing health disparities. ...
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Steve Roberts, Lily Qi Present at GBTC May 16: Montgomery County's Transformation in the 21st Century - Business, Community, and Diversity
Inside MC Online
How do we create a sense of community in Montgomery County? What are the business dynamics and how would Montgomery County compete both locally and globally? On May 16, two insightful speakers will present on these issues and more surrounding Montgomery County. Lily Qi, Assistant Chief Administrative Officer for Economic and Workforce Development, will explore the cultural, economic, and political dynamics of new Americans in Montgomery County. Steve Roberts, Journalist and Published Author, will focus on the immigrant experience from multiple perspectives and explore the vibrant and dynamic transformation underway. MONTGOMERY COUNTY'S TRANSFORMATION IN THE 21ST CENTURY - Business, Community, and Diversity FREE TO MONTGOMERY COLLEGE EMPLOYEES (registration required - email natasha.sacks@montgomerycollege.edu) All others pay $10 fee only - see registration information below. Tuesday, May 16 9:00 a.m. to 12 p.m. Gaithersburg Business Training Center, Room 402 Course: LLI155 CRN#: 43185 Refreshments will be served 9 - 9:30 a.m. Question and answer period 11:30 a.m. - noon Dedicated to Montgomery College's 70th Anniversary See the attached flyer for complete details. Limited seating, register today! For more information, contact Natasha Sacks at 240-567-1828. Registration: http://cms.montgomerycollege.edu/wdce/registerops.html or call 240-567-5188. This course qualifies for the Montgomery College employee diversity credit. Please pick up certificate at the event
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Wausau ECE Grad Earns 5-Star Rating for In-Home Childcare
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A Wausau campus early childhood education graduate recently earned Wisconsin’s highest rating for quality in-home child care—and she’s the only child care provider in Sauk County to receive the rating.Sheri Weldy, who received the 5-star rating, has owned and managed Loving Care Day Care and Preschool for 10 years and is licensed to care for up to eight children. Wisconsin’s Department of Children and Families created the YoungStar program in early 2010 to provide the best child care for children living in the state. The program rates the quality of care of given to children by care providers, helps parents choose the best child care for their children, supports providers with tools and training and sets a consistent standard for child care, according to the department website. As soon as Weldy heard about the program, she knew she wanted to become a part of it—and earn the highest rating possible. But that meant she had to go to school for early childhood education to earn the 5-star rating, as an associate degree in ECE was required to be eligible for consideration. “Sheri was absolutely determined to get a 5-star rating,” said Joyce Monfort, Wisconsin School of Education state program coordinator. “She got a straight 4.0 [grade point average] with the college—that was very important to her. She worked very hard, and if she didn’t do something right she would redo it. It’s how she approached everything … she did what she needed to do to be the best at it and it showed and paid off.” Throughout her journey to earning her degree at Rasmussen College’s Wausau campus she made many changes to her child care services, including performing quality observation and using those observations to better personalize the curriculum for the children in her care. She also made changes to the play areas ...
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Farmer School of Business among top 25 undergraduate business schools per College Choice
Miami University - Top Stories
Miami University’s Farmer School of Business has been recognized as one of the best undergraduate business schools in the nation by College Choice, an online resource that helps high school students in their college searches.
The Farmer School is ranked 25th among public universities on the list of 50 Best Undergraduate Business Schools for 2017. It ranks 38th among private and public business schools on the list.
Criteria for the ranking include results of a survey of college freshman by the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA. The students rated academic reputation, financial aid offerings and overall cost of school. The survey also took into account graduate success rates in the postcollege job market. Those factors were weighed equally with publicly available data from U.S. News & World Report, the National Center for Education Statistics, and PayScale.com.
“We are certainly pleased to be recognized as one of the world-class undergraduate business institutions by College Choice. While we understand that for many students, the use of rankings form part of their decision criteria, we encourage them to consider many other variables and information sources as well,” said Matt Myers, Farmer School dean and Mitchell P. Rales Chair of Business Leadership.
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UNCG ‘Dream Dean’ featured in Huffington Post
UNCG Now
UNCG’s Bill Johnson – known by many as the “Dream Dean” – was recently featured in a Huffington Post article written by UNCG alumna Zithobile “Zitty” Nxumalo ’11 MA.
Johnson, who serves as student success navigator in the UNCG School of Health and Human Sciences, teaches life coaching and personal development courses as part of the “Life Design” program.
“He calls it ‘life design work’ and got the name Dream Dean because of his belief in nurturing the deep-seated, whimsical, and massive dreams that many of us have forgotten existed,” writes Nxumalo in the Huffington Post article. “He eats, breathes, and lives purpose-driven work, and he teaches his students to do the same.”
To read the full article, click here.
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Trump at 100 Days
Latest From Brookings
Is there a point to all of the energy devoted to assessing Donald Trump’s presidency at 100 days? In the depths of the Great Depression, FDR’s stunning achievements set a standard that has never been and likely never will be matched. Since then, in purely practical terms, it has not been a particularly useful time frame for gauging how a new administration, much less the country, will fare in the months and years ahead. Surely the economic, foreign policy and political conditions facing a new president importantly shape the need for and success in a quick start. Events inevitably shape the presidential calendar and significant policy making typically has a long gestation.
President Trump has dismissed this standard as “ridiculous” but made much of his promise during the campaign and transition to start making America great again on day one. He is reportedly deeply agitated by the prospect of a low grade from the press on his hundred-day report card and in recent weeks has frantically tried to set the stage for some signs of progress in working with Congress while generating enough executive orders and controversy to persuade his political base that he is fighting the good fight against the Establishment. What lies ahead in the next week or two are historical rankings, dueling lists of achievements and tales of failures, and attacks by Trump on the “fake news” of mainstream media, the “enemy of the American people.”
Alongside this inevitable spectacle—the governing equivalent of “horserace” coverage of the campaign—it might be instructive to ask some questions different than we usually do at this juncture. How durable does our democracy appear? What are the most telling signs of resilience and erosion? What impact has Trump had on the presidency itself? Do most Americans have reason to be embarrassed by his own special form of presidential performance ...
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Lewis College of Human Sciences Assistant Professor of History Marie Hicks Gives Talk at NYC Think Tank
News – Illinois Tech Today
Lewis College of Human Sciences Assistant Professor of History Marie Hicks recently gave a talk at Data & Society, a think tank in New York City that focuses on issues of social justice and technology. The talk, entitled “Why Should We Care About the Failure of the British Computing Industry?” discussed how the history of our closest historical cousin, the UK, can help us learn things about the past and present of computing in the U.S. The half-hour talk is an overview of what happens when countries build discrimination into technological order, rather than seeking to make equality a core goal of technological progress, and it offers some advice on solving problems of underrepresentation in STEM fields today. Watch the talk here.
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Crowd Gathers at COD to Watch Weather Balloon Launch
News at College of DuPage
By Mike McKissackApproximately 150 people gathered in the Street Scene of College of DuPage’s Homeland
Security Education Center on the College’s Glen Ellyn campus to watch the launch of
a meteorological weather balloon.Click here to view photos from this event.Kicking off the COD Meteorology program’s 29th storm chasing season, the launch was attended by COD students, faculty and staff,
as well as community members, meteorological industry experts, and past and current
participants in the COD storm-chasing program.The balloon, which travelled approximately 67,000 feet into the atmosphere before
popping, allowed meteorology students and faculty to track a variety of atmospheric
conditions, including humidity, temperature, wind speed and direction, dew point,
barometric pressure and atmospheric density, as well as trajectory data such as latitude,
longitude, altitude and flight path. Attendees were able to view the data and watch
the flight path in real-time via Google Maps and see a three-dimensional rendering
of the flight path and altitude trajectory. In addition to the launch, the event also
included a presentation on the Meteorology program, the importance of weather balloons
for daily weather forecasting and information on the College’s storm chasing trips
and equipment.Another weather balloon launch is scheduled for 2:45 p.m. Saturday, April 29, at the
College’s second annual STEM-CON, a free interactive fair celebrating Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.For more information about the College’s Meteorology program, its storm chasing opportunities
and Next Generation Weather Lab, please click here.
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Late Dr. Omar Khalidi and others to be honored at Brandeis University
Brandeis University News
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Boston Study group(BSG) will be honoring Late Dr. Omar Khalidi, Dr. Shobha Singh, Dr. Laxmi Berwa and Thenmozhi Soundararajan for their pioneering work in the cause of anti-caste advocacy in the US.
The Caste issue has been the central focus of BSG and it has been working with solidarity groups across the US.
Dr. Omar Khalidi ( File Photo)BSG is an organization based in Boston (Massachusetts, USA), dedicated to working towards a just and equitable society, is also sponsoring the installation of the bust of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar at the Brandeis University Library.
These events coincides with the Third Annual Conference on Caste at Brandeis University, titled “The Unfinished Legacy of Dr. Ambedkar”.
Thr installation will make Brandeis University the second institution in the USA to have a bust of Dr. Ambedkar. The only other place to have Dr. Ambedkar’s bust is his alma mater Columbia University, New York.
BSG is also organizing three panels at the conference – on caste and religion, international solidarity, and patriarchy.
“Surtaal – Celebrating Life and Legacy of Dr. Ambedkar”, a celebration of Dr. Ambedkar’s 126th Jayanti, will mark the concluding part of the conference program on Saturday April 29. Pandit Sudhakar Chavan, a renowned classical singer from India, will be traveling to USA to enthrall Bostonians and Ambedkarites present from various countries to attend this event.
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Worldwide Student Wins Launch Your Venture Competition
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Sensatek licenses patented technology to manufacture ceramic sensors that wirelessly measures the health of gas turbines, predicting failure before it happens and letting operators know that maintenance should be done. Owners of gas turbines will see lower costs, resulting in savings that may be measured in the millions of dollars. Dr. Mark Ricklick, Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering at Embry-Riddle’s Daytona Beach Campus, serves as an advisor to the company.
Soto, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and candidate for an M.S. in Aeronautics at Embry-Riddle Worldwide, competed in the third annual TREP Expo hosted by the university’s Center for Entrepreneurship. As part of TREP Expo, 15 teams of student-led ventures qualified for the semi-final round, presenting their ventures to the public and a panel of judges. From the semi-finals, four student-led teams advanced to Launch Your Venture based on the judging criteria of market viability, innovativeness and wow factor.
“We’re incredibly grateful to represent Embry-Riddle at the 2017 Florida Venture Forum Collegiate Business Plan Competition,” said Soto, who as the winner also received the sponsorship as one of the in-kind services provided by the Center for Entrepreneurship and MicaPlex partners. “We’re also very grateful to our alumni in providing real-world insight that has made a world of difference in our perspective in revolutionizing the gas turbine industry.”
The four teams were given more than $18,000 in prize money sponsored by the university President’s Office and in-kind prizes such as hour-long consultations on IT support, early-stage venture funding, accounting, intellectual property, marketing and more provided by MicaPlex partners and Embry-Riddle professionals.
The top companies were:
Second place ($5,000) – Embedded Control Designs LLC, founded by Daytona Beach Campus graduate and now master’s student Michael Campobasso and Shane Stebler, a Daytona Beach Campus graduate, produces drones equipped with a unique communication architecture – swarm technology — that empowers farmers who need ...
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Community Invited to UJazz Trio’s Live Album Recording Session in University Hall April 30
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Album Recording Just One of Several Performances Happening This WeekIn celebration of International Jazz Day, three UMass Boston music students will take the stage in UMass Boston’s University Hall on Sunday at 7 p.m. for a free live performance and album recording.
This is the first live album to be recorded in the university’s new Recital Hall, and the community is invited to be a part of it.
The UJazz Boston Trio—which is made up of music majors Domenic Davis (on bass), Tony Martin (on piano), and Brian Hull (on drums)—is recording original arrangements of jazz covers as the culmination of a semester-long independent study. Listen to a sample here.
This recording is just one event in a week of full of performances, which includes the first dance concert to be held in the configurable University Hall Theatre and the world premiere of a composition by Professor of Music David Patterson. On the Legacy of a Thousand Days was written for the centennial of President John F. Kennedy’s birth.
When you hear the UJazz Boston Trio, it’s amazing that they’ve only been performing together as a group for a few months. Jazz Ensembles Director Peter Janson thought they could benefit from working together. And it works.
“I vibe off of Tony, so when Tony goes somewhere, I go somewhere with Tony when he plays different kind of chords, and then Brian is the groove, so Brian can kind of take the song wherever he wants to take it,” Davis said.
All three guys play professionally, but they say they’re able to take their skills to the next level thanks to the classes they’re taking here. In addition to double majoring in music and business entrepreneurship, Hull says he’s been able to learn piano and contribute more to arranging and writing.
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Capuano and Lacroix Lift Baseball Past Johnson & Wales in Regular Season Finale
WPI News Archive
Apr 26, 2017
Northboro, MA --- Graduate student Anthony Capuano (Stoneham, MA) snapped a 3-3 stalemate with a 2-RBI single and junior Evan Lacroix (Methuen, MA), who batted 3-for-4, followed with another run producing single in the seventh to lead WPI past Johnson & Wales, 6-3, in a non-conference matchup Wednesday at the New England Baseball Complex.
The Engineers wrap up the regular season and NEBC slate with a 25-10 ledger while the Wildcats slip to 17-15.
Sophomore Steven Gallagher (Coventry, RI) put the hosts on the scoreboard with a sacrifice fly in the first while Austin Lindner (W. Windsor, NJ) added another in the second. Senior Connor Kurtz (Lunenburg, MA) then made it 3-0 with an RBI knock to center.
JWU sophomore Dave Matthews (Newtown, CT) cooked up a 3-run blast to level the game in the top of the third. The game remained 3-3 until Capuano and Lacroix's back-to-back hits in the seventh.
Sophomore Ryan Tropeano (Pembroke, MA) (2-for-5, 3 stolen bases, 2 runs) and junior Matt Howard (Worcester, MA) (run) joined Lacroix (double, stolen base, RBI) in the multi-hit club while Capuano (2-RBI, run) logged a hit and a walk. Gallagher and Lindner also swiped a bag for the Engineers.
Freshman Matt Woods (Wilmington, MA), who faced the minimum during his relief appearance, pocketed his first collegiate decision in the form of a win and senior Mike Duclos (Greenfield, MA) collected his sixth save of the season. Junior Drew Gelinas (Saco, ME) struck out five in his three-inning shift as he nor Woods (1K) or Duclos (2K) allowed a hit in the last six innings. Senior CJ Doskocil (Sterling, MA) struck out three in the first three frames.
Senior Lou Umberto (Cranston, RI) batted 2-for-3 with a walk, a double and a run scored. In addition to his 3-run round-tripper, Matthews walked twice. Junior Rob Ballinger (South Kingston, RI) chipped in with ...
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Three Ph.D. candidates and two alumni awarded fellowships for new Americans
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Princeton Ph.D. candidates Laura Chang, Bernardo Gouveia and Ashvin Swaminathan and recent alumni Mariana Olaizola and Shivani Radhakrishnan have been awarded the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans, a graduate school fellowship for outstanding immigrants and children of immigrants in the United States.
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UMD's Sara Via Discusses How Gardeners Can Combat Climate Change - Washington Post
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Column: Total Frat Move projects a culture of male entitlement onto UA Greek life.
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TFM—Total Frat Move or Total Fucking Misogyny? The latter option is indeed the case, which is pretty easily discernible if you visit any of their social media pages or their website.
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IU School of Public Health-Bloomington safety program receives prestigious credential
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IU School of Public Health-Bloomington safety program receives prestigious credentialJan. 24, 2017The Board of Certified Safety Professionals recently announced the undergraduate safety degree programs at the Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, as well as Indiana University Southeast, meet the criteria to be a Qualified Academic Program. With this qualification, students graduating from the school’s safety program are awarded the Graduate Safety Professional (GSP) designation upon graduation.“The GSP designation is a very prestigious and valuable credential,” says Kevin Slates, Ed.D., M.P.A., C.S.P., associate professor and Safety Unit coordinator at the IU School of Public Health-Bloomington. “This highlights the rigor and quality of our safety program, and provides our students with a jump start on their career by starting off with this highly sought after designation in the safety field.”
In addition to being designated as a Qualified Academic Program, the safety program also currently holds the Outstanding Student Section Award from the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE). This award recognizes those sections who have “the most significant contributions toward the advancement of excellence in safety education and research.” Slates says the student section is strong in Professional Development, Research, and Campus and Community Involvement, which are three critical areas the ASSE takes into account when awarding this honor.
The school’s undergraduate safety degree program prepares graduates for employment in the industrial, business, public, and non-profit sectors through training in safety education, safety management, and risk assessment. Students gain skills in courses ranging from those addressing safety, environmental and health protection regulations to those focused on safety behavior and emergency management.
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Study reveals shared features between two neurodegenerative disorders
Northwestern Now: Summaries
Scientists observed impaired lysosomal protease activity in cells from people carrying the GRN mutation.
A new study published in Science Translational Medicine shows that a neurodegenerative syndrome in older adults called frontotemporal dementia (FTD) shares several fundamental features with a different neurodegenerative disease usually seen in children, called neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (NCL).
Both of these diseases are caused by mutations in the GRN gene, with FTD occurring with only one functional copy of the GRN gene, while NCL, a lysosomal storage disease, occurs with mutations in both copies of the gene.
Through imaging techniques and analyses of postmortem tissues, the scientists demonstrated that NCL-like features could occur in some patients with FTD, before dementia onset.
Marsel Mesulam, MD, director of the Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer’s Disease Center and chief of Behavioral Neurology in the Department of Neurology, and Eileen Bigio, MD, Paul E. Steiner Research Professor of Pathology, were co-authors on the study.
The scientists used non-invasive retinal imaging of living pre-symptomatic adults carrying the mutation. In this group of carriers, the scientists found preclinical retinal degeneration including lipofuscin (lipid-containing residues) deposits and retinal thinning.
Furthermore, by analyzing postmortem tissues from patients with FTD, they found increased lipofuscin deposits and NCL-like storage material deposits.
The scientists also studied two types of cells from carriers of the gene, lymphoblasts and fibroblasts. They observed accumulated NCL-like storage material in lymphoblasts and impaired lysosomal protease activity in fibroblasts.
According to the scientists, these findings indicate that only one functional copy of the GRN gene in patients can cause accumulation of NCL-like storage material and early retinal abnormalities, suggesting that these lysosomal dysfunctions represent the same disease processes in both FTD and NCL.
This study was funded by National Institutes of Health grants K08EY023610, R01AG036884, R01AG051390, R01NS098516, AG023501 and AG19724; Bluefield Foundation, American Brain Foundation; That Man May See ...
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Recently discovered solar system could seed life between adjacent exoplanets
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After NASA announced in February the discovery of a solar system with seven planets—three of which were deemed potentially habitable—UChicago postdoctoral scholar Sebastiaan Krijt began wondering: If a life form existed on one of these planets, could space debris carry it to another?In research recently published in Astrophysical Journal Letters, Krijt and fellow UChicago scientists conclude that life forms, such as bacteria or single-cell organisms, could travel through the newly discovered TRAPPIST-1—an unusual solar system that presents an exciting new place in the Milky Way to search for extraterrestrial life.
“Frequent material exchange between adjacent planets in the tightly packed TRAPPIST-1 system appears likely,” said Krijt, the study’s lead author. “If any of those materials contained life, it’s possible they could inoculate another planet with life.”
For this to happen, an asteroid or comet would have to hit one of the planets, launching debris into space large enough to insulate the life form from the hazards of space travel. The material would have to be ejected fast enough to break away from the planet’s gravitational pull but not so fast that it would destroy the life form. And the journey would have to be relatively short so the life form could survive.
The researchers ran several simulations for TRAPPIST-1 and found that the process could occur over a period as short as 10 years. Most of the mass transferred between planets that would be large enough for life to endure irradiation during transfer and heat during re-entry would be ejected just above escape velocity, they concluded.
“Given that tightly packed planetary systems are being detected more frequently, this research will make us rethink what we expect to find in terms of habitable planets and the transfer of life—not only in the TRAPPIST-1 system, but elsewhere,” said Fred Ciesla, UChicago professor of geophysical sciences ...
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Five Tips for Moving Out
BU Today
It’s never easy, but this advice may make it simpler
May 13. That’s when BU’s residence halls close. That’s when you have to be out—yes, with all your stuff. Here, then, are five tips to make things a little easier.
1. Start packing early
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Now would be good. Are you really going to wear those winter coats, boots, and scarves again? Look at it this way: packing is a useful alternative to studying. That’s alternative, not substitute.
2. Clean out for a good cause
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When clearing out your closet, make an effort to edit your wardrobe. Saving space by pulling aside old clothes can make the move easier while benefiting a good cause. Donation boxes will be set up around campus dorms to take extra clothes, furniture, and more from departing Terriers.
3. Recruit your friends
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Some Terriers may have parents in their moving crew; most need an extra set of hands. Reach out to neighbors and friends. Offering pizza or snacks and helping your helpers move in return are time-honored ways to get the job done.
4. Store your big items
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Most all students have bulky or heavy items, like televisions, printers, and winter jackets, on hand during the school year, but these can be tough to transport back home. Luckily for those returning in the fall, BU has partnered with UPS for student storage, just the answer for items not needed in the summer months.
5. Set your alarm
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On moving day, the early bird gets the worm. While the dorms are well equipped to help the thousands of students heading home, lines for an elevator can fill up quickly. Check with your residence hall to see how soon you can turn in your keys and head out for that much-deserved vacation.
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Communicator infuses niche with brewery
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Shakia Hollis, ’15, is a people person. As a market manager responsible for sales, events and warehouse maintenance for Atlanta-based Monday Night Brewing, she thrives on daily interactions with others.“Being at Georgia College definitely taught me about the importance of relationships,” said Hollis. “It’s my job to really know so many people, and the skills I learned at Georgia College help me to be the most authentic version of myself.”
Hollis manages the areas outside of the Atlanta perimeter, Athens, Augusta and Columbus for Monday Night Brewing. Some of her duties include planning events, making market visits to connect with accounts and running reports for the company in all of these cities to compare sales years to ensure the company’s growth is steadily trending up.
Shakia Hollis, '15
Hollis attributes her success, in part, to Georgia College.
“Being at Georgia College shaped who I am as a person,” said Hollis. “I always felt very protected and honored.”
“Communication theory class was my favorite class at Georgia College,” she said. “Just being able to go through all of the different types of communication theories and apply them to situations and to the different people that you meet in this position was definitely helpful. It gave me the ability to see things from a theory perspective. I could apply different theories in different situations.”
Hollis believes in being 100 percent efficient in her role as a communicator.
“I’m a big advocate for effective communication,” she said. “Even the company’s main slogan is effectual: ‘Monday Night Brewing exists to deepen human relationships over some of the best beer in the country.’ It’s all about creating community.”
Although Hollis enjoys being around people, the interactions can be a bit exhausting.
“Since preserving old relationships and growing new ones is a huge part of my job, I spend a great deal ...
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“First Arrival” Hypothesis in Darwin’s Finches Gets Some Caveats
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“First Arrival” Hypothesis in Darwin’s Finches Gets Some Caveats
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John Toon | April 26, 2017
• Atlanta, GA
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Georgia Tech Ph.D. student Xian Yang takes a sample of water from Lake Clara Meer in Atlanta’s Piedmont Park. Bacteria from the lake were among those studied as competitors to Pseudomonas fluorescens SBW-25 in the study of adaptive radiation. (Credit: Qianna Xu, Georgia Tech)
Being first in a new ecosystem provides major advantages for pioneering species, but the benefits may depend on just how competitive later-arriving species are. That is among the conclusions in a new study testing the importance of “first arrival” in controlling adaptive radiation of species, a hypothesis famously proposed for “Darwin’s Finches,” birds from the Galapagos Islands that were first brought to scientific attention by the famous naturalist.
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology tested the importance of first arrival with bacterial species competing in a test tube. Using a bacterium that grows on plant leaves, they confirmed the importance of first arrival for promoting species diversification, and extended that hypothesis with some important caveats.
“We wanted to understand the role of species colonization history in regulating the interaction between the rapidly-evolving bacterium Pseudomonas fluorescens SBW-25 and competing species and how that affected P. fluorescens adaptive radiation in the ecosystem,” said Jiaqi Tan, a research scientist in Georgia Tech’s School of Biological Sciences. “The general pattern we find is that the earlier arrival of P. fluorescens allowed it to diversify to a greater extent. If the competing and diversifying species are very similar ecologically, we find a stronger effect of species colonization history on adaptive radiation.”
The research is reported April 26th in the journal Evolution and was supported by the National Science Foundation. The study is believed to be the first rigorous experimental test of the role ...
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Wednesday, April 26, 2017
OSU Today
Today in the News Media is a synopsis of some of the most prominent coverage of OSU people and programs. Inclusion of any item constitutes neither an endorsement nor a critique, but rather is intended only to make the OSU community aware of significant items in the media.
Oregon State University displays new logo (Capital Press)
Oregon State University, the alma mater or sports team favorite of many Pacific Northwest producers, has a new logo and branding to go with it. The new logo is an intentional artistic representation of what the university stands for and the practical research and education it does in agriculture, forestry, natural resources, engineering and other work that benefits Oregonians. (see also KTVL)
Did Nabisco ruin America’s favorite cookie? (New York Post)
Food companies do make minor product changes in order to save big bucks; sometimes they talk about it, sometimes they don’t. “Many times companies might change sugar brands etc., in an attempt to reduce the cost of production,” Elizabeth Tomasino, an assistant professor of enology at Oregon State University, said in an email to The Post. She also suggested I’d need at least 200 participants for a blind taste test. I think I asked about 11.
OSU plans Take Back the Night events Thursday (Gazette-Times)
Oregon State University will hold a march, rally and survivor speak-out on Thursday in recognition of “Take Back the Night,” an event held in many locations throughout the world to raise awareness about sexual violence. (see also Register-Guard)
Bike-sharing program adds two OSU stations (Gazette-Times)
Bike-sharing options in the city have expanded with the addition of two new stations at Oregon State University. Pedal Corvallis racks were installed last week in front of the Kerr Administration Building on Jefferson Way and in front of Weniger Hall on Northwest Monroe Avenue near 23rd Street.
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Academic Strategies Committee of the OSU Board of Trustees to meet May 2
About Oregon State University: OSU is one of only two U.S. universities designated a land-, sea-, space- and sun-grant institution. OSU is also Oregon’s only university to hold both the Carnegie Foundation’s top designation for research institutions and its prestigious Community Engagement classification. Its more than 26,000 students come from all 50 states and more than 90 nations. OSU programs touch every county within Oregon, and its faculty teach and conduct research on issues of national and global importance.
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Photo Recap: Highlander Day of Service 2017
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To show their work, Highlanders proudly posted photos of their day's labor via social media outlets
By Sandra Baltazar Martinez on April 26, 2017
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A student from UCR’s TRIO Scholars Program, works on campus with other classmates on Highlander Day of Service on April 22, 2017. courtesy
Highlanders placed their UC Riverside stamp on community projects all across the Inland Empire — and beyond.
On April 22, dozens of Highlanders, friends, and family, participated in the annual Highlander Day of Service. They devoted their Saturday morning to service projects that benefited communities in Riverside, San Bernardino, Los Angeles, and Orange counties. UCR alumni in Oakland, Washington, D.C., and London, organized their own community service efforts.
Higlander Day of Service started in 2015 with over 500 participants who registered for 25 projects throughout California. Last year the event gathered 350 volunteers to work on 22 projects, including picking up seven bags of trash from the River Thames in London.
Volunteer work on campus this year included beautification of the gardens outside of Watkins Hall, and the R’Garden. Among the many other projects UCR volunteers rolled up their sleeves for this year, were trash and debris removal from local streets, rivers, and parks; assembling food packages for low-income families and children; canal clean up in London; clean up of Lake Merritt in Oakland; packing lunches for the homeless in Washington D.C.; and working on care packages to mail to soldiers abroad.
To show their work, Highlanders proudly posted photos of their day’s labor via social media outlets. Here is the recap:
UCR volunteers helped with care packages for Operation Gratitude on Highlander Day of Service on April 22, 2017. Jorge Ancona (third from right), assistant vice chancellor for Alumni and Constituent Relations, joined the team. COURTESY
Volunteers helping ship packages for Operation Gratitude on Highlander Day of Service on April 22, 2017. COURTESY
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Quants earn 3rd place in year-long competition
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A team of Olin students took third place in the Chicago Quantitative Alliance’s Investment Challenge, a year-long competition that requires students to apply stock selection and portfolio management skills in a simulated, real life hedge fund experience. Congratulations to the WashU Green Team: Chongyu Li, Siyong Chen, Yingan Yi, Yuanfang Liu, Yuming Lou, and Sahil Ghurye, captain, for their excellent finish.
“It pits you against other domestic and international business schools like Cornell, Columbia, Fuqua, Tepper, CUHK, ISB, Georgia Tech etc.,” said Sahil Ghurye. “This year 50 colleges took part in the competition.”
Rich Ryffel, Senior Lecturer in Finance has organized and mentored Olin teams for the CQA competition for the past two years. “The objective of the CQA Investment Challenge is to successfully manage an equity long/short market neutral portfolio over the course of the academic year,” Ryffel explained. Kirk MacDonald, a Senior Research Analyst at Argent Capital Management served as the team advisor.
“It gave us a great opportunity to apply classroom theories to a simulated real world setting,” said Ghurye. “The competition helped us follow the public markets and factor recent macroeconomic trends that might affect our portfolio. We had to monitor our portfolio often to stay within the constraints set by the challenge.”
The winning team was determined by the combination of their absolute return, risk adjusted return and an evaluation of a strategy presentation with an emphasis on the risk adjusted returns. Prizes include $3,000 in prize money distributed across the top three teams ($1500, $1000, $500).
Ghurye and his fellow finance quant team members encourage other students to compete in the CQA. “I would certainly recommend the CQA challenge to students who aspire to work in finance. The challenge doesn’t take too much of your time but it gives you great exposure to public markets and to great mentors.” Another perk, Ghurye adds: “The CQA challenge ...
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Annual Daffodil Run to Support Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hampshire County
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Hundreds of students, staff and faculty are expected to participate in the 7th annual Daffodil Run to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hampshire County on Sunday, April 30, beginning at Kendrick Park in Amherst. The race begins promptly at 10 a.m., with 5k run/walk and 10k options.
Families and community members can participate in games such as tug-of-war and three-legged races, or try disc golf, hula hooping with Hoop Joy or corn hole. There will be a bounce house for the little ones, music, barbecue for race participants and more.
Runners and walkers may register on race day at Kendrick Park beginning at 8 a.m. Prizes will be award to the first, second and third place male and female runners as well as the top runner from each age category. Costumes are encouraged and creative costumes will also earn prizes.
Every year, many UMass runners and volunteers are members of UMass Amherst Greek Life, including representation from TKE, Pi Delta Psi, Theta Chi, and Delta Kappa Delta. The Sylvan Snack Bar team returns this year with a team of 15 runners.
Big Brothers Big Sisters develops friendships between mentors and mentees that are supported by professional case managers, giving children and families added support as they navigate challenges ranging from everyday growing pains to those challenges faced by immigrants, single-parent households or families in shelter, for example.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hampshire County helps 181 children annually, but nearly 160 children still await the opportunity to be matched with a mentor. With this year’s Daffodil Run, the organization hopes to raise funds to provide more support to youth in the community and to reduce the number of children waiting for a mentor.
For more information, click here or call Jen Loebel, 413/259-3346.
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Architecture Students Win National Design Competition Award
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Rachel Elbon and Adam Smith, students in the School of Architecture in the College of Architecture and Design, have won an award in the 2016–17 AIA COTE Top Ten for Students national design competition. The event is hosted by the American Institute of Architecture Committee on the Environment and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture.Rachel Elbon and Adam Smith, students in UT’s School of Architecture, were named in the 2016-2017 AIA-COTE Top Ten for Students national design competition.
Elbon and Smith, who are fourth-year students, designed “Gastronomia: Sustainable Architecture,” a community hub-inspired design that includes a culinary research lab, farm-to-table restaurants, affordable housing, and farming technologies. The project was one of 10 winning submissions.
Winning projects will be exhibited April 27–29 at the AIA Convention in Orlando, Florida, and at the 106th ACSA annual meeting in March 2018.
The sustainable farm and community hub design by Rachel Elbon and Adam Smith, students in UT’s School of Architecture, includes affordable housing and a culinary research lab. The design was named in the AIA COTE Top Ten for Students.
Now in its third year, competition challenges students across the United States to prepare cutting-edge designs that demonstrate sustainable design thinking. Participants must address site ecology, energy and water use, ecological systems, and other factors that affect environmental impact.
Earlier this month, Elbon and Smith earned a first-place finish in UT’s Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement (EUReCA), a university-wide competition that encourages undergraduate participation in faculty-led research enterprises and capstone projects. Of the 330 entries, Elbon and Smith earned a Gold Award with their design “Urban Quarter Organics.” Their faculty mentor was Kevin Stevens, a lecturer in the School of Architecture.
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Pitt Bioinformatics Study Provides Clues to Relationship between Schizophrenia and Rheumatoid Arthritis
Pitt Bioinformatics Study Provides Clues to Relationship between Schizophrenia and Rheumatoid Arthritis
PITTSBURGH, February 24, 2017 – An in-depth computational analysis of genetic variants implicated in both schizophrenia and rheumatoid arthritis by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh points to eight genes that may explain why susceptibility to one of the disorders could place individuals at lower risk for the other, according to the results of a study published today in the journal npj Schizophrenia. “There is a wealth of genomic data on both schizophrenia and rheumatoid arthritis. Analyzing it jointly with known protein interaction information could provide invaluable clues to the relationship between the diseases and also shed light on their shared roots,” said Madhavi Ganapathiraju Ph.D., associate professor of biomedical informatics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and senior author of the study. While schizophrenia is a psychiatric disorder of unknown origin and rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease of the joints that occurs as a result of the body’s immune system attacking its own cells, both disorders are thought to be influenced by multiple genetic risk factors modified by the environment.“Several previous research studies have hinted at a potential inverse relationship in the prevalence and risk for the two disorders, so we wondered if individual genetic variants may exist that could have opposing effects on the risk of schizophrenia and rheumatoid arthritis,” said co-senior author Vishwajit Nimgaonkar M.D., Ph.D., professor of psychiatry at Pitt’s School of Medicine and human genetics at Pitt’s Graduate School of Public Health.The researchers first analyzed two large databases of genetic variants significantly associated with either schizophrenia or rheumatoid arthritis. They identified 18 unique variants, also known as single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that were located in the HLA region of the genome that harbors genes associated with immune function. The variants appeared to confer different risk for ...
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‘A Multi-Benefit Project’
Science and Technology @ UCSB
Four years after receiving the property as a gift from a nonprofit, UC Santa Barbara has officially begun its planned ecological restoration of a former golf course in Goleta.With the support of a diverse array of public agencies, UCSB is working to revive and preserve wetlands on the upper Devereux Slough, which some 50 years ago was filled with soil to make way for Ocean Meadows Golf Course. With the integration of adjacent uplands, the 136-acre parcel now known as North Campus Open Space (NCOS) will ultimately open to the public, coastal habitat and trails extending three miles along the Ellwood Devereux coast by connecting several existing preserved properties.
“UC Santa Barbara cherishes the opportunity to partner as a long-term steward of this open space, and we are excited that we have now broken ground on a project that will restore and preserve these precious wetlands for public access, research and teaching,” said Chancellor Henry T. Yang.
For the environment, and the community
With cooperation from multiple departments and divisions at UCSB, and in continued collaboration with several outside partners, the project from day one has been developed with the community in mind — and involved. A series of open meetings, held over three years, was meant to elicit broad input, foster discussion of the evolving plans and engage the public in the process.
Further, in keeping with a longstanding commitment when it comes to open spaces, UCSB is integrating its research and education mission into the design and management of the project. Already several academic courses, class projects and independent student efforts have centered on research opportunities at the site, including public use, insect diversity, soil and water quality, carbon sequestration and sea level rise.
“California has lost over 90 percent of its wetlands due to development over the last century and half, yet these lands serve an important ecological function ...
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Tercera Festa de la Ciència de la UB
Universitat de Barcelona - Notícies
La III Festa de la Ciència de la UB tindrà lloc el proper 12 de maig.
L’objectiu principal de la festa és arribar a públics no especialitzats i a totes les edats.
La tercera edició d'aquesta festa arriba farcida d’activitats noves.
A la tarda s’ha programat una representació de l’espectacle Flebotín, un mosquit del Cretaci, del projecte Pinta’m un conte.
Inclourà un racó amb una selecció de llibres, contes i còmics infantils de temàtica científica per als més petits.
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La III Festa de la Ciència de la Universitat de Barcelona, que tindrà lloc el divendres 12 de maig durant tot el dia a l’Edifici Històric, arriba farcida d’activitats noves. Un neuroconcert, un espai dedicat a la figura de Sabater Pi, un taller sobre el patrimoni cultural de Mèxic i una activitat d’astronomia per entendre millor com és la Via Làctia són algunes de les novetats més destacades de la festa, que inclou, també, els tallers de més èxit de les dues edicions anteriors.
Neuroconcert de cinc veus a cappella
Una de les novetats més destacades de la festa d’enguany és la programació d’un neuroconcert, a les 19 h, al jardí Ferran Soldevila de l’Edifici Històric. L’objectiu de l’actuació, organitzada per l’Institut de Neurociències de la UB, és parlar de la percepció musical i de les emocions que genera, a partir del diàleg amb músics i neurocientífics i l'acompanyament en directe de cinc veus a cappella.
No és la primera vegada que La UB Divulga organitza un neuroconcert. L’any 2013, en va programar una desena en el marc del projecte NeuroUB: Neurociència, Música i Art, i l’experiència va ser tot un èxit. Entendre els mecanismes mitjançant els quals la música genera estats afectius ...
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Leach Theatre to host a Muppet sing-along this month
Leach Theatre will host Sing-Along with The Muppet Movie as a part of the 2016-17 Leach Special Performance Series at Missouri University of Science and Technology this month.The sing-along with take place at 4 p.m. Saturday, April 29, in Leach Theatre of Castleman Hall. Tickets are $40 for a four-pack or free with the purchase of a $15 goodie bag. Tickets can be purchased through the Leach Theatre Box Office, located in the vestibule inside the main entrance of Castleman Hall facing 10th Street. The Leach Theatre Box Office is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Tickets can also be purchased online at leachtheatre.mst.edu or by calling 573-341-4219 during business hours.
The classic Muppet Movie returns with all your favorite pals — Fozzie Bear, Kermit the Frog and more. In this sing-along, the hosts and crew lead the audience of cheering, singing fans to renew their Rainbow Connection. It’s full of interactive surprises like bubbles, streamers, kites, confetti pops and characters coming right out of the screen and into the audience.
Post a video impersonation of Kermit The Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear or another favorite Muppet character under the Facebook posting “Enter Your Chance To Win” for a chance to receive a prize package of four free tickets and soft drinks to see Sing-Along with The Muppet Movie on Saturday, April 29, 2017. The winner will be picked on Wednesday, April 26, 2017. Posts must be shorter than 30 seconds and be G-rated. One post per person.
The Muppet sing along is sponsored by Phelps County Regional Medical Center, KFLW and the Missouri Arts Council.
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Campus police captain completes intensive FBI academy
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Marisa Smith was one of two Missouri law enforcement officers selected for the 10-week program in Quantico, Virginia, earlier this year. She’s been a member of the UMSL Police Department since 2003. (Photos courtesy of Marisa Smith)
Being outnumbered isn’t exactly new to Marisa Smith.
One of only two women in her St. Louis County Police Academy graduating class years ago, the University of Missouri–St. Louis staff member became the university’s first female minority police captain in 2016 when colleagues surprised her with the promotion.
Now she’s just back from being one of 19 women from around the country and the world to spend 10 weeks at the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
“I was pleased, honored and humbled to represent not just UMSL but Missouri,” she said of the experience.
FBI Director James Comey congratulated UMSL Police Captain Marisa Smith during her graduation from the FBI National Academy this spring.
Smith was one of two officers from the Show-Me State who were part of the recent FBI National Academy, which trains both U.S. and international law enforcement managers in intelligence theory, management science, law, behavioral science, communication and more.
“Less than 1 percent of all law enforcement executives from across the country are selected to participate, and from that 1 percent less than 10 percent are women,” UMSL Police Chief Forrest Van Ness said. “Of all the 750,000 commissioned men and women in law enforcement across the country, FBI Director James Comey selected 226 law enforcement members – including our own Marisa Smith.”
Earning 17 credits from the University of Virginia during her stay in Quantico from early January through mid-March, Smith enrolled in academy courses focused on effective leadership, stress management, effective writing, compliance law and public speaking.
Each day also involved physical training, and it proved an intense but incredibly worthwhile schedule.
“It was great to discuss various issues and talk about how ...
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