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By Jennifer DudaCollege of DuPage is among 15 institutions and one of only two community colleges
to receive a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities “Dialogues on the
Experience of War” program.The College’s Liberal Arts Division received $72,310, which project director and COD
English Professor Franz Burnier will use for a team-taught seminar titled “Connections
and Disconnections in U.S. Military Conflicts: From the Illinois Frontier to the Global
Frontier.” Part of NEH’s Standing Together initiative, Dialogues on the Experience of War grants provide opportunities for veterans,
through the study and discussion of important humanities sources, to think more deeply
about issues raised by war and military service.Scheduled to be offered during the spring 2018 semester, the seminar project is designed
to help student veterans discuss their war experiences in a broader literary and historical
context.“I want our students to see their military experience as part of a continuum that
hasn’t really changed in our country’s history,” Burnier said. “One of the biggest
challenges veterans have is that they compartmentalize their service versus their
public lives. We’re hoping they step up and come together to review and learn about
past wars to help them connect and understand how military conflict has shaped and
continues to shape the nation.”Burnier, along with fellow English Professor Michelle Moore, History professors Sam
Mitrani and Ben Whisenhunt, Veterans Student Services Manager Jose Alferez and Associate
Professor and Reference Librarian Jason Ertz, will lead students through an exploration
of military operations via history and prose, drawing parallels between conflicts.
The seminar’s two war periods, from the Illinois frontier conflict between 1812 and
1832 to the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, were selected for their value
in showing both historical precedent and contemporary relevance, he said.“We want to broaden and deepen students’ understanding of the complexity of war ...
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College of DuPage Receives National Endowment for the Humanities 'Dialogues on the Experience of War' Grant
Long inspired by Justice Brandeis, he ends up at Brandeis University
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As a kid growing up in a Jewish family in the Boston area, Ira Jackson was fascinated with the legacy of Louis Brandeis, the first Jewish justice on the US Supreme Court.
Now, in a way, Jackson will have his own opportunity to contribute to that legacy.
He joined Brandeis University, named after the famed judge, this week as senior vice president for communications and external relations following new president Ron Leibowitz’s decision to recruit Jackson from UMass Boston.Jackson says he sees his job at Brandeis as being a “dot connector,” linking folks at the Waltham university with leaders at businesses, colleges, and nonprofits:
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“Part of my role would be to try to connect more directly some of the [Brandeis] centers of excellence with the many other great institutions that exist in Boston.”
To many in the business community, Jackson is best known for his 12 years in a top job at BankBoston, under CEOs Ira Stepanian and Chad Gifford. Jackson left the bank in 1999 for a career in academia, one that included stints at Harvard and MIT as well as out-of-state roles with Arizona State University and Claremont Graduate University.He spent more than four years at UMass Boston and says his decision to join Brandeis had nothing to do with UMass Boston’s financial turmoil. “I’m sad to leave UMass Boston,” Jackson says, “where some of my heart will remain.”
Leibowitz praised Jackson in a memo to the Brandeis community, saying he “has energy and creativity, and a proven track record of working with complex organizations to achieve big things in a way that makes people feel good about being part of the change.” — JON CHESTO
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Centered on Innovation: AERIS Center Will Focus on Technical Training for Aviation Pros
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The newest research center to join the university is the Air Transportation Center of Excellence for Technical Training and Human Performance, nicknamed AERIS, which is Greek for air. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is expected to invest $5 million over the next five years in this public-private partnership, which includes a team of top-tier academic research institutions and more than 20 industry partners.
“We are honored that the FAA chose an Embry-Riddle-led team to conduct research needed to transform training for its 22,000-employee air traffic organization workforce,” says Karen Holbrook, interim university president. Embry-Riddle will lead research and development on technical training for air traffic controllers, aviation safety inspectors, engineers, pilots and technicians, with a focus on human performance. Other research centers at Embry-Riddle include:
Eagle Flight Research Center (EFRC)
The university’s aerospace/ aviation research and development facility, EFRC conducts experimental flight testing, aircraft modifications for FAA certification, and design and testing of aircraft and unmanned aerial systems.
Robertson Aviation Safety Center (RASC)
As a professional development, outreach and consulting organization, RASC offers opportunities for advanced professional training, consulting on safety projects with corporate partners and applied research activities.
Center for Space and Atmospheric Research (CSAR)
This center explores the fundamental physics of planetary atmospheres and space environments.
Cybersecurity and Assured Systems Engineering Center (CyBASE)
CyBASE is composed of Embry-Riddle faculty members who conduct research in cybersecurity associated with critical infrastructures and assured systems, such as aviation and aerospace systems. It’s also involved in projects that include embedded systems security, aviation and aerospace cybersecurity, digital forensics and cloud computing security.
Center for Wildlife and Aviation
By combining Embry-Riddle’s resources with those of other institutions, including the FAA, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (Wildlife Services), the Department of Defense (Air Force and Navy) and the Bird Strike International Committee, the center seeks to collect, maintain and disseminate relevant bird ...
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UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova to Address UMass Boston Class of 2017
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Biomedical Researcher and Investor Gerald Chan to Deliver Keynote Address at Graduate Ceremony Irina Bokova, the first woman and first Eastern European to serve as the director-general of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), will deliver the keynote address at the University of Massachusetts Boston’s 49th undergraduate commencement on Friday, May 26, at the TD Garden.
Bokova is a veteran international diplomat who has fought for women’s rights and against racism and anti-Semitism, and has combatted the financing of terrorist acts through illicit trafficking in cultural goods. She will receive an honorary Doctor of Science degree for her service and commitment to equal education and human rights throughout the world.
UMass Boston will award degrees to more than 4,100 graduates this year. To accommodate the record numbers, the university will hold two commencement ceremonies. The undergraduate ceremony will be held Friday, May 26 at 9:30 a.m. in the TD Garden. The graduate ceremony will be held on Thursday, May 25 at 3 p.m. at the Blue Hills Pavilion, by the Boston Harbor. For more information, visit www.umb.edu/commencement.
Gerald Chan, a biomedical researcher and investor who pioneered the treatment of cancer with oncolytic viruses, cancer vaccines, next-generation chemotherapeutic agents, and biologics that modify the tumor micro-environment, will deliver the keynote address at the graduate ceremony. He will be honored with an honorary Doctor of Science degree for his innovative work in biotechnology.
Chan, a native of Hong Kong, has worked on novel antibiotics, affordable prophylactic vaccines, and antiviral drugs. In neurology, he worked on groundbreaking treatments for Alzheimer's disease, traumatic brain injury, and autism.
Bokova and Chan will be joined by honorees Eileen Pollack, the prolific, award-winning author of such works as Woman Walking Ahead: In Search of Catherine Weldon and Sitting Bull; Richard Holbrook, former chairman and chief executive of Eastern Bank; Pedro Rosselló, the seventh ...
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Stock, Fourth-Seeded Babson Rise Past Top-Seeded Softball in NEWMAC Tournament
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Apr 28, 2017
WORCESTER -- Freshman Brooke Stock (Fort Lauderdale, FL) did not allow a hit the first time through the order and struck out three with the bases loaded in the bottom of the fifth as fourth-seeded Babson upset top-seeded WPI, 4-1, Friday evening in the nightcap of a NEWMAC Softball Championship twinbill on Rooftop Field.
The Beavers, who are eighth in the NCAA Regional Rankings, end the day 25-12 as the Engineers, who are fifth on the regional scroll, slip to 27-12. Babson plays second-seeded Springfield in the winners bracket game tomorrow at approximately 5pm while the WPI is back in action at 1pm versus sixth-seeded Wellesley in an elimination game. FULL BRACKET BELOW
WPI junior Ama Biney (Worcester, MA) began to break the ice with a triple to begin the bottom of the fourth. Two batters later, junior RiAnna May (Westminster, CO) sent a well-placed hit in shallow left field to chase Biney home. Babson then responded with four in the top of the fifth. Freshman Jacqueline Paul (Burlington, NJ) evened it at 1-1 with an RBI double to right center. The Beavers took the lead on a run-producing single by sophomore Josephine Mares (Houston, TX) and junior Samantha Smith (Hillsborough, NJ) made it a 4-1 game with a two-run double to left.
The Engineers had the bases loaded with zero outs in the bottom of the fifth; however, Stock punched out the top of the order to escape the jam. Stock and the Beaver defense retired the hosts in order in the sixth before each side recorded a hit in the seventh.
In all, Stock (14-5), who shutout the Engineers in game two last weekend, established a new career-best of 14 strikeouts while allowing only one run on four hits and one walk. WPI freshman Mackenzie Phillips (Gill, MA) struck out a pair on the loss while junior Casey ...
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Synthetic gas would cut air pollution but worsen climate damage in China
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China's smog has created a public health crisis that has led the Chinese government to declare a war on air pollution. In addition, as part of the Paris climate agreements, China has committed to peaking its CO2 emissions by 2030 or sooner. A new study led by researchers at Princeton University analyzes a conflict between these goals in China's plans to use synthetic natural gas, a fuel derived from coal that is relatively free of conventional air pollutants but the production of which increases emissions of carbon dioxide, relative to direct coal combustion.
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UMD's David Inouye Comments on Changes in Many Species' Timing & Migration - National Geographic
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Column: Incoming president Robert Robbins contracted at highest salary for the position in UA history
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The United States is not the only place that has brought in a new president to take over; our beloved UA has brought in a new commander in chief to take place of President Ann Weaver Hart at a rather steep price tag.
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IU School of Public Health-Bloomington receives grant to develop novel statistical methods to study tooth decay and orofacial clefts
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IU School of Public Health-Bloomington receives grant to develop novel statistical methods to study tooth decay and orofacial cleftsJan. 24, 2017Orofacial clefts are one of the most common birth defects in the U.S., affecting more than 7,000 babies each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Orofacial clefts, along with tooth decay, pose significant public health burdens including potentially high costs of treatment for those affected and negative impact on quality of life.“The causes of dental caries, or tooth decay, and orofacial clefts have been studied quite extensively and we know that genetic and environmental factors contribute to the development of these two issues,” explains Nianjun Liu, professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington. “We need more research, however, into the genetic variants causing dental caries and orofacial clefts, and then translating this knowledge into clinical practice to help patients.”
Liu says that the lack of powerful statistical methods had impeded genetic research of complex diseases such as dental caries and orofacial clefts. With a nearly $500,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health, he hopes to change this.
Over the next two years, Liu will work to develop new statistical methods to facilitate the identification of new genetic variants that contribute to the development of dental caries and orofacial clefts. In addition, he will develop and validate new models to predict the risk of these two conditions.
“Our ultimate goal is to improve our understanding of what leads to the development of these disorders and use these findings to improve clinical practice,” says Liu. “With this study specifically, I hope we’ll have new and powerful statistical models that will allow us to identify new genetic variants that underpin dental caries and orofacial clefts, and to predict the risk for developing these disorders.”
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The Morehead-Cain Foundation announces its Class of 2021
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The Morehead-Cain Foundation announces its Class of 2021
Sixty-six new Morehead-Cain Scholars from across North Carolina, the US and the world will matriculate at UNC-Chapel Hill this fall
(Chapel Hill, N.C. – April 28, 2017) – The Morehead-Cain Foundation, home of the first merit scholarship program in the U.S. and founded at the first public university in the country, is proud to announce its class of 2021.
This fall, Morehead-Cain will welcome to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 66 new Morehead-Cain Scholars from across North Carolina, the U.S. and the world. The class of 2021 includes:
37 scholars from North Carolina
29 scholars from outside North Carolina, including:
23 scholars from 15 different states.
One scholar from the United Kingdom.
Three scholars from Canada.
One scholar from Albania.
One scholar from Singapore.
The Morehead-Cain Scholarship covers all expenses for four years of undergraduate study at UNC-Chapel Hill. It also features a distinctive program of summer enrichment experiences designed to support students as they learn and grow. During the course of four summers, scholars will have opportunities to complete an outdoor leadership course, commit themselves to public service in the U.S. or abroad, conduct research at sites around the world and gain experience in private enterprise.
The Summer Enrichment Program is complemented by the Morehead-Cain Discovery Fund. Scholars are encouraged and receive financial support to more deeply explore their interests, whether those involve studying under celebrated artists, attending leadership retreats or obtaining wilderness first responder certification. From researching food and agriculture industries in Iceland to examining the impact of innovation and entrepreneurship in post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans, Morehead-Cain Scholars have the resources to pursue educational opportunities wherever they may find them.
As set out in the program’s founding documents, selection criteria for the Morehead-Cain are leadership, moral force of character, academic achievement and physical vigor. Morehead-Cain recipients are chosen solely on the ...
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Report highlights benefits of science to economy
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - As Congress determines the funding levels for the federal science agencies for fiscal years 2017 and 2018, a new report highlights one of the many ways investments in basic scientific research benefits the overall economy: the formation of new companies.“American-Made Innovation Sparking Economic Growth” was released this week by The Science Coalition, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization whose membership includes leading U.S. public and private research universities, including Northwestern University.The report identifies 102 companies that exist because academic researchers had access to competitively awarded grants. These grants come from the very agencies under consideration to receive cuts in budget proposals coming out of the White House.These agencies include the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, Department of Energy, Department of Agriculture and the National Institute of Standards and Technology.The total public investment in the foundational research behind the companies was just over $265 million spread over several decades. The companies employ 8,900 workers in communities across the country. They are paying taxes, purchasing materials, equipment and services and otherwise contributing to their local economies. The companies are doing all of this while bringing to market the type of transformational innovations that keep the United States globally competitive and the world’s leader in science and technology.An online database accompanying the report provides profiles for each company and is sortable by state, university, funding agency and type of innovation.“Each one of these companies is an American innovation success story and illustrates the powerful ripple effect that the partnership between the federal government and our nation’s research institutions has on society and our economy,” said Glynda Becker, president of The Science Coalition.“If Washington, D.C., is serious about creating good jobs, producing American goods and keeping the U.S. ahead of our international competitors, then, as this report shows, continued strong and steady funding ...
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Prof. Martha Nussbaum to deliver Jefferson Lecture on May 1
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Prof. Martha C. Nussbaum will deliver the Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities on May 1 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. Her talk, “Powerlessness and the Politics of Blame,” will begin at 6:30 p.m. CST and will be webcast by the National Endowment for the Humanities.In her speech, Nussbaum, the Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics, will draw on her years of work on the role of emotion in politics to explore the emotional dynamics at play in American and other societies today—including the ways in which uncertainty leads to the blaming of outsider groups.
The lecture, established by the NEH in 1972, is the highest honor the federal government bestows for distinguished intellectual achievement in the humanities. Previous speakers include jurist and law professor Paul Freund, writer Saul Bellow, historian Henry Louis Gates Jr., literary critic Helen Vendler and filmmaker Martin Scorsese.
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The Dear Abbeys Turn 25
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The idea was simple enough. Bring together a small group of men who liked to arrange and perform popular songs. That was 1992. Now, two-and-a-half decades later, members of the Dear Abbeys, BU’s only all-male a cappella group, are celebrating their silver anniversary with a concert tomorrow night at their longtime home, Morse Auditorium.
The release of the Dear Abbeys’ 10th album, Songs for Mary Todd, coincides with the concert. The album goes on sale Saturday and can be downloaded via iTunes and Spotify the same day.
“What’s special about this show is that it’s the Dear Abbeys’ 25th anniversary this year, so it’ll be our 25th anniversary concert,” says Yanni Metaxas (CAS’17), the group’s president. “That means more fun, more entertainment, more tradition, and a lot more alumni.”
Since its founding, the group has earned national and international plaudits. They’ve traveled the country from Alaska to New Orleans, appeared with music legends like Steven Tyler, Ben Folds, and Pentatonix, and won the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA) in 2005. Not bad for an organization whose first concert, 25 years back, was nearly canceled because of a blizzard. (Fans showed up anyway, filling Morse Auditorium.)
“We had a line all the way to Warren Towers,” recalls founding member Jamie Kirkpatrick (COM’93). “That really was the moment that we knew we had hit on something, that this was something the University wanted and students craved and would come out for.”
The group’s original members chose the name Dear Abbeys in honor of Abby Borodach (CAS’86), then director of the Student Activities office, who helped them become an official club. She’s better known today as Abby Elmore, wife of Kenneth Elmore (SED’87), associate provost and dean of students.
The 13 vocalists on the constantly changing roster come from a wide variety of disciplines. “We have one ...
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Mānoa: A fun Friday at Keiki Health Camp 2017
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University of Hawaiʻi at MānoaContact:Posted: Apr 26, 2017Keiki crowd around the UV light box that shows whether they have clean hands.Good Friday, April 14, was Fun Friday for 70 children, in preschool through sixth-grade, who opted to spend the holiday at Kalihi’s Linapuni Elementary School for the fifth annual Keiki Health Camp, sponsored by John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) medical students.The half-day event kicked off with a nutritious lunch, followed by a warm-up stretch and dance sessions. students showed off their best “chicken dance,” jumping jacks and renditions of “head, shoulders, knees and toes.”Once moving, the youngsters rotated through various educational stations, all creatively crafted by members of the JABSOM MD Class of 2017’s Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society. This year’s camp featured activities focused on nutrition, fitness, hand-washing techniques and even anatomy.Visiting keiki prepared fruit and yogurt parfaits, illustrated well-balanced meals, learned how to identify parts of the human skeleton, and pieced together a three-dimensional magnetic “human anatomy” puzzle.The “hand-washing” station was particularly popular as students had the opportunity to place their hands in a UV light box and clearly view the difference between clean and unwashed hands.Students from the University of Hawai’i School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene hosted an array of special games to teach keiki how to brush and floss their teeth and how to avoid – or “hack” – the plaque.Outdoor fitness festivities included baseball, soccer and a jump rope jamboree.The Keiki Health Camp is an annual event hosted by the medical school’s AOA Honor Medical Society. It is a 100% student-driven endeavor.Mahalo to the medical students, pre-medicine volunteers and the community sponsors including HMSA, Sodexo, the Hawaii Academy of Family Physicians and the American College of Pediatrics, who helped make the 2017 Keiki Health Camp a great success!For more information, ...
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Class of 2017: Making a difference in health care for Hispanics
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Maried Nava PerezSenior Maried Nava Perez moved to Atlanta from Venezuela as a five-year-old.
“My dad signed to play major league baseball, and my mom did not want to move,” she said. “Now, I thank God we did because that was one of the best decisions of my life.”
The second best decision—choosing to go to Georgia College, where she majored in community health.
“Community health brought together my two passions of promoting health and helping people,” said Perez. “I really enjoyed all of Dr. Heidi Fowler’s classes. Seeing her passion and how she made an impact made me realize I had picked the right major.”
This spring she’s put what she learned in the classroom into action as she interned with the Strong4Life at Children’s Healthcare Atlanta. Strong4Life is a public awareness campaign that focuses on helping busy parents raise healthier families.
“We coordinate health fairs, school nutritional campaigns, encourage healthy eating and much more,” said Perez.
Of all the work she’s done to help combat childhood obesity, she calls her semester project, her “proudest accomplishment.”
“When I first started working here, I realized there were very limited resources for Hispanics, so I conducted interviews at a local pediatricians office to find out what moms wanted to learn more about and areas we could work to provide more resources,” she said.
Because of her work, the organization is making an effort to reach out to Hispanics and is even working to create a Spanish website with information on healthy living.
“I am interviewing for jobs now, but I know I want to work with Hispanics because I know they struggle with healthy living,” said Perez.
Involved with Campus Catholics and the Latino Student Association while pursuing her undergraduate degree, she says she’s sad to leave Georgia College, but also excited for ...
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West Campus Street Improvements Alter Access
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West Campus Street Improvements Alter Access
April 28, 2017
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Some streets will be closed to traffic and parking during this project.
Due to scheduled street improvements, access to several roads by West Campus Housing will be affected beginning Monday, May 8. Streets should be fully operational toward the end of May, after the Memorial Day holiday.
Beginning May 8, parking permit holders will not be able to park on McMillan Street, Turner Place, or Curran Street. Affected permit holders will be allowed to park in zones WR30 and WR29.
Also toward the end of the spring semester, Georgia Tech Stinger buses (Red and Blue routes) will be rerouted in this area to accommodate move-out activities beginning on May 1. The closest Stinger bus stops during this time will be at the intersection of Ferst Drive and Hemphill Avenue. The Midnight Rambler will continue to run in this area until the end of the spring semester and will cease operations, as normal, during the summer semester. Stingerette Nighttime service to the area may also be delayed due to detours and longer routes. There may also be a need to alter Stingerette Nighttime pickup/drop-off locations. Regular transit operations will resume once the roads reopen in late May.
Beginning May 22, McMillan Street, Turner Place, and Curran Street will be closed to through traffic. Access to this area will be limited to emergency and service vehicles. Sixth Street will remain open to accommodate two-way vehicular traffic.
All construction work including road striping is expected to be complete by mid-June 2017. For updates, visit Facilities Management’s Campus Construction webpage.
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Friday, April 28, 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.
Kill a juniper tree, save a sage grouse (OPB)
These trees are one of the problems with the birds’ habitat. A new study out of Oregon State University found — when you cut down encroaching conifer trees — the sage grouse population grows by 25 percent. (see aso KTVZ)
Eating at home better for your waist and wallet (Yahoo Finance)
Cooking at home is a simple way to improve your health — and save money in the process according to new US research. Carried out by a team of researchers from Oregon State University and the University of Washington, the research included more than 400 adults in the Seattle area. (see also Daily Dose)
Promoting the humble potato (Western Farmer-Stockman)
With new and old pest and disease problems, the scientists at Oregon State University provide controls for these issues.
The importance of Instagram for international student recruitment (Inside Higher Ed)
Speaking of Stories…Oregon State University (11% international student enrollment) has a fantastic Instagram presence (clearly I am slightly biased*) and that includes a frequent use of Stories. A new OSU logo was released this week as part of a rebranding effort and the Instagram story that accompanied the launch was phenomenally good.
Ocean acidification and the future of Oregon’s coastal ocean speaker set (Tillamook Headlight Herald)
Dr. Francis Chan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Integrative Biology at Oregon State University. Dr. Chan received his PhD in ecology from Cornell University.
Greenhouse gas effect caused by mangrove forest conversion is quite significant (Environmental Research Web)
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Author Karen Russell to read at Oregon State University May 19
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Author Karen Russell will read at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 19, in the Valley Library Rotunda on the Oregon State University campus in Corvallis. A question-and-answer session and book signing will follow.
Russell is the author of two collections of short stories, “St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves” and “Vampires in the Lemon Grove,” and two novels, “Sleep Donation” and “Swamplandia!,” which was a finalist for the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for fiction.
Her short stories have been featured in The New Yorker, Oxford American, Conjunctions, Granta and Zoetrope, and three of her stories have been selected for volumes of “The Best American Short Stories.”
In 2009 Russell was named one of the “5 Under 35” fiction writers by the National Book Foundation, and in 2010 she was included in The New Yorker’s “20 Under 40” list. She also won the 2011 Bard Fiction Prize and the 2012 National Magazine Award for fiction.
Russell holds a master of fine arts degree from Columbia University. She has received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the Cullman Center, and the American Academy of Berlin, and in 2013 was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship. She has taught writing and literature at Columbia University, the University of Iowa, Williams College, Bard College, Bryn Mawr College, and Rutgers University.
This reading is part of the 2016-17 Creative Writing Program’s Visiting Writers Series, which brings nationally acclaimed writers to Oregon State University. This series is sponsored by the MFA Program in Creative Writing in the School of Writing, Literature, and Film at OSU, with support from the OSU Libraries and Press, the OSU School of Writing, Literature, and Film, the College of Liberal Arts, Kathy Brisker and Tim Steele, and Grass Roots Books and Music.
The event is free and open to the public. The Valley Library is located at 201 S.W. Waldo Place, Corvallis.
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UCR Health to Host Open House for Campus Community at Citrus Tower on May 11
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All members of the UCR campus community are invited to attend
By Iqbal Pittalwala on April 28, 2017
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UCR Health and the UCR School of Medicine will host an open house at its new medical office space in Citrus Tower in downtown Riverside on Thursday, May 11, from 5 to 7 p.m. All interested members of the UCR campus community are invited to attend.
The new office space at Citrus Tower contains a suite for UCR Health psychiatry and a second suite for UCR Health multispecialty services, which includes neurology, primary care, reconstructive and aesthetic plastic surgery, and more. This new venue will help expand access to medical services in the Riverside area.
The open house is an opportunity to see the new space and learn more about UCR Health. The event is free and open to the UCR campus community. Citrus Tower is located at 3390 University Avenue in Riverside. Parking at the building is limited, so once the lot is full attendees may use street parking or other available public parking lots. Carpooling is encouraged. Please register to attend by May 3.
For more information or questions, please contact Krystyn Rodriguez at krystyn.rodriguez@medsch.ucr.edu.
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Undergrads in the spotlight (again)
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Put on your sunglasses, Class of 2017. The first big flash of fame came last December when Olin was named the Number 1 Undergrad Business School. Then, Poets & Quants featured two Olin seniors on their Best and Brightest list. Now, CNBC is featuring 10 of those Best and Brightest on its website and Olin’s Colton Calandrella is front and center!
Consider this just a warm-up for the big day, May 19, when you will all be the center of attention and the center of the universe for your families and friends.
Dressed in caps and gowns, you’ll stride across the stage, under the bright lights, to receive your diploma. You’ve worked so hard, enjoy every minute of the spotlight.
Congratulations, Class of 2017!
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Judging for Next UMass Amherst Seasonal Ice Cream on May 1
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**MEDIA ADVISORY**Date: Monday, May 1
Time: 3:30 – 5:30 p.m.
What: Ice cream judging contest
Where: S131 Integrative Learning Center, 650 North Pleasant St., Amherst
For the third year, local chefs and guest judges will sample four new ice cream flavors developed by senior food science majors for this year’s competition at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The winning flavor will become the newest seasonal ice cream to be produced and marketed across the state by contest sponsor Maple Valley Creamery of Hadley.
Over the past semester, 30 students in four teams have studied ingredients and cost, tested ingredient combinations, researched nutrition and flavor to develop a new ice cream as their senior capstone project in professor Maria Corradini’s food processing class. Creamery owners Bruce Jenks and Laurie Cuevas, who also serve as judges for the competition, will later offer this year’s UMass Amherst flavor at eateries on campus and in retail outlets across the Commonwealth.
Corradini says that this year UMass Amherst pastry chef and bake shop manager Simon Stevenson consulted with students on flavors, and UMass Amherst food science alumni Ameena Cohen and Gabe Katzentein, product developers at ingredient manufacturer Star Kay White, Inc. of Congers, N.Y., gave a presentation on flavor trends. Star Kay White vice president and alumnus Steve Platt supplied some ingredients, as well.
A panel of local chefs will join Cuevas and Jenks as judges. Academic judges in addition to Corradini who will grade the students on their products and presentations are UMass Amherst food science faculty members Amanda Kinchla and Lynne McLandsborough.
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Photo Highlights from the 2017 Chancellor’s Honors Banquet
Headlines – Tennessee Today
Here is a gallery of photos from the 2017 Chancellor’s Honors Banquet, which honored accomplished faculty, staff, and students. The annual gathering is the university’s largest recognition event of the year.
The table setting from the 2017 Chancellor’s Honors Banquet held at the Knoxville Convention Center.
The Knoxville Convention Center, site of the 2017 Chancellor’s Honors Banquet.
UT Knoxville Chancellor Beverly Davenport welcomes honorees and guests to the 2017 Chancellor’s Honors Banquet.
Macebearer Award – Distinguished Professor of Humanities Michael Handelsman and Chancellor Davenport.
Alexander Award – Chancellor Davenport, Professor Ben Blalock and Interim Provost John Zomchick.
Jefferson Award – Chancellor Davenport, Associate Professor Michelle Brown and Interim Provost John Zomchick.
L.R. Hesler Award – Chancellor Davenport, Professor Chris Craig and Interim Provost John Zomchick.
Excellence in Academic Outreach Award – Chancellor Davenport, Professor Robert Kronick and Interim Provost John Zomchick.
Ready for the World Citation – Chancellor Davenport, Professor John McRae and Interim Provost John Zomchick.
Excellence in Teaching – Chancellor Davenport, Associate Professor Beth Schussler, Professor Rupy Sawhney, Professor Dean Rivkin and Interim Provost John Zomchick. Not pictured is Senior Instructor Erin Smith.
Excellence in Advising – Chancellor Davenport, Ashleigh Powers, Laura Trainer, Professor George Kuney, Professor Barbara Thayer-Bacon and Interim Provost John Zomchick.
Jimmy and Ileen Cheek Graduate Student Medal of Excellence – Chancellor Davenport, Caroline Black and Interim Provost John Zomchick.
Graduate Student Teaching Award – Chancellor Davenport, Brittany Stephenson, Carrie Dresser, Mark Bly and Interim Provost John Zomchick.
Research and Creative Achievement – Chancellor Davenport, Professor Hairong Qi, Professor Robert Grzywacz, Professor Todd Freeberg, and Professor Mark DeKay.
Research and Creative Achievement – Professional Promise – Chancellor Davenport, Associate Professor David Jenkins, Assistant Professor Wei Gao and Associate Professor Margaret Lazarus Dean. Not pictured is Assistant Professor Karen Lloyd.
Success in Multidisciplinary Research – Chancellor Davenport, Assistant Professor Jon Hathaway, Assistant Professor Lisa Reyes Mason and Assistant Professor Kelsey Ellis.
Undergraduate Research Awards – Chancellor Davenport, Professor Gladys ...
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University of Pittsburgh Student One of 20 National Beinecke Scholars for 2017
PITTSBURGH—Margaret Farrell, a University of Pittsburgh junior studying the history and philosophy of science, has been named a 2017 Beinecke Scholar. She is the second recipient in Pitt history of this prestigious national scholarship, which supports graduate work in the arts, humanities and social sciences.
Farrell will receive $4,000 now and $30,000 after she graduates from Pitt’s Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences in April 2018 with a Bachelor of Philosophy (BPhil). The latter gift will support her pursuit of a master’s degree in evolutionary biology and a PhD in the philosophy of science.
The BPhil degree, notes her award nomination from the University Honors College, “requiring graduate-level research and a rigorous thesis defense, is the highest level of scholarship attainable by an undergraduate student at Pitt.”
Farrell has already conducted research on how low-income high school students experience inclusiveness in science education and on evolutionary development in fruit flies. She is a Distinguished Junior Invitee to Phi Beta Kappa and has earned a variety of honors from Pitt, including a Community-Based Research Fellowship Award and several scholarships.
Porter Williams, assistant professor in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science, wrote in his nomination letter, “I think Margaret has the greatest potential for doing innovative and important work in the history and philosophy of science of any student with whom I have worked.”
Farrell has been active in science communication, writing for the undergraduate science magazine Pitt Pulse and editing submissions for Pitt Undergraduate Review, a research publication produced by the University Honors College.
The Easton, Pennsylvania, native serves as a student mentor to the high-school science outreach program Pitt Data Jam, a student ambassador for the Honors College and vice president of the Pitt Philosophy of Science Club. She volunteers collecting litter in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood through Pitt Trash Talk; works through the Phi Eta Sigma National Honor ...
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Un nou estudi canvia el paradigma científic sobre l’origen evolutiu del cervell en els vertebrats
Universitat de Barcelona - Notícies
Els experts Jordi Garcia-Fernàndez i Beatriz Albuixech-Crespo, a la Facultat de Biologia de la Universitat de Barcelona.
L’amfiox, un model animal de referència en genòmica i un dels representants de les branques més basals del fílum dels cordats.
Aquest model animal té una posició filogenètica clau en la història del llinatge evolutiu dels vertebrats.
La genoarquitectura és l’eix de referència experimental del nou treball per determinar el procés de regionalització del tub neural de l’amfiox.
L'equip investigador ha elaborat un detallat mapa molecular de les regions en què es divideix el cervell en l’amfiox.
Segons el nou treball, el cervell dels vertebrats s’hauria desenvolupat a partir de dues regions (anterior i posterior), i no de tres, tal com proposava el model prosomèric o segmentari.
28/04/2017
Recerca
Un equip internacional publica a la revista PLOS Biology un article que modifica el model clàssic sobre el procés de formació del cervell dels vertebrats i la seva evolució biològica. El nou treball, elaborat amb models animals (amfiox, peix zebra i ratolí), està liderat pels experts Jordi Garcia-Fernández, de l’Institut de Biomedicina de la Universitat de Barcelona (IBUB); José Luis Ferran i Luis Puelles, de la Universitat de Múrcia (UMU), i Manuel Irimia, del Centre de Recerca Genòmica (CRG).
Segons un dels models més acceptats, el cervell dels vertebrats s’origina a partir d’un tub neural que es diferencia en el cervell anterior (prosencèfal), mitjà (mesencèfal) i posterior (romboencèfal). Aquesta visió tradicional, però, no seria correcta d’acord amb els resultats que ara revela la biologia evolutiva del desenvolupament (evo-devo). Segons el nou treball, el cervell dels vertebrats s’hauria desenvolupat a partir de dues regions (anterior i posterior), i no de tres, tal com proposava el model prosomèric o segmentari.Genoarquitectura: noves perspectives ...
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Christopher Maples named interim chancellor-designate
Dr. Christopher MaplesDr. Christopher Maples, president emeritus of the Oregon Institute of Technology, has been named interim chancellor of Missouri University of Science and Technology. University of Missouri System President Mun Choi announced the appointment Friday, April 28.
Maples will succeed current Missouri S&T Chancellor Cheryl B. Schrader, who previously accepted the position as president of Wright State University in Fairborn, Ohio.
“I am pleased that Dr. Maples has agreed to serve as interim chancellor of our outstanding Rolla campus at this pivotal time,” said Choi. “During his long and distinguished career in higher education, Dr. Maples has been held in high regard by individuals who have experienced his inclusive style of leadership. He is credited with bringing important changes to Oregon Institute of Technology during his tenure as president, including growing research, strengthening academic programs, building highly effective relationships with elected officials and healing divisions among faculty and staff during a time of extraordinary change. We are fortunate to have him at Missouri S&T.”
Maples’ appointment as interim chancellor, approved yesterday by the University of Missouri System Board of Curators, is for one year. He will not be a candidate for the permanent chancellor position. A national search for a permanent Missouri S&T chancellor will begin in the fall.
Maples served as president of Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT) from 2008 until his retirement on December 31, 2016, leading the public polytechnic university through a period of record enrollment growth, the opening of an additional campus, the launch of new degree programs and transitioning the school to a new governing board model. Prior to his presidency at OIT, Maples spent five years at the Desert Research Institute and Nevada System of Higher Education. In the Nevada system, he served as executive vice president for research.
From 1998-2003, he served as chair of the department of geological sciences at Indiana University, ...
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Wednesday, April 26, 2017
UW Research VP Search Adds Fourth Finalist | News
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April 26, 2017
A fourth candidate has joined the list of finalists for the position of vice president for research and economic development at the University of Wyoming.
D. Marshall Porterfield, professor in Purdue University’s Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering and former director of Space Life and Physical Sciences Division in NASA’s Human Exploration Mission Directorate in Washington, D.C., joins previously announced candidates Joseph Heppert, associate vice chancellor for research at the University of Kansas; Kent Keyser, associate vice president for research at the University of Alabama-Birmingham; and Edmund Synakowski, associate director of science for fusion energy sciences with the U.S. Department of Energy.
As part of a multiple-day visit to campus, each candidate is scheduled to give a public presentation.
Keyser is scheduled to speak from 2-3:15 p.m. Friday, April 28, in the Berry Biodiversity Conservation Center. The presentation will be streamed on WyoCast; the link will be provided later. To learn more about him, go here.
The public presentations for Heppert, Synakowski and Porterfield will be announced later. To learn more about them, go here, here and here.
The role of the vice president for research and economic development is to support and facilitate the research efforts of UW's faculty, staff and students; direct the university's research mission as a public research university; promote the university's research program with stakeholders; and direct technology transfer and commercialization efforts for UW intellectual property.
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Arkansas Alumni Non-Traditional Student Leadership Award
Newswire
Regina Hamrick will receive the 2017 Arkansas Alumni Association Non-Traditional Student Leadership Award at the Student Involvement Awards Ceremony today.
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Application for the Makandal Daaga Scholarship in Law
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."
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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
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SCHOOL
OVERALL
RECORD*
REGIONAL
RECORD
LAST
WEEK
WINS vs.
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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
News Beat
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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