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Inspirational messages about courage and the lasting power of legacies filled the room at the 11th Annual Rosa Parks Diversity Awards Luncheon in the Tivoli Student Union.
Pictured from left are guest speaker Dr. Nita Mosby Tyler, Sheila Shannon (faculty winner), Roberto Montoya (community winner), Cheryl Matias (nominator), Jose Silva (community winner), Robert King (community winner), Timberley Roane (faculty winner), Sky Roosevelt-Morris (student winner), Johnnie Nguyen (student winner), and Naomi Nishi (community winner).Nine people at the University of Colorado Denver received awards, which were presented by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Educational Opportunity Programs and the Office of Student Life.
Guest speaker Dr. Nita Mosby Tyler delivered a rousing talk about courage in the face of unjustness, inequity and the torment of African-Americans who lived in the American South in the 1950s and 1960s. Tyler, who founded of The Equity Project, an organization that supports organizations and communities in building diversity and inclusion strategies, grew up in the South in the 1960s and remembers the pain of racism and segregation.
Lisa Shaw of the Kaiser Permanente Colorado Office of Diversity Equity & Inclusion accepts a community award at the event. Photo by Zakiya Ali.“I stand on the shoulders, as you do, of giants – lots of giants,” Tyler said. “I’m also fortified by people who are my age and younger and doing work to create a world that’s a better place. These legacies, just like the one Rosa Parks left, require courage. Legacies just don’t happen. There’s something over our shoulder that creates the legacy.”
This year’s winners
The Rosa Parks Diversity Awards recognize CU Denver students, staff and faculty – as well as community members – who are building bridges for inclusion and future leadership. This year’s winners and their nominators:
Community Winners
Kaiser Permanente Colorado Office of Diversity Equity & Inclusion representatives Robert King ...
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Rosa Parks Awards celebrate diversity, leadership and inclusion
Retreating Yukon glacier caused a river to disappear
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April 17, 2017
The massive Kaskawulsh Glacier in northern Canada has retreated about a mile up its valley over the past century.
A close-up view of the ice-walled canyon at the terminus of the Kaskawulsh Glacier, with recently collapsed ice blocks. This canyon now carries almost all meltwater from the toe of the glacier down the Kaskawulsh Valley and toward the Gulf of Alaska.Jim Best/University of Illinois
Last spring, its retreat triggered a geologic event at relatively breakneck speed. The toe of ice that was sending meltwater toward the Slims River and then north to the Bering Sea retreated so far that the water changed course, joining the Kaskawulsh River and flowing south toward the Gulf of Alaska.
This capture of one river’s flow by another, documented in a study led by the University of Washington Tacoma and published April 17 in Nature Geoscience, is the first known case of “river piracy” in modern times.
“Geologists have seen river piracy, but nobody to our knowledge has documented it happening in our lifetimes,” said lead author Dan Shugar, a geoscientist at the University of Washington Tacoma. “People had looked at the geological record — thousands or millions of years ago — not the 21st century, where it’s happening under our noses.”
Images captured by the European Space Agency’s Sentinel2 satellite in 2015 and 2016 show a dramatic drop in the Slims River’s flow. The receding toe of Kaskawulsh Glacier is seen at the bottom. Kluane Lake can be seen at the top of the 2016 image. Water now flows east and then south via the Kaskawulsh River.European Space Agency
River piracy, also known as stream capture, can happen due to tectonic motion of Earth’s crust, landslides, erosion or, in this case, a change in a glacial dam. The new study documents one of the less-anticipated shifts ...
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Frenia's School Record, Fast 4x400m Highlight Friday at Penn Relays
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The William & Mary track and field teams continued action at the Penn Relays on Friday, once again out-performing expectations. The Tribe picked up a school record and qualified its men's 4x400m relay for Saturday finals, while finishing an average of 18.25 places better than seed.Leading the way was redshirt-senior Taylor Frenia (Virginia Beach, Va.), who broke his seventh school record of the year, and fifth of the last five weeks, to finish fifth in the championship shot put at 18.35m (60-2.5). That was one of four puts in the series over his previous record of 17.86m (58-7.25), including three over 18m. It was also a lifetime-best for Frenia and all-time best at W&M, 1.5 inches better than his own indoor record (18.31m, 60-1) set at the IC4A indoor championships in March. Junior Preston Richardson (Franktown, Va.) finished 15th in the college section, re-qualifying for the IC4A Championships at 16.20m (53-1.75). That was 13 spots better than he was predicted.In the 4x400m relay, the team of Connor Atkinson (Ashburn, Va.), Troy Sevachko (Centreville, Va.), Dylan Anderson (Madison, N.J.), and Skander Ballard (Reston, Va.) ran W&M's fastest Penn Relays time ever. The foursome carried the baton in 3:14.74, the fifth-fastest time ever and the fastest for W&M since 1998, and finished 25th overall after being predicted 52nd. Among the teams that the Green and Gold finished ahead of were Oregon, Georgetown, Villanova, Maine, New Hampshire, and Connecticut. That performance qualified the Tribe for Saturday's IC4A final at 5:55 p.m. Rounding out W&M's performers on Friday was women's freshman Sam Moravsky (Sherman, Conn.), who finished 18th overall in the javelin at 37.02m (121-5), despite only being predicted to finish 44th.W&M's weekend wraps up on Saturday with the men's javelin, discus, and 4x400m finals at the Penn Relays; as well as the ...
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New OIT Project Management Reporting Site Provides Transparency
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The Office of Information Technology’s Project Management Office has implemented a new reporting tool that displays the current status of OIT projects, projects scheduled to go live in the next 30 days, and requested projects queued for future activity.
To access this information, visit oit.boisestate.edu/pmo/current-projects/.
For more information about the Project Management Office, contact oitprojects@boisestate.edu.
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Canisius Promotes Trevor Large to Head Coach
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April 28, 2017
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Trevor Large, a member of the Canisius coaching staff for the past three seasons and an 11-year coaching veteran in Atlantic Hockey, has been named head coach of the Golden Griffins.
Large replaces Dave Smith, who left to take the head coaching position at Rensselaer. He was an assistant for Smith the last three seasons.
Canisius had also interviewed Miami assistant Brent Brekke and RIT assistant Brian Hills this week, before deciding to stick with Large, who was considered the frontrunner.
“During his time with our program, Trevor has shown all the qualities to be a successful Division I head coach,” Canisius athletic director Bill Maher said. “He has a proven track record of recruiting and coaching student-athletes that are successful, both on the ice and in the classroom. He knows this program well, and I firmly believe he is the best choice to continue the growth of our hockey program. Our goal here at Canisius is to regularly compete for Atlantic Hockey Championships. I look forward to working with Trevor to achieve that goal.”
Large was influential in the arrival of graduate transfer Charles Williams, who became the program's first All-American selection and the school's first finalist for both the Hobey Baker and Mike Ritcher Awards during the 2016-17 campaign.
“I would like to thank Canisius College President John J. Hurley and Bill Maher for this tremendous opportunity,” Large said. “It has been my goal to become a Division I head coach and the opportunity to lead the Canisius hockey program is one I take great pride in.
“The culture at Canisius is truly special and I am honored to have the chance to remain a part of it. During my time with the program, we have achieved a great amount of success. I would like to thank Dave Smith, the student-athletes, ...
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Track & Field Takes Aim at UC Riverside Invitational on Saturday
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Photo Gallery POMONA, Calif. – Tallying six NCAA provisional marks and a school record, the Cal Poly Pomona track & field teams finished up a successful weekend in Azusa and now turn their attention to the UC Riverside Invitational on Saturday. Led by Mark Huizar, the Broncos finished with three provional marks in the men's 5,000-meter race. Huizar set a new record with a time of 14:03.96 followed by Ruben Dominguez with a time of 14:04.35, tying the orginal record, and Brandon Ferguson with a mark of 14:32.30. The men's side has now totaled seven NCAA provional marks this season. For the women, Calene Morris moved to second on the all-time list for the 5K, clocking in at 16:52.53. Also earning a provisional mark in the event was Lorraine Fernandez with a time of 17:19.41 while Casey Monoszlay hit a provional in the 1,500-meter run. Six provisional marks have been hit so far this season for the women's team. The field events are set to begin at 10 a.m. at UC Riverside Track Stadium on Saturday while the track events will begin at 1 p.m. Print Friendly Version
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UVU, community partners to celebrate Cole Nellesen Building grand opening on May 3
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Utah Valley University will hold a ribbon cutting and grand opening for the new Cole Nellesen Building, which will house the Melisa Nellesen Center for Autism, on Wednesday, May 3 at 12:45 p.m.
The building will raise autism awareness and support autism education in the state of Utah and is made possible by many generous community donors partnering with UVU. Keith and Melisa Nellesen donated the initial gift for the center and named the building in honor of their son, Cole, who has autism spectrum disorder. Brent and Kathryn Wood also made a major gift to make this project possible.
“This building is in direct response to the urgent need in our community for increased autism resources and care,” said UVU President Matthew S. Holland. “The challenges autism presents are complex, and we intend to become a leader in helping families, individuals, educators, employers, and a host of others in dealing with those challenges.”
The 15,000-square-foot Cole Nellesen building is located west of the McKay Education Building on the University’s Orem Campus. Key features include UVU classrooms, therapy rooms, quiet spaces, sensory rooms, an observation room, two playgrounds, and a sensory garden with aromatic plants, musical chimes and drums, and water features.
The building also features offices, a conference room, and testing and study rooms for students. UVU’s Passages program, which provides a specially designed higher education experience for adults with higher-functioning autism, will also use the building.
“This is a fantastic example of what can happen when a community comes together,” said Teresa Cardon, director of the Melisa Nellesen Center for Autism. “I am excited to be a part of this amazing community, and I know that we are going to make a significant difference together as we work to support individuals with autism spectrum disorder.”
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Cheyenne Student Named UW’s Top Graduating Man | News
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April 28, 2017
Anthony Farmer
Excellence as a University of Wyoming honors student, service as a volunteer and key leadership roles have resulted in the selection of Anthony Farmer, of Cheyenne, for the 2017 Tobin Memorial Award as UW's outstanding graduating man.
The annual award is based on academic excellence and achievement, service to the university, participation and leadership in the community and campus activities, and citizenship qualities.
Sarah Maze, of Ranchester, is this year’s Rosemarie Martha Spitaleri Award recipient as UW's outstanding graduating woman.
Farmer, the son of Rachel Martinez and Brian Farmer, will graduate May 13 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and a Bachelor of Science in economics, with a minor in the Honors Program. He will work toward his master’s degree next fall.
Farmer says his studies have always been an integral part of his life.
“While studying at the University of Wyoming, I have always pushed myself to strive for excellence and to direct all of my actions toward building a skill set I can use to make a positive impact on the world,” he says. “I hope to one day work in the public sector, crafting policy that will contribute to the elimination of institutional poverty. Throughout my college career, I have demonstrated my commitment to the core values of scholarship, leadership and service.”
One of his political science professors says Farmer is an intellectually gifted individual who is dedicated to his studies.
“He is, in fact, in the top five students that I have ever taught in my previous nine years of teaching. Anthony is one of the most intellectually gifted students that I have ever had the pleasure of teaching, demonstrating an understanding and mastery of the course material well above what would be expected of an undergraduate student,” says Associate Professor Andrew Garner. “He is, put simply, a natural academic ...
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Two University of Arkansas Students Named 2017 Truman Scholars
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Alonso and Harris are the second pair of U of A students to win the prestigious award in the past two years.
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Robert Bermudez Confirmed as The UWI’s 6th Chancellor
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For Release Upon Receipt - April 28, 2017UWIThe University of the West Indies (The UWI) is pleased to announce that Mr. Robert Bermudez has been appointed as its 6th Chancellor. The appointment came after members of the University Council accepted the recommendation of the Search Committee for the Chancellor at the Council’s annual business meeting, held on Thursday, April 27, 2017 at The UWI Cave Hill Campus in Barbados. The appointment of the Chancellor of the regional university is always made in accordance with the University’s Statute 4 which vests this responsibility solely in the Council—the highest governing body of the University.Now formally Chancellor Designate, Mr. Bermudez is expected to serve a seven-year term beginning on July 16, 2017. He succeeds Sir George Alleyne who has served as Chancellor since 2003. The Chancellor holds the highest office in The UWI system and its powers and responsibilities are laid down in The UWI Charter, Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations. The Search Committee selected Mr. Bermudez as the best candidate to fit into the diversity of roles assigned to this office. Mr. Bermudez, a national of Trinidad and Tobago, has been an entrepreneur for over 40 years. He has led the growth of his family-owned business, to a regional business throughout the Caribbean and Latin America and has enjoyed a distinguished career in business, serving as either Chairman or Board Director for several other corporate bodies in Trinidad and Tobago and the Caribbean. His vision for the University outlines a keen sense of the mission, effectiveness, relevance and interdependence of academia and the economy. His professional experience as a Caribbean-wide entrepreneur with business acumen garnered from across the region suggests that he will continue the distinguished tradition of Chancellorship that this University has maintained throughout its history. Commenting on the announcement, Mr. Bermudez stated, “The University has had the benefit of a series of very impressive Chancellors ...
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Eagle Endowment Nets Top Prize
American University News
Congratulations are in order for The Center for Community Engagement and Service's (CCES) Eagle Endowment for Community and Public Services after winning The Sillerman Center's Generous U top prize for their work. Generous U celebrates philanthropy on U.S. Campuses.
The application process was lead by Saagar Gupta. Here is what he had to say about the honor:
"I'm so proud of the Eagle Endowment for Public & Community Service and the advisory council for winning the Generous U Grant Competition. This is an honor to American University, CCES, and the Eagle Endowment as it recognizes the Eagle Endowment as one of the top college philanthropic organizations in the nation! The Council, Julia Moroles, and I put a tremendous amount of time into the grant application and I do believe we earned it. The $10,000 we won will go to strengthening the mission of the Eagle Endowment which turns student passions into projects. We are planning to use the money to fund more student projects, increase the visibility of the Endowment as a student resource around campus, and plan the implementation of a 'Time to Serve' challenge which will encourage students to come up with creative ideas to complex problems in the DMV area and fund the winning project selected by a panel of faculty and non-profit partners who are authorities on the problems. This grant puts us a step closer to being a national model for service and we think other schools could follow our lead."
As part of the application, the Eagle Endowment produced a video showcasing their work. You can watch the video in the link below.
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Mumps Response Plan in Place
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ALBANY, N.Y. (April 28, 2017) -- UAlbany is currently dealing with eight confirmed cases of mumps in the student body. The affected students are being cared for and are isolated from the rest of the student body while they recover.
With a few confirmed cases of mumps on campus, UAlbany is working closely with the Albany County Department of Health to reduce the chances of the disease from spreading further.
Mumps is a contagious disease caused by a virus that can pass from one person to another through saliva, nasal secretions or close personal contact. While some people infected have no signs or very mild ones, the most common symptoms are fever, headache, muscle aches, fatigue and loss of appetite, swollen or tender salivary glands under the ears or jaw on one or both sides of the face.
UAlbany is working closely with the Albany County Department of Health (ACDOH) to reduce the chances of the disease from spreading further. To receive the maximum protection, two doses of the mumps-containing vaccine or MMR (measles, mumps and rubella vaccine) are recommended. While the MMR vaccine helps prevent disease, it is not 100 percent effective. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the mumps component of the MMR vaccine is about 88 percent effective when a person gets two immunizations.
On Tuesday, April 25, UAlbany and the Albany County Department of Health held a clinic that provided free vaccinations for more than 100 students.
For anyone who missed the clinic, the University has been providing students with free MMR vaccinations at Student Health Services over the past week. Students who have not had two MMR vaccinations are encouraged to make an appointment at Student Health Services to receive the MMR vaccination.
In keeping with the New York State Department of Health’s guidelines, Albany County Department of Health Commissioner Elizabeth Whalen is directing UAlbany ...
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Clemson eclipse expert featured in Greenville News
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Dr. Donald Liebenberg
Clemson University scientist Donald Liebenberg, an adjunct professor in the College of Science’s department of physics and astronomy, has witnessed 26 total solar eclipses over the past 60-plus years and has spent more time in totality than anyone else on Earth. Liebenberg was recently featured in an article in the Greenville News. (See this link.)
Starting this Monday and leading up to the Aug. 21 main event, the Eclipse Over Clemson blog will start a weekly feature that will chronicle all the total eclipses Liebenberg has seen in person.
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A Kinder Approach to Mental Health Awareness
Fordham Newsroom
The KindMind team: Francesca Zambrano, Mariella Sypa,Steven Sypa, Weiyu Shen, Elle Bernfeld, and Elijah BullardMay marks Mental Health Awareness Month, and for many sufferers of mental illness, social stigma and proximity to treatment still remain some of the biggest roadblocks to mental wellness.
Three Fordham students are hoping to revolutionize and reshape those two facets of mental health treatment.
“We have all these different fitness apps out there, so we figured, why not create a similar model for mental health patients?” said Mariella Sypa, a sophomore at Fordham College at Lincoln Center.
The founders of KindMind Mental Wellness Mobile Technology see their start-up program as a mental “fitness” app.
Teaming up for innovation
At TrepCon, the team (gathered around Joseph Halpin, president of the Entrepreneurship Society) took first place in a pitch competition.(Photo by Taylor Michie)
The KindMind team includes five founders—two of them Fordham students and one a recent graduate, Weiyu Shen, GSAS ’16. Sypa manages operations and business strategy along with her brother, Steven Sypa, who handles legal matters.
The team also includes Elijah Bullard, who will graduate from Fordham this year with a master’s in computer science, and Elle Bernfeld, a licensed therapist who heads KindMind’s creative development. Undergraduate student Francesca Zambrano helps with front-end development.
The app is the brainchild of Mariella Sypa and Bullard, who came up with the idea in February of 2016 after having met at Fordham while studying computer science.
Shen, who graduated with a master’s in computer science, joined the duo as the chief technology officer in April of last year.
The KindMind app team won a pitch competition this past February at TrepCon, sponsored by the Entrepreneurship Society at Fordham, Adobe, and Deloitte.
With features like mood tracking, a mood diary, and easy access to mental health providers, KindMind aims to benefit both first-time users and ...
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SOLID PITCHING LEADS SOFTBALL TO DOUBLEHEADER SWEEP OF NORTHERN COLORADO
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Apr 28, 2017
Big Sky Conference standingsSACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Sacramento State pitching combined to allow Northern Colorado just two runs (one earned) and 10 hits with 19 strikeouts in 14 innings in a doubleheader sweep of the Bears on Friday afternoon. Playing in heavy winds throughout the day, the Hornets won the first game, 3-2, before taking the nightcap by a 3-0 score.The two teams will complete their three-game series tomorrow for a single game at noon. Tomorrow's game will be the final home contest of the season as Sacramento State seniors Nikki Gialketsis, Shelby Johnston, Jessica Ravetti and Taylor Tessier will be honored for their contributions to the program prior to the game.In the second game victory, junior right-hander Celina Matthias tossed her second shutout of the season, a five-hitter that included no walks and a season-high tying nine strikeouts. She faced just five batters over the minimum and four of her five hits allowed were singles. In the opener, senior right-hander Taylor Tessier allowed just five hits and two runs (one earned) while notching her fourth complete game of the season. She struck out 10 batters, one shy of a career high.The sweep allowed the Hornets to improve to 17-25-1 overall and 7-9 in the Big Sky Conference. More importantly, Sacramento State moved up in the conference standings as the Hornets now sit in fourth place. With just four games remaining in the regular season, Sacramento State's 7-9 record sits ahead of Northern Colorado (7-10), Portland State (6-10), Idaho State (5-9) and North Dakota (5-10). The top six teams in the eight-member qualify for the Big Sky Tournament, which is May 11-13.Offensively, Sacramento State got multiple-hit games in both contests from freshman Traci Shaw who combined to go 4-for-6 with two RBIs. Jessica Ravetti combined for three hits and a double.GAME 2The Hornets scored single runs in the ...
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Graduate student wins Fulbright scholarship
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Recording siamang – Justin D’Agostino uses a Marantz professional audio recorder with a Sennheiser shotgun microphone to capture high-quality recordings of wild siamang vocalizations. While the “very loud” conversations can be heard more than 1.5 kilometers away in the forest, capturing recordings that can be statistically analyzed necessitates being within 300 meters of the gibbons, D’Agostino said. (Photo provided)
April 28, 2017
Graduate student wins Fulbright scholarship
by Christi Mathis
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Southern Illinois University Carbondale graduate student Justin D’Agostino is the recipient of a J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship award to study the origins of language flexibility by investigating how globalization impacts primate vocalizations.
A doctoral anthropology student, D’Agostino will spend a minimum of 10 months in Indonesia, flying into Jakarta in September to do field work in Sikundur and Batang Toru on the island of Sumatra. His project, “Effects of anthropogenic noise on the natural calling behavior of wild siamang,” involves testing how human-induced noise affects the loud, long, almost daily duets of the siamangs – the largest of the gibbons.
D’Agostino said the implications of his study extend well beyond the black furry mammals.
“One of the most important parts of my doctoral education here at SIU is learning how to put this into an evolutionary perspective. It is possible, but at the same time quite difficult, to clearly show that if a close relative to humans, with a similar vocalization system, is impacted by noise, then all modern humans are also likely susceptible,” he said. “This project also has important conservation implications and could show that these animals are impacted not only by direct deforestation, but also by subtle things like human noise.”
In addition to his research, D’Agostino, in partnership with Syiah Kuala University, Yayasan Ekosistem Lestari and the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program, will work with local field guides and make educational presentations in local ...
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Humboldt State Softball ranked No.3 in Latest Coaches Poll
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LOUISVILLE, Ky.- Humboldt State Softball moved up two spots in the latest National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll after going 4-1 in last weeks' conference action. HSU now sit at No. 3 in the coaches poll coming in behind Angelo State and Harden University. HSU saw outstanding performances by senior Madison Williams in its three-game series against Cal State San Marcos. Williams threw her third career no hitter in game one of the series before then added a complete game two hitter in game three. Williams allowed one earned run on the day giving up just two hits in 12 innings pitched and striking out 17 batters. HSU sits at 32-8 on the season and 20-7 in California Collegiate Athletic Association play. The Jacks travel to Sonoma State for a four-game series, with doubleheaders both Friday and Saturday. Print Friendly Version
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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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Students Gain Experience from Mass Casualty Drill
Inside MC Online
The Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus hosted the third annual mass casualty day last Saturday. A tornado disaster was the scenario for this year's exercise and about 40 volunteers were made up to look as if they had real injuries, simulating a variety of medical scenarios for the students, faculty, and staff involved in the drill. There were 100 participants in the drill. A mock hospital was set up including a triage area, an emergency room, a minor treatment unit, a surgical unit and a recovery room area. Patients were triaged and treated by students from all the health care departments, including diagnostic technicians from x-rays and sonography imaging. This learning experience allowed participants to practice health care skills for multiple injured people in a controlled but chaotic "disaster" situation. The College prepares health care providers in different forms including nursing, radiology technology, sonographers, and surgical technicians. These kinds of experiences better prepare students to be on the front lines of health care delivery. The Rockville Volunteer Fire Department's emergency medical technicians also participated in the drill, as well as some MC emergency preparedness management students.
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Wausau Staff Paint HeadStart Facility in Marathon County
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Three staff members from the Wausau campus joined together to paint the restroom facilities at the HeadStart child care facility in Marathon County mid-August.HeadStart contacted the campus for help since it has volunteered the past two years. Regional Community Manager Kim Boyce, and Wausau campus program managers Susie Krause and Tina Wojciehowski both participated this year. “Susie and I really enjoyed getting out in the community to lend a hand,” Wojciehowski said. “Everyone at HeadStart was so appreciative and they thanked us many times for our service. It was also nice to see the progress that we made on the bathroom in the couple of hours that we spent painting.” Check out how other Rasmussen College campuses give back to their communities.
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Miami's herbarium home to about 650,000 dried plants - and no beetles
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By Margo Kissell, university news and communications
A South African plant
Mike Vincent is in search of coffee — but not the kind to fill his cup.
He’s on the hunt for a dried plant from the genus Coffea arabica.
The curator of the Willard Sherman Turrell Herbarium in Upham Hall winds his way through the tall metal cabinets spread across three floors known as the stacks. He walks down a row and opens a cabinet, revealing neatly stacked sheets of paper containing preserved coffee plants.
He pulls out one that was once part of a doctoral student’s botanical study in South America.
“This was being grown in a family’s garden in a village in Peru,” said Vincent (Miami ’78, MA ’83, Ph.D. ’91), an instructor of biology who has been the curator for 30 years.
The herbarium is a systematically arranged collection of approximately 650,000 dried plants from around the world. The collection dates back to the 1790s and burgeoned in 1967 with the purchase of Oberlin College’s sizable collection.
Mike Vincent in the herbarium stacks. View the video below to see the smallest flowering plant in the world.
Still believed to be Ohio’s largest herbarium, the collection has a variety of specimens, including vascular plants as well as bryophytes, fungi, lichens, algae and fossil plants.
“We have all sorts of things. Basically anything you can think of, we probably have representations of it,” he said.
After working here so many years, Vincent jokes that he has the research facility mapped out in his head, which means he can find things quickly such as black pepper, orchids and clovers.
His “lifelong study of clovers” got its start by accident.
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Vincent said he began working on the classification of the genus Trifolium in the late 1980s during a field trip to south central Ohio. It was raining, the clay ...
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Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra Brings Performance & Education To Greensboro
UNCG Now
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO) is busy at work here in the Triad. The world-renowned band, and its leader, Wynton Marsalis are pursuing their mission to raise jazz awareness through performance and education.
Band members are teaching music students on the UNC Greensboro campus Thursday, and acclaimed trumpeter Marsalis will hold a public talk. He’s influenced an entire generation of musicians, like UNCG professor Brandon Lee. Lee first joined the JLCO as a teenager, and still tours with the group when his busy teaching schedule allows. He spoke to WFDD's David Ford
Interview Highlights:
On his early musical influence:
On his [Wynton Marsalis'] album, Standard Time Volume 2, there was just something about Wynton’s sound that I gravitated toward, especially after I started playing the trumpet. Since then, growing up, trying to find every single record of his, and [I] finally [had] the opportunity to meet him in person when I was fifteen. I mean, everything about the way that I would like to carry myself in the music — I mean he’s just influenced me in so many ways. And that was everything leading up to my going to Juilliard, and playing with Jazz at Lincoln Center.
UNCG Professor and Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra trumpeter Brandon Lee. (Photo credit: Daniel Rice)On Wynton Marsalis’ playing philosophy:
The thing that Wynton is speaking to is the idea that no matter if you’re in the practice room or not, you should approach it as though you are performing, and as though you’re trying to play at the highest level.
On performing in the JLCO;
It’s definitely something to be around musicians that are at such a high level all the time — great thinkers of the music and obviously great players. It’s not about who’s the best person in the orchestra, it’s ...
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Africa in the news: Nigeria introduces new foreign exchange window, U.S. Defense Secretary visits Djibouti, and Burundi denies access to WFP convoy
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Nigeria’s central bank opens a new foreign exchange window to attract investors
On Monday, the Central Bank of Nigeria introduced a new window for investors and exporters to engage in foreign exchange trading. The platform—called the Investors’ and Exporters’ FX Window—aims to boost the availability of U.S. dollars in the economy. The window allows sellers and buyers to conduct currency trades via phone at rates determined by the market, falling between the official interbank rate and the black-market rate. Banks, portfolio investors, exporters, and the central bank will sell hard currency to interested buyers via this platform. Those eligible to purchase dollars through the new system include people and businesses using dollars to repay loans and loan interest, pay dividends, repatriate capital, or resolve trade-related obligations. By creating a market where the naira can be traded at a weaker value than the official interbank rate for certain transactions, the platform strives to attract foreign investors and improve the supply of U.S. dollars in the economy, without policymakers resorting to floating or devaluing the currency, which could lead to an inflationary spiral.
On Wednesday, the naira closed at 380.39 on the new foreign exchange trading window while the naira’s official interbank market rate stood at 305.90 naira and the black-market rate was 388 naira. With the advent of the new window, Nigeria now has six exchange rates: the new rate, the official interbank rate, the black-market rate, a rate for Muslim pilgrims going to Saudi Arabia, a retail rate set by licensed exchange bureaus, and a rate for foreign travel and school fees.
Pentagon chiefs visits Djibouti and issues a warning against piracy
This week, United States Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis was in Djibouti where he met with President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh to advance U.S.-Djibouti efforts towards promoting regional stability as well as visit ...
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2017 Excellence in Teaching Awards Announced
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Provost Frances Bronet has announced the recipients of this year’s faculty teaching awards:
Board of Trustees Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award: Professor Ullica Segerstrale (Lewis College of Human Sciences)
Ullica Segerstrale’s teaching has educated and inspired both students majoring in social sciences and students across several other departments. In her courses she encourages students to engage important sociological theories and apply them to practical matters creatively. Although many of her students take her classes as part of their core curriculum, they find her courses relevant, enlightening, and a valuable complement to the work they do in their majors.
Students find her teaching style to be a nice balance between formal instruction and informal, student-driven discussion and exploration of ideas and applications. And students find her to be generous with her time and attention to their particular needs as well as understanding of the variety of personal experiences and challenges they face.
Segerstrale has mentored many students through her role as advisor to the Camras Scholars program. Her courses on the sociology of the built environment have added a necessary dimension to the training of future architects and planners. As a result she is in demand as a member of graduate committees and as a mentor for students who anticipate careers that include university-level teaching.
In sum, students across Illinois Tech hold Segerstrale’s teaching in high esteem. She is sought after as an instructor and mentor. She is generous with her time and energies. Students value the intellectual content of her courses; her sensitivity and responsiveness to their needs, interests, and cultures; and the contribution that her courses make to their professional and personal development. Her teaching is an important part of the contribution that Social Sciences and Human Sciences make to the broader mission of Illinois Tech.
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College of DuPage Receives National Endowment for the Humanities 'Dialogues on the Experience of War' Grant
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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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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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