W&M Men’s Track and Field Adds 15 for 2017-18

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The William & Mary men's track and field team will add 15 newcomers to the roster this fall, Director of Track & Field and Cross Country Alex Heacock '09 announced today.  The class includes a grad transfer from the University of Cambridge in England, as well as eight in-state freshmen and recruits from as far away as Oregon, Florida, and Massachusetts.  Ten of the 15 athletes will also join the Tribe's 17-time Colonial Athletic Association Champion cross country team."This is the deepest men's class we have put together in a while, in terms of both size and talent," said Heacock," and I believe this group has the potential to make a profound impact on our program in the years to come. Our staff did a great job in securing some great in-state talent, while bringing in more strong prospects from across the country and the world. We are excited to get to work with these student-athletes upon their arrival to campus this fall."Following is a brief look at each member of the incoming class.John Cacciatore - Distance
Indialantic, Fla./Satellite1,600m - 4:20.60
3,200m - 9:21.85Eighth in the Florida state championships 1,600m as a senior ... Finished fourth in the state cross country championships in 2016.Kelly Cook, Jr. - Throws
Buena Vista, Va./Parry McCluerShot Put - 58-1
Discus - 178-2Swept the Virginia 1A titles in the shot put both indoors and outdoors as a senior ... Two-time state champion in the discus ... Longest throw in the Virginia high school ranks (all divisions) this spring in the discus.Michael Fairbanks - Pole Vault
Fairfax Station, Va./South CountyPole Vault - 15-9.5Swept the Virginia 6A state titles in the pole vault as a senior.Evan Goodell - Distance
St. Louis, Mich./St. Louis1,600m - 4:18.18
3,200m - 9:05.06Finished in the top three of the Michigan state cross country championships twice ... Won back-to-back state ...

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Desert Studies Institute Featured in Latest Boise State Podcast

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The Desert Studies Institute at Boise State University is a cooperative program between the Department of Anthropology and Celebration Park, located about 40 miles south of campus.
The mission of the institute is to provide educational programs and presentations concerning the prehistory, history, ecology and politics of Idaho’s desert environments and deserts around the world. You can learn more about the Desert Studies Institute in the latest edition of the Boise State Podcast featuring professor Mark Plew from the Department of Anthropology.

Learn even more about institute and how you can get involved on the Desert Studies Institute website.



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UVU Hosts STEM-Centered Sci-Tech EXPO on July 14

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University Marketing & Communications: Layton Shumway | 801-863-6863 | LShumway@uvu.edu
Utah Valley University will welcome more than 600 Utah middle-school students to campus on Friday, July 14, for the Sci-Tech EXPO, a major one-day event providing hands-on experiences designed to engage and inspire students to pursue college studies in preparation for career opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
The goal of the EXPO is to create STEM career awareness and insight of the practical application of a STEM degree through engaging presentations, workshops, competitions, live demonstrations, and keynote speakers. Business and industry professionals will present innovative, interactive workshops that will help students see the benefits of obtaining a college education and spark students’ interest in becoming the next generation of scientists and engineers.
Involving students in science-related interactive activities will aid in providing transformational and memorable experiences necessary to help students commit to careers in STEM fields. Activities spanning a wide spectrum of scientific and technical fields will be presented such as: computer gaming, digital media, sound engineering, cancer research, space exploration, the physics of flying, and much more. Students will have the opportunity to personally interact with leading STEM professionals representing corporations, non-profit organizations, government agencies, and universities providing a chance to ask questions and learn what it takes to become a STEM professional.
By bringing together corporate, scientific, and community leaders to provide programming and pre-workforce development opportunities to the next generation of STEM professionals, students will learn how important and integral STEM careers are in keeping our Nation competitive, globally secure, and prosperous.
The EXPO will enhance students’ 21st-century STEM skills by engaging students in unique learning environments and promoting new STEM educational practices.
The Sci-Tech EXPO will be the platform that will connect UTAH PREP students to a community of scientific and engineering leaders empowering them to succeed and to become a new generation of innovators ...

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University of Wyoming Calendar for July 17-23 | News

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These are among the activities scheduled July 17-23 at the University of Wyoming:
Tuesday, July 18, 7 p.m. -- Planetarium show, “Phantom of the Universe: The Hunt for Dark Matter.” Tickets cost $3 for students and $4 for non-students, Physical Sciences Building basement. Advance tickets are available in the Physical Sciences Building, Room 204.
Wednesday, July 19, 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. -- The Still Tide, an indie rock band, will perform for the UW Summer Programs concert series on Simpson Plaza. Free.
Friday, July 21, 8 p.m. -- Planetarium show, “Overcoming Armageddon.” A free STAR Observatory tour (weather dependent) follows at 9 p.m. Tickets cost $3 for students and $4 for non-students, Physical Sciences Building basement. Advance tickets are available in the Physical Sciences Building, Room 204.
A variety of exhibitions can be seen at the UW Art Museum in the Centennial Complex, 2111 Willett Drive in Laramie. The museum is open Mondays through Saturdays from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free.
Dinosaur skeletons, ancient mammal fossils and other exhibits are on display in the UW Geological Museum, open Mondays through Saturdays from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free.
The UW Department of Botany’s Williams Conservatory is open to the public Mondays through Fridays from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free.





















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Chancellor to Serve as Presiding Co-Chair for Northwest Arkansas Council

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Chancellor Steinmetz plans to encourage collaboration between higher education and the Northwest Arkansas community.

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For Kogod Students, 4 Tips for Building Your Business Career

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Credit: Randy Nordby
Randy Nordby, Kogod’s new program director for the MS Finance and MS Real Estate programs, is all about making a contribution. He’s an innovator—one who improves whatever he’s working on, wherever he’s working. “It’s my focus everywhere I go. If there’s an opportunity to step up, I take it,” Nordby says.
He’s got 13 years of experience and a slew of current positions to prove it. He’s Finance Coordinator for Kogod’s MBA@American program. He serves on the CFA Institute’s board, and is helping the CFTC develop their education program. And, most impressively, he recently passed the Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting (FSA) Level II exam—a credential only 150 people hold worldwide.
He wants to pay his experience forward to his students. He hopes his knowledge will help them win their dream jobs—Nordby’s ultimate goal. “We don’t make cars or build products here. We help students prepare for jobs,” Nordby says. “I consider myself a success if every student I teach gets the job that they want.”
So, how do students build their dream careers? Below, Nordby shares his words of wisdom: four tips, garnered from his own years of success, on how to build—and advance—one’s business career. It’s one more way for him to make a contribution—one he hopes will inspire students to become innovators, too.
#1 Manage Up
“I’m always looking for areas where I can make suggestions. It’s how I’ve advanced in my career.”
Nordby recalls starting his first job out of college at a call center at Sallie Mae. He spoke to 200 debt-ridden students a day, advising them on how to repay their loans. “I asked, ‘What can I do to prepare myself?'" I wanted to be the most knowledgeable person there.Fast-forward ...

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NBC's Today Profiles EOP Student Pacielly Morelo as she Starts her UAlbany Journey

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ALBANY, N.Y. (July 13, 2017) -- For Pacielly Morelo, the University at Albany's Educational Opportunities Program is providing her with a way to pay back all of the sacrifices her parents made when the immigrated from Columbia to provide a better life for their children.
Pacielly and her brother have been raised in a single-parent household since she was five years-old. That was when her mom passed away from cancer. It was also when her father, having given up on his own dreams to attend college to support his young family, made a promise to his children that they would go where he hadn't.














Incoming freshman Pacielly Morelo



In order to keep that promise, Pacielly has devoted her life to doing well in school and giving back to the community. She serves as a youth leader, a member of the youth government and a Y-scholar for the YMCA. She has devoted countless hours to serving as a role model for underprivileged children.
This fall, Pacielly will become the first person in her family to attend a four-year school. In doing so, she is fulfilling the dreams of her father -- whom she calls her hero.
But her father would call Pacielly his hero, for all she has done to better herself and those around her. And now for her work, Pacielly is being recognized by NBC's Today Show, with a little help from JC Penney.









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Clemson trustees approve lowest tuition increase in 20 years for 2017-18 academic year

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CLEMSON — Consistent with its ongoing commitment to providing a world-class college education at an affordable cost, Clemson University’s board of trustees Thursday approved the smallest percentage tuition increase for South Carolina resident students in two decades for the academic year that begins in August.
The trustees approved a 2.75 percent tuition increase for in-state undergraduate students, or $197 per semester for a full time-student. Out-of-state undergraduate tuition will increase by 4.25 percent, or $727 per semester. Starting in the fall of 2017, posted tuition and fees for full-time South Carolina residents will be $7,356 per semester and $17,827 for non-resident students.
While much attention is given to the “sticker price” of a college education, Clemson students, on whole, pay far less than full tuition due to significant financial assistance offered by the university and the state of South Carolina, among other sources. As a result, 51 percent of Clemson students graduate without debt, compared to only 31 percent of college graduates nationally.
Additionally, the average out-of-pocket cost for an in-state freshman is 36 percent of the university’s posted price for tuition and fees and 99 percent of Clemson freshmen receive some sort of scholarship assistance from the state of South Carolina. More than two-thirds of Clemson’s undergraduate students are from South Carolina.
“Clemson University was founded to fulfill Thomas Green Clemson’s vision of a high seminary of learning and to provide an affordable, high-quality university to serve the citizens of South Carolina,” President James P. Clements said. “That commitment remains unwavering today as demonstrated by our trustees’ decision to approve small increases in tuition for the upcoming year.
“This increase will allow the university to continue to provide the high-quality education for which Clemson has become widely known while ensuring affordability and accessibility to our students.”
Students will see modest increases in the cost of housing and dining services in the upcoming year. The university offers a ...

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Vin Scully Receives Icon Award at the 2017 ESPYS

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Legendary sports broadcaster Vin Scully, FCRH ’49, received the Icon Award last night at the 2017 ESPY Awards ceremony in Los Angeles.
Scully, who got his start in broadcasting as an undergraduate at WFUV during the 1940s and is often called the dean of Fordham-trained sportscasters, retired last October after nearly seven decades as the voice of the Dodgers. He holds the record for the longest tenure of any broadcaster with a single pro sports team. “That’s what you should do with a gift—share it,” said actor Bryan Cranston, who presented Scully with the award.
In a brief acceptance speech, Scully demonstrated the winsome, lyrical style that has endeared him to generations of sports fans. He reflected on his lifelong “love affair” with baseball and on the many accolades he has received.
“God gave us memories so we can have roses in December, and in the December of my years, I have collected so many roses and cherished each and every one of them,” he said. “And you give me a rose tonight to join my collection for all those years.”
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HORNET STUDENT-ATHLETES EARN EXACTLY 100 SPRING ALL-ACADEMIC HONORS

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Big Sky All-Academic TeamAmerican Athletic All-Academic TeamWAC All-Academic TeamBig West All-Academic TeamSACRAMENTO, Calif. - Sacramento State student-athletes totaled exactly 100 conference all-academic selections during the spring season.The group had 54 Big Sky all-academic honors in the sports of men's and women's golf, men's and women's outdoor track and field, men's and women's tennis, and softball. In addition, 28 rowers received American Athletic Conference all-academic honors, 12 Hornet baseball players received WAC all-academic accolades, and six beach volleyball players earned Big West all-academic honors.In all, Sacramento State totaled 186 conference all-academic selections during the 2016-17 academic year. That number continues to rise as the department had 173 all-academic selections during the 2015-16 school year, 131 in 2014-15, and 93 in 2013-14.In the spring, Sacramento State's Big Sky sports saw women's outdoor track and field record 18 all-academic honors while men's outdoor track and field had 13. Softball had six student-athletes earn the award, while men's tennis, women's tennis and women's golf each had five. Men's golf totaled two.To be eligible for Big Sky all-academic honors, a student-athlete must have met and/or exceeded the following minimum requirements: 1) Participated in at least half of the team's competitions; 2) Achieved a 3.2 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) at the conclusion of the most recently completed term; 3) Completed at least one academic term at his/her current Big Sky institution.The requirements for WAC Baseball all-academic honors are identical though pitchers are eligible if they competed in at least 20 percent of the team's contests.To be eligible for Big West all-academic accolades, student-athletes have to maintain a 3.0 cumulative grade point average, complete one full year at the member institution prior to the season for which the award is being received (at least a sophomore academically) and compete in at least 50 percent of their team's contests.To be eligible for American all-academic honors, a nominee must have attained a minimum ...

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Montemagno appointed chancellor of SIU Carbondale

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July 13, 2017Montemagno appointed chancellor of SIU Carbondale
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees, has appointed Carlo Montemagno, a professor of engineering who founded and currently leads the interdisciplinary Ingenuity Lab based at the University of Alberta in Canada, as the next chancellor of SIU Carbondale. 
The board approved the appointment July 13, 2017, at its meeting in Springfield. Montemagno was nominated for consideration by SIU System President Randy Dunn and begins his new role Aug. 15.
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Dr. Montemagno (pronounced mont-a-MAHN-yo) will be available to meet with media representatives on Monday, July 17. Time and location are to be determined.
Montemagno is an internationally recognized expert in nanotechnology and biomedical engineering, focusing his work on linking multiple disciplines to solve problems in areas of health, energy and the environment.
In addition to leading the Ingenuity Lab, which connects organizations and researchers from across the Province of Alberta, he serves as director of the biomaterials program for the Canadian Research Council’s National Institute for Nanotechnology as well as research chair in intelligent nanosystems for the Canadian National Research Council.
Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Alberta, he was the founding dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences and a professor of bioengineering at the University of Cincinnati.
He also served as a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, founding chair of the Department of Bioengineering and co-director of the NASA Center for Cell Mimetic Space Exploration at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Other previous roles include serving as director of the biomedical engineering graduate program and associate professor at Cornell University, group leader in the environmental research division at Argonne National Laboratories at the University of Chicago, and as a U.S. naval officer working with the U.S. Department of Energy.
Montemagno has received a number of awards for his scientific work, ...

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Men's Basketball Announces Annual Golf Outing

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ARCATA, Calif. – Men's basketball Head Coach Steve Kinder announced details for the 2017 Hoopster Golf Tournament. The event will be held at Beau Pre Golf Course on Sunday, Sept. 10.The entry fee is $125 and includes green fee, tee prize, a gift bag, the awards ceremony and a barbecue lunch. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., with a shotgun start scheduled for 10 a.m.To sign up or for event details please contact Coach Kinder at 707-599-5497.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

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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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Montgomery College Adjunct Professor Pens Op-Ed in the Baltimore Sun

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Category: FeaturesPublished: Jul 13 2017 12:00AM Montgomery College Adjunct Professor Philip Bonner penned and op-ed in The Baltimore Sun. Professor Bonner's piece, titled "We must restore integrity to our election process," can be read here. Related MediaBaltimoreSun.png

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The Preposition 'At': How its Usage Has Changed

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The American language seems to change as much as our attention span. Somewhere in the midst of this change, more and more of us are ending our sentences with the word “at.” What was once considered a major faux pas in public speaking has been creeping into the mainstream.Examples: Where is the meeting at? Where are we at? Where’s the tuna fish at?  While it has always been a general rule that sentences cannot end in a preposition, there are exceptions. Examples:             What did you step on?                         vs.             On what did you step? Of course the first example is perfectly acceptable. The difference with the preposition “at” is that to remove it does not change the meaning of the sentence.  Examples without “at”: Where is the meeting?  Where are we?  Where’s the tuna fish?  It may be wise to amend your speech pattern depending on the audience you are trying to reach.  For example, professional presentations or job interviews may be places to avoid “sloppy speak” so as not to give the wrong impression.  Also, be careful not to write the way you speak. What you may get away with at the lunch table will never work on a school assignment. If you have questions, refer to Grammarly.com – you’ll see exactly where you’re at.


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Fiske Guide to Colleges 2018 lists Miami among the nation's best

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Miami University’s strong academic reputation, dedicated and accomplished faculty, high-caliber students, and high graduation rates are praised in the Fiske Guide to Colleges 2018, a guide of the “best and most interesting” schools.
The guide commends Miami for its strong emphasis on liberal arts and its opportunities for research, travel abroad and leadership.
This year’s edition includes information on more than 300 four-year universities out of more than 2,200 considered. Miami is one of 13 Ohio public and private universities featured in the guide.
Fiske refers to Miami’s strength in providing experiential learning opportunities with requirements promoting competency in written communication as well as critical-thinking skills.
Frequent campus events and special guest speakers encourage engagement on issues of difference, diversity and privilege.
The guide also said, “Undergraduate research gets a lot of attention at Miami . . . including the competitive Undergraduate Summer Scholars Program, which gives 100 students a stipend, free tuition, and a project allowance to complete a nine-week faculty-mentored project.”
“The academic climate at Miami is both competitive and collaborative,” said one student. “Students are encouraged to work together, but each student is also individually motivated to succeed.”
Another student said, “Every time I step foot on campus, I just want to be a better version of me, and it is amazing that I am able to do that through the resources of the institution.”
Miami professors are praised by a quoted student as “extremely knowledgeable and … dedicated to assisting students both in their educational and personal development.”
In the Fiske Guide list for preprofessionals, Miami is noted for being a:
Public university strong in architecture and interior design.
Public university strong in business.
Major university strong in music.
Other programs noted include:
Finance
Marketing
Accountancy
Psychology
Biology
International Studies
Interactive Media Studies
Gerontology
The Fiske Guide to Colleges was first published more than 30 years ago. Miami consistently appears among featured schools.


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UNCG ranks third among NC public universities according to College Choice

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UNCG ranks third among public universities and sixth among all colleges and universities in North Carolina according to the 2017 College Choice “25 Best Colleges in North Carolina” list.
The rankings highlight UNCG’s renowned College of Visual and Performing Arts, as well as degree programs in business and the sciences and the university’s “fantastic master and doctoral degrees.”
College Choice is an independent online publication dedicated to helping students and their families find the right college. The rankings are based on National Center for Education Statistics data related to academic quality, student body diversity and return on investment.
To view the full list of top North Carolina colleges and universities, click here.


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Charts of the week: children’s well-being, black student loan debt, US forces in Afghanistan

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58% of advanced country citizens think their children will be worse off
William Galston discusses new data on how attitudes about the future in developed and developing countries are dramatically different. “The loss of confidence in the future is a defining reality of life in advanced industrial societies,” he notes

Black college grads have twice the student loan debt of whites
While student debt levels have increased across the board, black students are feeling this burden disproportionately.

ABOUT 8,400 US troops Are deployed in Afghanistan
(as of the end of March 2017)
A team of Brookings foreign policy experts convened to discuss the history and future of U.S. policy in Afghanistan. Among their recommendations is that U.S. and coalition troops (the latter numbering about 6,400 as of January 2017) “should focus on stabilizing the security environment, alongside critical, complementary efforts to tackle corruption, ethnic and tribal discrimination, and drug trafficking.”

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Summer 2017 Edition of IIT Magazine Is Now Available Online

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Illinois Tech Scarlet Hawks men’s basketball and data science made the cover of the summer 2017 edition of IIT Magazine in a pairing that is a first for the university. Read about how Head Coach Todd Kelly and Professor Shlomo Engelson Argamon teamed up to help take the sports stars to the national championship this year. Also featured in this issue are stories about faculty members Margaret Power and Ron Henderson and alumni Denis Weil (new ID dean), Sam Pitroda (telecommunications visionary), and Robin Chaurasiya (innovative educator). You can read the summer issue of IIT Magazine from the convenience of your mobile phone at magazine.iit.edu.



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Free Prairie Tours Available at COD this Summer and Fall

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By Mike McKissackTours of the Russell Kirt Prairie at College of DuPage will be available this summer
from 10 a.m. to noon on Tuesdays, July 25 and Aug. 8, and from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on
Wednesdays, July 26, Aug. 16 and Sept. 20.As they take a guided walk through the College’s prairie restorations, participants
will learn about the wildlife and natural processes as well as identify some of the
more than 100 species of native Illinois plants found throughout the 18-acre prairie
preserve.Click here to watch a segment of NCTV about the tours.For more information about these free tours, click here or call (630) 942-8331.A glimpse of the time when tallgrass prairie still existed plentifully in the area,
the College’s prairie areas serve as an outdoor classroom in the biological sciences,
enabling students an opportunity to gain real-world experience in field-based research.First planted in 1985, Kirt Prairie was reconstructed on clay and gravel excavated
for the construction of the Student Resource Center and covered with a thin layer
of imported topsoil which enabled seed spreading and planting. The area comprises
approximately six acres ofmarsh, a one-acre retention pond, 11 acres of reconstructed prairie and savanna, and
a quarter mile of seed production beds. Over a half mile of trails, including a 1/6-mile
wheelchair accessible stretch, allows easy access for non-consumptive recreational
use.The Glen Ellyn campus is also home to the B.J. Hoddinott Wildlife Sanctuary, the oldest
restoration area, which includes a nine-acre marsh and wetland area dedicated in 1983,
as well as a 15-acre Ecological Study Area comprising three acres of marsh, four acres
of successional woodland and eight acres of reconstructed prairie. The Ecological
Study area also includes more than a half mile of trails available for non-consumptive
recreational use.The College’s prairies feature nearly 300 species of native tallgrass plants, more
than 80 of which were reintroduced over the years. ...

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What to do when your heart isn’t in your work anymore

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In an ideal world, our work lives would be completely fulfilling, full of meaning, and intrinsically motivating. But what if they’re not? What if you’re stuck in a job or a career that you once loved, but your heart isn’t in it anymore?
What you may have valued when you started your career as a 20-something may no longer match what you’re passionate about now, leading to feelings of dissatisfaction and disengagement at work. But you can take steps to reimagine — or reenvision — an uninspired professional existence.
By applying concepts like job crafting and exploring passions and interests outside of work, it’s possible to make your job more meaningful. Tweaking the less attractive aspects of your job can lead to a greater sense of satisfaction. And by indulging in activities and interests unrelated to your work, you may experience positive spillover effects within your career. If all else fails, it may be time for a change — to find something else geared toward a newer passion.



Tara Moore

In an ideal world, our work lives would be completely fulfilling, full of meaning, and intrinsically motivating. But what if they’re not?  What if you’re stuck in a job or a career that you once loved, but your heart isn’t in it anymore?
More people fit this profile than you’d think. According to a 2017 Gallup survey, only one-third of U.S. employees feel engaged at work; that is, only one of three workers brings a consistently high level of initiative, commitment, passion, and productivity to their job. That leaves the majority of employees less than satisfied with their work.
And truth be told, there could be any number of reasons for this sense of malaise. You might feel stuck doing the same thing over and over again. You might question the ultimate ...

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Veterans Gain Unique IT Advantage Through Microsoft Program

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The Microsoft-Embry-Riddle partnership teaches IT systems and software concepts and technology skills to transitioning U.S. military service members at seven locations across the country. To date, 190 students have completed the program through Embry-Riddle Worldwide and over 600 students have graduated since the program’s launch in 2013.
“The MSSA popped up at the right place at the right time,” said the 23-year-old from Minnesota.
Scanlan had started the qualification process for the U.S. Marine Corps Force Special Operations Command when his staff sergeant mentioned an IT hiring fair. It was at that fair that he learned about MSSA and came to realize that he had accomplished what he set out to do in the military. 
“I wanted to move on to the next part of my life,” he said.
During his studies in the program, Scanlan passed three Microsoft Certified Professional exams and earned the industry-recognized Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate certification. He also earned 15 undergraduate credit hours from Embry-Riddle Worldwide, which he has since applied toward a bachelor’s degree in technical management.
But MSSA is more than a rigorous software and systems learning experience. The program goes on to prepare veterans for the civilian workforce through mentoring and job preparation. Veterans working at Microsoft serve as mentors and assist students with anything from interviewing skills to workplace culture.
“Veterans always take care of each other,” Scanlan said.
Toward the end of Scanlan’s program, a Microsoft hiring manager traveled to Camp Pendleton to conduct preliminary interviews. Scanlan was part of a select group that was flown to Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Wash., for more formal interviewing.
He was hired as a Microsoft Premier Field Engineer based in Boulder, Colo., and now provides on-site support to customers throughout the country. Scanlan spends about three weeks a month traveling to military bases to advise customers on how to manage their systems. 
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UMass Boston Neighbors Highlight City’s Storied History, Natural Beauty

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If you happen to be on Columbia Point this summer—for classes or simply to enjoy the harbor—you may be wondering what there is to do and where there is to go. The peninsula is home to a variety of great educational and recreational activities that highlight Boston’s historic character and natural resources.The Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate is one unique option on campus. The Institute offers a variety of interactive exhibitions, a recreation of Senator Kennedy’s Washington, D.C., office, and a replica Senate chamber where visitors can simulate the experience of casting a crucial vote. The Institute is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.Admission to the Institute will be free tomorrow, July 14, as part of the Free Fun Friday program.



Another popular destination is the Commonwealth Museum, located on campus near University Hall. The museum features one of 14 copies of the Declaration of Independence sent by the Continental Congress to Massachusetts during the Revolutionary War. The copy was printed in a Baltimore shop owned by Mary Catherine Goddard, the first female postmaster of the United States, and has the signature of John Hancock, the third governor of the commonwealth.

The museum is open from 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. on weekdays, and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekends through October. Free Fun Friday admission will be available on July 28.

The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, next door to the Institute, is commemorating the 100th anniversary of President Kennedy’s birth. The celebration, “JFK 100: Milestones & Mementos,” began on May 26 and will run through May 2018. The exhibition features a selection of items that represent historic milestones in JFK’s personal life, early career, and presidential administration.

Some of the items featured in the exhibition include a scrapbook compiled by JFK while he was ...

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Two faculty members, alumnus inducted into American Philosophical Society

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Two Princeton University faculty members and one University alumnus are among 32 new members recently elected to the American Philosophical Society, the nation’s oldest scholarly organization.

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Physics' Abolhassan Jawahery Comments on Large Hadron Collider's Discovery of New Particle - New Scientist

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IU School of Medicine faculty appointed editors of PLOS Science Communication Blog

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INDIANAPOLIS -- With the goal of connecting and engaging the public with science, free of jargon and full of insight, the Public Library of Science (PLOS) Science Communication Blog (#SciCommPLOS) has named three Indiana University School of Medicine faculty as the new editors: Drs. Krista Hoffmann-Longtin, Jason Organ, and Bill Sullivan assumed this role on June 26, 2017.“We hope to build bridges between scientists and the general public by explaining why science is important and meaningful in everyday life,” said Organ, an assistant professor of anatomy and cell biology. “Our goals for #SciCommPLOS are to highlight interesting and impactful science for the public in accessible ways, and to teach scientists about the art of storytelling as an effective means to communicate their science.”
The opportunity to lead #SciCommPLOS emerged from ongoing collaboration among Hoffmann-Longtin, Organ, and Sullivan, who actively engage students and faculty to improve science and health communication through courses and workshops at IU School of Medicine and IUPUI, and the public through science outreach blogging.
“The internet and social media provide powerful tools to communicate science, yet many scientists have avoided engaging the public online,” said Sullivan, a professor of pharmacology and toxicology. “Consequently, some fields like healthcare, climate science, and evolutionary biology have been overrun with misinformation, alternative facts, and conspiracy theories. Because scientific fields continue to increase in complexity, the American public – whose tax dollars fund federal research grants – is left behind. The goal of the #SciCommPLOS blog is to connect and engage the public with science.”
The new editors are encouraging scientists, health professionals, researchers, and the public to read and contribute to the blog. “Communication isn’t just about message transmission,” added Hoffmann-Longtin, assistant professor of communication studies. “It’s about working together to develop shared meaning. And that can only come from open conversation, with a foundation of trust and respect.” 
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Predicting heart events after liver transplant

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CHICAGO - The first app and score to determine the one-year risk of a liver transplant patient dying or being hospitalized for a heart attack or other cardiovascular complication has been developed by Northwestern Medicine scientists.“Knowing the patient’s risk is critical to help prevent the frequent cardiac complications that accompany liver transplant surgery and to determine which patients are likely to survive the transplant,” said Dr. Lisa VanWagner, an assistant professor of medicine and preventive medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and a Northwestern Medicine physician.Liver transplant surgery is among the highest-risk cardiac surgery. Unique blood flow changes occur in patients with end-stage liver disease. And during a liver transplant, massive changes in blood volume and adrenaline surges affect heart function.“Identifying persons who are at highest risk may mean restricting transplantation so that we maximize the benefit of scarce donor organs to persons who have a lower risk of a cardiac event and are more likely to survive the stress of a liver transplant,” VanWagner said.In those who are at higher risk, evaluation and consultation with a multidisciplinary team of physicians can help manage a wide array of cardiac conditions related to liver transplant patients.The new app and method to establish risk is called the Cardiovascular Risk in Orthotopic Liver Transplantation (CAR-OLT). It’s intended for use in those ages 18 to 75 with liver disease who are undergoing evaluation for liver transplantation.The app is both web-based (e.g., you can search the calculator and use it online) or you can download the app through a smartphone (iTunes or Google Play stores).The paper was published in the journal Hepatology July 13.Prior to the new Northwestern risk-scoring method, physicians used several risk tools that had been developed in a non-liver transplant population. One such tool, the revised cardiac risk index, is no better ...

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Steven Davis

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Steven J. Davis studies business dynamics, employment, labor market institutions, economic fluctuations, public policy and other topics. He is a former editor of the American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics and an elected fellow of the Society of Labor Economists. He is also a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research, senior academic fellow with the Asian Bureau of Finance and Economics Research, advisor to the U.S. Congressional Budget Office, and visiting scholar and consultant, respectively, with the Federal Reserve Banks of Atlanta and Chicago.Davis is known for his influential work using longitudinal data on firms and establishments to explore job creation and destruction dynamics and their relationship to economic performance. He is also a co-creator of the Economic Policy Uncertainty Indices and the DHI Hiring Indicators, and he co-organizes the Asian Monetary Policy Forum, held annually in Singapore. Davis has received research grants from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Ewing Marion Kauffmann Foundation, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and other organizations, including several grants from the U.S. National Science Foundation. In 2013, he received the Addington Prize in Measurement, awarded by the Fraser Institute for Public Policy, for his research on “Measuring Economic Policy Uncertainty.”

His teaching experience includes Ph.D. courses in macroeconomics and labor economics at the University of Chicago, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the University of Maryland; MBA courses in macroeconomics, money and banking, business strategy, and financial institutions for Chicago Booth; and executive MBA courses in macroeconomics for Chicago Booth in Barcelona, London, and Singapore. Davis has also taught undergraduate courses in microeconomics, econometrics, and money and banking at Brown University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

In addition to his scholarly publications, Davis has written for the Atlantic, Bloomberg View, Financial Times, Forbes, Wall Street Journal and other popular media and appeared on Channel News Asia, CNBC, CNN, ...

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Bird Man

BU Today

When it comes to high-risk activities, bird-watching doesn’t usually make it to the top of the list. But College of General Studies Professor Emeritus William “Ted” E. Davis, Jr., has faced peril more than once while observing birds for research or pleasure.
In 1965, Davis (GRS’66), who was 29, and his father were stalking grassland birds in Tanzania when their vehicle was charged by a black rhinoceros. (“We had a very good driver and he raced away from it,” he says.) But the scariest confrontation happened in Australia in 1990. He was a visiting research fellow at the University of New England (Australia), collecting foraging data about thornbills. While out driving one day, he spotted an eastern brown—a five-foot-long creature said to be the world’s second most venomous snake and one that is known to attack humans—slithering onto the dirt road ahead of him. “I hit the brakes, but I got so close to him that I lost sight of him,” he recalls. Davis peered out the window and suddenly found himself eye to eye with the snake, which had reared like a cobra. Fortunately, he’d rolled up the window seconds earlier; the reptile retreated.
“I have always heard that when people get terrified, they get this horrible cramp in the pit of their stomach,” he says. “That was the first and only time I’ve had that happen.”
Since retiring from BU in 2003, Davis has devoted most of his time to bird research. His lifelong interest in ornithology has taken him to more than 50 countries—sometimes accompanied by his wife, a biologist—and he’s seen more than 4,000 species of birds in the wild. (There are roughly 10,000 species in the world.) Despite all the traveling, he’s found time to publish histories of American and Australian ornithology—including Contributions to the History of Australasian Ornithology (published in ...

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Mānoa: Research reveals Rapa Nui people cultivated and managed crops

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University of Hawaiʻi at MānoaContact:Posted: Jul 12, 2017Moai (statues) on Rapa Nui. Credit: Terry Hunt.A rock mulch garden on Rapa Nui with taro (Colocasia esculenta) growing. Credit: Terry Hunt.Research by an international team, including University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Geology Professor Brian Popp, has shed new light on the fate of the ancient people of Rapa Nui (Easter Island).“It's been proposed that vast forests of giant palm trees were cut down by the people of Rapa Nui leaving them, among other things, without canoes. With no canoes, they could no longer fish so they ate chickens, rats and agricultural crops. However, Rapa Nui is not a tropical paradise with fertile soils so crop productivity decreased. This ‘ecocide’ hypothesis attributes societal collapse on Rapa Nui to human overexploitation of natural resources. That’s the traditional narrative,” said Terry Hunt, Dean of the Clark Honors College and professor of anthropology at the University of Oregon and co-author of the study.This new study challenges that interpretation, and instead shows that the ancient population ate roughly equal amounts of seafood and terrestrial resources.“We also discovered that agricultural crops consumed must have been planted in soils that were deliberately managed and manipulated to provide better yields,” said Catrine Jarman, lead author of the study and a graduate student at the University of Bristol. “Previous work has shown that plants of Rapa Nui were grown in rock mulch gardens and planting enclosures known as manavai. These had been carefully constructed and deliberately managed, and our study showed that the islanders may have added fertilizers.”The research team analyzed archaeological material dating from 1400AD to the historic period from the Kon Tiki Museum in Oslo, Norway. These included some material from excavations led by the famous Norwegian explorer and anthropologist Thor Heyerdahl in the 1950s and 1980s. Other ...

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Invite Sustainability into your Classroom

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The Office of Sustainability is always seeking ways to engage with our students, and we would enjoy the opportunity to speak to your classes. Early in the fall semester is the perfect time for us to speak about all of our sustainability initiatives on campus, including recycling, composting, the West Campus Garden, our internship program and much more.We are available to chat for 5 minutes or speak for a full lecture time. If you are interested in having us visit your classes, please email sustaingc@gcsu.edu. We look forward to visiting. 


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OSU inks largest research grant in its history to begin ship construction

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University has just received a grant of $121.88 million from the National Science Foundation to spearhead the construction of a new class of research vessels for the United States Academic Research Fleet. It is the largest grant in the university’s history.
This grant will fund the construction of the first of three planned vessels approved by Congress for research in coastal regions of the continental United States and Alaska. When funding for the next two vessels is authorized, the total grant to OSU could increase to as much as $365 million. The first vessel is slated to be operated by OSU for research missions focusing on the U.S. West Coast. The NSF will begin the competitive selection of operating institutions for the second and third vessels later this year – likely to universities or consortia for operations on the U.S. East Coast and the Gulf of Mexico.
“Oregon State University is extremely proud to lead this effort to create the next generation of regional ocean-going research vessels funded by NSF,” said OSU President Edward J. Ray. “Our exceptional marine science programs are uniquely positioned to advance knowledge of the oceans and to seek solutions to the threats facing healthy coastal communities – and more broadly, global ecological well-being – through their teaching and research.”
OSU was selected by the National Science Foundation in 2013 to lead the initial design phase for the new vessels, and to develop and execute a competitive selection for a shipyard in the United States to do the construction. Gulf Island Shipyards, LLC, in Louisiana was chosen and will conduct the detailed design verification over the next year. Officials hope to have a keel-laying ceremony for the first vessel in the spring of 2018, with the ship delivered to OSU for a year of extensive testing in 2020.
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Jr. Cyclone Club Memberships Available Now!

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CALLING ALL JR. CYCLONES!

REGISTRATION FOR THE 2017-18 JR. CYCLONE CLUB
IS NOW OPEN FOR JUST $59!




 









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FREE ADMISSION TO IOWA STATE EVENTS

Football: Jr. Cyclone Club Hillsides for all home games
Women's Basketball: General Admission
Volleyball: General Admission
Wrestling: General Admission
Gymnastics: General Admission
Soccer: General Admission
Softball: General Admission
Men's Basketball: Available for select games


EXPERIENCESIncluding clinics, special events, and MUCH MORE!

 





Hillside Parent Passes available for $99 each!(Limit of 2 per household. Children must be JCC members.)


 









FAN FEST

When: Sunday, August 20, 2017
Time: 1-3 PM
Location: Bergstrom Football Complex
What: Interactive sport stations, inflatable games, autograph sessions for fans and more!
FREE ADMISSION AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!





CYCLONE EXPERIENCEFootball Kids Zone & Jr. Cyclone Club Station

When: Home football games
Time: Open 3 hours before kickoff at each home game (weather permitting). Closes 30 minutes prior to kickoff.
Location: NE corner of Jack Trice Stadium between parking lots 85E and S8. Click here for a map.
What: Inflatable attractions, face painting, and activities for kids.
FREE ADMISSION AND OPEN TO ALL KIDS!



Celebrate your child’s special day with the Cyclones by hosting
his or her birthday at an Iowa State Athletic Event!
 

Packages Include: tickets, clone cones, hot dogs, beverages, photo with Cy and more.
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What is the Jr. Cyclone Club?The Jr. Cyclone Club is the official kid's club for Cyclone fans 12th grade and younger.

What are the Jr. Cyclone Club Hillsides?In Jack Trice Stadium, the northeast and northwest hillsides are designed solely for club kids and their parents. In order for the hillsides to remain exclusive for Jr. Cyclone Club families, hillside football tickets are NOT sold to the public. Jr. Cyclone Club parents may purchase a football season parent pass in order to sit with their Jr. Cyclone Club member on the hillsides ...

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History/Social Sciences Instructional Materials Now Available for Review

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This invitation is open not just to educators but also to interested students, faculty, staff, and community members
By Sandra Baltazar Martinez on July 12, 2017
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All of the history/social science instructional materials currently up for consideration are now available in Room 217, the Learning Resources Display Center (LRDC), on the second floor of Tomás Rivera Library. ucr file

BY MELANIE RAMIRO 
California’s textbook adoption process is ready to take its next step forward – but first, the State Department of Education needs your input.
All of the history/social science instructional materials currently up for consideration are now available in Room 217, the Learning Resources Display Center (LRDC), on the second floor of Tomás Rivera Library. These materials are intended for use by elementary and middle school students, ranging from kindergarten through eighth grade.
“The LRDC provides a way for all interested parties to have some input into the textbook adoption process,” said Christopher Martone, UCR Library’s coordinator of Education Services and one of the State Board-appointed reviewers for History/Social Sciences instructional materials.
“If you want to review any of the materials, you can make an appointment to meet Christopher in Education Services,” explained Christina Cicchetti, Education/Reference librarian. “He will make the materials available for your review.”
This invitation is open not just to educators but also to interested students, faculty, staff, and community members. After reviewing the materials, patrons can submit their comments directly to the California State Department of Education by following these instructions.
“California has a network of Learning Resource Display Centers throughout the state,” Cicchetti added. “We serve Riverside County specifically, but anyone could come from anywhere to use our LRDC.”
Each LRDC can choose whether they want to display the materials while they are being reviewed, or only after the state’s adoption has been approved. In the inland southern California ...

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NY Times contest cites student essay on rap music

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Jack Zuckerman’s 450 word persuasive essay on the importance of teaching rap music in schools was one of  a record-breaking 7,895 entries in The New York Times’ Fourth Annual Student Editorial Contest. That’s stiff competition, but the rising sophomore was pleased to discover he earned one of 45 honorable mentions. Congrats, Jack! There were 10 winners and 15 runners-up. You can read Jack’s essay below the Q &A.
Jack Zuckerman
We caught up with Jack in his hometown Manheim Township near Lancaster, PA, where he’s been working this summer at a minor league baseball stadium. He plans to double-major in film studies and business, possibly marketing.
Q: Were you surprised when you received the NY Times Contest honorable mention?I was definitely surprised, especially because they didn’t send out emails. I found out while I was scanning the titles of recognized essays and saw my own at the bottom.
Q: Which artists would you feature in a course on rap?At least one from every major area in rap music, so maybe Tupac for the West Coast, Nas for the East Coast, OutKast for the South, and then an artist not necessarily affiliated with a geographical movement like MF Doom.
Q: Are you going to try to get into Prof. Jeffrey McCune’s  Kanye West course next year? [McCune is associate professor of women, gender and sexuality studies and African and African-American studies at WashU. He teaches “The Politics of Kanye West: Black Genius and Sonic Aesthetics.” ]Definitely, but “try” is the key word there.
Q: What are you looking forward to when you return to campus?I’m mostly looking forward to seeing my friends and getting more involved with my activities on campus.
Here’s the editorial Jack submitted to The New York Times contest:We Should be Teaching Rap Music in SchoolsI didn’t understand Toni Morrison ...

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NASA Names Dune on Mars for Late Geosciences Alumnus Nathan Bridges

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NASA announced on July 11 that it has named a rippled linear dune of dark Martian sand “Nathan Bridges Dune” after planetary scientist and UMass Amherst geosciences alumnus Nathan Bridges (Ph.D. 1997). He died in April of a sudden heart attack at age 50. He was a planetary research scientist at John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory.Bridges was leader of the “dune campaign” in NASA’s Curiosity team. The Martian feature was one research stop on the Curiosity rover’s mission to investigate active Martian dunes, according to NASA. A memorial recognition by the Lunar and Planetary Institute says, “Bridges was a senior expert on the geology of Mars, remote sensing techniques, and the role of wind-driven processes in planetary erosion and sedimentation on Earth, Mars, and Titan, Saturn’s largest moon.
Among his many important findings, Bridges discovered that wind is as important a geologic process on Mars as it is on Earth, despite the much lower density of the Martian atmosphere. He was an integral part of multiple Mars missions and instrument teams: he served as a co-investigator on the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) instrument on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, a co-investigator on the Mars Science Laboratory, Curiosity rover, ChemCam instrument, and a science team member on two Mars-2020 rover instruments, SuperCam and the Mars Environmental Dynamics Analyzer.”
Julie Brigham-Grette, department head of geosciences, recalls, “I remember him so well among a fun group of graduate students mapping other planets with George McGill and NASA funding. His sudden passing is a sad loss not only for his family, his colleagues at NASA and Johns Hopkins, but for our campus geoscience community. His wife Karen is also an alumna of our department.” Bridges is also survived by two children, Sarah and Matthew.



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New State Law Grants In-State Tuition for Military Veterans, Dependents

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A new state law will enhance access to UT for military veterans, service members, and their dependents.State of Tennessee Public Chapter 31 went into effect July 1. It waives out-of-state tuition and fees for military veterans, service members, and their dependents who are living in Tennessee and enrolled in any of the state’s colleges or universities using veterans’ educational benefits, regardless of their home of record.
“We will definitely get more students. It will definitely have an impact on UT,” said Veteran Student Services Coordinator Jayetta Rogers. She said she has been getting calls daily since the law was passed by the state legislature this spring.
The law has the most impact on active duty military personnel now residing in Tennessee who were living in another state (their home of record) when they enlisted. Their spouses and children are similarly affected.
Last spring, UT enrolled 475 veterans, military members, and more than 375 military spouses and dependents.
Of those, 25 were paying out-of-state tuition. The new law allowed 18 of those student veterans and dependents switch to in-state tuition.
UT has received several distinctions for being a veteran-friendly university.
The university ranks 31st among all public universities in the U.S. News and World Report’s 2017 list of Best Colleges for Veterans. In 2014, the Military Order of the Purple Heart designated UT a Purple Heart University. It was the first school in Tennessee to receive this designation.


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Pittsburgh-Paris Partnership: Pitt Medicine to Collaborate with French Research Institutes

Pitt School of Medicine Signs Collaborative Agreement with World-Renowned French Research Institutions

The agreement will enable researchers of all four institutions to cooperate on fundamental research, development of novel therapeutics, and clinical trials, with an initial focus on ophthalmology, vision and neuroscience. Along with joint research, the agreement also emphasizes exchange of academic personnel, joint academic conferences, and exchange of scientific, educational and scholarly materials.

The agreement, signed on July 12 at the French Embassy in Washington, D.C., highlights an important partnership between Pitt and the French institutions that was spurred by the recent recruitment of José-Alain Sahel, M.D., one of the world’s top experts in retinal diseases, as the chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at Pitt’s School of Medicine, director of the UPMC Eye Center, and the Eye and Ear Foundation Chair of Ophthalmology. Sahel retained his connections to Paris as the founder and director of the Institut de la Vision in Paris and as a professor at the Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie of the Sorbonne Universités (which co-incidentally also is referred to by the acronym UPMC), a top ranked medical school and the largest scientific and medical complex in France.

Inserm, the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research, is the only public research institution solely focused on human health and medical research in France and a leading medical research agency worldwide; and CNRS, the French National Center for Scientific Research is the largest governmental research organization in France and the largest fundamental science agency in Europe.

“This agreement will further strengthen the robust scientific and educational partnerships between Pittsburgh and Paris, bringing to bear our outstanding intellectual capacities to address some of the most significant diseases that lead to blindness and vision impairment through basic and translational research,” said Sahel

“Taking on an immense challenge like the quest to cure blindness requires that we ...

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Els crustacis de l’ordre Tanaidacea tenien cura de les cries fa més de 105 milions d’anys

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Experts de la Facultat de Ciències de la Terra, l’Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat de la Universitat de Barcelona i l’Institut Geològic i Miner d’Espanya descobreixen les primeres evidències de cura parental en els crustacis de l’ordre Tanaidacea.




























Fa més de 105 milions d’anys, les femelles d’aquests crustacis de petites dimensions ja tenien una estructura corporal —el marsupi— destinada a la cura de la prole durant el seu desenvolupament.




























L'espècimen de Alavatanais carabe preservat en peces d’ambre dels jaciments de Peñacerrada (Àlaba, Espanya). Foto: IGME




























Reconstrucció d'una femella adulta de l'espècie Alavatanais margulisae.




























Una nova espècie cuidadora de la prole, la Daenerytanais maieuticus, deu el nom al personatge de ficció Daenerys Targaryen, la Mare de Dracs, la khaleesi de la sèrie Joc de Trons.











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Un equip científic ha descobert les primeres evidències de cura parental en els crustacis de l’ordre Tanaidacea fa més de 105 milions d’anys, segons revela un article publicat a la revista Scientific Reports, del grup Nature. Aquest nou descobriment es basa en l’estudi de tres petits crustacis d’espècies diferents del Cretaci —Alavatanais carabe, Alavatanais margulisae i Daenerytanais maieuticus— que s’han preservat en peces d’ambre dels jaciments de Peñacerrada (Àlaba, Espanya) i La Buzinie (Charente, França), referents europeus en l’estudi del registre fòssil de l’ambre amb bioinclusions del Mesozoic.








Són autors del treball els investigadors Alba Sánchez i Xavier Delclòs, de la Facultat de Ciències de la Terra i de l’Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat (IRBio) de la Universitat de Barcelona; Enrique Peñalver, de l’Institut Geològic i Miner d’Espanya; Michael S. Engel, de la Universitat de Kansas (Estats Units); Graham Bird (Nova Zelanda), i Vincent Perrichot, de la Universitat de Rennes 1 (Franç ...

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Missouri S&T earns eighth at solar car race

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The solar car in action in Texas. Photo by Bob Phelan, Missouri S&T.
Missouri University of Science and Technology’s Solar Car Design Team placed eighth in the Formula Sun Grand Prix. The race challenges collegiate teams to design and build solar-powered vehicles.
The competition, held July 4-8, took place at the Circuit of the Americas Formula 1 track in Austin, Texas.
Before racing began, teams had to pass scrutineering to ensure that all safety measures were in place. After technical and safety inspections, teams then moved on to the track for three days of racing. Teams raced to complete as many laps as possible on the track in an 8-hour timeframe. None of the laps involved head-to-head racing. Eighteen teams competed at the event, including teams from Canada and Puerto Rico.
Missouri S&T’s team started strong on the track on the first day, completing 14 laps and moving to third on the leaderboard before the car’s motor began to have technical issues. Regenerative braking caused the motor to overheat, which tripped the motor’s controller and damaged the car’s battery box. The heat also disrupted the motor’s timing. Team members repaired the damage and on the second day the car completed 20 laps. On the third day, the car completed 54 laps. The team was assessed penalties for using third-wheel braking, but still finished with 69 total laps, which earned the team eighth place.
Missouri S&T’s car is an all-carbon-fiber composite vehicle with solar panels on the top. The entire car, including its electrical components, was designed and constructed by undergraduate students at Missouri S&T.
“This race sets us up for an even more successful season next year, when the team returns to the cross-country American Solar Challenge race,” says team president Conner Kostelac, a senior in engineering management from Platte City, Missouri. “The course ...

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