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Five College of Business faculty members received more than $100,000 in one-year grants for research in the 2016-17 academic year that addresses significant societal problems and improve the human condition.
The third annual Dean’s Excellence Fund awarded grants to research projects that are led by business school faculty, but collaboration across departments and colleges is encouraged.
“The Dean’s Excellence Fund is aimed at supporting research that has the potential to bring national prominence to Clemson University,” said Bobby McCormick, College of Business dean. “The ideal outcome would be for this research to result in external funding, significant awards, or multi-year projects that ultimately would benefit the university and those areas of study affected by the research.”
Faculty receiving grants and their research areas, include:
– Daniel Greene, assistant professor, finance. Daniel’s research examines how CEOs are involved in the selection of board members and how that influences a range of outcomes including compensation, CEO turnover, company financial policies, etc.
– Sergey Mityakov, associate professor, economics. Sergey’s research examines the role of banks in offshore operations, money laundering and tax evasion activities, and more generally, in other types of firm-level fraud.
– Lily Shen, assistant professor, finance. Lily has done extensive research on shale gas extraction and the impact fracking has on housing prices. The research looks at the environmental impact and the economic benefits the process brings in the form of jobs, wages and external investments.
– Heshan Sun, associate professor, management. A management information systems expert, Heshan’s research probes human-computer interaction, business analytics, and trust in e-commerce. In this research, he studies how a multi-party privacy control system for collaborative data sharing on social networks will combat the negative consequences of habitual trust.
– Blerina Bela Zykai, assistant professor, finance. Blerina’s research centers on investments, institutional investors and marketing efficiency. This research examines institutional investor trades in mutual funds ...
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Business faculty research aided by Dean’s Excellence Fund
GSS Student Attends G7 University Summit Alongside Fordham Provost
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Sandy Soler, a student at the Graduate School of Social Service (GSS), was selected by the G7 organizing committee to attend the G7 University summit in Udine, Italy. Held from June 29 to 30, the summit focused on sustainability in higher education. Soler was one of a select group of students who attended the distinguished meeting. Stephen Freedman, Ph.D., provost of Fordham University, was a speaker at the summit and served on a panel about global citizenship.
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IUPUI diversity researcher to co-edit special journal issue focusing on Black Lives Matter: Newscenter: Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEINDIANAPOLIS -- An Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis diversity researcher will co-edit a special edition of a journal that will examine through multiple disciplines the Black Lives Matter movement.
Among the project's goals, said Leslie Ashburn-Nardo, an associate professor of psychology in the School of Science, is to collect a volume of interdisciplinary manuscripts that seeks to:
Understand the reasons for the Black Lives Matter movement.
Deconstruct the resistance to it.
Identify strategies for effecting positive change that demonstrates the valuing of black lives.
Ashburn-Nardo will edit the special issue of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion: An International Journal with Kecia Thomas, a psychology professor and founding director of the Center for Research and Engagement in Diversity at the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Georgia.
"People are sharply divided in their opinions of the Black Lives Matter movement," Ashburn-Nardo said. "We think that is because it is something that is poorly understood.
"When they hear 'black lives matter,' a lot of people think that means at the exclusion of other lives. There seems to be a misunderstanding that by saying 'black lives matter' it implies that maybe white lives don't matter -- or blue lives, given that a lot of attention regarding the movement has centered around police interactions with African Americans, " she said.
"I don't think anyone in that movement feels that other lives don't matter, but that seems to be how a lot of folks are interpreting it and have a lot of strong emotional reaction to it," she said. "We are hoping this special issue can shed some light on that."
In a call for papers for the special journal edition, Ashburn-Nardo and Thomas write: "The Black Lives Matter movement came out of the Black community's chronic experience with overt and covert racism and its collective frustration with being silenced when ...
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Montgomery College Professor of Psychology talks about Twitter Fueled Anxiety
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Category: FeaturesPublished: Jul 20 2017 12:00AM Montgomery College Professor Azadeh Aalai talked with The Atlantic about how social media comparison leads to anxiety. Read how Twitter fuels anxiety here. Related MediaTheAtlantic.png
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U.S. Presidents with College Education: From Learners to Leaders
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Earning a college degree is not a requirement to become America’s commander-in-chief, but history tells us that the vast majority U.S. Presidents valued a college education.Throughout history 34 out of 44 presidents earned at least a college degree – and 32 percent of those earned an advanced degree. But did education contribute to their leadership ability? Consider what President John F. Kennedy once said: “Let us think of education as the means of developing our greatest abilities, because in each of us there is a private hope and dream which, fulfilled, can be translated into benefit for everyone and greater strength for our nation.” We live in a nation where we have the opportunity to gain an advanced education to better our lives. By choosing to invest in your education you have the ability to create positive changes in your life, your career and one day, maybe even your nation. Below is a list of U.S. presidents and the college education they received, including the schools they attended and the academic degrees they received. These leaders helped shape the future for our nation. Perhaps their academic achievements will inspire you to become a leader in the future. An Ordered List of our President’s College Education 1. George Washington, 1789 - 1797 College Attended: College of William and MaryDegree Earned: Surveyor's License 2. John Adams, 1797 - 1801 College Attended: Harvard UniversityDegrees Earned: Bachelor’s degree; Master’s degree 3. Thomas Jefferson, 1801 - 1809 College Attended: College of William and MaryDegree Earned: Bachelor’s degree 4. James Madison, 1809 - 1817 College Attended: Princeton UniversityDegree Earned: Bachelor’s degree 5. James Monroe, 1817 - 1825 College Attended: College of William and MaryDegree Earned: Bachelor’s degree 6. John Quincy Adams, 1825 - 1829 College Attended: Harvard UniversityDegrees Earned: Bachelor’s degree; Master’s degree 7. Andrew Jackson, 1829 - 1837 College Attended: None 8. Martin Van Buren, 1837 - 1841 College Attended: None 9. William Henry Harrison, 1841 Colleges Attended: Hampden-Sydney College; University of PennsylvaniaDegree ...
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President Crawford touts Miami's entrepreneurial mindset on Capitol Hill
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President Greg Crawford testifies before U.S. House Committee on Small Business.
Miami University President Greg Crawford testified before the U.S. House Committee on Small Business Wednesday, July 19, on Capitol Hill, championing higher education’s vital role in entrepreneurship development.
Chaired by U.S. Rep. Steve Chabot, R-Ohio, the committee is exploring potential policy options to help spur small business growth.
During his testimony, Crawford described how universities cultivate business and civic leaders using an entrepreneurial thought process in all majors.
He provided numerous examples of how Miami embraces entrepreneurship by encouraging students to think creatively and learn through trial and error.
Read his full statement online.
Watch the committee’s session online.
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How BCRA 2.0 would impact enrollee costs, according to your age and income
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On July 12, we examined how the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (BCRA) discussion draft would affect people’s total spending on covered health care services, with the goal of providing a full picture of health care costs for consumers purchasing coverage in the individual market under the BCRA as opposed to current law. The analysis that follows updates this examination for the revised legislation made public on July 20 (“BCRA 2.0”).
There are two primary differences between the two versions of the BCRA that impact this analysis:
More money is dedicated to the law’s Patient and State Stability Fund. Specifically, BCRA 2.0 allocates an additional $15.2 billion for this purpose in 2026, the relevant year for our analysis. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that some of this money would be dedicated to reducing premiums, some to reducing enrollees’ out-of-pocket spending, and some to “other” purposes. (Our analysis accounts for the resulting reductions in premiums. Unfortunately, due to data limitations, we cannot account for the reductions in out-of-pocket spending, but accounting for these amounts would not change our qualitative findings.)
BCRA 2.0 newly allows health savings accounts (HSAs) to be used to pay health insurance premiums in the individual market.
As in our earlier analysis, we find that the BCRA 2.0 would increase total costs for lower-income enrollees in all age groups. For higher-income enrollees, older enrollees would generally experience increases in costs, while younger enrollees would experience reductions in costs, though these reductions would be smaller than the increases experienced by older enrollees.
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To construct estimates of the total health care costs (premiums plus out-of-pocket cost-sharing) that an individual market enrollee at different ages and incomes could expect to pay in 2026, on average, under the BCRA and under current law, we rely upon CBO’s estimates of the BCRA. We focus on the year 2026 because CBO provides estimates in that year for individual ...
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Health Physics Students and Alumni Attend Annual HPS Meeting in Raleigh, N.C.
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The Illinois Tech Master of Health Physics program had a strong presence at the 62nd Annual Health Physics Society (HPS) Meeting, which took place July 9-14 in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Students, alumni, past and present board members, and program administrators attended the tradeshow, at which Illinois Tech had a booth, and a number of students and alumni gave talks and volunteered at the conference. Illinois Tech personnel also met with several prospective students. S.Y. Chen, director of the Master of Health Physics program, hosted a reception for students and alumni, commemorating the 20th anniversary of the program.
The Health Physics Society is a professional organization whose mission is excellence in the science and practice of radiation safety. There are nearly 5,000 HPS members representing all scientific and technical areas related to radiation safety, including academia, government, medicine, research and development, analytical services, consulting, and industry.
To learn more about the Master of Health Physics program at Illinois Tech, visit the website.
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Advising and Registration Sessions Through Aug. 21
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By Mike McKissackAdvising and Registration sessions for new students are now open at College of DuPage
through Monday, Aug. 21.“Enacted to address the needs of our student population, we’ve renamed and updated
our new student registration program to more accurately reflect what the sessions
entail,” said Associate Dean of Counseling and Advising Services Nathania Montes.
“We are also offering multiple daytime, evening and additional weekend opportunities
for new students to participate.”Held at all COD locations, these free three-hour sessions enable students to make
a smooth transition into attending College of DuPage, meet one-on-one with counselors,
select upcoming classes and build a schedule in the myACCESS student management system.
The session will also include a student success presentation, an instruction session
on student technology tools at COD, assistance with payment arrangements and the opportunity
to connect with other COD students.All new and transfer students are required to attend a session. Sessions are limited
in size and seats fill quickly. To register, call Campus Central at (630) 942-3000
or email campuscentral@cod.edu. Click here to view more information about these sessions.
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Larry Kanarek '76 departs from Brandeis Board of Trustees
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Larry Kanarek '76 departs from Brandeis Board of TrusteesJuly 19, 2017Larry Kanarek '76, chair of the Brandeis Board of Trustees, announced that he is stepping down from the Brandeis Board, effective July 18.In a note to his fellow trustees, Kanarek wrote, “The past two years have been an exceptionally rewarding time for me at Brandeis, first leading the presidential search committee that resulted in the hiring of a new president, and then as your chair helping Ron settle into and become familiar with Brandeis, while working with you to bring about changes in the board’s structure, the issues on which it focuses and how it works together. This required a nearly full-time commitment on my part during which I put aside some other significant personal and professional commitments. Now that Ron is fully integrated into Brandeis and with a very successful first year under his belt, I feel the time is right to step down. I will of course remain close to Brandeis and continue to be one of this great university’s most committed alumni. I hope to find other ways to contribute to Brandeis, which changed the arc of my life.
“I am confident that with your leadership and Ron’s, Brandeis’ best days lie ahead,” Kanarek added.
A board member since 2010, Kanarek has been deeply involved with the university for decades. In the 1990s, he led the development of the strategic plan for the Brandeis International Business School, and sat on its Board of Overseers. He led the fundraising campaign to establish an endowed scholarship in honor of economics professor Barney Schwalberg, and supported the Joel Friedland ’76 Endowed Study Abroad Scholarship, among other initiatives.
“I have appreciated being able to work so closely with Larry during my first year at Brandeis,” said President Ron Liebowitz. “Larry’s love for this university is both palpable and inspiring. I ...
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Moody’s Investors Service Upgrades Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Credit Rating
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Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”) has increased its credit rating for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University from Baa1 to A3. This investment-grade rating is the highest underlying rating the University has received from Moody’s.
Moody’s announced the increase on July 18, 2017, citing the University’s large and growing scale of operations and consistently positive operating performance as well as strong fiscal management.
“We are extremely pleased to receive the upgraded rating from Moody’s,” said Mori Hosseini, Chair of Embry-Riddle’s Board of Trustees. “This upgrade is a result of the commitment of the Embry-Riddle Board and Administration to being good stewards of the University’s financial resources. A consistent focus on operating efficiencies and strategic investments in our programs and our facilities has clearly strengthened the University.”
Dr. P. Barry Butler, President of Embry-Riddle, noted that the Moody’s report commented on the University’s disciplined financial and capital planning. “The Board and the Administration work very closely together in these two key areas,” he said. “Students are the ultimate benefactors of the increased rating. Now, the University will have access to even lower interest rates, which will allow us to continue to focus on affordability and our graduates’ return on investment.”
Moody’s further indicated that the University’s market niche as the leading provider of aviation and aerospace technology-related education was a key strength.
“The rating is also indicative of the University’s strategic positioning,” Dr. Butler added. Further, “our focus on relevant, STEM-related degrees has contributed to increased enrollment.”
The announcement by Moody’s can be found online.
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Environmentally Responsible: University Hall Earns LEED Gold Status
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University Hall Is UMass Boston’s Second Building to Earn High Marks for SustainabilityThe University of Massachusetts Boston is now home to two LEED Gold-certified buildings. University Hall has joined the Integrated Sciences Complex in receiving high marks for environmental responsibility.
The U.S. Green Building Council rates buildings according to LEED criteria (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), a variety of environmental responsibility measures including use of energy efficient building design and materials, renewable energy sources and technologies, and recyclable and locally available materials. LEED-certified buildings use less water and energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. There are four levels of LEED status: certified, silver, gold, and platinum.
UMass Boston has a strong track record of green efforts. In April, MassRIDES, MassCommute, and MassDOT gave UMass Boston a Pinnacle Award at the annual Excellence in Commuter Options (ECO) Awards. The Pinnacle Award is the highest honor given at the ceremony.
In 2015, UMass Boston received a Leading By Example Award from Governor Charlie Baker’s office, recognizing the university’s efforts to create a sustainable and energy-efficient campus. UMass Boston has also been recognized nationally, appearing in The Princeton Review’s Green Colleges Guide for the past seven years.
About UMass BostonThe University of Massachusetts Boston is deeply rooted in the city's history, yet poised to address the challenges of the future. Recognized for innovative research, metropolitan Boston’s public university offers its diverse student population both an intimate learning environment and the rich experience of a great American city. UMass Boston’s 11 colleges and graduate schools serve nearly 17,000 students while engaging local and global constituents through academic programs, research centers, and public service. To learn more, visit www.umb.edu.
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WPI Hall of Fame Ticket Information - Induction Slated for Friday, September 8th
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Jul 20, 2017
WORCESTER -- The WPI Athletic Department, Poly Club, and Hall of Fame Selection Committee have revealed the inductees for its 35th class, which will be inducted as part of Homecoming Weekend on Friday, September 8th.
The inductees (pictured left to right) include:Jason Benoit '88 - WrestlingNick Fluet '01 - FootballLee C. Conroy (Helberg) '05 - Women's Basketball and VolleyballNickie Hunter '93 - Field Hockey and SoftballF. David Ploss '70 - RowingMalcolm MacPherson - Men's Soccer
Additionally, the Frank C. Harrington - Class of 1898 - Award will be presented at the first time at the Hall of Fame dinner after being handed out previously at the annual athletic banquet. The 2017 recipient is former head athletic trainer Dave Abraham. The Harrington Award is presented to a distinguished contributor to WPI Athletics over a significant period of time.
The evening begins with cocktails at 6pm with dinner beginning promptly 7pm in the Campus Center Odeum. For ticket information, please contact Pam Griffin (griff33@wpi.edu - 508-831-5873) by Friday, August 18th. Tickets are $50 a person. Invitations will be sent out in the next few weeks. You can also RSVP by visiting http://wpi.imodules.com/athleticshof2017.
Saturday will be a busy day with three teams in action at Alumni Stadium. Field Hockey begins the day at 10am versus Elms while Football meets RPI for the Transit Trophy at 1pm and Women's Soccer faces Fitchburg State at 5pm.
Complete Schedule of Events
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Scientists create first laboratory generation of high-energy shock waves that accelerate astrophysical particles
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Throughout the universe, supersonic shock waves propel cosmic rays and supernova particles to velocities near the speed of light. The most high-energy of these astrophysical shocks occur too far outside the solar system to be studied in detail and have long puzzled astrophysicists. Shocks closer to Earth can be detected by spacecraft, but they fly by too quickly to probe a wave’s formation. Now a team of scientists has generated the first high-energy shock waves in a laboratory setting, opening the door to new understanding of these mysterious processes.
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Physics' Brian Swingle Co-authors Review of Two Papers on Information "Scrambling" in Many-Body Quantum Systems - Physics
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Column: Keeping your location private a snap with Snap Map
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Snapchat’s latest update, Snap Map, introduced snappers to a new feature: a map that allows users to see the exact location of their friends and family. This addition immediately received backlash from the public regarding its safety and purpose. Despite the worries surrounding Snap Map, I’m here to tell you it’s not as scary as people are making it sound.
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Harpist Florence Sitruk appointed to IU Jacobs School of Music faculty
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Harpist Florence Sitruk appointed to IU Jacobs School of Music facultyFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 19, 2017BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana University Jacobs School of Music is pleased to announce the appointment of harpist Florence Sitruk as professor of music in harp, effective Aug. 1.
“Florence has built an international profile as one of the world’s finest harpists and pedagogues” said Gwyn Richards, David Henry Jacobs Bicentennial Dean. “She champions contemporary repertoire for the instrument, seeks new repertoire wherever it can be found and looks for collaborative opportunities at every turn. Her deeply engaging personality draws people to her, giving her the opportunity to win them over to music and her beloved instrument. People feel her passion and commitment, audiences her unique voice and students her nurturing and caring demeanor.”
Born to French-German parents, Sitruk took her first harp lesson at age six, with early studies at Stuttgart Music University and in Paris with Marielle Nordmann. Sitruk earned her Artist Diploma from the Jacobs School of Music, studying with Susann McDonald, whom she calls decisive for her musical development, as well as with pianist György Sebök, who predicted she would become “one of the finest artists in her field.” Today, she is acclaimed internationally for her musical language, intelligent programming and pedagogic passion.
“I am delighted to welcome Florence Sitruk to the Harp Department faculty at the Jacobs School,” said Elzbieta Szmyt, chair of the department. “I have known Florence for many years, and she is a leading force in the harp world. A graduate of Jacobs herself, not only is she a phenomenal harpist, she is a truly inspiring harp pedagogue. Her engaging personality and collegial attitude make her successful in working with all levels of students and collaborating with other musicians. I cannot think of a better addition to our faculty to continue the great legacy of our department, established ...
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Cash for carbon: A cost-effective way to reduce deforestation
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[embedded content]EVANSTON - A new Northwestern University study suggests that paying people to conserve their trees could be a highly cost-effective way to reduce deforestation and carbon emissions and should be a key part of the global strategy to fight climate change.The study, led by Seema Jayachandran, associate professor of economics in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences at Northwestern, sought to evaluate how effective “Payments for Ecosystems” (PES) is at reducing deforestation. PES is a program in which people are given financial rewards for pro-environment behaviors.In the study, people who owned forest in 60 villages in western Uganda were given cash rewards if they kept their forest intact and refrained from deforesting it. Forest owners in another 61 villages in western Uganda received no monetary incentives.“We found that the program had very large impacts on forest cover,” said Jayachandran, also a faculty fellow with Northwestern’s Institute for Policy Research. “In the villages without the program, 9 percent of the tree cover that was in place at the start of the study was gone by the end of it, two years later. In the villages with the PES program, there was 4 to 5 percent tree loss. In other words, there was still deforestation, but much less of it.“It wasn’t the case that only forest owners who were planning to conserve anyway enrolled,” Jayachandran said. “The payments changed people’s behavior and prompted them to conserve. And we didn’t find any evidence that they simply shifted their tree-cutting elsewhere. This truly was a net increase in forest cover in the study region.”The first of its kind, the study applies the method of field experiments, or randomized controlled trials, to the question of how effective PES is. The study design helped the researchers accurately measure the averted deforestation caused by the program.Jayachandran said the cost ...
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Edes Prize winner explores themes of empathy through multimedia project
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Theater director, performer and visual artist dado gyure, MFA’14, is this year’s recipient of the Claire Rosen & Samuel Edes Foundation Prize for Emerging Artists, for her multimedia project based on a short story by Hans Christian Andersen.The Edes Prize provides a one-year, $30,000 award to a recent alum from four universities, including the University of Chicago, and helps provide an emerging artist the means to substantially advance their practice.
Dado’s winning entry is based on a 2014 live sculptural installation she staged at the Gray Center Lab. It was part of her MFA thesis project focused on The Little Match Girl Passion, a 2008 Pulitzer Prize-winning composition based on the Andersen story by composer David Lang. The original short story, first published in 1845, details a poor young girl selling matches on New Year’s Eve.
“In these wildly politically charged times, I am interested in revising the Match Girl project in order to closely examine the shifting terrain of American empathy,” dado wrote in her project proposal to the jury of the Edes Prize.
The proposal stood out for its ambitious scope and for the “wildness of her imagination,” according to Leslie Buxbaum Danzig, assistant professor in Theater & Performance Studies, who sat on the Edes Prize selection committee.
“We’re excited to see where she takes this project and where this project will take her, particularly in terms of opening up new processes of creating work and new relationships with collaborators, spaces and audiences,” Danzig said.
Dado is excited to utilize the prize to hire professional vocalists and musicians, but also to dig deeper into the questions of human behavior at the center of her performance piece.
“I’m interested in why things are valuable in a given moment,” dado said. “What really drives Match Girl is that there’s systemic empathy behavior that I need to understand and somehow ...
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Free Concert Tonight at Somerville’s Assembly Row
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Chris Kazarian, Griffin Robillard to play Baxter Park Amphitheater
Head over to Somerville tonight for a free outdoor concert, courtesy of Assembly Row Live Music Thursdays series. Tonight’s event features performances by local musicians Griffin Robillard and Chris Kazarian at the Baxter Riverfront Park Amphitheater, pictured above. Photo courtesy of Federal Realty Investment Trust
Most people know of Assembly Row in Somerville as a shopping destination featuring dozens of retailers, including J. Crew Factory, Adidas, Loft Outlet, and Nike Factory Store, as well as the home to Legoland Discovery Center. But on select Thursday nights from May through August, the complex offers a series of free, outdoor concerts titled Assembly Row Live Music Thursdays at the adjacent Baxter Riverfront Park Amphitheater overlooking the Mystic River.
Tonight’s event, featuring local musicians Chris Kazarian and Griffin Robillard, kicks off at 6 p.m. Robillard describes his sound as “folk-tinged indie rock that blends 90s alt-folk with the bigness and theatricality of 70s rock.” A native of Minneapolis, he plans to release his first studio album Cracks in the Ceiling, in September. Robillard says he fashioned the record “between stints in his dad’s Minneapolis basement, Copenhagen, and Boston,” where he now lives.
Kazarian, a Berklee College of Music alum who has performed with a number of local bands, brings his solo acoustic act to the stage tonight. He says he plans to perform a set of original songs that he describes as “poems fused with sounds meant to reflect on what it is to be me.”
In addition to its numerous retail offerings, Assembly Row offers nearly two dozen al fresco, local, and one-of-a-kind eating options, so plan to arrive in time for a pre-concert libation or stay after for a post-concert meal. You can find a complete list of restaurants here.
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Georgia College School of Nursing receives nearly $1.4 million in external funding to aid medically underserved communities
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The Georgia College School of Nursing has secured nearly $1.4 million in external federal funding from Advanced Nursing Education Workforce (ANEW) opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The funding will create two vital academic partnerships between the university and the Georgia Department of Public Health (GDPH) and First Choice Primary Care, a nonprofit community health center operating in Macon and Warner Robins. The grant goes toward the program’s mission to prepare nurse practitioners for service in rural and medically underserved communities across the state. The funding also marks the largest single faculty grant awarded at the university. “Most of the health care shortages are outside of Atlanta. Atlanta has an abundance of doctors, and then you get to the rural parts where there might be only one provider in the whole county,” said Dr. Sallie Coke, FNP-BC, PNP-BC, professor and interim associate dean of the College of Health Sciences. “This is where nurse practitioners can fill the gap.”
Coke said the shortages are widespread across the state, with 129 of the 154 counties in health care shortages. These locations lack in mental health providers, primary providers, pediatric providers and more.
“We are in the perfect location to help communities who are experiencing these shortages. As part of our graduate program, we only accept students from within the state of Georgia and the School of Nursing’s focus is on helping these rural and medically underserved populations,” said Coke. “We want the students to go back into the communities that they are from and be able to provide health care.”
The grant will enable a practice opportunity for both GC nurse practitioner students and GDPH nurses, allow training of nurse practitioner students by facilitating preceptorships with Public Health nurse practitioners throughout the state and allow GDPH nurses to advance their careers by providing full traineeships to attend Georgia ...
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Interdisciplinary Approaches to Urban Challenges are Creating Smart Cities
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Interdisciplinary Approaches to Urban Challenges are Creating Smart Cities
July 20, 2017
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A majority of the world's people now live in urban areas, like Atlanta, creating both challenges and opportunities for "Smart Cities." (Credit: Rob Felt, Georgia Tech)
Cities have been around for thousands of years, so urbanization is hardly a new phenomenon — but it’s happening now at an unprecedented pace.
In 1950 about 30 percent of the world’s population lived in cities, a number that shot up to nearly 55 percent by 2016 and is expected to hit 60 percent by 2030, according to United Nations statistics. This dramatic growth brings challenges on a variety of fronts, transforming “smart cities” from a catchy phrase into a critical endeavor.
Georgia Tech has been intensifying its smart cities initiative, including membership in the national MetroLab Network and the launch of a new faculty council with members from more than a dozen university units.
“Smart cities is a highly complex area, encompassing everything from resiliency and environmental sustainability to wellness and quality of life,” said Elizabeth Mynatt, executive director of Georgia Tech’s Institute for People and Technology (IPaT) and distinguished professor in the College of Computing, who is co-chairing the new council. “Although Georgia Tech has been working in this area for some time, we’re organizing research so we can be more holistic and have combined impact.”
“Instead of discrete projects, we’re moving into a programmatic approach,” agreed Jennifer Clark, associate professor of public policy and director of Georgia Tech’s Center for Urban Innovation. “Smart cities research touches on everything from computing and engineering to the social sciences. It’s a different way of thinking about technology — not just in the private sector but also the public sector — so we make cities more efficient and economically competitive places.”
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Bard in the Quad at OSU to present ‘Two Gentlemen of Verona’ for 12th season
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University Theatre’s Bard in the Quad returns for its 12th season this August with a western-themed production of Shakespeare’s romantic comedy, “Two Gentlemen of Verona.”
Performances will be held at 7:30 p.m. nightly from Aug. 3-6 and Aug. 10-13 in the Memorial Union Quad, 2501 S.W. Jefferson Way, Corvallis.
Bard in the Quad performances are held outside and no seating is provided, creating a fun, laid-back atmosphere. Attendees are encouraged to bring low lawn chairs and/or blankets, warm clothing and food if desired. Seating begins at 6:30 p.m. and no one will be seated prior to that time.
“Two Gentlemen of Verona” is a romantic comedy about Proteus and Valentine, two inseparable friends living happily in Verona. When Valentine seeks his fortune in Milan and ends up leaving Proteus behind, promises are broken as Proteus finds himself suddenly infatuated with Valentine’s love-interest, Sylvia.
With a new setting in the American Wild West and music presented by Miss Kitty and the Barn Bangerz, the story of action, disguise, mistaken identity, and a scene-stealing dog unfolds.
This summer’s production will feature adoptable dogs playing the role of a senior dog named Crab for each performance. The dogs will be provided by Heartland Humane Society and Heartland volunteers will join the cast and crew in promoting the organization’s work caring for homeless animals in Benton County.
The cast features Oregon State University students, staff, alumni and community members including: Stuart Ashenbrenner as Valentine; Sedona Garcia as Sylvia; Forest Gilpin as Thurio; Matt Holland as Launce; Emily Peters as Miss Kitty; Andrew Schiek as Speed; Cheyenne Dickey as Antonia/Bandit; Matt Easdale as Bandit; Genesis Hansen as Julia; Kay Keegan as musician; Grace Klinges as Lucetta/Bandit; Mac Powers as musician; Mike Stephens as Duke of Milan; and Kyle Stockdall as Proteus.
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Scientists Get Best Measure of Star-forming Material in Galaxy Clusters in Early Universe
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The international SpARCS collaboration based at UC Riverside has made the best measurement yet of the amount of fuel available to form stars in clusters of galaxies located in the early universe
By Iqbal Pittalwala on July 20, 2017
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The Tadpole Galaxy is a disrupted spiral galaxy showing streams of gas stripped by gravitational interaction with another galaxy. Molecular gas is the required ingredient to form stars in galaxies in the early universe. Credit: Hubble Legacy Archive, ESA, NASA and Bill Snyder.
RIVERSIDE, Calif. – The international Spitzer Adaptation of the Red-sequence Cluster Survey (SpARCS) collaboration based at the University of California, Riverside has combined observations from several of the world’s most powerful telescopes to carry out one of the largest studies yet of molecular gas – the raw material which fuels star formation throughout the universe – in three of the most distant clusters of galaxies ever found, detected as they appeared when the universe was only four billion years old.
Results were recently published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters. Allison Noble, a postdoctoral researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, led this newest research from the SpARCS collaboration.
Clusters are rare regions of the universe consisting of tight groups of hundreds of galaxies containing trillions of stars, as well as hot gas and mysterious dark matter. First, the research team used spectroscopic observations from the W. M. Keck Observatory on Mauna Kea, Hawai’i, and the Very Large Telescope in Chile that confirmed 11 galaxies were star-forming members of the three massive clusters. Next, the researchers took images through multiple filters from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, which revealed a surprising diversity in the galaxies’ appearance, with some galaxies having already formed large disks with spiral arms.
One of the telescopes the SpARCS scientists used is the extremely sensitive Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) telescope capable of directly detecting radio ...
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Workshop helps PhDs wrestle with Big Data
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The Quantitative Marketing and Structural Econometrics Workshop hosted this month at Washington University attracted 153 PhD students and faculty from across the country who create complex models to dice and slice big data sets for research in the areas of marketing, economics, and operations.
The workshop’s goal is to prepare PhD students for the rigors of research in the academic job market, according to Olin’s Raphael Thomadsen, associate professor of marketing and co-organizer of the gathering.
“We saw many students going into the job market with supposed ‘structural’ papers which were not meaningfully structural at all,” said Thomadsen who created the workshop in 2010 with Brett Gordon, a professor at Kellogg School of Management.
“Rather, these papers had very complex models that were often not identified by the data. Further, many people ran structural models without understanding what benefits a structural model might bring.”
Zhenling Jiang, a PhD student at Olin, attended the workshop for a second time this July. She is preparing to go on the marketing job market in Summer 2018. According to Jiang, “It was hugely helpful for my PhD study. The workshop brings thought leaders in the field to share their experience and state-of-the-art techniques to students. Each topic is taught by someone who is highly experienced in the area.”
The workshop is intended for PhD students in marketing, economics, or related business disciplines who have completed at least two courses on microeconomics and econometrics. So, as you would imagine, I needed her help translating the subject for this post.
Basics of Structural and Non‐Structural Analysis
Thomadsen kicked off the workshop with the basics, as depicted in this chart:
Descriptive statistical analysis I understood, but models were new to me.
So I asked Jiang to explain: “Theory-based models draw on analysis of theories about how agents behave. The model could come from economic theory or psychology ...
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Obituary: Roger Benoit, Retired Metal Worker
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Roger G. Benoit of Northampton, a longtime metal worker, died July 14.Born Dec. 10, 1941, he served in the Navy on the USS Wasp.
He joined UMass Amherst in 1971, and although he retired in 2002, he continued working in past-retirement appointments until June 11.
He leaves his wife Susan Benoit; children Gary Benoit and his wife Dawn Benoit and Jeff Benoit and his girlfriend Erin O’Donnell; and his siblings Robert Benoit of Florence, Richard Benoit of Southampton, Gracie Hicks of Florence and Irene Benoit of Florence.
Memorial donations may be made to the Jimmy Fund.
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Community Invited to Prepare for Total Eclipse at UT’s Solar Sun Day July 23
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Next month, one of the most amazing celestial sights will pass through East Tennessee. The community is invited to attend UT’s Solar Sun Day to prepare for viewing the total eclipse.The event will be held 3 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, July 23, on the roof of the Nielsen Physics Building, 1408 Circle Drive.
Related: Everything You Need to Know about Eclipse 2017
Participants will observe the sun through telescopes using two different kinds of filters, learn about the August 21 total eclipse and how to view it safely, and pick up tips to build devices for viewing the sun indirectly. They also will see an eclipse simulation in UT’s planetarium and receive a free pair of solar glasses to prepare for the big event next month.
Parking is available in the White Avenue Garage. Enter the Nielsen Physics Building from the entrance facing the Hill.
Paul Lewis, director of space science outreach in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, will lead Solar Sun Day.
Other Solar Sun Day educational seminars will be held leading up to the eclipse.
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CONTACT:
Lola Alapo (865-974-3993, lalapo@utk.edu)
Paul Lewis (865-974-9601, gplewis@utk.edu)
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UPMC Bedford Memorial MRI Earns Accreditation
UPMC Bedford Memorial MRI Earns Accreditation
ALTOONA, Pa., July 20, 2017 – UPMC Bedford Memorial has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology (ACR). MRI is a noninvasive medical test that utilizes magnetic fields to produce anatomical images of internal body parts to help physicians diagnose and treat medical conditions.
The ACR gold seal of accreditation represents the highest level of image quality and patient safety. It is awarded only to facilities meeting ACR Practice Parameters and Technical Standards after a peer-review evaluation by board-certified physicians and medical physicists who are experts in the field. Image quality, personnel qualifications, adequacy of facility equipment, quality control procedures and quality assurance programs are assessed. The findings are reported to the ACR Committee on Accreditation, which subsequently provides the practice with a comprehensive report that can be used for continuous practice improvement.
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Reciprocal Effects
Science and Technology @ UCSB
When gray wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park, they sparked a resurgence of aspen trees.Young aspens had been devastated and all but disappeared, courtesy of elk, in what’s known as a trophic cascade — an ecological process that begins at the peak of the food chain and ripples downward. At Yellowstone, that particular cascade goes from wolves to elk to aspen. The absence of the wolves, an apex predator, had triggered the process. Their return began to unwind it.
Yellowstone is a classic — but not singular — example of a predator-initiated trophic cascade. Other catalysts exist, including infectious agents such as parasites and pathogens.
And that’s where UC Santa Barbara National Science Foundation postdoctoral research fellow Julia Buck comes in. Parasites and pathogens are her specialty. After a chance meeting at UCSB with co-author William Ripple of Oregon State University, who described trophic cascades in Yellowstone soon after the wolves were reintroduced, Buck surveyed the literature for studies of cascades initiated by parasites and pathogens.
She curated 47 examples and categorized them into three different types, including a new paradigm not applicable to predator-prey cascades. The findings appear in the journal Trends in Ecology & Evolution.
“Our analysis found a hybrid type of indirect effect,” Buck said. “The wolves initiated a consumptive density-mediated indirect effect on aspen by reducing the population of elk. They also caused a nonconsumptive trait-mediated indirect effect by scaring the elk so the ruminants ate less, which also contributed to tree recovery. But because infectious agents can be less than fully and immediately lethal, they can simultaneously consume their hosts and change their behavior, initiating what we call a consumptive trait-mediated indirect effect.”
Buck found this new category applied to 45 percent of the infectious agent case studies she discovered in her review. Case in point: larval trematodes — parasitic flatworms — that infect snails. Once infected, the snails ...
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Canvis a l’equip de govern de la Universitat de Barcelona
Universitat de Barcelona - Notícies
20/07/2017
Institucional
El rector de la Universitat de Barcelona, Joan Elias, ha decidit introduir canvis en el seu equip de govern, que afecten les àrees acadèmica i d’estudiants. Després de sis mesos, el dia a dia de l’acció de govern ha fet palesa la necessitat de canvis en l’estructura, en la distribució de competències i en els responsables de les àrees acadèmica i d’estudiants.
En conseqüència, Amelia Díaz es convertirà en la nova vicerectora de Docència i Ordenació Acadèmica, assumint les funcions de l’antic Vicerectorat d’Ordenació Acadèmica. El Vicerectorat d’Estudiants i Política Lingüística recau en Mercè Puig, que fins ara havia desenvolupat tasques com a delegada del rector per al multilingüisme.
El rector Elias reforça també l’àmbit d’igualtat i acció social creant un vicerectorat específic, que dirigirà Maite Vilalta, fins ara delegada per a l’acció social.
Elias vol agrair públicament a Alba Ambròs i Lola Sánchez la seva dedicació durant aquests mesos. Els nous càrrecs prendran possessió el proper dimarts 25 de juliol.
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Video game to be based on book by S&T history professor
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A book by a Missouri University of Science and Technology history professor is the basis for a tactical wartime video game set for release in 2018.
Burden of Command follows the real-life missions of the U.S. Army’s 7th Infantry Regiment, also known as the “Cottonbalers,” during World War II, using American Courage, American Carnage, a book written by Dr. John McManus, Curators’ Distinguished Professor of history and political science at Missouri S&T, as its source material.
“It’s interesting because the game is partially designed around what I wrote in the book and the history that I covered,” McManus says. “It’s really kind of fun to see my own work come to fruition in this gaming world.”
McManus serves as a historical consultant to the game, and has been play-testing it for over a year. He says he looks at the game as an extension of his own work, and wants to make sure it is as historically accurate as possible.
“What I do when play-testing the different scenarios is really subject the game to rigorous historical inquiry,” he says. “I don’t consider myself to be a big gamer. My focus is on how it looks historically.”
To that end, McManus says the game stays true to his book.
“I think it’s pretty much the best I’ve seen as far as historic games,” McManus says. “It’s relentlessly authentic.”
More important to McManus, the game honors the sacrifices and heroism of the Cottonbalers that fought in World War II.
“Respecting the 7th Infantry and the veterans that were there was what was most important to me,” McManus says.
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Luke Hughes, CEO of Burden of Command developer Green Tree Games, says he knows how deeply McManus cares about the 7th Infantry. He says that it is of the upmost importance that the game ...
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Love of vision, love of country: 4 UMSL optometry students earn full-ride Army scholarships
UMSL Daily
UMSL students (from left) Marie Lulette Fermil, Kailey Utley, Jessica Arnoldy and Jacquelyn Tyra have earned full-ride scholarships from the Army Health Professions Scholarship Program. The four women, recently commissioned at the rank of second lieutenant, will be assigned to active duty – and promoted to the rank of captain – after they complete their optometry degrees. (Photos by August Jennewein)
Jessica Arnoldy, Marie Lulette Fermil, Jacquelyn Tyra and Kailey Utley have each always had an interest in being of service to others – but soon, the University of Missouri–St. Louis College of Optometry students will be taking that service to a whole new level.
Thanks in part to their earning full-ride scholarships through the F. Edward Hébert Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP), all four women have become commissioned officers in the United States Army.
Each year, the Army offers the HPSP scholarship to students in pursuit of advanced degrees in various medical professions. The award carries a multitude of benefits in exchange for the commitment to service, including full tuition reimbursement, a monthly stipend, officer’s pay during academic breaks and more.
Earning the extensive scholarship is no small feat. The competitive process requires stellar academic performance, extensive background checks and multiple recommendation letters – in addition to the usual physical requirements military service demands.
Upon learning that they were part of the chosen few, the four UMSL students were commissioned at the rank of second lieutenant and committed to serving in the Army reserves until their schooling is complete. After graduation, they will be promoted to the rank of captain and assigned to active duty.
For Arnoldy, Tyra and Utley, serving the country will be a completely new experience. For Fermil, who has already served as an enlisted soldier, the opportunity will provide a chance to combine a new love with an old one.
Jessica Arnoldy, class of 2020
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Georgetown Hosts its First National Jesuit Student Leadership Conference, Includes Capitol Hill Advocacy
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July 20, 2017 – More than 360 students and advisors from 27 Jesuit institutions are gathered on campus this week to share ideas and advocate for higher education initiatives on Capitol Hill as part of the 2017 National Jesuit Student Leadership Conference (NJSLC).
Created in 1997, the five-day conference (July 19-23) is taking place at Georgetown for the first time.
NJSLC is designed for students of Jesuit institutions to share ideas about how to improve their schools, learn from one another, develop leadership skills, explore the host city, and participate in a community service event while connecting to the Jesuit mission and values that make their educational experience unique.
A highlight of the conference takes place today, as students travel to Capitol Hill for “Advocacy Day” meetings as part of this year’s NJSLC community service event.
“The conference will focus on preparing and inspiring student leaders to enact real change to improve our respective campuses, local communities and the world at large,” says conference co-chair Connor Maytnier (C’17) of Barrington, Illinois, in a video about the event.
Adrianna Corriveau (SFS’19) of Potomac, Maryland, and Tashi De Sousa (NHS’17) of Carmichael, California, also serve as co-chairs for the event.
Among Georgetown speakers at the conference are Paul Almeida, who is slated to become dean of the McDonough School of Business on Aug. 1; Marcia Chatelain, associate professor of history and African American Studies; and David Hollenbach, S.J., Pedro Arrupe Distinguished Research Professor in the School of Foreign Service and a Senior Fellow at the university’s Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs.
The students also will hear from a host of other speakers at the conference, including John Gossart, co-founder and chief operating officer of GoodWorld; Women’s March coordinators Bob Bland and Breanne Butler; and Sarah Farnsworth of USAID.
In addition to the Advocacy Day event, NJSLC students will tour campus and D.C., ...
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Immune-Cell Numbers Predict Response to Combination Immunotherapy in Melanoma
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Whether a melanoma patient will better respond to a single immunotherapy drug or two in combination depends on the abundance of certain white blood cells within their tumors, according to a new study conducted by UC San Francisco researchers joined by physicians from UCSF Health. The findings provide a novel predictive biomarker to identify patients who are most likely to respond well to a combination of immunotherapy drugs known as checkpoint inhibitors — and to protect those who won’t respond from potentially adverse side effects of combination treatment.
“Combination immunotherapy is super-expensive and very toxic,” said Adil Daud, MD, director of Melanoma Clinical Research at the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and senior author of the new study. “You’re putting patients at a lot of extra risk if they don't need it, and you can adjust for that risk by knowing in advance who can benefit.”
The study, published online July 20, 2017 in Journal of Clinical Investigation Insight, describes an assay that measures the abundance of immune cells that infiltrate melanoma tumors. The findings revealed that patients who had lower levels of immune cells called T cells within their tumors benefitted most from two immunotherapy drugs in tandem. The measurements could provide clinicians with a means to predict patients who would most benefit from combination immunotherapy, the authors said.
“This is clinical research at its best,” said UCSF’s Katy Tsai, MD, a medical oncologist and lead author of the new report. “We have identified something as a predictive biomarker in melanoma, and we’re hoping to validate it in other tumor types as well.”
T cells are immune cells that patrol our body for signs of infection or other diseases, recognizing culprit cells via telltale proteins on their membranes. Our body’s normal cells carry certain proteins on their coats that act as “checkpoints,” making them invisible ...
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Gabrielle Rains Blog Number One: It's Travel Time; Alberta to Peru
FIU Athletics
MIAMI (July 20, 2017) – FIU track and field standout Gabrielle Rains will spend this week at the Pan-Am U20 Track and Field Championships in Trujillo, Peru as a member of the 54-member contingent representing Canada. A native of Sherwood Park, Alberta, just east of Edmonton, Gabby will give Panther fans a little behind-the-scenes look at her journey. During her time with the team, she will write a daily blog that can be accessed on www.FIUSports.com. Check back frequently and follow Gabby on her priceless journey. 2017 Canadian Pan-Am U20 Track and Field Championships Roster Monday, August 17/Tuesday, August 18 (Edmonton-to-Houston-to-Trujillo)I have traveled to many countries for track and field, but for some reason, on this trip, the airplane gods were out to get me. My flight from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, to Houston Texas, could not have gone smoother. Arriving in Houston, I noticed a scratch in my throat. Not giving it too much attention I grabbed some cough drops and waited for my fellow teammates to find me at our gate to go to our second destination, Lima, Peru. My three-hour layover in Houston went by very fast while sharing introductions with new athletes and greeting my old friends. The flight From Houston to Lima might have been the most treacherous ride of my whole life. I seemed to have contracted strep throat and was stuck 40,000 feet in the air with no sign of Advil to numb the pain. I was eventually unable to speak or swallow. If any of you have ever had strep, you know that even the slightest movement feels like you have tiny shards of glass stuck in your throat. Not fun. I have never been so excited than when we landed, and I was able to choke down about seven extra strength Advil in hopes of being able to swallow in the near future. Just as ...
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PMAC to Add Largest Center Hung Videoboard in Nation
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BATON ROUGE – The Maravich Center on the LSU campus will be home to the largest center hung videoboard in college basketball when the school completes installation of the new board later this month.
Featuring the latest in HD technology, the Maravich Center videoboard would rank 11th in size among all center hung boards in NBA arenas.
“This is a huge upgrade to that facility that will have an immediate impact for our fans,” LSU Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Joe Alleva said. “It’s a perfect match for the excitement we can expect in that arena with volleyball, women’s basketball, and of course our top-ranked gymnastics program and our men’s basketball team under new head coach Will Wade."
The videoboard will feature two sideline high-definition screens that each measure 42 feet by 21 feet for a total of 882 square feet of video space per board. The baseline facing boards, also in HD, will measure 24 feet by 20.5 feet for 984 square feet of video space. In all, the videoboard will give fans 2,748 square feet of HD video.
Alleva said the videoboard, priced at over $3 million, was fully funded by the Tiger Athletic Foundation and will be used for sporting events and other major events in the Maravich Center including LSU’s commencement ceremonies, which take place three times a year in the venue.
“LSU athletics and the Tiger Athletic Foundation are fully invested in providing the best in-game experience possible for our fans while giving our student-athletes every advantage possible to have success,” Alleva said. “This new videoboard goes a long way to helping accomplish both of those goals.”
To put the size of the videoboard into perspective, it would take 105 50-inch televisions to equal the size of the new board.
“No matter if it was the largest in the country or not, ...
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Dateline Rice for July 19, 2017
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Saudi king’s son plotted effort to oust his rivalKristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.The New York Times (This also appeared in Public News and Haaretz.)http://nyti.ms/2tfpCfBSaudi king’s son plotted to oust his rival as crown princeHindustan Timeshttp://bit.ly/2tGDmzxLatest news: Saudi king’s son plotted effort to oust his rivalStandard Republichttp://bit.ly/2u8eT8h
More kids living in high-poverty areas after Great RecessionMore children are living in high-poverty neighborhoods following the Great Recession — a troubling shift because children in these neighborhoods are a year behind academically, according to new research from Rice, the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Wisconsin. Rachel Kimbro, professor of sociology and founding director of the Urban Health Program at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.DNA India (This also appeared in Deccan Herald, India Today, India and Business Standard.)http://bit.ly/2uIuyOFMore children living in high-poverty neighborhoods following Great RecessionScienmaghttp://bit.ly/2tfCqCJ
US beef producers welcome renewal of exports to ChinaSteven Lewis, professor in the practice, research fellow at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and associate director at Rice’s Chao Center for Asian Studies, is quoted.Ecns (This also appeared in Dalian News, China Economic Net, China Daily, Sina and XinhuaNet.)http://bit.ly/2uaktbH
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Online sales taking bite out of state revenue just when Texas needs itAn article discusses research by Joyce Beebe, fellow in public finance at Rice’s Baker Institute of Public Policy.Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This article appeared on the front of the Business section in the July 19 print edition with a different headline, “A taxing problem for states.”)http://bit.ly/2u6gME7
House passes legislation delaying ozone standard until 2026A Rice study is mentioned. ...
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Neus Cónsul, directora de l’ETSEIB
Actualitat UPC
Neus Cónsul inicia ara el segon mandat com a directora de l'ETSEIB, de la qual està al capdavant des de juny de 2013. La professora va ser la primera dona en accedir a la direcció d’aquesta escola de la UPC, amb més de 150 anys d’història, en les eleccions del 2013. En el programa de la candidatura ‘Fem ETSEIB’, Neus Cónsul i el seu equip, format per altres nou professors i professores, s’han compromès a “treballar per una escola moderna i oberta, amb una forta identitat, amb projecció i dialogant”. El nou equip de direcció està format per Oriol Boix, secretari acadèmic; Josep Maria Font, sotsdirector de Recerca i Transferència de Tecnologia; Javier Giménez, sotsdirector de Política Acadèmica; Lluïsa Jordi, sotsdirectora d’Estudiantat i Promoció; Antonio Mateo, sotsdirector de Relacions amb les Empreses; Manel Mateo, sotsdirector cap d’Estudis de màster; Carme Pretel, sotsdirectora cap d’Estudis d’Enginyeria Industrial; Lluís Solano, sotsdirector de Comunicació i Infraestructures, i Lucas van Wunnik, sotsdirector d’Internacionalització. Neus Cónsul és doctora en matemàtiques per la UPC i professora titular a l’ETSEIB i a la Facultat de Matemàtiques i Estadística (FME). Abans del seu primer mandat com a directora de l’ETSEIB, va ser secretària acadèmica del Departament de Matemàtica Aplicada I (actualment part del nou Departament de Matemàtiques), sotsdirectora cap d’Estudis de l’ETSEIB, així com sotsdirectora de Política Acadèmica i Qualitat al mateix centre docent.Com a investigadora, desenvolupa la seva activitat de recerca dins del grup en Equacions en Derivades Parcials i Aplicacions (EDP) i se centra en l’àmbit de la matemàtica aplicada, fonamentalment en l’estudi d’equacions en derivades parcials no lineals i les seves aplicacions en l’enginyeria i la medicina. També ha estat responsable de projectes de col· ...
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Event Raises Awareness about Diverse Abilities Oct. 22
Lone Star College CyFair News
Published on: October 16, 2015
Lone Star College-CyFair Counseling and Disability Services Department will host Diverse Abilities Awareness Day from 11 a.m. 1 p.m. Oct. 22.
The days events include music, refreshments and activities. In addition, attendees can visit with representatives from area agencies, organizations and businesses that support individuals with diverse abilities.
The highlight of this event, featuring music and activities, is Grant Maniers Disable the Label presentation at 11:30 a.m. in the Conference Center. This local ECO-Artist, who was diagnosed with Autism at the age of 5, will discuss how he considers his diagnosis an ability.
For event information, contact Stephanie Dillon at 281.290.3533 or go to LoneStar.edu/cyfair.
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Lone Star College-North Harris GED graduation speaker overcomes tragedy by continuing her education
Lone Star College North Harris News
Published on: May 20, 2014
Rose Peppers-Hernandez took a long and challenging path to her current status as a student at Lone Star College-North Harris. The recent graduate of the LSC-North Harris GED program experienced a personal tragedy that became the motivation for a new career and the ongoing pursuit of her education.
Peppers-Hernandezs passion for caring developed after suffering a heartbreaking loss. In 1982, her son developed cerebral palsy at the age of five months, due to spinal meningitis. After his diagnosis, he endured multiple doctor visits each week, until he passed away at the age six.
Two years after his death I decided to get into the medical field, so that I would be able to continue helping the sick and those unable to help themselves, said Peppers-Hernandez.
In 1992, she began her career in healthcare as a medical assistant, but without a diploma or GED knew her career was limited.
I had a good job, but I couldnt make really move up and make more money, said Peppers-Hernandez. I needed more education to get to the next level.
Ultimately, in the fall of 2013, Peppers-Hernandez took the leap and enrolled in an Adult Education GED course offered at the LSC-North Harris YMCA and Northwest Assistance Ministries. Upon successfully passing the exam, she immediately enrolled in classes at LSC-North Harris, and recently completed the certified nursing assistant program.
I knew that I could do it at my age if I just focused, and that would enable me to go to college to become an RN.
For Peppers-Hernandez, and many like her, obtaining a GED took not only time and commitment, but also great strength and courage. Now, with her dream of becoming a registered nurse within reach, she will have a chance to share her story with this years GED graduates as one of the ceremonys guest speakers.
The LSC-North Harris GED graduation ...
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