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Excerpt from Alexander Hamilton’s speech to the assembly of New York, published in 1787Stanley Yavneh Klos, a collector of rare documents and manuscripts, has donated an eclectic collection to Fordham Libraries to honor his father, Louis Alexander Klos, Ph.D., GSE ’66.
The Louis Alexander Klos Papers hold a wide range of documents that will bolster several areas in the Archives and Special Collections, said Patrice Kane, head of the archives.
Aaron Burr’s likely signature on a legal document from 1784
“The gift reflects the diversity of our archives because we have everything from early papyrus up to contemporary books on the origins of hip hop, and this will add our eclectic collection,” said Kane. “Mr. Kloss saw what we have and thought of things from his own collection that match, like a document likely signed by Aaron Burr’s that will fit in nicely with other material we have on the Founding Fathers.”
The senior Klos joined the Xaverian Brothers in 1933 and went on to become an expert in business education, founding the National Catholic Business Association in 1945. He taught at several New York City colleges before enrolling at Fordham to earn his doctorate in school administration. In 1952 he met Eileen Hundertmark. The two married and had eight children. After Eileen died in 1974, he married Elizabeth Rutowski, and the two had a child.
The collection includes Louis Klos’ own papers as well as content relating to Jesuits, Catholic businesses, the nation’s Founding Fathers, Freemasons, the meteorological musings of Ben Franklin, Hessian flies, and breeding mules—to name but a few.
Document signed by King Ferdinand VII of Spain in 1815 reads “Yo el Rey,” or “I The King.”
The collection’s diversity is additionally reflected through its assortment of autographs, which include the infamous Father Flanagan of Boys Town, actress Helen Hayes, playwright Charles Gordon MacArthur, and explorer-adventurer Roy ...
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From King Ferdinand to the Warren Commission, Eclectic Collection Arrives at Fordham Libraries
African-American veterans in mental health care are not as activated as White veterans : Newscenter : School of Medicine
INDIANAPOLIS – Patients who are activated--meaning they have the knowledge, skills and confidence to manage their health and health care--have better health outcomes. A new study provides evidence that male and female African-American veterans receiving outpatient mental health services are not as activated as White veterans.In addition to demonstrating an association between race and lower patient activation, the study shows that the relationship between African-American veterans and their mental health providers is not as strong as the relationship between White veterans and their providers. This difference persisted after adjusting for socio-demographic factors and the study participants’ length of time with their providers. Stronger patient-provider relationships--known as working alliances--have been linked to higher treatment adherence. The study also reported that the African-American veterans had significantly lower medication adherence rates than White veterans."A clear implication from this study is that one size does not fit all. We need to tailor our efforts to meet the needs of African-American veterans--and meet them where they are," said VA Center for Health Information and Communication, Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University Center for Health Services and Outcomes Research investigator Johanne Eliacin, PhD, the health services researcher who led the new study. "When it comes to being activated and engaged in their own health care, African-American veterans have more specific challenges that need to be better understood and addressed."There needs to be more research to develop strategies to motivate patients to be involved in their care and to work more effectively with their providers. And we need to learn how to help them sustain engagement over time." Dr. Eliacin is a clinical psychologist and psychological anthropologist. She also has an appointment as an assistant research professor in the Department of Psychology in the School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. Her research focuses on sociocultural determinants of mental health and on reducing health disparities. ...
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Lifelong Learning Institute Fall Registration Opens July 24th!
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Category: Need to KnowPublished: Jul 21 2017 12:00AM Register early as courses fill quickly! Lifelong Learning Institute is offering over 30 new courses this fall including: American Cultures: The New Brazil - Carnival, Soccer, and Corruption; How to Decipher Paintings II; Creating Resume and LinkedIn Profile; Alexander Hamilton, Founding Father with Vision for Modern America; Exploring the National Parks; Opera Masterpieces; Moot Court Litigation - Join the Action, and much, much more! Visit the WD&CE website for the latest catalog: http://cms.montgomerycollege.edu/wdce/
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New York Times Best-Selling Author Shares Story of Resilience at Rasmussen College
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For fans of Cheryl Strayed, her recent visit to Rasmussen College was a chance to meet the New York Times best-selling author and hear her story firsthand. For those who haven’t read her memoir Wild, the author’s appearance turned into a lesson of resilience and strength.Strayed stopped by the Rasmussen College Blaine campus on Wed., March 20, 2013 and spoke to a room full of students, faculty and members of the public. The Minnesota native shared stories of growing up in northern Minnesota and the struggles she faced with divorce and drugs after her mother’s sudden death when Strayed was just 22-years-old. “I sort of reached bottom and was no longer the woman my mom raised me to be,” said Strayed. “I thought I was honoring my mom by self-destructing, but I later realized the way to honor my mom was to move on and thrive.” And move on is exactly what Strayed did in the form of a 1,100 mile hike along the Pacific Crest Trail. It’s the basis of her memoir Wild, which gained widespread acclaim in 2012, including selection for Oprah’s Book Club 2.0. Along her hike, Strayed faced rattlesnakes and black bears, as well as intense heat and record snowfalls. At times, her adventures are so intense you wonder if she’ll make it out alive. “Growing up in northern Minnesota, I thought I knew the wilderness, but the truth is I had never been backpacking before,” said Strayed. “I couldn’t even lift my pack at first because it was too heavy.” One member of the audience asked Strayed about what it was like being a woman alone in the wilderness. “There were definitely moments when I thought I wasn’t going to make it, but things were different back then,” said Strayed. “If anything, being a woman may have actually helped because people ...
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Miami's academic boot camp drives up student-athlete GPAs
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By Margo Kissell, university news and communications
The days start out tough and grow more difficult.
There’s plenty of grumbling among the incoming student-athletes, who didn’t expect it to be so taxing.
But after six weeks, they’re ready — for the classroom, just as they are for their first collegiate game.
Welcome to Miami University athletics’ academic boot camp.
The RedHawks Summer Bridge Program, as it’s formally known, started seven summers ago as a way to prepare first-year athletes in select sports for Miami’s rigorous academic experience.
This summer, 30 first-year student-athletes — football players plus men’s and women’s basketball players — are in the program that ends Aug. 4.
All are required to attend, even if they earned a 4.0 GPA in high school.
The reason football and basketball players participate is because the revenue generated by those teams allows Miami athletics’ budget to accommodate the NCAA’s rule that first-year athletes starting in the summer take six credit hours, said Craig Bennett, assistant athletic director for academic support services. Bennett developed the program with Rodney Coates, professor of global and intercultural studies.
Miami football coach Chuck Martin has become the program’s biggest believer.
“Our Summer Bridge Program is by far the best at preparing students for the transition from high school to college that I have been associated with in 25 years,” he said.
That transition can be overwhelming for student-athletes, who may practice 20 hours a week, have team meetings and travel to and from games in addition to coursework.
Statistics point to success
The student-athletes who took part in the 2016 Summer Bridge Program posted a mean grade-point average of 3.39 last fall semester, the highest GPA yet for the first-year athletes.
Organizers believe the program’s success is a big reason why Miami’s 525 student-athletes collectively posted a 3.301 GPA in spring semester, the second highest GPA for ...
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Robot mom: UNCG unveils new teaching tool for nursing students
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GREENSBORO — UNC-Greensboro’s nursing students won’t start fall semester classes for another month, but a handful of their professors Wednesday got a glimpse of the nursing school’s newest teaching tool.What they saw was a full-body childbirth simulator known as SimMom, a high-tech mannequin that will let UNCG nursing students get realistic experience with labor and delivery.The molded plastic female mannequin comes with a simulated 6-pound newborn, the placenta and an umbilical cord. SimMom can simulate routine vaginal births as well as births with complications — such as an inverted uterus, a prolapsed cord (when the umbilical cord precedes the baby) or a breech birth (when the baby comes out bottom first instead of head first).“This enables us to get everybody through several kinds of scenarios” that UNCG nursing school graduates might see professionally, said Robin Remsburg, the dean of the School of Nursing.UNCG’s nursing students have used an older simulation model for the past several years. Last month, the nursing school took delivery of a $45,000 upgrade made by Laerdal, a Norwegian medical equipment maker famous for its CPR Annie doll used to train people to do mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. UNCG, in fact, bought the first new-and-improved birthing model to come off the company’s assembly line.This new version has more features than previous models. It’s also wireless.Company rep Sarah Sue Miller, a registered nurse who leads Laerdal’s maternal and newborn division, says the lack of wires means SimMom can be used in a variety of different teaching exercises.If faculty members want to simulate a birth in which the mother has complications that require surgery, she said, nursing students can wheel SimMom from the birthing room to an operating room without having to wrangle cords that connect the mannequin to its computer.The mannequin is designed to act as realistically as ...
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Plan beats no plan: Responding to a pitch of 3% GDP growth
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President Trump’s promise that the U.S. economy could reach 3 percent GDP growth if we adopted his policies has prompted many economists to respond with a reality check that 3 percent GDP growth is no longer achievable
This response may or may not be correct economically, but I think it’s also worth acknowledging that, politically, it’s a loser. I was struck by this after searching for responses to a recent piece by noted economists (and conservatives) John Cogan, Glenn Hubbard, John Taylor and Kevin Warsh. In an editorial published by the Hoover Institution, they wrote:
“The policy changes of the kind proposed by the Congress and the Administration, if enacted, would significantly improve the economy’s growth prospects … Could implementation of such a comprehensive economic plan raise the economic growth rate to 3 percent? We believe it can.”
Some in the media were quick to point out that Hubbard, Taylor, and Warsh are all under consideration to replace Janet Yellen as Fed Chair. Economists responded by saying, again, that 3% is a pipe dream.
Instead we need substantive discussion of what can generate faster economic growth. Rather than debating whether the American economy is stuck in a new-normal of 2% growth, we need to promote ideas that will increase economic growth and real wages for working families. After all, voters don’t care about GDP; they want good jobs, higher wages, and economic security. In the end, which politician are voters going to like more? A candidate who says we can do better? Or one who says we cannot, no matter what we do?
So what will improve economic growth? There are three I’s that can do this: immigration, infrastructure, and investment. However, their ability to bring us up to 3% growth is both doubtful and irrelevant.
Our nation’s immigration system is broken. Comprehensive immigration reform, such as the bipartisan ...
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel Announces Academic Partnership Between Illinois Institute Of Technology and Politecnico Di Milano University
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel has announced a new partnership between Illinois Institute of Technology’s Institute of Design (IIT-ID) and Politecnico di Milano University’s School of Design (Polimi-Design) that will increase international academic cooperation and drive research on the role of design as agent of development and transformation for urban communities and a sustainable economy. The agreement was signed during the Mayor’s official visit to Milan, which followed stops in Berlin and London.
“This partnership will keep Chicago and Milan at the global forefront of the search for sustainable solutions for urban challenges,” Mayor Emanuel said. “Together, our cooperation can develop and deploy designs for 21st century global cities.”
The partnership is through a Memorandum of Understanding signed today by IIT and Politecnico. Through the agreement the universities will work together to plan and develop research activities focused on the role of design as agent of development and transformation for new urban communities and sustainable economy – from commerce, to industry and advanced services.
“At the IIT Institute of Design we focus on using design to help address global complex challenges with the goal of enriching the human experience,” IIT Institute of Design Dean Denis Weil said. “This partnership will bring together two of the world’s premier design schools to offer new ways of thinking and new system-level solution concepts for urban challenges and opportunities using the two cities as learning platforms. I am grateful to our colleagues at Polimi-Design and Mayor Rahm Emanuel for their support and leadership in making this collaboration possible.”
“The design schools at Politecnico and IIT have strong roots and tradition in design, and at the same time have always been able to evolve and to lead the exploration of new frontiers of design- from system design to service design, from strategic design to design for social innovation,” Polimi-Design Dean Luisa Collina said. “This ...
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HLC Peer Reviewers Give COD Positive Report
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By COD NewsroomCollege of DuPage has received a positive feedback report from a recent campus visit
by a Higher Learning Commission peer review team, resulting in a recommendation that
the institution receive no sanctions.The peer review team’s recommendation will be forwarded to the HLC’s Institutional
Actions Council before being considered by the HLC Board of Trustees in November.“The past year and a half has been a period of learning, growth and improvement for
the College,” said COD President Dr. Ann Rondeau. “We greatly appreciate the time
and effort of the Higher Learning Commission peer reviewers in their evaluation of
College of DuPage and are also pleased they are recommending ‘no sanctions’ to the
College’s accreditation, which includes no probation.”Since being placed on a two-year probation in December 2015, College of DuPage leaders
have done much to improve transparency, accountability and governance, she said."We take the words of the Higher Learning Commission very seriously, using the commission’s
input and critique to help strengthen the College through improved processes and procedures,
increased collaboration with our faculty members, and a renewed commitment to providing
the best education and services to our various constituency groups,” Dr. Rondeau said.
“Our efforts have resulted in stronger relationships within the institution as the
administration and faculty work more closely to enhance and improve our teaching and
learning.”While the peer review team did cite several items that still need to be completed,
the overall recommendation of no sanctions reflects the College’s diligent work in
further strengthening the institution, said COD Board of Trustees Chairman Deanne
Mazzochi.“Even the best of institutions have room for improvement, and having an independent
third-party comprehensive review of the College is one of the best ways to learn where
changes and improvements can be made,” Mazzochi said. “We will continue this work
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Wordsmith Dan Truong '15 puts his English degree to work in state government
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Wordsmith Dan Truong '15 puts his English degree to work in state governmentPhoto/courtesyDan Truong '15.By Jarret BencksJuly 20, 2017After Dan Truong '15 graduated from Brandeis, he hit the ground running.The English major immediately landed a summer internship in the communications office of Massachusetts Treasurer Deborah Goldberg, where he made such an impression that he was hired on permanently as the assistant director of communications.
His day-to-day includes drafting press releases and media advisories, working with the media and developing social media strategy. These days that means often addressing questions around recreational marijuana regulation, an issue in which the treasurer has a central role.
"Every word really counts," Truong said. "Studying English (at Brandeis) made me conscious of word choice and going above and beyond to be precise."
He isn’t only putting his English degree to use on the job. Truong is a member of Boston Chinatown’s Asian American Resource Workshop and has led the way in publishing two collections of short stories and personal essays through the workshop. The most recent collection , published in June, features four pieces by Truong.
"As the child of Asian immigrants, staying close to that is very important to me," he said. "My writing is one way that I can do that."
At Brandeis, Truong was a Roosevelt Fellow, a first year advisor, an English tutor to students from China and a member of the ballroom dance team at Brandeis – although that’s one skill that never came to him naturally.
“I was terrible at it and I continue to be terrible at it,” he joked.
Truong said he’s enjoying his time working in state government, though he might want to cross over to the other side and join the media sometime in the future.
"I think I could see myself in this position for a while, but I'd love ...
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Brazil’s Seamax Launches Research and Development Expansion at Embry-Riddle’s MicaPlex
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“This partnership will allow us to integrate Seamax’s research and development into Embry-Riddle’s remarkable existing cluster to further accelerate our technological and business capabilities,” said Seamax CEO Gilberto Trivelato. “This will enable increased leverage for new features to aircraft and to introduce more reliable products to the aeronautical market.”As part of the Customized Business Acceleration Program, Seamax’s Research & Development department will be housed at the John Mica Engineering Aerospace Innovation Complex (MicaPlex) at Embry-Riddle’s Research Park adjacent to the Daytona Beach Campus. As part of the MicaPlex, they will be able to work with current Research Park tenant and resident partners as well as access research facilities, technology and resources. Team Volusia Economic Development Corporation played a key role in connecting Seamax with Embry-Riddle.“Embry-Riddle is well positioned to support Seamax in market research as well as product development and certification in the U.S. of current and future aircraft,” said Embry-Riddle President Dr. P. Barry Butler. “We are excited that they have decided to make Volusia County their research and development home – and look forward to their success.” The company’s SeaMax M-22 amphibious aircraft was the first S-LSA certified flying boat in the U.S. Seamax has been leading the industry since the FAA’s groundbreaking regulatory changes created the Light Sport Aircraft category in 2004. Seamax designed the M-22 in 1998, flew the prototype in 2001 and introduced the first factory-produced M-22 in 2002.Headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil, the company was founded in 1998 and is certified by Aviation Authorities in 19 countries and has sold 150 units globally.“Our company chose Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University because of its exceptional ability to provide business research, strong commitment to innovation and its potential for accelerating our company’s footprint,” said Seamax U.S. Headquarters Executive Director Shalom Confessor. “Partnering with one of the most reputable aeronautical universities in the world ...
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Boston Ecosystem Report: Women Entrepreneurs Making Gains but Face Funding and Networking Barriers
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While women have made gains in business ownership, they face barriers related to funding and accessing growth capital, according to a team of researchers from the University of Massachusetts Boston, University of Pennsylvania, and University of North Carolina Asheville.Led by UMass Boston Professor of Management Banu Ozkazanc-Pan, researchers spent the past year studying the regional entrepreneurial ecosystems in St. Louis, Missouri, and Boston, Massachusetts, focused on understanding the opportunities and challenges for women entrepreneurs in each respective city and region.
Researchers interviewed close to 190 individuals, who included entrepreneurs, investors, and leadership at various incubators, accelerators, networking groups, and educational platforms. These findings are available in a newly released report.
“Our research is both timely and important in terms of understanding why certain inclusion efforts in ecosystems may lead to success while other efforts lead to continued exclusion for women entrepreneurs,” Ozkazanc-Pan said.
In St. Louis, the team found that women entrepreneurs represent close to 45 percent of all business owners compared to 33 percent in Boston, based on 2012 Census data. One of the contributing factors to the rapid rise in the number of women-owned businesses in St. Louis is the cohesive nature of the ecosystem fueled by grassroots efforts of prominent male entrepreneurs and women-focused entrepreneurship support organizations. Their efforts to make St. Louis a great place for entrepreneurship have also resulted in the mainstreaming of gender as important for the growth of the ecosystem. Despite these developments, women face challenges related to scaling their businesses. New, bold efforts including Brazen and the St. Louis Equity in Entrepreneurship Collective are tackling these and other issues with the aim of overcoming all barriers for underrepresented entrepreneurs.
In Boston, the fragmented nature of the ecosystem means women entrepreneurs still face challenges related to scaling their businesses and accessing valuable resources and networks. Groups such as SheStarts, BREAD, Innovation Women, and Accelerate Boston are ...
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Historian Cannadine named president of the British Academy
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On July 20, Sir David Cannadine, the Dodge Professor of History at Princeton University, started his four-year term as president of the British Academy.
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Digging Deeper, Building Better: An Interview with Chemistry and Biochemistry's Catherine Fenselau - The Analytical Scientist
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New Institute for Korean Studies at IU to kick off with more than $1 million in grants
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IUB Newsroom »New Institute for Korean Studies at IU to kick off with more than $1 million in grantsNew Institute for Korean Studies at IU to kick off with more than $1 million in grantsSept. 7, 2016FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEBLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- On Friday, Sept. 9, Indiana University will launch its Institute for Korean Studies, created through generous support from The Korea Foundation, whose contribution also made possible the first endowed chair in Korean studies.
The opening ceremony will begin at 4 p.m. in the auditorium of the Global and International Studies Building, 355 N. Jordan Ave. in Bloomington.
IU President Michael A. McRobbie and School of Global and International Studies Dean Lee Feinstein will speak along with invited guests Sihyung Lee, president of The Korea Foundation; and Thomas C. Hubbard, chairman of The Korea Society and a former U.S. ambassador to South Korea and the Philippines.
“Some of Indiana University’s strongest partnerships are with some of Korea’s leading research and educational institutions," McRobbie said. "This outstanding new institute will enhance our academic programs on one of the most dynamic and increasingly influential countries in the world and one with a very rich history.”
It will be preceded by a conference that will bring many of the nation’s most distinguished Korea scholars to campus to discuss the establishment of Korean studies in the United States. The conference, “Peace Corps Volunteers: The Making of Korean Studies in the United States,” will take place from 10 a.m. to noon and from 1:15 to 3:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Global and International Studies Building, Room 0001.
The new institute is a prime example of efforts being made by IU’s School of Global and International Studies to build on the university’s longstanding commitment to the study of East Asian and Pacific nations, specifically Korea. IU began offering the first Korean language courses in the ...
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Summer honors and awards
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Bernard J. MatkowskyBernard J. MatkowskyBernard J. Matkowsky, the John Evans Professor of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics in the McCormick School of Engineering, has been awarded the 2017 John von Neumann Lecture Prize by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM).Matkowski received the award for his leading contributions to the methods and applications of matched asymptotics and singular perturbations. He delivered the associated prize lecture, "Singular Perturbations in Noisy Dynamical Systems," at the SIAM Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on July 11.Matkowsky is recognized for his successful impact on applications to problems exhibiting resonance, the effect of noise on deterministic dynamical systems, bifurcation phenomena and to pattern formation. He is an international leader in the mathematical theory of gaseous combustion and combustion synthesis.Barbara NewmanBarbara Newman, the John Evans Professor of Latin and professor of English, religious studies and classics in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, has been elected to the American Philosophical Society (APS).Newman joins 31 others in the 2017 class. Founded in 1743 by Benjamin Franklin for the purpose of “promoting useful knowledge,” the society today has 1,019 elected members and has elected 5,605 members in its history.New members were selected from one of five classes: mathematical and physical sciences; biological sciences; social sciences; humanities; and the arts, professions and leaders in public and private affairs. Newman is part of the humanities group.APS’ current activities “reflect the founder’s spirit of inquiry, provide a forum for the free exchange of ideas and convey the conviction of its members that intellectual inquiry and critical thought are inherently in the public interest,” according to an APS statement. Global Health Corps fellowsJenna Zitaner (left) and Odette ZeroTwo recent Northwestern graduates have earned a highly-competitive, paid, year-long fellowship. Odette Zero and Jenna Zitaner have been named one of 140 Global Health Corps fellows for 2017-18. From Zionsville, Indiana, Zero will work for ...
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University of Chicago Library receives gift of vintage Vivian Maier prints
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The University of Chicago Library has received a gift of nearly 500 photographic prints made by Vivian Maier, the master 20th-century street photographer known for her striking images of life in Chicago and New York City.The prints, given to the University by collector and filmmaker John Maloof, will be preserved and made available for research purposes by the Library’s Special Collections Research Center. The new collection is comprised of vintage prints that have never been published or exhibited to the public, along with one of Maier’s cameras and some of her personal effects.
“This collection of prints will help researchers and students to understand Maier as a working photographer,” said Daniel Meyer, director of the Special Collections Research Center. “As a new discovery in 20th-century American photography, Vivian Maier’s work also offers fresh insights into the viewpoints and graphic styles of her contemporaries.”
The UChicago collection is the first of Maier’s work to be held by a research institution, allowing scholars to study her photography and creative process in the city that was her home.
Maier’s work became known to the public less than a decade ago. Maloof in 2008 found himself with a trove of more than 100,000 photographs after purchasing the contents of several of Maier’s storage lockers at auction. His investigation into Maier’s life and work was told in the Academy Award-nominated documentary Finding Vivian Maier, which Maloof co-wrote and co-directed.
Maier was born in New York City in 1926. She spent much of her early life traveling the world before finding a home in 1956 in Chicago, where she worked as a nanny to support her photography. It was only after her death in 2009 that Maier’s work was displayed in museums and galleries to widespread acclaim.
“Vivian Maier herself is unique as a photographer because of her personal story and the remarkable ...
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NSF Program Brings Budding Astronomers to BU
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Many of us thrill to the breathtaking views of outer space permitted by telescopes and spacecraft. But dark matter—the force causing stars to move faster than their mass would allow—poses a pesky problem: you can’t see it. So Carly Snell, aided by the chair of BU’s astronomy department, Tereasa Brainerd, is spending the summer writing computer code to analyze telescopic survey data of the heavens. One goal is to see if the orbits of actual galaxies match those in simulations of dark matter.
Snell doesn’t go to BU; the physics major will be a senior this fall at North Dakota State University, “and my department there does not have astronomy,” she says. The National Science Foundation’s Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program provides aspiring astronomers like Snell the opportunity to pursue this research.
This summer—BU’s third participating in REU—has brought Snell and five other undergraduates from different universities to campus to help professors researching topics in astronomy and space physics. The latter get research help; the students have “the opportunity to wet our feet a little bit in research that a lot of people wouldn’t necessarily get at their home university,” Snell says. (BU’s own students get similar mentoring through the University’s Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program.)
The REU program in the astronomical sciences includes 28 universities, observatories, museums, and other institutions, including BU. Here, the students enrolled in this summer’s program hail from the Universities of Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, North Dakota State, Rochester, and Wisconsin. They spend 10 weeks on campus, studying topics “from the earth to the galaxies,” says Merav Opher, a College of Arts & Sciences associate professor of astronomy and director of BU’s REU program.
Each student is matched with a specific research project so that they can work closely with specific researchers. Students receive a ...
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Class of 2021: Pennsylvania native makes Georgia College her home
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Lexi PellackIt’s about 815 miles from Lexi Pellack’s high school in Easton, Pennsylvania, to Milledgeville, but this incoming first-year student already feels right at home.
After spending most of her life visiting her grandmother who lives near Savannah, she made up her mind to head down south for her education.
“I looked at schools in Georgia, in North Carolina and Florida, and once I visited Georgia College, I just completely fell in love with it—everything about it and the atmosphere,” said Pellack.
She actually stumbled upon Georgia College while visiting her grandma one summer. She said she and her parents attended a reception where they got to meet admission recruiters, and from there, they were hooked.
“All the staff has just helped me through everything. Jessica Gore (associate director of admissions) was a big part of that,” she said. “The tour guides were great too, and the whole athletic training program, which is what I want to do, it is fantastic.”
Eager to jump right into her major, Pellack has already been in contact with faculty in the department.
“They took the time to actually meet with her and talk to her and make sure that’s what she really wanted to do,” said her dad, Pete. “It just felt right— like when I met my wife,” he laughed as he talked about his daughter choosing to attend Georgia College.
Along with her coursework, Pellack plans to participate in sorority recruitment and play intramurals come August, and until then she’s eagerly awaiting her big move to Milledgeville.
“I’m so excited,” she said. “I just want to move in and be here already.”
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UC Riverside-led Team Wins $14.9 Million to Battle Disease-carrying Mosquitoes
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DARPA award is largest ever for a UCR researcher
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (www.ucr.edu) — A University of California, Riverside scientist is leading a team of researchers that will receive up to $14.9 million dollars from The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to be part of the “Safe Genes” program to study innovative genetic techniques to control disease-causing mosquitoes.
With the contract, the largest ever received by a UC Riverside researcher, Omar Akbari, an assistant professor of entomology, and his team will focus on a technique known as “gene drive.” It has the potential to spread desirable genes in wild populations and suppress harmful organisms.
“Our primary goal is to safely test and innovate these technologies strictly in the laboratory,” said Akbari, who led the collaboration of six UC campuses. “We hope our efforts will broaden our fundamental understanding of the potency of gene drives to help better understand how they may behave in the natural environment if ever released.”
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The researchers want to understand the potential risks and benefits of using gene drives to control mosquitoes that carry diseases including Zika, chikungunya, dengue, and yellow fever. Gene drives have ever greater promise because the recently discovered CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technique has the potential to create, streamline, and improve the development of gene drives.
Insects that carry disease represent one of the greatest worldwide threats to human health, with billions of people at risk of infection. Last year, more than 700 million people were infected with malaria or dengue fever, resulting in 440,000 deaths. And the prevalence of the Zika virus is rising.
Protecting the public from these diseases is difficult. Vaccines to prevent the diseases either don’t exist, or are not effective. And current mosquito control methods are inadequate, as mosquitoes have become resistant. That creates a critical need ...
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Contest reveals students’ personal libraries
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Congratulations to Alan Zhang, a current Olin student in the Masters of Consumer Analytics program, for receiving second place in the 30th annual Neureuther Student Book Collection Essay Competition, sponsored by Washington University Libraries.
The Neureuther competition offers first and second prizes, of $1,000 and $500, to both undergraduate students and graduate students who write short essays about their personal book collections. In the graduate category, Mary Andino, a PhD candidate in history in Arts & Sciences, won first place for her essay “Early Modern Europe: The Female Perspective.” Second place went to Alan Zhang, a student in Olin Business School, for “How to Live in a World with Others.” Link to essay.
In the undergraduate category, two Arts & Sciences students were awarded first and second prize. Educational and religious studies major Jennifer Greenberg won first place for her essay “Picked from the Pews: A Religiously Inspired Book Collection.” Second place went to anthropology and psychology major Meg Russell for “Our Books Are Important to Us.”
A panel of Washington University faculty served as this year’s judges. To read the winning essays online, visit the University Libraries website.
The competition is made possible by an endowment from Carl Neureuther, a 1940 graduate of Washington University who sought to encourage students to read for pleasure throughout their lives.
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Paid Research Participants Needed for EEG and Visual Perception Study
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The Cognitive and Developmental Neuroscience Lab is recruiting volunteers for an EEG (electroencephalogram) study investigating the neural basis of visual cognition. Participants will be paid $20 for 2 hours.Participants in this study must be right-handed, 18- 35-year-olds with no history of attention disabilities or neurological disorder
In addition, the lab is recruiting volunteers for a behavioral study investigating the neural basis of numerosity perception. Participants will be paid $10 for 1 hour.
Participants in this study must be right-handed, 18- 26-year-olds with no history of attention disabilities, epilepsy or other neurological disorders.
If interested, email codeneurolab@gmail.com for more information.
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UT Professor Wraps Up Fulbright Experience in Manila
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Krista Wiegand, with her son, Joseph Jordan, and husband, Michael L. Jordan, at a church in Tagaytay, Philippines, during Easter week.Krista Wiegand, director of the Global Security–Conflict Processes program at UT’s Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy and associate professor of political science, spent the past five months as a Fulbright senior scholar in the Philippines.
Krista Wiegand, director of the Global Security-Conflict Processes Program at UT’s Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy and associate professor of political science.
Wiegand was one of five UT faculty members awarded a Fulbright during the 2016–17 academic year. Only senior-level academics are awarded a Fulbright senior scholarship.
“My Fulbright experience was immensely rewarding, since I would never have been able to learn what I did from just reading books and articles from afar,” said Wiegand. “There is nothing that can replace living in a country and conducting field research to gain in-depth understanding of their political issues.”
Wiegand was based in the Department of International Studies at De La Salle University in Manila, where she conducted research about the role of the Philippines in the contentious South China Sea dispute with China, Vietnam, Brunei, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Vietnam. She spent much of her time interviewing government officials, former government officials, scholars, and experts about Philippine foreign policies related to the maritime dispute.
The purpose of Wiegand’s research was to explore the motivation of former president Benigno Aquino’s regime seeking international arbitration against China in 2013, the process of the arbitration from 2013 to 2016, and the consequences of the arbitration decision for the Philippines in its relations with China and the United States.
Wiegand at the Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila.
Wiegand also gave several talks at universities in Manila, at the University of Brunei Darussalam and the US Embassy in Brunei, and at the Philippine ...
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UPMC, Butler Health System Form Joint Venture
PITTSBURGH, July 21, 2017 – UPMC and Butler Health System (BHS) have formed a joint venture for obstetric and gynecological care that will provide patients in the Butler region coordinated, high-quality care with greater access to the latest UPMC research and clinical advances without leaving their community.
Under the joint venture agreement, BHS and UPMC have acquired Advanced OB/GYN Associates, which is comprised of five doctors: Ronald Cypher, M.D., Patricia Arnett, D.O., Rosalyn Miller, D.O., Emily Curtin, M.D., and Marydonna Ravasio, D.O., as well as three physician assistants and two midwives. The practice name, “Advanced OB/GYN Associates” will remain unchanged. The physicians, physician assistants and midwives, as well as the patients of Advanced OB/GYN Associates will have access to UPMC experts. Consultations for high-risk obstetrics, cancer, infertility and ultrasounds will continue to be provided at the current office on 901 E. Brady Street in Butler, Pa.“We are excited about this collaboration. The exceptional group of physicians and their staff at Advanced OB/GYN Associates now will have the support of two strong organizations—BHS and UPMC—to ensure the continuation of the outstanding care they have been providing their patients for years,” said Robert Edwards, M.D., chair of the department of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive services at UPMC. “BHS has a long-standing history of supporting the patients and physicians of Advanced OB/GYN Associates,” said Jana Panther, director of marketing and public relations at BHS. “Women’s care is a focus of the organization both locally and regionally, and we are pleased to work together with UPMC and the practice in this new capacity.”
“We are thrilled to enter into a joint venture with UPMC, which has one of the finest women’s hospitals in the world, and Butler Health System, our hometown hospital. We will continue to offer personalized, compassionate care as we ...
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Small Pest, Big Battle
Science and Technology @ UCSB
The Aedes aegypti mosquito may be tiny but it can wreak major havoc on human health, spreading diseases such as Zika, dengue fever and yellow fever.Those little suckers are about to face the fight of their life.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) of the U.S. Department of Defense has awarded up to $14.9 million to a team of researchers from six University of California campuses, including biologist Craig Montell at UC Santa Barbara, to study how to use gene editing as a way to control disease-spreading mosquitoes.
Insects that carry disease represent one of the greatest worldwide threats to human health, with billions of people currently at risk of infection. Last year, more than 700 million people were infected with malaria or dengue fever, resulting in 440,000 deaths. And the prevalence of Zika virus is rising.
“Protecting the public from these diseases is difficult,” said Montell, the Patricia and Robert Duggan Professor of Neuroscience in UCSB’s Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, whose lab works with Aedes aegypti. “Vaccines to prevent the diseases either don’t exist or are not very effective, and current mosquito control methods are inadequate. Therefore, there is a critical need for a transformative, species-specific, safe and effective method to control mosquitoes.”
Called Safe Genes, the DARPA project will focus on a technique pioneered by two team members, Ethan Bier of UC San Diego and Anthony James of UC Irvine. Known as gene drive, it can spread desirable genes in wild populations or suppress harmful organisms. Gene drive has been discussed and studied for decades, but the recent discovery of the CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technique has revolutionized the development of gene drive systems, offering an increasingly inexpensive, efficient and more reliable way to make precise, targeted changes to the genome.
Advances in genetics and molecular biology will allow the UC researchers to ...
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Jornada sobre pensions i assegurances
Universitat de Barcelona - Notícies
Moment de la tercera edició del taller, organitzat pel Departament de Matemàtica Econòmica, Financera i Actuarial i la Càtedra ICEA-UB.
21/07/2017
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La tercera edició del Taller sobre Pensions i Assegurances, organitzat pel Departament de Matemàtica Econòmica, Financera i Actuarial i la Càtedra ICEA-UB, va tenir lloc el 13 de juliol a la Facultat d’Economia i Empresa. El programa va incloure una jornada oberta al públic que va començar amb una conferència de Pilar González de Frutos, presidenta d’UNESPA, i el professor de la Universitat de València Carlos Vidal Meliá. A continuació, hi va haver una taula rodona moderada per Joan Castells, president executiu de FIATC Assegurances. Hi van participar Clara Armengol, de Banc Sabadell Pensions; Albert Closas, periodista de TV3; Cristina Farrés, de Crónica Global; Eduardo Magallón, de La Vanguardia; Susana Mendía, d’Allianz, i Ramón Ramos, d’AXA.
La Càtedra ICEA-UB sorgeix d’un conveni de col·laboració entre la Universitat de Barcelona i Investigació Cooperativa entre Entitats Asseguradores i Fons de Pensions (ICEA).
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Chemistry researcher receives prestigious honor
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Yinfa Ma. Photo by Sam O’Keefe/Missouri S&T
A renowned researcher and educator at Missouri University of Science and Technology has been selected to join an exclusive group of chemists. But he says the honor has more to do with the quality of research, education and community outreach at Missouri S&T than with his individual accomplishments.
Dr. Yinfa Ma, associate dean for research and external relations in the College of Arts, Sciences, and Business, was recently selected to be an American Chemical Society Fellow. He was one of only 65 scientists named to the 2017 class, and will be recognized at a ceremony and reception on Aug. 21, during the society’s 254th National Meeting & Exposition in Washington, D.C.
“When I received the letter, I was excited, but not just for me, but mostly for the university,” says Ma, who is also a Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor of Chemistry at Missouri S&T.
Ma hopes that the honor will help elevate the research and work happening at Missouri S&T, especially in the chemistry and chemical and biochemical engineering departments.
“To increase the reputation of the university, honors like this are so crucial,” Ma says. “We need to let the world know that Missouri S&T has really good chemists and they contribute to the society significantly. I think we have more colleagues at Missouri S&T deserving of this honor.”
The American Chemical Society (ACS) is the world’s largest scientific society with 157,000 members internationally. The nonprofit organization was chartered by the U.S. Congress. The ACS Fellows Program was created by the ACS Board of Directors in December 2008 to recognize members for outstanding achievements in and contributions to science, the profession and society.
Including Ma and this year’s 64 other recipients, there are about 1060 named fellows in the world, or less than 0.7 percent of the society’s ...
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From intern to director: Tim Hydar makes big leap at Little Bit Foundation
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Tim Hydar, director of distribution for The Little Bit Foundation, stands in the organization’s new warehouse in the Hanley Industrial Court of Brentwood. Once completely moved in, Hydar and the Little Bit team will be able to continue expanding their reach and distribution numbers. (Photo by August Jennewein)
As Tim Hydar watched a shy first-grader sprint around a classroom proudly modeling a new pair of shoes, the University of Missouri–St. Louis alumnus knew he was in the right line of work.
“Now I’m going to run faster,” the student exclaimed. “I’m going to be the fastest one on the basketball court.”
For children wearing the wrong size shoe, that’s the power of a new, proper-fitting pair.
This proud sneaker owner and rising athlete is just one of the 35,000 residents in St. Louis city and north St. Louis County who have been impacted by the mission and generosity of The Little Bit Foundation.
Hydar, the director of distribution for Little Bit, and his team play an important role in ensuring regional students have fewer barriers that interfere with a quality education.
“The best aspect of my job is going into a school every single week and seeing a group of kids that have a need and being able to tell them we are going to meet that need,” Hydar said. “Then the next week we deliver on that promise. Seeing students regularly, interacting with them, learning who they are and them learning who we are – that’s definitely the best part of what we do here.”
Since its founding in 2001, Little Bit grew from delivering 170 coats in its inaugural year to distributing more than 9,900 coats, 48,300 books and 203,000 essential items in the 2016-17 school year. Today, 9,000 students across 31 schools enjoy the Little Bit Boutiques, where a consistent team of volunteers deliver school supplies and a variety of ...
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Anthony Scaramucci to be named White House communications director
Arts and Sciences
The New York Times is reporting that Anthony Scaramucci, founder of the multi-billion dollar global investment firm SkyBridge Capital, was appointed by President Donald Trump as White House communications director this morning.Scaramucci, a contributor to the Fox News Channel, was an advisor to President Trump during his 2016 campaign, and was rumored earlier in the year to have been in line for a job heading the White House’s Office of Public Liaison and Intergovernmental Affairs. That position never materialized, however. In his new role, Scaramucci will replace Mike Dupke, who stepped down two months ago. Scaramucci, a major donor to Republican campaigns, has been a staunch Trump defender.
Scaramucci earned his B.A. in economics at Tufts and is a graduate of Harvard Law School.
He sits on the Fletcher School’s Board of Advisors, has served on the Board of Oversees of Tufts’ School of Arts and Sciences, and was a member of the Beyond Boundaries campaign committee. He also served as co-chair of the Tufts Financial Network, which aims to help Tufts students and alumni develop connections and advance in the financial world.
Scaramucci is the author of several business books, the most recent being Hopping Over the Rabbit Hole: How Entrepreneurs Turn Failure into Success, which he has called a “brutally honest book about the ups and downs of business and entrepreneurship.”
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Georgetown Professor Elected President of the American Historical Association
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July 21, 2017 – University Professor John R. McNeill, a prominent environmental historian at Georgetown, has been elected president of the American Historical Association.
McNeill, best known for his book, Something New Under the Sun: An Environmental History of the 20th-Century World (W.W. Norton, 2000), will serve in the position from January 2019 to January 2020, but will be heavily involved in AHA matters as president elect.
McNeill has previous experience with the Association, having headed the research division as one of three vice-presidents between 2012 and 2015.
“I am pleased by the trust AHA voters placed in me and look forward to doing my best for historians across the country,” McNeill said.
The American Historical Association is the largest professional organization serving historians in all fields and professions, including academia.
The professor also served as president of the American Society for Environmental History (2011-2013).
McNeill is the author or co-author of six books, most recently The Great Acceleration: An Environmental History of the Anthropocene since 1945 (Harvard University Press, 2016), with Peter Engelke, and has edited or co-edited more than 15 other books.
His current book project is a global environmental history of the Industrial Revolution.
“I will emphasize the long-distance linkages between the manufacturing centers of the 19th century and the ecological tumult in zones of raw material supply – the cotton fields and copper mines of the world,” McNeill explains.
The professor has held two Fulbright Awards, a Guggenheim fellowship, a MacArthur Grant and a fellowship at the Woodrow Wilson Center.
Between 2003 until 2006, he held the Cinco Hermanos Chair in Environmental and International Affairs at Georgetown, where he has appointments in both the history department and the School of Foreign Service.
"We congratulate Professor John McNeill, who is an ideal choice to be named President-elect of the American Historical Association,” says Georgetown Provost Robert Groves. “His leadership and scholarship in the area of environmental history have earned him ...
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Stress Worsens Effects of Toxic Chemicals in Pregnant Women
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When a pregnant woman suffers from stress, she’s more likely to have a low-birth-weight baby than a non-stressed pregnant woman if both are exposed to the same toxic chemicals, according to the first study examining the combined impact of stress and environmental chemicals on fetal development.
Data suggests that the harmful effects of smoking and air pollution are worse for pregnant women who also suffer from stress.
The evidence is just emerging, but a team of researchers from UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco found that the impact of a pregnant woman’s exposure to several toxic chemicals commonly found in the environment was generally larger if the mom was stressed.
“It appears that stress may amplify the health effects of toxic chemical exposure, which means that for some people, toxic chemicals become more toxic,” said Tracey Woodruff, a professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies at UCSF. Woodruff, the senior author of the study, also directs UCSF’s Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment and the Environmental Health Initiative.
Taken individually, the adverse effects of stress or environmental chemical exposures on fetal growth are well known, yet their combined effect has not been clear. When combined, researchers found the strongest connection between smoking and low birth weight: highly stressed pregnant women who smoked were about twice as likely to have a low-birth-weight baby as less stressed smokers. Stress was quantified by factors such as socioeconomic status or years of education. The researchers did not investigate a potential mechanism for how stress and chemicals might interact to create this effect.
The study also showed that the effects of air pollution on low birth weight were heightened when combined with stress. Exposure to ambient fine particulate matter, a type of air pollution, increased the risk of ...
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2017 Conference USA Media Day – A Look Back
FIU Athletics
MIAMI (July 21, 2017) – Conference USA held its annual Media Day on July 19-20 at the DFW Marriott in Dallas, Texas. The league's head coaches and two student-athletes from each school were on hand to preview the upcoming season. Head Coach Butch Davis along with seniors Alex McGough and Anthony Wint represented FIU. Head Coach Butch Davis On getting back into coaching… I think the obvious reason is that you miss coaching, but you miss the kids. If you're going to be a coach you have to love kids, you have to like the idea of being able to make a difference in their lives, whether it's educational or football-wise, and I miss it. I miss being I the locker room, out on the practice field, the meeting rooms, and stuff, and just being around kids. It's a super career. On what his time in television has taught him about coaching that maybe he didn't know previously… I worked for ESPN, and I worked for the NFL Network, and both of them were phenomenal. (With) ESPN, one of the things that helped me was, is it gave me the opportunity to see a lot of programs behind the scenes and learn things to see how everybody else was doing it. They would send me to Alabama, to Auburn, Florida State, last year I had the chance to go and spend some time with Mike Reilly at Nebraska, and when you go to these programs, you kind of get a chance to see how other people are skinning the cat. How do they do recruiting, how they do the offseason, how they do training camp; that part was good. But from the media aspect, you also understand how important the exposure is for your program, to get a chance for the media to come and see these guys (the players) and get to ...
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Key, Guice Named Players to Watch for Walter Camp Award
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BATON ROUGE – LSU running back Derrius Guice and linebacker Arden Key have been selected as two of forty "players to watch" for the 2017 Walter Camp Player of the Year Award, the Walter Camp Foundation announced Friday.
The nation’s fourth-oldest individual college football accolade is voted on by the 130 NCAA Bowl Subdivision head coaches and sports information directors. The award will be announced on Thursday, Dec. 7.
Guice heads into the 2017 season as one of the most electric ball carriers in the country. The Baton Rouge native broke two school records, earned All-America honors and was named to the All-SEC first team by the league’s coaches and media.
The Baton Rouge native scored on the longest run in LSU history (96 yards) and set the single-game rushing record with 285 yards in the win over Texas A&M. Guice led the SEC in rushing yards and ranked second in the league in rushing yards per game.
This marks the fourth preseason watch list Guice has been named to. Guice was also named to the Maxwell Award Watch List, the Paul Hornung Award Watch List and the Doak Walker Award List.
Key has already been named to the Butkus, Maxwell and Bednarik watch lists. The junior set the single-season sacks record a year ago with 12. Key totaled three PBUs and recovered three fumbles in 2016.
Walter Camp, “The Father of American football,” first selected an All-America team in 1889. Camp – a former Yale University athlete and football coach – is also credited with developing play from scrimmage, set plays, the numerical assessment of goals and tries and the restriction of play to eleven men per side.
The members of the NCFAA are unveiling their preseason watch lists over a 12-day period this month. Seventeen of the association’s 23 awards select a preseason watch list and the NCFAA has spearheaded a coordinated effort ...
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Former History Department chair Thomas Haskell dies at age 78
Thomas “Tom” Haskell, the Samuel G. McCann Professor Emeritus of History and a former chair of the Department of History, died July 12 at the age of 78 from complications related to Alzheimer’s disease.
“The faculty of the History Department and of Rice University has lost one of its most important figures: a thought-provoking scholar, an inspiring teacher and, not least, a leader in faculty governance,” wrote History Department Chair Carl Caldwell, the Samuel G. McCann Professor of History, in an “in memoriam” post on the department’s website.
Thomas Haskell
Haskell came to Rice in 1970, and during his 39 years as a faculty member, he served as chair of the Department of History, speaker of the Faculty Council and director of the Center for the Study of Cultures, now known as the Humanities Research Center. He also served as chair of the Graduate Committee and as a member of the Promotion and Tenure Committee along with other university committees.
“Tom did the hard, everyday work of promoting the pursuit of truth, of defending the mission of the university and defending academic freedom,” Caldwell said. “He played a central role in developing the professor-run process for addressing severe sanctions placed on professors, including terminations. These procedures remain in place today.
“Tom was equally dedicated to his teaching. His presence in the classroom was intense and demanding — and what serious students wanted,” Caldwell said.
A Ph.D. graduate of Stanford with a B.A. from Princeton, Haskell was a noted authority on the history of American thought and society and historical interpretation. He specialized in U.S. history from the 17th century to the present and also studied Victorian intellectuals.
“Historical scholarship for Tom was serious, even sacred,” Caldwell said. “History was the fearless search for truth, no matter how uncomfortable that truth could make people. Truth was essential, as was criticism. His ...
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Del 25 al 27 de juliol està oberta la matrícula per als estudiants de grau de nou accés de la segona assignació
Actualitat UPC
Quin és el procediment per matricular-te a la UPC? Què has de saber abans de fer-ho? Has de fer algun tràmit previ? On i quan has de formalitzar la matrícula? Quina documentació cal adjuntar i de quants crèdits t’has de matricular? Com es pot pagar la matrícula i quant et costarà? Tens dret a deduccions, gratuïtat o beca? Les respostes a aquestes qüestions es troben recollides al Guia de la matrícula de la UPC, una guia adreçada especialment als estudiants de nou ingrés, en la qual també es poden consultar les dates d'inici de curs i les sessions d'acollida. Si ja ets estudiant de grau de la UPC, la matrícula per al curs 2017-2018 l’has de formalitzar, a partir del 13 de juliol, en les dates concretes que t’indicarà el teu centre. Tràmits previs si ets estudiant de nou ingrés A partir del moment en què rebis el missatge de la UPC en què se't dona la benvinguda, pots iniciar el procés d’activació del teu compte a la Universitat. És un tràmit que cal fer abans de venir a matricular-te. Quan ja hagis activat el teu compte, ja podràs accedir a l’eSecretaria, la plataforma virtual amb la qual accediràs al teu expedient i a tots els tràmits acadèmics durant la teva vida universitària. Allà hauràs de revisar i modificar, si cal, les teves dades personals, autoritzar l’ús de les teves dades (LOPD) i la domiciliació dels pagaments, si optes per aquesta modalitat de pagament de la matrícula.La primera matrícula és presencial Si comences els teus estudis a la Universitat, has de realitzar la matrícula presencialment en les dates concretes que indica el centre docent on s’imparteix el grau al qual has accedit, dins dels terminis que es detallen tot seguit, ...
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Supply Chain Management Business Talk Set Oct. 28
Lone Star College CyFair News
Published on: October 14, 2015
Lone Star College-CyFairs Speaking of Business Series continues with Tracie Slone, who will present Supply Chain Management Aligning with Companies to Drive Value set for Oct. 28.
Slone, Director of Global Supply Chain at Marathon Oil, has held more than 20 roles within Supply Chain, Logistics, and Marketing; in the Corporate, Upstream, and Downstream Organizations, as well as both domestically in the United States and in supporting International Operations.
Effective and efficient supply chain management is a major factor contributing to a companys overall success. Slone will discuss the challenges and opportunities of supply chain from a global perspective.
Participants will learn the importance of teamwork and integration in leading a global supply chain organization, as well as the value of positioning oneself to advance ones career in supply chain management.
Dont miss this presentation, which will be held from 1 p.m. 2:30 p.m. in the Conference Center at 9191 Barker Cypress.
Light refreshments will be served; however, space is limited.
The free Speaking of Business Series is designed to enhance the personal and professional development of future business and community leaders.
Sponsoring this series is LSC-CyFairs Business and Communication Studies Division. For information, contact Ellen Junious, at 281.290.3511.
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Register today for summer classes at Lone Star College-North Harris
Lone Star College North Harris News
Published on: May 19, 2014
There is still time left to register for summer classes at Lone Star College-North Harris! The first summer session begins June 2 and runs through July 8, and the second summer session will take place July 10 through August 17.
Summer classes are also a great opportunity for university students to save time and money with core classes available at a fraction of the cost. Summer I registration will be open until May 30, and Summer II registration will be open until July 9.
Early registration ensures the best selection of classes and times. Due to the colleges growing enrollment, many classes are in high demand and fill quickly.
The fall semester begins August 25, and will feature academic and university-transfer courses, as well as workforce training, such as the new industrial diesel technology program.
Current and recently enrolled students can register online at LoneStar.edu/registration or at any Lone Star College location. New students can apply for admission online, or in-person. For more information call 281.618.5410. A complete listing of upcoming classes is available at LoneStar.edu/class-search.
LSC-North Harris courses are designed to fit a diverse spectrum of academic goals, and can lead to certificates, associate degrees or university transfer. Credit classes range from art, biology, and automotive technology to cosmetology, nursing and criminal justice. Classes are offered days, evenings, or weekends at LSC-North Harris, LSC-Greenspoint Center, and LSC-Victory Center, as well as in online and hybrid formats.
Lone Star College-North Harris is located at 2700 W.W. Thorne Drive, one-half mile south of FM 1960 East, between Aldine-Westfield and Hardy Roads. For more information about the college, call 281.618.5400 or visit LoneStar.edu/NorthHarris.
Lone Star College System has been opening doors to a better community for 40 years. Founded in 1973, LSCS remains steadfast in its commitment to student success and credential completion. Today, with 78,000 students in credit classes, and a total enrollment of more ...
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Healthy Girls Save the World visit BeAM
Girls from Healthy Girls Save the World at their recent visit to BeAM. The girls spent time with us learning how to create molds, using Alginate. (photos by Lars Sahl)Recently, BeAM at Murray Hall welcomed two groups of girls from Healthy Girls Save the World (HGSW). This organization focuses on inspiring girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum, which partners with universities and colleges to promote health and women’s empowerment. HGSW mobilizes university students to take resources available to them on a college campus and transform them into programming for girls in the surrounding community.
The girls spent time with us learning how to create molds, using Alginate, into which they put fingers or hands, creating a mold as the compound hardened. Having created the mold, the girls then had the staff pour resin into it, which after setting and removal of the mold, created a perfect replica of the fingers they had stuck in the original mold material.
HGSW believe that every girl deserves a positive space in her community where she is encouraged to learn what it means to be healthy on the inside and out, as well as given the resources to do so. The HGSW team works to organize low-cost events on the UNC Chapel Hill campus that foster the development of healthy habits related to proper nutrition, physical activity, and overall healthy lifestyles for girls.
Innovation and collaboration are the heartbeat of academic life on a college campus, and it is HGSW’s effort to maximize the potential of these forces that makes the organization distinctively sustainable. The successes of their past events have demonstrated that these invaluable resources are all readily available for the benefit of local girls at little to no cost, but require the creative organization and partnerships that HGSW continues to develop on a ...
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Lions Club Gives $400K To Shiley Eye Institute At UC San Diego Health
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Publication Date: 7/19/2017
ByLine: Patch
URL Link: https://patch.com/california/lajolla/s/g6n2q/lions-club-gives-400k-to-shiley-eye-institute-at-uc-san-diego-health
Page Content: Features Robert Weinreb, MD
News Type: Regional
News_Release_Date: July 21, 2017
NewsTags: Corporate - Quality, Awards, Diversity, Leadership; Ophthalmology
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High-tech cars not just for Spider-Man, Tony Stark
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An actor dressed as Spider-Man arrives for the world premiere of 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' at TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, Calif.(Photo: Joe Scarnici, Getty Images for Audi)In the newest Spider-Man movie, wise-cracking Peter Parker passes his driving exam primarily with help of a prototype Audi borrowed from a billionaire super-friend.As he argues with the driving examiner, the 15-year-old fails to notice the car in front of him slow down. The car’s automatic emergency braking system kicks in, stops the car and avoids a collision.Showing off for the examiner, the secret web-slinger engages the car’s lane-keeping system — only be yelled at as soon as he takes his hands off the wheel.And when asked to perform the “grand finale” of the driving test — parallel parking — the teenage superhero hits a button, raises his arms, and lets the car maneuver itself into position along the curb.For Dan McGehee of the University of Iowa, the only thing far-fetched about the two-minute movie scene is the idea that such technology is available only in high-end vehicles for the super-rich.“We’re very far from self-driving cars, but today we are in production for all of the technologies that are mentioned there — down to the least expensive car," he said in a phone interview Tuesday. "Whether it’s the Toyota Corolla, the Honda Civic, the Chevy Cruze, (the Ford Escort,) all have automatic emergency braking, lane-keeping systems, and even automatic parallel parking available.”Buy PhotoDaniel McGehee, director of the National Advanced Driving Simulator, poses at the University of Iowa's facility in Coralville on Thursday, July 14, 2016. (Photo: David Scrivner / Iowa City Press-Citizen)McGehee, who directs UI’s National Advanced Driving Simulator, attended the Automated Vehicle Symposium last week in San Francisco.“The 2018 model is going to be a watershed year in which many of the technologies in this clip will ...
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