Case Western Reserve Athletic News
Jul 20, 2017
By virtue of having one of the top-25 grade point averages among NCAA Division III women's basketball teams during the 2016-17 season, the Case Western Reserve University Spartans were named to the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Academic Top-25 Team Honor Roll.The WBCA Academic Top 25 recognizes NCAA Division I, II and III; NAIA and junior/community college women's basketball teams across the nation that carry the highest combined GPAs inclusive of all student-athletes on their rosters for the entire season. The 2016-17 season is the 22nd in which the WBCA has compiled the honor rolls.Case Western Reserve finished the year with a cumulative team grade point average of 3.513, the 24th-highest among all NCAA Division III teams during the 2016-17 campaign. CWRU was one of just two University Athletic Association schools to receive the award, along with New York University.The Spartans finished the 2016-17 season with a 13-12 overall record. CWRU will open its 2017-18 campaign at home against Dension University on Wednesday, November 15.
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Saturday, July 22, 2017
CWRU Women’s Basketball Named to WBCA Academic Top 25 Honor Roll
State Farm IT/STEM Fair
Academic Calendar
Wednesday, September 20, 20174:30 PM - 7:30 PM (CT)
Event Type
Career Fairs & Job Preparation
Contact
Cathy Doederlein815-753-1641
Department
Career Services
Link
https://calendar.niu.edu/MasterCalendar/EventDetails.aspx?EventDetailId=31053
This year the IT/STEM Recruiting Fair (brought to you through generous sponsorship by State Farm) will provide a “meet the firm” style event specific to the IT, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math fields. Students will have the chance to connect one-on-one with employers about IT and STEM-related industries.
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Friday, July 21, 2017
The Loss of a Student Becomes a Force for Good
John Wheeler’s untimely death provides impetus to educate youth, spread word of professions in forestry and natural resource management.
A program to educate high schoolers about professions in forestry and natural resource management. A playground in the woods. A white oak to provide a shady spot for students to sit. All of these were done in honor of John Wheeler.
Wheeler was a fourth-year student at Michigan Technological University when he was killed in a car accident in November 2016. He had aspired to become a forester and was cherished by family, friends and faculty alike.
Terry Sharik, dean of the School of Forest Resources and Environmental Sciences, reached out to the faculty who had John in their fall 2016 courses and asked that they turn in John’s final grades, enabling Michigan Tech to posthumously award him his bachelor of science degree.
“He was extremely proactive and intelligent as a student. He was a real leader in our group,” says Matthew Kelly, an assistant professor of natural resource management, who had John in several courses, including senior capstone. “His peers talked at our memorial about his fieldwork; he was always trying to do it faster, more efficiently and more effectively.”
Kids in the Woods
Just as John pushed himself, the SFRES and wider communities wanted to do more to honor John’s memory and commitment to his future profession.
Sharing his love of the woods was a passion, and John made time to reach out to students at Houghton High School to encourage them to pursue a degree from SFRES and to work in an after-school program at Houghton Elementary.
To continue John’s mission to share the possibility of a career in forestry or environmental sciences, shortly after his death the John H.F. Wheeler Memorial Fund project was established on Superior Ideas, a crowdfunding website operated by Michigan ...
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Rebuilding Community
SSU News
When he took on the task of inviting guests from around the country to a celebration he agreed to organize honoring Kappa Alpha Psi’s 30-year history at Sonoma State University, Malik-Charles Wade knew it wouldn’t be easy. After all, even though the international, predominantly African-American fraternity founded at Indiana University in 1911 has been on campus for three decades, Wade, a music major scheduled to graduate next spring, is currently the only member of Sonoma State’s Mu Omega chapter.Now he was taking the lead planning a three-day campus celebration and reunion scheduled to begin Friday, July 28 with a banquet in the Student Center for some 100 fraternity brothers, family members and friends. There is also a “Step N Stroll” contest and a guest DJ from Howard University the following night, a barbeque and other activities through Sunday. A centerpiece of the weekend will be a commemoration celebrating Leroy Worthy, who chartered the fraternity at Sonoma State and passed away a few months ago. Members say it was the first Greek organization on campus at the time.
No sooner did the organizing begin when some members coming from as far away as Georgia questioned why the celebration wasn’t being held elsewhere. The skeptics reminded Wade that only about 2 percent of the university’s current undergraduates are African-American. In Kappa Alpha Psi’s early years, they pointed out, the portion of African-American students on campus was more than twice as high.
“A lot of guys are coming back who have not seen the campus for some time,” said Eldrid Bryant, a former Sonoma State football player and 2001 graduate who now owns and operates an airport shuttle in and around Los Angeles. “We want to raise visibility and awareness because when you have a truly diverse community, it helps people learn more about each other than just failing into the ...
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AHSIE to hold annual conference at CSU Channel Islands
CSU Chanel Islands News
Camarillo, Calif., March 16, 2016 – The 8th Annual Best Practices Conference of the Alliance of Hispanic Serving Institutions Educators (AHSIE) will be held March 20-23 at CSU Channel Islands (CI).Hosted and co-sponsored by CI and three systems of higher education in California, the event will draw more than 500 attendees from 15 states and Puerto Rico who work at colleges and universities that are classified as Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs). Over 400 institutions in the U.S. qualify as HSIs, meaning their undergraduate population is at least 25% Hispanic.According to David Trujillo, founder and past president of the AHSIE Council, “HSIs enroll over 50% of the nation’s Hispanic students, although less than 10% of all colleges have the designation, making HSIs critical to the economic future of this nation.”The conference has previously been held in New Mexico, California, Texas and New Jersey. It is designed to enable grantees of HSI grant programs the opportunity to share best practices, network and learn how to get the most impact from grant funding. Participants had the opportunity to choose from over 100 workshop sessions in tracks including overseeing grants at HSIs; high impact practices for student success; high impact STEM programs at HSIs; emerging research at HSIs; and effective project management.Highlights of the event include a keynote address by Luis Maldonado, Chief Advocacy Officer and Government Relations Chair of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU); Deborah A. Santiago Chief Operating Officer and Vice President for Policy for Excelencia in Education; and Beatrice Ceja, Director for the Hispanic-Serving Institutions Division, Office of Post-Secondary Education. As part of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics 25 Year Anniversary Commitment to Action program, AHSIE will be releasing a report that highlights 12 programs for outstanding HSI initiatives and use of Department of Education federal funding to create high impact programs on their respective campuses. The report, From Funding ...
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In Memoriam: Laura Topalian
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A dedicated former Learning Resource Center staff member, Laura Topalian coordinated the university’s Graduation Writing Test Preparation and test proctoring programs. She has died from complications related to heart disease and pneumonia. She was 84.
Topalian worked at Cal Poly Pomona for 28 years, beginning her career as a lab coordinator in 1976. The former high school teacher assisted the English department with their supplemental classes for students who needed additional help with their writing.
“As the Learning Resource Center grew, she became the go-to person for students needing help with their writing,” said Melissa Stocking, a retired Learning Resource Center tutoring coordinator.
In the 1990s, Topalian started a test proctoring program. She became the coordinator for both test proctoring and the Graduation Writing Test Preparation programs.
“She noticed the need and she fulfilled it,” Stocking said. “She was a visionary in that regard. She really cared about students.”
Stocking said that Topalian stayed active up until her illness, traveling daily by foot and bus to a city she loved, Claremont. Having a friend like Topalian was like “having your own personal cheerleader,” Stocking added.
“Laura taught me so much about listening and helping in a non-judgmental way,” she said. “She desired very much to help the underdog.”
A service honoring Topalian is set 11 a.m. Sunday, July 23 at Christ Church Parish, 1127 North San Antonio Ave., in Ontario, California. Regular church services begin at 10 a.m. Visitors can attend both or just the ceremony.
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Aguilar announces $1.7 million in cyber security funding for CSUSB
CSUSB News
Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-San Bernardino) announced that California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) will receive $1.7 million in federal funding from the National Security Agency (NSA) for CSUSB’s NICE Challenge Project, which helps teach students cybersecurity skills while assessing their workforce readiness through virtualized real-world scenarios.
“CSUSB is a leader in cybersecurity education and is helping to put the Inland Empire on the map,” said Rep. Aguilar. He continued, “When we talk about what Dr. Coulson and Dr. Nestler are preparing our students for, we’re looking at economic and national security priorities for our country. By investing in these great opportunities, we’re training and preparing a workforce for jobs of the 21st century economy that will be at the forefront of our nation’s most critical defense programs.”
Dr. Vincent Nestler, Assistant Director of the Cybersecurity Center, added, “The NICE Challenge Project provides students an opportunity to experience the workforce before entering it. This helps students identify potential gaps in their knowledge, skills and abilities and to address them.”
The NICE Challenge Project is operated by CSUSB with funding from the NSA and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The program creates realistic scenarios with virtual hands-on challenges to help teach and assess students’ cyber skills, and to also bring real workforce experiences to them.
Cybersecurity is an important issue for Rep. Aguilar, and he has made it a priority to advocate for federal funds to support programs offered at CSUSB, which is a leader in cybersecurity education. Earlier this year, Rep. Aguilar secured a $5 million appropriation to restart a Department of Defense cybersecurity scholarship program that was previously offered at CSUSB but discontinued due to a lack in federal funding. Additionally, Rep. Aguilar’s cyberwarriors pilot program through the United States Army started implementation, and just last week, two cybersecurity amendments ...
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Ramkhamhaeng University kunjungi Departemen Pendidikan Seni Musik FPSD UPI
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Sebanyak 19 orang delegasi dari Ramkhamhaeng University, Thailand, kunjungi Departemen Pendidikan Seni Musik Fakultas Pendidikan Seni dan Desain Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia (FPSD UPI), Jumat (21/7/2017). Rombongan diterima oleh Pimpinan Fakultas Dr. Trianti Nugraheni, M. Si., dan Ketua Departemen Pendidikan Seni Musik Dr. Uus Karwati, S.Kar., M.Sn.
Menurut Project Manager Bhawika Hikmat Prasetya yang mewakili Dekan dari Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, Ramkhamhaeng University, Somsak Ketkaenchan, mereka ingin melakukan pertukaran budaya dengan para mahasiswa di UPI serta membuka jaringan kerja sama bidang pendidikan dengan UPI terkait musik gamelan. Dikatakannya,”Ada beberapa universitas di Thailand yang mempelajari musik gamelan, bahkan memiliki seperangkat alatnya, namun masih sedikit tim maupun orang-orang yang mahir bermain gamelan di Thailand. Atas dasar pertimbangan tersebut, mereka ingin mencari dan berbagi ilmu, serta berkolaborasi tentang musik gamelan. Diharapkan ada tim dari UPI yang dapat melakukan kunjungan balasan untuk melakukan workshop gamelan.”
Lebih lanjut dikatakan, kehadiran mereka di Indonesia juga untuk menghadiri Bandung World Music Festival Matasora. Mereka akan mempertunjukan musik tradisional Thailand, serta melakukan napak tilas kunjungan Raja Thailand di Indonesia seperti ke Dahapati, gunung Tangkuban Perahu, Museum KAA, dan menonton pertunjukan angklung di Saung Udjo.
“Melakukan kunjungan ke UPI lebih tepatnya karena UPI merupakan universitas yang core business-nya memiliki unsur kependidikan. Banyak lulusan Ramkhamhaeng University yang menjadi pengajar musik walaupun mereka belajar di departemen yang nota bene adalah “fine art”. Diharapkannya, pihak Ramkhamhaeng University memiliki sebuah nota kesepahaman dalam bidang pendidikan dengan mengusung semangat ASEAN Community. Nantinya akan fokus untuk belajar gamelan Sunda, dan mengkolaborasikannya dengan alat musik Thailand Piphat (satu set gamelan versi Thailand),” ungkapnya.
Sementara itu dalam kesempatan yang sama, Ketua Departemen Pendidikan Seni Musik Dr. Uus Karwati, S.Kar., M.Sn., mengungkapkan rasa terima kasihnya atas kedatangan delegasi dari Ramkhamhaeng University, Thailand. Dijelaskannya,” Departemen Pendidikan Seni Musik FPSD UPI memiliki kurikulum yang sangat unik. Kami memiliki mata kuliah musik barat, mata kuliah ...
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15 Tribe Men's Gymnasts Honored as CGA All-America Scholar-Athletes
7/18/2017 2:45:00 PM
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (July 18, 2017)—In addition to winning the 2017 Eastern College Athletic Conference title, the William & Mary men's gymnastics team continued to build upon the program's outstanding legacy of academic excellence last season with the selection of 15 gymnasts as College Gymnastics Association All-America Scholar-Athletes.
Additionally, W&M placed third nationally in the team standings with a combined grade point average of 3.454.
With the impressive accomplishments, Tribe gymnasts continue to lead the nation with more individual All-America Scholar-Athlete honors than any other program in men's gymnastics. In total, 79 Tribe gymnasts have combined to earn 203 All-American Scholar-Athlete honors.
Having claimed academic team titles in three of the last four years, the Tribe's eight first-place finishes is more than any other program since the inception of the award in 1991. The program won the national academic team titles in 1991, 1992, 2002, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2016 while placing second six times (1994, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2013). Additionally, W&M has finished third on four occasions (1999, 2006, 2011, 2017).
Twelve W&M gymnasts earned first-team All-American Scholar-Athlete designation by the CGA for the 2017 season: Jacopo Gliozzi, David Allen, Mitchell Campbell, Mat Turnansky, Peter Makey, Aria Sabbagh, Rob Meyer, Neal Courter, Griffin Antle, Jake Feldmann, Jeremiah McReynolds and Nate Winneg. Courter, Sabbagh and Turnansky earned first-team distinction all four years, increasing the number of Tribe gymnasts who have accomplished the impressive feat to 14.
Second-team All-American Scholar-Athlete designation were awarded to Jack Hasenkopf, Jake Honsberger and Nick Van Dyke.
College Gymnastics Association's Top 10 Academic Teams
1. Nebraska – 3.505
2. Stanford – 3.4793. William & Mary – 3.454
4. Oklahoma – 3.308
5. Penn State – 3.284
6. Minnesota – 3.280
7. Navy – 3.210
8. Illinois-Champaign – 3.151
9. California-Berkeley – 3.127
10. Springfield – 3.047
Honorable Mention: Michigan, Illinois-Chicago, Ohio State, Iowa, Air Force, Army
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Art Professor Anika Smulovitz Awarded Prestigious Idaho Arts Fellowship
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Boise State art professor Anika Smulovitz has been awarded an Idaho Commission on the Arts Fellowship for 2018. She is one of five artists across the state to receive the $5,000 fellowship.
Her work can be viewed here: arts.idaho.gov/arts/anika-smulovitz-2.
The awards, given every three years, are selected via peer review and recognize outstanding artists and honor work deemed to exhibit the highest artistic merit. Applicants were reviewed anonymously in a highly competitive process by panelists from out of state and were judged solely on the basis of existing work and professional history.
Other artists to receive Arts Fellowships in Craft, Design & Visual Arts: Sarah Bird of Hailey, Pamela DeTuncq of Hailey, Lonnie Hutson of Deary and Nishiki Sugawara-Beda of Moscow. The panel also awarded honorable mentions in the amount of $1,000 to silver engraver Brian Hochstrat, conceptual artist Lianne Wappett and mosaic artist Anna Webb.
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Pecknold Learns from World Championships Experience
College Hockey News from CHN
June 2, 2017
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by Jeff Cox/CHN Reporter (@JeffCoxSports)
Related ArticlesRand PecknoldQuinnipiac
Rand Pecknold can vividly recall two games from when he was 13 years old. He remembers watching the United States defeat the Soviet Union and Finland en route to the 1980 Olympic Gold Medal.
It wasn’t just a monumental moment in USA Hockey history. It also defined Pecknold’s passion for the sport that has meant so much to him.
Now, 37 years later, Pecknold finally had the opportunity to represent his country over the past month as an assistant coach on Jeff Blashill’s staff at the recently concluded World Championships.
“It was amazing. It’s a huge honor to coach for USA Hockey,” said Pecknold, who will begin his 24th season as head coach at Quinnipiac this fall.
The opportunity arose last summer thanks to a longstanding friendship with Blashill, the Detroit Red Wings head coach who rose through the ranks as an assistant and head coach in college hockey with Ferris State, Miami and Western Michigan.
Blashill invited Pecknold out to Detroit for an exchange of ideas and coaching philosophies with the Red Wings staff. That meeting led to Blashill hiring Pecknold for the staff he took to the World Championships.
“From a professional development standpoint, I couldn’t have asked for a better experience. I was immersed in the hockey world for three weeks. You’re bumping into all these NHL coaches. It was unique and I learned a ton,” Pecknold said.
The experience gave him an even greater appreciation for the rigors of professional hockey and what it takes to be a player at that level.
“You watch them on TV and you see some of [the players] coaching against them in college, but their character level … they were all A-plus character players. They had high compete levels and great work ethics. They were selfless. It ...
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Alpine Streams Topic of July 27 UW Research Center Talk
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July 21, 2017
Deb Finn, Missouri State University stream ecologist assistant professor, will discuss the importance of alpine streams on ecosystems Thursday, July 27, at the University of Wyoming-National Park Service Research Center in Grand Teton National Park. (Deb Finn Photo)
The importance of alpine streams on the ecosystem will be discussed Thursday, July 27, at the University of Wyoming-National Park Service (UW-NPS) Research Center. The center is located at the AMK Ranch in Grand Teton National Park.
Deb Finn, Missouri State University stream ecologist assistant professor, will present “Tetons alpine streams: unsung heroes of diversity and vulnerability” as part of the center’s Harlow Summer Seminars at 6:30 p.m. at the AMK Ranch, located north of Leeks Marina. A barbecue, at a cost of $5 per person, will take place at 5:30 p.m. Reservations are not required.
Alpine streams are the highest-elevation headwaters of major river basins such as the Mississippi and Columbia. Unique ecosystems in their own right, alpine streams support a diversity of animals, plants and microbes that thrive in cold conditions with short seasonal windows of opportunity for growth and reproduction, Finn says.
“Most alpine streams rely on meltwater from various sources -- including glaciers, snowpack and subterranean ice -- with each source type generating a unique set of environmental conditions to which the local fauna and flora are adapted,” she says.
Finn will present an overview of alpine stream ecology from a worldwide perspective, then discuss ongoing research in the Teton mountain range. She will emphasize conservation concerns associated with climate change and the possibility of climate refugia to help alpine biodiversity ride out the worst of this storm.
Her ongoing research is in high-alpine stream ecosystems, such as those above treeline in the Tetons. She has studied climate change impacts on alpine streams in mountain ranges of both North America and Europe, and is part of a team of ...
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"Lights! Camera! Arkansas!" Comes to Crystal Bridges Summer Film Series
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U of A faculty to present an in-depth look at movies with an Arkansas connection, from the artful to the awful.
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Dr Akshai Mansingh to head The UWI’s new Faculty of Sport
UWI St. Augustine News
For Release Upon Receipt - July 21, 2017UWIDr Akshai Mansingh has been appointed as Dean of the new Faculty of Sport at The University of the West Indies (The UWI). Dr Mansingh was selected following a search for candidates which concluded in June 2017. His appointment is effective from August 1, 2017.He is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon and Sports Medicine Physician who has looked after elite athletes throughout the region. A graduate of The UWI, Dr Mansingh earned his Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery and his Doctor of Medicine, Orthopaedics degrees at the Mona campus. He also holds a Master’s in Sports Medicine from the University of New South Wales in Australia. Dr Mansingh has been a lecturer in the Department of Surgery, Sports Medicine in Radiology, Anaesthetics and Intensive Care at The UWI, Mona since 2007, as well as the Programme Director and Course Author for the campus’ MSc Sports Medicine degrees (for Physicians and Physiotherapists) since 2006. He is also the author of numerous publications in his various specialisations and has written on Methods for Injury Surveillance in International Cricket among many other cricket and sport science themes. Outside his academic pursuits, Dr Mansingh is Chief Medical Officer of both the West Indies Cricket Board and the Caribbean Premier League. He was a member of the inaugural International Cricket Council Medial Committee and is a member of its Therapeutic Use Exemption Committee. He has been a cricket analyst and commentator for over 20 years. He also serves as a member of several regional and international societies including The Caribbean Orthopaedic Association, Jamaican Orthopaedic Association, the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. As Dean of the new Faculty of Sport, Dr Mansingh is responsible for its overall academic and administrative management, including its financial affairs. He is also expected to represent the Faculty on all relevant ...
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American University One of Top Ten Places to Study Broadcast Journalism
American University News
"AU broadcast journalism students master everything from TV and radio production writing." - College Magazine
American University (AU) is one of the top ten colleges in the U.S. for students to learn to practice broadcast journalism, according to the latest College Magazine
rankings. The report cites the fact that AU students "master everything from TV and radio production writing. That way, they can figure out whether they prefer writing, anchoring, directing, editing or producing. Students write stories and create multimedia classes in reporting classes, and they get to work with zoom audio records and Canon video equipment in Digital Skills, Reporting and Digital Audio Production."
AU's
Journalism and Public Affairs MA program, offered through the School of Communication (SOC), uses the nation's capital as its classroom, sending students into the nearby halls of Congress and leveraging long-standing relationships with the likes of NPR, NBC, Vox, Bloomberg BNA, The Washington Post, and USA Today.
Students in the program build their professional practice on top of strong foundations in basic digital skills, writing and reporting across audio, video and mobile platforms. Industry-leading faculty also teach courses from the heady to the hands-on, from advanced web design to Race, Ethnic and Community reporting. American University’s Media Production Center features digital video and audio editing suites, a computer-based newsroom system featuring Associated Press’ ENPS, an HD-equipped television studio, and the Ed Bliss Broadcast Newsroom. The McKinley Building, home of the School of Communication, a second HD studio as part of its state-of-the-art Media Innovation Lab.
The MA in
Journalism and Digital Storytelling and BA in
Journalism also have access to the same cutting edge equipment and facilities, with an emphasis on real-world experience and opportunities for mentoring and networking to boost students professionally.
This is the second year in a row SOC programs have scored high marks from College Magazine, which ranked ...
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Fighting Cybercrime
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ALBANY, N.Y. (July 24, 2017) – Local high school students from Albany, Troy and Bethlehem recently participated in UAlbany’s first annual cybersecurity summer camp hosted by Sanjay Goel, director of the School of Business’ Information Security and Digital Forensics department.
The weeklong camp, called “CyberExplorers” introduced students to the basics of cybersecurity by exploring topics such as emerging cyber threats, computer forensics, incident response, cryptography, social engineering and log analysis. Students also had the opportunity to participate in hands-on activities and learn about degree and career paths in cybersecurity.
Goel offered the camp free of cost through a grant awarded by The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). He was one of NIST’s five national partners who split $1 million for committing to take a community approach to advancing cybersecurity education and workforce development.
Multiple faculty members in UAlbany’s School of Business and College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity joined Goel as camp mentors.
“The demand for skilled cybersecurity professionals is only continuing to rise,” Goel said. “It is important that we teach the next generation about hacking, so they do not become victims themselves, but also so they are prepared to fight cybercrimes of the future.”
You can learn more about the NIST grant here. Also, view coverage of the summer camp on Spectrum News.
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NBC national news visits Clemson to report live about ‘Eclipse Over Clemson’
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CLEMSON — NBC News Channel on-air reporter Erika Edwards came to Clemson on Thursday and Friday to report on the university’s “Eclipse Over Clemson” total solar eclipse viewing event, which will be held Aug. 21 in the campus’ interior. Edwards conducted a series of broadcasts Friday morning outside Clemson’s Watt Family Innovation Center. The broadcasts were shown live nationwide on about 200 NBC affiliate stations. For more information on “Eclipse Over Clemson,” go to clemson.edu/eclipse and be sure to check the site frequently for updates.
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From King Ferdinand to the Warren Commission, Eclectic Collection Arrives at Fordham Libraries
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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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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.”
Omar Akbari
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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