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Team Finds Unexpected Hydrides Become Stable Metals at Pressure Near One Quarter Required to Metalize Pure Hydrogen Alone
STONY BROOK, October 12, 2009 – From detailed assessments of electronic structure, researchers at the University at Buffalo, Cornell University, Stony Brook University and Moscow State University discovered that unexpected hydrides violating standard valence rules, such as LiH6 and LiH8, become stable metals at a pressure approximately one quarter of that required to metalize pure hydrogen itself; findings that were published in an October 5, 2009 early edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The paper, entitled "A little bit of lithium does a lot for hydrogen," presents the first prediction of stable LiHn hydrides (LiH2, LiH6, LiH8). These hypothetical materials demonstrate that nontraditional stoichiometries can considerably expand the view of chemical bonding already under moderate pressure.
Figure: Predicted stable structures of metallic LiH2 (left) and LiH6 (right). Green – lithium atoms, white and pink – hydrogen atoms.
Metallic hydrogen, believed to be stable at high pressures, is theorized to be a superconductor at record high temperatures of at least a few hundred Kelvin (room temperature or higher). Due to its high (100%) hydrogen content and high density it is the ultimate energy storage material – if it can be synthesized in large quantities and subsequently brought to ambient conditions in the same metallic form.
For decades, researchers at the top research institutions around the world have predicted exotic properties for metallic hydrogen, but no credible reports of experimental synthesis of solid metallic hydrogen ever appeared because of two primary obstacles. First, metallization of hydrogen requires pressures of about four million atmospheres, which was out of reach of static compression techniques. Extreme pressures, even if they could be reached, imply that only tiny amounts of the material can be prepared, which would be of little practical use. Second, the recovery of this high pressure material to ambient pressure ...
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Sunday, July 23, 2017
Team Finds Unexpected Hydrides Become Stable Metals at Pressure Near One Quarter Required to Metalize Pure Hydrogen Alone
SBUMC Physicians Offer Free CME's On Latest Advances In Pediatric Trauma, Gastric Procedures And More
SBUMC Physicians Offer Free CME’s On Latest Advances In Pediatric Trauma, Gastric Procedures And More
CME “Saturdays” Run January Through May 2011
STONY BROOK, N.Y., January 3, 2011 – Faculty from Stony Brook University Medical Center’s Departments of Surgery and Medicine are running a free 2011 program offering community physicians and surgeons free continuing medical education (CME) opportunities. Called CME Saturday Seminars, the series runs through much of 2011 and features focused updates by faculty from the Department of Surgery representing specialty fields such as pediatric, vascular, colorectal, and head & neck surgery, in collaboration with their colleagues in the Department of Medicine.
CME Saturdays are held the second Saturday of each month, from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Each seminar offers 2 CME credits and brings area physicians together to share their knowledge and learn about emerging techniques and procedures, with an emphasis on new options available for patients.
The 2011 program kicks off on January 8 with a program titled “Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery / Endocrinology & Metabolism.” This CME seminar features a presentation on minimally invasive surgery for thyroid and parathyroid disease, as well as the application of endoscopic sialoscopy, and a discussion on the medical aspects of thyroid and parathyroid disease.
Other scheduled CME Saturdays for 2011 are: General Surgery / General Medicine & Geriatrics (February 12), Colorectal Surgery / Gastroenterology & Hepatology (March 12), Pediatric Surgery / Pediatrics (April 9), and Vascular Surgery / Nephrology (May 14).
For more information, and to register, please call 631-444-2037.
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Lone Star College trains Ablecare Oilfield Services employees in Malta
Lone Star College System News
Published on: April 20, 2015 Twenty-four students recently earned their Oil and Gas Drilling Floorhand/Roustabout Workforce certificationfrom the Ableman Drilling Careers Academy (ADCA) in Malta to work in the oil and gas industry. Lone Star College developed the seven-week course and trained the students at the ADCA facilities in San Gwann.
Lone Star College is truly a global leader when it comes to training workers for the oil and gas industry, said Stephen Head, LSC chancellor. We were pleased when asked to partner with Ablecare Oilfield Services Group and assist them in developing skilled employees.
The Floorhand Workforce certificate course is part of the International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC) Workforce Attraction and Development Initiative (WADI) and provides trainees with 70 percent hands-on practical learning and 30 percent theoretical learning. It consists of seven modules comprising 288 contact hours, including two industry-specific certificates: IADC Rig Pass and IADC Introduction to WellCap.
The creation of the Ableman Drilling Careers Academy shows the commitment of the Ablecare Oilfield Services Group toward upgrading the standards of preparation for prospective employees in the oil and gas industry, said Paul Abela, Ablecare OSG chairman.
The Ablecare Oilfield Services Group developed the Ableman Drilling Careers Academy with the assistance of LSC to train an educated and skilled workforce enabling the citizens of Malta to work for U.S. based companies operating in North Africa and the Middle East and beyond.
Lone Star College has successfully trained more than 200 students in the 288-hour oil and gas upstream drilling program. Of those who completed the program, 92 percent were able to find employment, said Head. The Ablecare Oilfield Services Group was looking for a partner who could train a workforce that is qualified for entry level positions in both offshore and onshore.
The Ableman Drilling Careers Academy Floorhand Workforce Certificate is the first such comprehensive program in the Mediterranean region. It was developed ...
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Music Department Hosts "Honors Recital"
Lone Star College Kingwood News
Published on: April 24, 2015
As a season finale for the 2014-2015 Artist Recital Series at Lone Star College-Kingwood, the music department is slated to host the "Honors Recital", a musical celebration honoring the top music students on campus.
Music students often struggle to find time to practice and balance the demands of college life, says Jay Whatley, chair of the department of visual and performing arts. Certain students rise to the top, making their education a top priority, thriving in the college atmosphere. They spend hours immersed in their practicing and studies. We wanted to give these dedicated students an opportunity to showcase their abilities and training.
Student performers have been nominated by music faculty and will perform in a wide-range of genres. In addition, other students will be recognized, including student scholars, student volunteers, club officers, and students graduating in May with the associate of arts in the field of study of music.
The event will be held Thursday, April 30, at 7:30 p.m. in the Lone Star College-Kingwood Recital Hall (Music Building room 101). Reservations are strongly recommended; any available seating will be sold at the door. Tickets are $10 for general admission or $5 for students and senior citizens. A light reception will follow the recital.
For further information or reservations contact event coordinator, Angie Spargur at 281-312-1709 or email angie.spargur@lonestar.edu.
Register now for credit classes online through myLoneStar. Classes are offered days, evenings, or weekends in traditional, Internet, video, TV and independent study formats. For more information on how to register online, visit www.lonestar.edu/registration.
For general information about Lone Star College-Kingwood, call 281.312.1600 or visit http://lonestar.edu/kingwood.
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 ...
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LSC-Montgomery Drama, Live Entertainment Technology Students Receive Accolades at Theatre Festival
Lone Star College Montgomery News
Published on: March 31, 2015
Lone Star College-Montgomery students Sarah Saflin (L) and Grant Athens (R) recently participated in the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF), held February 24-March 1, which resulted in various awards for some of the colleges students.
Lone Star College-Montgomerys drama and live entertainmenttechnology (LET) programs recently participated in the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF), held February 24-March 1, which resulted in various awards for some of the colleges students. KCACTF is a national organization that recognizes theatre creativity, promotes high standards, and helps bridge the academic and professional world. The Region VI festival, which is held in San Angelo, iscomprised of 800 students and faculty from Texas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Missouri, Oklahoma and Arkansas. The festival offers workshops for faculty and students, and invites productions, scenes, and technical theatre exhibits from region members. Scholarship competitions and transfer opportunities are also available through KCACTF. Students participated in invited scenes, the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship competition, the design/technology/management exhibition, and the festival Honor Crew. The Irene Ryan Acting Scholarships provide recognition, honor and financial assistance to outstanding student performers wishing to pursue further education. Highlights of this years festival included Best Partner in the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship preliminary round for Sam Diagle, who was chosen from 170 other participants; Irene Ryan nominee Sarah Saflin, who was part of a group of 32 students chosen, advanced to the semi-final round; and Saxon Rhoad was one of two students chosen as Outstanding Honor crew. KCACTF provides invaluable learning, scholarship, and transfer opportunities for our students, said Chase Waites, drama, dance and LET department chair at LSC-Montgomery, and Region IV vice chair. Their education is greatly enhanced by these development opportunities and it allows the students to learn from a great variety of resources. For more information regarding the drama department at LSC-Montgomery, please visit www.LoneStar.edu/drama-dept-montgomery.htm. For ...
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LSC-Tomball Exhibits Paintings That Shed Light on Abuse
Lone Star College Tomball News
Published on: October 29, 2012
From now through November 22, Lone Star College-Tomballs art gallery is featuring Hidden Epidemic, a collection of paintings by Houston RN and artist Susan Spjut. The exhibit, which sheds light on various aspects of abuse, is free and open to the public Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in LSC-Tomballs Beckendorf Conference Center.
As a forensic nurse with Memorial Hermann Healthcare System, Spjut deals with sexual assault, domestic violence and child abuse daily; as a painter, she describes herself as a figurative artist who has found a fascination with textures. The merging of the two occurred when Spjut lost a friend to domestic violence. Reflecting on the tragedy, it occurred to her that, People read about these happenings, think How awful and then forget about it. I have cut each article out of the newspaper, and have drawn or painted images over the articles. In a sense, the newspaper is my canvas.
Spjuts paintings are often influenced by particularly difficult cases. They are all very personal to me. My hope is that they will draw the viewer in for a close look and then the headlines will take over. If I can raise awareness just a little, one viewer at a time, my art has been successful.
The gallery is next to the Beckendorf Conference Center, located at 30555 Tomball Parkway (off State Highway 249 and Zion Road). For more information contact Steffani Frideres at 281.401.1808 or steffani.a.frideres@lonestar.edu.
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With 75,000 students in credit classes, and a total enrollment of more than 90,000, Lone Star College System is the largest institution of higher education in the Houston area, and the fastest-growing community college system in Texas. Dr. Richard Carpenter is the chancellor of LSCS, which consists of six colleges including LSC-CyFair, LSC-Kingwood, LSC-Montgomery, LSC-North Harris, LSC-Tomball and LSC-University Park, five centers, LSC-University Center at Montgomery, LSC-University Center ...
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Yolanda Haywood, MD, RESD ’87, BA ’81, Receives $1.2 Million Grant for Upward Bound Program
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The U.S. Department of Education recently awarded Yolanda Haywood, MD, RESD ’87, BA ’81, associate dean for diversity, inclusion, and student affairs and associate professor of emergency medicine, at the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), $1.2 million for the Upward Bound program.Upward Bound is a national program geared toward students who will be the first generation in their families to attend college. The program was the first of what is now referred to as the federal TRIO programs, owing its existence to the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 as part of the administration’s War on Poverty campaign. The program at SMHS serves D.C. public school students in Wards 5, 6, 7, and parts of Ward 8.
The program is directed by Jessica Castillo, and supported by Diahna Brown. Haywood has been the principal investigator for about eight years of Upward Bound’s over two decades at GW.
The five-year grant will allow SMHS to continue support for its Upward Bound students, which starts its cycle in September.
“The money from this grant will provide support and academic enrichment programming for the students,” Haywood explained. While a part of the Upward Bound program, students have access to valuable resources such as SAT tutoring, and college tours. The program also provides students with lunches and transportation to and from the sessions.
The Department of Education awards the grant to schools and programs that fit a certain criteria. An Upward Bound program, for example, must demonstrate an understanding of the target population in the community where the institution is located. The department also looks for a curriculum that is designed to get students matriculated into college, the primary goal of the program.
“When I think about my own life and what I was interested in as a young person, it was all based on what my parents did, and what the ...
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West Virginia University research says technology that connects aging adults in rural areas with health experts improves weight loss
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In many
rural areas, treating chronic diseases related to diet and weight is
challenging because of limited access to food and nutrition experts. A West
Virginia University
professor has found that using technology to connect those experts with middle-aged
and older patients in those areas can improve nutritional health.
Melissa Ventura Marra, assistant professor of human nutrition and foods in the WVU Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design, is part of a multistate research
team that is evaluating how food security and lifestyle choices such as diet
quality and physical activity affect individual health and well-being.
The project
includes a broad range of research, from basic science to social science, from
13 universities around the country. A team of scientists from the group will
present their findings during a special symposium as part of the International
Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics on July 23-27 in San Francisco. The
symposium, titled “Successes in older adult nutrition and physical activity
studies,” is the result of a USDA-funded multistate research project that began
in 1989.
The
research project examines three areas: molecular and mechanistic understanding
of how nutrients and activity can influence age-related diseases, environmental
factors that influence the adoption of health-promoting lifestyle changes, and
lifestyle needs assessment and evaluation of lifestyle interventions that lead
to measurable outcomes.
Marra is
involved in several studies that are part of the overarching project. At the
symposium she will present on a pilot project that was conducted in Harrison
County, West Virginia, that assessed the use of telenutrition to achieve weight
loss and improvements in diet in a group of middle-aged and older men.
Telenutrition
uses various technologies to implement nutrition care. It is akin to Skype or
Facetime, but its purpose is to deliver nutrition care directly to patients in
their homes.
“Telenutrition
is a form of telehealth that has the potential to increase access ...
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In the Student Spotlight: July 21, 2017
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Choon Pong Tan, an international graduate student and global adviser, was awarded the 2016 and 2017 Community Leader Award, given to the top student who builds friendships and establishes a sense of community within the International House. U.S. News highlighted NAU’s global initiatives and the way Tan took advantage of these leadership opportunities to enhance his overseas education in “Find Global Student Community Via International Houses.”
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Saturday, July 22, 2017
Mi-STAR Earns State, National Status as a STEM Education Program
Mi-STAR (Michigan Science Teaching and Assessment Reform project) has received state and national recognition as a strategic STEM education program that ensures a good return on investment.
The Michigan Department of Education and Change the Equation STEMworks has announced that they have added Mi-STAR to the STEMworks national database.
Mi-STAR is a partnership of universities, school districts and professional societies—led by Michigan Technological University—that is working together to develop new curriculum, assessments and professional learning programs to support teachers who are implementing the new Michigan Science Standards. Mi-STAR’s work is made possible by a donation from the Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation.
STEMworks is an online tool that lists STEM programs that meet high standards of excellence, including success in capacity to meet critical need, sustainability, scalability, partnerships and rigorous evaluation. Programs must also offer challenging STEM content, incorporate hands-on practices, inspire interest in STEM and address the special needs of girls and students of color.
A Model for Science Education
“In just under three years, the Mi-STAR team created something entirely new,” said Jackie Huntoon, provost and vice president for academic affairs at Michigan Tech. “No one had done this work before—when the team started working there were no models to follow. The recognition the team has just received, as well as positive impact
Middle-school students learn science the Mi-STAR way.
Mi-STAR is having on students and teachers, is a reflection of the commitment and passion of the Mi-STAR team. This work as incredibly important—it has the potential to transform students’ lives. I feel very fortunate to have the opportunity to be affiliated with this effort.”
Huntoon, a member of the Mi-STAR management team, was a founder of the STEM teaching project.
Being included in the STEMworks database can serve as a prequalification for future funding, Huntoon said. In 2016, $1,000,000 was appropriated to ...
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Girls will go full STEAM ahead during CI's second annual STEM-STEAM Hackathon
CSU Chanel Islands News
Camarillo, Calif., March 16, 2016 — An estimated 100 Ventura County girls ages 9 to 12 will collaborate with female mentors during the second annual CSU Channel Islands (CI) STEAM Hackathon on Saturday, April 2 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.Through a partnership with the Small Business Institute at CI and an educational technology company called SOCIHACKS, girls from low-income families will spend a day working with Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math (STEAM) mentors to create websites and public service announcement videos regarding the environment in honor of earth month.The girls will be divided into 10 teams of 10 girls with two or three role models in each team.“The goal is to provide a collaborative, hands-on Hackathon where girls will work together in teams to develop websites and videos that will be shared online,” said Assistant Professor of Marketing Susan Andrzejewski, Ph.D. “The youth will present their work to their peers, faculty and parents/guardians by the end of the day.”The doors will open to the public at 1 p.m. in Malibu Hall, Room 100, on the CI campus for those who would like to see the girls present their work at 2 p.m.“SOCIHACKS: Hackathons for social good” is a company aimed at giving low income youth access to technology and exposure to STEAM careers that need them.Through these hands-on events, participants explore career paths in science, technology, engineering, art and math. The goal is to have the girls communicate, collaborate, think critically and creatively to develop 21st century global economy skills.Through partnerships with businesses, nonprofits, and civic organizations, SOCIHACKS offers the curriculum at no cost to youth or their families.According to the U.S. Department of Labor, women make up 47 percent of the work force, but are poorly represented in well-paying science, engineering and technology careers.The Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that women make up 39 percent of chemists ...
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CSUSB professor’s study explains rise in hate crimes against Muslims in U.S.
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Hate crimes against Muslims have been on the rise. The murder of two samaritans for aiding two young women who were facing a barrage of anti-Muslim slurs on a Portland train is among the latest examples of brazen acts of anti-Islamic hatred.
Earlier in 2017, a mosque in Victoria, Texas was burned to the ground by an alleged anti-Muslim bigot. And just last year, members of a small extremist group called “The Crusaders” plotted a bombing “bloodbath” at a residential housing complex for Somali-Muslim immigrants in Garden City, Kansas.
I have analyzed hate crime for two decades at California State University-San Bernardino’s Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism. And I have found that the rhetoric politicians use after terrorist attacks is correlated closely to sharp increases and decreases in hate crimes.
Hate crimes post 9/11
Since 1992 (following the promulgation of the Hate Crime Statistics Act of 1990), the FBI has annually tabulated hate crime data voluntarily submitted from state and territorial reporting agencies. A “hate crime” is defined as a criminal offense motivated by either race, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity.
According to the FBI’s data, hate crimes against Muslims reported to police surged immediately following the terror attacks of 9/11. There were 481 crimes reported against Muslims in 2001, up from 28 the year before. However, from 2002 until 2014, the number of anti-Muslim crimes receded to a numerical range between 105 to 160 annually. This number was still several times higher than their pre-9/11 levels.
It should be noted that other government data, such as the Bureau of Justice Statistics, which relies on almost 200,000 residential crime surveys, as opposed to police reports, show severe official undercounting of hate crime. These studies, based on respondents’ answers to researchers, indicate a far higher annual average of hate crime – 250,000 nationally – with over half stating that they never reported such offenses to police.
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Probumsil Sukseskan Rangkaian Kegiatan KKN Tematik UPI 2017
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Bandung, UPI
Protokol Bumi Siliwangi Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia (PROBUMSIL UPI) melaksanakan penugasan sebagai tim protokol dalam acara Pendidikan dan Latihan dosen pembimbing lapangan, Pendidikan dan Latihan mahasiswa peserta KKN Tematik, dan pelepasan mahasiswa KKN Tematik UPI 2017 yang diselenggarakan Lembaga Penelitian dan Pengabdian pada Masyarakat (LPPM) UPI, di Halaman Gedung Gymnasium, Kampus UPI Jalan Dr. Setiabudhi No. 229 Bandung.
PROBUMSIL juga memberikan layanan keprotokolan pada Diklat KKN Tematik yang dilaksanakan Senin-Selasa (12-20/6/2017) bagi mahasiswa peserta KKN Tematik 2017 di Ruang Rapat Lantai 1, Ruang 8 Lantai 3, dan Auditorium LPPM. Dalam diklat tersebut, posisi penugasan personel PROBUMSIL yaitu sebagai pembawa acara, moderator, penerima tamu (front officer), dan membantu teknis pelaksanaan diklat lainnya.
Pada pelepasan mahasiswa KKN Tematik 2017 oleh Rektor UPI Prof. Dr. R. H. Asep Kadarohman, M,si. yang didampingi wakil rektor, dekan, ketua dan sekretaris LPPM. Di bawah pimpinan tugas utama Sari Suciati (FPTK/2014). PROBUMSIL bertugas sebagai ajudan Rektor, MC, Co MC, Liaison Officer, pembawa baki, dan dokumentasi.
Personel PROBUMSIL menjadikan momentum ini untuk meningkatkan kualitas penugasan sebagai pelaksana protokol universitas. Dengan amanah yang telah diberikan universitas dan LPPM, diharapkan PROBUMSIL dapat meningkatkan kinerja penugasan secara paripurna sesuai visi PROBUMSIL “Protokol Paripurna bermaruwah Agama, Budaya, Bangsa, dan Negara bersendi Tri Dharma Perguruan Tinggi”. (Koordinator Penugasan Bidang Publikasi)
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Paul Rowley, Michael Schlotman Named to NABC Honors Court
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For the second-straight year, the William & Mary men's basketball team placed two players on the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court with Michael Schlotman and Paul Rowley being recognized. Both players received the accolade for the second year in a row and earned their undergraduate degrees from W&M in May. The NABC Honors Court recognized those men's collegiate basketball student-athletes who excelled in academics during the past season. In order to be named to the Honors Court, a student-athlete must meet a high standard of academic criteria. The qualifications are as follows: 1) academically a junior or senior and a varsity player; 2) possess a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.2 or higher at the conclusion of the 2016-17 academic year; 3) must have matriculated at least one year at their current institution; 4) member of a NCAA Division I, II, III, or NAIA Division I or II institution with a NABC member coach. Schlotman and Rowley were two of nine CAA student-athletes to receive the honor, joining Charleston's Evan Bailey and Erik Goldbach, Delaware's Eric Carter and Curtis McRoy and Elon's Jack Anton, Luke Eddy and Patrick Ryan.
Rowley became the first men's basketball student-athlete at W&M since 1913 to be received as Phi Beta Kappa earlier this year. A double-major in computer science and finance, he graduated from the school in just three years and will begin Law School in the fall. Rowley was a CAA All-Academic Team selection. He appeared in all 31 games with nine starts, averaging 5.4 points and 2.4 rebounds per game. Rowley ranked 15th nationally according to ESPN.com in 3-point percentage (48.7). At the team's annual awards banquet, he was named the team's Most Improved Player and garnered the 'Kraze' Award for the second consecutive season.
Scholtman was a two-time CAA All-Academic Team selection and received the program's Arete Award for his academic excellence ...
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Tom Beitia Named New Director of University Sponsorships
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Tom Beitia, photo by Priscilla Grover
Boise State University welcomes Tom Beitia as the new director of university sponsorships. Beitia holds two undergraduate degrees and a masters of business administration degree from Boise State. During his education, he served as a graduate assistant in the economics department.
After graduation, Beitia maintained close contact with the university by joining the Boise State Alumni Board where he eventually became president. Most recently, he has served as a member of the Boise State Foundation Board, currently chairing the scholarship committee, as well as being a member of the executive and governance committees.
Professionally, Beitia has been in the banking industry for 30 years, including a stint as Boise State’s banker at First Security/Wells Fargo, during which he worked closely with university staff and leadership. His executive leadership experience demonstrates his ability to deliver mission-critical results.
In his new role, Beitia will build and maintain a university-wide sponsorship program aimed at building partnerships, which will bring more services to students and departments and increase revenue to the university.
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UW Names Synakowski VP for Research and Economic Development | News
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July 21, 2017
UW Vice President for Research and Economic Development Edmund “Ed” Synakowski
An accomplished physics researcher who directs the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fusion Energy Sciences office has been chosen as the University of Wyoming’s vice president for research and economic development.
Edmund “Ed” Synakowski will begin at UW Aug. 8, succeeding longtime Vice President Bill Gern, who is retiring. Synakowski also will be a professor in the UW Department of Physics and Astronomy.
“I am delighted that a scientist and administrator of Dr. Synakowski’s stature has agreed to lead the University of Wyoming’s vital research and economic development enterprises,” President Laurie Nichols says. “I am confident he will play a key role in building upon the foundation established by Dr. Gern and others to continue to grow the university’s research portfolio -- and help UW become an even stronger intellectual engine for the state’s economy.”
The role of the vice president for research and economic development is to support and facilitate the research efforts of UW's faculty, staff and students; direct the university's research mission as a public research university; promote the university's research program with stakeholders; and direct technology transfer and commercialization efforts for UW intellectual property.
Synakowski has held his current position, associate director of science in the Department of Energy, since 2009, administering a budget of about $400 million annually to develop nuclear fusion as an energy source. His agency supports research at more than 50 universities, eight national and two federal laboratories, and 15 industry groups.
He previously led the Fusion Energy Program at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California and held a number of roles at Princeton University’s Plasma Physics Laboratory.
“I have been considering a move to a major research university for some time, and I am excited about the opportunity to be a champion for a wide range ...
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Fleischer Scholars Present Business Plans for Entrepreneurial Projects
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Twenty-five high school students from Arkansas recently spent one week on campus to learn about entrepreneurship, business plans, presentations, teamwork and community improvement projects.
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Hasely runs at UWI
UWI St. Augustine News
For Release Upon Receipt - July 22, 2017St. AugustineOn Friday 21 July, The University of the West Indies (The UWI) St. Augustine Campus in collaboration with the National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago (NGC) launched A Commemorative Exhibition: Hasely Crawford – National Hero. The exhibition will be housed at the Alma Jordan Library at The UWI from June 25 to August 18. In sharing his welcoming remarks, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Campus Principal, Professor Brian Copeland, noted that “Hasely Crawford is considered the gold standard for excellence, not only because of his historic Olympic performance, but because of all that he’s since done. He is the gold standard for all of us, on and off the track.” He reiterated that this is not the Campus’ first partnership with NGC and expressed his desire to see more such collaborations with corporate Trinidad and Tobago. “You should note that the Commemorative Exhibition is not The UWI’s first partnership with the National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago. Rather, it stems directly from a partnership developed out of NGC’s support for the Chair in Innovation and Entrepreneurship for the period 2012-2016.”The Exhibition will be housed at the Alma Jordan Library. The UWI libraries have always played a key role in supporting the strategic initiatives of the University and over the last several years have developed a suite of print and digital resources to support the certificate and master’s programmes in the pedagogy of sport. With the confirmation of the formal establishment of a Faculty of Sport this coming August, the opportunity to partner with the National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago to pay tribute to a national sport icon such as Mr. Hasely Crawford could not have come at a more opportune moment. The exhibit constitutes part of the University libraries’ long-standing tradition of honouring regional icons as well as their efforts ...
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Brussels Opens New Doors for MBA@American Students
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MBA@American students at the European Parliament in Brussels. Credit: Maureen Breslin
Brussels, Belgium: what comes to mind?
Do you think of a capital city with a vibrant cultural scene? Or perhaps its thriving, innovative business community? Maybe you’re focused on its political clout—a city known for its strong connection to the European Union.
This June 16-18, 2017, a group of Kogod students experienced all of this and more. Their journey—both an academic and a cultural experience—placed them in the heart of the city for a weekend of business site visits, group presentations and sightseeing.
“It was incredible,” says Candace Applewhite, MBA ’17. “I’ve never been to Europe before, which I’ve had on my bucket list for ages.”
The trip marked the MBA@American program’s first international immersion, bringing online students together from across the US to explore Brussels’ business landscape. Nearly 60 MBA candidates attended, 29 of which also completed a London extension course following the end of the weekend.
“The immersions are eye-opening opportunities because they get students out of their day-to-day lives,” says Maureen Breslin, Director of Partner Facing Online Programs. “They offer the opportunity to network with classmates, learn, and have cross-cultural experiences.”
A Political Hot Spot
The MBA immersion kicked off with a visit to the European Parliament, seat of the European Union and hub for some of the region’s most important political debates. While touring, students learned about the EU’s decision-making process, which parties participate and how the Parliament is structured. “It was surreal to stand in the room where the Parliament actually convenes,” says Danielle Balmelle, MBA ’17.
For Applewhite, the most impactful part of the visit were the presentations. Staff lectured on some of today’s hottest topics, such as Brexit and T-tip, and discussed how the EU plans to address the issues moving forward.
Applewhite says the ...
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Center for Health Workforce Studies Releases Infographic on Variation in Dental Hygiene Scope of Practice
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The new infographic is designed to help policy makers better understand differences in dental hygiene scopes of practice across states. (Graphic by Center for Health Workforce Studies)
ALBANY, N.Y. (July 21, 2017) -- Oral health workforce researchers at University at Albany’s Center for Health Workforce Studies (CHWS) have released an infographic designed to help policy makers better understand differences in dental hygiene scopes of practice across states.
Scopes of practice for health professionals are defined in states’ laws and regulations, describing allowable services, settings and supervisory requirements. CHWS researchers examined 2014 scope-of-practice parameters for dental hygienists across the 50 states and found that that in states where dental hygiene scope of practice rules were more closely aligned with dental hygiene professional competence, there was a positive and statistically significant association with population oral health.
An article discussing the study, Expanded Scopes of Practice for Dental Hygienists Associated With Improved Oral Health Outcomes for Adults, was published in the December 2016 issue of Health Affairs and was selected as an editor’s pick of the year.
Scope of practice is an important consideration for policymakers when identifying strategies to increase the availability of preventive oral health services.
Recognizing the importance of the relationship between dental hygiene scope of practice and state-level oral health outcomes, researchers decided to develop an infographic that could help policy makers compare dental hygiene scopes of practice across states.
Researchers conducted a series of focus groups with dental hygiene leaders across the country to identify the functions and tasks to include in the infographic, which is based on a 2016 assessment of dental hygiene scope of practice across states.
"Policymakers and other stakeholders need tools to help them understand the striking variability in state-to-state dental hygiene scope of practice. Research has demonstrated that broader scopes of practice for dental hygienists are correlated with better oral health outcomes. This infographic depicts that ...
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Clemson Life Sciences summer camp turns students into forensic investigators
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CLEMSON — Voldemort, The Joker, Maleficent and the Wicked Witch of the West were just a few of the suspects in a simulated murder investigation at a recent summer science camp for fifth- through seventh-graders held on the campus of Clemson University.
Students at the CSI summer camp decode secret messages.Image Credit: Katherine Freeman / Clemson University
The July 11-14 camp, led by instructors at the Clemson University Life Sciences Outreach Center (CULSOC) in Jordan Hall, was intended to spark interest in science for kids who might otherwise regard the subject as strictly lab coats and lectures.
On July 11, a group of 15 students from around the Upstate and Georgia began their investigation when they found a secret message written in “invisible ink,” or a dried mixture of baking soda and water, on a sheet of paper. When the paper was painted with concentrated grape juice, the message was revealed due to an acid-base reaction. The students were allowed to make their own secret messages to see how the chemical reaction works.
From there, the “victim” was identified by analyzing the loops, whorls and arches of fingerprints found at the crime scene.
“After the students discovered who the victim was, they analyzed their own fingerprints,” said Katherine Freeman, a recent Clemson graduate-turned-instructor for CULSOC. “We then noticed that there were no marks on the ‘body,’ so we concluded that our victim died from poisoning. This led us toward analyzing the ‘poisons’ that the crime scene technicians believe killed the victim.”
Microscopic hair analysis helped the students identify the “killer.”Image Credit: Katherine Freeman / Clemson University
Analyzing the poisons — mockups of arsenic, cyanide, hemlock, ricin and belladonna made from harmless household ingredients — introduced the students to the field of forensic toxicology. The study of dental evidence, called forensic odontology, was also touched on when the students examined teeth marks found on a piece ...
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IUPUI diversity researcher to co-edit special journal issue focusing on Black Lives Matter: Newscenter: Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEINDIANAPOLIS -- An Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis diversity researcher will co-edit a special edition of a journal that will examine through multiple disciplines the Black Lives Matter movement.
Among the project's goals, said Leslie Ashburn-Nardo, an associate professor of psychology in the School of Science, is to collect a volume of interdisciplinary manuscripts that seeks to:
Understand the reasons for the Black Lives Matter movement.
Deconstruct the resistance to it.
Identify strategies for effecting positive change that demonstrates the valuing of black lives.
Ashburn-Nardo will edit the special issue of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion: An International Journal with Kecia Thomas, a psychology professor and founding director of the Center for Research and Engagement in Diversity at the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Georgia.
"People are sharply divided in their opinions of the Black Lives Matter movement," Ashburn-Nardo said. "We think that is because it is something that is poorly understood.
"When they hear 'black lives matter,' a lot of people think that means at the exclusion of other lives. There seems to be a misunderstanding that by saying 'black lives matter' it implies that maybe white lives don't matter -- or blue lives, given that a lot of attention regarding the movement has centered around police interactions with African Americans, " she said.
"I don't think anyone in that movement feels that other lives don't matter, but that seems to be how a lot of folks are interpreting it and have a lot of strong emotional reaction to it," she said. "We are hoping this special issue can shed some light on that."
In a call for papers for the special journal edition, Ashburn-Nardo and Thomas write: "The Black Lives Matter movement came out of the Black community's chronic experience with overt and covert racism and its collective frustration with being silenced when ...
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How Going Back to School Has Made Me a Better Instructor
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When people first heard that I had made the decision to go back to school to pursue an associate degree in professional nursing, almost everyone had an opinion about it. Most supported my decision with statements like “that’s great”, and “good for you”, while others seemed perplexed by my choice, “But why? What made you decide to go back to school? You already have a Ph.D.” Well, there are a few reasons why I decided to go back to school. First off, since I began working for Rasmussen College in New Port Richey as a science instructor in 2010, I have seen the nursing program here grow in leaps and bounds, expanding in both student numbers and in the number of nursing faculty hired each quarter to meet the growing demand for the program. Wanting to be a part of this new development, I knew that I would need a degree in nursing in order to accomplish this goal. Secondly, and probably most importantly, I wanted to better understand the information that my students would be exposed to in their future nursing courses in order to help prepare them to be successful in their education. In some of the courses I taught, such as Anatomy and Physiology, Microbiology and Human Biology, I would educate students about the pathophysiology of diseases and disorders, the signs and symptoms and how these diseases might be medically treated. However, what I was unable to teach students at the time was how to care for a patient inflicted with these disorders. Now, through my education in nursing, I am not only able to educate my students about the inner workings of the body, but also how to care for the person as an individual. Now, when I talk about disorders in the classroom, I can describe nursing diagnoses that relate to the patient, nursing ...
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Evan Bader receives CoSIDA First-Team Academic All-America honors
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Evan Bader is the seventh at Miami to earn multiple CoSIDA Academic All-America honors.
by Angie Renninger, intercollegiate athletics
Evan Bader, a Miami University swimmer from Oxford, earned First-Team Academic All-America honors from the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) in the Men’s At-Large classification.
He is the first at Miami to earn first-team distinction in the At-Large category, which includes student-athletes from the sports of fencing, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, swimming, tennis, volleyball, water polo and wrestling on the men’s side.
Evan Bader
This is the second CoSIDA Academic All-America honor in Bader’s career, making him one of seven Miamians to earn the honor multiple times. Last year, Bader became the first in men’s swimming and diving history to receive the award, garnering third-team accolades. He is the 12th individual in Miami athletics to receive CoSIDA First-Team Academic All-America distinction.
Bader has a 3.98 grade-point average and is a double major in chemical engineering and chemistry. He is an Olympic trials qualifier in the 200 breaststroke and owns the Miami records for the 100 and 200 breaststroke as well as the 400 medley relay.
This season, he contributed 48 points at the MAC Championships, placing sixth in the 100 breaststroke, 12th in the 200 breaststroke and 15th in the 200 IM. He also was a part of the fifth-place 200 medley relay at the conference championships.
Additionally, he is a two-time MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete Award recipient and a three-time Academic All-MAC selection. Bader is a member of Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honors Fraternity.
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Future Development Reads: The brittle consensus on Africa’s prospects
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Seventeen years ago, The Economist called Africa the hopeless continent. A decade later it ate its words, and popularized a new slogan: Africa rising. In 2013, to erase any doubts about its opinion about Africa, the magazine headlined its special report, A hopeful continent.
Optimism has pervaded prognostications about Africa for more than a decade. In 2014, this was the title of an article about the International Monetary Fund’s World Economic Outlook: The IMF says the World is in a Mess – But Not Africa. In his 2015 book, economist Steve Radelet pointed out that Africa is less poor, less sick, better educated, and better governed than ever before; incomes and investment are rising, debt and inflation are down, and civil conflict is subsiding. In 2016, McKinsey doubled down, ignoring rumors that the continent’s largest economy, Nigeria, would need help from the IMF and the World Bank, it declared Africa’s economic fundamentals strong.
The IMF and the World Bank are putting on a brave face. Last September, the IMF forecast Africa’s growth at less than 2 percent, highlighting that several countries were expected to grow at about 6 percent before allowing that the region’s three biggest economies—Nigeria, South Africa, and Angola—would do really badly. A month later, an article in The New York Times figured that “Africa Reeling” would be a better headline for the region. But in April 2017, the World Bank exclaimed that economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa is projected to rebound (wait for this…) 2.6 percent in 2017. The population in Africa grows by about 2.7 percent every year.
You can get whiplash reading this stuff.
African Drama
The real action is in Asia. Kenan Karakülah, my colleague here at the Duke Center for International Development, made Figure 1 using data for 1960-2016 from the World Bank’s World Development Indicators. Back in 1960, East Asia and Africa had pretty much the same ...
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2017 Retina Research Foundation (RRF) Paul Kayser Global Award Furthers Armour College of Engineering Associate Professor Jennifer Kang-Mieler’s Research
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Jennifer Kang-Mieler, associate professor of biomedical engineering, was recently named the recipient of the 2017 Retina Research Foundation (RRF) Paul Kayser Global Award. She was honored with the accolade for her research project ”A novel microsphere-hydrogel ocular drug delivery system for anti- vascular endothelial growth factors (anti-VEGFs).”
The $50,000 award is presented every two years and was first established in 2013 to recognize a vision science professional whose work has made a significant new contribution to knowledge about improving vision and prevention of blindness. The award will further Kang-Mieler’s research into the development of a drug delivery platform that encapsulates and releases anti-VEGF agents from biodegradable microspheres and thermo-responsive hydrogels for more than six months. The novel treatment would replace the conventional monthly intravitreal injection treatment for age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy.
Kang-Mieler will be recognized for the achievement on Wednesday, August 9 during the opening ceremonies of the XXXIII Pan-American Congress of Ophthalmology in Lima, Peru. She will also present her research during the event on Friday, August 11.
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COD Board of Trustees Approves MOU for Glen Ellyn Civic Center Space
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By Brian KleemannThe College of DuPage Board of Trustees took its first step toward the possible establishment
of an innovation center in the Glen Ellyn Civic Center.During its July 20 meeting, the Board approved a memorandum of understanding to reimburse
the Village of Glen Ellyn for preliminary architectural costs up to $24,000 in determining
whether 8,500 square feet of space in the Glen Ellyn Civic Center can be renovated.
The MOU will yield a preliminary design and cost estimate that the Board of Trustees
will use to determine whether the College should pursue the space for an innovation
center.If created, the new initiative – to be called Innovation DuPage – would serve as both
a business incubator and accelerator that would connect small businesses with the
necessary resources to thrive and stimulate job growth.“Since its establishment 50 years ago, College of DuPage has made a positive impact
on workforce and economic development,” said College of DuPage President Dr. Ann Rondeau.
“We welcome the opportunity to work with Choose DuPage and the Village of Glen Ellyn
to create an innovation center with strong public and private partners that will expand
our local business base. The center would take what we already do well and offer it
through an exciting concept.”In June, the Village of Glen Ellyn approved the authorization of the MOU and a contract
with the architectural and engineering firm Dewberry for design services for the space.Board of Trustees Chairman Deanne Mazzochi said College of DuPage is in a unique position
to leverage its knowledge and resources to further promote local economic growth.“We are happy to explore the possibility of using this central location in downtown
Glen Ellyn for a center that could have a tremendous positive impact on DuPage County,”
Mazzochi said.Joe Cassidy, Dean of Continuing Education at College of DuPage, said the College has
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Why black homeownership rates lag even as the housing market recovers
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A decade after the housing crash destroyed the American Dream for millions of homeowners, black homeownership rates have dropped to levels not seen since the 1960s, hobbling African-Americans' efforts to build their wealth.Nationally, only 42.2 percent of blacks owned homes in 2016, compared with 71.9 percent of whites, according to a new report by Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies. And in Chicago, the gap between black and white homeownership rates is even more extreme. Only 38.9 percent of African-Americans owned homes in the Chicago area in 2015, compared with 74 percent of whites. Before the housing crash, almost half of African-Americans in the Chicago area owned homes, according to Harvard's research. Latinos in the Chicago area also lag when it comes to homeownership. Only 50.5 percent of Latinos owned homes in the area in 2015.
Local efforts are underway to help more Chicago-area residents become homeowners, something that would help strengthen neighborhoods and put those individuals on a stronger financial path.
"homeownership is a way for people to generate stability and wealth and not just go to work every day," said Deborah Moore, neighborhood planning director for Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago, a nonprofit that helps Chicago residents buy and keep homes. In addition, homeownership can "change the trajectory of neighborhoods," she said.Without homes, blacks lack a powerful source of wealth creation, said Jonathan Spader, senior research associate with the Harvard center. Homeowners generally build equity that allows them to eventually buy other homes or businesses and send children to college. Homes also are passed to younger generations upon death, allowing future generations to build wealth."Because whites are far more able to give inheritances or family assistance for down payments due to historical wealth accumulation, white families buy homes and start acquiring equity an average eight years earlier than black families," researchers Thomas Shapiro, Tatjana Meschede and Sam Osoro of the Institute on ...
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Goulbourne’s USB Cable Alternative to Frail Phone Cords Hits Shelves
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Though the path from concept to product was not easy, Goulbourne knew he would succeed.
“Since Snakable went into manufacturing, it has literally been on my mind 24/7. A lot of people put their faith and money behind Snakable, and I was going to be sure that it wasn’t in vain,” said the machine operator for Boeing in Philadelphia. “There were many hurdles to overcome; and though I wasn’t always sure exactly how to overcome them, I knew doing so was the only option.”
But when the product became available for purchase in August, Goulbourne knew his hard work had paid off.
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Goulbourne first launched the Snakable campaign on Kickstarter.com, asking for $28,000 to produce tooling and the first batch of production units. By the end of the first day, he had $1,000. By the end of the first week, he had $3,000. While those were good numbers, it wasn’t going to get him to his goal so he pushed harder.
“I communicated all day every day with folks over social media, blogs, and even through other crowdfunding projects,” said Goulbourne. “I felt like a switchboard, trying to get the information out about Snakable to as many people as fast as possible.”
It was then that he found out about an event in New York City hosted by an AOL Inc. company, TechCrunch. The event was designed for startup companies and new tech products.
“My brother and I spent 10 hours demonstrating the product via 3D-printed Snakable mock-ups, on a small high-top bar table to hundreds of people,” said Goulbourne. “By the end of the day, the campaign went up over $10,000.”
By the end of the 30-day campaign, Snakable had attracted 1,335 backers from 97 countries who contributed more than $40,000 to the project.
“Getting this product from concept to delivery was easily the hardest objective I’ve ever accomplished. It was also ...
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Two McCormack PhD Students Earn Boren Fellowships to Study Languages Abroad
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Boren Fellowship Winners in the Global Governance and Human Security PhD ProgramPolly Cegielski and Linda Holcombe, both PhD students in the McCormack Graduate School, have received Boren Fellowships to study languages abroad. Cegielski is going to Tajikistan to study Pashto and Holcombe is going to Uganda to study Swahili.
The students’ work will be supported by the National Security Education Program. which funds U.S. college students who wish to study less commonly taught languages in world regions critical to U.S. interests and underrepresented in studies abroad.
Cegielski is focusing on critical military studies in the Global Governance and Human Security PhD Program. She did two tours in Afghanistan as a Department of Defense civilian and one tour as a military contractor.
“The Afghan people really inspired me, especially working with the women there,” Cegielski said. “What they have to deal with every day and then still be able to put a positive face on, whether it’s family members being killed or persecuted by their own people because of how they segregate women, and yet they are still able to rise above, is incredibly inspiring.”
Cegielski’s dissertation work focuses on security forces in Afghanistan, where Pashto is one of the official languages. The Boren Fellowship will allow Cegielski to develop her Pashto skills and speak with Afghan security forces as she completes her dissertation--giving her greater credibility as a subject matter expert on Southeast Asia and preparing her for a potential job in the State Department or at the United Nations.
“I am incredibly grateful and feel amazingly blessed,” Cegielski said. She also said she couldn’t have completed her application without the support of the Office of Global Programs, the Office of Fellowship Advising and Interim Fellowships Advisor Eve Sorum, and the Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security, and Global Governance.
“For anyone seeking a fellowship, ...
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Researchers find path to discovering new topological materials, holding promise for technological applications
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An international team of researchers has found a way to determine whether a crystal is a topological insulator — and to predict crystal structures and chemical compositions in which new ones can arise. The results show that topological insulators are much more common in nature than currently believed.
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Neuroscientists to be honored at 2016 Gill Symposium for recasting role of glial cells in the brain
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IUB Newsroom »Neuroscientists to be honored at 2016 Gill Symposium for recasting role of glial cells in the brainNeuroscientists to be honored at 2016 Gill Symposium for recasting role of glial cells in the brainSept. 7, 2016FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEBLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Two prominent neurobiologists will be honored Sept. 12 at Indiana University Bloomington for their groundbreaking work on glial cells in the brain.
Ben Barres of Stanford University School of Medicine and Beth Stevens of Harvard University Medical School will be recognized during the annual symposium of the Linda and Jack Gill Center for Biomolecular Science.
Long considered supporting cells, glia are now thought to have important metabolic functions, owing in part to work of Barres, Stevens and four other symposium speakers, whose research will be highlighted with a series of lectures on the theme of "neuron-glia interaction in the nervous system."
The 2016 Gill Symposium will take place in the Whittenberger Auditorium at the Indiana Memorial Union. The event is free, but registration is required.
Ben Barres
Ben Barres, professor and chair of neurobiology at the Stanford University School of Medicine, is the recipient of the 2016 Gill Distinguished Scientist Award.
"Throughout his career, Ben Barres has identified important unanswered questions and worked to solve them even when doing so was seen as unfashionable," said Dan Tracey, the Linda and Jack Gill Chair of Neuroscience and professor in the IU Bloomington College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Biology. "This was particularly true of his work on neuron-glia interactions, which was considered by many to be an uninteresting topic.
"Now, largely based on the results of Barres and his trainees, many others have entered this exciting area and have finally recognized its importance,” Tracey said.
Hui-Chen Lu, Gill Chair of Neuroscience and professor in the IU Bloomington Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, said: "Ben has been passionate about increasing diversity and raising awareness for ...
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Opinion: Why we should stop expecting Trump to be honest
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As scrutiny intensifies about the Trump administration’s possible ties to Russia, the obvious answer would be for the White House to disclose completely all pertinent information—the kind of radical transparency that might end the uncertainty and help build trust. But in today’s political environment, such transparency carries a heavy cost for any politician, regardless of party affiliation or background.Instead of building trust, complete transparency can leave even the most ethical politicians exposed to the negative implications of revealing information that can be turned into ammunition for partisans on the other side. For Trump in particular, complete transparency could backfire by amplifying suspicion and further escalating calls for his impeachment on allegations of obstructing justice, accepting gifts from foreign powers, or treason.Among the latest developments in the Russia story is the Senate Judiciary Committee’s intention to call Donald Trump Jr. and former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort to testify about their meetings with the Russians during the campaign. Trump Jr.’s attendance of the meeting and his “massaging” of the details about what was discussed have amped up suspicions around possible election interference.This led The Wall Street Journal editorial board, referencing investigations by special counsel Robert Mueller and the House and Senate intelligence committees, to ask the Trump administration to pursue a policy of “radical transparency.” That logic argues for a policy of disclosing every document and email to the House and Senate committees, to the press, and to the public.RelatedBut being transparent is not as simple as it seems. Nobody is perfect, so any real transparency effort will inevitably expose both the good and the bad. A person or organization will be transparent only if they trust that those gaining access to information will not use it unfairly against them. This is why, in human relationships, we’re “radically transparent” only with ...
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Construction begins on international science experiment to understand neutrinos
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With the turning of a shovelful of earth a mile underground in South Dakota, a new era in international particle physics research officially began July 21.In a unique groundbreaking ceremony at the Sanford Underground Research Facility, a group of dignitaries, scientists and engineers from around the world, including those from the University of Chicago and its affiliated Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, marked the start of construction of a massive international experiment that could change our understanding of the universe. The Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility will house the international Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE), which will be built over the next 10 years and operated by a group of roughly 1,000 scientists and engineers from 30 countries.
As part of the collaboration, Fermilab will generate a beam of neutrinos and send them 800 miles (1,300 kilometers) through the earth to Sanford Lab, where a four-story-high, 70,000-ton detector will be built beneath the surface to catch those neutrinos.
“Fermilab is proud to host the Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility and the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment, which bring together scientists from 30 countries in a quest to understand the neutrino,” said Nigel Lockyer, director of Fermilab. “This is a true landmark day and the start of a new era in global neutrino physics.”
When complete, the experiment will be the largest built in the United States to study the properties of mysterious particles called neutrinos. Unlocking the mysteries of these particles could help explain more about how the universe works, and why matter exists.
“Today is extremely exciting for all of us in the DUNE collaboration,” said Ed Blucher, professor of physics at the University of Chicago and the Enrico Fermi Institute and co-spokesperson for the DUNE collaboration. “It marks the start of an incredibly challenging and ambitious experiment, which could have a profound impact on our understanding of the universe.”
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2017 International Sand Sculpting Festival at Revere Beach This Weekend
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Artists from around the world gather for annual competition
Canadian artist Mélineige Beauregard won the solo sand sculpting competition at last year’s International Sand Sculpting Festival at Revere Beach for her work, “Go with the Flow,” (pictured above). Beauregard, who also won the award in 2015, will return for this year’s competition. Photo by Rachael Landau
It’s time to pull on your swimsuit, slather on the sunscreen, and head over to Revere Beach for the 14th annual Revere Beach International Sand Sculpting Festival. Each year a select group of the world’s most innovative sand sculptors are chosen to take part in the three-day event, where they dig, pack, mold, and chisel extraordinarily intricate works of art using only sand, water, and tools.
The festival, which kicks off today and runs through Sunday, attracts thousands of onlookers annually and has become one of the country’s most prestigious sand sculpturing competition.
This year, 15 artists hailing from the United States, Canada, Russia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, and Italy will compete. Unlike years past, which included both solo and duo competitions, this year’s festival will feature only individual sculptors. In addition to creating their own works, they’ll team up to create this year’s centerpiece sculpture: a twenty-foot-wide recreation of the U.S.S. Constitution made entirely from sand. (The historic frigate, built in 1797 and commonly referred to as “Old Ironsides,” is set to return to the Boston Harbor on Sunday, after a two-year, $12 million restoration.)
Each sculptor will be given 12 tons of sand and an 18’ x 18’ exhibit area in which to mount their own sculptures. The festival kicks off today at 10 a.m. and the artists will have until 2 p.m. Saturday to complete their works. Judges will grade the sculptures based on degree of difficulty, originality, creativity, and the quality of the sculpting. Prizes ranging from $1750 to $5, ...
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Class of 2021: Life-long dancer to pursue a biology degree
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Jada MooreSince she was 3 years old, dance has been an integral part of Jada Moore’s life. A recent graduate of Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School, Moore continued to pursue her passion throughout her high school career.
“I went to a performing arts school, so we would perform about three or four times in a school season,” said Moore.
From contemporary to ballet to clog, the Augusta native has done it all. Using her years of experience for a greater good, Moore organized a community event that gave people an inside glimpse of the dance world.
“We actually just did a fine arts camp two weeks ago,” Moore said. “A friend and I put that together. We brought in people, but we were also helping.”
This fall, Moore will set aside her dance shoes to dive into other passions. She will focus much of her energy on pursuing her degree, with the ultimate goal of a career in clinical genetics. In Moore’s eyes, Georgia College was the best place to turn this dream into a reality.
“I did go to a few colleges and was like ‘hmm, they’re cool,’ but I came to Georgia College and it just felt right.”
On a campus neither too close nor too far from home, Moore says she’s mostly looking forward to the entire college experience. Though dance will not be her main priority, she does want to keep it in the picture.
“I definitely would do club or intramural type stuff, though,” Moore said. “One, for exercise. Two, because I like to dance.”
Moore will begin working toward her biology degree in the fall.
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