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Photos by Michael Marsland What can a few months of computer science do for you? Judging by the final projects of students in “Introduction to Computing and Programming,” it can lead to everything from better food delivery to dorm room strobe lights. The projects were presented Dec. 14 in two shifts at an end-of-the-semester fair in Commons dining hall in the Schwarzman Center. The event featured snacks and a DJ, and attendees received “stress balls” and other swag.

Sam Knechtenhofer and other members of the Advanced Aero Vehicle Group work on the wing of their plane. (Photo by Sam O'Keefe/Missouri S&T)

Make a list of the tasks you need to complete. Choose the most important ones and finish these tasks first. Take advantage of UBC resources.

A potential treatment for advanced prostate cancer developed by the University of British Columbia (UBC) and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) scientists has been licensed to pharmaceutical company Roche, marking UBC’s largest licensing agreement to date.

Dr Llewellyn Padayachy. For many years scientists have been trying to find a way to measure the pressure in a patient's brain without having to drill a hole in the person's skull. Although this remains the most reliable way to measure pressure in the brain, it is invasive, expensive and comes with the risk of infection and bleeding.

PRSSA UHM received its first #StarChapter Award at the 2015 PRSSA National Conference, held November 6-10 in Atlanta, Georgia. The chapter was one of 43 chapters nationwide to be recognized for its outstanding achievements and professional development during the 2014-2015 academic year.

The BurkTech Players includes students from the School of Theatre & Dance and students who are on the autism spectrum to create high-quality performing arts 

The Panthers must win against WKU at home in the regular season finale Nov. 21 in order to have a chance to play in a bowl game. How much is on the line for FIU Football when they take on WKU in the season finale at FIU Stadium on Saturday afternoon? Everything. With five wins already under their belts, the Panthers need a victory against the heavily favored Hilltoppers to become bowl eligible for the first time since 2011. Kickoff for the game is set for 2:30 p.m. The Panthers have been stellar at home so far this season with a 4-0 record, outscoring opponents 180-69 in “The Cage.” But the Panthers (5-6, 3-4 Conference USA) have not faced any team as strong as WKU (8-2, 6-0 C-USA) at home this season.

From left Prof. Ibiyinka Fuwape , Chapter President , Dr Mrs Nnenna Okoronkwo , Deputy Director, Gender Issues, Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, Major General Abimbola Amusu, Director, 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital, Kaduna and keynote Speaker and Prof. Tunde Arayela, Deputy Vice Chancellor at the opening ceremony of the Second International Conference of the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World at the Federal University of Technology, Akure, FUTA on Monday.

In this illustration, the Tuberculosis Necrotizing Toxin — symbolized by the explosives — causes necrotic cell death and enables release of the tuberculosis bacteria from the destroyed macrophage. Credit: Mathew Schwartz (Advanced Institutes of Convergence Technology, SNU) Despite 132 years of study, no toxin had ever been found for the deadly pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which infects 9 million people a year and kills more than 1 million. Now,  Michael Niederweis , Ph.D., professor of microbiology at the  University of Alabama at Birmingham , and colleagues have described the first known toxin of this pathogenic bacterium. This toxin — Tuberculosis Necrotizing Toxin, or TNT — is the founding member of a novel class of previously unrecognized toxins present in more than 600 bacterial and fungal species, as determined by protein sequence similarity. Before the Niederweis discovery, those toxins were identified only as the “Domain of Unknown Function 4...

UofL is part of the Louisville Latino Education Outreach Project (LLEO), which is aimed at fostering educational and professional success among Latinos. LLEO members recently participated in the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics.

  “One is not born a woman. One simply becomes one.” These were the opening words of University of Johannesburg (UJ) Registrar, Prof Kinta Burger - who doubled as the graceful emcee of the day - at the University’s Women’s Day celebration  #UJCelebratesWomen2015 , on Wednesday, 5 August 2015. 

Duke Library’s staffs are transporting collections, portraits and more for the Rubenstein Library reopening scheduled for August 24. 

The uneven impact of cardiovascular illness-related deaths on men raises the question of whether men and women face different heart disease risks. (Photo/Wicked Little Cake Company) Across the entire world, women can expect to live longer than men. But why does this occur and was this always the case? According to a new study led by USC Davis School of Gerontology researchers, significant differences in life expectancies between the sexes first emerged as recently as the turn of the 20th century. As infectious disease prevention, improved diets and other positive health behaviors were adopted by people born during the 1800s and early 1900s, death rates plummeted, but women began reaping the longevity benefits at a much faster rate. In the wake of this massive but uneven decrease in mortality, a review of global data points to heart disease as the culprit behind most of the excess deaths documented in adult men, said USC University Professor and AARP Professor of Geronto...

The decision to mate is influenced by pheromones which are detected by taste and smell. Photo credit: Klaus Dreisewerd and Joanne Yew New research, published today in  eLife  from a researcher at the  Pacific Biosciences Research Center  (PBRC), a newly integrated research unit of the  School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology  (SOEST) at the  University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa , identified the neural circuit in the brain of the fruit fly ( Drosophila melanogaster ) that is responsible for detecting a taste pheromone, which controls the decision of male flies to mate with females.

In Guatemala, Tulane senior Kimberly Micotto handles a procedure on an animal at the ARCAS animal protection center. (Photo provided by Kimberly Micotto) Future veterinarian and Tulane senior Kimberly Micotto expected that she would spend her first day at a Guatemalan wildlife rescue center getting acclimated. However, she was pressed into service almost immediately, helping a veterinarian do surgery on the leg of a potoo bird.

UCF is reaching out to the community and asking for the stories of individuals who have been helped by the university’s Live United campaign and who are interested in sharing their story.

As the school campus comes alive with the sounds of New Student and Parent Orientation, we at Academia Resource Centre are saying a big congratulation to everyone. We love you all.

What will FIU’s student body look like in 50 years, and how and what will students learn? In the 50 years since its founding, FIU has made a dramatic impact on the economic and social well-being of South Florida. So, what will the coming decades bring? FIU Magazine spoke with university leaders and educators to understand where some of our strengths will take us in the coming decades and how FIU will continue to influence the world at home and beyond.

"How little a thing can make us happy when we feel that we have earned it." -- Mark Twain

Since its first class graduated in 1960, the  University of Kentucky College of Nursing  has modeled innovation and excellence in nursing education. The program has prepared thousands of men and women nurses who have helped lead our county’s health care system as caregivers, executive leaders, impactful teachers, trail-blazing researchers, policy makers and community transformers.

Robert Leckey is director of the Paul-André Crépeau Centre for Private and Comparative Law at McGill University. Those marking Pride in downtown Toronto have even more to celebrate. On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that their Constitution requires states to recognize same-sex marriage. Advocates for marriage equality have much to celebrate. As we reflect on how quickly the ground has shifted on marriage, we mustn’t overlook the unfinished business.

Photo from C-SPAN livestream of service South Carolina United Methodist Bishop L. Jonathan Holston shakes hands with President Obama at the June 26 memorial service for the Rev. Clementa Pinckney, killed with eight others at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church.   When the nine died, they were living by faith, reaching out in love and surrounded by grace. That knowledge is how mourners at the June 26 memorial service for the Rev. Clementa Pinckney, killed with eight others at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, could remember his legacy with joy as well as sorrow.

                                      On FIU’s 50th birthday FIU interns and alumni come together for a picture at Dupont Circle. Fifty years after FIU was  chartered , Washington D.C. erupted in support of the university’s years of service to education and the surrounding community. With the hashtag “FIU50inDC,” members of Congress, federal agencies, federal and local leaders, and organizations all around D.C sent congratulatory remarks to the university.

MSU President Mark E. Keenum was a guest on the SEC Network's Paul Finebaum Show tonight.

Four faculty and staff members at the  University of Missouri-Kansas City  were recognized during the last year for outstanding leadership. Below, the four share their thoughts about the awards they received. Norma Cantu, Ph.D. Professor of Latina/o Studies and English Diverse Issues in Higher Education: “Top 25 Women in Higher Education” What were your thoughts when you learned of the award? My first thought was that I know so many women who are more deserving. I am truly honored to have been chosen, as I never think about what I do as exceptional – it’s just my passion. I teach, I write, I read and I give talks on subjects that interest me and that I hope will make our world a better place. What does it mean to you and the university to receive an award from this publication, organization or city? Recognition of my work and my efforts reflects well on the caliber of education that students receive at UMKC. For m...

EL PASO, Texas – Three national magazines – Black EOE Journal, Hispanic Network Magazine and Professional Woman’s Magazine – have named The University of Texas at El Paso’s College of Business Administration a Top School within their “Best of the Best” rankings. Celebrating 24 years of diversity, Black EOE Journal polled hundreds of Fortune 1,000 companies for the Top School listings.

The pancreas  /ˈpæŋkriəs/  is a  glandular   organ  in the  digestive system  and  endocrine system  of  vertebrates . In humans, it is located in the  abdominal cavity  behind the  stomach . It is an  endocrine gland  producing several important  hormones , including  insulin , glucagon ,  somatostatin , and  pancreatic polypeptide  which circulate in the blood. 

Jillian Lipari, a teacher from the Hickman Mills C-1 School District, was one of many to offer tributes to Bert Berkley. Photo by Janet Rogers, Division of Strategic Marketing and Communications What have the Joan and Bert Berkley Excellence in Urban Education Awards meant to schools in Kansas City? Well, you could write a book. And that’s just what the School of Education at the University of Missouri-Kansas City did. At a bittersweet ceremony marking the close of the Berkley Grant Awards program, School of Education officials distributed copies of a special book created as a salute to the urban educators whose innovation and dedication earned one of the annual grants, and to the philanthropists whose generosity launched the program: Joan and Bert Berkley.

Shout-out to Spartan teachers across the globe! (Spartan Selfie via Daryl B.)

The MOU signing included the following officials: Front row: Diane Altsman, Chief of Staff, EPA Gulf Program; President Rodney D. Bennett, USM; Back row: LaKeshia Robertson, Life Scientist, EPA Gulf Program; Monty Graham, Interim Director GCRL and Chair, Department of Marine Science, USM; Chris Snyder, Director of GCRL's Marine Education Center; Jessica Kastler, Program Coordinator, GCRL's Marine Education Center; and Dr. Steve Miller, Vice President, USM Gulf Park Campus. (Photo by Martha Brown) Today, The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) and the Environmental Protection Agency’s Gulf of Mexico Program (EPA Gulf Program) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will serve to increase cooperation between the two in areas of mutual interest.

Rev. Prof. Emmanuel Adow Obeng has dedicated to God, two new buses for PUCG. He says the buses are to strengthen the transport department of the University and to facilitate the movement of students. He was hopeful that the buses would be put to good use.