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How Do You Know You Know? Origin of human consciousness may lie in newly pinpointed brain network Philosophers have long struggled to define human consciousness. Now, a team of researchers led by neurologists at Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center has pinpointed the regions of the brain that may play a role maintaining it.

 The American Cancer Society and CVS Health recently announced that Penn is one of 20 colleges to receive a $20,000 grant as part of the Tobacco-Free Generation Campus Initiative to accelerate the adoption of tobacco-free campus policies. Cigarette smoking among adults may have dropped in recent decades—from 42 percent in 1965 to 17 percent in 2014, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS)—but tobacco use remains the leading cause of death and disease in the world. On campus, while few students smoke daily, around 20 percent report smoking socially.

Ms Amelia van Schalkwyk An academic brilliant master’s student in Mathematical Statistics, Ms Amelia van Schalkwyk was selected as one of the fifteen 2017 SAS Student Ambassadors.

For several years Manu Prakash, an assistant professor of bioengineering, has gone to field sites to test new, low-cost microscopes as a tool for diagnosing the parasitic disease schistosomiasis. The devices showed promise, but Prakash was perplexed by how often kids treated for the disease were getting re-infected. Prakash quickly turned his attention to preventing infections at the first place.

Fromleft: Zoey Werbin ‘17, Tushar Kundu '17, Tuan Nguyen ’18, and Jason Lin ’18 presented their research and forged connections with top researchers at the annual Geological Society of America conference in Denver, Colo. Zoey Werbin '17 explains her research on the modern sixth extinction. Tushar Kundu '17 explains his research on dead clade walking. Tuan Nguyen '18 and Jason Lin '18 explain their research on the Cambrian explosion. The thought of presenting research to the world’s leading geoscientists unnerved Tushar Kundu ’17. But once the Honors economics and mathematics major started speaking with them about his research on the concept of dead clade walking in mass extinction, he felt a kinship.

Yoko Mimura, professor of family and consumer sciences, talks about her project, "Perceived Ideal Financial Literacy and Practices Among Immigrant Young Adults," at CSUN's eighth annual Research Fellows Colloquium, Oct. 11, 2016. Photo by Luis Garcia. California State University, Northridge showcased a sample of its wide variety of faculty research Oct. 11 at the university’s eighth annual Research Fellows Colloquium. The annual panel event is the culmination of a yearlong faculty research fellowship funded by the Office of the Provost and administered by the university’s colleges and the Delmar T. Oviatt Library.

  Northwestern University in Qatar’s newest class of students is the largest group of students to enroll at NU-Q since it established a campus in 2008. The incoming freshman – similar to previous years – is quite diverse. While more than half of the class (56 percent) is Qatari, the remaining students represent 20 countries – and five continents – of origin. More than half are bilingual, with many speaking multiple languages.

WFU is in the midst of a 10-year, $625 million construction effort. By creating and transforming academic, residential and athletic spaces, we're enhancing classroom and campus life for our students. Read more → wakefo.rest/28OnuCO

President John Hennessy talks with faculty members before his annual address to the Academic Council on Thursday. (Image credit: L.A. Cicero)   In addition to restoring the original grand plan of the university and fostering a culture of multidisciplinary research, President John Hennessy said that his proudest achievement was making a Stanford education affordable for all admitted students.

A rat like the participants in an experiment to measure risk-taking. The probe can be used to measure or cause neural signals. Credit Viviana Gradinaru, Murtaza Mogri, John Carnett and Karl Deisseroth   When people make risky decisions, like doubling down in blackjack or investing in volatile stocks, what happens in the brain?

MANHATTAN — Kansas State University's School of Music, Theatre, and Dance will present SpringDance 2016 at 7:30 pm. April 1-2 in McCain Auditorium. A showcase of dance styles, SpringDance will feature jazz, tap, modern, ballet and African dance works. Kansas State University dance students will perform originally choreographed pieces by university dance faculty David Ollington, Julie Pentz and Paul Zmolek. The annual show also includes the K-State African Ensemble performing "Kpanlogo," a celebratory dance from West Africa, and a new work by the K-State Tap Ensemble. Collaborative works by Ollington and Zmolek also will be presented.

Bioprinting technique may provide potential for tissue repair and regenerative medicine Researchers are one step closer to embedding vascular networks into thick human tissues, which could result in tissue repair and regeneration — and ultimately even replacement of whole organs.

The DUT Arts and Design Faculty, in partnership with the University of KwaZulu-Natal, recently hosted a dialogue to highlight the importance of indigenous African languages in higher education institutions in driving the transformation agenda. Statistics have shown that many students drop out within their first year of study and those who remain are not able to finish their studies in minimum time due to socio-economical issues; the language barrier also being a prevalent obstacle.

DCS induces an enhancement of visual flash response in activation area and amplitude (single example). Left- and right-eye flash responses are plotted in upper and lower rows, respectively (ipsilateral responses are masked out). The color range is between mean + 1SD and the peak value of the baseline visual evoked response. Areas exceeding 90% of the baseline visual evoked response (active areas) are demarcated by solid black borders. Credit: RIKEN

A team from Midlands State University is currently representing Zimbabwe in the 28th edition of the Jean-Pictet International Humanitarian Law Moot Competition taking place in Évian-les-Bains (France) and Geneva (Switzerland) until the 26th of March 2016. The team comprising Sandra Kabaya, Brian Madziva and Zwelithini Xaba is already in France for the competition.

  Tony Wolk, a professor of English who teaches in Portland State University’s Freshman Inquiry program, still rides his bicycle to work as he has done since 1969. He also bakes his own bread and regularly plays tennis – all factors, he says, that have kept him vibrant throughout a long career at Portland State.