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School of Ed. Offers 12-month Master’s Degree Options for Grade 7-12 Teachers

Monday, November 10, 2014, By Jennifer Russo

The School of Education will offer new and revised graduate teacher preparation programs for grades 7-12 in English, mathematics, science (biology, chemistry, Earth science or physics), or social studies in a condensed configuration, beginning in 2015. Admitted students with bachelor’s…

‘Elect Her’ Preparing Women for Leadership and Political Office

Monday, November 10, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

In student leadership roles and in political office across the country, more women are needed to represent. An upcoming conference is giving University students the opportunity to find their voice and build confidence to pursue an elected leadership position.

University Leadership Engages Student Group Throughout the Weekend

Monday, November 10, 2014, By News Staff

This weekend, Dean of University College Bea González continued to hold meetings with representatives of THE General Body in an effort to resolve their demands.

Campus & Community

University Leadership Responses to Revised Demands and Solutions

Friday, November 7, 2014, By News Staff

THE General Body answered the University leadership’s meaningful response (provided Thursday at 6 pm) with new demands that are provided below and to which further responses are provided by the University leadership. It is concerning that real dialogue and the…

Campus & Community

Open Letter from University College Dean Bea González

Friday, November 7, 2014, By News Staff

November 6, 2014 To Members of Campus Community, I’m writing with an update on my ongoing conversations with student representatives of THE General Body as they enter the fourth day of their presence on the ground floor of Crouse-Hinds Hall….

Campus & Community

Chancellor Syverud and THE General Body Commit to Move Conversations Forward

Thursday, November 6, 2014, By News Staff

Chancellor Kent Syverud met last night with student leaders from THE General Body to listen to their concerns and discuss a process for continued dialogue to address the issues detailed in a 43-page document issued by the student group on…

Adult Beginners’ Tap Class Brings Friendship, Joy in ‘Stepping Out’

Thursday, November 6, 2014, By News Staff

Led by Mavis, a patient and talented dancer, and accompanied by the acerbic Mrs. Fraser on piano, “Stepping Out” follows the ups and downs of nine women and one man who meet weekly in a church hall for a beginning tap class.

STEM

Physicist Receives $1.17 Million NIH Grant to Create ‘Nanobiosensors’

Tuesday, November 4, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

Liviu Movileanu, associate professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, has received a $1.17 million grant award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, which is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Movileanu will…

Health & Society

Jennifer Wilkins Updates First U.S. Regional Food Guide

Tuesday, November 4, 2014, By Michele Barrett

Thanks to farmers’ markets, farm-to-school programs and community-supported agriculture, locally grown foods are more readily available—and more in demand. People want to know where their food comes from. How is it grown? What steps are involved in its processing? Evidence…

STEM

Geologist Reveals Correlation Between Earthquakes, Landslides

Tuesday, November 4, 2014, By Rob Enslin

A geologist in the College of Arts and Sciences has demonstrated that earthquakes—not climate change, as previously thought—affect the rate of landslides in Peru. The finding is the subject of an article in Nature Geoscience (Nature Publishing Group, 2014) by…