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WSC to Host 7th Annual Undergraduate WSC Students to Present Research and Creativity
WSC to Premier Film Documentary on Palestinian Mini Grant Supports Nanotechnology Research Faculty Spearhead Television Program Over 100 attend Student Art Exhibition Opening Reception Student Center Celebrates 30th Anniversary
Carol Faron (Human Resources) was named a 2008 Woman of Distinction by the Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts, Tuesday, April 8. Pearl Mosher-Ashley (Psychology) was selected by the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education to be a Fellow of the Association. Fellow status is an honor conferred by the Association, which recognizes outstanding leadership in gerontology and geriatrics education by established scholars/educators. Qualifications include outstanding achievement in teaching; influential research and publications on pedagogy or educational issues; influential research publications or theoretical contributions used in gerontology/geriatrics education and training; and/or leadership in administration and funding of gerontology/geriatrics educational programs; including development of new programs.
Amaryllis Siniossoglou
(Visual and Performing Arts) has been accepted to exhibit a large color
lithograph at the P/NE - Large Works on Paper at the Promenade Gallery in Sudha Swaminathan (Physical and Earth Sciences) attended the New England Section meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers at the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut. She presented a talk titled, "Studying Salol: A Research-Oriented Outreach Project," Saturday, April 5, 2008.
Mini Grant Supports Nanotechnology Research
When he came to Worcester State College two years ago, Jaber had dreams of continuing the nanotechnology research he did both as a doctoral student and post-doc at Stony Brook University. I was nave, he said. Id been working in computational materials science, using a supercomputer, and thought I would keep at that. The demands of a teaching college coupled with the lack of research laboratory space seemed daunting. But not for long. You have to be willing to change your research to fit the situation at an undergraduate college, he said. And change he has. Jaber scaled back his projects by using smaller, less fast computers, and secured a 2007-2008 mini-grant, Nanotechnology---Development of a New Class of Magnetic-Susceptible Smart Materials, to further his revised research agenda. The mini-grant was a godsend, he said. It got me started. A collaboration with his thesis adviser at Stony Brook resulted in the donation of a supercomputer alpha cluster, a machine that worked well for Jaber last year but is now in need of repair. He's applied for another mini-grant so that he might fix and return it to service. A visiting professors research talk to the chemistry departments senior seminar in April 2007 resulted in yet another collaboration. Dr. Glenisson De Oliveria of Rhode Island College has years of experience with undergraduate research. After the seminar, the two kept talking. Jaber then gave a research talk at RIC.
You have to try your best to branch out, he said, to
build partnerships with others at similar colleges who have worked with
undergraduates. Meanwhile, Jaber spent last summer teaching both summer sessions at Worcester State to earn money to outfit a computer work station for undergraduate researchers. And he ratcheted up his recruitment efforts.
Once
students see the benefits of research, they're eager to do it, he said.
Graduate schools and medical schools love to see that students
have done research. I love working with students, he said. They're getting to see real-world applications. He's outfitted the computational research lab with chemistry book samples publishers send him, hoping hell adopt them for classes. The student researchers do their work and often their homework--- in the cozy lab, which is on the fourth floor of the Ghosh building.
I want to create a sense of community, Jaber said. I love research, and I
love seeing students working together, helping one another.
A nanometer is 100,000 times smaller than the diameter of a
Faculty Spearhead Television Program Julian Berrian, Alta Carroll,
and Julie Frechette (Communication Dept.), Esperanza y Su Exito is a television program targeted at the approximately 55,000 Latinos in Worcester County. The show, designed to educate, entertain, empower, inform and inspire the Latino community, began production at the beginning of the spring 2008 semester. Each show features a guest interview, arts or cuisine, a financial, and health segments. The project is sponsored by Jean-Pierre Puchulu of J.P. Hope Production Co. and Esperanza Donovan-Pendric; both activist members of the Worcester County Latino community. After producing two episodes, the show was forced to halt production when investors pulled their financing, citing the current economic downturn. The Center is seeking funding from the college and external grants to propel this program forward. The program is expected to air in the fall of 2008. The J.P. Mortgage & Home Advisors Show targets the general public and provides important and accurate information on home ownership, especially given the current housing crisis. The first show aired on March 15 on WCTR-TV3, with subsequent programs airing each Tuesdays at 1:00pm and Saturdays at 12:00pm.
Over 100 attend Student Art Exhibition
Student Center Celebrates 30th Anniversary
Taking stock
The Beat: Kling showcasing his strength **Please Note - Links to online newspaper articles may no longer be available after a certain period of time.** |
Monday, April 14, 2008
THIS WEEK Monday, Apr. 14
Film:
Invisible Children
Tuesday, Apr. 15
Baseball
vs.
Softball
vs. Wednesday, Apr. 16
Film:
The Nakba Archive: 1948 generation Palestinian refugees in
Lebanon narrate al Nakba,
Student Center, North/South Aud.
Baseball
vs. Salve
Regina
Thursday, Apr. 17
Softball
vs. Nichols
College COMING UP
Saturday, Apr. 19
Women's Lacrosse
vs.
Sunday, Apr. 20
Monday, Apr. 21
Tuesday, Apr. 22
Softball vs.
Becker College
Wednesday,
Apr. 23
Thursday, Apr. 24
Talk:
Invited Artist
Film:
The Great Warming,
Women's Lacrosse
vs. Friday, Apr. 25
Talk:
Assessment with
Saturday, Apr. 26
Baseball
vs.
Softball
vs.
Sunday, Apr. 27 Tuesday, Apr. 29
Forum:
A More Perfect Monday, May 5
Retirement and Employee
Tuesday, May 6
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Over
100 attended the opening reception for the Student Art Exhibition, Thursday
April 10 in the gallery in the Ghosh Science and Technology Center. The
event featur
