cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.News RoundupUMass Gets Chan Zuckerberg Grant For Scientific ProjectAMHERST, Mass. — The University of Massachusetts has received a $5.5 million grant from a philanthropy founded by the man behind Facebook and his wife to create a way to search millions of scientific research articles. The grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to UMass’s Center for Data Science will create the Computable Knowledge project […]January 21, 2018News RoundupStudy: Farmers Don’t Have Enough Access to Mental HealthLAKE BETON, Minn. — A University of Minnesota study says farmers in the state may not be getting all the help they need to deal with the stress and mental strain of their jobs. Marizen Ramirez, who co-authored the study and is an epidemiologist at the university, told Minnesota Public Radio that farmers who live […]January 21, 2018OpinionImmigration Ensures DiversityIt is estimated that immigration to the North American continent began no later than 10,000 B.C./B.C.E. It has continued ever since, and by all knowledgeable accounts this continuous flow of people seeking a better life is what has made and continues to make America great. Immigration is good because it ensures diversity.January 21, 2018SportsChallenges Persist in Hiring Black Head Coaches in College FootballPenn State University’s James Franklin was the quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator at Kansas State in 2006-2007 and quarterbacks coach, offensive coordinator and associate head coach at Maryland from 2008-2010.January 18, 2018HomeNew Initiative Seeks to Unite Native-Serving InstitutionsThe Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, or WICHE, has launched a new collaboration of Native-Serving Institutions that is hoped to benefit more than five million people in the country who identify as Native American.January 18, 2018News RoundupUniversity of Alabama Student Expelled for Racial Slurs in Online VideosA University of Alabama student repeatedly used a racial slur in videos posted on social media, prompting immediate condemnation from school officials and her apparent expulsion Wednesday. University President Stuart R. Bell called the videos “highly offensive and deeply hurtful,” and said the student, Harley Barber, is “no longer enrolled here.” “We hold our students […]January 18, 2018News RoundupOregon State Alum Gives $50 Million to Veterinary CollegeCORVALLIS, Ore. — Oregon State University officials say they plan to bolster the veterinary college after an alumnus has given one of the largest donations in the history of the university. The Register-Guard reports the university on Wednesday renamed the college the Gary R. Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine after the alumnus donated $50 million. Carlson […]January 18, 2018SportsThe Role of Analytics in Studying the Hiring of Black Coaches in College FootballIn the dizzying merry-go-round that is the hiring of head coaches in college football, Willie Taggart is an island of one. He is the only Black head coach to serve four Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) major-college programs.January 17, 2018OpinionAcademia’s Investment in Diversity Can Enhance Disaster ScienceA series of devastating natural disasters in 2017 brought attention to the fact that extreme weather events disproportionately affect underserved communities. Pre-existing vulnerabilities in communities ravaged by Hurricanes Harvey, Maria and Irma were amplified following these events. Yet, our understanding of the health and societal impacts of natural disasters remains underdeveloped.January 17, 2018News RoundupUniversity of Illinois Trustee Seat has Been Empty a YearCHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A seat on the University of Illinois Board of Trustees has been empty now for about a year. The board is preparing to elect new officers Thursday in Chicago. But Gov. Bruce Rauner has yet to choose an appointee for the seat vacated last January, the News-Gazette reported . “Our administration is […]January 17, 2018Previous PagePage 402 of 3225Next Page
