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Section: Awards/Honors
2012
Sparking Interest in STEM – Frances Williams
One of Dr. Williams’ more impressive accomplishments at the university is the establishment of the $6.5 million Center for Materials Research, which features a “clean-room,” which Williams describes as “a facility with a low particle count … needed because we are making devices on a macro- and nano-scale, with features that are smaller than a strand of hair.
February 17, 2012
2012
Breaking Down Access Barriers — Jenny Lee
For the past 15 years, Dr. Lee has devoted her time to teaching, service and research on college access for underserved populations.
February 17, 2012
2012
Righting Social Wrongs — Alexes Harris
A Ph.D. in sociology and countless accomplishments later, Dr. Alexis Harris has demonstrated her dedication through a body of work that focuses on social stratification associated with racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal justice system.
February 17, 2012
2012
The People’s Mathematician — Mariel Vazquez
Vazquez is an internationally known researcher in the emerging field of DNA topology. Vazquez, an associate professor of mathematics at San Francisco State University, studies how human DNA, the DNA of bacteria and the DNA of viruses become untangled. Her work could affect the design of antibiotics and anti-cancer drugs.
February 17, 2012
2012
A Thirst for Knowledge – Geanncarlo Lugo-Villarino
Back in 1991, Geanncarlo Lugo-Villarino was working in a shoe store. Growing up poor in Mexico, he had a shaky grasp of English and graduated from high school in San Diego with a 2.7 average. Â At 38, he has a Ph.D. from Harvard University in immunology and a lengthy list of peer-reviewed publications and fellowships, awards, scholarships and other honors.
February 17, 2012
2012
Preserving Family, Tradition and Native Culture – Majel Boxer
As a young, petite, Native American woman, Dr. Majel Boxer stands out among her mostly male, mostly White colleagues in Fort Lewis College’s Native American and Indigenous Studies department. But don’t let her stature fool you — this faculty member is highly accomplished and has helped affect change in tribal communities.
February 17, 2012
2012
Second Chance at Life – Kristian Brown
Brown is both a transplant surgeon at Detroit Medical Center and an assistant adjunct professor of biomedical engineering at Wayne State University. He has co-written more than 11 scholarly papers, won numerous research awards and earned a Ph.D. in engineering.
February 17, 2012
Latinx
Civil Rights Project: California Maintains Segregated Community College System
The vast majority of Black and Latino students in California are being subjected to a “segregated” community college system where very few transfer to four-year institutions, researchers charged Tuesday as they released three reports.
February 14, 2012
Home
Emerging Scholars: Visionary Thinker – Osagie Obasogie
The tenth profile in a 12-part series on prominent young scholars is that of Dr. Osagie Obasogie, who is an associate professor of law at the University of California, Hastings.
February 2, 2012
Male Semi-Finalists
Kenneth Avila - Baseball
October 27, 2011
Sports
Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars, 2015
Diverse: Issues In Higher Education sponsors the Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholar Awards to honor undergraduate students who have excelled in the classroom as well as on the athletic field.
September 29, 2011
African-American
Tulsa Remembered
During the events surrounding the John Hope Franklin Park groundbreaking in November 2008, the late Dr. Franklin, in one of his last public interviews, talks about his hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma, the site of the newly dedicated park, and his long held hope for racial harmony in the U.S. (video courtesy of the John Hope Franklin Center for Reconciliation.)
September 1, 2011
2011
Ashe Picture
April 27, 2011
2011
Andrew Takla
April 27, 2011
2011
David Rice
April 27, 2011
2011
Pedram Rahmatabadi
April 27, 2011
2011
Michael Hawkins
April 27, 2011
2011
Taihei Fukumoto
April 27, 2011
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