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TRACY SULKIN

TRACY SULKIN has been named dean of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s College of Media. She currently serves as a professor of political science in the college and was its interim executive associate dean since May 2017. Sulkin received a bachelor’s degree from Western Washington University and master’s and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Washington.

October 31, 2018

RAFAEL LOUREIRO

RAFAEL LOUREIRO has been appointed assistant professor at Winston-Salem State University. Prior to his new role, he served as an adjunct biology professor at Florida Polytechnic University. Loureiro earned a bachelor’s degree from Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, a bachelor’s from Veiga de Almeida University in Brazil and master’s and Ph.D. degrees from the National School of Tropical Botany in Brazil.

October 31, 2018

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SANGKWON LEE

SANGKWON LEE was appointed visiting professor of health, physical education and sports studies at Winston-Salem State University. Prior to his new role, he was an adjunct professor at Urbana University. Lee received a bachelor’s and master’s both from Pusan National University in Korea and a Ph.D. in recreation, park and tourism sciences from Texas A&M University.

October 31, 2018

LAWRENCE D. BOBO

LAWRENCE D. BOBO has been named dean of social sciences at Harvard University. He currently serves as the W.E.B. Du Bois Professor of the Social Sciences and chair of the Department of African-American Studies at the university. Bobo received a bachelor’s degree from Loyola Marymount University and a master’s and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Michigan.

October 31, 2018

JONATHAN PIERSOL

JONATHAN PIERSOL has been named chief information officer at Howard University. Most recently, he was vice president and chief information officer of The Thurston Group, LLC for more than five years. Piersol earned a bachelor’s degree from Strayer College, a master’s from George Washington University and a master’s in general management from Georgetown University.

October 31, 2018

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ILA FIETE

ILA FIETE was appointed associate professor in the department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Most recently, she was the associate professor of neuroscience at the University of Texas at Austin. Fiete earned a bachelor’s in mathematics and physics from the University of Michigan and a Ph.D. from Harvard University.

October 31, 2018

BEN QUILLIAN III

BEN QUILLIAN III was named associate vice president and deputy chief information officer at the Division of Information Technology & Institutional Planning at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Quillian earned a bachelors degree from Vassar College and a Master of Public Administration degree from California State University, Northridge.

October 31, 2018

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TAMIKA L. WORDLOW-WILLIAMS

TAMIKA L. WORDLOW-WILLIAMS was named assistant vice president of student success and dean of students at Rhode Island College. She most recently served as the associate dean of students and director for the Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities at East Carolina University. Wordlow-Williams received a bachelor’s in public administration from Fisk University, a master’s in public administration from the University of Arkansas and an Ed.D. in educational leadership from East Carolina University.

October 31, 2018

Report: Minimal Growth of American Indians and Alaska Natives in Medicine

Though there have been substantial efforts in increasing the racial and ethnic diversity in medicine, there has been minimal growth in people who identify as American Indian and Alaska Native and apply and enroll in medical school in the U.S., according to a new report released Tuesday.

October 30, 2018

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Multiple CUNY Events to Honor Thousands of Student-Veterans in November

The City University of New York (CUNY) will recognize more than 300 student-veterans for outstanding academic achievement at an event leading up to Veterans Day, Nov. 11 – part of a host of activities planned throughout November by the school to honor its more than 3,200 military veteran undergraduates and graduates. The Central Office of […]

October 30, 2018

Palm Beach State College Opens New Vet Center

Veterans Success Center, a 2,300 square-foot site at Palm Beach State College to help veterans pursue an education, will open Thursday in suburban Lake Worth as U.S. Reps Lois Frankel and Brian Mast speak before an expected crowd of 200 people. “This center will help veterans get enrolled in classes and use their GI Bill […]

October 30, 2018

Aviation Industry

In a few milliseconds, electrical arcing in aircraft wiring can release thousands of joules of energy. This is enough to ignite wire insulation, pierce hydraulic lines, and compromise critical flight-control subsystems. The aviation industry urgently needs reliable arc-fault detection and mitigation measures. Going on decades now, academic and commercial research on the subject continues because […]

October 30, 2018

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University of Bridgeport Debuts New STEM Bus

BRIDGEPORT — The University of Bridgeport will cut the ribbon Thursday on a STEM on Wheels bus that will bring hands-on science — and a robot named Dash — to area schools. The mobile laboratory will teach students how to code, retrieve and interpret satellite data by contacting earth orbiting satellites and about mechatronics, a […]

October 30, 2018

West Point Signs Research Agreement With IT Consulting Firm

LINTHICUM HEIGHTS, Maryland. Officials at the U.S. Military Academy (USMA) at West Point signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Enlighten IT Consulting — a MacAulay-Brown, Inc. (MacB) subsidiary, an Alion Company. The research agreement provides advanced data analytics and tackles system challenges including how the application of analytics within key cyber terrain […]

October 30, 2018

Marine from Rural Ga. Says Military Helped Him Leave Comfort Zone

The Marine Corps expanded Adam Tomblin’s view of the world and helped him achieve a series of firsts. The longtime Commerce resident had never flown in an airplane until he joined the Marines in 2008. In four years in the Marines, Tomblin, now 28, traveled far out of his comfort zone in rural northeast Georgia […]

October 30, 2018

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TMCF Gala Raises $5.6M for HBCU Students

During its 31st Anniversary Awards Gala on Monday evening, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) raised more than $5.6 million to support students attending that nation’s historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Charitable giving from more than 1,000 civic, corporate, government and education leaders raised TMCF’s total anniversary gala fundraising to over $50 million since […]

October 30, 2018

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Military Could Face Budget Cuts if Democrats Control Congress

If Democrats gain control of one or both houses of Congress in November, military experts are concerned about potential budget cuts – and the resulting effects on military preparedness. “I think we’ll find that the money Congress and the president have given the military in the past two years has been desperately needed – and […]

October 30, 2018

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Northwestern Michigan College Ranked Among the Best for Vets

TRAVERSE CITY — Since the script has flipped from soldier to student, so has the service. Military Times magazine ranked Northwestern Michigan College the second-best two-year college for veterans in its Best for Vets list for 2019. NMC moved up one spot from the 2017 list. The community college has implemented a series of initiatives […]

October 30, 2018

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