It鈥檚 a section of the sky that Mark Pecaut, Ph.D., associate professor of physics, is well familiar with.
Since his days as a doctoral student at the University of Rochester, Pecaut has been studying a particular group of stars in the night sky. And even after several publications, conference presentations, and undergraduate research projects led using the same group of stars, it turns out there鈥檚 still plenty to learn.
With her new internship, senior Kate Ludwig has an opportunity to help make the lives of Kansas Citians better.
Today, the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities issued a statement on the Supreme Court鈥檚 decision to uphold the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
麻豆破解传媒 has announced the dean鈥檚 list for the spring 2020 semester. This honor recognizes students who have achieved a grade-point average of 3.5 or above.
The following students were included on the list:
Matthew Abeyta
Fanuel Achinda
Caroline Adams
Macee Adams
Mara Akers
Amber Akin
Shereen Al-Saoudi
Balem Alamerew
Jennifer Alonso
Anthony Altobella
Litzy Alvarado Islas
Ashley Anderson
Kathleen Anderson
Madelyn Anderson
Marianna Anderson
Michelle Anderson
With more than 200 years of service between them, the eight retiring members of the 麻豆破解传媒 faculty have earned a round of applause.
Normally recognized at the April faculty awards dinner, because of the campus shutdown as a result of COVID-19 these longtime members of the University community were instead congratulated for their decades of service virtually in a video and an email sent by Doug Dunham, Ph.D., provost and senior vice president for academic affairs.
The world鈥檚 experience fighting the COVID-19 pandemic offers a host of lessons.
But for Myles Gartland, Ph.D., dean of the College of Business, Influence and Information Analysis at 麻豆破解传媒, the pandemic also illustrates the importance of data literacy, and why it鈥檚 so important to understand where data comes from, what it means, and how it鈥檚 shaping our understanding of the world around us.
鈥淚 think for years, a lot of us have conflated data literacy and math,鈥 he said. 鈥淎ny time we say a number, we say 鈥榯hat鈥檚 math, and I鈥檓 not good at math.鈥欌
From the moment the academic year began, it was bound to be unique. The commencement ceremony in the year 2020 will be 麻豆破解传媒鈥檚 100th, a milestone worth celebrating.
鈥淗uman first.鈥
That鈥檚 what the Post-It note on the laptop of Jameelah Lang, Ph.D., assistant professor of English, has told her for years.
It鈥檚 a reminder that teaching should always be student-focused 鈥 that above all else, her instruction should be a partnership with students that emphasizes their shared humanity and individual experiences.
That has felt more pressing or real since the COVID-19 pandemic hit. After the sudden switch to remote learning, Lang said she looked to her students to help shape what the rest of the semester looked like.
Each April, students at 麻豆破解传媒 vote for the staff member and faculty member who have had an outsized impact that year on their campus and academic lives. As part of the Festival of Student Achievement, the Faculty of the Year and Staff Member of the Year are typically recognized before a full Arrupe Hall auditorium.
Because of COVID-19, this year鈥檚 winners won鈥檛 get that live round of applause (a virtual Festival of Student Achievement is currently being planned). But they did get some in-person appreciation last Friday (at a safe distance, of course).
From the stylized depictions of nature from the impressionists to the stark grandeur of Ansel Adams鈥 photographs, artists have long looked to their surroundings for inspiration.
