Tag: Biological Science: Page 14

Native Americans

Tribal Members, Researchers Band Together to Bring Back Condor

The tribes of the lower Klamath River have since ancient times decorated themselves with condor feathers when they performed the dances designed to heal a world gone wrong.

August 16, 2009

Sports

Ferrum College volleyball team earns national academic honor

Ferrum College’s volleyball team is one of 77 NCAA Division III squads which has received a team academic award from the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) for 2008-09. According to the Franklin News-Post, this marks the first time that Ferrum has earned the AVCA’s top team academic accolade. © Copyright 2005 by DiverseEducation.com

August 6, 2009

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Professional Appoitments

DR. CAMMY ABERNATHY has been appointed dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Florida. She is currently the associate dean for the Offi ce of Academic Affairs and a professor of materials science in the engineering college. Abernathy received her bachelor’s from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a master’s and doctorate […]

August 5, 2009

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University of Florida’s Veterinary School Attracts Top Grads

Every year, some 900 aspiring veterinarians and animal researchers apply for 88 first-year slots at the University of Florida’s veterinary school.

July 26, 2009

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Obama’s Anticipated Notre Dame Commencement Address Divides Catholics

A campaign by outraged Roman Catholics to keep President Barack Obama from delivering the commencement address at Notre Dame shows that the gulf between the church and backers of abortion rights remains deep.

May 11, 2009

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Brazile Speech Prompts Boycott by Louisiana Archbishop

The archbishop of New Orleans will boycott commencement ceremonies at Xavier University, a predominantly Black, Catholic institution, because the university is honoring Democratic Party strategist Donna Brazile, who supports abortion rights.

April 27, 2009

Latinx

EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson Promotes a More Inclusive Environmental Movement

Lisa Jackson, the first African-American to serve as head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, is committed to diversifying the landscape of environmental advocacy, which is often defined by the contributions of White Americans.

April 21, 2009

Sports

Are Minority Football Players Being Pushed Into Pointless Majors?

Paper raises “clustering” question, but critics dismiss it as too superficial.

February 22, 2009

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Marine Archaeologists Find Remains of Slave Ship

Marine archaeologists have found the remains of a slave ship wrecked off the Turks and Caicos Islands in 1841, an accident that set free the ancestors of many current residents of those islands.

November 30, 2008

Native Americans

Creating More Opportunities for American Indians in Science and Engineering

While many have doubted the ability of American Indian students to thrive in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, Dr. Herb Schroeder is converting skeptics with his Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program.

October 30, 2008

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Grants& Gifts

ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY has received $5 MILLION from the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee for its Department of Biological Sciences. The funds will help build ASU’s new life sciences building, which will house the university’s new doctoral program in microbiology. CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, DOMINGUEZ HILLS, has received a $750,000 grant from the […]

October 29, 2008

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University of Minnesota: Stem-cell Study Used Falsified Data

The University of Minnesota has concluded that falsified data were used in a 2001 article published by one of its researchers on adult stem cells. The school is asking that the article be retracted.

October 8, 2008