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New Study Identifies A Potential Therapeutic Target For Triple-Negative Breast Cancer In Black Patients, Adam Pope

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The Hbcu Experience: Why I Chose My Hbcu And How It Helped Me Prepare For My Career, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

Educational Panels

Panel/Event Coordinator: Angela Richardson

Facilitated by: Dr. Anita White

Panelists:

• Justin Alfred | Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge
• Jayda Yancy ‘19 | North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, Greensboro, NC
• Tony Richardson II | Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge
• Joseph Pollard | Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Alabama
• Ja’Nae McGee | Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge
• Zoe Mitchell ‘19 | Xavier University, New Orleans
• Darryl Burrell Jr. | Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD
• Joseph Bertrand ‘20 | North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC
• Dr. Garry J. Kennebrew Jr. ‘04 | Morehouse College, …

Chimes: February 20, 2023, Calvin University

Chimes

Rangeela returns by Savannah Shustack

Calvin community responds to shooting at Michigan State University by Abigail Ham

As AI takes its next big step, schools ponder how to respond by David Ogboro

Communication issues and lack of clarity have faculty questioning leadership team's role by Grace Buller

Former Dance Guild choreographers spearhead new Calvin Knights Cheer Program by Lauren Nyong

What goes up(stream) must come down(stream) by Lainey Moore

From "Institutes" to Confessions: anonymous confessions at Calvin by Katie Rosendale

Vitamin D Association With Renal Health And Filtration In Healthy Individuals Free Of Cardiometabolic Diseases: A Pilot Study, Meena K. Meiyyappan, Ricardo Torres, Tomas Chapman-Lopez, Keri Collins, Bayley Humphrey, Andrew Gallucci, Brent Dragoo, Leslee Funderburk, Panagiotis Koutakis, Jeff S. Forsse

International Journal of Exercise Science: Conference Proceedings

The effect of vitamin D (VITD) on bone, muscle, and over health is well know in renal failure and chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, the influence of VITD on renal health and filtration (RHF) in healthy individuals is unclear. Currently, only serum creatinine concentration (sCr) methods are used to assess renal status in health individuals. However, newer biomarkers like serum Cystatin C (CyC) and urine epidermal growth factor (uEGF) show promise in evaluating baseline RHF. The impact of Vitamin D on filtration in healthy individuals of various ages is still unknown. PURPOSE: To determine the impact of VITD on RHF …

Comparison Of Ultrastructural Alterations In Peripheral Artery Disease Skeletal Muscle, Dylan T. Wilburn, Emma Fletcher, Dimitrios Miserlis, Bernd Zechmann, Panagiotis Koutakis

International Journal of Exercise Science: Conference Proceedings

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is characterized by obstructed hemodynamics and claudication reducing quality of life and muscle function. A myopathy has been shown to develop in PAD patients and characterization of changes in skeletal muscle needs further elucidation. PURPOSE: To assess myofibrillar ultrastructural changes between control and stage IV PAD patients. METHODS: Twenty-six participants (13 control:13 stage IV) were recruited to take part in this cross-sectional study. The mean(±SD) age, mass, height, and BMI were 53(±11) years, 81(±22) kg, 165(±15) cm, and 30(±1.5) kg/m². Muscle samples were collected from the gastrocnemius and prepared for transmission electron microscopy. Relative …

Selective Inhibition Of Ribosomal Biogenesis Over Cap-Dependent Translation By Rapamycin In L6 Myotubes, Selina Uranga, James D. Fluckey

International Journal of Exercise Science: Conference Proceedings

The mechanistic target of rapamycin, or mTOR, lies at the center of skeletal muscle anabolic regulation. The mTOR kinase has at least two complexes that aide in carrying out responses to anabolic signals. Complex 1 (mTORC1) activation leads to cap-dependent translation and ribosomal biogenesis via phosphorylation of its two downstream targets 4EBP1 and P70S6K respectively. mTORC1 is inhibited by rapamycin while mTORC2 is not; however, cap-dependent translation via mTORC1 may still occur under rapamycin inhibition. PURPOSE: To identify timing and mechanistic pathway by which selective skeletal muscle anabolism continues in the presence of rapamycin inhibition. METHODS: Murine L6 …

Role Of Ghrelin Receptor In Sarcopenia: Involvement Of Redox Signaling And Rankl., Mariam A. Othman, Joo Hyun Kim, Khaled Moustfa, John Lawler

International Journal of Exercise Science: Conference Proceedings

Sarcopenia is aging-induced debilitating loss of skeletal muscle strength and function. Evidence from aging research suggests an integration of disrupted mechanotransduction and oxidative stress elevation that leads to muscle atrophy. Ghrelin is a 28 amino acid peptide hormone circulating in both acylated (AG) and unacylated (UAG) forms that acts as a nutrient sensor and metabolic regulator. Acylated ghrelin then binds to the growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHS-R) or the “ghrelin receptor.” Emerging evidence indicates that GHS-R knockout may hold greater promise in protecting against sarcopenia and fasting-induced atrophy (Wu 2020, Sun 2020). Furthermore, ghrelin can promote the elevation of nNOS, …

The Rankl And Nox2 Signaling In The Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Models Of Skeletal Muscle, Joo Hyun Kim, Mariam Othman, Khaled Moustafa, John Michael Lawler

International Journal of Exercise Science: Conference Proceedings

There is a severe sort of muscle disorder and dysfunction caused by a mutation of the dystrophin gene which is called Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). The establishment of pathology in the limbs, respiratory systems, and hearts of DMD patients is the awareness of the main point for the inflammation and elevation of oxidative stress. NADPH oxidase-2 (Nox2) produces reactive oxygen species in response to skeletal muscle contractions. Recent studies show that various myopathy indicated the key stress response proteins which can modulate Nox2. The TRAF 6 and RANKL lead to Nox2 complex migration and construction. An increase of pro-inflammatory proteins …

Art Students Explore Curative Plants And Botanical Research In The South, Shannon Thomason

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2023 February 17 - Board Of Trustees Agenda And Minutes, Board Of Trustees, East Tennessee State University

Board of Trustees Agendas and Minutes

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2023 February 17 - Board Of Trustees Academic, Research, And Student Success Committee Agenda And Minutes, Board Of Trustees, East Tennessee State University

Board of Trustees Agendas and Minutes

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The Student Movement Volume 107 Issue 16: Soul Lounge, Self-Care, And Stripple Breakfast Burritos: There's Something For Everyone, Solana Campbell, Gloria Oh, Caryn Cruz, Terika Williams, Skyler Campbell, Marcel Mattox, Andrew Francis, Katie Davis, Alexander J. Hess, Abby Shim, Reagan Mccain, Abraham Bravo, Lily Burke

The Student Movement v. 107 (2022-2023)

HUMANS

AU's Favorite Classes, Solana Campbell

Becoming Multilingual, Gloria Oh

Greatest Gazebo Orders, Solana Campbell

Interview with VP Nixon, Caryn Cruz

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Currently: Babel, Terika Williams

That 90's Love: BSCF Soul Lounge, Skyler Campbell

The Therapist, Marcel Mattox

NEWS

Experience Andrews University's Community Adult Education, Gloria Oh

Joyful Resilience: An Art Experience at AU, Solana Campbell

Students Share Their African Heritage at Short Course, Andrew Francis

IDEAS

The Future of Self-Care, Katie Davis

The Straw that Breaks the Camel's Back? Beyoncé and the 2023 Grammys, Alexander J. Hess

Death Toll Passes 41,000: Turkey and Syria Earthquakes, Abby Shim …

The Basic Communication Course Syllabus As A Rhetorical Document: The Impact Of Mediated Immediacy On Communication Apprehension With Instructors And Out-Of-Class Communication, Divine N. Aboagye, John Hooker, Cheri J. Simonds

Basic Communication Course Annual

The purpose of this study was to examine teachers’ use of mediated immediacy in a syllabus to determine effects on students’ communication apprehension with instructors and student out-of-class communication with instructors. Participants viewed either a basic course syllabus with high levels of mediated immediacy or low levels of mediated immediacy and then completed surveys. The results showed that syllabi high in mediated immediacy made students significantly less apprehensive to communicate with instructors and more likely to engage in out-of-class communication with them. Implications for the use of mediated immediacy in syllabus construction are discussed.

Securing The Right Skills: A Longitudinal Assessment Of College Students’ Writing And Public Speaking Self-Efficacy, T. Kody Frey, Jessalyn I. Vallade

Basic Communication Course Annual

This research investigated the developmental patterns of students’ writing and public-speaking self-efficacy throughout their experience in the basic communication course (BCC). Questions were posed regarding (a) whether students grew in their reported writing and public speaking self-efficacy over two semesters, (b) whether growth differed based on biological sex, and (c) whether affinity and apprehension (as sources of performance self-efficacy) played a role in student growth. Two multilevel models revealed significant differences in students’ initial status and rate of growth for each outcome. Specifically, sex, affinity, and apprehension influenced students’ starting positions in the course, while only apprehension had a significant …

"Blessed And Grateful … ": Longstanding Uab Employee Reflects On Life And Career, Micah Hardge

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February 15, 2023, Faculty, Illinois Wesleyan University

2022-2023

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Perceptions Of The Culinary Art Community On Their Higher Education Programs In Egypt: The Way Forward, Kadria Ali Abdel Motaal

Theses and Dissertations

Culinary art education used to have a narrow focus that forgoes its richness and ignores its infiltration into economic, political, and cultural aspects within society. Recently the world witnessed an evolution in this field of study as it reached tertiary education institutions. However, in Egypt, culinary art studies are integrated into hospitality education and are still confined to a shallow concept. This study aimed to explore the perception of the culinary art community in Egypt on their higher education programs from a sociocultural perspective. It also explored the possible new frameworks, and core competencies to improve culinary arts higher education …

February 14, 2023 Ereporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

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Uab's Cheon Receives Grant To Improve Dental Materials, Anna Jones

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Faculty Senate Agenda And Minutes, February 13, 2023

Faculty Senate Minutes and Agendas

Agenda and minutes from the Wright State University Faculty Senate Meeting held on February 13, 2023

Lanthorn, Vol. 57, No. 22, February 13, 2023, Grand Valley State University

Volume 57, August 1, 2022 - April 10, 2023

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

A Conceptual Exploration Of Anti-Fragility In The Context Of Confucian Heritage Culture Education, Alwyn Lau

Journal of Research Initiatives

It is a common but not unrealistic stereotype of Asian students that educational success is a matter of personal identity and status. As such, achieving distinctions in as many subjects as possible (the popular target of becoming a ‘straight A’ student) is usually a non-negotiable objective nurtured by both parents and educators. Such an obsessive pursuit of academic excellence produces both laudable outcomes (e.g. the tendency of Asian students to outperform their counterparts) as well as dangerous ones (e.g. worrying rates of mental health problems). This theoretical paper hopes to apply the concept of anti-fragility developed by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, …

Covid-19 As A Magnifying Glass: Exploring The Importance Of Relationships As Education Students Learn And Teach Robotics Via Zoom, Jennifer Kidd, Krishnanand Kaipa, Kristie Gutierrez, Min Jung Lee, Pilar Pazos, Stacie I. Ringleb

Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research (J-PEER)

Ed+gineering, an NSF-funded program, adapted hands-on robotics instruction for online delivery in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This qualitative multiple case study shares the experiences of participating education students in spring 2021 as they collaborated virtually with engineering students and fifth graders to engineer bioinspired robots in an afterschool technology club adapted to be virtual. The online context reduced the education students’ interactions with people other than the engineering students and fifth graders on their team and thus positioned COVID-19 as a metaphorical magnifying glass amplifying the critical role that these relationships played in influencing the project’s outcomes. Through analyzing …

Revisiting Ethnic Differences In In-Person Learning During 2021-2022, Andrew Camp, Alison H. Johnson, Gema Zamarro

Education Reform Faculty and Graduate Students Publications

During the 2020-21 school year, Black and Hispanic students were less likely to attend school in-person than white students. Prior research indicated multiple factors helped explain this gap. In this study, we revise these observed racial gaps in in-person learning to examine whether the relationship between these gaps and explanatory factors observed earlier in the pandemic changed during the 2021-2022 school year. We find that, while in-person gaps decreased, Black respondents continued to be less likely to report in-person learning than white respondents. Political leanings and COVID-19 health risks, which helped explain observed gaps in 2020-2021, lose explanatory power. But …

Investigating Evidence-Based Practices And Interventions Using Multifaceted Learning Theory For Students In A Special Education Self-Contained Classroom, Adam Maitland

Ed.D. Dissertations

Teachers working in a special education self-contained classroom were required to implement evidence-based practices and interventions, rarely researched in a school setting, with fidelity to meet the needs of students with intellectual disabilities. Evidence-based practices and interventions for students with intellectual disabilities were researched in clinical settings with one to three student participants and without a common evaluation tool. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to use the Tennessee Educator Acceleration Model General Educator Rubric to investigate how experienced teachers used multifaceted learning theory when implementing evidence-based practices and interventions in a diverse special education self-contained classroom to …

Celebrate Darwin Day 2023 With Uab's Department Of Biology, Micah Hardge

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2023-02-10 Institutional Animal Care And Use Committee Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate., Institutional Animal Care And Use Committee.

Faculty Senate Records

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee meeting minutes for February 10, 2023.

2023 February 9 - Academic Council Agenda And Minutes, Academic Council, East Tennessee State University

Academic Council Agenda and Minutes

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The Student Movement Volume 107 Issue 15: Moving Forward: Au Rings In Black History Month, Anna Pak, Grace No, Nora Martin, Jonathon Woolford-Hunt, Aiko J. Ayala Rios, Andrew Francis, Hannah Cruse, Gloria Oh, Alannah Tjhatra, T Bruggemann, Gabriela Francisco, Elizabeth Getahun, Wambui Karanja, Charisse Lapuebla, Chris Ngugi

The Student Movement v. 107 (2022-2023)

HUMANS

Current Book Reads, Anna Pak

Interview with Kayla Goodman, Lamson Student Dean, Interviewed by: Grace No

Meet Julaine Phillips, BSCF Vice President, Interviewed by: Grace No

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Creatives on Campus: Black History Month, Mora Martin

Currently: You People, Jonathon Woolford-Hunt

Shining Talent at Young Artists Concert 2023, Aiko J. Ayala Rios

NEWS

BSCF's IMPACT Vespers Kicks off Black History Month, Andrew Francis

Death of Tyre Nichols: Catalyst for Change or Recurring Event?, Hannah Cruse

Honors Agape Feast, Gloria Oh

Pre-Vet Club Fundraisers for Stray Cats, Alannah Tjhatra

IDEAS

I Don't Understand Poetry, T Bruggemann

Open AI's Chat …

2023 February 8 - Undergraduate Curriculum Council Minutes, Undergraduate Curriculum Council, East Tennessee State University

Undergraduate Curriculum Council Minutes

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