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Executive Committee - Meeting Minutes, 2/18/2020, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

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As-891-20 Resolution On Discontinuation Of M.S. Of Printed Electronics And Functional Imaging Degree Program, Academic Senate Curriculum Committee, Academic Programs And Planning

Academic Senate Resolutions

That the M.S. in Printed Electronics and Functional Imaging program be discontinued as of AY 2020-21, and be it further RESOLVED that the discontinuance of the aforementioned program does not establish any criteria for the discontinuation of any other academic program

Executive Committee - Agenda, 2/18/2020, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

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As-888-20 Resolution On University Faculty Personnel Policies Subchapter 6.3: Post-Tenure Faculty Evaluation Pattern, Academic Senate Faculty Affairs Committee

Academic Senate Resolutions

The policy included in the report “Proposed Revision of University Faculty Personnel Policies UFPP subchapter 6.3 Post-Tenure Faculty Evaluation Pattern” replace the policies currently in UFPP 6.3, and be it further RESOLVED that colleges and the Library revise chapter 6 of their personnel policy documents by Fall 2020 to reflect whether or not they implement the third-year associate professor/librarian post-tenure evaluation.

Academic Senate - Agenda, 2/11/2020, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

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Academic Senate - Meeting Minutes, 2/11/2020, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

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Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Implicates Ras Pathways In The Genetic Architecture Of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Jessica A. Kaczorowski, Taylor Smith, Amanda M. Shrewsbury, Leah R. Thomas, Valerie S. Knopik, Maria T. Acosta

Psychology and Child Development

The genetic architecture of neurodevelopmental disorders is largely polygenic, non-specific, and pleiotropic. This complex genetic architecture makes the search for specific etiological mechanisms that contribute to neurodevelopmental risk more challenging. Monogenic disorders provide an opportunity to focus in on how well-articulated signaling pathways contribute to risk for neurodevelopmental outcomes. This paper will focus on neurofbromatosis type 1 (NF1), a rare monogenic disorder that is associated with varied neurodevelopmental outcomes. Specifically, this paper will provide a brief overview of NF1 and its phenotypic associations with autism spectrum disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and specific learning disorders, describe how variation within the NF1 gene …

Executive Committee - Agenda, 2/04/2020, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

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Executive Committee - Meeting Minutes, 2/04/2020, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

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Biofilm Remediation By Extracellular Polymeric Substance (Eps) Modification, Matthew Borglin

Baker/Koob Endowments Awarded Projects

With the help of the Baker Koob endowment this project was able to investigate the novel application of chemical modifiers on mature biofilms as a new potential method for its removal. The major challenge that this project initially faced was the designing an experimental procedure for consistent biofilm production in order for a comparison treatment across sampling surfaces and follow up experiments. However, the consistency was hard to determine until a reliable sampling method was established. Fortunately, after interacting with industry leaders in biofilm remediation technics a methodology was discovered that was recently approved by the Environmental Protection Agency as …

Off-Label Use Of Recreational Cannabis: Acid Reflux In Colorado, Jacqueline M. Doremus, Sarah S. Stith, Jacob M. Vigil

Economics

Medical cannabis access has been shown to affect clinical health outcomes and health care spending. Unlike medical access, which requires a doctor's recommendation for treatment and only applies to the limited conditions approved under the state's medical cannabis program, recreational access makes cannabis available over-the-counter (OTC). This may create additional benefits through off-label cannabis use to treat unlisted conditions, such as acid reflux, which affects two out of three Americans. Using the roll out of recreational dispensaries in Colorado in 2014, we estimate the change in retailers' market share of antacid medications using a difference-in-differences design. Antacid market share decreases …

Automating Deep-Sea Video Annotation Using Machine Learning, Hanson Egbert, Lubomir Stanchev, Benjamin Ruttenberg

Computer Science and Software Engineering

As the world explores opportunities to develop offshore renewable energy capacity, there will be a growing need for pre-construction biological surveys and post-construction monitoring in the challenging marine environment. Underwater video is a powerful tool to facilitate such surveys, but the interpretation of the imagery is costly and time-consuming. Emerging technologies have improved automated analysis of underwater video, but these technologies are not yet accurate or accessible enough for widespread adoption in the scientific community or industries that might benefit from these tools. To address these challenges, we developed a website that allows us to: (1) Quickly play and annotate …

Tiny Disco: A Cost-Effective, High-Fidelity Wireless Audio System, Luke Martin Liberatore

Computer Engineering

The Tiny Disco is a WiFi based concert system, featuring improvements on popular “Silent Disco” concerts. Rather than being tied to compression and bandwidth restrictions present in traditional silent disco systems, the Tiny Disco system can deliver 320kbps+ audio quality, and allows listeners to bring their own headphones, further lending to the high quality audio experience.

Tiny Disco uses a Raspberry Pi as the audio server, and Espressif ESP32 microcontrollers as audio receivers/clients. The Tiny Disco is primarily geared toward smaller concerts and niche events where audio quality is valued, though due to its WiFi-based architecture, it can be expanded …

Timber-Strong Design Build Competition, Anna Luehrs, Lilliann Lai, Dolores Herrera, John Leone

Architectural Engineering

The November 2019 Timber-Strong Design Build Competition, hosted by National Council of Structural Engineers Association (NCSEA), was developed by the American Wood Council (AWC), Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. (SST), and APA - The Engineered Wood Association (APA) to cultivate timber design, building, and sustainability experience for students. Participating students gained exposure to performance analysis, construction management, building practices, and project bid preparation while practicing as a design construction firm. In the process of this hands-on experience, students were expected to procure all building materials and tools themselves with some aid from sponsors. The goal of the competition was to provide …

Development And Validation Of The Maternal Distraction Questionnaire, Alison K. Ventura, Megan Hupp, Shawnee Alvarez Gutierrez, Rebeca Almeida

Kinesiology and Public Health

This paper describes the development of a self-report measure of mothers’ engagement in technological activities during mother-infant interactions. In Study 1, mothers (n = 332; infants: 3.8 ± 1.4 months) completed the Maternal Distraction Questionnaire (MDQ) and related questionnaires. Factor analysis revealed two distinct subscales representing engagement with technological distractors and perceived distraction. Subscales correlated with relevant measures of feeding styles, attachment, and infant eating behaviors and temperament. In Study 2, mothers (n = 24; infants: 3.8 ± 1.8 months) completed the MDQ and kept feeding activity diaries. Significant correlations between MDQ subscales and diary data were noted. …

Evaluation Of Seismic Force Provisions For Ancillary Systems In Piers And Wharves Considering Effects Of Nonlinearity, Rakesh K. Goel

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Much of the prior research on understanding seismic response of secondary systems and development of code provisions was conducted either for nuclear power plant facilities or buildings. Most marine structures differ from nuclear power plant facilities or buildings in that the marine structures can be idealized as one-story building type systems. Furthermore, most previous studies have been limited to linear elastic behavior of both primary and secondary systems.

The objectives of this study are to (1) understand effects of nonlinearity, both in primary and secondary systems, on seismic forces in secondary systems, and (2) evaluate seismic force provisions proposed in …

Academic Senate - Meeting Minutes, 1/28/2020, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Academic Senate - Agenda, 1/28/2020, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

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Hydrologic Response Of A Montane Meadow From Conifer Removal And Upslope Forest Thinning, Christopher Surfleet, Noel Fie, John Jasbinsek

Physics

This study evaluates the hydrologic response of restoration of a montane meadow by removal of encroached Pinus contorta and thinning of the adjacent forest. It is now a follow-up with four years of post-restoration data, on a previous analysis of a hydrologic response of the same meadow one year following restoration. A hydrologic change was evaluated through a statistical comparison of soil moisture and depth to groundwater between the restored Marian Meadow and a Control Meadow. Meadow water budgets and durations of water table depths during the growing season were evaluated. The four years following restoration of Marian Meadow had …

A Qualitative Study Of Breastfeeding And Formula-Feeding Mothers’ Perceptions Of And Experiences In Wic, Rebeca Almeida, Shawnee Alvarez Gutierrez, Shannon E. Whaley, Alison K. Ventura

Kinesiology and Public Health

Objective: To explore Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) participants’ perspectives about why formula-fed infants are less likely to be recertified at 1 year compared with breastfed infants.

Design: Four focus groups of WIC mothers, stratified by language spoken (English or Spanish) and feeding mode (breastfeeding [BF] or formula-feeding [FF]).

Setting: Two WIC sites within Los Angeles County, CA.

Participants: Mothers of 6- to 12-month-old infants (n = 31) in the WIC program.

Phenomenon of Interest: Mothers’ perceptions of (1) how WIC supports BF and FF mothers; and (2) experiences of FF mothers in WIC, with …

Academic Senate - Meeting Minutes, 1/14/2020, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

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Academic Senate - Agenda, 1/14/2020, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

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As-885-20 Resolution On Discontinuation Of M.A. Of Education Degree Program, Academic Senate Curriculum Committee, Academic Programs And Planning

Academic Senate Resolutions

That the M.A. in Education with four specializations be discontinued as of AY 2020-21; and be it further resolved that the discontinuance of the aforementioned program does not establish any criteria or precedent for the discontinuation of any other academic program.

As-887-20 Resolution On Adding A Sustainability Catalog Option To Schedule Builder, Sustainability Committee

Academic Senate Resolutions

That the Academic Senate recommends adding to Schedule Builder a “Show Sustainability Classes” option to at least one of the Filter Options or Course Options. The attached mockup in Figure 1 shows what students might see on a Schedule Builder screen.

Executive Committee - Agenda, 1/07/2020, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

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Executive Committee - Meeting Minutes, 1/07/2020, Academic Senate Executive Committee

Academic Senate Minutes

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The Mass Relations Between Supermassive Black Holes And Their Host Galaxies At 1 < Z < 2 With Hst-Wfc3, Xuheng Ding, John Silverman, Tommaso Treu, Andreas Schulze, Malte Schramm, Simon Birrer, Daeseong Park, Knud Jahnke, Vardha N. Bennert, Jeyhan S. Kartaltepe, Anton M. Koekemoer, Matthew A. Malkan, David Sanders

Physics

Correlations between the mass of a supermassive black hole (SMBH) and the properties of its host galaxy (e.g., total stellar mass M*, luminosity Lhost) suggest an evolutionary connection. A powerful test of a coevolution scenario is to measure the relations –Lhost and –M* at high redshift and compare with local estimates. For this purpose, we acquired Hubble Space Telescope (HST) imaging with WFC3 of 32 X-ray-selected broad-line (type 1) active galactic nuclei at 1.2 < z < 1.7 in deep survey fields. By applying state-of-the-art tools to decompose the HST images including available ACS data, we measured the host galaxy luminosity and stellar mass along with …

Fall 2020 Class Schedule, Office Of The Registrar

Class Schedules

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Winter 2020 Class Schedule, Office Of The Registrar

Class Schedules

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Winter 2020 Final Exam Schedule, Office Of The Registrar

Final Exam Schedules

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