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“To Multiply Corn Two-Hundred-Fold”: The Alchemical Augmentation Of Wheat Seeds In Seventeenth-Century English Husbandry, Justin Niermeier-Dohoney

Arts and Communication Faculty Publications

Agricultural reform movements proliferated in seventeenth-century Europe. For many who sought to make farming more economically productive, the practices of chymistry offered a way to accomplish these goals. Placed in the context of the development of a “vegetable philosophy,” or a theory of generation and growth across mineralogical and botanical domains, this article examines the application of chymical techniques in the attempt to enhance wheat seeds through seed-steeping and “fructifying” experiments among seventeenth-century agricultural reformers, particularly in England. I focus on three main sources: instructional husbandry manuals describing how to create “fructifying waters” to fertilize these seeds, the writings of …

An Examination Of Perceived Self-Efficacy Regarding Academic Success And Social-Emotional Preparedness Of Rural, First-Generation College Students Who Completed An Asynchronous Credit Recovery Program, Cynthia Oliver

Ed.D. Dissertations

As the number of rural, first-generation college students continue to rise, there was a gap in the literature regarding post-secondary enrollment and the self‑efficacy of these students who participated in asynchronous credit recovery in high school to complete a high school diploma. In this qualitative, narrative study, I examined how completion of an asynchronous online credit recovery program influenced the perception of self-efficacy or rural, first-generation college students regarding academic success and social-emotional preparedness. Nine participants from rural towns in South Georgia provided insight related to their perceptions of their experiences in credit recovery. All nine participants perceived positive influences …

Drought Tolerant Landscaping Trends In Claremont, California, Serena Myjer

CMC Senior Theses

The environmental impacts of turf grass lawns are particularly important to consider in California, because of its unique Mediterranean climate and ongoing problems with chronic drought. While California is ideal for agriculture, recreation, and year-round living, the occurrence of drought is natural and not uncommon, evident in historical human and paleoclimate records. Drought impacts humans and wildlife including water scarcity, crop failure, water quality, reduced streamflow, and wetland availability. Diverting water from these critical sources for growing turf grass lawns is inappropriate and harmful. This project is the first analysis of landscaping patterns, trends, and changes in Claremont, California using …

Middle School Students' Types Of Mathematical Personifications, Nicole Enzinger, Clara Stilwell

Faculty Publications - College of Education

Unpacking middle school students' mathematical relationships is important as a step towards improving mathematical relationships. ln this study, 500 middle school students drew personifications of mathematics. We examined these personifications of mathematics for insight into their relationships with mathematics. Using constant comparative methods, we present various ways the middle school students personified mathematics. Negative relationships were personified with terrible beasts, abusers, authoritarians, and pests/nuisances. Positive relationships were personified with best friends and nature. Some personifications supported both positive and negative relationships or were neutral relationships. Reflecting on these personifications point to components of positive relationships with mathematics that we should …

Data, Knowledge Practices, And Naturecultural Worlds: Vehicle Emissions In The Anthropocene, Lindsay Poirier

Statistical and Data Sciences: Faculty Books

This chapter details the various techno-cultural assemblages giving rise to data collected to model and measure anthropogenic worlds, arguing that data-based technologies both represent and co-produce the Anthropocene. It begins with a review of scholarship emerging at the intersection of science and technology studies and information studies that advances understanding of data infrastructure and knowledge practices, and their role within the anthropogenic assemblages that shape history. Drawing on a case study describing how vehicle emissions are measured and regulated in the US, I examine the materialities and mutability of technologies designed to produce data about air quality, along with the …

Scamle Journal 2022 Full Volume

South Carolina Association for Middle Level Education Journal

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Meditations On Teaching What Isn't: Theorizing The Invisible In Law And Law School, Kris Franklin

NYLS Law Review

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University Of Memphis Magazine, 1999 Spring

University of Memphis Magazine

Cover Story, "Lasting Impressions" by Elizabeth Jane Walker

Dr. Stephen Pruitt helps members of the Memphis Print Club learn about and acquire fine art. Cover photo: Dunes Oceano, California by Ansel Adams, 1963.

Also featured, "Super Bowl IX" by Greg Russell

Billions of people watch the annual Super Bowl, one of the world's premier sporting events. The UofM has produced nine players who have appeared in the championship game, with five coming away with Super Bowl rings.

University Of Memphis Magazine, 1998 Spring

University of Memphis Magazine

Cover Story, "Cliff Hanger" by Elizabeth Walker Marshburn

Ranger Jim Detterline (M.S. '82, Ph.D. '89) lives on the edge.

Also featured, "Socks Rocks" by Greg Russell

Elliot Perry rocks the NBA. By overcoming adversity, the Tigers' second all-time leading scorer has worked his way from the minor leagues to the NBA.

University Of Memphis Magazine, 1997 Summer

University of Memphis Magazine

Cover Story, "Igniting Imaginations" by Susan Milner

Whether a veteran professional or a relative newcomer to academia, two of the University's top teachers agree that a love of teaching ensures success in the classroom.

Also featured, "Love is Lipman" by Alexandra Catherine Martin

Celebrating its 50th year of service, the Barbara K. Lipman Early Childhood School and Research Institute improves early childhood education one child at a time.

University Of Memphis Magazine, 1999 Summer

University of Memphis Magazine

Cover Story, "Art of the Question" by Les Seago

Eminent Faculty Award winner Art Graesser attempts to teach a computer to think.

Also featured, "SpringFest"

Thousands enjoyed the third annual festival, held on the lawn of the Ned R. McWherter Library. The festival, held on the east lawn of the Ned R. McWherter Library, featured more than 100 booths and exhibits and offered such activities as arts-and-crafts sales, face-painting, story-telling, glimpses into cyberspace and information from the city's many neighborhood associations.

University Of Memphis Magazine, 1999 Fall

University of Memphis Magazine

Annual Report of the President.

Cover Story, "Innkeeper to the Campus" by Elizabeth Jane Walker

Because of Kemmons and Dorothy Wilson's beneficence, the University will soon have a magnificent building to house its new hospitality and resort management program. (Photo by Don Reber)

Also featured, "A Sampling of UofM Research"

by Greg Russell and Elizabeth Jane Walker

"Scholar in Service": Dr. Joann Keyton; "Grading School Reform": Dr. Steven M. Ross; "Aid for the Addict": Dr. Charles Williams; "Innocence Lost": Dr. Phyllis Betts Partners; "Saving Lives": Dr. Michael Neuman; "Voice of Reason": Dr. Shelley White-Means; "Room with a View": Dr. Robert …

University Of Memphis Magazine, 2000 Spring

University of Memphis Magazine

Cover Story, "Behind the Seen" by Elizabeth Jane Walker

Patricia Cloar's beneficence provides the art world with intimate insight into artist Carroll Cloar.

Also featured, "Something to Celebrate"

The University completes a massive capital campaign and embarks on a drive to help students achieve their dreams.

University Of Memphis Magazine, 2001 Summer

University of Memphis Magazine

Cover Story, "The Gods of Ancient Memphis" by Lesley Katerski

A major Egyptian art exhibit at The University of Memphis offers a fresh look at the customs and beliefs of ancient dynasties ruled by pharaohs and kings.

Also featured, "Monkey Business" by Greg Russell

The Memphis Zoo is quickly becoming recognized as one of the top animal research facilities in the country. Several UofM alumni are taking the zoo to new heights.

University Of Memphis Magazine, 2001 Spring

University of Memphis Magazine

Cover Story, "A New Reign" by Greg Russell

On July 1, Dr. Shirley Raines will become the University's 11th president. A champion of higher education, Raines's vision for the University is far-reaching.

Also featured, "Making Headlines" by Kristen Epler

This top-notch journalist says he owes much of his to the education he received at The UofM.

University Of Memphis Magazine, 2001 Fall

University of Memphis Magazine

Annual Report of the President.

Also featured, "A Stroke of Genius" by Kristen Epler

Dr. Carol J. Purtle, an expert on 15th-century artist Jan van Eyck, forges more paths on her quest to unravel the history of an era in Northern Europe.

University Of Memphis Magazine, 2004 Winter

University of Memphis Magazine

Cover Story, "A Dream Retold" by Matt Timberlake

U of M professor Dr. John Baur is creating an opera to celebrate the life and times of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Also featured, "Making Waves" by Elizabeth Jane Walker

He has won the prestigious Sen/ice to America Justice Medal for service to his country. But for this alumnus, stopping drug smugglers is exhilarating and - yes - fun.

University Of Memphis Magazine, 2012 Fall

University of Memphis Magazine

Cover Story, "A New Tiger in Town" by Greg Russell

UofM athletic director Tom Bowen ushers in a new era in Tiger athletics.

Also featured: The Columns Alumni Review

University Of Memphis Magazine, 2011 Summer

University of Memphis Magazine

Cover Story, "Celebrating a Century, 100 Years and going strong" by Greg Russell

Where Nathaniel Trezevant once raised cotton, a teachers school would grow, later to expand into a major urban research university.

Also featured, "These times they are a-changin’" By Gabrielle Maxey

From the Memphis State Eight to Vietnam War-era demonstrations around the flagpole, U of M students have a history of making their voices be heard.

University Of Memphis Magazine, 2018 Winter

University of Memphis Magazine

Annual President's Report.

University Of Memphis Magazine, 2016 Spring

University of Memphis Magazine

Cover Story, "Eyes of the Tiger" photos by Justin Fox Burks

It has been said that live Tiger mascot TOM III’s roar can be heard from as far as two miles away. Take a listen …

Also featured: The Columns Alumni Review

University Of Memphis Magazine, 2021 Fall

University of Memphis Magazine

Cover Story, "A Tenure to Remember"

Dr. M. David Rudd is in his final academic year as the University of Memphis President after eight years of unprecedented development and growth.

Also featured, "Vinyl Revival" by Trent Shadid

Memphis Record Pressing, co-founded by business partners who met at the UofM, has grown into one of the largest manufacturers of vinyl records in North America.

University Of Memphis Magazine, 2022 Winter

University of Memphis Magazine

Annual President's Report, Eight Years of Progress

University Of Memphis Magazine, 2017 Spring

University of Memphis Magazine

Cover Story, "Cheers to Our champs" by Greg Russell

It is a tradition that began in 1987. The University of Memphis pom and cheer squads have established themselves as the best of the best, winning multiple national championships, more than any other team during that period. This year was no different as the cheer squad took home the national title with a stellar performance at the Universal Cheerleaders Association’s spirit squad championships in Orlando, Fla., in January.

Also featured: The Columns Alumni Review

University Of Memphis Magazine, 2019 Spring

University of Memphis Magazine

Cover Story, "Nurturing the Neighborhood" by Anita Houk

The University is creating a pipeline from labs on campus to research parks while giving a boost to the University District.

Also featured: The Columns Alumni Review

University Of Memphis Magazine, 2018 Spring

University of Memphis Magazine

Cover Story, "Newly Minted" by Greg Russell

A Tiger legend returns to lead the Memphis basketball team to new heights.

Also featured, "Taking It To The Banks" by Gabrielle Maxey

Iconic director’s first film in a decade gives students an early intro to the craft of movie-making.

University Of Memphis Magazine, 2018 Fall

University of Memphis Magazine

Cover Story, "Cool Hand Luke" by Greg Russell

Hard work pays off for a recent University of Memphis graduate who accomplished something no one else at the UofM has done since 2005.

Also featured: The Columns Alumni Review

University Of Memphis Magazine, 2019 Fall

University of Memphis Magazine

Cover Story, "2019 Men's Basketball Recruiting Class"

Hardaway and Co. have brought the No. 1 2019 recruiting class in the nation to campus. The group is formed by seven of the very best players in the country. That’s shifted an immense amount of focus to the University of Memphis as basketball season draws closer. For Hardaway, that’s at least one very big mission accomplished.

Also featured. "Learning from the Best" by Trent Shadid

Students in the UofM Lambuth Music & Entertainment program are receiving first-hand advice on how to succeed.

University Of Memphis Magazine, 2022 Spring

University of Memphis Magazine

Cover Story, "Research Renaissance" by Trent Shadid

In 1970, a vision was created for two flagship public research universities in Tennessee. A half-century later, the UofM made that a reality by reaching Carnegie R1 status behind a renewed emphasis on research.

Also featured, "Honoring Our Heroes"

During the fall 2021 semester, the University of Memphis honored three of the most prominent heroes in the history of the campus and larger Memphis community. Luther C. McClellan, Larry Finch and Maxine A. Smith will forever be commemorated on the UofM campus for their remarkable accomplishments as inspirational leaders, mentors and change-makers.

University Of Memphis Magazine, 2005 Fall

University of Memphis Magazine

Cover Story, Message from the President.

Also featured, "Delivering success"

Corporate donations - such as a recent $5 million gift from FedEx - are expanding innovative research opportunities at the UofM's FedEx Institute of Technology.