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2023-12-08, Board Of Regents, Murray State University Dec 2023

2023-12-08, Board Of Regents, Murray State University

Board of Regents Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.


Triassic And Jurassic Possible Planktonic Foraminifera And The Assemblages Recovered From The Ogrodzieniec Glauconitic Marls Formation (Uppermost Callovian And Lowermost Oxfordian, Jurassic) Of The Polish Basin, Malcolm B. Hart, Holger Gebhardt, Eiichi Setoyama, Christopher W. Smart, Jarosław Tyszka Dec 2023

Triassic And Jurassic Possible Planktonic Foraminifera And The Assemblages Recovered From The Ogrodzieniec Glauconitic Marls Formation (Uppermost Callovian And Lowermost Oxfordian, Jurassic) Of The Polish Basin, Malcolm B. Hart, Holger Gebhardt, Eiichi Setoyama, Christopher W. Smart, Jarosław Tyszka

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

In the 1960s and 1970s Werner Fuchs of the Austrian Geological Survey (Vienna) described a significant number of new foraminiferal taxa that he considered ancestral to the planktonic foraminifera. All these taxa are well-curated in the collections of the Austrian Geological Survey and have been studied by one of us (Malcolm B. Hart). Some of these taxa, from the Triassic and lowermost Jurassic strata of Austria and northern Italy, are poorly preserved, possibly the result of having an original aragonitic wall structure. None of these taxa possess characters which give the appearance of a planktonic mode of life, although some …


Cultural Determinants Of Help Seeking - Experiences Of African American Mothers And Professional Mental Health Care, Latoya Ashley Dec 2023

Cultural Determinants Of Help Seeking - Experiences Of African American Mothers And Professional Mental Health Care, Latoya Ashley

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

No abstract provided.


A View Of Black Speculative Past And Future: An Interview With Tim Fielder, Julian Chambliss Dec 2023

A View Of Black Speculative Past And Future: An Interview With Tim Fielder, Julian Chambliss

Third Stone

No abstract provided.


Afrofantastic Presents: The Many Deaths Of Oscar Mack, Julian Chambliss Dec 2023

Afrofantastic Presents: The Many Deaths Of Oscar Mack, Julian Chambliss

Third Stone

Oscar Mack's story deserves the dedication that has culminated in the creation of this defining documentary. Mack's struggle to survive is ripe for the Afrofuturist re‐telling, not because it is fantastic but because the comic story has the potential to capture the transformative thinking black people must employ to survive.


Tolkien's Faith: A Spiritual Biography (2023) By Holly Ordway, Tom Emanuel Dec 2023

Tolkien's Faith: A Spiritual Biography (2023) By Holly Ordway, Tom Emanuel

Journal of Tolkien Research

Book review, by Tom Emanuel, of Tolkien's Faith (2023) by Holly Ordway


Full Issue Dec 2023

Full Issue

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

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Old Testament Pseudepigrapha Vol. 2 Now Available Dec 2023

Old Testament Pseudepigrapha Vol. 2 Now Available

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

Charlesworth's second and final volume of The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha has just been released by Doubleday. This long-awaited collection of important early Christian and Jewish writings is the result of more than a decade of work by dozens of scholars, including F.A.R.M.S. correspondent Stephen E. Robinson. Each volume is 1000 pages long, and volume 2 contains a valuable index for both volumes. Act now if you want these books--a price increase has already been announced by Doubleday, effective January 1, 1986.


More About Mulek Dec 2023

More About Mulek

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

Another possible clue of the existence and escape of Mulek (see Insights, March 1984, and Update, February 1984), son of Zedekiah, has been noticed by Benjamin Urrutia. 2 Kings 25:1-10 reports that Nebuchadnezzar and "all his host" scattered "all the men" and "all [the king's] army" and burnt "all the houses of Jerusalem" and with "all the army" destroyed the walls. Ben points out that in the midst of all this, 25:7 omits the word "all" when it reports that "sons" of Zedekiah were killed, refuting, perhaps, the idea that all …


Stephen Ricks, Les Campbell, Teri Bergstrom Take New Positions; John Sorenson Recovering Dec 2023

Stephen Ricks, Les Campbell, Teri Bergstrom Take New Positions; John Sorenson Recovering

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

This month, Stephen D. Ricks joined John W. Welch and John L. Sorenson as members of the FARMS Board of Directors. Stephen has been an active, contributing FARMS researcher for several years. His dissertation, "A Lexicon of Inscriptional Qatabanian" (an ancient South Arabian dialect), earned him his doctorate from the University of California at Berkeley in 1982. At Brigham Young University, he teaches Hebrew, Aramaic, Near Eastern mythologies, and a class on texts and temples. He brings great enthusiasm, dedication, and scholarship to this position with FARMS, and is greatly appreciated.


Handheld Weapons In The Book Of Mormon Dec 2023

Handheld Weapons In The Book Of Mormon

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

The first in a substantial series of studies on warfare in the Book of Mormon has been completed this month. This new Preliminary Report by Arabist William Hamblin, Ph.D. (Michigan), focuses on handheld weapons in the Book of Mormon, in pretechnical military practices of the Near East, and in Mesoamerican archaeology. Dr. Hamblin's work on this subject was funded by a research grant from F.A.R.M.S. He is currently working for the United States Department of Defense.


The B. H. Roberts Story Dec 2023

The B. H. Roberts Story

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

The Lord obviously did not intend the Book of Mormon to be an open-and-shut case intellectually, either pro or con. No miracle and no matter of faith is.


Benjamin's Speech As An Early Jewish Festival Dec 2023

Benjamin's Speech As An Early Jewish Festival

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

Twelve researchers have collaborated over the past year to examine King Benjamin's Speech in light of Jewish festivals. Their results are now available in a lengthy report, compiled by John W. Welch.


Full Issue Dec 2023

Full Issue

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Special Thanks To Kirk Magleby And Ken Porter Dec 2023

Special Thanks To Kirk Magleby And Ken Porter

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

Two hard-working FARMS officers have stepped down this month. Ken Porter, our Vice President in charge of Development, has recently accepted a mission call to serve with his wife, Ann, in England. Ann has also been working for FARMS as a secretary. We wish them great success!


Acknowledgements Dec 2023

Acknowledgements

Mountaineer Undergraduate Research Review

No abstract provided.


Open Houses In Provo Dec 2023

Open Houses In Provo

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

Guests in Provo for CES meetings and Education Week are invited to open houses at the FARMS office in Provo on August 15 and 22 (both Thursdays) between 7 and 10 p.m. You will be able to see screenings of the three FARMS videos, visit with authors, peruse our stock of nearly 300 publications, and find out how the Foundation operates. The office is located upstairs in Amanda Knight Hall, on the corner of 800 North and University Avenue. Call us at (801) 378-3295 if you have any questions.


Thieves And Robbers Dec 2023

Thieves And Robbers

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

Although there isn't much difference between a thief and a robber in most minds, there was a considerable difference between the two under ancient Near Eastern law. A thief (ganab) was usually a local person who stole from his neighbor. He was dealt with judicially. He was tried and punished civilly, most often by a court composed of his fellow townspeople. A robber, on the other hand, was an outsider, a brigand or highwayman. He was dealt with militarily. These outlaws could be executed summarily.


Analyzing West Virginia’S Public Charter Schools And Their Impacts On Education, Giana M. Loretta Dec 2023

Analyzing West Virginia’S Public Charter Schools And Their Impacts On Education, Giana M. Loretta

Mountaineer Undergraduate Research Review

West Virginia is consistently ranked as one of the worst states in the nation for public K12 education. Many state policymakers have looked to charter schools as a viable solution to rectify deficiencies, create advanced academic opportunities, and give families additional options. However, the implementation of charter schools has been extremely contentious, as opponents fear they will siphon resources away from traditional public schools, only to fail shortly thereafter. Research indicates that neither perspective has been proven true. Thus, the impact that charter schools will have on West Virginia will, to a significant extent, be a result of how they …


How Was The Book Of Mormon Used By The Early Saints? Dec 2023

How Was The Book Of Mormon Used By The Early Saints?

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

When the Book of Mormon was first translated and published, it was brand new to the entire world. Its doctrines, messages, personalities, and details were all in need of rediscovery. Even the Prophet Joseph Smith, the instrument through which God transmitted this record, does not appear to have fully assimilated all its complexities and nuances, for he rarely quoted from the Book of Mormon (as one might expect had he written the book).


Creating A Safer Lgbtqi+ Refugee Experience In Kakuma Camp, Wren King Dec 2023

Creating A Safer Lgbtqi+ Refugee Experience In Kakuma Camp, Wren King

Mountaineer Undergraduate Research Review

In December of 2013, Uganda passed the controversial Anti-Homosexuality Bill, which broadly criminalized same-sex relationships and supported the livelihoods of individuals in same-sex relationships, permitting sentences of life in prison for some sex acts. Ugandans fled the country to protect their safety. Many came to Kenya, a large majority coming to Kakuma Camp in the northwestern part of the country. At least 400 LGBTQI+ Ugandans arrived in the country between January 2014 and February 2015. Their resettlement was initially expedited and comparatively generous resources were made available to them. However, by the end of 2014, UNHCR and its partner organizations …


Joseph Smith And The Book Of Mormon Dec 2023

Joseph Smith And The Book Of Mormon

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

Increasingly, questions are being asked about how the Book of Mormon came to be. Few of these questions are new, for each generation must confront the challenging presence of the Book of Mormon for itself, the same as have the generations before us. In this light, it may be of interest for us to reread the five-part series from the 1959 Improvement Era written by Hugh Nibley, entitled "Mixed Voices." For the first time, these five articles are now available as a set.


Creative Arts Spotlights, Elizabeth Boccabello Dec 2023

Creative Arts Spotlights, Elizabeth Boccabello

Mountaineer Undergraduate Research Review

No abstract provided.


"Salamanders" And "Short-Hand Egyptian" Dec 2023

"Salamanders" And "Short-Hand Egyptian"

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

The 1830 letter of Martin Harris to W. W. Phelps, published in the Church News in April, has already attracted national attention. In this letter, Harris describes an early spiritual appearance to Joseph Smith, stating that "the spirit transfigured himself from a white salamander in the bottom of the hole."


Creative Arts Spotlights, Emily Lehr, Anna Dunham Dec 2023

Creative Arts Spotlights, Emily Lehr, Anna Dunham

Mountaineer Undergraduate Research Review

No abstract provided.


Farms Finishes Three Major Projects In June Dec 2023

Farms Finishes Three Major Projects In June

Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

June has been a productive month. Thanks to hundreds of volunteer hours, three significant projects have recently been completed. We think you will be interested in each of them.


Incorporating Social Determinants Of Health In Clinical Assessments: An Immunological Perspective For Medical Students, Matthew S. Hudson Dec 2023

Incorporating Social Determinants Of Health In Clinical Assessments: An Immunological Perspective For Medical Students, Matthew S. Hudson

Mountaineer Undergraduate Research Review

Food insecurity is characterized by limited access to food and is common in food deserts; food deserts are geographic areas lacking affordable, fresh food due to a lack of grocery stores within reasonable proximity. Together, such economic and social problems can hinder a patient’s ability to make lifestyle modifications, leading to obesity and related health complications. Obesity is also highly correlated with chronic inflammation via pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF, IL-1, and IL-6). Chronic inflammation can lead to dysregulated immune responses and predispose one to other biomedical conditions, such as cardiovascular disease. The literature maintains that environmental stressors and foods low in …


Student Organization Spotlights Dec 2023

Student Organization Spotlights

Mountaineer Undergraduate Research Review

No abstract provided.


The Psychology Of Contagion: Representations Of Historic Pandemics In Gothic Literature, Cassi Smith Dec 2023

The Psychology Of Contagion: Representations Of Historic Pandemics In Gothic Literature, Cassi Smith

Mountaineer Undergraduate Research Review

This essay asserts that gothic pandemic literature is a vital source for recording a history of collective traumas and psychological responses to events of mass contagion. I will first discuss the close historical relationship between the gothic genre and early medicine to convey that the entwining of the scientific and supernatural allows gothic literature to express mass hysteria and abstract fear tangibly. Then, I analyze the work of Daniel Defoe, Edgar Allan Poe, and Carmen Maria Machado, using them as representatives of three distinct historical eras of pandemics. I consider each author’s merging of their respective medical realities with the …


Understanding The Importance Of Birth Rituals In The Aztec And Surrounding Empires, Riley Klug Dec 2023

Understanding The Importance Of Birth Rituals In The Aztec And Surrounding Empires, Riley Klug

Mountaineer Undergraduate Research Review

Within my paper this semester, I hope to analyze a number of Aztec birth images within the codices and other sculptural sources. I would like to analyze the different goddesses relating to childbirth, fertility, midwives, and sex for their associations with pre-birth and after-birth ritual in Aztec culture. Taking information directly from the Florentine Codex and supplementing it with a number of scholarly sources, I will visually analyze the depictions of these goddesses and their associations with birth culture, as well as the childbearing process and its connected ceremonies. The questions I would most like to answer are who were …