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Spotlights: Faculty, Alum, And Course, Stacy Creel Ph.D.

SLIS Connecting

Meet Associate Professor Catharine Bomhold of The School of Library and Information Science, and SLIS alum, Ashley McLendon Mattingly, Archivist at NARA, St. Louis, MO. Learn about the Graduate Certificate in Youth Services and Literature.

Angiotensin Ii Receptor Blockade Or Deletion Of Vascular Endothelial Ace Does Not Prevent Vascular Dysfunction And Remodeling In 20-Hete-Dependent Hypertension, Victor Garcia, Gregory Joseph, Brian Shkolnik, Yan Ding, Frank Fan Zhang, Katherine Gotlinger, John R. Falck, Rambabu Dakarapu, Jorge H. Capdevila, Kenneth E. Bernstein, Michal Laniado Schwartzman

NYMC Faculty Publications

Increased vascular 20-HETE is associated with hypertension and activation of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) through induction of vascular angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) expression. Cyp4a12tg mice, whose Cyp4a12-20-HETE synthase expression is under the control of a tetracycline (doxycycline, DOX) promoter, were used to assess the contribution of ACE/RAS to microvascular remodeling in 20-HETE-dependent hypertension. Treatment of Cyp4a12tg mice with DOX increased systolic blood pressure (SBP; 136 ± 2 vs. 102 ± 1 mmHg; P < 0.05), and this increase was prevented by administration of 20-HEDGE, lisinopril, or losartan. DOX-induced hypertension was associated with microvascular dysfunction and remodeling of preglomerular microvessels, which was prevented by 20-HEDGE, a 20-HETE antagonist, yet only lessened, but not prevented, by lisinopril or losartan. In ACE 3/3 mice, which lack vascular endothelial ACE, administration of 5α-dihydrotestosterone (DHT), a known inducer of 20-HETE production, increased SBP; however, the increase was about 50% of that in wild-type (WT) mice (151 ± 1 vs. 126 ± 1 mmHg). Losartan and 20-HEDGE prevented the DHT-induced increase in SBP in WT and ACE 3/3 mice. DHT treatment increased 20-HETE production and microvascular remodeling in WT and ACE 3/3 mice; however, remodeling was attenuated in the ACE 3/3 mice as opposed to WT mice (15.83 ± 1.11 vs. 22.17 ± 0.92 μm; P < 0.05). 20-HEDGE prevented microvascular remodeling in WT and ACE 3/3 mice, while losartan had no effect on microvascular remodeling in ACE 3/3. Taken together, these results suggest that RAS contributes to 20-HETE-mediated microvascular remodeling in hypertension and that 20-HETE-driven microvascular remodeling independent of blood pressure elevation does not fully rely on ACE activity in the vascular endothelium.

Exploring The Effects Of Atmospheric Forcings On Evaporation: Experimental Integration Of The Atmospheric Boundary Layer And Shallow Subsurface, Kathleen Smits, Victoria Eagen, Andrew Trautz

Civil Engineering Faculty Publications - Archive

Evaporation is directly influenced by the interactions between the atmosphere, land surface and soil subsurface. This work aims to experimentally study evaporation under various surface boundary conditions to improve our current understanding and characterization of this multiphase phenomenon as well as to validate numerical heat and mass transfer theories that couple Navier-Stokes flow in the atmosphere and Darcian flow in the porous media. Experimental data were collected using a unique soil tank apparatus interfaced with a small climate controlled wind tunnel. The experimental apparatus was instrumented with a suite of state of the art sensor technologies for the continuous and …

A Study Of Pepperdine Faculty Research Practices: Report For Faculty, Lynne Jacobsen, Kevin C. Miller

Pepperdine University Libraries

This paper, prepared for Pepperdine University faculty, provides a summary of the results drawn from a participatory design study carried out by Pepperdine University Libraries in the fall of 2014. The study sought to identify faculty research practices using in-depth interviews for the purpose of improving library services, spaces, and technologies.

Pacific Review Summer 2015, Alumni Association Of The University Of The Pacific

Pacific Magazine and Pacific Review

No abstract provided.

Confronting The Nursing Faculty Shortage: Identifying Solutions To Address The Issue, Stacy Ann Emerson

Student Theses and Dissertations

Recently there has been much attention focused on the shortage of nurses in the United States with an anticipated deficit in excess of one million registered nurses by 2020. Practical and theoretical explanations for the shortage often cite a lack of nursing faculty as a contributing factor to the crisis. Each year, thousands of qualified students are denied admission to nursing schools across the nation, in large part due to lack of faculty and clinical resources. Although economic, social, and financial motivators may provide clues as to why so few nurses pursue faculty lines, solutions for reversing the trend, such …

Rwu School Of Law Commencement (May 15, 2015), Roger Williams University School Of Law

School of Law Commencement (1996- )

No abstract provided.

Looking Out For Nepal, University Of Dayton

News Releases

A University of Dayton geologist is helping a NASA-U.S. Geological Survey volunteer group detect severe hazards developing as a result of the April 25 and May 12 earthquakes in Nepal.

3d Printing Processes Applied To The Creation Of Glass Art, Morgan Chivers

UTA Libraries Staff Publications - Archive

The work presented in this paper is intended to push the development of a bridge between the two methodologies of glass and digital fabrication; the possibilities at this nexus are tantalizing, and there is no shortage of exciting work yet to be done.

Assessing The Relationship Between Student And Faculty Perceptions Of Student Engagement At Central Mountain College, Brandi R. K. Atnip

Department of Educational Administration: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

This study compared the perceptions of students versus faculty at Central Mountain College with regard to the issue of student engagement. Central Mountain College participated in the Community College Survey of Student Engagement and the Community College Faculty Survey of Student Engagement during the spring semesters of 2009, 2011, and 2013. The institution was provided with aggregate results from these survey administrations by the Center for Community College Student Engagement. Prior to this study, the survey results had not been accumulatively evaluated by the institution.

The study aimed to determine areas where there was congruence and incongruence between the students …

Dr. Jessie Wilkerson Wins Award For Best Dissertation, Admin

Blog Posts

We're excited to congratulate faculty member Dr. Jessie Wilkerson, who just won an award for her UNC dissertation, "Where Movements Meet: Women's Activism in the Appalachian South, 1965-1980." The Lerner-Scott Prize from the Organization of American Historians is awarded for the best dissertation in US women's history.

Zombie Family Values, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Researchers studying the first three seasons of the AMC hit show The Walking Dead found the show and its characters push family as the best hope for the end times, rather than government, science or religion, and this redefinition of the zombie genre can help explain how the show has amassed its 14-million-per-episode fan base.

The Data Information Literacy Toolkit, Jake Carlson, Megan R. Sapp Nelson, Marianne S. Bracke, Sarah J. Wright

Data Information Literacy Symposium

The Data Information Literacy Toolkit was the interview instrument developed and used by the Data Information Literacy project to better understand the educational needs of graduate students in managing, working with and curating their data sets. Results from the interviews conducted at Purdue University, Cornell University, the University of Minnesota and the University of Oregon were used to inform the educational programs offered by librarians at each institution in 2012 or 2013. The interview is based in part on the 12 data information literacy competencies as defined by Carlson, Fosmire, Miller and Sapp Nelson in an article that appeared in …

Communicating Value: Understanding Adjunct Typology, Job Satisfaction Levels, And Professional Development Interests, Lisa P. Davidson

Doctor of Education (EdD)

Higher education institutions are navigating budget cuts, changing enrollment, and the need to differentiate from the competition. Reductions in government funding and budgetary constraints are prompting universities to reduce the number of full-time, tenure-track faculty and rely more heavily on adjunct faculty to meet their demand for instructors. Therefore it is important to determine the distinct needs and satisfaction levels of this faculty group in order to provide appropriate resources and development opportunities for them. This study sought to determine if adjunct faculty job satisfaction levels differ based on adjunct typology (Gappa & Leslie, 1993) or institutional affiliation, and to …

The Loop (Spring 2015), Taylor University

The Loop (2012-2017)

The late Spring 2015 edition of Taylor University’s The Loop.

Pacific Review Spring 2015, Alumni Association Of The University Of The Pacific

Pacific Magazine and Pacific Review

No abstract provided.

From Ivory To Babel To A New Foundation, Richard Boris

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

During my 12 years at the NationalCenter for Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions, I observed with increasing frustration the inability of administration and faculty leaders—union and governance—to fully grasp, analyze, and find pathways out of public higher education’s current existential crisis.

My many years of observing leaders of public higher education lead me to the inescapable conclusion that together the leaders share a culture that shorts strategic planning, thinking, and boldness and instead favors ad-hoc, incremental acceptance of the ever-changing, slimmed-down state of affairs. The rarified bubbles of presidential cabinets and union boards symbiotically promote policies that, …

Induction Of Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase By Borrelia Burgdorferi In Human Immune Cells Correlates With Pathogenic Potential, Andrea C. Love, Ira Schwartz, Mary M. Petzke

NYMC Faculty Publications

Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterial agent of Lyme disease, induces the production of type I IFNs by human DCs through TLR7 and TLR9 signaling. This type I IFN response occurs in a genotype-dependent manner, with significantly higher levels of IFN-α elicited by B. burgdorferi strains that have a greater capacity for causing disseminated infection. A B. burgdorferi strain that was previously shown to induce IFN-α was found to elicit significantly higher levels of IDO1 protein and its downstream metabolite, kynurenine, compared with a B. burgdorferi mutant that lacks a single linear plasmid (lp36); this mutant is unable to induce IFN-α and …

Telling The Ud Story, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Our location is Dayton, but our reach is global. Thanks to many faculty, staff and students, news about the University and our experts was carried around around the world during the 2013-14 academic year.

Porter Fortune Symposium To Examine Southern Religion, Honor Wilson, Admin

Blog Posts

The 2015 Porter Fortune, Jr. History Symposium will take place February 26 - 28 on the University of Mississippi campus.

Role Of Homocysteinylation Of Ace In Endothelial Dysfunction Of Arteries, An Huang, John T. Pinto, Ghezal Froogh, Sharath Kandhi, Jun Qin, Michael S. Wolin, Thomas H. Hintze, Dong Sun

NYMC Faculty Publications

The direct impact of de novo synthesis of homocysteine (Hcy) and its reactive metabolites, Hcy-S-S-Hcy and Hcy thiolactone (HCTL), on vascular function has not been fully elucidated. We hypothesized that Hcy synthesized within endothelial cells affects activity of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) by direct homocysteinylation of its amino- and/or sulfhydryl moieties. This covalent modification enhances ACE reactivity toward angiotensin II (ANG II)-NADPH oxidase-superoxide-dependent endothelial dysfunction. Mesenteric and coronary arteries isolated from normal rats were incubated for 3 days with or without exogenous methionine (Met, 0.1-0.3 mM), a precursor to Hcy. Incubation of arteries in Met-free media resulted in time-dependent decreases in …

Faculty Development For Service-Learning: One Size Does Not Fit All, Lynn E. Pelco, Catherine Howard

Division of Community Engagement Resources

This conference presentation describes the development of the professional development continuum currently being used at Virginia Commonwealth University to build the faculty’s capacity for teaching high-quality service-learning courses. Our professional development continuum was developed over the past 5 years by the staff of the VCU Service-Learning Office and was informed by program evaluation data, the principles of adult learning theory, and an “exposure-experience-expertise” developmental framework. The continuum targets instructors at varying levels of service-learning knowledge and experience so that faculty instructors with more service-learning experience participate in different professional development opportunities than do instructors who are new to the pedagogy.

2015 Ruby Yearbook, Ayesha Contractor, Lisa Abraham, Rebecca L. Brown, Megan Burns, Hannah Engber, Phoebe French, Romina Kalmeijer, Delanie Lalor, Monica Reuman '15, Ursinus College Senior Class

The Ruby Yearbooks, 1897-2020

A digitized copy of the 2015 Ruby, the Ursinus College yearbook.

Volume 3, 2015, Csusb

Psychology Student Research Journal (PSRJ)

• Information about the Psychology Student Research Journal p.1
• Letter from the Journal President p.2
  Ryan L. Radmall
• Letter from the Editor-in-Chief p.3
  Lace M. Riggs
• Words of Wisdom from a College Chair: A Brief Biography and Interview with Dean Jamal Nassar p.4
• Infidelity and HIV in South Africa p.6
  Kamalpreet K. Padda
• Nothing to LOL About: Texting (Mis)communications in Intimate Relationships p.11
  Kirk Fortini
• 2014-2015 Student Conference Presentations p.17
• The Influence of Emotion Regulation Strategies in the Relationship between Social Support and Posttramatic Stress Disorder Symptoms among Survivors of Sexual Assault p.20
  Seallong Sechang, Jason Alipio, Monica Aguilar, and Christina …

Rising Tide 2015, Une Office Of Research And Scholarship, Edward Bilsky, Annie Leslie, Josh Pahigian, Jennie E. Aranovitch, Laura M. Duffy, Marine Miller

Rising Tide

Research and scholarship highlights from University of New England community members. This issue highlights in particular: student and faculty research and projects within UNE's College of Arts and Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Westbrook College of Health Professions, and projects and research from UNE's Centers for Excellence.

Ua35/1 Faculty Handbook, 21st Edition, Wku Provost

WKU Administration Documents

WKU faculty handbook designed to provide members of the faculty with general information about WKU, its history, philosophy, organization, policies and procedures, faculty responsibilities and benefits, and various services and facilities.

Fact Book, 2015-16, John Carroll University

Fact Book

2015-16 Fact book

2015 Nsu Fact Book, Office Of Institutional Research

NSU Fact Book

This 23rd edition of the Nova Southeastern University Fact Book reflects an expanding body of data and information that provides perspective on the university’s character, growth, and accomplishments.

The 2015 Fact Book includes narrative, numeric, and graphic representation of the university, including history, characteristics, and development of the institution. Data are presented in both tabular and graphic formats to provide pertinent detail, and general trends are highlighted.

Howells, Gary Oral History Interview, Robert Dash

Emeriti Society Oral History Collection

Professor of Psychology (1971-2013). Topics include: Getting into Pacific, Callison College experience, integration into COP Psychology Department, clinical experience and the Stockton community, and relationships with colleagues and administrators.

Ilium 2015, Taylor University

Yearbooks (1898-Present)

The 2015 yearbook of Taylor University in Upland, Indiana.