A panel to examine the legal and health issues facing individuals with disabilities, the legal and policy mechanisms that are used to promote the rights of individuals with disabilities, the struggles that advocates undertake to bring these issues into the spotlight and the ways that advocates work to ensure the enforcement of rights at both the domestic and international level.
The Hawaiian cultural group Hālau o Keikiali`i, internationally known for live performances that tell the story of the Hawaiian people, will visit Wellesley College Saturday, September 17 for a main-stage performance entitled Ho`okupu: The Offering. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Jewett Art Center Auditorium. It will cap off a weeklong Hula residency.
A TOWN HALL MEETING FOR FACULTY, STAFF, NURSES, MEDICAL STUDENTS, PATIENTS, MEDIA AND THE COMMUNITY
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) alumnus and serial entrepreneur, inventor, and technology executive Robert L. Godgart ’82 has been selected as the 2016 William F. Glaser ’53 Rensselaer Entrepreneur of the Year.
The Brain Health Summit will be the first meeting of medical experts, government agencies and other interested non-profit groups convening to discuss delayed cognitive recovery and postoperative delirium in elderly patients after surgery and anesthesia. The Brain Health Summit will explore the assessment and identification of at-risk patients, evaluate the need for educational materials for patients and their health care providers to increase patient safety, and promote advocacy efforts to fund research regarding these complications.
Russell Golden, chairman of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), will keynote the third annual UCI Audit Committee Summit on Friday, October 21st, at the Pacific Club in Newport Beach, California.
Each year, more than 330 million people around the world journey to sacred places to perform acts of devotion, express faith or seek enlightenment or healing. From Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, visitors to Baylor University’s Mayborn Museum Complex will learn about those pilgrimages through the exhibition National Geographic Sacred Journeys.
The Ruesch Center for the Cure of Gastrointestinal Cancers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center hosts its 2016 Cancer Policy Briefing, Wednesday, September 14 from 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. at the Georgetown University Law Center.
Jill and Frank Fertitta Hall, the fifth and largest USC Marshall School of Business facility, will officially open on Sept. 7. The 104,000 square-foot, five-story building adds much-needed classroom and student services space to USC Marshall’s undergraduate program.
On Monday, September 12, 2016 a group of the nation’s leading health and wellness organizations, child nutrition experts and food industry executives will participate in a lively discussion exploring the state of “kid food” in the U.S. and why change is needed.
Dr. Kirk Johnson, the Sant Director of the world-renowned Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, whose noted career as a paleontologist has seen him lead expeditions in 11 countries and 19 states, resulting in the discovery of more than 1,400 fossil sites, has been invited by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Shirley Ann Jackson to speak to members of the campus and local community on Thursday, Sept. 1. He will deliver a lecture titled “Natural History Museums in the 21st Century,” from 10 to 11 a.m. in the Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center Concert Hall.
Move-in day for the Olin College Class of 2020 officially kicked off Saturday, August 27, 2016.
As Zika continues to dominate news headlines and political discussions, the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law Colloquium hosts “Zika Virus: Our Common Future,” a panel discussion led by Anthony Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
Physicians and other health care providers will learn specific skills for the care of LGBTQ patients at the UofL School of Medicine. They also will have the opportunity to join a web-based network of LGBTQ-friendly providers.
The state's largest cancer fundraiser, now in its 34th year, gears up for an evening of fun and food. All proceeds from the event stay in New Mexico to support cancer research in the state.
The Summer Undergraduate Experiences in Biomedical Research program at UofL allows students who are economically disadvantaged, the first in their family to attend college, underrepresented minorities or from underserved areas to spend 10 weeks working in research labs with faculty mentors.
Twenty-six students from the Shawnee neighborhood who are participating in the 1+1=U Summer Youth Enrichment Program visited the UofL Health Sciences Center Wednesday, July 20, to learn about sports medicine, healthy habits and steps to a career in health care.
Barry Kerzin, M.D., personal physician to the Dalai Lama and founder of the Altruism in Medicine Institute, will address the 156 members of the incoming class of the University of Louisville School of Medicine and guests at the school’s White Coat Ceremony on Sunday, July 24. Kerzin, an American trained physician and Buddhist monk, will speak to the students about cultivating and preserving the desire to help others.
Established and aspiring nursing leaders and students at any level are invited to attend “Today's DNP: Taking the Lead on the World Stage,” a conference highlighting international opportunities for nursing professionals, presented by the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.
The Orange County branch of the American Society of Civil Engineers will release the 2016 Orange County Infrastructure Report Card. Now in its fourth issuance, the report card provides an overall grade for the county’s infrastructure as well as breakdown evaluations in aviation, electrical power, flood control, ground transportation, natural gas, oil, parks, recreation & environment, school facilities, surface water quality, solid waste, wastewater and water supply. It was developed in collaboration with the UCI Civil & Environmental Engineering Affiliates, an advisory group to the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering in UCI’s Henry Samueli School of Engineering.
Seventeen college students from across the country are at Tufts University’s Boston campus for ten weeks to experience life in a lab. The Building Diversity in Biomedical Sciences program provides research and career training to students typically under-represented in biomedical sciences.
The 24th World Congress of Political Science, organized by the International Political Science Association (IPSA) will take place in Poznań (Poland) between July 23 and 28, 2016 at the Poznań Congress Center and Adam Mickiewicz University.
Less than a year after its founding, Pacific University Press celebrated the release of its first book to much fanfare on Thursday, June 23.The launch of When the Rewards Can Be So Great: Essays on Writing and the Writing Life, edited by Kwame Dawes, marked the Press’ successful debut with a reception in honor of the book’s contributors: Dawes’ fellow faculty within the university’s thriving Master of Fine Arts in Writing low-residency program.
The International Council of Christians and Jews (ICCJ), in cooperation with the Council of Centers on Jewish-Christian Relations (CCJR), will hold its annual conference, “The Dynamics of Religious Pluralism in a Changing World: The Philadelphia, United States, and International Contexts,” at Saint Joseph’s University, from July 10-13.
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center has been chosen to co-host a regional conference to rally a critical mass of minds around the topic of cancer, concurrent to Vice President Joe Biden’s Cancer Moonshot Summit in Washington on Wednesday.
Vice President Biden and Dr. Jill Biden will host a Cancer Moonshot Summit in Washington, D.C. at the White House. Cheryl Willman, MD, Director and CEO of The University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center, will attend. At the same time, the UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center will host a local Cancer Moonshot Summit.
Region’s leading teaching hospital graduates 46 medical residents
Called Our Community, Our Health, the discussion will include a panel with UAMS experts in women’s heart health and an Arkansan with a family history of fatal heart disease. The event will begin with a reception at 4:30 p.m. followed by the town hall from 5-6 p.m. at the UAMS Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging, 629 Jack Stephens Drive, Room 1207. For those who prefer to view and participate online, login at http://bit.ly/1YbqKfM.
Jon Brumley Texas Venture Labs (TVL) at The University of Texas at Austin and Texas Venture Labs Investment Competition (TVLIC) champion, Progrys Field Solutions, will ring the Nasdaq Closing Bell on June 8 from 2:45 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. CDT at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York City.
Some 200 students in the Class of 2016 will receive their medical degrees during the Hippocratic Oath Ceremony of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Earning an M.D. is extraordinarily difficult, requiring grueling hours, demanding classes and an unwavering focus on the goal. Four students overcame enormous obstacles to achieve that goal, making their accomplishments all the more remarkable.
Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme Ertharin Cousin—leader of the world’s largest humanitarian organization—urged graduates to think first of others and be the first generation that embraces technology for all the right reasons at the 210th Commencement at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Saturday.
New mobile clinics operated by the North American Mission Board saw their first patients Friday, May 20, at the Kentucky Racing Health Services Center, a nonprofit clinic run by the University of Louisville School of Nursing that serves the backside racetrack workers at Churchill Downs.
Adam B. Ellick, senior video correspondent for the New York Times, delivered the 2016 Commencement address at Ithaca College. Ellick's documentary on Malala Yousafzai brought the plight of the Pakistani schoolgirl to the world's attention.
At Stony Brook University’s 56th commencement ceremony today at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium, 6,686 students had their degrees conferred joining more than 160,000 alumni from around the globe whose lives and work personify what Stony Brook embraces -- the relentless pursuit of excellence and commitment to make a real difference. Graduates span 67 countries, 41 states and range in age from 20 to 73.
Only organizations that receive zero deficiencies during the evaluation process achieve ANCC Accreditation with Distinction.
This week more than one hundred doctors and residents from around the world will gather at four universities across the nation, including the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, to enhance existing medical skills and learn new surgical techniques, creating a platform for skill sharing across cultures. Participants are members of Operation Smile’s international network of credentialed surgical volunteers.
University of the Sciences will celebrate the class of 2016 at its 195th Commencement Ceremony on Wednesday May 25, 2016. The University is honored to bestow an honorary doctor of science degree on board chairman Marvin Samson HomAlm’96, who will be counted among the approximately 550 graduates that day.
Marketing Professor Raj Raghunathan recently released a new book titled, “If You’re So Smart, Why Aren’t You Happy?” Raghunathan will go on a five-city book tour this summer to discuss his book.
Cornell College students will soon be diving into new and ongoing research projects to discover the unknown about a number of topics including box turtles, eating disorder prevention, supermassive black holes, monarch butterflies, and digital games for language learning.
Former US Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius to Receive Honorary Degree and Deliver Keynote Address
Pulitzer, Polk and Peabody Award-Winning Science Journalist and Global Health Expert Laurie Ann Garrett to Receive Honorary Degree and Deliver Keynote Address
Susanne Hollinger, head of patents at The Coca-Cola Co., will be the keynote speaker for Georgia State University College of Law’s 12th annual IP Hot Topics Luncheon at noon, Wednesday, May 11 at the Knowles Conference Center, 85 Park Place.
The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences thanks the many partners who are helping sponsor this year’s Flavors of Florida festivities, an annual event designed to showcase how top-notch science creates delectable, nutritious food and beverages.
Stony Brook University will confer honorary degrees this year upon two distinguished professionals who have made lasting contributions in their respective fields. Eric H. Holder, Jr., the 82nd Attorney General of the United States, will receive a Doctor of Law; and Award-winning journalist and Long Island native, Soledad O’Brien, will receive a Doctor of Letters. Holder and O’Brien will address the class of 2016 and don academic regalia along with nearly 6,000 students as they join in the University’s 56th Commencement ceremony, held May 20, 2016 at LaValle Stadium.
The seventh annual “Polly’s Run” event raises awareness for pancreatic cancer and money for research. The event is sponsored by Albuquerque Pet Memorial Services. The majority of the proceeds will benefit The University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Sue Desmond-Hellmann, chief executive officer of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will call on the Class of 2016 to stretch the limits of human possibility in her keynote address at Georgia State University’s spring commencement on Saturday, May 7 at 1 p.m. in the Georgia Dome.
Thirty-seven teams participating in the Paul Merage School of Business 2016 Business Plan Competition at UCI Applied Innovation will make their final pitches judges representing faculty and community business leaders. More than $100,000 in prizes will be awarded to winning teams in nine categories. This funding, and further support from UCI’s Applied Innovation, will help teams advance their business ideas into the marketplace. The Business Plan Competition has fostered numerous new start-ups from promising UCI entrepreneurs.
Venture Expo is a daylong showcase of “Investor-Ready” startups from UT Austin and Central Texas. The event will feature the Texas Venture Labs Investment Competition (TVLIC) finals and TVL Accelerator company presentations.
Global Food Summit: Sustainable Solutions is the second of a two-part Global Food Security conference held at University of California, Irvine. Internationally renowned food security leaders, practitioners and academics will address critical topics, ranging from global efforts to improve agriculture to the promise of technological advances. For full list of events, go to: http://blumcenter.uci.edu/gfs/
The University of Chicago’s Michael Turner will explore some of the biggest mysteries of modern cosmology in a Kavli Fulldome Lecture that will begin at 7:30 p.m. CST Thursday, May 5, at the Adler Planetarium, 1300 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago. Turner’s lecture, sponsored by the Kavli Foundation, is titled “From the Big Bang to the Multiverse and Beyond.”
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