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Winners of the 26th Annual Photo Contest Showcase an Incredible Research Community at the Batten School & VIMS
GLOUCESTER POINT, Virginia, Nov. 15 -- William and Mary's Virginia Institute of Marine Science issued the following news:
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Winners of the 26th annual photo contest showcase an incredible research community at the Batten School & VIMS
By Ethan Smith
William & Mary's Batten School & VIMS recently recognized the most memorable and impressive photographs captured by talented faculty, staff and students. Participants in the 26th annual photo contest submitted an array of amazing images from the field and laboratory, with winners determined by the contest selection committee.
Judges deliberated
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GLOUCESTER POINT, Virginia, Nov. 15 -- William and Mary's Virginia Institute of Marine Science issued the following news:
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Winners of the 26th annual photo contest showcase an incredible research community at the Batten School & VIMS
By Ethan Smith
William & Mary's Batten School & VIMS recently recognized the most memorable and impressive photographs captured by talented faculty, staff and students. Participants in the 26th annual photo contest submitted an array of amazing images from the field and laboratory, with winners determined by the contest selection committee.
Judges deliberatedthe most noteworthy pictures from a record-breaking 203 entries, ultimately selecting one grand prize winner and six winners for the categories of Marine Life, Aerial/Drone, People at Work, Students, Landscapes and Seascapes, and Microscopic.
To view high-resolution versions of this year's winning entries and honorable mentions, visit the photo contest gallery.
Standing out across all categories, the 2025 grand prize was awarded to Phillip Baker, a marine ecology researcher. His photo, Mantis Shrimp, featured a top-down shot of the titular organism's head, showcasing the shrimp's stunning eyes. Baker caught the shrimp as bycatch while collecting samples of juvenile blue crabs in Cobb Bay on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.
In the Marine Life category, Aquaculture Facility Manager Lauren Gregg took home the top prize for her photo, Freshly Cleaned Oyster Broodstock, captured in the Acuff Center for Aquaculture on the Gloucester Point campus.
The newly introduced Aerial/Drone category was won by GIS Specialist Matt Smith. His drone photo, Terry Farm Boat, captured an aerial view of an aquaculture farm owned by H.M. Terry Co. in Northampton County.
Ph.D. student Mary Bryan Barksdale won the People at Work category with her photo, Willy Reay Programs an ISCO Barrel, which featured Reay, a Batten School & VIMS professor and the director of the Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Virginia (CBNERR-VA). The photo was taken on Metompkin Island, one of Virginia's 14 barrier islands, and depicts Reay working at a fixed water quality monitoring station.
The winner of the Students category was Erin Shields, an assistant research scientist with CBNERR-VA. Her photo, Seagrass Monitoring, captured Charlotte Henderson, a Ph.D. student at the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) who recently completed a graduate fellowship with CBNERR at the Batten School & VIMS. In the image, Henderson throws a quadrat as part of seagrass monitoring research at the Goodwin Islands reserve.
First place in the Landscapes and Seascapes category was awarded to Associate Research Scientist Donna Milligan for her photo, Rainbow Over Penniman Spit Living Shoreline. The image showcases newly planted marsh vegetation on Penniman Spit, which was saved from eroding into the York River thanks to a Department of Defense-funded collaboration that supported military readiness at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown.
Finally, Batten School & VIMS Eastern Shore Laboratory (ESL) Director Richard Snyder took home the top prize in the Microscopic category with his image, Diatom Ditylum sp.
The selection committee was led by Graphic Designer and Media Production Supervisor Sue Stein, who has organized the contest every year since its inception 26 years ago. "This is one of my favorite initiatives," she said, "because each image captures the beauty and spirit of the VIMS community, from our fieldwork and lab research to the people who make it all possible."
Stein noted that the contest is not only fun, but also practical. "Beyond their beauty, these photos have real value for our communications team. We use them throughout the year in our publications, website pages, social media and fundraising materials, all to help tell the story of the Batten School & VIMS and inspire others to support our mission."
The selection committee also recognized nine photos with honorable mentions:
* Anna DeMotte, Sunrise on the Striped Bass Seine Survey
* Ari Siegel, Sea Urchin Mouth Under Microscope
* Kelly Gonzalez, Mussels
* Elizabeth Oliver, Flying REU Student
* Elizabeth Oliver, Scenic View of Rowley, MA Marsh
* Mary Bryan Barksdale, Algae-Covered Sand Ripples on Hog Island
* Piero Mazzini, Mooring Deployment in Rough Conditions
* Rochelle Seitz, Net Sampling
* Samantha Dowiarz, Bay Anchovy Pile Up
A People's Choice Award contest was also held on the Batten School & VIMS Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/fbvims), where the winning image that garnered the most likes was Lauren Gregg's photo, Freshly Cleaned Oyster Broodstock.
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Original text here: https://www.vims.edu/newsandevents/topstories/2025/photo-contest-25.php
University of Glasgow: Smart Textiles Bra to Help Detect Cancer for Women With Intellectual Disabilities
GLASGOW, Scotland, Nov. 15 -- The University of Glasgow issued the following news:
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Smart textiles bra to help detect cancer for women with intellectual disabilities
Women with intellectual disabilities could receive added monitoring for breast cancer with the development of a smart textiles bra by researchers at the University of Glasgow and Nottingham Trent University (NTU).
Funded by Cancer Research UK, a team of scientists and designers are developing an electronic textile which would fit inside a bra and monitor whether a tumour is growing in real time, before alerting clinicians
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GLASGOW, Scotland, Nov. 15 -- The University of Glasgow issued the following news:
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Smart textiles bra to help detect cancer for women with intellectual disabilities
Women with intellectual disabilities could receive added monitoring for breast cancer with the development of a smart textiles bra by researchers at the University of Glasgow and Nottingham Trent University (NTU).
Funded by Cancer Research UK, a team of scientists and designers are developing an electronic textile which would fit inside a bra and monitor whether a tumour is growing in real time, before alerting cliniciansto potential risks.
Although women with intellectual disabilities have a lower incidence of breast cancer, they face significantly higher mortality rates due to barriers in accessing current screening methods.
The research is being developed by the Scottish Learning Disabilities Observatory at the University and NTU's Medical Technologies Innovation Facility (MTIF) with an investment of around pound sterling100,000 from Cancer Research UK.
The technology uses a form of electrical current that can scan to spot subtle differences in body tissues. Because tumours tend to be denser and hold less water than healthy areas, the device can help differentiate them. The technology has the potential to detect growths as little as 5mm - enabling earlier detection and triggering other scans to be taken, such as MRI.
The device would record data and provide feedback via smartphone to the wearer, carers and clinicians so that assessments can be made.
It will be co-designed with input from women with intellectual disabilities, carers, and healthcare professionals to ensure usability and effectiveness. The research team says there's potential for the technology to be developed as part of a new bra altogether, as well as an insert.
Cancer Research UK figures show, there are 56,900 new cases of breast cancer in the UK every year, with around 11,200 breast cancer deaths.
The research is led by Professor Deborah Cairns, Director of the University of Glasgow's Scottish Learning Disabilities Observatory (SLDO) and Professor Yang Wei of the Nottingham School of Art & Design (NSA&D). The team includes co-investigators Professor Katherine Townsend, of the NSA&D and Professor John Hunt of MTIF; Researchers Shadrack Aboagye of the NSA&D; and Dr Lauren Fulton (SLDO).
Deborah Cairns, Professor of Health and Neurodevelopmental Conditions and Director of the SLDO at the University's School of Health and Wellbeing, said: "Compared to the general population, women with intellectual disabilities are less likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer but more likely to die from breast cancer. One of the reasons why they die earlier from breast cancer includes the poor uptake of cancer screening.
"A contributory factor to the low uptake is the design/nature of the mammography machine, which can make it difficult, and in some cases, impossible for women with intellectual disabilities to be screened due to their cognitive, sensory and/or physical needs.
"This technology has the potential to improve the uptake of breast cancer screening and diagnosis of breast cancer in women with intellectual disabilities, ultimately saving lives by using a kinder and less invasive device to detect breast tumours early."
Professor Wei said: "Breast cancer can develop over time, and while some types grow quickly, others may progress slowly, making early detection critical for improving survival outcomes.
"This technology has the potential to save women's lives by detecting tumours early, while being used as an added measure alongside all other normal checks and scans.
As MRI scans can be months apart, patients could be given better peace of mind by knowing that any growth between monitoring appointments would be picked up.
"We hope in the future that this technology could reduce the need for many other checks, such as MRI, ultrasound and mammograms, and in doing so create efficiencies for health services."
Dr Dani Skirrow, Research Information Manager at Cancer Research UK, said: "Over the past 50 years, our work has helped to nearly double breast cancer survival in the UK. We're committed to making sure everyone shares in this progress equally, regardless of who they are, where they're from or what type of cancer they have.
"The 'Smart Bra' has the potential to make breast cancer screening more accessible so that more people can benefit from it. This would help us to detect more breast cancers at the earliest stage, when treatments are most likely to work.
"We're supporting our scientists to develop innovative technologies like the 'Smart Bra' to make sure the benefits of research are shared by everyone."
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Original text here: https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1225914_en.html
One Health-focused Summit Highlights Purdue's Leadership in Advancing Human, Plant and Animal Health
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Nov. 15 -- Purdue University issued the following news release:
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One Health-focused summit highlights Purdue's leadership in advancing human, plant and animal health
By Kami Goodwin
Purdue University leaders on Thursday (Nov. 13) joined more than 250 high-level representatives and experts from industry, academia, government and nonprofits for the BioCrossroads Life Sciences Summit to advance dialogue around Purdue's growing leadership in the One Health movement.
Held at Elanco's global headquarters in the emerging One Health Innovation District in Indianapolis,
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Nov. 15 -- Purdue University issued the following news release:
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One Health-focused summit highlights Purdue's leadership in advancing human, plant and animal health
By Kami Goodwin
Purdue University leaders on Thursday (Nov. 13) joined more than 250 high-level representatives and experts from industry, academia, government and nonprofits for the BioCrossroads Life Sciences Summit to advance dialogue around Purdue's growing leadership in the One Health movement.
Held at Elanco's global headquarters in the emerging One Health Innovation District in Indianapolis,and presented in partnership with AgriNovus Indiana, the summit convened state and national thought leaders to discuss how Purdue's strengths in medicine discovery and delivery, animal health and plant science can advance health and the one-health economy.
From comparative oncology to crop genetic science and advanced chemistry, discussions focused on where Purdue can make the greatest impact. Purdue President Mung Chiang underscored the importance of global health leadership and reaffirmed the university's commitment to uniting research and education across human, animal and plant health through its One Health and Indianapolis initiatives -- two of Purdue's four strategic initiatives.
"Purdue is excited to partner with Elanco at the One Health Innovation District, a key success for both our One Health and Indianapolis initiatives," Chiang said. "Working also with companies such as Eli Lilly and Corteva Agriscience, our outstanding faculty and students advance the intersection of human, animal and plant health."
Panel discussions examined ways Purdue can:
* Align its strengths to address specific, high-impact One Health challenges
* Advance public health, environmental resilience and supply chain security
* Accelerate the vision for the One Health Innovation District
* Expand its global leadership in life sciences
Dan DeLaurentis, Purdue's executive vice president for research and the Bruce Reese Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, was also a summit panelist and discussed how the university is working to attract top researchers, train students and invest in infrastructure to support industry needs.
Other Purdue speakers included:
* Sylvie Brouder -- Wickersham Chair of Excellence in Agricultural Research; director, Purdue Center for Global Food Security
* Heather Eicher-Miller -- professor of nutrition science
* Elizabeth Topp -- Maxine Spencer Nichols Professor in Chemical Engineering; chief science officer, National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT); director, William D. and Sherry L. Young Institute for Advanced Manufacturing of Pharmaceuticals
* Moderator: Lucy Flesch -- Frederick L. Hovde Dean of the College of Science; professor of earth, atmospheric, and planetary sciences
U.S. Sen. Todd Young of Indiana and Ilya Yuffa, executive vice president of Eli Lilly and Company and president of Lilly USA and global customer capabilities, also participated in a fireside chat to discuss the state's pivotal role in reshoring the nation's animal, plant and human health supply chain. The summit concluded with remarks from Vince Wong, BioCrossroads president and CEO, who presented Young with the August Watanabe Life Sciences Champion of the Year Award.
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Original text here: https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/purduetoday/2025/Q4/one-health-focused-summit-highlights-purdues-leadership-in-advancing-human-plant-and-animal-health/
NC Cultivates the Future With Research Greenhouse
WELLAND, Ontario, Nov. 15 -- Niagara College issued the following news release:
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NC cultivates the future with new research greenhouse
Niagara College is deepening its roots in cutting-edge horticultural research with a new research greenhouse poised to benefit both students and the local greenhouse sector for generations.
On Nov. 14, the College officially unveiled its Horticultural and Environmental Sciences Innovation Centre (HESIC) Greenhouse. The $12-million facility will be a game-changer when it comes to applied horticultural research on campus and beyond. Located at NC's Daniel
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WELLAND, Ontario, Nov. 15 -- Niagara College issued the following news release:
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NC cultivates the future with new research greenhouse
Niagara College is deepening its roots in cutting-edge horticultural research with a new research greenhouse poised to benefit both students and the local greenhouse sector for generations.
On Nov. 14, the College officially unveiled its Horticultural and Environmental Sciences Innovation Centre (HESIC) Greenhouse. The $12-million facility will be a game-changer when it comes to applied horticultural research on campus and beyond. Located at NC's DanielJ. Patterson Campus in Niagara-on-the-Lake, the dedicated research greenhouse is outfitted with advanced technology and equipment to help industry partners innovate. Here, HESIC researchers - including students who are hired to work as part of the team -conduct specialized trials that move the needle toward commercialization.
"Our HESIC Greenhouse is a powerful testament to Niagara College's leadership in applied horticultural research," said Niagara College President Sean Kennedy. "With an award-winning Research and Innovation division and a new state-of-the-art facility dedicated to sowing the seeds of innovation, we look forward to growing our impact on Niagara's horticultural sector."
Cutting-edge facility
NC's HESIC team previously had limited space within the College's academically-focused Teaching Greenhouse - a living lab for NC's School of Environment and Horticulture.
Now, with 1,260-square metres of new dedicated applied research space on campus, HESIC has significantly branched out its capacity and capabilities.
The new HESIC Greenhouse was designed to closely replicate a professional growing environment at a smaller, more controlled scale, enabling college researchers to test novel technologies and production practices, and provide validated data that helps bridge the gap between concept and commercial success for growers.
Five individually contained bays with separate temperature and lighting controls allow for the simultaneous testing of diverse conditions. The bays are equipped with spectrum-adjustable LEDs and high-pressure sodium lighting systems to mimic natural or controlled lighting.
The facility also features advanced hydroponic setups, including Ebb and Flood Tables for efficient nutrient delivery and Nutrient Film Technique Systems for maximizing oxygenation at the root zone, as well as a dedicated Highwire Bay for optimizing the vertical growth of vine crops like tomatoes and cucumbers.
For highly accurate research, it includes a Vertical Grow Room with Hoogendoorn climate controls and a Conviron Gen 2000 growth chamber for small-scale tissue culture work. Researchers can track plant performance with precision, ensuring that every trial delivers validated data, with tools like the Phenospex Trailfinder, which scans to measure plant parameters like growth and health, and DroughtSpotter scales, which allows for highly precise irrigation, paving the way for potential drought stress testing.
Representatives from the industry applauded the new facility.
"This cutting-edge greenhouse will drive innovation across the Canadian horticultural sector while providing hands-on research and learning opportunities that prepare the next generation of industry leaders," said Rodney Bierhuizen, President of Flowers Canada (Ontario) and Niagara Greenhouse Growers Committee member.
Chair of Niagara Greenhouse Growers Committee John Boekestyn called the HESIC Greenhouse, "an important step forward for Niagara's greenhouse sector."
"By combining research excellence with real-world industry collaboration, this new facility will help local growers adopt new technologies, improve efficiency, and strengthen Niagara's leadership in the greenhouse sector in Canada," said Boekestyn. "We're proud to see Niagara College investing in innovation that directly supports growers and the future of agriculture across the region."
"Advancing agricultural research and education is critical to addressing the evolving needs of growers and the industry as a whole. Facilities like this play an important role in fostering innovation and providing the resources needed to evaluate and develop solutions that benefit growers and support the future of agriculture," said Dr. W. Zeb Rehig, Protected Sweet Pepper Development Breeder for North America, Bayer CropScience LP. "We are excited to see how this new space will contribute to the growth and success of the horticultural and environmental sciences sectors."
A significant variety trial is already underway at the HESIC Greenhouse, focusing on more than 50 different pepper varieties, where researchers are comparing performance metrics, including yield and quality, and actively investigating the peppers' resistance and performance when infected with the Fusarium pathogen. With the first phase nearing completion, the second phase, with new plants, is scheduled to begin in December.
Budding opportunities for students
The HESIC Greenhouse will be fertile ground for students, where academic learning blossoms into professional expertise. Those hired to work as part of the HESIC team gain unparalleled work-integrated learning opportunities, with exposure to top-of-the-line equipment and technologies that are rare even among commercial facilities. As research assistants, students work with real businesses on real problems, and contribute to every phase of a project - from development and data collection to execution and analysis.
"At HESIC and across all our Innovation Centres, our students are leading projects, managing real-world budgets, and interacting directly with our industry partners to drive innovation forward," said Dr. Marc Nantel, Vice-President, Research, Innovation and Strategic Enterprises. "Student research assistants gain hands-on experience and technical skills far beyond what's possible in the classroom, which makes them highly sought after for industry employers."
Research Associate Donna Thien, a spring 2025 graduate of NC's Greenhouse Technician (Co-op) program, completed her co-op as a research assistant with HESIC last year and was hired as a HESIC research associate after graduation. Her experience with HESIC broadened her exposure to research, building on her academic focus on the grower's side of horticulture. She now applies her skills at the HESIC Greenhouse to industry research projects: mixing fertilizers and pesticides, diagnosing diseases and deficiencies, identifying pests, and managing high-wire crops.
"I never really considered the possibility of research in the greenhouse industry until HESIC," she said. "It has broadened my expectations of what could come next, both for myself and the industry."
As the new research greenhouse expands the HESIC's capacity to take on more research projects, the team will be able to serve more businesses and hire more students in the future. In addition, it is expected to offer additional opportunities for students from NC's School of Environment and Horticulture to "cross-pollinate" with Research and Innovation through course-based projects in the future.
Laying the groundwork
Construction on the HESIC Greenhouse broke ground in July 2023.
The project was supported by significant investments from all levels of government, including over $1.5 million from the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, $892,807 from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation, $893,391 from the Ontario Research Fund, and $800,000 from Niagara Region Economic Development.
"Providing researchers with the capacity to support the needs of the growing greenhouse technology sector through this fully equipped research facility is an important step for the greenhouse and agri-food economy," said Dr. Sylvain Charbonneau, on behalf of the Canadian Foundation for Innovation in a congratulatory letter to the College. "Further advancing applied research opportunities is helping stimulate and accelerate the adoption of advanced technologies in the industry, benefitting all Canadians."
About HESIC
Focused on providing solutions for industry, HESIC offers a full suite of supports, including Genomic services (phenotyping and screening), controlled environment agriculture trials, product collaboration and development, and third-party technology evaluations. Collaborating with HESIC allows businesses to stay focused on their daily operations while College researchers use their expertise to handle cultivation and analysis, positioning HESIC to drive innovation across the entire sector.
HESIC specializes in performing growth trials with horticultural crops that evaluate innovations and improvements. To help bring innovations close to commercialization, it offers assessing technologies, production practices, media and pest/disease control.
Over the past 10 years, HESIC's team has facilitated nearly 100 industry projects, supported more than 80 small- and medium-sized enterprises and has provided over 200 work-integrated learning opportunities for students.
HESIC is one of five research and innovation centres within NC's Research & Innovation division, which was named Canada's top research college in Research Infosource Inc.'s annual ranking for the past two years.
For more information visit ncinnovation.ca/innovation-centres/horticultural-and-environmental-sciences.
NC's award-winning Research and Innovation division administers research funding through investments from various regional, provincial, and federal agencies. Students and graduates from a variety of programs are hired to work alongside faculty and staff researchers to assist industry partners' leap forward in the marketplace.
A leader in applied education, Niagara College offers diploma, bachelor degree, post-graduate and apprenticeship programs at specialized campuses in Niagara-on-the-Lake and Welland. Ranked as the No.1 research college in Canada, NC is also involved in educational projects and partnerships around the world that provide students with important hands-on-experience. NC welcomes students from across Niagara, Ontario, and around the world who are studying in in-demand programs that support key sectors and industries in Niagara and beyond, with graduates making important contributions in all corners of our community. Learn more at niagaracollege.ca.
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Original text here: https://www.niagaracollege.ca/blog/2025/11/14/nc-cultivates-the-future-with-new-research-greenhouse/
Four From Penn Receive Kaufman Foundation Grants
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Nov. 15 -- The University of Pennsylvania issued the following news:
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Four from Penn receive Kaufman Foundation grants
Penn researchers will receive two of four grants awarded this year by the Charles E. Kaufman Foundation in support of interdisciplinary collaboration aimed at developing novel approaches to fundamental scientific questions.
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Four University of Pennsylvania researchers will receive two of the four New Initiative grants being awarded this year by the Charles E. Kaufman Foundation, part of The Pittsburgh Foundation, which supports cutting-edge
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PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Nov. 15 -- The University of Pennsylvania issued the following news:
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Four from Penn receive Kaufman Foundation grants
Penn researchers will receive two of four grants awarded this year by the Charles E. Kaufman Foundation in support of interdisciplinary collaboration aimed at developing novel approaches to fundamental scientific questions.
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Four University of Pennsylvania researchers will receive two of the four New Initiative grants being awarded this year by the Charles E. Kaufman Foundation, part of The Pittsburgh Foundation, which supports cutting-edgeresearch in chemistry, biology, and physics at institutions across Pennsylvania. The New Initiative grants are each awarded $300,000 over two years.
Physicists Martin Claassen and Liang Wu in the School of Arts & Sciences received a grant for research that aims to better understand how light and photon fluctuations alter the magnetic and electronic properties of materials. Their work has implications for advancing technologies in quantum sensing and information.
The School of Engineering and Applied Science's Nathaniel "Nat" Trask and Douglas Jerolmack, who is also the Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Endowed Term Professor of Earth and Environmental Science in Penn Arts & Sciences, will collaborate on research that integrates geophysics and machine learning to better understand fracture networks--features found on the surfaces of Earth and other planets.
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Original text here: https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/four-penn-receive-kaufman-foundation-grants
Clemson University's Andrea Galehouse Selected for America's SBDC Rising Leadership Program
CLEMSON, South Carolina, Nov. 15 -- Clemson University issued the following news:
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Clemson University's Andrea Galehouse Selected for America's SBDC Rising Leadership Program
Galehouse connects Clemson University students with small business clients for hands-on consulting projects and oversees operations that support consultants and entrepreneurs across 11 Upstate counties.
By Jonathan Veit
Andrea Galehouse, region operations manager and student engagement coordinator for the Clemson Region SC Small Business Development Centers (SBDC), hosted by the Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of
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CLEMSON, South Carolina, Nov. 15 -- Clemson University issued the following news:
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Clemson University's Andrea Galehouse Selected for America's SBDC Rising Leadership Program
Galehouse connects Clemson University students with small business clients for hands-on consulting projects and oversees operations that support consultants and entrepreneurs across 11 Upstate counties.
By Jonathan Veit
Andrea Galehouse, region operations manager and student engagement coordinator for the Clemson Region SC Small Business Development Centers (SBDC), hosted by the Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College ofBusiness, has been selected to represent South Carolina in the inaugural America's SBDC Rising Leadership Program.
Launched this year, the program identifies and develops emerging leaders from across the national SBDC network.
In her role, Galehouse connects Clemson University students with small business clients for hands-on consulting projects and oversees operations that support consultants and entrepreneurs across 11 Upstate counties.
"Being accepted into the Rising Leadership Program is both an honor and a responsibility," Galehouse said. "The SBDC is built on service and collaboration, and this program reflects those same values. I'm excited to learn alongside peers from across the country and bring those insights back home to strengthen our work here in South Carolina."
Clemson Region SBDC Director Ben Smith nominated Galehouse for the program.
"Andrea is a natural leader who quietly makes everything work better," Smith said. "She does not seek recognition, but her contributions are reflected in our center's ability to transform lives, create targeted societal impact and engage students in meaningful experiential learning. Her commitment to Clemson Excellence and her accountability to a higher standard set the tone for our entire team."
The Rising Leadership Certification Program convenes a select cohort of SBDC professionals from across the country for a year-long leadership development experience focused on knowledge building, real-world application, peer learning and sustained professional growth. Participants strengthen their leadership capacity, expand national networks and cultivate the skills needed to lead with clarity and purpose.
To earn certification, participants must complete a national kick-off workshop, four quarterly online learning sessions, monthly peer leadership circles and a final leadership journey video and assessment.
Through partnerships with academic programs such as Clemson University's Master of Science in Marketing, SBDC student engagement initiatives allow students to conduct market research, analyze competitors and develop actionable strategies for local small businesses.
"For me, working with students is one of the most rewarding parts of my job," Galehouse said. "We take what they're learning in the classroom and apply it directly to real businesses. It's incredibly satisfying to see their confidence and understanding grow through that process."
As part of the statewide South Carolina SBDC consortium, the Clemson Region SBDC supports entrepreneurs and small businesses across the Upstate through consulting, training and complimentary business development resources delivered by an experienced team of specialists.
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Original text here: https://news.clemson.edu/clemson-universitys-andrea-galehouse-selected-for-americas-sbdc-rising-leadership-program/
Afrofeminist publication: Race and Women in Puerto Rico, presented at RUM
MAYAGUEZ, Puerto Rico, Nov. 15 -- The University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez campus issued the following news:
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Afrofeminist publication: Race and Women in Puerto Rico, presented at RUM
By Javier Valentin Feliciano, javier.valentin@upr.edu
Dr. Barbara I. Abadia Rexach presented his most recent publication entitled Afro-Feminist. Raza and woman in Puerto Rico, in the University of Mayaguez (RUM) of the University of Puerto Rico (UPR), before a large group of students, teaching staff and guest public.
"I feel very happy because this invitation was made for a long time and today it became concrete.
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MAYAGUEZ, Puerto Rico, Nov. 15 -- The University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez campus issued the following news:
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Afrofeminist publication: Race and Women in Puerto Rico, presented at RUM
By Javier Valentin Feliciano, javier.valentin@upr.edu
Dr. Barbara I. Abadia Rexach presented his most recent publication entitled Afro-Feminist. Raza and woman in Puerto Rico, in the University of Mayaguez (RUM) of the University of Puerto Rico (UPR), before a large group of students, teaching staff and guest public.
"I feel very happy because this invitation was made for a long time and today it became concrete.My book was published in March of this year and in April it was presented in San Juan, I am excited that the second occurs in Mayaguez. This visit represents my fourth to this Enclosure that welcomes me so fondly," said the associate professor at San Francisco State University, in California.
The author, who works for the Department of Latin Studies of the aforementioned university institution, presents in her most recent literary delivery a complaint to the normative standards that promote racial discrimination.
"Publishing is a compilation of the columns I wrote for different media over a five-year period. I made a selection of those that were more focused on race and women, which are two of the topics that work the most, from how anti-black racism manifests itself and with the intersection of gender. In addition, it includes some unpublished writings, but in principle it is a self-reflection, as well as a complaint, which also leads me to a process of afrosancation," he said.
Olga Esther and German's daughter, as she mentions in her book, managed to excel in the academic world and became a professional who went through a stage that she herself defines as afro-sanction, which she has been of learning and that she faces daily.
"It's a process that I can now name, but it took me a long time. Since one recognizes oneself as a black person, to feel comfortable with the skin and to know that being a visibly black Puerto Rican woman, with a haunted hair, with a large nose and with all the other phenotypic features that ascribe me within that socially created category, is what I have to feel pride about. The problem lies in the system that does not see me as a normal being and that boxes us, that catalogs us according to how we see ourselves, "he said.
His first publication was Musicalizing the Race, which had great resonance and has another in the process of writing dedicated to the subject of the genre of the bomb, based on research for his doctoral thesis at the University of Texas, in Austin.
"In 2012 I published my first book about racialization in Puerto Rico through music, which is the product of the research I did for my master's thesis, in which I analyzed ten songs from the popular music record of the country that is part of that songbook. In addition, I did interviews with black Puerto Rican musicians and music. Time flies by, and 13 years ago, what I never imagined as a child, because they are already two publications. Currently, I am writing a third book related to the subject of the bomb, which was part of my doctoral dissertation," he said.
For her part, Dr. Jocelyn Geliga Vargas, researcher at the Center for Research in Afro-Descension (PRAFO), attached to the Rio Piedras Campus of the UPR and professor of the Department of English of the RUM, was in charge of the presentation, together with Dr. Melody Fonseca, of the Department of Social Sciences.
"Dr. Abadia Rexach is an academic with a lot of visibility and today we receive in the RUM this renowned anthropologist, communicator, fighter, feminist and anti-racist with the reason for the presentation of her book. It is important to present these debates to the west, since many situations occur that encourage inequality and is no different from the rest of Puerto Rico. We are a patriarchal, racialized society, even here at the College, with a documented history of racist actions, discrimination on the basis of race, gender and sexuality. That is a Puerto Rican reality, which is very regrettable. In fact, I recommend reading Barbara's book because her approach to these issues is international in some way, which also focuses on the reality of our country."
Afro-Feminist. Raza y mujer en Puerto Rico premieres the publishing house Editorial Journalistic, whose founders are Dr. Israel Rodriguez Sanchez, assistant professor of the Faculty of Communication and Information (FACI) in the Rio Piedras Campus of the UPR, together with David Cordero Mercado, who also serves as director of communications of the American Civil Liberties Union of Puerto Rico.
"The purpose is to publish books on journalism and diversity. We want to amplify voices that encourage debates about journalism in society and focused on the reality of Puerto Rico. This first links two of the topics that interest us. We are very proud because it is the first and has been a success, since it has had a very good reception. We are working on a second edition that will have new articles by the author, taking into account all the situations that are happening since Donald Trump won the presidency of the United States and how those racial issues have been expanded. We aspire to broaden the discussions that occur in our profession and also educate," said Rodriguez Sanchez.
Meanwhile, Cordero Mercado stressed that the fundamental contribution of Dr. Abadia Rexach in this work lies in revealing how society transforms towards a contrary vision that can attack people of different races.
"I think we should go the opposite direction; as the years go we should talk about more protections and greater respect for people's civil rights. In this case, in particular the black and Afro-descendant communities in the world in the United States and Puerto Rico, unfortunately what we see, is that we go back. Reflections such as those proposed by its author are more than necessary," he concluded.
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Original text here: https://www.uprm.edu/portada/2025/11/14/barab/
