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Villanova Astrophysicist Joey Neilsen, PhD Plays Prominent Role in Groundbreaking XRISM Collaboration Study
VILLANOVA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 11 (TNSjou) -- Villanova University issued the following news release:
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Villanova Astrophysicist Joey Neilsen, PhD, Plays Prominent Role in Groundbreaking XRISM Collaboration Study
A global team of researchers using the new X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) telescope, launched in fall 2023, discovered something unexpected while observing a well-studied neutron star system called GX13+1. Instead of simply capturing a clearer view of its usual, predictable activity, their February 2024 observation revealed a surprisingly slow cosmic wind, the cause
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VILLANOVA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 11 (TNSjou) -- Villanova University issued the following news release:
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Villanova Astrophysicist Joey Neilsen, PhD, Plays Prominent Role in Groundbreaking XRISM Collaboration Study
A global team of researchers using the new X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) telescope, launched in fall 2023, discovered something unexpected while observing a well-studied neutron star system called GX13+1. Instead of simply capturing a clearer view of its usual, predictable activity, their February 2024 observation revealed a surprisingly slow cosmic wind, the causeof which could offer new insights into the fundamental physics of how matter accumulates, or "accretes," in certain types of binary systems.
The study (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09495-w) was one of the first from XRISM looking at wind from an X-ray binary system and its results were published in Nature--the world's leading multidisciplinary science journal--in September 2025. Spectral analysis indicated GX13+1 was at that very moment undergoing a luminous super-Eddington phase, meaning the neutron star was shining so brightly that the radiation pressure from its surface overcame gravity, leading to a powerful ejection of any infalling material (hence the slow cosmic wind). Further comparison to previous data implied that such phases may be part of a cycle, and could "change the way we think about the behavior of these systems," according to Joey Neilsen, PhD, associate professor of Physics at Villanova University.
Dr. Neilsen played a prominent role as a co-investigator and one of the corresponding authors of the project, along with colleagues at the University of Durham (United Kingdom), Osaka University (Japan), and the University of Teacher Education Fukuoka (Japan). Overall, the collaboration featured researchers from dozens of institutions across the world.
GX13+1 is a binary system consisting of a neutron star orbiting a K5 III companion star--a cooler giant star nearing the end of its life. Neutron stars are small, incredibly dense cores of supergiant stars that have undergone supernovae explosions. They are so dense, Dr. Neilsen says, that one teaspoon of its material would weigh about the same as Mount Everest. Because of this, they yield an incredibly strong gravitational field.
When these highly compact neutron stars orbit companion stars, they can pull in, or accrete, material from that companion. That inflowing material forms a visible rotating disk of gas and dust called an accretion disk, which is extremely hot and shines brightly in X-rays. It's so bright that sometimes it can actually drive matter away from the neutron star.
"Imagine putting a giant lightbulb in a lake," Dr. Neilsen said. "If it's bright enough, it will start to boil that lake and then you would get steam, which flows away like a wind. It's the same concept; the light can heat up and exert pressure on the accretion disk, launching a wind."
The original purpose of the study was to use XRISM to observe an accretion disk wind, with GX13+1 targeted specifically because its disk is persistently bright, it reliably produces winds, and it has been well studied using Chandra-- NASA's flagship X-ray observatory--and other telescopes for comparison.
XRISM can measure the X-ray energies from these systems a factor of 10 more precisely than Chandra, allowing researchers to both demonstrate the capabilities of the new instrument and study the motion of outflowing gas around the neutron star. This can provide new insights into accretion processes.
"It's like comparing a blurry image to a much sharper one," Dr. Neilsen said. "The atomic physics hasn't changed, but you can see it much more clearly."
The researchers uncovered an exciting surprise when the higher-resolution spectrum showed much deeper absorption lines than expected. They determined that the wind was nearly opaque to X-rays and slow at "only" 1.4 million miles per hour--surprisingly leisurely for such a bright source.
Based on the data, the team was able to infer that GX13+1 must have been even brighter than usual and undergoing a super-Eddington phase. So much material was ejected that it made GX13+1 appear fainter to the instrument.
"There's a theoretical maximum luminosity that you can get out of an accreting object, called the Eddington limit. At that point, the radiation pressure from the light of the infalling gas is so large that it can actually hold the matter away," Dr. Neilsen said, equating it to standing at the bottom of a waterfall and shining light so brightly that the waterfall stops. "What we saw was that GX13+1 had to have been near, or maybe even above, the Eddington limit."
The team compared their XRISM data from this super-Eddington phase to a set of previous observations without the resolution to measure the absorption lines directly. They found several older observations with faint, unusually shaped X-ray spectra similar to the one seen by XRISM.
"XRISM explained these periods with funny-shaped spectra as not just anomalies, but the result of this phenomenally strong accretion disk wind in all its glory," Dr. Neilsen said. "If we hadn't caught this exact period with XRISM, we would never have understood those earlier data."
The connection suggests that this system spends roughly 10 percent of its time in a super-Eddington phase, which means super-Eddington accretion may be more common than previously understood--perhaps even following cycles--in neutron star or black hole binary systems.
"Temporary super-Eddington phases might actually be a thing that accreting systems do, not just something unique to this system," Dr. Neilsen said. "And if neutron stars and black holes are doing it, what about supermassive black holes? Perhaps this could pave the way for a deeper understanding of all these systems."
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Original text here: https://www1.villanova.edu/university/media/press-releases/2025/neilsen-xrism.html
University of Kansas: Report Presented to EPA Evaluates Future of 'Cumulative Impact Assessment' on Vulnerable Communities
LAWRENCE, Kansas, Oct. 11 (TNSrep) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news:
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New report presented to EPA evaluates future of 'cumulative impact assessment' on vulnerable communities
By Jon Niccum
A "cumulative impact assessment" evaluates the combined effects of existing, planned and future actions on a particular environment or community.
This year, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine assembled a prestigious ad hoc committee to convene state-of-the-science workshops and develop a consensus report. Titled "State of the Science and the Future of
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LAWRENCE, Kansas, Oct. 11 (TNSrep) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news:
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New report presented to EPA evaluates future of 'cumulative impact assessment' on vulnerable communities
By Jon Niccum
A "cumulative impact assessment" evaluates the combined effects of existing, planned and future actions on a particular environment or community.
This year, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine assembled a prestigious ad hoc committee to convene state-of-the-science workshops and develop a consensus report. Titled "State of the Science and the Future ofCumulative Impact Assessment," (https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/29094/state-of-the-science-and-the-future-of-cumulative-impact-assessment) the report is presented to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as a means of further developing the scientific foundation underlying the practice of cumulative impact assessment.
"The report is important because cumulative impact assessment is an expanded, more comprehensive version of risk assessment. When you propose any large government or industrial project, the federal, state or local Environmental Protection Agency should get as much possible input as they can from as many disparate sources," said David Slusky, professor of economics at the University of Kansas.
Slusky is one of 16 experts from diverse fields invited to be on the committee, which convened frequently in both closed and open sessions between June 2024 and August 2025. Released Oct. 9, the report draws from public workshops, community and tribal engagement, and a broad array of consulted scientific expertise. It built upon prior National Academies reports highlighting the need to better characterize and manage cumulative exposures, health risks and other effects experienced in diverse populations.
"It's really fantastic they included a health economist," he said. "Without one, you could then miss the importance of natural experiments. You might also miss how crucial administrative data linkages are and the breadth of outcomes that should be considered."
Slusky is the first-ever and only health economist to serve on this committee.
"The idea was, 'Let's get physicians, toxicologists, sociologists, environmental scientists, tribal health experts and economists to cover all the bases,'" he said. "We also had an enormous liaison group from all over the country, and a lot of these individuals represent communities that have been hurt by industrial activity - like from those who live in 'Cancer Alley' in Louisiana, tribal groups from the Denver area and residents who experienced the water crisis in Flint, Michigan."
While he had input on the entire 184-page consensus report, the professor specifically wrote the economic section of the methodological approaches chapter. This was structured around how economists look at factors beyond health impacts.
Slusky said, "For instance, toxicologists might ask, 'How many parts per million of a particular chemical do we have in the water before this is a problem?' And health economists might ask, 'OK, but how does it affect test scores? How does it affect employment? Wages? Retirement? Disability?'"
Throughout the process, the wide breadth of considerations that needed to be factored into the research proved most challenging.
"The goal of this was not to define cumulative impact assessment; that was already done," he said. "The goal was to explain -- in a limited number of pages -- what are all the different elements, how do they interact together and how do we think about them as a whole framework?"
The report was commissioned by the Biden EPA but completed and presented to the Trump EPA.
Regardless of the administration, Slusky said, "We are speaking to agencies at all levels, not just the federal EPA. California has a very strong EPA. We were even privileged to have the chief sustainability officer at the L.A. Metro Transportation Authority on the committee. This kind of broad engagement shows the potential reach of the report."
A KU faculty member since 2015, Slusky specializes in health economics and labor economics. He has conducted research on a wide variety of topics, including the Flint Water Crisis, COVID-19 restrictions, abortion care, physician birth outcomes and Medicaid. In 2022, he was named executive director of the American Society of Health Economics.
The 2025 report notes how assessments such as these can help scientists and communities "understand the impacts of multiple environmental stressors by accounting for the totality of exposures and their cumulative effects over the life course, providing a scientific basis to help guide more equitable and effective decision-making to improve public health, well-being and environmental resilience."
"It's hard to predict which agencies will use this," Slusky said. "But I do believe all agencies will now have at their disposal a comprehensive list of the kinds of possible assessments."
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Original text here: https://news.ku.edu/news/article/new-report-presented-to-epa-evaluates-future-of-cumulative-impact-assessment-on-vulnerable-communities
UW Professor Joyce Receives Grant Set to Re-Write History of the Stars
LARAMIE, Wyoming, Oct. 11 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news:
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UW Professor Joyce Receives Grant Set to Re-Write History of the Stars
How old are the stars? Even with the most accurate tools currently available for modeling stellar evolution, the answer sometimes comes back, "older than the known universe." Clearly, something's not adding up, and Meridith Joyce has made it her mission to find out where the error lies.
Joyce, an assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy and School of Computing at the University of Wyoming, is one of the core developers
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LARAMIE, Wyoming, Oct. 11 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news:
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UW Professor Joyce Receives Grant Set to Re-Write History of the Stars
How old are the stars? Even with the most accurate tools currently available for modeling stellar evolution, the answer sometimes comes back, "older than the known universe." Clearly, something's not adding up, and Meridith Joyce has made it her mission to find out where the error lies.
Joyce, an assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy and School of Computing at the University of Wyoming, is one of the core developersof the Modules for Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics (MESA) software suite, widely regarded as the top program for modeling stellar evolution and one of the most widely used software tools in all of astronomy. MESA, in turn, is used to produce isochrones, or visualizations used to estimate the age of stars and star clusters.
With the help of a newly received $299,999 grant from the EPSCoR (Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) Research Fellows program of the National Science Foundation, Joyce will make a revised set of models based on MESA Isochrones and Stellar Tracks, a database of isochrones that includes more specific information about convection, informed by observations of real stars. Taking variations in convection into account is important because the treatment of convection can have a large impact on the fundamental stellar parameters derived from models, rather than direct observation, including mass, evolutionary stage and age.
"The star we understand best is the sun. It's the one we're nearest to. It's the one we have the best observations of. And, so everyone's just been like, OK, let's just assume that everything acts the way that it does in the sun," Joyce says. "We now know from these space-based observatories that things do not act the way that they act in the sun necessarily. But no one has actually taken that into account in designing new models. Doing so requires a lot of computational resources, and now that I'm at Wyoming ARCC (Advanced Research Computing Center), and there's the opportunity to use NCAR (National Center for Atmospheric Research-Wyoming Supercomputing Center), these resources do exist now to address this problem."
Joyce will partner with Philip Mocz, the lead software engineer at MESA, to receive training for herself and UW graduate student Eliza Frankel at the Center for Computational Astrophysics (CCA) at the Flatiron Institute in New York. Between the computing power and support from the CCA and the UW School of Computing, Joyce says that, for the first time, a solution to one of the biggest anomalies in astrophysics is within reach.
"It's uniquely beneficial to be in Wyoming, where we have this high-performance computer ... and the CCA has a ton of computational resources as well. So, this is sort of the first time that it's actually been feasible," Joyce says of attempting to correct historical assumptions based on prior oversimplifications in the modeling.
"I am intimately familiar with all of these kinds of poor approximations that we're making," she adds. "But then it's like, OK, well, what can we actually do to improve this? And only really with this space-based observing revolution have we been able to see that maybe the way that we're modeling convection in these stars is not appropriate. And that's something that can only really have been discovered with the observational advances that we've had over the last 10 or 20 years."
Joyce's team will apply the new model it develops, dubbed MISTiC (MIST including convection), to update the known ages of over 150 globular clusters, leading to a better understanding of the early evolution of the universe.
In addition to funding access to invaluable computing resources to provide more accurate estimates of the true age of stars, the grant, titled "Unraveling Cosmological Tensions by Modeling the Oldest Stars with Improved Treatments of Convection in Stellar Interiors," will bring a high-profile astrophysics program to Wyoming for the first time.
The MESA Summer School has a 15-year history but, for the past several years, it has been hosted overseas. Next year will mark the return of the program to the United States, bringing valuable international recognition to astronomy and astrophysics at UW. Despite not yet officially announcing the program, Joyce already is taking a wait list.
MESA summer camps bring together undergraduate students, graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, professors and even industry professionals from a wide range of stages in their careers to hear about the latest developments in astronomy from well-known figures in the field -- and to put principles into practice with hands-on workshops in the computing lab. This grant would establish UW as the hub for MESA educational outreach.
"The whole premise of this is to bring recognition and economic support to Wyoming ... it's already raising the profile of the institution," Joyce says. "And it's a place that's going to become associated with this product, which is a very valuable product in astronomy in the exact same way that, in Arizona or in California or Hawaii, you have these telescopes. Wyoming will be the place that has MESA."
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Original text here: https://www.uwyo.edu/news/2025/10/uw-professor-joyce-receives-grant-set-to-re-write-history-of-the-stars.html
Transformational Gift From Sibyl V. Kirby '47 Expands Scholarships at Skidmore
SARATOGA SPRINGS, New York, Oct. 11 -- Skidmore College issued the following news:
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Transformational gift from Sibyl V. Kirby '47 expands scholarships at Skidmore
By James Helicke
Gifts of more than $3.3 million from the late Sibyl Vaughan Kirby '47 will expand scholarship support at Skidmore College, a reflection of the alumna's lifelong dedication to her alma mater, her service to others, and her belief in the transformative power of education.
The bequest -- among the largest legacy gifts to Skidmore in recent years -- includes contributions of more than $200,000 in 2022 and $3.1
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SARATOGA SPRINGS, New York, Oct. 11 -- Skidmore College issued the following news:
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Transformational gift from Sibyl V. Kirby '47 expands scholarships at Skidmore
By James Helicke
Gifts of more than $3.3 million from the late Sibyl Vaughan Kirby '47 will expand scholarship support at Skidmore College, a reflection of the alumna's lifelong dedication to her alma mater, her service to others, and her belief in the transformative power of education.
The bequest -- among the largest legacy gifts to Skidmore in recent years -- includes contributions of more than $200,000 in 2022 and $3.1million in August 2025. Her generosity creates the Sibyl V. Kirby '47 College Scholarship Fund and helps Skidmore provide additional financial aid to meet the growing needs of students -- a top strategic priority for Skidmore. As part of the College's permanent endowment, her gifts are expected to generate more than $160,000 for scholarships each year.
A Skidmore sociology major and lifelong resident of Vermont, Kirby dedicated her career to helping families in need. She began as a social worker for the Vermont Department of Social Welfare and later joined the Vermont Achievement Center at its founding in 1970.
In retirement, she remained deeply engaged in community service, volunteering for many years at the Rutland Regional Medical Center and the Rutland Free Library.
Kirby died peacefully at her home on Dec. 29, 2021, just two days before her 97th birthday.
A life-changing Skidmore experience
Kirby came to Skidmore in the final days of World War II after completing an associate degree at Pine Manor Junior College in Wellesley, Massachusetts. She realized that she wanted to pursue a four-year degree and enrolled at Skidmore to prepare herself for a meaningful career.
According to Sibyl's niece Ellen Kirby, at a time when most women married and became mothers, Sibyl had other ideas. At Skidmore, she began her journey of academic success and came to understand that education was critical to achieving her goal of becoming a social worker. Kirby recognized that her ability to build a professional life of her own was made possible through her education at Skidmore.
"As a testament to her belief that education is life-changing, she wished to give back and provide an opportunity for others to attend college," Ellen Kirby said. "Sibyl would be elated that her gift to Skidmore could make such a defining change in the lives of so many students. She was deeply aware of her fortunate circumstances and being able to attend such an amazing institution."
"Skidmore changed her life and hopefully her gift will change the lives of so many in generations to come."
A reflection of Kirby's dedication to others, her bequest bolsters Skidmore's commitment to ensuring access to all admitted students. The College provides over $75 million in need-based aid annually.
An accomplished athlete, Kirby was a standout tennis player at Skidmore and served as president of the Athletic Association, an important student club that organized tennis tournaments and other athletic events.
Her love of sports continued throughout her life: She competed in tennis tournaments across New England well into her 80s and also enjoyed golf, snowshoeing, camping, canoeing, and cross-country skiing.
She remained close with classmates and supported Skidmore through volunteer service and philanthropy for many years.
Kirby gave faithfully to Skidmore, yet she remained modest about her generosity. Writing to then-President David Porter after her 50th Reunion in 1997, she reflected on why she turned down an offer to sit at the head table honoring donors. "I declined the honor as I preferred my gift remain anonymous," adding that she found joy in reuniting with classmates and considered herself "one loyal member of the Skidmore alumnae." She described her 50th Reunion weekend as "one of (her) most cherished memories" and later returned for her 60th.
Honoring her legacy
Through her philanthropy, Kirby ensures that generations of Skidmore students will benefit from the opportunities that shaped her own life.
Her enduring generosity will be recognized later this year when she is inducted into Skidmore's Parnassus Society, which honors donors of more than $1 million to the College.
"Sibyl Kirby's generosity and dedication to Skidmore will have a lasting impact on our students," said President Marc C. Conner. "Her vision and care for others exemplify the values of our Skidmore community. Her gift ensures that talented students will have access to a Skidmore education for years to come. We are deeply grateful to Sibyl for making this wonderful gift possible."
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Original text here: https://www.skidmore.edu/news/2025/1009-kirby-gift.php
JCU Researchers Battle to Save Arts in the North
TOWNSVILLE, Australia, Oct. 11 -- James Cook University issued the following news release:
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JCU researchers battle to save arts in the North
James Cook University (JCU) has launched a new initiative aimed at ensuring arts and culture in the North no longer take a back seat in government funding and policies.
The recently initiated LabNorth project is building networks across Darwin, Townsville and Cairns and using policy research plus townhall focus groups to establish the true value of arts and culture in northern Australia.
JCU lead researcher Associate Professor Lisa Law said this
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TOWNSVILLE, Australia, Oct. 11 -- James Cook University issued the following news release:
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JCU researchers battle to save arts in the North
James Cook University (JCU) has launched a new initiative aimed at ensuring arts and culture in the North no longer take a back seat in government funding and policies.
The recently initiated LabNorth project is building networks across Darwin, Townsville and Cairns and using policy research plus townhall focus groups to establish the true value of arts and culture in northern Australia.
JCU lead researcher Associate Professor Lisa Law said thiswill create a tri-city network that voices the under-recognised role of arts in supporting northern Australian communities.
"Art is essential to how communities connect, how people relate to place, and how we nurture wellbeing.
"But federal development policy for Northern Australia - shaped from Canberra - continues to see the region primarily as a food bowl or a fortress.
"It's silent on the role of arts and culture in sustaining the North's cultural vitality and economic resilience," she continued.
The LabNorth project brings together major stakeholders in festivals, museums, theatre and visual arts, as well as cultural leaders and policymakers across the three cities via forums and workshops, with the aim of strengthening the visibility of culture and the arts in the North within state and federal policies.
"The arts really feel under attack right now," explained JCU co-lead researcher Associate Professor Victoria Kuttainen.
"Since 2021, Australia has lost 40 creative arts programs in our 37 universities, and we're seeing humanities programs being cut as well."
The researchers warn that if arts and culture continue to fall through the cracks in the North, the impact won't just be felt by our economy but also through our youth.
"With a cultural deficit we lose that next generation," said Assoc. Prof. Kuttainen.
"They go to the larger southern cities because that's where art is happening, but then they get misrecognised because they aren't like those people who grew up in those places. Their stories aren't nurtured."
"And we're really aware that translates to a huge impact on brain drain, on the next generation of artists, but also on the people's sense of liveability - when a community feels like it's living in a cultural desert, without the ability to tell its own stories, or relying only on culture imported from elsewhere. We don't want that to happen."
"We have developed a way that we can begin to articulate the needs of arts and culture in the North in a more proactive way to policy and for community," she continued.
The project's most recent public forum in September saw 140 registrations with representatives from universities, TAFE, local and state government, and a range of art industries, including galleries, museums and community arts. The forum highlighted concerns about the precarious state of arts funding and support in local governments, particularly Townsville.
"We need to recast and elevate arts and culture as critical infrastructure in the North, like we would for roads or schools or hospitals," said Assoc. Prof. Lisa Law.
"This will give arts and culture more visibility in the public domain, from local through to state and federal government policy."
The next LabNorth Workshop, 'Shaping Northern Australia's Cultural Future', will be held at JCU's Bada-jali campus in the Cairns CBD on October 13-14 and will focus on exploring pathways for advocacy and collaboration. For more information, please contact Assoc. Prof. Lisa Law (lisa.law@jcu.edu.au).
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Original text here: https://www.jcu.edu.au/news/releases/2025/october/jcu-researchers-battle-to-save-arts-in-the-north
High School Students From Aurora Public Schools Now Have a Pathway to CU Denver
DENVER, Colorado, Oct. 11 -- The University of Colorado issued the following news:
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High School Students from Aurora Public Schools Now Have a Pathway to CU Denver
CU Denver Signs Second Guaranteed Admissions Agreement with Local School District.
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Nicholas Pham didn't expect to discover such a strong sense of purpose and community through his education. But that's exactly what he found when he transferred to CU Denver in 2023. His professors' focus on his learning style, paired with the content in his courses, fueled his interest in politics. He also got involved on campus in the Vietnamese
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DENVER, Colorado, Oct. 11 -- The University of Colorado issued the following news:
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High School Students from Aurora Public Schools Now Have a Pathway to CU Denver
CU Denver Signs Second Guaranteed Admissions Agreement with Local School District.
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Nicholas Pham didn't expect to discover such a strong sense of purpose and community through his education. But that's exactly what he found when he transferred to CU Denver in 2023. His professors' focus on his learning style, paired with the content in his courses, fueled his interest in politics. He also got involved on campus in the VietnameseStudent Association and now serves as the co-president. "I've performed the best I've ever done in school," Pham said, adding, "Everyone has different backgrounds, so I feel like there is a space for everyone to fit in."
But Pham wasn't always passionate about his studies. As a high school student at Aurora Public Schools, he struggled with balancing homework with a part-time job. Attending college made all the difference in his education--and his life. After he earns his degree in political science in spring 2026, he will complete CU Denver's 4+1 program and earn a master's degree in political science in just one additional year.
Thanks to a new agreement with APS--which was finalized at a signing event on Oct. 9--more students like Pham will have access to a CU Denver education. Per the agreement, APS juniors who have a weighted GPA of at least 3.0 and seniors who have a weighted or unweighted GPA of at least 3.0 will have guaranteed admission into CU Denver. APS students will also have their application fees waived.
The announcement follows a similar agreement with Denver Public Schools in September and supports CU Denver's commitment to making education work for all. It exemplifies the university's focus on supporting students' success from application to graduation, to expanding opportunity--CU Denver ranks No. 1 in Colorado for social mobility--and to boosting earning potential. "We are committed to earning and keeping the public's trust in educating the next generation of leaders here in Denver and Aurora," Chancellor Kenneth T. Christensen said at the signing event. "My hope is that with today's agreement, in addition to our recent agreement with Denver Public Schools, we continue to provide this commitment, not just through words, but through action."
The agreement is a big deal for students like Haree Za, an APS graduate who didn't know what she wanted to do after high school. "I was really overwhelmed. I had no clue what I wanted to major in," said Za. She had heard great things about CU Denver's Business School and that finance companies would visit classes to speak to students. Those hands-on networking opportunities piqued her interest.
Za said if she had guaranteed admission to CU Denver as a high school student, it would've made things a lot easier for her. The agreement's benefits are far-reaching. "Choosing CU Denver could be the first step of knowing what you want to do and who you want to be," Za said.
Today, Za is a junior who is double majoring in economics and finance. She's also on the executive board for the Asian Student Association. In addition to her studies, she helps with tasks like creating fliers and planning events. "I get a lot of opportunities without even having to ask," said Za, who is also part of the First-Generation and Multicultural (FaM) Business Program. "CU Denver welcomes you with open arms."
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About the Agreement
* The agreement is ongoing and effective immediately.
* Qualifying students still need to apply to CU Denver, but their application fees will automatically be waived.
- Alex DeWind, University Communications
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Original text here: https://news.ucdenver.edu/high-school-students-from-aurora-public-schools-now-have-a-pathway-to-cu-denver/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Chancellor
Binghamton University: Science I Time Capsule Provides a Glimpse of Harpur's Past
BINGHAMTON, New York, Oct. 11 -- Binghamton University issued the following news:
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Science I time capsule provides a glimpse of Harpur's past
A building renovation unexpectedly exposed a time capsule. What was inside?
By Jennifer Micale
As crews began work on Binghamton University's Science I building this summer, they discovered something unexpected: a sealed silver box behind the cornerstone.
The building, among the oldest on the Vestal campus, is undergoing significant work to add a second-story addition that will house the Chenango Room, as well as a dedicated event space that includes
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BINGHAMTON, New York, Oct. 11 -- Binghamton University issued the following news:
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Science I time capsule provides a glimpse of Harpur's past
A building renovation unexpectedly exposed a time capsule. What was inside?
By Jennifer Micale
As crews began work on Binghamton University's Science I building this summer, they discovered something unexpected: a sealed silver box behind the cornerstone.
The building, among the oldest on the Vestal campus, is undergoing significant work to add a second-story addition that will house the Chenango Room, as well as a dedicated event space that includesa terrace and outdoor seating. But no one, as it turns out, knew that a time capsule was concealed in the wall -- placed sometime in 1960 or 1961, back when the University was known solely as Harpur College.
Fittingly, it fell to Harpur College to open the box this fall. Enter Jeremiah Brown from the Harpur College Fabrication Lab, equipped with protective gloves, mallets, a chisel and a sturdy pair of scissors.
"We're going in," quipped Anthropology Professor and Harpur College Associate Dean for Research and Programs Carl Lipo, who was recording the proceedings.
With focused patience, Brown methodically cut open the double-walled metal box, making sure not to damage the contents.
"It's definitely not empty," he said after a pause. "You can feel something rolling around when you move it."
The first to emerge: assorted publications, among them the February 1960 edition of Time, with the cover story "Rush Hour in Space." There were also documents, including teaching salaries, sundry annual reports, a course catalog, a periodic table of elements and multiplication tables. One by one, Brown pulled out a program of Harpur College's 10th Commencement, lab results concerning a rat in a Skinner box, and a switch from the Skinner box itself.
He then peeled back layers of tissue paper to reveal a Petri dish designed by scientist J.R. Petri in 1916, a compass used by the physics department, a square of blue glass, a piece of rock collected in 1960 from a geology field trip to Bear Mountain, and an empty bottle of distilled mercury.
While some of the contents reflect how much has stayed the same over the decades, such as the multiplication tables, others underscore how much has changed, reflected Harpur College Dean Celia Klin. The national average salary for assistant professors back in 1961 was $1,333; the Time magazine ads touted cigarettes and dictating machines.
"I often talk to people about Harpur's proud beginnings as one of the country's early public liberal arts colleges. Those same values motivate us today -- our commitment to offering students regardless of their background the opportunity for a broad and deep education in the sciences, the arts, languages, literature, history and the social sciences," Klin said. "Holding materials in my hands that our founders also touched provided me with a tangible connection to Harpur's past."
Plans are in the works to put the items on display.
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