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University of Otago: MIHI Bipolar Research Team Wins Prestigious International Award
DUNEDIN, New Zealand, June 1 (TNSawa) -- The University of Otago issued the following news release:
A team from the University of Otago, Christchurch's, MIHI (Maori and Indigenous Health Innovation) has been recognised with a major research award from one of the world's most respected medical journals.
MIHI's Maori and Bipolar Disorder Research Project Team has been chosen as joint winners of the UK-based Nature journal's Inclusive Health Award 2023, amongst a shortlist of 8 finalists from the UK, USA, Canada, Malaysia, Australia and South Africa.
The Euros6,000 award was given to each of the
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DUNEDIN, New Zealand, June 1 (TNSawa) -- The University of Otago issued the following news release:
A team from the University of Otago, Christchurch's, MIHI (Maori and Indigenous Health Innovation) has been recognised with a major research award from one of the world's most respected medical journals.
MIHI's Maori and Bipolar Disorder Research Project Team has been chosen as joint winners of the UK-based Nature journal's Inclusive Health Award 2023, amongst a shortlist of 8 finalists from the UK, USA, Canada, Malaysia, Australia and South Africa.
The Euros6,000 award was given to each of thetop three research teams for their body of work aimed at "uncovering innovation and best practice in inclusive heath research that's been influenced by engagement with affected communities and their expert representatives."
Research Project Team Principal Investigator and MIHI department head Associate Professor Cameron Lacey says the Nature award is a huge honour.
"We are absolutely thrilled and humbled by firstly being invited to enter this prestigious award, and then to be chosen as joint winners, especially considering the strength of the other entries. This recognition is a testament to the importance of the mahi we are doing to ultimately improve the diagnosis, care and treatment of Maori and their whanau living with bipolar disease in Aotearoa New Zealand."
MIHI's Maori and Bipolar Disorder Research Project Team put forward several published papers in their entry, outlining their body of work and its findings thus far. This included research identifying the barriers to treatment equity for Maori with bipolar disorder, and reporting the changes needed to improve the organisation and delivery of healthcare for patients and their whanau.
"We began this project several years ago, thanks to a Health Research Council grant, realising there had been very little empirical evidence published aimed at identifying knowledge and prioritising strategies to improve outcomes for Maori people with bipolar disorder in Aotearoa," says Associate Professor Lacey.
Project co-investigator Dr Tracy Haitana says the award reflects a team effort involving researchers from all three University of Otago campuses in Christchurch (both MIHI and the Department of Psychological Medicine), Wellington and Dunedin, research partners across Te Whatu Ora locations in Northland, Hawkes Bay and Canterbury, as well as patients and their families.
"We are truly grateful for the funding support to allow us to complete this project, and for the partnership and willingness of Maori patients with bipolar disorder and their whanau to provide their expert critique of the health system," says Dr Haitana.
Dr Haitana says the team's research has helped establish that people in Aotearoa living with bipolar disorder experience inequitable health outcomes, with non-Maori at lower risk of death from natural causes and experiencing lower rates of physical health issues compared to Maori with the same diagnosis. Those differences in outcomes were likely impacted by systemic factors, with medical and surgical hospitalisation rates found to be similar despite differing levels of need, suggesting Maori may not be receiving the treatment they require.
She says further published research from the team concludes that significant healthcare transformation is needed in Aotearoa New Zealand to better achieve health equity for Maori with bipolar disorder.
"Executive management must lead changes to organisational culture, deliver an equity partnership model with Maori, and embed cultural safety and redesign in order to improve patient wellbeing. A culturally competent health workforce is also a necessity," Dr Haitana says.
MIHI's Maori and Bipolar Disorder Research Project Team is currently furthering this research, looking at pathways through mental health services for Maori with first-episode psychosis and eating disorders, as well as physical health inequities for Maori with psychosis.
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Original text here: https://www.otago.ac.nz/news/news/releases/otago0245190.html
University of Alabama: Study - Telehealth's Growth During the Pandemic Allowed Mental Health Care Accessibility to Take a Step Forward
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, June 1 (TNSjou) -- The University of Alabama issued the following news:
During the global pandemic, many health care practices had to pivot to telehealth to ensure vital services like counseling were available to clients. Research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham unveiled that people seeking mental health care during the pandemic were not against seeking help from counselors or other mental health services via telehealth.
Mental health researcher Yusen Zhai, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the UAB School of Education's counseling program and director of the UAB
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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, June 1 (TNSjou) -- The University of Alabama issued the following news:
During the global pandemic, many health care practices had to pivot to telehealth to ensure vital services like counseling were available to clients. Research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham unveiled that people seeking mental health care during the pandemic were not against seeking help from counselors or other mental health services via telehealth.
Mental health researcher Yusen Zhai, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the UAB School of Education's counseling program and director of the UABCommunity Counseling Clinic, recently conducted a first-of-its-kind research study in the counseling field published in the Journal of Counseling & Development. The study used the difference-in-difference approach --a quasi-experimental design -- and discovered that overall mental health care accessibility took a step forward during the pandemic due to telehealth.
"The information we unveiled in our study showed positive sentiments toward telehealth during the pandemic and in the post-pandemic era," Zhai said. "We used the difference-in-difference analysis for the first time in counseling research. It helps investigate causal relationships that are of interest and importance to public health and clinical practices. My colleagues and I are excited to see what this new form of analysis can bring to future counseling research studies."
"After conducting our study, we found that many people received the rapid shift to telehealth favorably, and the shift potentially protected clients from experiencing a disruption in their existing counseling and mental health therapy sessions," Zhai said.
In addition to the supportive impacts discovered in the research, Zhai and his team found growing mental health accessibility disparities among racial and ethnic minority groups.
"The move to telehealth was positive overall, but it also showed us the increasing accessibility issues among racial and ethnic minority groups," Zhai said. "Some racial and ethnic minority groups were more likely to experience mental health issues during the pandemic than others but were less likely to seek and use counseling services."
Although telehealth is a step toward eliminating borders for those seeking mental health care, accessibility and reducing the stigma around mental health issues and therapy in some racial and ethnic minority communities have a long way to go.
Zhai says this study will help inform the best practice for mental health care providers to offer optimal care and targeted support in various settings in the future. Additionally, Zhai's research will hopefully lead to more studies addressing the persistent racial disparities and inequalities around mental health outcomes and the utilization of services available.
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JOURNAL: Journal of Counseling and Development https://doi.org/10.1002/jcad.12468
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Original text here: https://www.uab.edu/news/research/item/13616-study-telehealth-s-growth-during-the-pandemic-allowed-mental-health-care-accessibility-to-take-a-step-forward
Seton Hall: Inside the Core We Say Farewell to Greg Floyd, Ph.D.
SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, June 1 (TNSper) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news:
Inside the Core we are both sad (for us) and happy (for him) to announce that Core Fellow Gregory Floyd, Ph.D., will be leaving Seton Hall for a tenure-track position as Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Boston College.
Professor Floyd has been in the Core since 2016, remaining a wonderful part of the Core family. A beloved teacher, he also is also an active scholar, with many journal articles to his credit and two books, both edited volumes: Cor ad Cor Loquitur: Modern Culture and the Catholic University
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SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, June 1 (TNSper) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news:
Inside the Core we are both sad (for us) and happy (for him) to announce that Core Fellow Gregory Floyd, Ph.D., will be leaving Seton Hall for a tenure-track position as Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Boston College.
Professor Floyd has been in the Core since 2016, remaining a wonderful part of the Core family. A beloved teacher, he also is also an active scholar, with many journal articles to his credit and two books, both edited volumes: Cor ad Cor Loquitur: Modern Culture and the Catholic University(Seton Hall, 2021) and The Catholic Reception of Continental Philosophy in North America (University of Toronto Press, 2020).
Floyd has also been deeply involved in Seton Hall's mission in countless other ways. Among them is serving as Director of the Catholic Studies Center, in which capacity he has worked very closely together with the Core to plan events, host speakers, etc. Floyd also serves as Director of the Lonergan Institute as well as article reviewer for the Journal of Continental Philosophy of Religion. He also serves as the editor of The Lonergan Review, and he has co-chaired, with Fr. Brian Muzas, the Committee on the Catholic Intellectual Tradition.
He has also been a key planner and collaborator for the Scholars' Forum in the Catholic Intellectual Tradition, sharing the unique distinction of having presented on his own book, The Catholic Reception of Continental Philosophy in North America in the series in March of 2021 and also introducing his father, Gregory
Floyd of Assistant Director of the Center for Diaconal Formation at Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology, who presented on his book, Unforgettable: How Remembering God's Presence in Our Past Brings Hope to Our Future in March of 2023
Professor Floyd is one of the faculty who are part of the Rome Connection, where sixty students are experiencing Core II in Rome, exploring sites linked with Core texts and experiencing service learning in the communities of Rome. When Floyd and the others return, an Inside the Core piece will focus on their experience. Floyd was also one of the professors who participated in the first season of CORECast, in which he and a student were interviewed in a podcast about a Core text, in this case, Plato's Allegory of the Cave. (See Inside the Core from a few weeks ago to learn more about this exciting project). Overall, Floyd is one of the most engaged and giving members of the Seton Hall Core community. It has been a pleasure to work with him these many years, and we in the Core wish him all the best and much happiness as he returns to his alma mater, Boston College.
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Original text here: https://www.shu.edu/core-curriculum/news/inside-the-core-we-wish-farewell-to-prof-floyd.cfm
Northern Arizona University: Community Invited to Participate in 13th Annual Indigenous Language Education Conference (June 23-24)
FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, June 1 (TNSconf) -- Northern Arizona University issued the following news:
The College of Education at Northern Arizona University invites the community to participate in the 2023 Hybrid Stabilizing Indigenous Languages American Indian/Indigenous Education Conference (AIITEC), which takes place June 23-24 at NAU's Flagstaff Mountain campus. The theme of the conference is "Returning to our languages and ways of knowing," addresses the success of Indigenous language revitalization efforts since the passage of the Native American Languages Act of 1990 and the important role of
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FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, June 1 (TNSconf) -- Northern Arizona University issued the following news:
The College of Education at Northern Arizona University invites the community to participate in the 2023 Hybrid Stabilizing Indigenous Languages American Indian/Indigenous Education Conference (AIITEC), which takes place June 23-24 at NAU's Flagstaff Mountain campus. The theme of the conference is "Returning to our languages and ways of knowing," addresses the success of Indigenous language revitalization efforts since the passage of the Native American Languages Act of 1990 and the important role ofschools in nurturing and passing on the languages of Indigenous communities.
The program includes presentations from Hopi, Ute, Apache and Dine language teachers who will provide strategies and resources that participants can use to welcome students to their classrooms and promote student success.
The National Coalition of Native American Language Schools in collaboration with a research team funded by the Spencer Foundation will provide an overview of these successful immersion schools and the policy and regulations which support these programs. Hawaiian-language immersion high school students, teachers and teacher-educators will celebrate 40 years of a pre-K-Ph.D. program.
The conference will address:
* Culturally responsive school practices to promote the success of Indigenous students
* Language revitalization
* Parental/community involvement
* STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics)
* Oral tradition
The conference will also include presentation from:
* Richard Littlebear--President Emeritus, Chief Dull Knife College: "Conveying the Pleasure of Speaking, Reading and Writing our own Languages"
* Christine Sims--Department of Language, Literacy and Sociocultural Studies, University of New Mexico: "Early Childhood Partnerships to support Indigenous Communities"
* Robin Butterfield--Native American Parent Technical Assistance Center: "Developing Native American Student Leadership"
* Leslie Harper--National Coalition of Native American Language Schools and Programs: "Native American Language Medium/Immersion Education Present Extent"
* Louise Benally--Dine Language Teachers Association: "Can the Mentor-Apprentice Program Method Produce Dine Fluent Speakers?"
* Indigenous language teachers from Arizona, New Mexico, Hawaii, Alaska, Wyoming, Canada and Australia. Sessions include "Indigenous Language Revitalization through Land-based Teachings", "Community-Based Science for Native Americans" and "Indigenous Boarding Experiences."
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Original text here: https://news.nau.edu/aiitec-2023/
LaGuardia Community College and the Fedcap Group Announce Partnership to Bring Industry-Recognized Courses to Civic Hall in Manhattan
LONG ISLAND CITY, New York, June 1 (TNSpar) -- LaGuardia Community College issued the following news:
LaGuardia Community College/CUNY and The Fedcap Group have created a pioneering partnership that will place LaGuardia Community College as the first-ever educational partner for Civic Hall in Manhattan. On May 31, the two institutions signed a memorandum of understanding and agreement during a ceremony at the future home of Civic Hall at Zero Irving in the vibrant Union Square area of New York City.
Starting in September and ramping up with additional programs throughout the year, LaGuardia will
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LONG ISLAND CITY, New York, June 1 (TNSpar) -- LaGuardia Community College issued the following news:
LaGuardia Community College/CUNY and The Fedcap Group have created a pioneering partnership that will place LaGuardia Community College as the first-ever educational partner for Civic Hall in Manhattan. On May 31, the two institutions signed a memorandum of understanding and agreement during a ceremony at the future home of Civic Hall at Zero Irving in the vibrant Union Square area of New York City.
Starting in September and ramping up with additional programs throughout the year, LaGuardia willoffer several high-demand digital and technology education programs including cyber security, computer and IT network programming, digital marketing, and Microsoft program skills. Starting this summer, LaGuardia will begin hosting open houses and recruitment events virtually, to maximize accessibility to a new population of students and learners. This partnership represents a significant milestone in fostering educational collaborations in New York City.
The initial agreement lasts for a full academic year, with a mutual expectation for a long-term collaboration to continue well beyond this period. The primary aim of this partnership is to foster a unique educational ecosystem that promotes skill-building, career development, and higher learning opportunities for students in the region.
"The Fedcap Group and LaGuardia Community College share a vision of creating innovative pathways to enhance the education and career prospects of our students," said Kenneth Adams, President of LaGuardia Community College. "Our collaboration will open up new possibilities for students, not just at LaGuardia, but throughout New York."
LaGuardia Community College and The Fedcap Group will work together to develop educational and upskilling pathways between LaGuardia and other training and education providers co-located at Zero Irving. Emphasis will be placed on the creation of articulation agreements and degree pathways with other education providers.
"Our partnership with LaGuardia Community College is an exciting example of things to come at Civic Hall," said Christine McMahon, President and CEO of The Fedcap Group. "We are excited to partner with LaGuardia Community College's world-class team to offer digital skills and technology training that will put many individuals on a path to economic well-being. Not only will this partnership help individuals, it will fill critical workforce gaps in the tech sectors for New York City."
Civic Hall @ Union Square in RAL's new Zero Irving development at 124 East 14th Street will occupy 85,000 square feet on seven floors of flexible classrooms and convening spaces to the nation's leading digital skills/technology and job training organizations as well as a stunning and customizable conference and events center.
Civic Hall @ Union Square will help individuals, especially from underserved communities, gain valuable access to training and education in the tech sector. Civic Hall will provide high quality digital and tech skills training opportunities to communities too often left behind. These programs will help close the digital skills divide through a mix of hard and soft skills trainings that also fit into future upskilling pathway programs at Civic Hall and elsewhere.
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LaGuardia Community College (LAGCC), a Hispanic-Serving Institution, located in Long Island City, Queens offers more than 50 degrees and certificates, and more than 65 continuing education programs to educate New Yorkers seeking new skills and careers. As an institution of the City University of New York (CUNY), the College reflects the legacy of our namesake, Fiorello H. LaGuardia, the former NYC mayor beloved for his advocacy of underserved populations. Since 1971, LaGuardia's academic programs and support services have advanced the socioeconomic mobility of students while providing them with access to a high quality, affordable college education.
About Civic Hall
Located in the heart of the NYC tech community, Civic Hall will be a new, 85,000 square feet learning and training center at the new state-of- the-art Zero Irving building. Civic Hall embodies a bold vision to leverage high-impact tenants and workforce training partners to work collectively to close the digital skills divide and plan for the needs of tomorrow's workforce. Civic Hall will support and enable best-in-class career and workforce programs to partner effectively and expand their reach to serve all New Yorkers, especially those from communities too often left behind. For more information, visit https://civichall.org/ or email Seema Shah, Civic Hall's Executive Director, at sshah@fedcap.org.
About The Fedcap Group
For 87 years, The Fedcap Group has developed scalable, innovative, and disruptive solutions to some of society's most pressing needs. Serving 340,000 people this past fiscal year, The Fedcap Group provides educational services to every age group, vocational training and job attainment in high-growth industries, as well as support services such as behavioral health services--all targeted to helping people achieve long-term self-sufficiency. The Fedcap Group also invests its time and resources in broader system change--working in partnership with federal, state, and local government to improve the way services are designed, funded, and delivered.
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Original text here: https://www.laguardia.edu/home/news/laguardia-community-college-and-the-fedcap-group-announce-partnership-to-bring-industry-recognized-courses-to-civic-hall-in-manhattan/
Drexel University and Peirce College to Collaborate on Academic Programs That Support Career Transition for Adults
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 1 (TNSpar) -- Drexel University issued the following news release:
Drexel University and Peirce College are working together to expand access for adult learners interested in advancing their education and preparing a more diverse talent pipeline for employers in the region.
Over the next 10 years, Philadelphia is expected to add tens of thousands of new jobs, primarily in health care and technology-driven medical research, as the city continues its growth as a hub for gene therapy and life sciences research. To help Philadelphians prepare for these opportunities,
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PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 1 (TNSpar) -- Drexel University issued the following news release:
Drexel University and Peirce College are working together to expand access for adult learners interested in advancing their education and preparing a more diverse talent pipeline for employers in the region.
Over the next 10 years, Philadelphia is expected to add tens of thousands of new jobs, primarily in health care and technology-driven medical research, as the city continues its growth as a hub for gene therapy and life sciences research. To help Philadelphians prepare for these opportunities,Drexel and Peirce have partnered to create a pair of pilot programs that will open new pathways for adults who are continuing their education to better position themselves for jobs created by this economic growth.
The first of these pilot programs is a Peirce-Drexel pathway program. Adult learners interested in online bachelor's degree programs at Drexel, but who have fewer than 24 college credits, can enroll first at Peirce to earn an online associate degree, with the option of embedding select industry-relevant certifications in the program. Credits earned for the associate degree will transfer to Drexel and can be applied toward select online bachelor's degrees.
In addition, the institutions are working in partnership with St. Christopher's Hospital for Children to offer an apprenticeship opportunity to complement medical coding and billing certificates offered at Peirce, which can stack to an online bachelor's degree at Drexel.
"This program aims to remove the barriers that prevent many adults from completing their degree, enrolling at colleges and universities and acquiring the credentials and advanced skills needed to secure in-demand, well-paying jobs," said Drexel President John Fry. "This partnership reflects our shared commitment to promote inclusive economic growth in service to the Philadelphia community."
The pilot programs represent a new educational model that allows Peirce -- an institution that has been focused on providing working adults with access to affordable education for more than 150 years -- to expand its mission of serving adult learners, while bolstering Drexel's efforts to expand access to its academic offerings for students in the Greater Philadelphia region.
"This effort leverages Peirce's mission of serving adult students and underrepresented, nontraditional students along with Drexel's expertise in creating experiential learning opportunities and career-focused programs to expand access to quality education for adults in the Philadelphia region," said Dr. Mary Ellen Caro, president and CEO of Peirce. "We believe it will result in accelerating innovation and economic recovery in our region."
Through their partnership with St. Christopher's, Peirce and Drexel are helping Philadelphians prepare for a career path that is expected to be in high demand in the coming years, according to projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
"A critical part of St. Christopher's mission is to enhance the health of the communities we serve--inside and outside the hospital walls, physically and even economically" said Don Mueller, CEO of St. Christopher's Hospital for Children. "This new coding and billing program will help individuals gain the skills they need to find a position that pays well, hopefully at St. Christopher's -- a win-win that will provide key employees in an era of health care staffing shortages and infuse much-needed capital into the community."
The goal of these initiatives is to enable both institutions to help more adult and nontraditional learners expand their skillset and move into high-demand jobs -- and to provide these opportunities on pathways flexible enough to accommodate the schedule of working adults. If the pilots are successful, the schools plan to expand their partnership to offer additional educational opportunities.
Both institutions have deep histories when it comes to preparing Philadelphians for careers of the future. For Peirce, it began in 1865, when Thomas May Peirce saw that former soldiers would need practical business training as they prepared for careers after the Civil War. In 1891, Anthony J. Drexel saw a similar need to prepare young men and women for jobs in a rapidly growing industrial society following the Industrial Revolution.
As the city's workforce is poised for another transition -- this time, driven by the growth of health care and technology-enabled medical research in life sciences and gene therapy -- Drexel and Peirce are collaborating in service to the community and their shared, foundational missions.
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Original text here: https://drexel.edu/news/archive/2023/May/Drexel-Peirce-launch-pilot-programs
Cornell: $5M Gift Establishes A&S Outreach Professorship
ITHACA, New York, June 1 (TNSpp) -- Cornell University issued the following news:
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By Linda B. Glaser, College of Arts and Sciences
Bolstering its commitment to broader engagement, the College of Arts and Sciences has established the the Susan and Barton Winokur Distinguished Professorship for the Public Understanding of Science and Mathematics.
A mathematician, award-winning teacher and well-known science communicator Steven Strogatz has been appointed as the inaugural holder of the chair. The professorship, believed to be the first of its kind in the United States, is supported by a
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ITHACA, New York, June 1 (TNSpp) -- Cornell University issued the following news:
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By Linda B. Glaser, College of Arts and Sciences
Bolstering its commitment to broader engagement, the College of Arts and Sciences has established the the Susan and Barton Winokur Distinguished Professorship for the Public Understanding of Science and Mathematics.
A mathematician, award-winning teacher and well-known science communicator Steven Strogatz has been appointed as the inaugural holder of the chair. The professorship, believed to be the first of its kind in the United States, is supported by a$5 million endowment and will offer dedicated time and support to enable the holder to focus on public outreach.
"Understanding and broadening public support for math and science have become ever more essential in this 21st century, and yet too many people feel intimidated and distant from both," said Barton Winokur '61, who with Susan Winokur endowed the chair. "It is our hope that this professorship will help bridge that gap."
"Professor Strogatz has already demonstrated his ability to engage and indeed fascinate people at all levels of knowledge. He is already well-known for his popular books, podcasts and New York Times articles; this chair will enable him to share his insights and enthusiasm even more widely," said Susan Winokur '61.
Strogatz is a Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellow and previously held the Jacob Gould Schurman Professorship of Applied Mathematics (A&S).
"The Winokur Professorship extends the remarkable legacy of Carl Sagan and other legendary Arts and Sciences faculty, and doubles down on our deep and enduring commitment to broader engagement," said Ray Jayawardhana, the Harold Tanner Dean of Arts and Sciences, who has made meaningful public engagement a key priority for the college. "I am truly grateful to Bart and Susan for their visionary gift that will magnify Cornell's impact on the world."
Strogatz has long been active as an emissary of math to general audiences and believes that math should also be offered to everyone as a part of our culture in basic appreciation classes, just as music, art and psychology are.
"Tackling the big challenges of the 21st century requires skills and habits of mind that will help young people become the innovators, creators and out-of-the-box thinkers that are needed," Strogatz said. "Cultivating an appreciation for math can be part of developing those skills."
Since 2014, Strogatz has been putting his ideas about math appreciation education into practice in an innovative course: Math Explorations. The course embodies "the creativity and playfulness of math," he said. His goal for the class is "to show how big, beautiful and interesting math is. I want students to have a feeling of pleasure from understanding something at a deeper level, to have the feeling of 'a-ha' moments."
This year marks the 25th anniversary of Strogatz's legendary paper with his then-doctoral student Duncan Watts on "small-world" networks, which has been cited more than 51,000 times.
Strogatz is a frequent guest on shows like NPR's Science Friday and WNYC's Radiolab. He writes columns popularizing math for the New York Times; hosts the "The Joy of Why" podcast for Quanta Magazine; and has appeared in documentaries including Netflix and PBS programs on infinity. He also speaks to policymakers, such as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and European Commission, and authored numerous books for lay audiences, including his most recent, "Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe" and "The Joy of x: A Guided Tour of Math from One to Infinity."
A recent appearance on the Freakonomics Network had an unexpected outcome: after it aired, Lindsey Henderson, the secondary math specialist for the Utah Board of Education, contacted Strogatz to ask him to advise Utah during the forthcoming standards review to modernize its math curriculum - an urgent problem, given that math is the most frequently failed high school class.
"A math appreciation course could fit in, showing students how to use quantitative skills to be an engaged citizen," said Henderson. "You don't have to know how to factor a quadratic equation but you should know the big ideas behind it, and that's what Steve is so good at."
Strogatz said he's eager to share his enthusiasm for connecting mathematics with real-world questions. "Seeing connections among different disciplines - I love that, it really animates me. And that seems to be one of the things that people find exciting not just in my research but in my communication."
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Author:
Linda B. Glaser is news and media relations manager for the College of Arts and Sciences.
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Original text here: https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2023/05/5m-gift-establishes-outreach-professorship
