Two Interdisciplinary Research Seminars remain for Summer 2016.
Join us in Temple Hall room 143 at noon on both days.
All CNAS Faculty and Graduate Students are invited to attend so come and participate in the conversation.
There will be pizza and cookies, but please bring your own beverage.
- Noon, Wednesday, July 13 – Bob Pavlowsky: Water quality; and, Peter Plavchan: Computer hardware/software applications
- Noon, Wednesday, July 27– Maria Stepanova: Nano-plasmonics for bio-detection; Keiichi Yoshimatsu: Chemical and bio-molecular tools for analytical applications; and Chris Lupfer: Immune protein folding and protein interactions
The technology equipment has changed (slightly) in Temple 001, 002, and 003. Please go in and check it out before classes begin on August 22. If a group of you want training – we can schedule one for August. Please let your department head know if you are interested in attending a training session.
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This week – MSU Professor Matt Siebert on KOLR 10
MASTER CALENDAR & EVENTS at CNAS
We have one event listed in the CNAS calendar on the homepage, which links from the master calendar. As fall approaches and you start to finalize your events, make your submissions to the master calendar.
If you need assistance with this, contact David Szepatowski in my office.
FACULTY HIGHLIGHTS
- Chris Barnhart: Congratulations on your award with the US Geological Survey for developing methods for laboratory culture of diverse species of freshwater mussels and on the increased funding to your project with the US Fish & Wildlife Service for the propagation and captive culture of freshwater mussels for Ohio River restoration.
- Bob Pavlowsky: Congratulations on your awards for large wood structure monitoring and on increased funding for the Mark Twain National Forest watershed monitoring project, both awards through the USDA and US Forest Service.
ICYMI (in case you missed it) …
- We have uploaded 23 videos featuring students and faculty on the CNAS homepage! Take a look and if there are any other videos of faculty and students, please send links to David Szepatowski.
- Trashcano – Toby Dogwiler, GGP, performed a volcano in a trashcan demonstration for the St. Louis High School students. Boom!
- Best Summer Stargazing – Check out this article in the July issue of 417 magazine. Baker Observatory gets a nice mention. (This link has been posted on the PAMS Facebook page.) Please share this info with students, astronomy interns and others who may be interested.
- Student Resources page on our website is being updated to get ready for the fall. Check it out and forward to your students. If you have any suggestions, please let Jorge or David know.
31st Showcase on Teaching and Learning on Wednesday, August 17, 2016
Register now! Due to the implementation of a new learning management system, registration through that system will be unavailable until further notice. Please call at 6-3059 or email the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning to register..
Please join Dr. Thomas Tobin as he discusses Universal Design for Learning
Dr. Tobin will present “Universal Design for Learning That You Can Do Today” which will introduce participants to Universal Design for Learning, newly revised for higher education (CAST, 2014). You will discover how to implement UDL in program assessment, policy development, technology selection, course design, and teaching practices. This is best accomplished through an incremental approach, using a “next 20” series of milestones—achievements that can be attained in the next 20 minutes, 20 days, and 20 months (Tobin, 2014). You’ll also find out where to look for help at your institution: recent research from CAST and the Center for Universal Design in Education suggests that institutions whose faculty-support staff use UDL, too, see better adoption rates and deeper penetration of UDL principles across all courses (CAST, 2014; DO-IT, 2015).
Other sessions are available before the keynote and luncheon. Please register for Showcase on Teaching and Learning and the Keynote Luncheon now to reserve your spot. Call 6-3059 or email fctl@missouristate.edu.
STUDENT HIGHLIGHTS
- Zach Harris’ poster won first place in the Bioinformatics, Big Data category at the International Symposium of Grapevine Physiology and biotechnology in Verona, Italy last month. Zach is Laszlo Kovacs’ student.
SUMMER IDEAS
There are lots of things to do this summer. Check out these science-related events and venues!
- The Friends of the Garden
- The Discovery Center
- Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield
- Missouri Institute of Natural Science
CALENDAR
Jul 22 Summer Visit Day organized by Admissions!
Meet the Faculty – 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Jul 28 Summer SOAR Ends
Jul 29 Summer Commencement
Aug 2 4-8 PM, Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield, Solar Car Challenge
If you would like to help at the CNAS tent – contact me before July 26. I have will have table set up under the tent with MSU information (mostly CNAS) along with 3-4 hands-on activities.
Aug 15 All Faculty and Graduate Students Report to Work
Aug 15-16 New Faculty Orientation and Graduate Student Orientation
Aug 17 Showcase on Teaching and Learning
Aug 18 All Faculty Luncheon – 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM, PSU Ballroom
Aug 21 New Student Convocation
Aug 22 Fall 2016 Classes Begin
Aug 24 All-College Meeting at 3:30 PM, Temple 0003
Aug 25 CNAS Student Expo, 3:30-6:30, Temple 0002
MEDIA
- Tune in every Thursday morning at 9:45 AM for 5-minute STEM SPOTS on KSMU hosted by Dr. David Cornelison.
- Check out CNAS blog and CNAS NewsWatch for more information.
- CNAS NEWS posted by University Communications – news.missouristate.edu/tag/cnas
As always, please submit items for the next CNAS NEWS!