Carolyn James, mathematics, presented “Institutional Change: the Role of Peer Observation in the Adoption of Evidence-Based Instructional Practices” (with Tara Prestholdt, Valerie Peterson, Eric Anctil, Stephanie Salomone, and Heather Dillon) at Pacific North West Section of the Mathematical Association of America Annual Meeting, April 2019. Sarina Saturn and Deirdre Katz, psychological sciences, had two students from their […]
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Carolyn James, mathematics, presented webinars, “Metacognition Development for Undergraduate Math Tutors” and “Supporting Productive Failure for Undergraduate Math Tutors” (with co-presenter Megan Ryals) at the National Math Tutoring Center Directors Association, April 2019. She presented “Who is Talking and Who is Thinking? The Distribution of the Cognitive and Conversational Load during Undergraduate Mathematics Tutoring” (with […]
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Sister Angela Hoffman, chemistry, and four of her students presented their research at the spring 2019 National American Chemical Society meeting in Orlando Florida March 31-April 4: Antimicrobial natural products from ancient actinomycete bacteria (S. Angela Hoffman) Antibiotic and anticancer activity from bacteria collected at a Roman archeological site (Astrid Schick) Isolation of Natural Insecticides from […]
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Aziz Inan, Shiley School of Engineering, wrote an article, “My View: Cleary’s literary life summed up on 103rd birthday,” published in the April 12, 2019 edition of the Portland Tribune. See the article here. Bro. Thomas Giumenta, C.S.C., will celebrate 50 years as a Holy Cross brother with a Renewal of Vows ceremony during the […]
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Andrew Guest, psychological sciences, has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Scholar grant to spend the 2019-2020 academic year teaching and undertaking research at Mwenge Catholic University in Moshi Tanzania. His proposed teaching involves working with graduate students on applied research and teaching psychology courses for future teachers and social workers in training. His proposed research […]
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Simon Aihiokhai, theology, presented “Sacraments: Pathways of Being in a World in need of Justice, Equity, and Community” at a retreat given to participants at the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) Retreat at the University of Portland. Organized by Campus Ministry, March 24, 2019. Matthew Kuhn, engineering, wrote “Stiffness pathologies in discrete granular systems,” […]
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Deirdre Katz, psychological sciences, presented a poster titled “Transgenerational Prosociality: The Relationship between Resilience and Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia during Moral Elevation Induction in Mother-Infant-Grandmother Triads” at the International Convention of Psychological Sciences (ICPS) in Paris, France, on March 9, 2019, with preliminary analyses from an early career grant belonging to Sarina Saturn, from the National Science Foundation grant […]
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Karen Eifler, Garaventa Center, offered the opening keynote address at the national gathering of LaSallian Schools’ Chief Administrators at their annual meeting in Houston, Texas on February 25. Her talk was titled “Oui, Whee, We: Cultivating a Heart For Ministry.” Matthew Kuhn, Shiley School of Engineering, published “Stress fluctuations during monotonic loading of dense three-dimensional […]
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Dann Pierce, communication studies, conducted a lecture/workshop on “Metaphors, Meaning, and Culture” with graduate students from Doshisha University and the Kyoto University Graduate School of Management in Kyoto on February 12, 2019. Laura Dyer, biology, and her research student Allegra VanderWilde (junior biology major), received an Education Grant from the Society for Developmental Biology. This grant will provide […]
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Louisa Brad and Sarina Saturn, psychological sciences, participated in a Compassionate Listening workshop February 2-3, 2019, to deepen their practice of listening and speaking from the heart in personal and professional relationships at UP, at Sacred Groves on Bainbridge Island, WA. Saturn also gave a presentation entitled, “The Neuroscience of Trauma & Resiliency,” for a trauma-informed training for […]