After student questions about “What I’m reading,” it’s time to share books that have made their way from library bookshelves to mine at home.
Everything from medicinal plants, a review of the neurological basis of creativity, physics/quantum relationships, socialist economics, shamanistic practice, and a few cookbooks!
Despite bad weather, Zoom meetings still continue!
And in person labs with limited numbers of students are bringing hands-on back to students! Mini-prep gels, always a favorite.
Exciting to be using HyFlex classroom equipment to run a live class while simultaneously welcoming online/virtual students via Zoom. Super technology and a blueprint for future learning flexibility (why should a student who is feeling ill, feel obliged to make the drive in to campus, when the course is simulcast live?).
Image courtesy of Seton Hall University
Thanks to Prof. Joe Petersberger for his work to continue our international cooperation this summer! It was fantastic to meet with him and plan for post-COVID cooperation including our virtual guest lecturing appearances. Great to visit with an old friend and chart a course for future projects.
Thanks to Prof. Marija Heffer and colleagues at the University of Osijek (Croatia) Medical Faculty for the stimulating, engaging, and productive summer. Fruitful exchange of ideas, curriculum development, meetings with students, and casual chats about lab work provided a fruitful way to navigate the end of COVID-19. Hvala vam!
Thank you to colleague(s) who nominated me anonymously for the first ever Alexandria Faculty Recognition Award for adjunct-classified faculty. It was quite an honor to be recognized with this award in late spring 2021.
A big thanks goes out to Prof. Joe Petersburger from the University of Pécs (Hungary) Medical School for his guest lecture to General Introductory Biology courses during the recently concluded spring term. Prof. Petersburger generously joined us on a Saturday morning in late April for a far-ranging discussion on native insects to Hungarian lakes as well as the country’s response to COVID-19. We thank Prof. Petersburger for his commitment to international, trans-disciplinary learning and hope that COVID-19 has demonstrated that internet international exchange can become a part of our post-COVID-19 world. Thank you very much or Köszönöm szépen!
Do you create art deeply immersed in coding, gifs, fractals, or other electronic formats? If so, this prize is for you…
Students interested in the intersection of art and technology should learn more about the Lumen Prize with a single cash award of $500. Over the last decade, this UK-based charity has been awarding cash prizes in recognition of innovative works combining art and technology. One caveat: students must be enrolled in a BA, MFA, BFA, MA or equivalent program (which means you can start work on a project now and submit it in a few years, after transfer!).
While there is no cost to enter, there are only 100 submissions allowed world-wide, so plan ahead for a June deadline each year and submit early. A particularly significant aspect of this prize is that finalists who don’t win are encouraged to connect with other artists associated with Lumen, allowing for a great opportunity for you to meet other talented artists.
This year, submissions are due on June 21, 2021.
See the following link for more information:
https://www.zealous.co/lumenprize/opportunity/Student-Prize–to-edit-/
Congratulations to NVCC student Sabrina Melendez-Rosales who was selected from a national pool of applicants as one of 80 metro-DC scholars for participation in the Summer Health Professions Education Program sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Sabrina will serve as a SHPEP scholar and take part in a pre-medical enrichment program involving academics, medical school application preparation, clinical shadowing, and networking opportunities from June 6 – July 16. SHPEP is regionally hosted by Howard University Hospital and Medical School. Congratulations to Sabrina on this important next step toward becoming a medical doctor! For further information and assistance applying for the summer 2022 program, have a look at the “Opportunities For Students” section of this webpage. Applications are usually due in early March for the summer session.
