Monday, April 7, 2008
Monday, April 7, 2008
Quote
of the Day
"It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important."
- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Green Topics
01. Drexel Green Announces First of Six Community Presentations
02. Donate Old Sneakers for the Earth Day Sneaker Toss on the Quad
03. Register Today for the CAN DU Earth Day Clean-up Project
04. Drexel to Host “Chill-out: Campus Solutions to Global Warming" Webcast
05. Climate Change to Be Focus of National Public Health Week April 7 -13
Topics of the Day
06. Benefits Buzz Today: "The ABC's of Retiring"
07. Department of Computer Science to Present Lecture: Seamless Multi-homed Wireless Mesh Network
08. Fidelity Group Individual Conferences
09. Hospitality Management and Culinary Arts and Food Sciences at the Academic Bistro
10.
Apply Now to the New Study Abroad Program on Bioko Island
11.
Grand Rounds Tomorrow: “Liver Ischemia Reperfusion Injury Basic Science and Clinical Correlates”
12. SCDC to Host Info Session Today: Universal Health Services
13. Drexel Engineering Cities Initiative to Host Colloquium Today
14. MSE Lecture Today: Magnetorheological Elastomers
15. José Limó Dance Performance Tonight
16. CoAS Dean’s Seminar Series: “Nonlinear Waves: Where Do They Come From? What Do They Do?”
17. Attention All Graduating ACE and BSN Co-op Students
18. This Week on The Drexel InterView™
19. The iSchool Colloquium Series: "RFID, Highly Visible Supply Chains and the REAL-SCO"
20. Drexel News Media Watch
Drexel Green Announces First of Six Community Presentations
Drexel Green, the University’s sustainability task force, announces a community presentation “Drexel and Its Waste: Disposal and Recycling Programs,” on Thursday, April 10, 2008 from noon to 1 p.m. at the Mitchell Auditorium of the Edmund D. Bossone Research Enterprise Center (Market Street between 31st and 32nd Streets).
Over the next six weeks, the task force, led by Executive Vice President and Chief of Staff Carl “Tobey” Oxholm III (above), will host community presentations on topics chosen by students that relate to environmental and sustainability issues. These presentations will occur once a week during the noon hour. Each will begin with a 20-30 minute presentation by University administrators responsible for the subject area, followed by 10-15 minutes of questions from student members of the task force and end with questions from and discussion with all those in attendance.
Pizza and soda will be provided. It is important to rsvp to studentlife@drexel.edu to ensure we don’t create too much waste with our refreshments.
Students, faculty, administrators and staff are welcome to join the task force and participate in the ongoing work of its committees.
The schedule of subsequent programs will be released on April 10.
Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova, Vice President for University Relations
Donate Old Sneakers for the Earth Day Sneaker Toss on the Quad
On Tuesday, April 8, 2008 from 12:30 to 1 p.m., Drexel athletes will challenge fellow students in a sneaker toss on the Quad (between Chestnut and Market Streets and 32nd and 33rd Streets). Bring your old sneakers and be part of the fun.
The student-athlete driven event is part of the Earth Day Educational Fair, created to educate students, faculty and staff on environmental issues and solutions. The sneakers will be recycled into plaground materials.
Members of the teams, including men’s and women’s basketball, will take on students in friendly competition as part of the recycling effort. Bragging rights will go to the player or student who can toss his or her sneakers into a bin from the farthest distance out. Carl “Tobey” Oxholm III, executive vice president and chief of staff, will also give it a go in the competition.
The University would like to give special thanks to the Philadelphia Squash Racquets Association. The PSRA is the region’s squash organization, linking three dozen athletic clubs from Lancaster PA to Atlantic City NJ, from Lansdale to Wilmington, DE, and is a strong supporter of SquashSmarts, a program for urban youth headquartered here at Drexel that links academic tutoring to academic prowess in squash. The PSRA has joined Drexel student-athletes in reaching out to their membership to assist in this project, collecting used sneakers at all member clubs throughout the region.
Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova, Vice President for University Relations
Register Today for the CAN DU Earth Day Clean-up Project
The Community Alumni Network at Drexel University (CAN DU) invites alumni, students, friends, family and local community neighbors and partners to join together in celebrating Earth Day 2008. On Saturday, April 12, 2008, volunteers will participate in a service project to restore and preserve a portion of Fairmount Park in West Philadelphia.
The day will begin at 8 a.m. with an orientation session and continental breakfast at The Quad (Between Chestnut and Market Streets and 32nd and 33rd Streets). Complimentary transportation will be provided to and from the site at 52nd Street and Parkside Avenue, adjacent to the Mann Music Center.
Free lunch and t-shirts will be provided to the first 250 volunteers. All volunteers will be entered for a chance to win a $100 Driving Credit from PhillyCarShare.
For more information and to register to volunteer online, visit http://www.drexel.edu/alumni/candu .
Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova, Vice President for University Relations
Drexel to Host "Chill-out: Campus Solutions to Global Warming" Webcast
The second annual “Chill-out: Campus Solutions to Global Warming” webcast will stream on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 from 7 to 8:15 p.m. on the Drexel Web site, http://www.drexel.edu .
The University is one of 125 across the country that will host the webcast in support of The National Wildlife Federation. The webcast highlights the winning schools from the NWF Chill-out Competition, which recognizes schools that are doing an exemplary job of reducing global warming pollution on their campuses.
The mission of the National Wildlife Federation is to inspire Americans to protect wildlife for our children's future.
Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova, Vice President for University Relations
Climate Change to Be Focus of National Public Health Week April 7 -13
Students at the School of Public Health will celebrate National Public Health Week (April 7 – 13, 2008) with a series of events that spotlight this year’s national theme, “Climate Change: Our Health in the Balance.” The activities are designed to raise awareness of climate change as a public health issue and to provide insight about how the Philadelphia community can help improve its health by being environmentally conscious.
The National Public Health Week activities include:
Tuesday, April 8, 5:30 p.m.
Public Health Recognition Night and Awards Ceremony
The College of Physicians of Philadelphia (19 S. 22nd Street)
School of Public Health representatives to the Philadelphia Public Health Student Council will join The College of Physicians of Philadelphia in its public health recognition night. The evening will feature the presentation, “Physicians’ Role in Climate Change,” with Erica Frank, M.D., a professor at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. The College of Physicians of Philadelphia will also recognize local Philadelphia organizations for their contributions to public health.To RSVP, visit http://www.collphyphil.org .
Wednesday, April 9, from 5 to 7:30 p.m.
Environmental Event Fair and Panel Discussion
Drexel University Bossone Research Enterprise Center (Market Street between 31st
and 32nd Streets)
Industry experts from across the region will hold a conference presenting ways to live green, offering tours of the Bossone Center’s green features. Free and open to the public.
Event Fair Participants and Attractions:
Panel Discussion Participants:
Thursday, April 10, from noon to 6 p.m.
Public Information Fair and Display
Love Park (16th Street and JFK Boulevard)
Students from the School of Public Health will host an event at Love Park where they will display letters, photos and postings to their Web site from community members across the region illustrating “what is public health.” The students will also provide information booths, hand out “This is Public Health” stickers and engage spectators to raise awareness for public health issues. The event is free and open to the public.
Friday, April 11, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Poster and Essay Contest Awards at Fairmount Boys & Girls Club
(1100 Poplar Street)
School of Public Health students will present awards to children from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Philadelphia in the SPH’s second annual public health poster/essay contest. The contest is designed to help inspire children and their families to take the first steps toward caring for the environment and improving their health.
Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova, Vice President for University Relations
Benefits Buzz Today: "The ABC's of Retiring"
Human Resources will host "The ABC's of Retiring" today, April 7, 2008, from 3 to 4 p.m. in room 116, Korman Center (33rd Street between Chestnut and Market Streets).
The next Benefits Buzz session, "Tuition Remission," will be held on Monday, April 14, 2008 at the same time and location.
Benefits Buzz is an informal weekly meeting for answering questions and providing information about Drexel benefits. Human Resources representatives will be available to present information and answer questions from faculty and staff.
For more information, email Trish Mahon at pam82@drexel.edu .Approved under the authority of Adele T. Barbato, Senior Vice President for Human Resources
Department of Computer Science to Present Lecture: Seamless Multi-homed Wireless Mesh Network
The Department of Computer Science will host a lecture "SMesh: A Seamless Multi-homed Wireless Mesh Network with Fast Hand-off" today, April 7, 2008 at 11 a.m. in room 153, University Crossings (32nd and Market Streets).
This talk is part of the Computer Science Colloquium Series.
Dr. Yair Amir, Johns Hopkins University, will present the architecture and protocols of SMesh, the first transparent multi-homed wireless mesh network with fast hand-off. SMesh offers uninterrupted connectivity with intra-domain and inter-domain handoff. It supports VoIP and other real-time application traffic for any unmodified 802.11 device. In SMesh, the entire mesh is seen by mobile clients as a single, omnipresent access point. For more information about SMesh, visit http://www.smesh.org .
For more information about this lecture, email David Breen at david@cs.drexel.edu .Approved under the authority of Stephen W. Director, Provost
Fidelity Group Individual Conferences
Human Resources will host The Fidelity Group for a presentation "Finding the Right Investment Strategy" on Wednesday, April 9, 2008, from noon to 1 p.m. at the Center City Hahnemann Campus in room 718, Bellet Building (1505 Race Street).
Reservations are recommended but not required.
Scheduling information and other dates are available on the Drexel University and DUCOM Web sites in calendar format. Click on one of the links below for this information.
Drexel University: Retirement Plan at http://www.drexel.edu/hr/benefits/IE-IndividualConf.html
DUCOM: Retirement Plan at http://www.drexel.edu/admin/hr_hs/benefits/InvestEducation.html
Approved under the authority of Adele T. Barbato, Senior Vice President for Human Resources
Hospitality Management and Culinary Arts and Food Sciences at the Academic Bistro
The Hospitality Management, Culinary Arts and Food Science Programs would like to thank all of the loyal patrons of the Academic Bistro for supporting their students.
This spring, the Bistro, located on the sixth floor of the Academic Building (3225 Arch Street) is open four days for lunch and two days for dinner.
The creative students of these programs operate the Academic Bistro. They develop the menus, prepare and serve the food. Weekly updates will appear in the Drexel Daily Digest under the Academic Bistro heading.
Current menus can be viewed at http://www.drexel.edu/academics/goodwin/facilities/bistro/menu.asp .
Reservations can be made with Adrienne Hall by calling 215-895-5872 or by emailing acadbist@drexel.edu.
Approved under the authority of Stephen W. Director, Provost
Apply Now to the New Study Abroad Program on Bioko Island
The Study Abroad Office is accepting applications for a new program, Biodiversity on Bioko Island.
Bioko Island is part of the Spanish-speaking country Equatorial Guinea and home to Africa's greatest concentration of endangered primates and to more than 50 unique species of plants. This program offers a unique opportunity to study tropical biodiversity and its conservation. Students will take four or five courses for a total of 18 to 22 quarter credits.
This program is available to all majors.
For more information or to apply online, visit http://www.drexel.edu/studyabroad .Approved under the authority of Stephen W. Director, Provost
Grand Rounds Tomorrow: "Liver Ischemia Reperfusion Injury Basic Science and Clinical Correlates"
The Department of Surgery in the Drexel University College of Medicine will present the Pearce Lectureship “Liver Ischemia Reperfusion Injury, Basic Science and Clinical Correlates” with Dr. Ravi S. Chari (above) on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 6:50 a.m. at Geary Auditorium A on the first floor, New College Building, (245 N.15th Street).
Dr. Chari is professor of surgery and cancer biology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
The lecture is open to all primary practicing physicians, fellows, residents and medical students.
For more information, contact Allison Stein at 215-762-3585 or a stein@drexelmed.edu .
Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova, Vice President for University Relations
SCDC to Host Info Session Today: Universal Health Services
The Steinbright Career Development Center will host an information session with Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS), one of the nation's largest and most respected healthcare management companies, today, April 7, 2008 from 5:30 to 6 p.m. in room 226 of the Creese Student Center (32nd and Chestnut Streets).
Universal Health Services’ principal business is owning and operating, through subsidiaries, acute care hospitals, behavioral health centers, surgical hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers and radiation oncology centers nationwide and in Puerto Rico. The company would like to meet with students about career and co-op opportunities.
For more information about the company, visit http://www.uhsinc.com/index_uhs.php .
All employer information sessions sponsored by the Steinbright Career Development Center are listed on the Web site, www.drexel.edu/scdc .
For more information about the SCDC information sessions, call 215-895-2185.Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova, Vice President for University Relations
Drexel Engineering Cities Initiative to Host Colloquium Today
The Drexel Engineering Cities Initiative will host "Cities Initiative Colloquium: Are Tolls the Solution to Traffic Congestion in America's Urban Areas?" today, April 7, 2008 at 3:30 p.m. in room 2020, MacAlister Hall (33rd and Chestnut Streets).
Dr. John McDonald, professor of economics at the University of Illinois at Chicago and author of Economics of Urban Highway Congestion and Pricing, will present his research on congestion pricing.
Cities such as Milan and London impose tolls on cars that enter the city center as a way of reducing pollution and traffic congestion. In North America, New York City and Toronto are considering the implementation of this strategy. What is the best way of managing the increasingly dense vehicular traffic in our cities? How do we balance the needs of business and commerce with concerns about air quality and climate change?
Approved under the authority of Stephen W. Director, Provost
MSE Lecture Today: Magnetorheological Elastomers
The Department of Materials Science and Engineering will host a lecture by Dr. Paris von Lockette, “Magnetorheological Elastomers: Development of a Tunable Vibration Absorber and the Effects of Biodal Article Distributions,” today, April 7, 2008 at 1 p.m. in the Hill Conference Room of the LeBow Engineering Center (31st and Market Streets).
Dr. Lockette is an associate professor of mechanical engineering at Rowan University.
Refreshments will be served immediately after the seminar in the Materials Science and Engineering Lounge (room 331).
For more information, contact Keiko Nakazawa at 215.895.2323 or knakazawa@coe.drexel.edu .Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova, Vice President of University Relations
José Limón Dance Performance Tonight
The Dance Program of the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design will present a concert featuring works by José Limón today, 2008, at 7 p.m. in Mandell Theater (33rd and Chestnut Streets).
This concert will close the Philadelphia Dance Conference 2008: Limón Centennial Celebration, a two-day forum organized by the Drexel Dance Program.
Jose Limón (1908-1972) was a crucial figure in the development of modern dance. His powerful dancing shifted perceptions of the male dancer, while his choreography continues to bring a dramatic vision of dance to audiences around the world.
Highlighted by a complete performance of Barren Sceptre by the Philadelphia-based company Dancefusion, the program will also include excerpts from Choreographic Offering, Psalm, Waldstein Sonata, and There Is a Time: A Time to Laugh/A Time to Dance.
The concert is open to the general public. Tickets are $5 and can be reserved by calling 215-895-ARTS.
Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova, Vice President for University Relations
CoAS Dean’s Seminar Series: "Nonlinear Waves: Where Do They Come From? What Do They Do?"
The College of Arts and Sciences will present, “Nonlinear Waves: Where Do They Come From? What Do They Do?” on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 from 3:30 to 5:50 p.m. in room 109 Disque Hall (32nd and Chestnut Streets).
Dr. J. Douglas Wright, assistant professor of mathematics, will discuss the role of non-linearity in the generation and behavior of waves and examples of how these waves are useful (fiber optic communications), catastrophic (tsunamis) or just plain strange.
Not all systems react to input in a linear way. It is not always the case that if you put twice (or three times) as much into a system, you get twice (or three times) as much out. It might be that you get four times (nine times!) as much out. The relationship between in and out might be yet more complicated. This sort of "non-linearity" is extremely important when investigating the propagation of signals and waves in many different physical settings, either on the surface of the ocean or in an axon in your nervous system.
This event is free and open to students, faculty and staff. Refreshments will be served.
For more information, contact Amy Weaver, communications specialist, at amw55@drexel.edu .
Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova, Vice President for University Relations
Attention All Graduating ACE and BSN Co-op Students
The Steinbright Career Development Center and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital will present the Third Annual Recruitment Dinner for graduating Accelerated Career Entry (March and September 2008) and Bachelor of Science in Nursing Co-op students on Monday, April 7, 2008 at 5:30 p.m. in Stiles Alumni Hall (15th and Wood Streets). The RSVP deadline is noon, Wednesday, April 2, 2008.
Seating is limited.
To ensure a place at the table, interested students should bring to the Steinbright Career Development Center a meal selection and $10 deposit to reserve a seat, on the second floor of the Bellet Building (1505 Race Street).
Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova, Vice President of University Relations
This Week on The Drexel InterView™
The Drexel InterView™ is hosted by Dr. Paula Marantz Cohen, distinguished professor of English at Drexel University.
On DUTV (Drexel University Television):
Tuesday, April 8, 2008, at 8 p.m.
Elaine Terranova, Pulitzer Prize-nominated poet
All programs on DUTV air first on Tuesday at 8 p.m.and repeat on Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday mornings at 10 a.m. DUTV can be seen throughout Philadelphia on Comcast Cable channel 54 and in West Philadelphia on channel 62. On the Drexel University City Main Campus, DUTV can be seen on channel 33.
Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova, Vice President for University Relations
The iSchool Colloquium Series: "RFID, Highly Visible Supply Chains and the REAL-SCO"
The iSchool at Drexel will present a talk sponsored by the College of Information Science and Technology, "RFID, Highly Visible Supply Chains, and the REAL-SCO," today, April 7, 2008 at 12:30 p.m. in room 14, Rush Building (30 N. 33rd Street).
Dr. Guido Geerts, associate professor, University of Delaware, will speak on RFID technology. RFID is a wireless sensing technology that enables individual item identification and improved supply chain visibility. RFID tags identify objects, RFID readers observe where objects are located at a specific time, and middleware helps make sense of the raw RFID data. The objective of this paper is to define primitives, structuring rules and patterns for the specification of data models for highly visible supply chains (HVSC).
For more information, visit the College's Web site at http://www.ischool.drexel.edu or email Dr. Robert Allen at bob.allen@ischool.drexel.edu .
Approved under the authority of Stephen W. Director, Provost
An Associated Press story about an autism study in which Dr. Craig Newschaffer, professor and chair of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics in the School of Public Health, is noted continues to be syndicated. The story was widely published April 3 and 4, 2008, in news outlets such as The Washington Post, Miami Herald and Mercury News (San Jose, Calif.) and on Sci-Tech-Today.com.
Storylink - The Washington Post
A WCAU-TV (NBC-10) story in which Dr. Joanne Getsy, associate professor of medicine in the Drexel University College of Medicine and medical director of the Drexel Sleep Center, commented on a study linking cell phones and sleep problems was syndicated on multiple stations April 4, 2008. The story was broadcast on KUSA-TV (NBC-Denver), WTHR-TV (NBC-Indianapolis), WBAL-TV (NBC-Baltimore), WOWT-TV (Omaha, Neb.), WVTM-TV (NBC-Birmingham, Ala.), WXII-TV (NBC-Greensboro, N.C.), WBRE-TV (NBC-Wilkes Barre, Pa.), WFXW-TV (FOX-Terra Haute, Ind.) and several other stations.
Dr. William Rosenberg, professor of political science, commented on the Democratic presidential candidates’ race on CNN and WMBC-TV (New York) on April 3, 2008.
Dr. Scott Knowles, assistant professor of in the Department of History and Politics and director of the Great Works Symposium, is noted in a Philadelphia Inquirer story published April 4, 2008, about Philadelphia’s new emergency evacuation plan.
Storylink - The Philadelphia Inquirer
MAD Dragon records is noted in a review of The Swimmers’ “Fighting Trees” published in The Pitt News (University of Pittsburgh) on April 4, 2008. The band is signed to the label.
Storylink - The Pitt News
Drexel was noted on CN8’s “Your Morning” (Philadelphia and Boston broadcasts) on April 4, 2008, for providing scholarship money at a University of the Sciences event April 3.
Drexel is noted in the Press of Atlantic City (N.J.) on April 4, 2008, for providing scholarships at the Delaware Valley Science Fair.
Storylink - Press of Atlantic City
Drexel is noted as host of a FIRST Regional Robotics Competition on March 28 and 29 in The Daily & Sunday Review (Towanda, Pa.) on April 4, 2008.
Storylink - The Daily Review
Approved under the authority of Philip Terranova, Vice President for University Relations
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