August 2023 Archives - Notes from the Provost /provost-notes/category/august-2023/ Thu, 29 Feb 2024 19:23:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Retirements and new faculty changes /provost-notes/2023/07/retirements-new-faculty-and-staff-changes/ Fri, 28 Jul 2023 11:40:46 +0000 /provost-notes/?p=171 As we begin the new academic year, we have some faculty and staff changes to announce.

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]]> School of Engineering secures $1 million grant for AI healthcare research /provost-notes/2023/07/school-of-engineering-secures-1-million-grant-for-ai-healthcare-research/ Fri, 28 Jul 2023 11:36:38 +0000 /provost-notes/?p=160 In an exciting collaboration with colleges from around the state, 91ÁÔÆæ School of Engineering has been awarded a $1 million National Science Foundation grant over a five-year period

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]]> Graduate training high school students in biodiesel lab /provost-notes/2023/07/graduate-training-high-school-students-in-biodiesel-lab/ Thu, 27 Jul 2023 19:51:07 +0000 /provost-notes/?p=157 The Chemistry Department is honored to celebrate the success of one of its graduates.  William Epps earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry education in 2016 followed by a master’s in degree in STEM education in 2021.

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]]> No rest for biology /provost-notes/2023/07/no-rest-for-biology/ Thu, 27 Jul 2023 19:49:30 +0000 /provost-notes/?p=155 In May, Biology Department Head and Marine Biology Professor John Zardus along with Professor Danny Gustafson, who teaches plant molecular ecology, led a study abroad course in Belize on tropical ecology.

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]]> Civil and construction engineering news /provost-notes/2023/07/civil-and-construction-engineering-news/ Thu, 27 Jul 2023 19:47:24 +0000 /provost-notes/?p=151 Civil and construction engineering cadets had a busy spring semester and carried the momentum into the summer.

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]]> High school students learn applied physics on campus /provost-notes/2023/07/high-school-students-learn-applied-physics-on-campus/ Wed, 26 Jul 2023 19:00:12 +0000 /provost-notes/?p=76 The Department of Physics hosted a summer applied physics experience for high school students in June. During the event, high school students worked with physics faculty and a cadet assistant on several hands-on activities, including the physics of the toy-string shooter. 

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]]> SHSS initiatives and plans /provost-notes/2023/07/shss-initiatives-and-plans/ Wed, 26 Jul 2023 18:58:22 +0000 /provost-notes/?p=74 As The School of Humanities and Social Sciences prepares for a new home, there are other initiatives and plans in the works.

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]]> Save the Date /provost-notes/2023/07/save-the-date/ Wed, 26 Jul 2023 17:13:35 +0000 /pnotes/?p=38 Upcoming events at 91ÁÔÆæ.

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]]> Cyber summer /provost-notes/2023/07/cyber-summer/ Wed, 26 Jul 2023 17:12:00 +0000 /pnotes/?p=46 The Department of Cyber and Computer Sciences and 91ÁÔÆæ Department of Defense Cyber Institute hosted several camps over the summer.

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]]> A cosmic experience /provost-notes/2023/07/a-cosmic-experience/ Wed, 26 Jul 2023 17:10:00 +0000 /provost-notes/?p=176 They built a topographic planet from pieces of foam and designed the architecture for their planet’s space station. They learned block coding and how to navigate the universe through a small spherical robot called a Sphero.

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