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Aitheantas tugtha ag OÉ Gaillimh do mhic léinn a ghnóthaigh scoth na marcanna i
Thursday, 24 January 2008
Bronnfar Scoláireachtaí Iontrála ar 76 mac léinn ón gcéad bhliain in OÉ Gaillimh ag searmanas speisialta a bheidh ar siúl Dé Sathairn, an 2 Feabhra 2008. Ghnóthaigh na mic léinn i gceist scoth na marcanna i Scrúdú na hArdteistiméireachta. Bronnfar seic ar fiú €1,600 é ar gach mac léinn chomh maith le scrolla a dearadh go speisialta mar cheiliúradh ar na marcanna iontacha a ghnóthaigh na mic léinn seo i Scrúdú na hArdteistiméireachta an samhradh seo caite. Bronntar Scoláireachtaí Iontrála ar gach mac léinn nua in OÉ Gaillimh a ghnóthaigh 560 pointe, ar a laghad, i Scrúdú na hArdteistiméireachta (590 pointe i gcás cúrsaí Leighis agus Eolaíochtaí Sláinte). As measc na mac léinn sin a mbronnfar Scoláireacht Iontrála orthu, d'éirigh le 24 mac léinn an t-uasmhéid de 600 pointe a fháil. Tá níos mó agus níos mó mac léinn ag fáil pointí arda gach uile bhliain. I mbliana, bronnfar scoláireachtaí ar mhic léinn as 51 scoil éagsúil ar fud na tíre, scoileanna beaga agus móra san áireamh. Tá buaiteoirí againn as 16 chontae ar fad. Ina measc tá Ard Mhacha, An Clár, Corcaigh, An Dún, Dún na nGall, Baile Átha Cliath, Gaillimh, Ciarraí, Cill Dara, Laois, Maigh Eo, An Mhí, Ros Comáin, Sligeach, Tiobraid Árann agus An Iarmhí. Dúirt Uachtarán OÉ Gaillimh, an Dr Iognáid Ó Muircheartaigh, a bhronnfaidh seic agus scrolla atá deartha go speisialta ar gach mac léinn ag an ócáid, go bhfuil sé "mar aidhm leanúnach ag an Ollscoil feabhas acadúil a bhaint amach agus a chur chun cinn i ngach uile disciplín. Deis é searmanas bronnta na Scoláireachtaí Iontrála le haitheantas speisialta a thabhairt dár mic léinn chéad bhliana – mic léinn a bhfuil a gcumas acadúil léirithe acu cheana féin leis na marcanna a ghnóthaigh siad i Scrúdú na hArdteistiméireachta. Deis atá ann freisin buíochas a léiriú dá dtuismitheoirí agus múinteoirí meánscoile as an obair iontach atá déanta acu". Bronnfar 50 gradam agus duais eile a bhaineann le Coláistí/Dámha éagsúla ag an searmanas seo freisin. - críoch -
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'Understanding Bloody Sunday' Public Lecture at NUI Galway
Thursday, 24 January 2008
On Wednesday 30 January, the 36th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, NUI Galway's Centre for Irish Studies will host a public talk entitled 'Understanding Bloody Sunday'. Dr Niall Ó Dochartaigh, author of From Civil Rights to Armalites and a lecturer in the University's School of Political Science and Sociology, will deliver the lecture at 8pm in the Joseph Larmor Theatre, Arts & Science Building. Bloody Sunday, as it became known, took place on 30 January 1972 when thirteen civilians were shot dead by British soldiers at a civil rights march in Derry. This tragic part of history will be in focus again this year with the expected publication of the Bloody Sunday Inquiry report, also known as the Saville Inquiry. According to Dr Ó Dochartaigh, "In the weeks before Bloody Sunday, efforts were made to use proven channels of communication between the security forces and the Catholic community to avert confrontation. These efforts were clearly and decisively rejected at the highest levels of the British army command structure in Northern Ireland." During the talk, Dr Ó Dochartaigh will trace the development of British security policy in Derry in the months before Bloody Sunday, examining the way in which deep divisions between military and police commanders on the ground were reflected in changing policies at the highest levels of the British state. While some in the security forces desperately attempted to prevent the outbreak of violence at the march, others deliberately prepared to stage a major confrontation. Dr Ó Dochartaigh will follow the development of this struggle through the decisions of the British government in the months before the march, in the shaping of the British army's plan to deal with the march on the day, and in the minute-by-minute details of the army operation on Bloody Sunday. Everyone is welcome to attend the event. For further information contact the Centre for Irish Studies on 091 492051. ENDS
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NUI Galway Launches Múscailt 2008
Tuesday, 22 January 2008
Múscailt 2008, NUI Galway's Spring Arts Festival, takes place from 4-8 February. For five days, the campus will be alive with concerts, theatre, dance, exhibitions, story-telling, films and live performances from student societies and special guests. Produced by the University's Arts Office and Societies Office, Múscailt is now in its eighth year. As always, the Societies have put together an action-packed week of events including the Witless Music Festival, Poetry Slam, Fleadh Imboilg, Ceili Mór, Art Soc's Up on the Down side, and a New Talent Comedy Night. Flamboyance and fun are big on the agenda with the festival taking inspiration from this year's musical in the Black Box Theatre Back to the 80's. The musical is modelled on classic movies like Back to the Future, and follows the graduating class of William Ocean High School set to a soundtrack of the biggest hits of the 80's. NUI Galway is a great source of new writers, dramatists and performers and the Jerome Hynes Original One Act Play Series promises to be very special, with nine new works being premièred and judged. Several young original artists will be featured this year including students and graduates including: Heather Murphy and her glorious photographic show Seascape; Aimee Jeane Levey with her drama Cryptosporidium Town; and David Rock with his kaleidoscope of colour images in Pushing the Light 2. Limerick four piece Indie pop band We should be Dead will play at the Gala Opening in the Aula Maxima on Monday, 4 February, at 1pm. The group exploded onto the Irish music scene in 2007 with their debut single Forget Romance Let s Dance', and their debut album is one to watch in 2008. For fans of traditional music and dance the Arts in Action Traditional Concert takes place on Thursday, 7 February, at 7.30pm in the Aula Maxima. This evening features internationally renowned musicians such as Frankie Gavin, Mairtín Ó Connor, Ronan Browne, Arty McGlynn and Roisín Elsafty. Also on the line up are sean nós dancer Roisín Ni Mhainín, singer Mary MacPartlan and storyteller Clare Muireann Murphy. To add to the evening each of the artists will give a brief history of their art form and instrument. For those interested in the visual arts, highly regarded Welsh artist Timothy Emlyn Jones' installation on the glass bridge called 'The Idea of the Rain' is a piece of art that people can actually walk through. Jones also brings his fascinating Gallery Exhibition called 'In Praise of Bad Weather' which includes a variety of studies of rain that he has made since he settled in the Burren in 2003. Equally exciting is a new show from acclaimed artist Michael Mayhew, who presents 'Upon Reflection - a look back at The Rituals of Being not Being'. Mayhew was Tulca Artist in Residence at NUI Galway in November 2007, and he returns to tell the amazing story of his performance where 14 stories of people who have vanished from other's lives were heard, words selected and then tattooed onto his body. There will be an opportunity to view the work as a whole on DVD, and to listen to Mayhew engage in a conversation focusing on the issues of new approaches within Live Art Practice. These and many more events are all open to the public. For further information call the Socs Box on 091-492852 or visit www.muscailt.nuigalway.ie -ends-
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Minister Martin announces significant R&D collaboration
Monday, 21 January 2008
R&D collaboration the first for Beckman Coulter in Ireland Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Micheál Martin TD today (Monday 21st January 2008) announced that Beckman Coulter Inc, a worldwide provider of biomedical testing systems, with the support of IDA Ireland, is to launch an innovative four year collaborative research programme with NUI Galway in the field of Molecular Diagnostics. Headquartered in Fullerton, California, Beckman Coulter is a leading manufacturer of biomedical testing instrument systems, tests and supplies that simplify and automate laboratory processes. The company's facility in Galway manufactures a wide range of chemistry, haematology and immunoassay reagent products used in conjunction with the company's diagnostic systems. Molecular Diagnostics is a major growth sector in the diagnostics industry and has a market potential of $2bn annually. It can provide rapid and sensitive alternatives to traditional microbiological tests and immunoassays by detecting molecules of DNA from bacteria, viruses and cancer cells in patient samples with 'sample-to-answer' results. This investment represents the first collaborative research project undertaken by Beckman Coulter in Ireland. The collaboration will involve the creation of a research team of 10 Masters and PhD researchers based in NUI Galway and building on Intellectual Property already developed in the university. Welcoming the ground breaking collaboration Minister Martin said "Government policy and IDA Ireland's strategy is working to establish Ireland as a world class strategic location for research and development in the fields of science and technology and to foster novel approaches to R&D through innovative investments and industry academic partnerships". "IDA Ireland in supporting this complex industrial research programme between Beckman Coulter and NUI Galway is building on historic research in NUI Galway which was funded by Enterprise Ireland. NUI Galway's unrivalled reputation as a centre of excellence in the field of molecular biology diagnostics was a major factor in the decision by the company to proceed with this research collaboration. The high quality of the Beckman Coulter management team and its Galway workforce were critical considerations in attracting this next generation R&D investment to Galway. It is anticipated that success in this project potentially could lead to future manufacture of the company's Molecular Diagnostic assays in Galway" concluded the Minister. Mike Whelan, Group Vice President of Beckman Coulter's High Sensitivity Testing group said "With these agreements, we will take a big step toward the launch our 'sample-to-result' molecular diagnostic system, including a differentiated menu of moderately complex tests that address urgent clinical decisions. The agreements give us access to intellectual property for the development of tests for infectious diseases including sepsis; hospital-acquired infections; and sexually transmitted diseases, such as Chlamydia and Neisseria." Mr Whelan added, "The combination of NUI Galway technologies with ours gives us a glimpse of the next generation of molecular diagnostics. Our goal is that our simplified, automated solution will allow these time-consuming, complex, and labour-intensive tests to migrate into the routine hospital lab. So physicians will get diagnostic information within hours, instead of days or weeks, and be able to begin treating patients much sooner." Welcoming this new partnership with Beckman Coulter, NUI Galway President, Dr Iognáid Ó Muircheartaigh praised the work of the University s National Centre for Biomedical Engineering Science (NCBES) and the Microbiology Department who are leading this research initiative. "The work of these departments harnesses the skills of leading edge researchers who are addressing some of the most challenging and important issues at the frontier of modern biomedical research – with the ultimate goal of changing the way patients are treated and healed. The research and technology development collaboration with Beckman Coulter will ultimately improve patient care and is a strong endorsement from industry of the quality and importance of the research being undertaken at NUI Galway." Commenting on the announcement, Professor Terry Smith, Director of the NCBES, and Molecular Diagnostics Programme Director said "This is a very significant research collaboration for both NUI Galway and Beckman Coulter, in that it leverages the combined diagnostics test and instrumentation capabilities of both partners resulting in the development of break-through technologies for the diagnosis of infectious diseases in humans. These partnership agreements also validate the infectious disease molecular diagnostics test R&D being carried out at NUI Galway, highlighting our world-leadership in this area." ENDS
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Fógraíonn an tAire Martin comhoibriú suntasach Taighde & Forbartha idir
Monday, 21 January 2008
An chéad chomhoibriú Taighde & Forbartha do Beckman Coulter in Éirinn Inniu (Dé Luain, 21 Eanáir 2008) d'fhógair an tAire Fiontar, Trádála agus Fostaíochta, Micheál Martin TD, go bhfuil Beckman Coulter Inc, soláthraí domhanda de chórais tástála bhithmhíochaine, le tacaíocht IDA Ireland, chun comhchlár taighde ceithre bliana a bhunú le OÉ Gaillimh – taighde a bheidh bunaithe ar Dhiagnóisic Mhóilíneach. Is in Fullerton, California atá ceanncheathrú Beckman Coulter – ceann de phríomhdhéantúsóirí córas tástála ionstraimí, tástálacha agus soláthairtí bithmhíochaine a shimplíonn agus a uathoibríonn próisis saotharlainne. Déanann an chuideachta atá bunaithe ag Beckman Coulter i nGaillimh raon leathan táirgí imoibrithe ceimice, haemaiteolaíochta agus imdhíon-mheasa agus úsáid á baint as córais diagnóisice na cuideachta. Tá fás as cuimse ag teacht ar Dhiagnóisic Mhóilíneach laistigh den tionscal diagnóisice agus d'fhéadfadh sé $2 billiún a shaothrú go bliantúil. Is féidir leis an earnáil seo roghanna tapa agus íogaireacha a sholáthar seachas na tástálacha traidisiúnta micribhitheolaíocha agus imdhíon-mheasa trí mhóilíní DNA a bhrath ó bhaictéir, víris agus cealla ailse i samplaí othair agus i dtorthaí 'sampla go freagra'. Is ionann an infheistíocht seo agus an chéad chomhthionscadal taighde atá déanta ag Beckman Coulter in Éirinn. San áireamh sa chomhthionscadal seo beidh foireann taighde a chruthú – deichniúr taighdeoirí Máistreachta agus PhD – foireann a bheidh bunaithe in OÉ Gaillimh, mar aon le cur leis an Maoin Intleachtúil atá forbartha san Ollscoil cheana féin. Bhí an méid seo a leanas le rá ag an Aire Martin le linn dó an comhthionscadal taighde seo a fhógairt, "Tá beartas an Rialtais agus straitéis IDA Ireland ag feidhmiú ar mhaithe le hÉirinn a bhunú mar ionad straitéiseach den chéad scoth do thaighde agus d'fhorbairt i réimse na heolaíochta agus na teicneolaíochta agus chun cur chuige nua i ndáil le Taighde & Forbairt a bhunú trí infheistíochtaí nuálaíocha agus comhpháirtíochtaí acadúla sa tionscal". "Trí thacú leis an gclár casta tionsclaíoch taighde seo idir Beckman Coulter agus OÉ Gaillimh tá IDA Ireland ag cur le taighde atá déanta cheana féin in OÉ Gaillimh; taighde a fuair maoiniú ó Fiontraíocht Éireann. Is léir go raibh tionchar ag dea-cháil OÉ Gaillimh mar ionad taighde den scoth sa diagnóisic bhitheolaíoch mhóilíneach sa chinneadh a rinne Beckman Coulter leanúint ar aghaidh leis an gcomhthionscadal taighde seo. Bhí an-tionchar ag foireann bainistíochta ardcháilithe Beckman Coulter agus lucht oibre na cuideachta i nGaillimh ar an infheistíocht Taighde & Forbartha seo a mhealladh i dtreo na Gaillimhe." Ina theannta sin, dúirt an tAire, "má éiríonn go maith leis an tionscadal seo go mb'fhéidir go mbeadh ar chumas na cuideachta imdhíon-mheasa Diagnóisic Mhóilíneach a fhorbairt i nGaillimh amach anseo." Dúirt Mike Whelan, Leas-Uachtarán Grúpa ar Ghrúpa Tástála Ard-Íogaireachta Beckman Coulter, gur "céim mhór chun tosaigh na socruithe seo maidir le córas diagnóiseach móilíneacha 'sampla go toradh' a fhorbairt, lena n-áirítear sraith dhifreáilte de thástálacha measartha casta a d'fhéadfadh tionchar a imirt ar chinntí práinneacha cliniciúla. Ciallaíonn na socruithe seo go bhfuil teacht againn ar mhaoin intleachtúil chun tástálacha a fhorbairt do ghalair thógálacha lena n-áirítear seipseas; ionfhabhtuithe a fhaigtear san ospidéal; agus galair ghnéas-tarchurtha cosúil le Clamaidia agus Neisseria." Ina theannta sin, dúirt an tUasal Whelan, "Trí leas a bhaint as na teicneolaíochtaí atá ar fáil in OÉ Gaillimh agus ár dteicneolaíochtaí féin féadfaimid tuairim éigin a fháil ar a bhfuil i ndán dúinn sa réimse diagnóisic mhóilíneach amach anseo. Is é atá mar aidhm againne go gciallóidh ár réiteach simplí, uathoibrithe gur féidir na tástálacha casta, fada agus dlúthfhostaíochta seo a áireamh mar chuid de ghnáthchleachtas saotharlainne in ospidéil. Ciallóidh sé seo go mbeidh teacht ag dochtúití ar eolas dhiagnóiseach taobh istigh d'uaireanta an chloig, seachas a bheith ag fanacht laethanta nó seachtainí, agus go mbeidh ar a gcumas tús a chur le cóireáil othar níos luaithe." Le linn d'Uachtarán OÉ Gaillimh, an Dr Iognáid Ó Muircheartaigh a bheith ag labhairt faoin gcomhpháirtíocht nua seo le Beckman Coulter mhol sé obair an Ionaid Náisiúnta um Eolaíocht Innealtóireachta Bithmhíochaine (NCBES) agus Roinn na Micribhitheolaíochta, a bhfuil ról lárnach acu sa tionscnamh taighde seo. "Cinntíonn obair na rann seo go mbaintear leas as scileanna taighdeoirí den scoth atá ag obair ar chuid de na ceisteanna is dúshlánaí agus is tábhachtaí sa taighde bithmhíochaine. Is é atá mar aidhm leis an obair seo an modh a bhfuil cóir leighis á fáil ag othair a athrú. Is é a bheidh mar thoradh ar an gcomhthionscadal forbartha taighde agus teicneolaíochta le Beckman Coulter go gcuirfear feabhas ar an gcúram atá á fháil ag othair agus léargas maith an méid seo ar an tacaíocht atá á tabhairt ag an tionscal don taighde atá ar bun in OÉ Gaillimh." Le linn don Ollamh Terry Smith, Stiúrthóir NCBES, agus Stiúrthóir an Chláir um Dhiagnóisic Mhóilíneach, a bheith ag labhairt ag an ócáid dúirt sé gur "comhthionscadal suntasach taighde é seo do OÉ Gaillimh agus Beckman Coulter, agus go mbaineann sé leas as acmhainní tástála agus ionstraimíochta diagnóisice an dá pháirtí, rud a chiallíonn gur féidir teicneolaíochtaí nua a fhorbairt a chabhróidh chun galair thógálacha a aithint i ndaoine. Ina theannta sin, tacaíonn na socruithe comhpháirtíochta seo le Taighde & Forbairt atá ar siúl in OÉ Gaillimh ar dhiagnóisic mhóilíneach galar tógálach, léiriú eile fós ar ár seasamh domhanda sa réimse seo." CRÍOCH
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NUI Galway Society Cares for Bears
Friday, 18 January 2008
Almost 400 children, aged 3 to 7, were at NUI Galway today for the University's third annual 'Teddy Bear Hospital'. The main aim of the day was to help dispel some of the fears children may have of a hospital environment. The event was organised by the Sláinte Society (the NUI Galway branch of the International Federation of Medical Students Associations - I.F.M.S.A.). At the 'Teddy Bear Hospital' children and their teddies visited the team of 'Teddy Doctors' and 'Teddy Nurses' who examined the patients and took a full medical history. Appropriate medical action was taken, whether it was applying bandages, or taking a trip to the Teddy X-ray machine or the Teddy MRI machine. There was also a Teddy Pharmacy fully stocked with nourishing vitamin juices and other healthy treats to promote healthy eating and dietary well being. Over 150 students volunteered their time to explain how treatments worked and dispel any fears the children might have. Many of the students who took part are studying health related disciplines at the University. NUI Galway's Juggling Society was also on hand to provide entertainment. The event was supported by Kelkin, Medtronic and Eli Lilly & Co. According to Riona Hughes, NUI Galway Societies Officer, "The Teddy Bear Hospital is just one example of the enthusiasm and creativity of our students. This event has gone from strength to strength each year and is of huge benefit to the local schools and children. This is just one small example of the community engagement that happens here on campus". The University has 89 active societies through which students make friends, pursue their interests, learn new skills and organise events such as the Teddy Bear Hospital. NUI Galway also runs the ALIVE programme to assist students who wish to volunteer with community organisations. -ends-
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NUI Galway Fair to Showcase Over 400 Postgraduate Programmes
Friday, 18 January 2008
The Annual NUI Galway Graduate Studies Fair takes place from 1.30-5pm on Monday, 4 February, 2008 at Áras na Mac Léinn. The event will showcase 429 full-time and part-time postgraduate programmes at NUI Galway, including taught and research masters, and doctoral research options. Almost 3,500 postgraduate students currently attend NUI Galway. At the Graduate Studies Fair, 70 stands will provide information about opportunities at NUI Galway, with academic staff and current students on hand to answer questions about specific courses. A free seminar at 2.15pm will address 'Research & Funding Opportunities' while a presentation at 3.15pm will cover 'Careers and Making a Postgraduate Application'. Supported by Bank of Ireland, the Fair will also feature stands from other institutions across the country. According to John Hannon, Head of NUI Galway's Career Development Centre, "A postgraduate qualification can provide a real career boost. Whether you are a recent graduate or whether you secured your primary degree some years ago, there is a growing demand for people with postgraduate or 'fourth' level qualifications. More and more students now go straight onto postgraduate study in order to maximize their career prospects and earnings". Working with the 'fourth-level' theme, NUI Galway's graduate education opportunities are now under the banner go4th™. The University offers world-class fourth level education, developing programmes based on its traditional academic strengths of Arts, Social Sciences, Celtic Studies; Commerce, Medicine, Nursing, Health Science, Law, Engineering, Informatics and Science. These areas have been augmented with innovative Research Centres in areas as diverse as Biomedical Engineering, International Human Rights, Digital Media & Film Studies, and Regenerative Medicine. An online prospectus of all that is on offer at NUI Galway is available at www.go4th.ie. The postgraduate application process is also online, through PAC (Postgraduate Applications Centre www.pac.ie). "Most of our postgraduate applications for both taught and research programmes are now made online," says Valerie Leahy, Postgraduate Admissions Officer at NUI Galway, "the system is very easy to use and allows for quick turnaround and decision times". For further information on the Graduate Studies Fair visit www.go4th.ie/gsf -ends-
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Eolas faoi Bhreis is 400 Clár Iarchéime le fáil ag Aonach Léinn Iarchéime OÉ Gai
Friday, 18 January 2008
Beidh an tAonach Léinn Iarchéime ar siúl in OÉ Gaillimh idir 1.30 – 5 pm, Dé Luain, an 4 Feabhra 2008 in Áras na Mac Léinn. Beidh eolas le fáil faoi 429 clár iarchéime lánaimseartha agus páirtaimseartha atá ar siúl in OÉ Gaillimh, lena n-áirítear cláir mháistreachta mhúinte agus thaighde, mar aon leis na deiseanna atá ann taighde dochtúireachta a dhéanamh. Tá beagnach 3,500 mac léinn iarchéime ag freastal ar OÉ Gaillimh i láthair na huaire. Beidh 70 seastán ag an Aonach Léinn Iarchéime agus beidh eolas le fáil faoi na deiseanna ar fad atá ar fáil in OÉ Gaillimh. Beidh idir chomhaltaí foirne acadúla agus mhic léinn i láthair chun ceisteanna faoi na cúrsaí éagsúla a fhreagairt. Beidh seimineár dar teideal 'Research & Funding Opportunities' ar siúl ag 2.15pm agus beidh láithreoireacht dar teideal 'Careers and Making a Postgraduate Application' ar siúl ag 3.15pm. Is é Banc na hÉireann a dhéanann urraíocht ar an Aonach, agus beidh seastáin ann freisin ó institiúidí eile ar fud na tíre. Deir John Hannon, Stiúrthóir Ionad Forbartha Gairme OÉ Gaillimh, "cabhraíonn cáilíocht iarchéime go mór le duine post níos fearr a bhaint amach. Is cuma mura bhfuil do chéim díreach faighte agat nó má tá do chéim faighte agat le fada an lá, is cinnte go bhfuil an-éileamh anois ar dhaoine le cáilíochtaí iarchéime nó cáilíochtaí 'ceathrú' leibhéal. Téann níos mó agus níos mó mac léinn i mbun staidéar iarchéime anois ar mhaithe leis na gairmeacha agus na tuarastail is fearr agus is féidir a bhaint amach dóibh féin". Le téama an 'cheathrú leibhéal', tá deiseanna iarchéime OÉ Gaillimh anois á bhfógairt faoin mbranda ar a dtugtar go4th™. Soláthraíonn an Ollscoil oideachas ceathrú leibhéal den scoth, agus forbraítear cláir atá bunaithe ar láidreachtaí traidisiúnta acadúla OÉ Gaillimh – Na Dána, Na hEolaíochtaí Sóisialta, An Léann Ceiltreach, Tráchtáil, Leigheas, Altranas, Eolaíocht Sláinte, Dlí, Innealtóireacht, Faisnéisíocht agus Eolaíocht. Tá méadú tagtha ar na réimsí seo agus ar Ionaid Nuálaíocha Taighde i réimsí cosúil le hInnealtóireacht Bhithleighis, Cearta Idirnáisiúnta an Duine, Na Meáin Dhigiteacha & Staidéar Scannán agus Leigheas Athghiniúnach. Tá réamheolaire ar líne OÉ Gaillimh le fáil ag www.go4th.ie. Is féidir iarratas a dhéanamh ar chúrsaí iarchéime ar líne freisin trí PAC (An tIonad Iarratas Iarchéime www.pac.ie). Deir Valerie Leahy, An tOifigeach um Iontrálacha Iarchéime in OÉ Gaillimh gur féidir iarratas a dhéanamh ar fhormhór na gclár múinte agus taighde ar líne anois, agus gur "fusa an córas a úsáid agus cinntíonn sé nach gcuirtear mórán moille ar an bpróiseas trí chéile ná ar an bpróiseas déanta cinntí". Tá tuilleadh eolais maidir leis an Aonach Léinn Iarchéime le fáil ag www.go4th.ie/gsf - críoch -
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Minister Praises NUI Galway Science Essay Competition
Monday, 14 January 2008
This year's BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition saw fifth year student Catherine Duane of Holy Faith Secondary School, Clontarf, Dublin, receive top prize in an exciting national science essay competition organised by NUI Galway. Catherine, who won a laptop, trophy and €500 science bursary for her school, received her prizes from the Minister for Education and Science, Mary Hanafin T.D., on the Science Foundation Ireland booth at the festival. The competition, co-ordinated by the Regenerative Medicine Institute (REMEDI) at NUI Galway, and sponsored by Medtronic, has now completed its third year. Essays were received from across the country on the theme of 'Genetic Engineering: Panacea or Pandora's Box?' The runner up prize of a video iPOD, trophy and €250 school science bursary went to Leaving Cert student Aidan Rowe of St Gerald's College, Castlebar, Co. Mayo. Presenting the prizes for the third successive year, Minister Hanafin said: "Increasingly we are all aware of the vital role of science and technology in our lives. We are aware too, of the extent to which it will impact upon our future economic development. Competitions like the national science essay competition have an important role in raising the profile of science among young people. As students complete their CAO forms, it is important that we all encourage them to consider the vast range of exciting career opportunities in the fields of science and technology - from playstations to mutations, from bionics to photonics! I would like to congratulate all of the students who took part in the competition on their hard work and on the very high standard of research and writing. This level of dedication and expertise gives me great hope for the future of Irish science." Professor Frank Barry, Scientific Director at REMEDI and competition judge, thanked all the students who participated in the competition along with Medtronic and SFI for their work in supporting science education. Noreen Moloney, of competition sponsor Medtronic, said: "Medtronic are delighted to support the promotion of science and engineering through initiatives such as the REMEDI national essay competition. It is imperative we promote interest in science, engineering and technology among our young people and be assured of a pool of highly educated, talented graduates to drive our economy forward in years to come." Catherine Duane's essay was selected from a top-ten shortlist by a high profile panel of judges who met at REMEDI in November 2007 to choose a winner. The judges included: Leo Enright (Chair of the Discover Science & Engineering Steering Committee); Tom Kennedy (Editor of Science Spin Magazine); Prof Frank Barry (Scientific Director, REMEDI); Noreen Moloney (Medtronic); and Cormac Sheridan (Freelance Science Journalist). Commenting on Catherine's essay, competition judge Cormac Sheridan said: "Catherine s essay is a very polished piece of work. The writing is crisp and to the point, she handles the argument with great confidence, and it s superbly structured." Organised as part of a joint REMEDI and NCBES secondary school outreach programme called GRO (Galway Regional Outreach), the aim of the competition is to hear young people's views on contemporary scientific questions and to encourage students to consider studying science in third level. REMEDI is a Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) funded research institute at the National Centre for Biomedical Engineering Science (NCBES) located at NUI Galway. To read the winning essays or for additional information on REMEDI outreach programmes, visit www.remedi.ie -ends-
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NUI Galway Climate Expert Awarded Higher Doctorate by Leading UK University
Friday, 4 January 2008
Dr Colin O'Dowd, School of Physics, and Director of the Environmental Change Institute's Centre for Climate & Air Pollution Studies at NUI Galway, has been awarded a Doctorate in Science from the University of Manchester. The award was in recognition of highly distinguished published work resulting from research into atmospheric aerosols and their role in climate change. Dr O'Dowd has made a substantial, sustained and original contribution to knowledge and scholarship, and holds an authoritative international standing in his field of research. His research papers presented for the Doctorate of Science are regarded as having made the substantive part of the most significant advances in atmosphere aerosol research over the past twenty years. Dr O'Dowd directs the Centre for Climate & Air Pollution Studies (C-CAPS) in NUI Galway's Environmental Change Institute. Recently, C-CAPS secured significant research funding (in excess of €3 million) from the HEA, EPA and the Marine Institute in a series of research projects coordinated by Dr O'Dowd. The research focuses on aerosol-cloud-climate interactions, air-sea exchange of CO2 and ozone and regional climate modelling. The overarching aim of O'Dowd's research is to understand fundamental processes controlling climate change and air pollution and to build the most advanced climate prediction tools to provide accurate assessments of future climate change for Ireland. ends
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The event gives inspiring surfers age 12 and younger the opportunity to compete at one of the South Shore's premier surf breaks. Groms take on the waves at Queen's surf break in the shadow of the legendary Duke Kahanamoku statue at Kuhio Beach in Waikiki. T&C Surf and Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii, our non-profit partner, produces the event each year to introduce young surfers to the world of competitive surfing in a less-intense setting. We hope to encourage the youth to continue to embrace the surfing lifestyle as they mature as positive influence in their lives. Only participants who have never entered in NSSA or HASA or similar ranked events may compete. We are anticipating more than 300 entries for this year's contest.
"The Grom Contest is an annual highlight. We have worked to refine the focus on the event on fun. It is all about getting new kids in the water and sharing the stoke of surfing! The smiling faces of the kids never get old." says Craig Sugihara, president and founder of T&C Surf. The contest has grown so popular that T&C Surf added a kokua division a few years ago for keiki ages 3 -6 years old. This division has been maxing out and organizers expect the same this year. Adults are allowed in the line-up during these heats to help little ones catch waves. It gives the youngest of surfers the opportunity to take part in a contest with some extra support from a grown-up. The addition of a kokua division follows an increase in divisions for girls over the past several years. T&C Surf now offers three age groups for girls in both shortboard and longboard divisions.
The expanded offerings bring entire families from across the island chain to Waikiki Beach for a full weekend at the ocean. The fun kicks off Saturday with preliminary heats in three divisions for boys and girls: shortboard, longboard and bodyboard (schedule is subject to change). Passing the time between heats, kids enjoy beach games with opportunities to score prizes from their favorite surf brands. Before the sun sets, the top young surfers will advance to the finals on Sunday.
Kids also get stoked about being in the spotlight of Surfer Magazine, the shared title sponsor of the event. Many of Hawaii's notable surfers, who now grace the pages of surf magazines worldwide, got their start at this very event.
"Surfer Magazine couldn't be more proud to support T&C's Grom Contest again for 2014. We've partnered up with T&C for years on this because we know its impact on each and every grom that participates"
The event wraps up with the final heats on Sunday, where the top six in each division receive trophies and prize packs filled with surf products from event sponsors and the opportunity to win one of two custom T&C Surf boards.
The Grom Contest is designed so all entry level surfers ages 3-12 years old are eligible to surf only one division providing more kids a chance to compete. The two-day event will be staged over the weekend of May 17th and 18th, with competitors meeting at Queen's, Waikiki on Oahu at 7am Saturday morning.
T&C Surfer Grom Contest is presented by Chili's Grill & Bar and supported by GoPro, Dakine, Vans, Naked Juice and BoardStories. The Boy's & Girls Club of Hawaii has been the local non profit partner for the event for many years now.
Entry forms are available at all T&C Surf locations, online at TCSurf.com/grom14 and on Facebook (keyword Grom Contest). A portion of the proceeds from contest T-shirt sales will be donated to the Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii. The public can call 808-483-8711 for more information.
About T&C Surf
Founded in 1971 by surfboard shaper Craig Sugihara, T&C Surf operates three divisions: surfboards, retail and licensing. The surfboard division operates from a state-of-the art shaping facility in Wahiawa. It provides our highly skilled board shapers with the best tools for designing and producing some of the world's most sought-after boards. The retail division includes five locations on Oahu; Ala Moana Center, Kahala Mall, Pearlridge Shopping Center, Ward Center, and Windward Mall. The licensing division has agreements around the world, including Japan, Brazil, Australia and New Zealand. Visit us online at TCSurf.com.
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October 13, 2009 marks Calleva's 17th annual Markoff's Haunted Forest. Walk through the woods on a tour of ghosts, ghouls, and goblins. For not much more than the price of a movie, you can take a walking tour through a Halloween event you're not likely to forget. The fear's real, but the danger isn't. Good fun for the whole family.
Markoff's Haunted Forest has evolved throughout the years into a great tradition. A lot of the same family, friends and staff are still involved and a good time is had by all.
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Many unexplained events occurred during the last week in October.
View physically and psychologically disturbing images of DC's haunted armory. Our journey features goulish creatures that feed on frightening Washingtonians.
Special thanks to the D.C. Sports & Entertainment Commission (DCSEC) and the Sudden Impact Entertainment Company for risking their lives to take us on this journey.
The 26th Annual Adams Morgan Day will be celebrated with the traditional 18th Street Festival on Sunday, September 11 from noon - 6 pm. The festival will feature: vendors offering multicultural specialty items, arts, crafts, a variety of food and drink, and wares and wonders of many types, 'Arts on Belmont' (between 18th St. and Columbia Rd. ) with original art in a wide variety of styles and mediums, a Kids Fair with games and activities for children, and a youth basketball tournament at Marie Reed School, and two large music stages will define the main entrances to the Festival area at Columbia Road and Florida Avenue.
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We lived in the US and Japan for many years and know what it is to be in a foreign country. As our guests, we will make sure you get all the necessary information to enjoy the place to its full potential. The villa is fully furnished and we leave all the appliances so that your stay will be remembered as a truly unique and enjoyable experience.
As a location, Nice, the capital of French Riviera, is perfect to visit places such as Monaco, Cannes, Grasse, Eze, etc. Lots of great restaurants around and a very exciting local life in the local markets, pedestrians areas, casinos, etc.
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Admit to it, we sports fans all think that most of the time what the coach(es) is doing is wrong, and that we know better. Especially when a franchise is losing, wow, we have the sure-fire answers to turn things around for the better. Thanks to Buffalo Sabres assistant coach Joe Sacco, I'm a changed ' expert '.
As someone who admittingly follows professional hockey ad nauseam , more times than I will admit , I think I know what would benefit a team's play. But far to many times I, and I think it's safe to say , most fans blanketly toss the head coach out without doing a due diligent review. I live with guilt. You name it, I'll confess; where do I sign. After speaking with Buffalo Sabres assistant coach Joe Sacco yesterday, I am officially apologizing to him.
You see, my National Hockey League teams are the New York Islanders and Colorado Avalanche. Both organizations have had rough goings over the years, but now seem to have righted their ships and are on the upswing. The past four seasons for the Avalanche have been brutal. After two seasons as Colorado's head coach with their American Hockey League affiliate Lake Erie, Sacco was promoted to the big club in the Mile High City. Starting in 2009-'10 , for the next four seasons the Avs saw post-season action but once. The Sacco led Avs lost in the first round of Stanley Cup play offs in his rookie campaign as bench boss.
During my trips to Denver and witnessing first hand the not- so- full Pepsi Center and losing atmosphere surrounding the cellar dwelling Avalanche, naturally the blame would land on Joe Sacco. Could he have been more animated during game time? Could he have shown outwardly more anger at those underperforming ? Yes, yes, and yes to many other concerns that Avs fans expressed. But, now things are different. Sacco is one of three assistant coaches on Ron Rolston's staff.
The Sabres are in Chicago, playing the defending Stanley Cup Champion Blackhawks in the United Center at 8pm ( ET ) on Saturday. I have put in a request to speak with Sacco for a piece I anticipate writing for a hockey trade publication. This is game day, preperation is ongoing. My conversation with the Sabres assistant is delayed for about one hour as he out on the ice later than expected. Then, the call comes.
As we begin to discuss the half dozen topics that I believe fans would learn from, I keep an eye on my watch. Being respectful of coaching commitments on game day particularly, I want to get the most bang for the 10 minutes I have been promised. The coach answered everything thrown at him, and I sensed he would have gone on beyond the 10 minute parameter, if I wasn't keeping myself on a timer. The message I left with and badly needed to be reminded of is that Joe Sacco is a real person. Beyond what you read, hear, and see in the media, no one in a coaching or management position intentionally loses or just doesn't care. We don't know what's in their heads during critical points in a game. We may sure as heck think we do but we don't. Unless you spend a day or two at work with them or inquire, one-on-one, requesting the who, why, and what were you thinking, we could only speculate. And that's not good enough. Heck, in journalism that thinking can get you in a whole lot of hot water. Believe me, I know. My apologies to Joe Sacco for all the negative thoughts I had during the Avs lean years.
Getting to speak to the man himself humanizes the job of coaching and reminds me to lighten up and enjoy the game.


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Mosaik 2014
- Artists Kreidler
- Release Date 2009-10-05
- Labels Italic
- Catalog ITA086
- Description Mosaik 2014 – that's how it is meant to sound. Arrangements that feel right, without me being able to map them out because all of the lines are woven together so intricately, and because the album was recorded mainly in a week of live sessions. Above all, this record has more. More rhythm, drums, percussion. More keyboards, better yet synthesizers that are immediate and cannot be turned away, sounds that demand something and yet retain great mystery. More off-kilter loops and more electrical storms. But it is all there to serve the same purpose: to make this the best Kreidler album of all Kreidler albums. There is a directness, and things come to the point while still leaving enough free space. There is longing, solace, fulfillment. In other words, big emotions.Mosaik 2014 – the record to put on before going out; the record to get you euphoric in anticipation of things to come. Then in the club, a surprise, the DJ plays Impressions d'Afrique. That whistle is new. The dance, a fury of drums, is bathed in sweat. At 5 a.m. in the taxi: please turn it up a little, I know this track. It's Mosaik, that melancholy feeling after the party, the slight intoxication, memories of the glances and the contact on the dance floor, as if by chance. The rattling accompanies me through the staircase and to the door. The night is somewhat restless. Luminous Procuress. A séance. Tableaus are carried past. It is not really threatening, but unsettling nonetheless. WHAT IS HAPPENING TO ME? Les lettres du blanc... [...sur les bandes du vieux b/pillard]. Doom Boys is evil, but not the overt, obvious kind of evil – this is not a Michael Moore record. It's about the cusp, the swell, the hidden, and forbidden, that which we do not know, but suspect, and the erotic. Borroughs, Brus, Crowley, Cronenberg – perhaps here we might agree on Kenneth Anger for fear and Lovecraft for love. European Grey and Marauder are the type of disco that got an entire continent swinging, from northern Italy via Marseille to West Germany. It is another idea of Europe, one which David Lynch would so much have liked to present to his American audiences. Zero – the set, gravity, tolerance. Griffith, von Sternberg, Morrow. Which culture was it again that founded algebra? And don't I finally have to mention André Breton? Awaken – Brass Cannon, the brass colliery that sounds the alarm and blows fanfares. The Chase. In hot pursuit through the streets of San Francisco, not by coincidence with the initials SF: Heinlein lights the fuse. Dystopia – there are so many independence days. Which ones should we forget about? Where should we start? And while we're here, only somewhat further south is High Wichita. It's not yacht rock, but it might be Los Angeles. I climb into the elevator from Venusia to Mercury Station. Mosaik 2014 – Music which ignores the 21st century. Music that simply glides from the 20th to the 22nd century. Music in the here and now. And for tomorrow. (Text written by: V. Luxemburgo / Translation: Alexander Paulick)


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The Value of Persuasion
The task of ensuring that our knowledge is free from the distorting effect of passion is made difficult by the fact that the acquisition of scientia consists largely in the critical scrutiny of the sensible ideas to which our passions adhere. Even if some of our intelligible ideas are innate—as Descartes, for example, believes—and even if we acquire more intelligible ideas in the process of enquiry, we never transcend our dependence on the senses. This conviction is universally shared by early-modern philosophers, some of whom formulate it in terms of an explicitly Aristotelian division between the intellectual and sensitive souls. Charleton, for instance, explains that, while the sensitive soul can compound and divide notions of sensible things, only the intellect can review propositions conceived from the fantasy, judge them, and reorder them. 1 Others appeal to the messages passed between the senses, the imagination, and the understanding, as when Bacon describes the senses as an agent or nuncius sending over to imagination before reason has judged, or when Reynolds represents them as porters conveying ideas to the understanding. 2 A strictly comparable view is maintained by anti-Aristotelians who construe the erstwhile powers of the soul as distinct kinds of thought. In the preceding chapter, for example, we examined Descartes's claim that 'the intellect can either be stimulated by the imagination or act upon it. Likewise, the imagination can act upon the senses through the motive force, by directing them to objects, while the senses in their turn can act upon the imagination, by depicting the images of bodies upon it.' So, 'if the intellect proposes to examine something which can be referred to the body, the idea of that thing must be formed as distinctly as possible in the imagination. In order to do this properly, the thing itself which this idea is to represent should be displayed to the external senses.' 3 Regardless of how they put the point, all these writers present the intellect as a critical faculty with an ability to integrate ideas, including representations of the extended world. Fulfilling the first of these functions, it judges the ideas presented to it and____________________


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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - The San Francisco 49ers have signed running back Carlos Hyde, their second-round draft pick last week, and cornerback Dontae Johnson, a fourth-rounder.
Each got four-year deals Thursday.
Hyde was a star at Ohio State and was voted the Big Ten's top running back in 2013. He rushed for 1,527 yards (7.3 average) and 15 touchdowns on 208 carries, and scored three times on receptions. He closed out his Buckeyes career with nine consecutive 100-yard rushing games.
Johnson, of North Carolina State, was the second of two fourth-round picks (129th overall) by the 49ers. As a senior in 2013, he started all 12 games and had 82 tackles, a team-high three interceptions, two passes defensed and one forced fumble.
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John Jakes and his copyright lawyers may have a word with you about this.
There's lots of inspiration out there, Kevin.
It was published in 1986 – one of several on the theme by the same author. I wonder how active that market is today?
The first chapter's online – it somehow relates the Camp Jackson affair without once using the words 'German' or 'Dutch.' I'm tempted to send a copy to Adam Arenson, just for fun.
Looks like the cover of a Connie Chastain novel….
I think that's the cover for close to half to books on the book rack at the local Rite Aid…


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For over 40 years St. Lawrence has operated the Kenya Semester Program, making it one of the longest running U.S. study abroad programs on the African continent. Based out of our SLU owned and operated campus in the suburbs of Nairobi, the Kenya program is rooted in this deep tradition and is committed to providing students with a unique study abroad experience. We believe the best way to learn about Kenya is through cultural immersion and experiential learning. As a result, students supplement formal course work and language study in Kenya's bustling capital city with rural and urban homestays, three additional field components and a month-long independent study where students examine East Africa's diverse social and cultural landscape. As a program which is open to students of all academic interests we welcome applications from both current St. Lawrence students as well as students from other institutions. You can also learn more about the student experience by visiting the Kenya program's blog.
- Based in Nairobi
- Fall or Spring semester
- Pre-requisites: 2.8 GPA recommended to apply, one African Studies course
- Must take Swahili while in Kenya
- Live with in program housing and with homestay families
- State Department Travel Warning and St. Lawrence Policies for Studying Safely in Kenya
Click here to apply to the Kenya program
Location Academics Course Components Housing
Calendar Orientation Program Contacts
More Information About Kenya
Lying on the Equator, Kenya has a unique and varied landscape and is home to a diverse population of over 40 million. The thin, tropical band along the Indian Ocean gives way to vast, semi-arid savannas that dominate 70 percent of the country and support several pastoralist populations. The Central and western regions are characterized by well-watered fertile agricultural zones which are densely populated. Cutting a swath through the center of the country is the Great Rift Valley, flanked by magnificent escarpments, volcanic massifs and the snowcapped peaks of Mount Kenya and Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest summits. To the west, the country is bounded by Lake Victoria, the source of the Nile River.
The cosmopolitan capital city of Nairobi, rising from the plateau of south-central Kenya, is the home base of our program. A city with over three million residents, Nairobi is East Africa's regional center for trade and is one of three cities in the world to host a regional headquarters of the United Nations. Based in this vibrant and diverse city students will gain familiarity with the urban environment while also visiting many of the rural areas, where approximately 80 percent of the country's population resides.
The programs headquarters are located in beautiful Karen, a suburb of Nairobi, where St. Lawrence owns a 5 1/2 acre gated campus. Students use the campus as a home base for the semester, but only spend about 8 weeks living here. The two faculty directors, as well as program staff, also live on campus. Students spend time during the semester traveling throughout Kenya and East Africa on various course components.
The Kenya Semester Program is an interdisciplinary academic program that uses a combination of learning models -- classroom, field-based and experiential -- and emphasizes cultural immersion throughout the semester. Students take two required courses. In addition, students are able to select two elective courses so they can focus on their own field of interest or specialization. The program serves majors from a number of different disciplines. Whether matriculated at St. Lawrence or elsewhere, all students must take four courses to earn full-semester credit. For dual-listed courses, students must indicate while registering in Kenya for which department they want the course listed. Therefore, students must confer with their advisors and department chairpersons well in advance of studying in Kenya to to plan their program and avoid problems.
Required Courses:
AFS/ANTH/ENVS/GS 337: Culture, Environment, and Development in East Africa (The Core Course)
SWAH 101, 102, or 103: Swahili (at the appropriate level)
Elective Courses (Students select 2):
AFS/ENVS/BIO 242: Biodiversity Conservation and Management in East Africa
AFS/GOV/SOC 326: Critical Issues in Socio-Economic Development in Kenya
AFS/ANTH/GNDR 247: Gender Issues in Modern and Traditional Kenya
AFS/HIST 354: Introduction to the History of Modern Kenya
Course Components
The core course, Culture, Environment and Development of East Africa is the organizing basis for the semester and is comprised of several field components which students participate in throughout the semester. Swahili language study and the two additional elective courses are taken in blocks between field components. Be sure to click on the below links to see photo galleries for each component, and see the calendar for a more detailed semester schedule.
The Orientation Week:
Upon their arrival, students are introduced to the various aspects of the Program and to our staff. A main aspect of the orientation is to prepare students to live independently in Kenya. To achieve this they are first introduced to our neighborhood where they learn how to orientate themselves and take care of their personal needs such as shopping, entertainment, etc. Safety and security are emphasized, not only through lectures and discussions but through field visits and real life experiences. Students also visit Nairobi's central business district on their own, use public transport and start practicing to engage with Kenyans one on one. Students learn Swahili, Kenya's national language and are prepared to aspects of cross-cultural living before they set off for their week's long rural homestay.
The Rural Agricultural Field Component:
The rural homestays enable you to live with Kenyan families and offer the opportunity to understand something of their traditions as well as the modern issues they face. They begin after a weeklong intensive orientation at the St. Lawrence University Study center in Karen. This is an opportunity to learn something about rural village life in Kenya. Your week in this small agricultural community will expose you to many issues and topics that will recur throughout the semester. Each student lives as a member of a family, shares in household duties, and gathers insights into questions that you will explore and discuss in a seminar at the end of the week. Given that almost 65% of Kenya's population lives in the rural areas, this component gives a window through which to see and start understanding much of Kenya's population and its livelihood.
Tanzania Field Study Component:
This field component focuses on the Hadza, one of a few communities that still practice hunting and gathering and live entirely off the land and do not practice any agriculture or keep livestock. Students spend 3 nights with the Hadza in the Yaeda Valley and immerse themselves in their hunter-gatherer lifestyle. They join the Hadza women in a food-gathering excursion and go hunting with the Hadza men. They practice how to make fire by rubbing two sticks; dance and sing with the Hadza, learn how to make and use bows and arrows and, discuss with them their culture and the future of the hunter-gatherer lifestyle in the face of the accelerated development currently taking place in Tanzania.
Urban Study Component:
While doing their classes in Nairobi students spend three weeks living with an urban host family in Nairobi and many students maintain close family ties long after the homestays are over. These home stays offer an opportunity to learn about some urban Kenyan families' lifestyles and at the same time understand the main issues related to the city of Nairobi and its environment are introduced. Most of the homestay families have very close contact with their rural homes and this gives students an opportunity not only to compare rural-urban lives but also to see the processes of change and adaptation that urban-dwellers make because of their inclusion into the urban space.
Amboseli Field Study Component:
This component focuses on the socio-economic, and environmental factors responsible for changing the Maasai culture and pastoral lifestyle from pure nomadic pastoralism to semi-sedentary mixed agro-pastoralism in the Amboseli region. More recently, the region has seen a greater influx of non-Maasai immigrants and experienced a gradual shift from purely pastoral to mixed agro-pastoral economy. This shift, coupled with the increasing human-wildlife conflicts and, the introduction of community-based tourism have resulted in significant changes in the Maasai's pastoral lifestyle. We will examine the competition and conflicts over land, water, pasture and, natural resources. We will explore how the local Maasai manage their own wildlife sanctuaries, tourist lodges, campsites and, cultural tourism ventures. We will also examine the major conservation issues in the region. Students spend a night in a traditional Maasai homestead to engage our host community in many formal and informal discussions.
Independent Study Component:
The last four weeks of the program are devoted to an independent study, which is arranged individually according to each student's academic field of specialty and interest. Students carry out activities as instructed by a supervisor from the host organization and in doing so they get exposed to the daily work of a Kenyan organization, and if possible, to provide some small help to the organizations that kindly agree to host you. At the end of your independent study, you will write a final term paper for the St. Lawrence University Kenya Semester Program. The paper explores some aspects of Kenyan life in an analytical way, with special reference to the course themes, Culture, Environment and Development. It is not a research report on data collected during the course of the independent study.
The programs headquarters are located in beautiful Karen, a suburb of Nairobi, where St. Lawrence owns a 5 acre gated campus. Students use the campus as a home base for the semester, but only spend about 8 weeks living here. The two faculty directors, as well as program staff, also live on campus. Students spend time during the semester traveling throughout Kenya and East Africa on various course components. Students spend the various course components living with homestay families, in tents, and in guest houses.
Week 1 (Day 1 - 6): Orientation week in Nairobi
Week 2 (Day 7 - 15): Rural homestay with an
agricultural community
Week 3 - 4 (Day 17 - 28): Classes in Nairobi (Students
stay at compound)
Week 5 (Day 30 - 36): Tanzania field trip with the
Week 6 - 8 (Day 40 - 58): Classes in Nairobi (Students
live with urban homestay families)
Week 9 (Day 62 - 68): Amboseli field trip with the
Week 10 (Day 69 - 73): Coastal field trip in Mombasa
Week 11 - 12 (Day 75 - 86): Classes in Nairobi
(Students stay at compound)
Week 13 - 16 (Day 89 - 116): Independent Study
Week 17 (Day 117 - 122): Closing module (Students stay
at compound)
For a more detailed calendar, with dates for specific
semesters, please contact the CIIS Office.
Pre-departure: The CIIS office organizes in depth orientation sessions on-campus prior to the students participation in the program. This includes a program specific session(s) in which the students will learn more about the program, local culture, academic expectations, and any other important information. There is also an orientation session lead by the CIIS office on culture shock, and what to expect, as well as safety and security while abroad.
On site: Upon arrival in Nairobi students participate in an in-depth, week-long orientation designed to introduce them to Kenyanculture and daily life and familiarize them with the Kenya Semester Program. The orientation combines structured informational sessions with organized activities and free time to familiarize participants with Nairobi. Topics such as safety and health, Kenyan family life, cultural adaptation, program regulations, participant responsibilities and other essential information are all discussed during orientation. During the on-site orientation students also meet their professors, receive final language placements, and become familiar with the program staff.
Program Contacts
If you are interested in learning more about the Kenya Semester Program please contact one of the following people.
CIIS Office: Karen Smith, Assistant Director of Off-Campus Programs - Questions about eligibility, program logistics, and other off-campus opportunities.
Faculty Coordinator: Dr. Matt Carotenuto (Kenya Semester Program Alum) - Questions about program academics.


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Winning the Best Picture Oscar for a flick you directed and starred in is probably a good sign for your future movie career prospects.
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That's apparently why Ben Affleck, who's sported a healthy pile of facial hair since he played CIA operative Tony Mendez in "Argo," decided he no longer needed the beard he'd considered to be his good-luck charm after his film won the biggest prize of the night at Sunday's Oscars.
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According to TMZ, Affleck was celebrating his victory with friends at Craig's restaurant in West Hollywood, Calif., Sunday night when he decided to step out into the hallway by the restroom and get his first clean, close shave in ages.
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The lucky beard was reportedly laid to rest with the help of Ben's friends, who shared shaving duties, the site reports.
"He did it to mark the end of a chapter," a source told E! News. "It had that ceremonial quality to it."
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Photos: Longhorns overcome slow start with big plays, big finish in 56-7 win over New Mexico State
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AUSTIN, TX - AUGUST 31: David Ash #14 of the Texas Longhorns throws a pass against the New Mexico State Aggies on August 31, 2013 at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images)
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Music Changes Everything is a documentary currently in production that aims to develop a deeper understanding of how an intensive discipline in the arts can shape the trajectory of a child's life. These diaries are vignettes of the children's lives, adventures and performances filmed and created during the production phase of the documentary.
All videos are filmed, recorded, and edited by yours truly.
To follow progress on the documentary, follow the link:
Meet Iona. This Artemis-in-training and ventriloquist of cats has an overflowing and contagious excitement for life, music and friendship (boys excluded.)
Meet Luis. When he loves a song, he learns to play it on any instrument he can get his hands on. Currently, Pachelbel's Canon in D is the lucky muse to this gentle and lyrical heart.
What happens when a few musicians from BRAVO Youth Orchestras and some fur balls from Oregon Humane Society get together? A symphonic celebration of slobber, that's what.
Meet Benedicte and her parents. At just nine years old, Benedicte and her gracious, smiling heart are already making this world a brighter place.
Meet Adajion. King of vibrato. Devotee of the cello and mom.
A special thank you to world class cellist Alban Gerhardt for sharing a stand with Adajion in the concert footage and being an inspiration to all the tiny musicians.
Stanford Thompson is a musician and educator who is passionate about using music for social action and serves as the Founder and Artistic Director for the El Sistema-inspired program, Play On, Philly! and the Chairman of El Sistema USA. Last month, Stanford observed Portland's program Bravo and shared his tireless dedication and insight with us all...as well as a few of his mad trumpet skills.
Meet Brent. He's a bass player, poet, philosopher and an advocate for peace. It's going to be a great pleasure following Brent on his journey through Bravo and beyond.
Bravo students brave the crowds and the heat as they open for Oregon Symphony's Waterfront Concert.
What happens when a few musicians from Bravo Youth Orchestras and some fur balls from Oregon Humane Society get together? Here is a teaser of what's to come.
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BEST OREGON SHORT FILM - Portland International Film Festival - February 2014OFFICIAL SELECTION - Portland Oregon Women's Film Festival - March 2014OFFICIAL SELECTION - Dances With Films - Hollywood, CA - June 2014OFFICIAL SELECTION - Salento International Film Festival - Salento - Italy - June 2014 OFFICIAL SELECTION - NW Film Forum - Local Sightings Festival - Seattle, WA - October 2014OFFICIAL SELECTION - San Fransisco Dance Film Festival - San Fransisco, CA - November 2014
Standing on the threshold between innocence and experience, a young ballerina glimpses a hidden truth about her future as she teeters between light and dark, order and chaos. 9 is a coming of age tale about the mysterious and sometimes frightening initiations that usher us into our becoming.
If given a super power, my choice is clear: invisibility. Rather than flying or lifting a bus, I would prefer to quietly sit unnoticed and watch the solitary lives of people unfold. Or in some cases, unravel. At the end of the day when the blinds are drawn and we're alone, there is a quiet shedding of conditioning that lays exposed the vulnerable throat of our psyches. When alone in the sanctuaries of our homes, we become our true selves, unfettered by outward appearances and socially acceptable behavior. This series pushes back against psychological analysis and embraces the absurd, quirky sensuous and tragic worlds of our multifaceted existence. Home Alone is an invitation to become invisible and step inside the homes of strangers to observe, laugh, blush and ultimately witness ourselves.
Taxidermy frightens yet draws me near. This is a self-portrait series that explores this tension and invites an intimacy with the more fuzzy and colorful palettes of death.
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While watching lifeguards perform rescue drills at a neighborhood pool, a woman faces her own need to be saved.
While a film is still in its early stages of development, one of my favorite tasks is to conceptualize scenes and create still images that capture the overall mood and color of the film as well as the arresting, cinematic moments that the characters inhabit.
In this fictitious landscape, a family gathers together to share their hues of mourning and celebration. Born from the darker mysteries of time past, they are familiar with the brevity of headstones and the infallible weight of spirit. So for a day, they join the invisible circus to comfort the deceased, caretake wonder, and revisit their own mortality.


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