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goidel draws a parallel to president george hw bush both former presidents were honest people who put country first while neither were re-elected to a second term they set the stage for their successors by making difficult and oftentimes unpopular decisions carter served his country during a very difficult time helped to move it past the vietnam war and watergate began the work of economic recovery not fully felt until 1983 during the reagan administration and continued after his presidency to faithfully serve his community and country goidel said given our current politics it seems unlikely that we will see another jimmy carter and our country is the worse for it middle east policy carters policies in the middle east were responsible for both his most enduring success in foreign policy and at the same time his most notorious failure said f gregory gause professor at the bush school of government and public services department of international affairs the historic peace agreements between egypt and israel that carter mediated in 1978 at camp david transformed the arab-israeli conflict gause said though unresolved issues in the region abound and the camp david accords didnt immediately end the hostilities gause said carters efforts endure in that egypt and israel are still at peace carter would later go on to be awarded the nobel peace prize in part for his efforts to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts but the iranian hostage crisis that consumed the last year of carters presidency did enormous political damage to his legacy gause said it made the united states look like a weak state in confronting this revolutionary upheaval in iran gause said there was enormous public discontent over his handling of the hostage crisis on nov 14 1979 a group of iranian students who supported the iranian revolution seized the us embassy in tehran holding dozens of americans captive for 444 days gause said the ordeal cemented a public perception of carter being ineffectual there were daily reports on all the television networks about what was calledamerica held hostage and there was a perception that carter was unable to do anything about it gause said he did try to mount a military operation to rescue the hostages and it had to be aborted before it got close to tehran so even the one military action that carter took to try to get the hostages out was a failure despite this gause said carter will likely be remembered by the public as a model example for former presidents having lived a modest life after leaving the white house and doing good wherever he could
post-presidency philanthropy carters more than 35 years of support for habitat for humanity are so legendary said instructional assistant professor angela seaworth that habitat staff report many people mistakenly believe he founded the global nonprofit housing organization seaworth who teaches at the bush school and serves as director of philanthropic initiatives at the center for philanthropy & nonprofits said the numerous photographs of carter and former first lady rosalynn carter doing volunteer construction work are enduring images for many americans however she said this is only a small part of their philanthropic contributions many people associate president and mrs carter from those images but the philanthropic impact he has had related to promoting peace alleviating suffering and improving health is far-reaching seaworth said the couples civic involvement has focused on serving the public good from global initiatives at the carter center to their local community seaworth said carter famously taught sunday school every week into his nineties and he has been quoted about choosing to value dignity in service in his nobel acceptance speech carter said we can choose to alleviate suffering we can choose to work together for peace seaworth calls this choice to serve the purest form of altruism defined as voluntary action for the public good the carter center founded by the former president and first lady in 1982 works to advance human rights alleviate human suffering prevent and resolve conflicts enhance freedom and democracy and improve health seaworth said the carters philanthropic efforts through the center have been strategic and proven that collaboration between international agencies health organizations nonprofits and government can lead to progress in resolving social issues for example the carter center has worked to eliminate six preventable diseases: guinea worm river blindness trachoma schistosomiasis lymphatic filariasis and malaria in hispaniola thanks to carters efforts guinea worm disease a parasitic infection contracted when people drink water contaminated with guinea worm larvae could soon be eradicated president carter once commented that he hoped to outlive the guinea worm and according to the case count last year there were only 13 cases reported in the world seaworth said according to the carter center it could be the second human disease in history after smallpox to be eradicated president carter has very quietly gone about the work of cultivating dignity in service she said it seems a fitting way for the public to remember him is that he demonstrated that we all can play a role in helping others in our own neighborhoods and around the world he showed us how to serve
in a society that is chronically online the term fatphobic is often used to describe certain public figures pieces of media and industries one example is taylor swifts video for anti-hero another is a movie titled the whale which opened late last fall to wide critical acclaim and details the struggles of an obese man played by brendan fraser who was recognized with the oscar for best actor his first during sunday night's ceremony but what does the term mean through the analysis of these two pieces of media texas a&m university sociology professor joan wolf dissects fatphobia its societal impacts and the best ways to reverse the harmful stigma that surrounds body weight theres almost a universal agreement that fat is bad said wolf an associate professor in the department of sociology we have a whole health industry that is set up around making people thinner we have a self-help industry with scientists and doctors who are devoted to the message that everybody should lose weight because we think its all under our control we judge people who are fat and we think that they are lazy that their character is somehow represented by the fact that they carry more body weight
shortly after its december release the whale director darren aronofsky found himself in the middle of controversy with many saying that the film misrepresented the real struggles of obese people adding to the criticism was the fact that fraser wore prosthetics to achieve his characters look when aronofsky could have chosen an obese actor when asked about why the whale received such backlash wolf referenced the role that the media often plays in pushing a fatphobic agenda and especially the huge issue that exists with the lack of body diversity in all forms of media the media broadly speaking distorts our understanding of what is in fact a more common a more normal body wolf said which is one where people often carry fat in their middle they have generous thighs and butts when we do see fat people we are supposed to judge that fat to assume that being fat dominates their life we need to see more fat people who are doing just fine
however the issue of whether something is fatphobic can sometimes be a complicated issue in the video for anti-hero swift steps onto a scale only to look down and see only the word fat in big letters this scene was described by some as an artistic way of showcasing swifts struggles with her body image but also interpreted by others as being fatphobic because of the negative connotation associated with the particular word fat swifties felt as if they were being judged by this scene and thought that her efforts to be inclusive failed due to her own lack of experience living in a bigger body its reasonable to ask whether taylor is the right person to be leading the charge against fat shaming wolf said shes well intentioned but shes also a little tone deaf on the politics of representation it is also common to wonder if and when it is acceptable to use the word fat especially since the current connotation around it is negative many have advocated using the wordfat to destigmatize the word wolf said some people are fat; some are thin what we need to do is stop pathologizing and discriminating against people who are fat i use it in that sense but if i were with people who find it offensive i absolutely would not use it in other words if you hope to destigmatize the word be clear of your intentions and if the word is hurtful to someone just avoid it when asked about the best way to reverse the stigma that exists around being fat wolf said that changes first need to be made regarding the way that scientific findings are being communicated to the public we have scientists telling us that being overweight causes multiple health problems wolf said the extent to which fatness is causal or a symptom of underlying problems in which fatness is one indicator has yet to be determined scientists need to do a better job of conveying that uncertainty wolf said consciously focusing on treating others with basic human respect and empathy wouldnt hurt either at this point i think the best thing we can do is say treat everyone like a human being wolf said we shouldnt be treating someone differently because of how much weight they carry
daniel g nocera patterson rockwood professor of energy at harvard university has been selected as the 2023 recipient of the fa cotton medal for excellence in chemical research named for one of the most honored faculty members in texas a&m university history the medal is jointly awarded each year by the texas a&m department of chemistry and the texas a&m section of the american chemical society (acs) in tribute to dr f albert cotton a texas a&m distinguished professor of chemistry widely considered one of the worlds foremost inorganic chemists who passed away on february 20 2007 he was the inaugural recipient of the medal when it was first awarded in 1995 nocera will be honored during an afternoon symposium set for friday march 24 within the interdisciplinary life sciences building auditorium on the texas a&m campus in addition to noceras 4:30 pm keynote presentation the event will feature preceding talks by university of california berkeley chemist kwabena bediako and stanford university chemist matt kanan the symposium will be followed by an invitation-only dinner at which nocera will be presented with the cotton medal nocera has been on faculty at harvard since 2013 where he holds appointments in both the department of chemistry and chemical biology and the graduate school of design prior to moving to harvard in 2013 he was the henry dreyfus professor of energy and director of both the solar revolutions project and the solar frontiers center at the massachusetts institute of technology (1997-2013) he began his career at michigan state university (1984-1997) after earning his phd from the california institute of technology under the mentorship of 2018 cotton medal recipient harry b gray in 1984
the fallon-marshall lecture was established in 1994 by philanthropist mary marshall who named the lecture for her close friend and former dean of the college of liberal arts daniel fallon upon marshalls death the lecture series was renamed to jointly honor them both in their shared quest to highlight the important research underway in the college and to communicate it broadly
the international journal of nautical archaeology recently published a paper highlighting a historical discovery made by shelley wachsmann meadows professor of biblical archaeology in the department of anthropology at texas a&m university on an excavation in jaffa an ancient maritime city located in israel wachsmann was able to uncover evidence of a body of water that may have been used as a harbor during the bronze age this harbor buried for centuries under layers of sediment provides archaeologists with a piece to the puzzle of understanding the rich geographical history of the bible and early navigation wachsmann originally was invited to israel by aaron a burke a professor from the university of california los angeles cotsen institute of archaeology and a co-author on the team's paper burke who was working on the jaffa cultural heritage project was focused on ramesses ii monumental city gate and requested wachsmanns aid with the nautical dimension of the project according to wachsmann the excavation began on the tel a "mound of many cities" the area being researched was an ancient egyptian fortress in canaan making it one of the most interesting tels in israel wachsmanns curiosity was focused upon the poor condition of the modern rocky harbor at jaffa which had been widely referenced in the bible as a notable location for seafaring if you ever visit israel jaffas harbor is a great place to have a fish dinner and whatnot but the harbor is absolutely terrible siad wachsmann a member of texas a&m's nautical archaeology program and chair of the archaeological committee for the institute of nautical archaeology so theres something that just doesnt make sense here when wachsmann arrived at the excavation site he searched for a geological depression that could explain the famous biblical stories referencing traveling to and from jaffas harbor (2 chronicles 2:16; ezra 3:7; and jonah 1:3)
wachsmann divided the project into two parts: a geoarchaeological survey on land and a nautical survey along the coast his original plan involved a field school that would allow for texas a&m students to partake in the excavations as fate would have it a war between israel and hamas in 2014 led to the cancellation of student participation in the land survey however it did not stop wachsmann and his team from drilling a series of cores down to 43 feet into the ground in an attempt to determine the sites geoarchaeological history we ended up actually doing the coring on the last day of the war and we had a rocket shot down right above our heads wachsmann said but we still managed to get this done in two days what they discovered made both the danger and the deadline worth it there is evidence of a body of water wachsmann said we cant prove it was a harbor but it wouldve been irrational not to use it it would have existed probably during the bronze and iron ages with the help of a paleontologist and other members of the team they were able to uncover specific information from the sediment regarding past environments that existed thousands of years ago after additional survey information was gathered and more research was done the team was confident that they had discovered a body of water that existed during the bronze age until the middle of the first millennium bc around 500 bc that could have been used as a suitable harbor what were doing is basically reconstructing the environment of the bible wachsmann said now when you think about jonah or you think of these stories about seafaring it adds an entirely new understanding wachsmann and his teams discovery provides a new and unique view into the way in which travel to and from jaffas harbor may have occurred during biblical times although a piece of the puzzle that is the past has finally been put into place wachsmann cautioned that there is still much more to do before archaeologists fully understand the complex history of the world its a small part of reconstructing the past wachsmann said it doesnt change the world as we know it but it adds to our understanding of the past and to our understanding of the bible
texas a&m university is joining institutions across the nation in recognizing the importance of mathematics and statistics next month with the 21st anniversary celebration of its annual texas a&m mathematics and statistics fair set for saturday april 15 starting at 9 am in the john r blocker building for the seventh consecutive year the free event will feature the inclusion of statistics in keeping with aprils more broadly focused mathematics and statistics awareness month says texas a&m mathematician and event coordinator mariya vorobets free and open to all ages vorobets notes that the fair will feature mentored problem-solving games mathematical arts and crafts puzzles a prize raffle and other activities situated throughout the first floor of the blocker building
co-hosted since 2017 by the texas a&m department of mathematics and the texas a&m department of statistics the math and stat fair was founded in 2002 as the math mini fair by husband-wife texas a&m mathematicians peter kuchment and mila mogilevsky shortly after they both arrived in aggieland in 2001 during the past two decades it has emerged as the traditional highlight of an expanded series of spring outreach events designed to increase public understanding of and appreciation for both mathematics and statistics from the many disciplines to the daily activities each impacts mathematics and statistics are extremely valuable in many careers and various aspects of everyday life but they are also fun said sarah j witherspoon professor and head of texas a&m mathematics we are very excited to share that fun with guests of all ages in conjunction with texas a&ms family weekend in keeping with the julia robinson mathematics festival organization format adopted each year since the 2016 fair vorobets says all participants will receive a raffle ticket when they solve a problem complete an art project or just make a significant step in a solution the more tickets they accumulate the better their chance of receiving a prize with the overall goal being that they are simultaneously thinking about the problem and hoping to improve their odds at noon texas a&m mathematician zhizhang xie will deliver this years public lecture followed by a prize raffle and remarks the days activities will conclude with advanced lectures from 1 to 3 pm
free parking is available in lots 50 and 51 north of the zachry engineering education complex while paid visitor parking also can be found in the northside garage adjacent to the blocker building and the polo rd garage adjacent to lots 50 and 51 sponsored by the joint policy board for mathematics (jpbm) mathematics and statistics awareness month began in 1986 when then-united states president ronald reagan issued a proclamation establishing national mathematics awareness week activities generally are organized on local state and regional levels by college and university departments institutional public information offices student groups and related associations and interest groups the jpbm is a collaborative effort of the american mathematical society (ams) the american statistical association (asa) the mathematical association of america (maa) and the society for industrial and applied mathematics (siam) for registration information and other details about the texas a&m mathematics and statistics fair and mathematics and statistics awareness month visit https://wwwmathtamuedu/outreach/mam/ to learn more about texas a&m mathematics visit https://wwwmathtamuedu/ for more information about texas a&m statistics go to https://wwwstattamuedu/
although attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (adhd) is prevalent throughout the world those struggling to live with it often are able to combat its effects with modern medicines and newfound auditory methods as one example a recently published article cites the growing popularity of brown noise in terms of providing relief for people with adhd helping them focus on tasks and even providing them with better sleep the phenomenon of noise and its corresponding stimulation of the auditory system has been studied by psychologists for years said brian anderson a professor in the department of psychological and brain sciences at texas a&m university there are many different ways in which specific noises impact specific people most notably white noise which is a combination of all frequencies that a human is able to hear however despite the millions of people promoting brown noise lower-pitched bass sounds comparable to thunder a jet plane or strong wind psychologists have not been able to find evidence as to why this occurs there really isnt anything other than speculation at this point anderson said we know that neural rhythms are a thing and youre stimulating the auditory system with some rhythmic quality but thats it
while there are many theories about frequencies and how the stimulation influences the synchrony of neurons in the brain there has not been enough research conducted anderson said the good news however is that brown noise is incredibly easy to test and brain rhythms are able to be measured straightforwardly within neuroscience so far all we know is that brown noise stimulates the auditory system and thats going to feed into all these other systems in ways that could conceivably help you focus anderson said though psychologists do not have proper evidence to explain brown noises impact on adhd there are many other confirmed ways in which those diagnosed with the disorder may find relief in terms of eliminating distractions and reducing the impact of hyperactivity including stimulant medication and cognitive behavior therapy stimulant medication is one of those interesting mysteries of adhd because if someone is suffering from hyperactivity why would you give them a stimulant anderson said it sounds absolutely absurd on the surface but in reality its the most commonly prescribed psychopharmaceutical cognitive behavior therapy is a different approach to combat the effects of adhd in which a person forms and develops beneficial habits in order to manage their symptoms with certain contingencies behavior modification strategies can be particularly effective for younger people who arent as ingrained in their ways quite yet anderson said but cognitive behavior therapy can be helpful for people who have struggled with adhd for a while too for most anderson said adhd is diagnosed early on sometimes however the signs of the disorder are not transparent enough until the person gets to college there's an issue in higher education where some people dont get diagnosed with it until theyre in college anderson said if youre high functioning you might not realize the extent of your struggles until you have the demands youre expected to have when you become more independent in college