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gladysz cites the recent wave of news coverage that includes protests by premed organic chemistry students at nyu as ample evidence there is just cause for concern regarding the depth and breadth of chemical education required across disparate fields he notes most of the critiques have focused on the four semesters of chemistry typically taken during students' first two years of study in particular the third and fourth semesters usually organic chemistry that are challenging due to their expected mastery of many new concepts with few parallels in disciplines outside of chemistry in his editorial (the 66th thus far in his extensive curriculum vitae) gladysz posits that one track of chemistry education may not fit all and that medicine is best served by doctors with a variety of majors and preparation which takes both global perspectives and practices into account "i first stepped into a classroom to teach the initial semester of organic chemistry in 1974 " gladysz recalled noting that first class included 300 students "in the interval since spent at four major research universities my colleagues have always been concerned about addressing the needs of all students taking this course and how to make it more attractive and functional for each constituency however the lines of communication to medical schools and examination boards regarding optimal learning outcomes for future generations of mds are broken these desperately need to be reestablished in a forum that draws national attention and includes international input otherwise substantive modernization and the rational development of widely accepted alternative tracks will never be possible" gladysz's research expertise lies in organometallic chemistry which centers around compounds with metal-carbon bonds and spans a wide range of problems across several branches of chemistry with impact in multiple sectors and industries during his nearly 50-year career gladysz has authored more than 500 publications and patents combined and his many scholarly awards and honors include the 2013 royal society of chemistry award for organometallic chemistry as well as the 1994 american chemical society (acs) award in organometallic chemistry from 2010 to 2014 he served as only the second all-time editor-in-chief of the journal organometallics a fellow of the american association for the advancement of science (2004) gladysz is a longtime member of the acs the chemical society and the gesellschaft deutscher chemiker (gdch) in 2009 he was inducted into phi beta delta the first honor society dedicated to recognizing scholarly achievement in international education a past alfred p sloan foundation fellow (1980-1984) and a camille and henry dreyfus teacher-scholar grant recipient (1980-1985) gladysz also has received an alexander von humboldt foundation research award for senior scientists (1995) and the acss arthur c cope scholar award (1988) he served from 1984 to 2010 as an associate editor of chemical reviews the journal with the highest impact factor in chemistry
arlington va the institute for humane studies (ihs) is proud to name texas a&m university economics professor jennifer doleac a distinguished fellow as part of its fellowship for the study of liberalism and a free society in recognition of her work relating to criminal justice reform doleac and other members of the 2022-2023 cohort join the ranks of past distinguished fellows including nobel prize winner vernon smith and macarthur genius danielle allen economists like myself bring a useful perspective to the criminal justice policy conversation doleac said first we are obsessed with doing rigorous empirical work that distinguishes correlation from causation that is crucial for understanding whether policies work and how to make them better second we are trained to think about how people respond to incentives and how to construct better incentives that lead people to do what we want them to do for instance not commit crime there is a broad consensus across party lines that our criminal justice system is not working as fairly or effectively as it could so there is lots of work to do and i find it super-rewarding to work on this important social problem the ihs fellowship explores the ongoing relevance of liberal principles within the academy and beyond ihs distinguished fellows share an exemplary record of advancing these principles through their research and public engagement as an associate professor of economics at texas a&m doleac studies the economics of crime and discrimination she is president of doleac initiatives a non-profit which encompasses several ventures related to criminal justice research and policy including the justice tech lab and the criminal justice expert panel she organizes the texas economics of crime workshop (txecw) and the virtual crime economics (vice) seminar and also hosts probable causation a podcast about law economics and crime rooted in the classical liberal tradition ihs is a non-profit organization that supports the achievement of a freer and more humane society by connecting and supporting graduate students scholars and intellectuals who are driving progress in critical conversations shaping the 21st century for additional information and details on our program and funding opportunities visit theihsorg this story was originally published here
the texas a&m university system has received a $119 million grant from the national institutes of health (nih) for a multidisciplinary collaboration to study the intricate connections between genomics nutrition and health understanding these connections will help in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer and other diseases yang ni an assistant professor in the college of arts and sciences department of statistics and an research affiliate with the texas a&m institute of data science is the principal investigator for the effort the project which aims to create a toolset for interpreting and correlating novel genetic information is titled bayesian differential causal network and clustering methods for single-cell data co-principal investigators are robert chapkin distinguished professor and allen endowed chair in the college of agriculture and life sciences department of nutrition and department of biochemistry and biophysics and james cai phd associate professor in the school of veterinary medicine and biomedical sciences department of veterinary integrative biosciences the team's project seeks to advance single-cell data science the study of how genes and gene expression differ among individual cells in one organism because cancer arises from genetic abnormalities in individual cells scientists believe that single-cell data science will reveal medically important information this nih award is tied to a pending grant from the cancer prevention and research institute of texas (cprit) to assess gene-environment-lifestyle interactions in cancer chapkin is spearheading that effort in collaboration with ken ramos md executive director at texas a&ms institute of biosciences and technology ramos and chapkin have also submitted a $6 million grant proposal titled gene-environment-lifestyle interactions in cancer to cprit to create a new regional center of excellence in cancer research chapkin said the nih grants goals and personnel will complement the establishment of a single-cell data science core at texas a&m that will serve as a shared-resource facility purpose and goals of single-cell technology the emergence of new technologies such as single-cell rna sequencing and spatial profiling has brought about many methods to study gene regulation and cell differentiation in the single cells of multicellular organisms ni will lead the effort along with students and postdocs to develop and implement new statistical methods for discovering causal gene regulation and molecular cell types with single-cell rna-sequencing data new methods are required to compare molecular differences at the single-cell level so we can translate the knowledge advanced by single-cell rna sequencing and spatial mapping to improve disease diagnosis treatment and prevention " he said "we will also work closely with drs chapkin and cai to solve real-world biological and biomedical problems"
single-cell technology and high-throughput sequencing have enabled entirely new realms of biology such as deep phenotyping and personalized medicine in these applications big data provide insights into cures for various diseases including cancer chapkin said single-cell data allows for the detection of cell-to-cell interactions gene networks and the spatial organization of gene expression in tissue samples there is a consensus that single-cell multiomics data in which data sets of different groups are combined during analysis and spatial information will be driving next-generation solutions in oncology chapkin said he said this type of single-cell multiomic research is highly innovative it will enable the characterization of previously unapproachable clinical phenomena such as deep landscapes of cancer heterogeneity that will reveal more about the dynamics of the tumor microenvironment chapkin said ni said a long-term goal of the project is to develop novel statistical methods for generating and evaluating new hypotheses about complex cellular processes across disparate sample groups such as disease subtypes and treatment groups specifically ni said the team will work to design and validate bayesian network and clustering models the novel statistical models and related analytical tools will help accurately describe changes in gene regulation and cell differentiation in response to experimental interventions at the single-cell level under different experimental conditions without such tools mechanistically understanding gene regulatory activities and cell differentiation will likely remain difficult he said and the proposed methods would be widely applicable to a range of data generated under different experimental conditions disease subtypes and treatment groups
single-cell modeling and connecting a bayesian network model governs the probability and causal rules of a set of variables an example would be a bayesian network representing the probable relationships between diseases and their symptoms in a bayesian network model first you identify main variables in the problem you want to solve ni explained then you specify or learn the structure of the network which is the causal relationships between all the variables identified after that you determine the probability rules governing the relationships between those variables cai is also an affiliated faculty member in the college of engineering department of electrical and computer engineering and the cai lab members develop analytical frameworks to study single-cell genomics data gathered from various types of cells in this project he will play a bridging and coordinating role by connecting statisticians with molecular biologists to create an interface between human genetics computational statistics and data science sharing the results ni will lead the effort to disseminate the projects results more broadly through open-source software conference presentation graduate and undergraduate education and mentoring and hosting interdisciplinary workshops and symposia were arranging for these workshops to provide travel stipends to help underrepresented students in stem and encourage their participation he noted to help prepare next-generation researchers statisticians and data scientists and improve public statistical literacy and engagement ni will also host data science competitions designed to engage undergraduate students i also plan to develop a new graduate course on causal networks and supervise the research of postdoctoral graduate and undergraduate researchers he said this story was originally published by agrilife today
fueled by her dual passions for selfless service and psychology grace vaughn 23 is an aggie with big plans for her future like many students here at texas a&m university vaughn says she was overwhelmed by the number of people during her initial days on campus now a psychology major with a minor in russian she was also unsure of what career path she wanted to pursue and how to get involved fortunately aggieland has a way of making a campus filled with more than 70 000 people feel like home vaughn is currently the president of the maroon coats and a member of 1st wing staff in the corps of cadets my time in aggieland has made a huge impact on who i am now and on my goals for the future said vaughn a second-generation aggie from katy texas coming into texas a&m i did not have a lot of guidance or prior knowledge about organization involvement academic paths or career plans but thanks to the support system of other aggies and the various programs at texas a&m i have been able to be a part of more than i ever would have expected during my time here i am extremely thankful for the way this has broadened my learning worldview friendships and ambitions
the corps of cadets helped vaughn tremendously on her journey within aggieland and learning traditions and bonding with her fellow cadets helped her feel even more at home my time in the corps has been full of plenty of challenges but these challenges are exactly what have built character within me over the past four years vaughn noted through the corps i gained an up-close-and-personal experience of the core traditions of texas a&m this helped me to fully grasp the meaning and purpose behind the values of excellence integrity leadership loyalty respect and selfless service that our university has promoted since it was founded i learned how to persevere through difficulty build bonds with diverse individuals and lead my peers these lessons will stick with me for years to come while at texas a&m vaughn has found a deep passion for selfless service in addition to her involvement in aggie muster committee mays business fellows and ryllies womens organization she has worked on campus for the department of student activities since december 2020 and as a teaching assistant in the former department of international studies
my passion for selfless service is motivated by the knowledge that others who came before me also made sacrifices that allow me to be where i am now vaughn said selfless service is meant to recognize their contributions and aims to make the same things possible for those who are to come after me additionally i have found that as paradoxical as it sounds we are able to have the greatest joy when we are making truly selfless sacrifices for others after graduation in may 2023 vaughn plans to begin her career as an associate consultant for bain & company a boston-based global management consulting firm her long-term goals are to one day start her own business and eventually author a book no matter what she does however vaughn says the invaluable lessons she learned here at texas a&m will always stay with her my experiences within aggieland have tested and refined the characteristics of integrity work ethic relationship-building and ambition in my life she said the importance of these qualities is not diminished when we leave college instead these values become even more important i feel equipped to confidently enter my post-graduate career because the academic rigor and organizational richness of texas a&m has ingrained these pivotal qualities within me
our oceans are essential to human life they provide food medicine renewable energy sources and information about climate change among other things as the oceans are imperative to humans trace elements or minor nutrients are critical to the health of these huge bodies of water along with related data measurement and analyses thats where the geotraces program comes in funded in part by the national science foundations chemical oceanography program geotraces is a globally-funded multi-million dollar initiative involving scientists from more than 35 countries whose mission is to map and understand the processes controlling the distribution of trace elements the data is collected through research cruises around the world as part of this important study two texas a&m university researchers jessica fitzsimmons associate professor of chemical oceanography and chrissy wiederwohl instructional associate professor in oceanography are spearheading a project that will lead a team of researchers on a research cruise to the southwestern pacific ocean the cruise called gp17-oce left tahiti on december 1 bound for punta arenas chile by january 25 over the next 55 days researchers called supertechs are hoping to collect about tens of thousands of liters of water to find out if and how trace metals such as iron copper zinc nickel manganese cadmium and lead contribute to life in the waters of the region
this is a massive global-scale study fitzsimmons said this will be the fifth ocean section that the us has studied as part of geotraces and its exciting for a lot of reasons some highlights of what were going to be sampling are waters with some of the lowest photosynthesis rates anywhere in the global ocean in these areas you can see very clear water with nearly nothing growing in it so we are studying how nutrients contribute to such low production the team will also cross an area of the ocean that is severely understudied due to strong currents and poor operational conditions but there are several bands of nutrients with different organisms growing as a result and when these organisms are exported to the sea floor they influence seafloor sediment geochemistry as well fitzsimmons said studying the interface between that modern ocean chemistry and the sediment record over the geologic past is another goal of the expedition studying the surface ocean on this cruise transect is also special because it is the birthplace of subsurface water masses that move throughout the rest of the ocean water masses are identifiable bodies of ocean water with a distinctive and narrow range of temperature and salinity and a particular density resulting from these two parameters we hope to get the chemical fingerprints of various water masses which is really important to us in this mapping quest as well fitzsimmons said the researchers will also collect samples from a large unexplored area of hydrothermal vents along the pacific-antarctic ridge according to fitzsimmons a common theory in chemical oceanography is that these vents in the southern ocean are producing a disproportionately large supply of metals to certain parts of the surface ocean allowing deep ocean sources to fertilize phytoplankton microscopic organisms that photosynthesize and serve as the base of the aquatic food chain
these vents havent been studied very much because theyre difficult to get to so were going to be one of the first cruises to capture the signatures of those fluxes fitzsimmons said thats a really big deal for my lab because we specialize in hydrothermal vents additionally as we come around the other side of south america theres a water mass called the pacific deep water that carries iron from hydrothermal sources that we are going to map right before its going to upwell to the surface thats an important goal: to map how much iron is in the current before it reaches the surface and potentially fuels photosynthesis theyre basically going from the oldest water in the ocean to the newest water in the sense of when the water was last in contact with the atmosphere wiederwohl added fitzsimmons said while she is interested in the cruises findings from a phytochemical perspective wiederwohl is interested in finding out about the southern oceans physical oceanography currents and water masses my part of the project is leading the broader impacts outreach component which is building a virtual reality module of the ship we are collaborating with andre thomas and the learning interactive visualization experience (live) lab in the school of performance visualization and fine arts wiederwohl said a live lab graduate student will be aboard to begin building the module and capture life at sea wiederwohl hopes the module will be completed by the end of the spring semester along with fitzsimmons who is serving as co-chief scientist on the expedition the cruise also includes current oceanography graduate students yerim kim kristie dick and rebekah bogdanoff as well as 2021 texas a&m oceanography former student dylan halbeisen theres a massive texas a&m presence in this project fitzsimmons said and we are so excited
in the summer before her junior year at texas a&m university lia musgrave '19 landed an internship in operations with the brazos valley bombers hoping to gain the experience necessary to succeed in the sports industry what she discovered however was that her new position was centered on serving food and working concession stands around the ballpark dissatisfied with her role and motivated to do more musgrave marched into the press box and demanded something simple a chance ill go make the connections ill talk to the players she said to the room of experienced announcers and analysts just give me a microphone give me a chance and let me see what i can do now three years following her graduation from texas a&m with a degree in telecommunications musgrave has been able to use the experience she fought for and earned during her time with the bombers as well as the many other opportunities she was able to maximize throughout her time in college station to define her own version of success while at texas a&m musgrave was involved with the bombers texags the bryan-college station eagle kbtx tv the corps of cadets and kamu tv through these organizations musgrave said she gained the media experience that helped jumpstart her post-graduate career every time i sought an opportunity somebody was always there and willing to hand me the microphone that i asked for musgrave said if something wasnt going to go well i found that it was a learning experience and it gave me a whole toolbox of things that i was able to take with me now musgrave works for the xfl creating digital content on the marketing team
a career in content creation within a wide-open playing field has proven to be a perfect fit for musgrave a self-described avid sports fan and lover of storytelling because the profession is relatively new she said she has the freedom to write her own job description each day when she arrives in the office but for musgrave the best part of her position is the opportunity to connect with athletes off the field be it turf hardwood or any surface in between something that's been really rewarding for me is being able to shine a light on athletes whose stories i really believe deserve to be told musgrave said being able to connect with athletes has been something i absolutely love getting to know them on a personal level and getting to tell their story in a unique way outside of her internship experiences musgrave cites her time on campus as one of the factors for her success her knowledge of audiences media theory and its history coming from the professors and small hands-on classes within her major college station as a community was a really good place to foster my passion for athletics and media musgrave said as an institution texas a&m was an opportunity to create more of my own opportunities in terms of her future musgrave said she hopes to become the vice president of content for a major sports team plus she hopes to open doors for other women within the industry women who may not have had enough representation within the sports industry in the past i want to be a trailblazer for women in sports that's always been something ive been really really passionate about musgrave said ive been in the industry for five years now and just in five years ive seen a ton of progress for women in the industry and the way that were able to have a seat at the table