College of Arts & Sciences Good News – Natural Science Division Edition
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February-March
Faculty News
Gail Tang (Mathematics) wrote an article with two collaborators (LMU and Colorado, Greeley) about inclusive math teaching. She also published peer-reviewed articles: Emily Cilli-Turner, V. Rani Satyam, Miloš Savić, Gail Tang, Houssein El Turkey, Gulden Karakok. (2023) Broadening views of mathematical creativity: Inclusion of the undergraduate student perspective, Journal of Creativity, Volume 33, Issue 1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yjoc.2022.100036. Savić, M., Satyam, V.R., Turkey, H.E., Tang, G. (2022). Mathematical Creativity at the Tertiary Level: A Systematic Review of the Literature. In: Chamberlin, S.A., Liljedahl, P., Savić, M. (eds) Mathematical Creativity . Research in Mathematics Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-14474-5_8 Karakok, G., Tang, G., Cilli-Turner, E., Turkey, H.E., Satyam, V.R., Savić, M. (2022). “Creativity Is Contagious” and “Collective”: Progressions of Undergraduate Students’ Perspectives on Mathematical Creativity. In: Chamberlin, S.A., Liljedahl, P., Savić, M. (eds) Mathematical Creativity . Research in Mathematics Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-14474-5_13
Pablo Weaver (Biology) and staff escorted a group of students to the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador during the January interterm.
Student & Alumni News
Michael Ojeda (Biology) was accepted to Western University of Health Science’s Physician Assistant MS program, class of 2025.
Dakoda Talamantes (Biology) received the Committee on Diversity (CDI) Undergraduate Travel Award to attend the Undergraduate Diversity Program at the 2023 Annual Meeting of the Society of Toxicology (SOT) in Nashville, Tennessee.
Gustavo Briseno (Biology) was accepted into the University of Riverside’s Master of Science, Engineering Program, class of 2025.
Dezeree Gil and Michael Sahagun (Chemistry) presented their research at the Lake Arrowhead Conference on Ion Chemistry and Mass Spectrometry in mid-January.
November – January
Faculty News
Christina Broussard, Vanessa Preisler, and Karlita Warren (NSD) have received notification that the uni-versity has been selected to be the recipient of the HHMI Inclusive Excellence Initiative (IE3) grant. Con-gratulation on the teamwork!
Administration & Staff News
Stephanie Pruett (NSD) was a lucky winner of a gift basket at the CAS Dean’s Holiday Event.
September-October
Faculty News
Seta Whitby (Computer Science) was awarded the Faculty of Distinction Award by Alumni Engagement. A well deserved honor!
Student & Alumni News
Vincent Hebble (Computer Science) with concentrations in Internet Programming and Software) was accepted into Georgia Institute of Technology Graduate Studies. He was eight times on the Dean’s List Recipients and Two Time Outstanding Computer Science student of the year for Internet Programming (2016/2017 or 2015/2016). Moreover, Vincent was the Male Scholar Athlete of the Year 2018 and he was on 4 Year Member of the ULV Football Team. In 2020 Vincent earned a Master’s Degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance (with a GPA of 3.91/4.00) from University of La Verne.
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