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ENG grads win first place in NSF/Science visualization challenge
The
National Science Foundation and the journal Science recently announced
the winners of the inaugural Science and Engineering Visualization
Challenge. A total of 297 entries qualified for judging, including
an entry from four 2003 ENG electrical and computer engineering majors,
which was awarded first place in the Illustrations Category. Adam Miezianko
(ENG’03) and contributors Kristopher Rambish (ENG’03),
Karen Fung (ENG’03), and Zavnura Pingkan (ENG’03) won for
an illustration, entitled Innolab 3D File Manager, that displays the
organization of computer contents in a unique arrangement reminiscent
of a Ferris wheel. The illustration was part of the ENG students’ senior
year project, which involved finding a solution to a problem posed
by Maya Bystom, an ENG associate professor of electrical and computer
engineering, who was their “customer.” A panel of science
communicators judged the challenge entries on technical accuracy, creativity,
innovation, and communication impact.
New Research Award named for Hingson
Mothers Against
Drunk Driving honored Ralph Hingson, an SPH professor of social and behavioral
sciences and an expert on community and legal
interventions to reduce alcohol-impaired driving, by naming a new MADD
National President’s Award the Ralph W. Hingson Research in Practice
Award. “Ralph has poured his heart and soul into saving lives
and preventing injuries,” says Wendy Hamilton, MADD national
president. “Through his sound and substantial research, he has
been pivotal in shaping drunk driving and underage driving policies
for more than two decades.” MADD credits Hingson with providing
scientific evidence and backing for such legislation as raising the
legal drinking age to 21, lowering the blood alcohol concentration
to .08 percent for illegal drunk driving, and establishing zero tolerance
laws that make it illegal for those under 21 in all 50 states to drive
a vehicle after consuming any measurable amount of alcohol.
GRS anthropology grad students receive awards
The U.S.
Institute of Peace has selected Ahmet Yukleyen (GRS’04)
as a 2003–2004 Peace Scholar dissertation fellow for work entitled
Sources of Tolerance and Radicalism Among Turkish-Islamic Organizations
in Europe. The $17,000 stipend will support research addressing conflict
in Colombia, Rwanda, Sudan, China, the countries of West Africa, and
elsewhere.
The ORISE Research Participation Programs at the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention has given a research appointment to Tarra
McNally
(GRS’05). This appointment will enable McNally to work with a team
of epidemiologists and anthropologists who are conducting meta-analyses
of HIV/AIDS behavioral interventions and clinical trials.
Peace Corps comes to campus
On Wednesday, September
24, a representative from the New England Regional Peace Corps office
will provide information about the application process
and answer questions about becoming a volunteer. The information session
will take place at the Career Services Center, 19 Deerfield St., from
5 to 7 p.m. More than 990 BU graduates have served in the Peace Corps
since its inception in 1961; currently, 41 grads are serving in countries
such as Ghana, Uzbekistan, and Paraguay. For more information, call
1-800-424-8580 or visit www.peacecorps.gov.
BMC’s annual We Care Walk set for October 5
On Sunday, October
5, Boston Medical Center will hold its annual five-mile walk to raise
funds in support of critical hospital programs. The course
winds through the neighborhoods BMC serves, including Boston’s
historic South End, lower Roxbury, and Dudley Square. On the day of
the walk, nonperishable foods will be collected at a food drive to
benefit BMC’s Preventive Food Pantry and Demonstration Kitchen. “This
year’s event takes on added importance, as it honors the memory
of Sister Claire Hayes,” says Valerie Navy-Daniels, BMC’s
director of community relations. The late Sister Claire was a hospital
chaplain who dedicated herself to serving the hospital and the BUMC
community for more than 12 years. After the walk there will be a free
festival featuring live entertainment, refreshments, health information,
and children’s activities on the lawns near the Menino Pavilion.
To obtain a pledge form, arrange online giving, or volunteer for the
event, call 617-638-6910 or visit http://www.bmc.org/walk.
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September 2003
Boston University
Office of University Relations