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ASU authors' paper nominated for
award
Dr. Anne Grippo,
Biology, Dr. Robyn Hannigan, Chemistry and Physics, and
former ASU chemistry student Bradley Hamilton (now a pharmacy
student at UAMS), along with Dr. Bill Gurley, UAMS College of Pharmacy, have written an article that has been
nominated for the Literature Award in Pharmacy Practice Research,
sponsored by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
Foundation. The article, "Metal content of ephedra-containing
dietary supplements and select botanicals," was published in April
2006 in the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy. The
Pharmacy Practice Research Award recognizes an outstanding
contribution to the biomedical literature that is relevant to
pharmacy practice in hospitals and health systems.
Department of Biology marks 100th article
in Sun series
ASU's Department of Biology saw the publication of its 100th article
in a series that runs in The Jonesboro Sun. During the nearly
two years these articles have been been published
each week, since July 9, 2005, 43 ASU faculty members, nine
graduate students, three undergraduate students, and four staff
members from 13 university units have contributed to this
column. Aptly, article #100, "ASU to offer a course on science
communication, " which appeared Sunday,
describes the efforts ASU is making in order to train science
graduate students in science communication. For a complete listing of archived articles, go to
http://biology.astate.edu/
and click on the tab labeled "Public Outreach," and then click on
the link
ASU Biology in the News and see
Articles Written by Faculty.
Department of Biology
continues radio, television shows
Monday at 4:44 p.m., the Department of Biology broadcast its
radio show #77 on KASU 91.9 FM. Dr. Richard Grippo,
Environmental Biology, talked about bats, fascinating flying
mammals. ASU-TV and KAIT8 continue to broadcast ASU science videos,
but those videos are also posted on YouTube. To watch Dr. Malathi
Srivatsan on nerve regeneration, see
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vzIBG1cAhI;
to watch Dr. Alan Christian on aquatic ecology, see
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3RPOetLTiQ;
to watch Dr. Jim Bednarz on the ivory-billed woodpecker, see
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mP_IO0vRN4;
to watch Dr. Roger Buchanan on nicotine, see
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Z8ONFujzXw;
to watch Dr. Stan Trauth on the snapping turtle, see
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7jNrO43c2o.
ASU graduate student presents at Clinton School
Isaac Ong'oa, graduate
student in political science, was an invited presenter at the
annual 21st Century Policy Makers' Conference. The
conference, held at the Clinton Presidential Center, was
sponsored by the University of Arkansas' Clinton School of Public
Service in Little Rock. The focus of the conference was "Racial,
Ethnic, and Religious Reconciliation," with Ong'oa presenting a
paper on Hindu-Muslim conflict in South Asia. The conference
included student participants from five schools of public service
from around the country.
SAB Movie Series screens sci fi crime thriller
The Student Activities Board Movie Series will present Deja Vu,
starring Denzel Washington, Val Kilmer, and Paula Patton, on Monday,
June 11, at 9 p.m. in the Student Union Auditorium. The film is free
and open to all students, faculty, staff, and guests. Convenient
parking is available in the attached parking garage. For more
information, contact Martha Spack
at ext. 2055.
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