Faculty-Staff Edition - Jan. 15, 2020

All are welcome to attend theÌýMartin Luther King Jr. Day event from 3 to 5 p.m. on Jan. 20, “Remembering His Life, Renewing His Legacy." Featured will be a reception and conversations about King, followed by a community celebration.
Events & Exhibits
Register to attend the Health and Wellness Summit Jan. 23
Faculty, staff and students are invited to learn about holistic approaches to health and wellness, as well as campus resources and support services.
Listen as students decribe their theses in just 3 minutes
Join the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition on Jan. 31. All are welcome to attend this free event and participate in the People’s Choice award.
Meet and greet Jan. 16 with the Center for Research Data and Digital Scholarship
Light refreshments will be served and people will be on hand to discuss campus resources such as large-scale computing, data storage options, technical training offerings, consultation expertise and a new digital humanities certificate opportunity.
Campus Community
Recognizing women who make a difference
Please join us in honoring the contributions of the 2019 class of Women Who Make a Difference. The honorees impact the community as teachers, mentors, mothers and advocates. They write, they blog, they include and make countless other contributions big and small.
Research News
Photos, videos could help experts diagnose children with autism
ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ-developed tools provide a way of preparing children with autism spectrum disorder to get their hearing tested—saving time and a whole lot of stress.
Building materials come alive with help from bacteria
Buildings that can heal their own cracks, absorb toxins from the air or even glow on command? They may not be so far off, a new study suggests.
Iodine may slow ozone layer recovery
A new paper quantifying small levels of iodine in Earth’s stratosphere could help explain why some of the planet’s protective ozone layer isn’t healing as fast as expected.
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Hazel Barnes Prize Nominations
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With a nomination deadline of Feb. 28, the campus committee is now accepting submission packages for the Hazel Barnes Prize, one of the campus's most prestigious teaching awards.
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