Dr. David Foglesong, from the department of biology, presented a poster on his research titled “Activation of DNA topoisomerase I and DNA topoisomerase II in nuclei of interleukin-2-treated HuT 78 cells” at the annual meeting of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in Anaheim, Calif., from April 23-28. The following graduate students were
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Dr. Matthias Schubnell, professor of English, presented a paper on the significance of Devils Tower in the work of N. Scott Momaday at the Western Literature Association Conference in Spearfish, S.D., in October. Dr. Robert Ball, associate professor of theatre arts, co-authored the 10th edition of two major theatre books, “The Essential Theatre” and “Plays
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Dr. John Tovar, assistant professor in the Feik School of Pharmacy, made presentations titled “COPD: Important Considerations for Pharmacists” and “Immunizations: More Than Just Flu Vaccines” at the 2009 annual summer meeting of the Colorado Pharmacists Society in June. His poster “Use of Antibiotics Without a Prescription in a Flea Market Population” was accepted at
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By Ashley Festa Dr. Paul Messina, assistant professor of mathematics, became interested in the sport of shooting while in high school and enjoyed it so much that he continued practicing through his first year in college. Then he took a 25-year hiatus. When he picked up a rifle again, he began setting records right and
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Five faculty members and 10 graduate students recently completed a social justice and fact-finding program in Guatemala, led by Dr. Pat LeMay Burr, professor and director of the Center for International Peace Studies in the H-E-B School of Business and Administration. They studied micro-enterprise, coffee production, nongovernmental program development and neighborhood health and education issues.
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