Taser vs. gun mix-ups draw fresh scrutiny in wake of Minnesota killing By Tim Reid and Alexandra Ulmer
FILE PHOTO: An X26P Taser gun is shown on display at the Taser booth during the International Association of Chiefs of Police conference in San Diego
(Reuters) – The company that manufactures Tasers says it has implemented design features and training recommendations to reduce the chances that law enforcement officers would confuse the electroshock weapon for a handgun when using force.
But after a police officer shot and killed a Black man in Minnesota on Sunday when, according to authorities, she mistakenly drew her gun instead of her Taser, experts said it is clear that problems persist with Taser training and the weapon’s design.
Bachelor s Degree Center Releases National Rankings of Library and Information Science Degree Programs
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C., April 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Bachelor s Degree Center (
https://www.bachelorsdegreecenter.org/), a free guide to traditional and online bachelor s degree programs in all disciplines, has released two rankings of the best bachelor s in Library and Information Science degree programs in the US:
15 Best Bachelor s in Library and Information Science for 2021
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1. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Chapel Hill, NC
2. University of Illinois - Urbana, IL
3. University of Maryland - College Park, MD
The Top 3 Best Online Library and Information Science Bachelor s Programs for 2021 are:
Denison University awards tenure to 7 faculty members
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Denison University’s Board of Trustees has awarded tenure to seven members of its faculty.
Those who have been granted tenure and who will be promoted to associate professor in the fall of 2021 are John McHugh, Emily Nemeth, Omedi Ochieng, Hyun Woong Park, Luis Villanueva, Sarah Wolff, and Hoda Yousef.
“We are thrilled to welcome these outstanding teachers, excellent scholars, and engaged members of the Denison community to the ranks of our tenured professors,” said Denison Provost Kim Coplin. “These faculty are deeply committed to our students and help to provide an incredible liberal arts education.”
Age: 42
Favorite project: “Herby Gets a Life” by Joe Eckstein
“I made up these stream-of-consciousness-type of stories, and wherever my mind took me, that’s where they went,” Wiegand said. “They loved it because they saw themselves as characters in the book, too. I told them the stories in a way they would be able to identify with the characters.”
These stories inspired Wiegand to start writing his own stories when he retired five years ago, leading to “The Martian Menace.”
When Wiegand started writing in 2018, he knew he had to have illustrations for his children’s book. He decided to go onto Nextdoor to see if any artists in the area would be willing to work with him on the book.
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