Courtesy of John Taylor and Carter Hayek What I ve come to realize through studying and doing wastewater-based epidemiology, it is the absolute truth, he adds. Poop doesn t lie.
The eight-minute documentary, produced last fall by students
John Taylor and
Carter Hayek, proves the catchphrase, as it chronicles the university s efforts to track campus spread of coronavirus by testing wastewater from student dorms. The testing effort, led by Pepper, helped stop at least one COVID-19 outbreak during the first week of fall classes, and the success was widely covered in national media. Solution Number Two premiered last week as part of the School of Theatre, Film and Television s annual What s Up, Docs? screening event featuring short documentary films produced by Bachelor of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Arts students. Instead of hosting the usual in-person premiere at The Loft Cinema, the school in the College of Fine Arts partnered with the local theater to debut this year s
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The University of Arizona will remain in stage 1 of its reentry plan this week and next week, with only essential courses meeting in person.
University President
Robert C. Robbins said the university may move into stage 2 the week of Feb. 22 if public health conditions allow. At that point, classes of 50 students or fewer would be permitted to meet in person with physical distancing and mandated face coverings.
During his weekly virtual briefing on the university s COVID-19 status Monday, Robbins noted that the state of Arizona no longer leads the nation in virus cases. The state is now No. 10, with a rolling seven-day average of 43 new reported cases per 1,000 people. South Carolina is No. 1 with 66 daily new cases per 100,000. The national average is 36 cases per 100,000.
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Female enrollment in STEM majors at BYU is increasing due to more advertised awareness of STEM, opportunities in majors and supportive environments. Data gathered from University Communications shows women now make up 24.1% of science, engineering, technology and math students at BYU. (Sydnee Gonzalez)
Statistics show female enrollment in STEM majors at BYU has increased over the past 10 years because of more awareness, opportunities and the supportive environments at BYU.
Including graduate and undergraduate students, data gathered from University Communications shows women now make up 24.1%
of science, engineering, technology and math students at BYU in comparison to men who make up 75.9%. Women previously made up only 18.4%.
In a year that demanded innovative and responsive communication from higher education leaders, Louisiana Tech University earned four CASE (Council for Advancement and Support of Education) Accolades awards.
Each year, the CASE Accolades competition recognizes the best advancement-focused work in over 50 categories from social media to print publications. Louisiana Tech competed against universities and colleges within District IV, which includes Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.
“The COVID-19 pandemic required our team to pivot during the production of our annual alumni magazine,” said Brooks Hull, Vice President of University Advancement. “This challenge offered our University a great opportunity, allowing us to produce more than one magazine in a year and bringing more stories of the Tech Family to our alumni and friends.”