学术综述
College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
CHASS年度伯纳黛特. O’Connor Lecture on the Catholic Intellectual Tradition
The College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences recently hosted its annual Bernadette E. O’Connor Lecture on the Catholic Intellectual Tradition. 艾迪·洛林·沃克, SSND，博士, professor of Theology and director of the Sankofa Institute at the Oblate School of Theology as well as the president of the National Black Sisters Conference, 今年的主讲人是谁. Sr. 沃克的讲座被叫到了 Out of the Shadows Into the Light: The Growth and Development of a Black Catholic Intellectual Tradition in the United States.
年度讲座, 始于2016年, was created to engage some facet of the Catholic Intellectual Tradition (CIT), most broadly understood as the dynamic and mutually illuminating conversation between the Catholic faith and human culture.
威斯康星大学哲学教授. 克里斯托弗·埃德尔曼, “given that the Mission of the University is informed by and draws on the CIT, we think it is important to invite experts on various dimensions of the CIT to come share their expertise with the UIW and San Antonio communities so that we can deepen our understanding of that Mission.”
uw Feik药学院
FSOP赞助社区健康博览会
The 菲克药学院 chapter of the National Hispanic Pharmacists Association (NHPA) and students of the school’s Spanish for Pharmacy courses, 由博士授课. Amalia Mondriguez, recently sponsored a community health fair for the UIW housekeeping staff. 约30名学生, 由药学院导师观察, 测血压, 血清葡萄糖, 糖化血红蛋白和胆固醇水平, 提供糖尿病足检查, 有服药史, and provided lifestyle information for attendees. Additionally, a dietetic intern provided nutrition information and important food tips.
健康博览会是双重的. It focused on providing UIW housekeepers with insights into their health status. It also provided education on nutrition, medications and healthy lifestyles. Community insurance providers attended to share information about and registration for the Affordable Care Act insurance plans or Medicaid for those attending who needed insurance for themselves or their families. These providers also distributed masks and COVID-19 testing kits.
通过这次健康博览会, the students had the opportunity to practice important patient care activities and communication skills, while the preceptors had a chance to observe students in a healthcare setting.
FSOP Students Share Lab Experiences with Colleagues
Third year 菲克药学院 (FSOP) student Cydney Stephens recently presented a poster titled Optimized and Expedited Synthesis of Janelia Fluor Rhodamine-Based Dyes at the American Chemical Society’s Crossroads of Chemistry annual meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana. 斯蒂芬斯博士和他的同事. Matthew Valdez, FSOP post-doctoral fellow, and Dr. 保罗卡瓦略, 药学副教授, 在海报会上讨论她的作品. She discussed the highly powerful dyes in her study, which are capable of highlighting drug-binding cellular structures in very small quantities with a high fluorescence (quantum) yield.
Having undergraduate and FSOP students working in the lab side by side has been a long-standing practice in Carvalho’s labs, particularly over the past two years when students have benefited from being trained in lab techniques by Valdez. Valdez has been an active participant in helping lab students prepare their posters for meeting presentations. In addition to the educational value of the experience, Stephens also shared that “working on this project and presenting it to people was fun!”
UIW骨科医学院
UIWSOM Professor Named Osteopathic Family Medicine Educator of the Year
Dr. 卡罗尔·布朗, 骨科医学教授, was selected as the Osteopathic Family Medicine Educator of the Year by the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP). The ACOFP awards this honor to an individual who is active in osteopathic education, exemplifies the profession’s highest standards, 并对学生产生了重大影响, 同行, 以及职业. Browne was recognized at the ACOFP 60th Annual Convention and Scientific Seminars. The ACOFP was founded in 1950 and has a membership of 20,000名现在和未来的家庭医生, 包括骨科医学院的学生.
Browne earned her Bachelor of Arts in Biology at Southwestern University in Georgetown, 德州, and her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the University of North 德州 Health Science Center-德州 College of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed her residency in family practice at the Fort Worth Osteopathic Medical Center and is board certified in Family Medicine and Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine. She previously taught at the University of North 德州 Science Center 德州 College of Osteopathic Medicine and was in private practice in Missouri and Florida. Browne serves as the vice president of the 德州 Society of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians, as well as an American Board of Osteopathic Family Physicians examiner and as a National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examination Comlex Level 3 item writer and test reviewer.