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Seminar - Thursday
Title #1: "Cylindrical Squid"
by Jose Martinez
Title #1: "3D Programming - Part 2"
by Luke Whittlesey
Time: Thursday @ 4pm - April 19th
Place: Science Room 334
All students and faculty are welcome to attend our seminars.
Refreshments will be served.
TO SPEAK AT SFA
William W. Gibson, Professor, Department of Biology
(Dr. Gibson joined the biology faculty in the Fall of 1962. He earned his B.S. in Agriculture from the University of Rhode Island, his M.S. in Zoology and later his Ph.D. in Entomology from Kansas State University.)
TITLE: .How Insects Affect People.
WHAT: Twenty-Fifth Annual J.H. Burr, Jr.
Distinguished Lecture in Biology
WHEN: Thursday, April 26, 2007
LOCATION: Miller Science Building, Room 137
RECEPTION AND REFRESHMENTS 5:00 P.M.
LECTURE 6:00 P.M.
Virginia Tech University
A message from Steve Westbrook, interim vice president for university
affairs
Our hearts and prayers go out to all those in the Virginia Tech University
family who experienced such a senseless, horrific tragedy on Monday. We
share in the sorrow for the victims and their families and grieve for the
great loss experienced by the Virginia Tech students, faculty and staff.
Although distance separates Stephen F. Austin State University from Virginia
Tech, the event on that college campus can shake our sense of safety on our
own campus.
In the open society that we live, even the best of preparation cannot
prevent a random act of violence, but SFA is careful about providing a safe
campus environment.
SFA employs a well-trained police force that is prepared to respond to
emergencies.
Emergency call boxes are located throughout the campus to immediately
connect a caller with campus police, which is staffed around the clock every
day.
While SFA has an emergency management plan that guides responses to a wide
range of emergencies, the university will carefully review the Virginia Tech
events and revise the plan if updates will provide meaningful improvements
to the campus emergency response.
SFA residence halls will be holding floor meetings with residents today to
review safety procedures and listen to students` concerns and questions.
In the coming days, the SFA family will hold several events to remember and
discuss the Virginia Tech tragedy. You may refer to the university calendar
on the homepage, sfasu.edu, for a complete list of events.
Sincerely,
Steve Westbrook
Interim Vice President for University Affairs
Stephen F. Austin State University
Kerens ISD Job
Kevin Stanford, Superintendent of Kerens ISD, (located East of Corsicana)
The High School has a teaching position available preferably Physics/Chemistry for the 07-08 school year.
Contact information:
Kevin Stanford, Superintendent
903-396-2924
stanfordk@kerens.k12.tx.us
Math and Science Stipend
The Center ISD Board approved stipends for all high school certified math
and science teachers in the amount of $8,000.00 for the 2007-2008 school
year at our meeting on April 5th, 2007. This stipend will be above the base
amount set for all teachers in our district. Currently the board is
completing a market salary study through the Texas Association of School
Boards which should drive our base salaries above districts in our area.
Please pass along to your departments or to potential applicants. Any
assistance you can provide in locating certified math & science applicants
for our district is appreciated.
Sincerely,
Kelly Rodgers, Superintendent of Schools
Center Independent School District
404 Mosby
Center, TX 75935
(936) 598-5642
Take 60 seconds to do this
1. go to www.google.com
2. click on "maps" (open Google Maps)
3. click on "get directions" (under the Google search field)
4. type "New York" in the first box (the "from"box)
5. type "London" in the second box (the "to" box)
6. scroll down to step #23
Science Stuff
Leaping Shampoo Movie
http://www.glumbert.com/media/leapingshampoo
Sci-doku
http://www.sciam.com:80/page.cfm?section=scidoku
Wiki-Sky (Like Google Maps)
http://tinyurl.com/23jahy
http://tinyurl.com/2efzw3
http://www.wikisky.org/
Engineering CAD Job
http://tinyurl.com/24u7gh
Snow in Nacogdoches
http://observe.phy.sfasu.edu/~ast305/Bruton/100_0624_s.jpg
Pi is Wrong?
http://www.math.utah.edu/~palais/pi.html
This is a really cool example of retrograde motion with Saturn.
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070407.html
Cool intereactive size comparision by Nikon
http://www.nikon.co.jp/main/eng/feelnikon/discovery/universcale/index_f.htm
Architect claims to solve pyramid secret (Cool animation link included)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1501ap_france_pyramid_theory.html?source=mypi
Movie: Big Telescope Troubles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LBMn8lO9k8
Saturn`s North Pole Hexagon and Aurora
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/cassini/media/cassini-20070327.html
http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedia/images/image-details.cfm?imageID=2549
How supernovas are made
http://video.msn.com/v/us/v.htm?g=fee40f12-e612-4446-ba2e-6e0d5cb01ac3&f=06/64&fg=email
Feel free to send any interesting links that you find. This email message is sent to students, alumni, faculty, staff and friends of the department. If you would like to be removed from the emailing list or are getting multiple copies of these newsletters, then feel free to reply to this message with your request.
Clear skies,
Dan Bruton
astro@sfasu.edu
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