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Hawaii Pacific University Modern Media Systems class on the Fort Street Mall in Downtown Honolulu. Question of the day: how can a collaboration that includes Carnegie Mellon University, NASA, GOOGLE, National Geographic, and faculty and students at Hawaii Pacific University expand our understanding of modern media systems? In other words, what emerging, unique potentials are being leveraged by these institutions and their communities in our network of networks project? In part this image constitutes an exploration and manifestation of image-making technologies that provide opportunities for meta-connectivity and global community building. A compelling aspect of the global connection project is its attention to transparency. Transparency of technology, transparency of process, and drill down ability in the composite image itself.. |
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The Department of Biological Sciences at the University of PIttsburgh holds its annual retreat each fall at the Pymatuning Laboratory of Ecology in Linesville PA. During the retreat students and postdocs present aspects of their research in a poster session, which is held outside at the housing site when the weather is nice. The housing site is on the shore of Pymatuning lake - the distant shore in the background is in Ohio.
for more info see http://www.pitt.edu/~biohome/Dept/Frame/departmentalretreat.htm see http://www.pitt.edu/~biohome/Dept/Frame/pymatuninghome.htm see http://www.pitt.edu/~biology |
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360° panorama of the hominids chamber of the Museum of Earth Sciences at the University of Silesia, Sosnowiec, Poland.
It is very interesting to view this panorama in GoogleEarth with "3D buildings" layer on. |
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This ant is from the species Proceratium MG03 which is thought to be a specialized predator of spider eggs.
This Nano Gigapan is of the front view of the ants head. It is magnified 600x using a scanning electron microscope. The ant was given to us to image by Brian Fisher, an Entomologist at the California Academy of Sciences. This Nano Gigapan is composed of 143 pictures. This Gigapan is part of the NanoGigaPan project. Which is working to take high resolution images of very small things. Read more on the project blog at http://nanogigapan.blogspot.com and see more of our work on the gigapan site at http://gigapan.org/profiles/mollyg For some optical images of this particular ant species, please visit ant web. http://www.antweb.org/description.do?rank=species&name=mg03&genus=proceratium&project=madants |
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Yuri's Night at the California Academy of Sciences April 9, 2009 in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, CA. |
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A wedge of part of the roof of California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park during Yuri's Night, April 9, 2009. |
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A shot taken from the south bank of the Plymouth Meeting Quarry (Highway Materials, Inc). |
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This is a side view of an ant magnified 500x using the scanning electron microscope. This sample was given to us by Brian Fisher, a scientist from the California Academy of Sciences.
This ant is from the species Proceratium MG03 which is thought to be a specialized predator of spider eggs. This Gigapan is part of the NanoGigaPan project. Which is working to take high resolution images of very small things. Read more on the project blog at http://nanogigapan.blogspot.com and see more of our work on the gigapan site at http://gigapan.org/profiles/mollyg For some optical images of this particular ant species, please visit ant web. http://www.antweb.org/description.do?rank=species&name=mg03&genus=proceratium&project=madants |
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Title: From High-Context Communication to Low-Context Communication: The Adjustment of International Students Abstract As a student researcher, I used to assume that the difference in communication between eastern and western countries is based on different cultural traditions, values and ideals. Upon learning the meanings of high-context and low-context communication, I decided to apply both concepts to study an issue faced by many international students. I am interested in exploring how individuals from high-context communication countries adjust their communication with individuals from low-context communication countries. The concept of low-context communication suggests that all the messages the speakers want to convey are to be stated clearly and directly. On the other hand, the concept of high-context communication suggests that speakers usually rely on indirect style and expect others to understand the implications they make. In a university setting, I have developed this research to better understand the impact of high-context communication on international college students who are from high-context cultures and whose first language is not English, and how they have adapted to low-context communication settings. I have designed and distributed a survey of 18 multiple choice and 6 open-ended questions to around 20-25 international undergraduate and graduate students to address four issues: (a) what communication strategies they have applied; (b) how they have actively changed their communication behavior to make themselves understood; (c) whether they are aware of the high-context vs. low-context communication difference before and after they arrive in the U.S.; (d) whether they have adjusted how they communicate in a low-context classroom. I am currently distributing the surveys and collecting responses from international students. After further analysis, the results and my findings will be presented in the poster. Elaine Yu (elaineyu@eden.rutgers.edu) Dr. Hui-Min Kuo (hmkuo@scils.rutgers.edu), SCILS Communication |
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Politics in the Bible? The place of the Jewish textual tradition in the history of Western political thought. Ariel Bucher and Jay Peters, Advisor: Professor Gordon Schochet We looked at the Judaic contribution to Western Political thought by studying the Hebrew Bible and Jewish and Christian commentaries on the Bible. Through the lens of Professor Schochet's adolescent theory, which views God as an omniscient father figure, we examined in depth the creation story, the first two commandments, natural religion, and the Haskalah. |