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• The High Country Conference Center has been named winner of the 2019 Gold Stella Award for Best Conference Center in the Southwest. This makes the facility a back-to-back winner. The Stella Awards were established in 2017 by the Northstar Meetings Group to recognize hotels, convention centers, conference centers, cruise lines and meeting organizers for their consistent… Read more

Kudos to these students

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• Nicholas Gaspar, a biomedical science major, received a $5,000 scholarship from SR Education Group. Gaspar hopes to take a year off after graduating in order to volunteer as an EMT while studying for the MCAT. His aspirations to continue research and learning throughout life, combined with has ambitions to become a doctor, are made more possible with the… Read more

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• Amit Kumar, assistant professor in the Department of Physical Therapy, is the lead author on “Social and Health-Related Factors Associated with Enrollment in Medicare Advantage Plans in Older Adults” in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Julie Baldwin, Regent’s Professor in health sciences, also is an author. The research linked longitudinal epidemiological… Read more

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• Will Oldroyd, a Ph.D. student in astronomy and planetary sciences, gave a public talk for the Prescott Valley Astronomy Club titled “Exploring the Gap Beyond the Kuiper Belt: Implications for Planet X.”
• Eric Nolan, Ph.D. candidate in the College of Education, co-authored “A lesson in geospatial inquiry” with Lori Rubino-Hare, professional… Read more

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• In August, Tyller West co-presented, “Creating Connections: The Importance of Individual, Family, and Community Connectedness in Suicide Prevention,” at the 51^st Annual Southwestern School for Behavioral Health Studies Conference in Tucson. With plans to pursue a graduate degree, she aims to speak throughout the world about breaking the stigma associated with mental health and create a… Read more

Kudos to these faculty, staff and programs

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• Jessica Barnes, a lecturer in the Department of Geography, Planning and Recreation, was selected to participate in the Council of American Overseas Research Centers 2020 Faculty Development Seminar in India. The seminar includes visits to Delhi, Jaipur and Lucknow to study economic, cultural, social and environmental pressures facing emerging cities in India.