May 2008 Volume 16, Issue 12
Hello from the Alumni Office The deadline for nominations for alumni awards is June 1. Please use the online forms to nominate your favorite alumnus/a for the Outstanding Young Alumni Award, the Distinguished Alumni Award or the Spirit of Trinity award. Another reminder, and that's for our Alumni Travel program: the priority deadline for seating for the Tuscany trip is May 6. Check out the photos from Trinity's participation in Fiesta 2008! Profiles
Trinity in the News Howard Hughes Medical Institute Awards $1.5 Million Grant for Expanding Science Education Programs Using part of a $1.5 million Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) science education grant, Trinity University plans to invite hundreds of middle school students from the San Antonio Independent School District (SAISD) to campus to learn what it is like to be a scientist. more>> What’s That on Your Shoe? Trinity University first-year student Claire Ramirez loves contests. She also loves to draw and she loves shoes, especially Chuck Taylors, the classic canvas basketball sneakers with the All Star logo made by Converse. So when she heard about a contest to design a custom pair of the iconic shoe, she couldn’t resist. Now she is the winner of the Punk Your Chucks contest sponsored by Converse and Journeys. more>> RecycleMania Waste Minimization Effort Ranked Fifth in the U.S. The “green” movement has hit Trinity University students, who have formed a group called S.O.S. (Students Organized for Sustainability) and actively worked to reduce waste and promote recycling, earning a fifth-place finish in a national recycling competition. more>> KRTU 91.7 Goes Hi-Def: AT&T Gift Helps Trinity’s Station Join First Wave of Radio Stations Broadcasting in Digital Format Focus on Faculty Chemist Awarded Early Career Grant from National Science Foundation Adam R. Urbach, assistant professor of chemistry at Trinity University, has been awarded a $564,500 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to continue his research involving the design of molecules that recognize and label specific peptides in aqueous solutions. The five-year grant is funded through the NSF's Faculty Early Career Development Program, which supports professors who are likely to become academic leaders in the 21st century. more>> |
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