Waterbury, Conn. - NV Congratulates our community partners, students and faculty on their recent achievements!

Community

Students

L-R: Professor Jianyu Zheng, Korey McEenany, Cassie Manger, Yarixa Santiago, Alexia Foote and Heidi Hinkson.

New England Science Symposium, Harvard Medical School
Human Bio students

Five NV students recently attended the New England Science Symposium held at Harvard Medical School in Boston on Sat., March 2, 2013 where they presented on an abstract entitled “Understanding the Structure and Function of Amyloid Beta Protein Through StarBiochem Analysis.” “We have applied StarBiochem, a software developed by MIT scientists, to study the structure and function of beta-amyloid protein,” said Professor Jianyu Zheng. “This protein is very important because the dimer (two) and polymer (more than two) of this protein are insoluble and have been found in the brain of Alzheimer's patients.” Established in 2002, the New England Science Symposium provides a forum for postdoctoral fellows; medical, dental and graduate students; post-baccalaureates, baccalaureate and community college students to come together and share their biomedical and health-related research activities, exchange ideas and expand their professional networks.

Faculty 

Professor Steven Parlato will discuss his young adult novel, “The Namesake” (Merit Press Books, 2012), on Thurs., April 11 from 10 am – noon in the NVCC Playbox Theater. The event will include readings from the book framed by a discussion of Steve’s writing process and his journey toward publication. Q&A and informal conversations will follow with light refreshments. Attendance is free and open to the public. Other April Readings by Steve include Wed., April 17 from 6 – 8 pm at the Waterbury Barnes and Noble and Sun., April 21 at 4 pm at Byrds Books in Bethel.

Professor William H. Foster, III, recently contributed the foreword to Black Comics: Politics of Race and Representation, an analytic history of the diverse contributions of black artists to the medium of comics. A long-time researcher of images of African Americans in print, Professor Foster has been an expert commentator for CNN News and National Public Radio. In 2012, he presented as far as the AltCom Comics Festival in Malmo, Sweden, and the Comics Forum in Leeds, England. He was also essential in bringing the photographic art exhibit "Proud to be in the Service: Images of African Americans who served in the U.S. military during World War II," to the NV campus. Read Foreword.
 

Antony Wormack and Dean Estela Lopez, Ph.D., were published in the March 4, 2013 edition of The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education. Their article, "Targeting Male Student Success at Easter Connecticut State and NVCC," discusses proactive strategies used at both institutions to narrow the Hispanic graduation-rate gaps and promote equally strong results for students of all ethnic backgrounds. These strategies include committed leadership, intentional recruiting, early intervention and targeted initiatives. Read the full article.
 

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