11/7/01
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Jeff Tamplin, UNI assistant professor of biology, (319) 273-2327
Siobahn Morgan, UNI associate professor of astronomy and symposium director, (319) 273-2389
Vicki Grimes, University Marketing & Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
Living and Working in Antarctica to be UNI Science Symposium topic Nov. 15
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- A University of Northern Iowa biology professor will talk about his experience as part of a National Science Foundation (NSF) expedition to Antarctica, at the 39th annual Science, Mathematics and Technology Symposium Thursday, Nov. 15, on the UNI campus.
Jeff Tamplin, UNI assistant professor of biology, will speak at 3:30 p.m. Thursday on "Life and Work in Antarctica, the Last Frontier," in the Maucker Union Expansion. Although the talk is part of the symposium, anyone interested is invited to attend, free of charge, according to symposium director Siobahn Morgan, UNI associate professor of astronomy.
Each year, the symposium is attended by hundreds of Iowa high school students, their parents, teachers and counselors. During the event, high school seniors compete for four-year tuition scholarships in the sciences, mathematics or technology, as well as several partial-tuition scholarships in the sciences.
Scholarship competitors take a test in the morning and finalists are interviewed in the afternoon. Scholarship winners are announced at the conclusion of the symposium. Participants also receive career information and an introduction to programs, resources and faculty in the College of Natural Sciences.
Tamplin was a member of the 1991 NSF expedition to Antarctica that discovered the first terrestrial dinosaur remains found on the continent. Until this discovery, scientists believed that Antarctica was the only continent uninhabited by dinosaurs.
He will discuss the challenges facing scientists who do research in polar climates and will recount how the group located and removed fossil specimens from inaccessible locations.
The symposium is sponsored by the UNI College of Natural Sciences. Additional information on the event is available at the symposium Web site, www.cns.uni.edu/scisymp/.
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11/7/01
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Kathy Oakland, instructor, Department of Teaching, (319) 273-2591
Gwenne Culpepper, University Marketing and Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
University of Northern Iowa inducts hundreds into Department of Teaching
CEDAR FALLS -- More than 250 students admitted into the teacher education program at the University of Northern Iowa will attend the annual Fall Teacher Education Convocation, Thursday, Nov. 8. The event will take place in the Great Hall of the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center, at 3:30 p.m.
Kathy Oakland, an instructor in the Department of Teaching, said the ceremony is the official induction of students into that field of study. Only those students who have met a rigorous set of requirements are inducted.
"One of the most rewarding aspects of this event is looking out into the audience and seeing the pride on the faces of parents and grandparents," said Oakland. "It is an especially moving ceremony that celebrates not only the College of Education, but the accomplishments of the entire university."
Keynote speaker for the event will be Carol Phillips, assistant professor in the School of Health, Physical Education and Leisure Services. Mildred Middleton, UNI alumnus and an educator for more than 60 years, will receive special recognition.
The convocation is free and open to the public.
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