Risky Ritual: 21 Drinks At Age 21 May 21, 2008
A study shows that most students at one Midwestern university drank, with some celebrating with a risky ritual of consuming 21 drinks. Researchers at the University of Missouri found that when they asked 2,518 students at an unnamed university in the Midwest how they celebrated turning 21, most of them celebrated with alcohol. (CBS News)
21st Birthday Binge Drinking Extremely Common; Can Pose Serious Health Hazards May 21, 2008
The data in this study were obtained from a single Midwestern university and most of the participants were white. Also, the authors suggest that future studies should attempt to capture 21st birthday behavior as it's happening in order to obtain more detailed results. (Science Daily)
Physics great John Wheeler May 9, 2008
When I came to Princeton for graduate school in the late '60s from a Midwestern university, many of the physicists and mathematicians who had developed quantum theory from the '30s were still living: Valentine Bargman, Bob Dicke, Eugene Wigner. Albert Ein stein and John vonNeumann had been gone for more than 10 years, although I had the privilege of working later with "Johnny"'s post-doctoral visiting scholar Joe Smagorinsky on computer models for physics-based weather predic tion. (NJ.com -- Times)
Giffords seeks about $16M for county projects Mar 22, 2008
400,000 to continue supporting the Midwestern University Sierra Vista Postgraduate Nursing Program as part of the Sierra Vista Regional Health Center. The funding will be used to continue the development and implementation of the Postgraduate Nursing Educational Program at the rural Sierra Vista Regional Health Center. (Douglas Daily Dispatch, AZ)
Innocent but inept, an emigr arouses suspicion Mar 9, 2008
At the start of "A Person of Interest," a package bomb mortally injures Professor Hendley, chairman of the computer department and star of an otherwise mediocre Midwestern university. "Oh, good" is the immediate thought of Professor Lee in the adjoining office, even as the blast knocks him off his chair. (Boston Globe)
'A Person of Interest': Intriguing but too intricate Feb 19, 2008
Lee is working in his office at a Midwestern university when a mail bomb explodes nearby, gravely wounding Rick Hendley, a younger, more popular professor. Lee has trouble working up genuine feeling for the victim until he becomes "a person of interest" in the FBI's investigation. (USA Today -- Life)
Sex, Drugs And Alcohol: Parents Still Influence College Kids' Risky Behavior, Study Shows Feb 12, 2008
The study involved 200 undergraduate students ages 18 to 25 from two mid-Atlantic colleges, a Midwestern university and a West Coast university. The title of the paper is The Role of Perceived Parental Knowledge on Emerging Adults Risk Behaviors. (Science Daily)
National Signing Day: Recruits ink commitments Feb 8, 2008
Soccer:Jackie Ibarra, Lady of the Lake; Vikki Alonzo, University of Miami; Krista Lopez, Oklahoma State University; Christine Elder, Midwestern University; Micaela Manley, St. Edwards; Ashley Fraser, University of Tulsa; Nima Naderi, Southern Methodist University; Brandon Pfluger, Georgetown University. Volleyball: Taylor Clinebell, Southeastern Oklahoma State University; Brittany McDonald, Southeastern Oklahoma State University. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Glendale using Super Bowl spotlight to spur development Jan 29, 2008
But Glendale did offer a break on land in the early 1990s that lured in the state's largest medical school at Midwestern University, which intends to double its class sizes next fall. The city is the 61-year home of Thunderbird School of Global Management, which trains executives. (AZCentral -- News)
Talk politics with your kids? Jan 9, 2008
When I was a TA in a large midwestern university, one of my students, probably about 19 years old, informed the class during a discussion about civics, that she would be voting as soon as her father told her which alternative to vote for. Pretty scary. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
--WND Exclusive-- Dec 21, 2007
A Midwestern university has mandated "Merry -----mas" as a holiday greeting, banning "Christ" in apparent violation of the U.S. Constitution, according to which works to advance religious freedom and the traditional family. The events have developed at in Weatherford, Okla. (WorldNetDaily)
For college students, if it's Facebook, it's love Dec 5, 2007
"It was this major emotional crisis breakdown," Smallegan said of a close friend at a Midwestern university who was heartbroken when her cyberlink was rebuffed by a young man who thought they were "just friends." ... Midwestern university. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Firefighters, school offer free lifesaving training Nov 29, 2007
The training, offered once a month by Glendale firefighters and Midwestern University, focuses on continuous chest compression, or CCC. It also focuses on the use of automated external defibrillators, which can shock a heart and get it going again. "These two elements are vital to survival during sudden cardiac arrest," said Firefighter Daniel Valenzuela, a Glendale Fire Department spokesman. (AZCentral -- News)
Greater Phoenix Economic Council names new chairs, board members Nov 4, 2007
Other board officers are Rich Dozer, principal of cdk Partners and former Arizona Diamondbacks president, treasurer; Ivan Johnson, vice president of community relations for Cox Communications, secretary; and Kathleen H. Goeppinger, president and chief executive officer of Midwestern University, immediate past chair. New appointments to the executive committee include Paul Johnson, chief executive officer of Old World Homes; Don Kile, senior vice president of the Ellman Cos. (AZCentral -- Business)
Bryan Cave, Cardinals execs to lead GPEC board Nov 2, 2007
Michael Bidwill, president of the Arizona Cardinals, will serve as vice chair; Rich Dozer, principal, cdk Partners, as treasurer; Ivan Johnson, vice president, community relations/tele video, Cox Communications, as secretary; and Kathleen H. Goeppinger, president and CEO, Midwestern University, as immediate past chair. "GPEC's success would not be possible without the tremendous leadership of our board of directors," said Barry Broome, GPEC president and CEO. "The board is committed to helping... (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
3 walks will raise funds for diabetes group Sep 29, 2007
The walks, which cost $15 for adult participants and are free for those 18 and younger, will be held from 8 a.m. to noon today at Rawhide on the Gila River Reservation, Interstate 10 and Exit 162; 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. today at Midwestern University, 19555 N. 59th Ave. in Glendale; and 8 a.m. to noon Sunday at Arizona Center, 455 N Third St. in Phoenix. Diabetes. (AZCentral -- Business)
Health care woes: City Council sees national issue through SV hospitals eyes Sep 12, 2007
July 1 marked the beginning of the SVRHC residency program with Midwestern University, a program that hopes to land some new physicians in town. Since the Fort Huachuca hospital was downgraded to a clinic, the physician-recruiting efforts at SVRHC have been much tougher, Wagner said. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
9/11 memorial still a lightning rod Sep 10, 2007
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in the Age of 9/11: Sheldon Wagman, clinical professor of psychiatry at Midwestern University, discusses the topic from 7-9 p.m., Tuesday at Foothills Branch Library, 19055 N. 57th Ave., Glendale. Information: (623) 930-3846 or www. (AZCentral -- News)
SOSU Parents' Day set for October Sep 9, 2007
The afternoon highlight features coach Ray Richards' Savage Storm hosting the Midwestern University Mustangs at 2:30 p.m. at Paul Laird Field. Pre-game activities start at 2 p.m. and include on-field introduction of the Distinguished Alumni. (Durant Daily Democrat, OK)
UA aims to reduce doctor shortage Sep 4, 2007
The private Midwestern University Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine in Glendale graduates 130 students a year ... Midwestern University has established a residency rotation program in which third-year medical students are trained in a rural Arizona community and receive post-graduate training at hospitals in Kingman and Sierra Vista. (AZCentral -- News)
Work goes on at Glendale med school Aug 27, 2007
Midwestern University carrying out major expansions ... Midwestern University students will navigate plenty of construction when classes begin today, thanks to $140 million in capital improvements. (AZCentral -- News)
Oracle sees gold in unified comms Aug 23, 2007
A telecommunications manager at a midwestern university medical center, who asked not to be named, thinks one size may not fit all parts of his organization. He'll leave the choice to departments and then put together a system that makes sense for each. (InfoWorld)
Ex-Raider, Lumberjack Wahl ready for pro debut in Sweden Aug 19, 2007
She is not going to get rich by playing overseas but the opportunity was still worth it to put off graduate classes in the occupational therapy program at Midwestern University in Phoenix. Visby is located on the island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea, about 120 miles south of the country 's capital city of Stockholm. (Yuma Daily Sun, AZ)
NYPD Warns Of Mounting Homegrown Terror Threat; Radical Ways... Aug 16, 2007
I work at a large midwestern university, and when the students come back from being gone all summer in the homes in the Middle East, I worry. Are they in training camps while they are gone. (The Drudge Report)
Why today's bugs aren't giant-sized Aug 15, 2007
Alex Kaiser of Midwestern University and his colleagues at Argonne National Laboratory and Arizona State University delved deeper by shining X-rays on four living , ranging in body mass by a factor of 1,000. This allowed the team to measure the exact dimensions of the beetles' tracheal tubes. (MSNBC -- Technology)
X-ray Images Help Explain Limits To Insect Body Size Aug 13, 2007
A collaborative team of researchers from Argonne's Advanced Photon Source (APS), Midwestern University and Arizona State University wanted to study how beetles' tracheal systems change as their body sizes increase ... We were surprised to find that the effect is most pronounced in the orifices leading to the legs, where more and more of the space is taken up by tracheal tubes in larger species, said Alex Kaiser, biologist at Midwestern University. (Science Daily)
Why Were Prehistoric Insects Huge? Aug 9, 2007
D., of Midwestern University s Department of Physiology, Division of Basic Sciences, was the lead author in a recent study to help determine why insects, once dramatically larger than they are today, have seen such a remarkable reduction in size over the course of history ... Note: This story has been adapted from a news release issued by Midwestern University. (Science Daily)
Glendale wins dental clinic Aug 1, 2007
15 sites tried to woo Midwestern University facility ... Midwestern University has announced that the state's largest university-run dental clinic will be built on its Glendale campus, rather than in one of the 15 Arizona communities that had vied for the facility. (AZCentral -- News)
University still undecided on dental clinic sites Jul 31, 2007
A half-year after Midwestern University placed Glendale and eight other cities on a short list of candidates for proposed dental clinics, the school has yet to choose sites ... Midwestern University is still considering nine cities as potential sites for university-run dental clinics ... Source: Midwestern University. (AZCentral -- Business)
NCAA not above blurring language Jun 15, 2007
My favorite creative headline of the year came from a small Midwestern university, which in January led a news release with this: "Ohio Athletics Announces Changes to Sport Offerings."No lie there. Ohio University was about to make changes, major ones, most notably the elimination of men's indoor track, men's outdoor track, men's swimming, men's diving and women's lacrosse. (Fresno Bee -- Sports)
It's Hot On Stage Jun 14, 2007
The play, based on a true story, centers on professor of history in a Midwestern university who stands up for freedom of speech in the midst of World War I.. Week of Aug. 6. (CTNow.com)
Five doctors leaving Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center Jun 12, 2007
He completed his internship and residency at Midwestern University, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine. Hogg is board eligible with the American Osteopathic Board of Orthopedic Surgery. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
The eyes have it: Midwestern University creating state's first optometry school Jun 3, 2007
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Midwestern University creating optometry school Jun 2, 2007
The eyes have it: Midwestern University creating state's first optometry school - The Business Journal of Phoenix ... The eyes have it: Midwestern University creating state's first optometry school. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
State-of-the-art family clinic opens at Midwestern campus Jun 1, 2007
Entry to Midwestern University Clinic at the southeast corner of 59th Avenue and Utopia Drive ... Midwestern University officially opened their new medical clinic last Monday morning ... All of the beautiful colorful paintings by artist Julie Jenkins decorating the clinics walls and patient rooms were chosen by Midwestern University President Kathleen Goeppinger, Williams noted. (Glendale Star, AZ)
ASU baseball edges UA in duel May 26, 2007
BTW, the largest med school in the state is Midwestern University in Glendale -- their class size just went from 130 to 240 students per year plus a pharmacy school, podiatry, PA school, occupational therpy and a bunch of other stuff. (Mike2190, May 25, 2007 04:20PM). (AZCentral -- Sports)
Career Education Corp. Apr 24, 2007
The state Attorney General's office said Monday it has reached settlements with one Midwestern university and two educational institutions in the ongoing probe into college lending practices. The latest agreements announced by AG Andrew Cuomo involve in St. Louis and and , two for profit post-secondary institutions operating out of Illinois. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Forum: Democratizing education Apr 22, 2007
I wonder if a course of study at an Ivy League school is really more rigorous than what I experienced at a reputable Midwestern university or is it that once you are accepted, you simply attend classes among higher-caliber students. If I acquired a syllabus and did all the work expected of an undergraduate student, would anyone take me seriously if I said I attended Yale. (Washington Times, DC)
Physician flies solo Mar 27, 2007
Mihir Naik, 24, a second-year medical student at Midwestern University in Chicago, shadowed Ochi last summer while he was home in Cerritos on break from school. Naik, whose undergraduate degree is in electrical engineering, dreams of practicing medicine in a way that uses technology to eliminate weighty bureaucracies that bog down many practices. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Educational Camps Mar 16, 2007
Midwestern University Health Careers Institute: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Saturday, July 12-21 ... Midwestern University, 19555 N. 59th Ave., Glendale. (AZCentral -- Families)
G. Allen Johnson's picks Mar 11, 2007
"Dark Matter" (Chen Shi-Zheng, USA 90 min.) The Closing Night film of the festival, perhaps because of the presence of Meryl Streep, the debut film of noted new york-based Chinese opera director Chen about a Chinese cosmology student at a Midwestern university in the early 1990s attempts to be a troubling portrait of an ambitiously brilliant mind thwarted by those who fell threatened by it, with a bit of culture clash thrown into the mix. Unfortunately, this well-meaning film is a total misfire,... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
U.S. is getting smarter Feb 19, 2007
Raymond Eve of the University of Texas at Arlington had mixed news in surveys of students at an unnamed Midwestern university. The share that believed aliens had visited Earth fell from 25% in 1983 to 15% in 2006. (USA Today -- Tech)
Americans' Scientific Knowledge Climbs Feb 18, 2007
" One problem, she said, is that pseudoscience can speak to the meaning of life in ways that science does not. For example, she said, for many women, having a good life still depends on whom they marry. "What does astrology speak to (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- News)
Driver's side skin cancers on the rise Feb 6, 2007
Drivers who spend a significant amount of time in their cars might find themselves in the fast lane for developing future skin cancers, according to new research examining the incidence of left-sided skin cancers in patients and driving trends of adults seen at a Midwestern university dermatology clinic. more. (SpiritIndia)
Your old editor acknowledges some milestones Feb 4, 2007
Forty years ago this week I began classes at Midwestern University in Wichita Falls, Texas, from where I would eventually graduate. Forty years ago this April I went to work as a sportswriter at the Wichita Falls Times d News, never knowing that I was choosing my lifetime line of work. (Dunlap Reporter, IA)
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Jan 30, 2007
Editor -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's position on troop withdrawal from Iraq is right on point ("Pelosi's Trip: She believes more strongly that withdrawal will help region, says troops deserve better policies than president's,'' Jan. 29). They are better off without us. Our presence is detrimental to the entire region. We are perceived by the Iraqi people and most of the Middle East as an occupying Christian army waging war in their Islamic country. That was, is and always will be a formula for... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
St. Joe's, Creighton consider closer ties Jan 25, 2007
Currently, St. Joseph's trains six to eight Creighton students, 12 to 15 University of Arizona students and one to two Midwestern University students. The hospital also trains hundreds of fourth-year students, who come from more than 100 medical schools. (AZCentral -- Business)
Against the Day Jan 16, 2007
Then there are brief turns by inventor Nikola Tesla; a British secret society code-named T.W.I.T; a Midwestern university charged with making time travel possible; the 1893 Chicago World's Fair; a mariachi band called Gaston Villa and his Bughouse Bandeleros; submarines that travel under desert sands; copious amounts of absinthe, opium, and other mind-altering substances; and a partridge in a pear tree. Seriously, even Cecil B. DeMille would have thrown up his hands in despair. (Christian Science Monitor)
