Last fall, the College of Dental Medicine received a $58,000 grant from the Dr. John. T. Macdonald Foundation Inc.
Month: January 2011
The 11 most anticipated movies of 2011
It seems like 2011 is just something audiences have to get through until 2012 and the anticipated release of the next Batman film. However, there are still some big movies to be released this year and since the biggest trend right now in movies is superheroes, there are quite a few of those on this list. These are some of the biggest releases to mark on your calendar.
Millenials enter the workforce with an advantage
The workforce is adjusting to meet the needs of millennials.
Diary of…A student who suffered loss and gained hope after the Haiti earthquake
Rosemonde Menard-Webb is a third-year doctoral student of marriage and family therapy in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences. She enjoys going on road trips, going to the movies, watching the sunrise and sunset at the beach, playing board games with her children and listening to music. Her philosophy on life is to acknowledge and honor the existence of others in any way possible, with a smile, a hug or words of encouragement that generate hope. She is a member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and has her own consulting practice called Planting Seeds of Life.
The presidential playlist: The music doesn’t make the man
When you’re the president of the United States you travel a lot. The job even comes with your own plane. Now when you travel a lot, you probably spend a lot of time listening to your iPod. If you’re Barack Obama you are listening to Stevie Wonder, Earth, Wind, and Fire, and Lil Wayne? Needless to say, some people are questioning some of the president’s musical preferences.
The Internet makes private life public
Last month, a Ft. Myers man reunited with his five children after they found each on www.mylife.com. However, sites like the one used for the reunion also buy and sell people’s personal information.
The 11 most anticipated albums of 2011
The new year brings new promises, new goals and new resolutions. It also brings a ton of new music for your listening pleasure. Here’s a list of some of the albums that you should be on the lookout for in 2011.
Back to business: Getting into school mode after winter break
The parties are over. The gifts have been exchanged. You’ve had long winter naps, hot chocolate with friends and awkward moments with distant relatives. You were whisked away to an escape of bliss for a month of winter vacation, free from never-ending research papers, tests and boring lectures.
News Briefs
Missing NSU student found in Georgia Che Paul Beckford, a 21-year-old business administration student, was reported missing on Dec. 3. Beckford was supposed to pick up his mother after going to a tire store, but never made it there. Beckford took his mother’s 2009 silver Nissan Sentra, but left his wallet and cell phone behind. […]
Faculty Spotlight: Oscar Bolanos
Some people would rather jump out of a plane than get a root canal. But for Oscar R. Bolanos, D.D.S., professor of endodontics and director of postdoctoral endodontics in the College of Dentistry, root canals are an art form, and he describes the root canals his students perform as “outstanding and beautiful.”