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Dr. George Perry is the new College of Sciences Dean
 In January 2006, George Perry began his new role as the dean of the College of Sciences. He comes to UTSA from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, one of the top 20 private research universities in the nation, where he was a professor of pathology and neurosciences.
Perry has directed Case Western's Department of Pathology and authored more than 600 scientific publications and 500 abstracts. He serves on the editorial board of more than 20 publications and is editor-in-chief of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. In 1998, Perry was elected as a fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world's largest general scientific society.
"I am honored to join efforts to move UTSA to major research university status," said Perry. "I have never seen such broad-based enthusiasm and commitment to increasing excellence in scholarship and educational opportunities. I also look forward to embracing the San Antonio community in these goals and working to promote development in South Texas."
Perry received his doctoral degree in marine biology from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California at San Diego. He also served as a postdoctoral fellow in cell biology at Baylor College of Medicine and earned a bachelor's degree in zoology from the University of California at Santa Barbara.
Perry replaces William Baker, a professor of chemistry who served as interim dean while the university conducted its search. Baker, whose career includes 22 years as an administrator and educator at the University of Texas at Arlington, recently had a chemistry building at UT Arlington renamed in his honor.
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NEW BOOK
By Dr. O.W. Van Auken
Springer has recently published a new edited volume Dr. O. W. Van Auken, professor of biology. The book includes 16 chapters by biologists and ecologists from throughout the country and covers a variety of topics about various species of Juniperus (mountain cedar). A brief synopsis is found below. For more information contact Dr. Van Auken at
oscar.vanauken@utsa.edu
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Western North American Juniperus Communities
A Dynamic Vegetation Type
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About this book
Juniperus woodlands and savannas in western North America are both extensive and dynamic, occupying approximately 55 million hectares. Various species of Juniperus have been increasing in density and are expanding into associated grasslands, reducing the size of the grasslands. The reason for the Juniperus expansion is highly debated, but seems to be related to high levels of herbivory, changing fire frequency and probably global change phenomena. Western North American Juniperus Communities addresses various aspects of the biology, ecology, and management of Juniperus woodlands and savannas, by synthesizing past, current, and proposed future research. The book includes information on community distribution, composition, and structure; the effects of alterations in ecosystem processes such as modifications in water budgets; and the impacts of humans, herbivory, and fire on the communities. The book will provide professionals with a solid background in Juniperus ecosystems enabling them to better understand the communities and manage the communities for maximum sustained productivity and diversity. O. W. Van Auken is
a Professor in the
Department of Biology at the University of
Texas, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
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http://www.springer.com/west/home/generic/search/results?SGWID=4-40109-22-165247787-0
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Electron Microscopy Research Center
Facilities Are Now Open
We are pleased to
announce to our UTSA and affiliated scientific community that
the Electron Microscopy Research Center (EMRC) is available to
provide complete Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) service
with digital imaging. In addition, our Scanning Electron
Microscope (SEM) unit , located at West Campus is also accessible
to serve SEM users.
Technical and
scientific support on electron microscopy applications is
available for interested scientists. The EMRC is able to provide
services using classic , routine EM techniques as well as services
employing modern techniques (e.g., pre- and post-embedding gold
labeling, and, in situ hybridization by indirect gold
labeling) with scientific and technical support available on-site
as needed. In addition, EMRC also provides light microscopy
services including routine and immunocytochemical staining.
Our goal is to make the facility and associated services accessible
to the research community, performing high quality, customer
focused technical support on EM techniques by providing
expertise on experimental design, data interpretation, manuscript
writing and grant proposal submissions that enable the advancement
of our research enterprise.
Our services are
available 24 hours/day, 7 days/week, with prior coordination. We
are here to serve you.
For more information and an appointment to visit with the technical
and scientific team please contact Dr. Gjumrakch Aliev by phone
(x4518) or by email:
gjumrakch.aliev@utsa.edu.
For more
information please see:
http://www.bio.utsa.edu/ntfaculty/aliev.html
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The “Center for the Advancement of the Life Sciences” (CAS or CALS)
has now changed its name to “Center for Research and Training in the
Sciences” (CRTS). President Ricardo Romo approved this name change
with the objective that CRTS supports all disciplines within the
College of Sciences. Currently, the Center for Research and Training
in the Sciences coordinates and administers eight programs:
MBRS-SCORE, MBRS-RISE, MARC, RCMI, SNRP, Sloan Scholarship
Foundation, STEM/UTeach and ICNAM. Please send all inquiries about
CRTS to Ms. Xochitl Nicholson, Center Coordinator
(xochitl.nicholson@utsa.edu xt6740) or Dr. Andrew Tsin, Center
Director (andrew.tsin@utsa.edu xt6635).
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UTeach is now part of the College of Sciences!
For more information see:
http://utsa.edu/uteach
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