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Visit the Briggs Online Alumni Community to see this month's features:
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Monthly Briggs Quiz: See how well you can do on Dr. Spees' 1981, LBC 161L Lab Final.
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Photos of Professor Gerd Kortemeyer's Study Abroad Trip
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In the News: Dr. Philip Strong, 20th Century Chautauqua Project. Giving to Briggs - New Dutton Scholarship There are over 225 new alumni registered on the Briggs Alumni Online Community!
Register today and see what your fellow Briggsies are doing.
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Greetings!
As you receive this students are beginning to arrive for the 2008-09 school year. Over 625 students will become members of the 42nd Freshman class. Holmes Hall will open with a new cyber cafe, which is not quite finished, but promises to be a popular gathering place for students.
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| Dean Elizabeth Simmons to Attend 3rd Annual International Conference on Women in Physics |
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 Dean Elizabeth Simmons was chosen to be a member of the U.S. Delegation to the 3rd International Conference on Women in Physics (ICWIP), which is sponsored by the International Union of Pure and Applied Physicists (IUPAP) and will take place in Korea this October. The ICWIP 2008 is committed to providing an opportunity to share the scientific accomplishment of participants as well as analyzing international progress in promoting women in physics. ICWIP 2008 will bring together the top decision-makers and practitioners interested in the women-in-physics agenda, thereby aiding the physics community to promote women-in-physics activities. Dean Simmons' participation not only recognizes her accomplishments as a scientist, but also reflects her desire to encourage more women to consider careers in science. At the 1999 IUPAP General Assembly the concern that women are grossly under-represented in the field of physics in most countries led to the creation of a Working Group on Women in Physics. For more information on the conference visit: ICWIP - Korea, 2008
In her application, Dean Simmons said, "I judge my career success not only by my own accomplishments as a physicist, but also by my ability to mentor and advocate for other women scientists. This conference will help me learn how to leverage my status as a Dean in a major research university to effectively promote the educational and professional success of women in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields. |
| Discovery News Reviews Professor John Waller's New Book |
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 A Time to Dance, A Time to Die: The Extraordinary Story of The Dancing Plague of 1518, is a new book by Briggs Professor John Waller (HPS) which is soon to be released. Dr. Waller's book is the subject of a recent article in Discovery News, entitled: "Dancing Plague and Other Odd Afflictions Explained." As a historian, Dr. Waller studied the bizarre dancing 'plague' or epidemic of 1518. Stumping scientists for centuries, has solved the mystery of this mindless, intense and ultimately deadly dance. "That the event took place is undisputed," says Dr. Waller, "These people were not just trembling, shaking or convulsing; although they were entranced, their arms and legs were moving as if they were purposefully dancing." You can read the review at Discovery News. You can review and pre-order the book at: Amazon.co.uk.
Dr. Waller is also known as an important member of the winning Briggs canoeing team in its annual competition with James Madison College. |
| Announcing The Frederic B. Dutton Endowed Scholarship |
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 Scholarships! They are important to students and critical to the success of Lyman Briggs College. Whether they are used to assist students with financial need, or as a way of recruiting the 'Best and the Brightest,' scholarships are important.
This scholarship fund creates an endowment honoring Dean Dutton and has a goal of $100,000. Gifts to this fund will create an endowment that will perpetually award a scholarship of $5,000 per year (depending on rate of return). Gifts can be paid over a 5-year period. Scholarship awards will begin when the endowment reaches a minimum funding of $30,000 and will increase as the endowment becomes fully funded. A plaque recognizing donors will be placed in the College. Donors will also receive a yearly correspondence from scholarship recipients.
This is an affordable way to do something Big for Briggs and help students in need.
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| Bonnie Thornton, D.O. ('91, biology) Dies After Battle With Cancer |
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 Four years ago Bonnie Thornton was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer. This began a personal, family and community battle that included her eldest son, David, organizing a bake sale to raise money to support students as walkers in Lansing's Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. Over 150 people joined Thornton's team - including most of the members of David's class - raising more than $30,000.
An April story in the Lansing State Journal reported that: "Four years ago this May, while she was pregnant with her youngest son, Noah, Bonnie was diagnosed with breast cancer. Noah was born weeks later, a month early, but healthy, after doctors induced labor so his mom could receive cancer treatment. After months of intensive therapy...the cancer went into remission. Two years ago, on her birthday, she found out it was back."
Bonnie died on August 6th. She was a gynecologist, working at Meridian Women's Health until her illness. She delivered thousands of babies in the Lansing Area. She is survived by her husband, Jon Cooper, D.O., and 3 sons. The family has suggested donations in Bonnie's honor be made to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
Bonnie was a member of Briggs' class of 1991, and had a specialization in Health Humanities. She received her medical degree from MSU's College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1995.
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