12 research outputs found
Dataset related to publication "In silico evaluation of the thermal stress induced by MRI switched gradient fields in patients with metallic hip implant"
No full textThe datasets reported in the figures of the article "In silico evaluation of the thermal stress induced by MRI switched gradient fields in patients with metallic hip implant", published on Phys. Med. Biol. 64 245006, 2019.
This work focuses on the in silico evaluation of the energy deposed by MRI switched gradient fields
in bulk metallic implants and the consequent temperature increase in the surrounding tissues. The results show that the gradient coils can generate local increases of temperature up to some kelvin when acting without radiofrequency excitation. Hence, their contribution in general should not be disregarded when evaluating patients’ safety.The results here reported have been developed in the framework of the 17IND01 MIMAS Project. This project
has received funding from the EMPIR Programme, co-financed by the Participating States and from the
European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme
Informe técnico de ampliación de la planta concentradora San Jerónimo de 1900 TMD a 2300 TMD
No full textLa Planta de Concentración San Jerónimo, operada por Catalina Huanca Sociedad Minera SAC, parte del grupo TRAFIGURA, está llevando un ambicioso proyecto de expansión que aumentará su capacidad de procesamiento de 1,900 toneladas métricas por día (TMD) a 2,300 TMD, con el objetivo de mejorar el tonelaje procesado y el contenido fino de minerales valiosos como el zinc, el plomo y la plata. Este esfuerzo se basa en la integración de nuevos equipos en los circuitos de flotación y en la optimización de los procesos existentes. La validación de esta expansión se lleva a cabo a través de un programa piloto, que, tras pequeños ajustes operativos, demuestra con éxito la viabilidad y justificación económica del proyecto. Con la aprobación del directorio, este proyecto, que tiene una Tasa Interna de Retorno (TIR) significativa y un Valor Actual Neto (VAN) aceptable, culmina su implementación en 2023, no solo se elevara la capacidad productiva sino también fortalecer la posición competitiva de la empresa en el mercado minero. La puesta en marcha efectiva de las mejoras y la ampliación se prevé para el tercer trimestre de 2023, marcando un hito en la historia operativa de la planta
Emprendimientos socioeconómicos de los pobladores de distrito de Marcapata, 2011-2020
No full textLa presente tesis aborda, sobre los emprendimientos económicos, en el distrito de Marcapata, periodo que corresponde del 2010 al 2020, el objetivo de esta investigación es determinar los factores que incidieron en los emprendimientos económicos en los pobladores de la capital distrital. Siendo el hito trascendente para esta experiencia, la influencia de un factor exógeno, que es la construcción de la vía asfaltada de Interoceánica Sur, tramo 02. El megaproyecto en referencia, es la vía que une al Perú con el vecino país de Brasil, que se construyó entre los años 2004 al 2010. Las regiones de Cusco, Puno y Madre de Dios fueron los beneficiarios dicha vía internacional tiene una longitud 2,589 Km. (IIRSA-Sur, 2020) distribuidos en 05 tramos, siendo el tramo 2, la que une Urcos – Marcapata – Quincemil – Puente Inambari con una distancia de 300 km. Con el paso de la carretera Interoceánica Sur Tramo 02, por Marcapata, tanto en la etapa de la construcción y la post construcción, ocasiona cambios en la estructura poblacional tradicional, con la masiva inmigración interna desde las comunidades campesinas hacia la capital distrital, promoviendo el crecimiento acelerado de la población en el poblado Marcapata y zonas aledañas, como es el poblado de Baños Termales y el surgimiento de nuevas urbanizaciones, donde se han realizado y se vienen desarrollando variados emprendimientos económicos. Las repercusiones son positivas, por su impacto en la economía local de los marcapatinos, lo que ha permitido la diversificación de las actividades socioeconómicas expresadas en diferentes emprendimientos económicos, mejorando las condicione
La ampliación de plazo como argumento perjudicial en las contrataciones del estado de bienes y servicios en el Gobierno Regional de Cusco, periodo 2020
No full textDentro de la Ley de Contrataciones con el Estado, se establece que la finalidad es el
de maximizar el valor de los recursos públicos que se invierten y a promover la
actuación bajo el enfoque de resultados, por lo que en la presente investigación en la
que se pretende analizar de qué manera impacta la ampliación de plazo se convierte en
un argumento perjudicial en las contrataciones del estado de bienes y servicios en el
Gobierno Regional del Cusco en el periodo 2020.
Por lo que se plantea como problema principal, el ¿De qué manera la ampliación de plazo
se convierte en un argumento perjudicial en las Contrataciones del Estado de Bienes y
Servicios en el Gobierno Regional del Cusco en el periodo 2020?, por lo que es un estudio
con un enfoque CUALITATIVO, debido a que reúne un conocimiento profundo del
comportamiento humano.
Donde se llega a la presente conclusión, donde La ampliación de plazo si es un argumento
perjudicial en las Contrataciones del Estado de bienes y servicios en el Gobierno Regional
del Cusco en el periodo 2020, debido a que contraviene el orden jurídico especial de las
contrataciones públicas, distorsionando la finalidad de esta.Within the contracting law, it is established that the purpose is to maximize the value of
the public resources that are invested and to promote action under the results approach,
so in the present investigation in which it is intended to analyze what In the way that the
extension of the term impacts, it becomes a detrimental argument in the contracting of
the state of goods and services in the city of Cusco in the 2020 period.
For what is posed as the main problem, the How does the extension of the term become
a detrimental argument in the contracting of the state of goods and services in the city of
Cusco in the period 2020?, So it is a study with a QUALITATIVE approach, because it
brings together a deep knowledge of human behavior.
Where the present conclusion is reached, where the extension of the term is a detrimental
argument in the State Procurement of goods and services in the city of Cusco in the 2020
period, because it contravenes the special legal order of public procurement, distorting
the purpose of this
Efecto del uso de recetas electrónicas en la calidad de la prescripción de los servicios de medicina y cirugía del área de hospitalización del hospital Alfredo Callo Rodríguez - Sicuani, 2023
No full textLa seguridad del paciente es un pilar fundamental en la atención hospitalaria, sin embargo, el uso de recetas manuales continúa representando un desafío persistente, debido a que son más propensas a errores. Ante esta problemática, el presente estudio surge con el propósito de evaluar el efecto del uso de recetas electrónicas en la reducción de errores. El presente estudio tuvo como principal objetivo evaluar el efecto del uso de recetas electrónicas en la calidad de prescripción en los servicios de medicina y cirugía del área de hospitalización del hospital Alfredo Callo Rodríguez de Sicuani. El tipo y diseño de la investigación fue cuasiexperimental, retrospectivo, longitudinal y cuantitativo. El estudio se realizó con una muestra de 1000 recetas manuales (antes) y 1000 recetas electrónicas (después). Para determinar el número de errores en las recetas se utilizó como instrumento una guía de observación de datos. Los datos se analizaron con el software estadístico SPSS 25, utilizando la prueba de Wilcoxon. Los resultados evidenciaron un efecto de disminución significativa en los errores de prescripción. En cuanto a los errores de prescripción: concentración del medicamento (12.5%), la forma farmacéutica (47.4%), vía de administración (46.0%), cantidad correcta de medicamento prescrita para 24 horas (33.6%), y la DCI (17%), todos estos pasaron a reducirse a un 0%; la frecuencia de administración se redujo de 56.7% a 28.2%. En conclusión, el uso de recetas electrónicas tiene un efecto positivo reduciendo los errores de prescripción por ende asegura la calidad de atención al paciente hospitalizado
Les « Ciompi » : cardeurs, foulons, bâtards ?
No full textThe « Ciompi » : Carders, Fullers, Bastards ? - The main protagonists of the Florentine uprisings of 1378 were the woolen workers, derogatorily named ciompi. Dating from the « French occupation » of 1342-1343, this term designates a group of crafts as well as a social status. After having discussed the possible etymologies, the author proposes a new hypothesis : ciompi may derive from the French term champi, meaning bastardy and so connoting the obscureness of these humble folk and the contempt with which they were regarded.Les tumultes florentins de 1378 ont pour protagonistes des travailleurs de la laine connus sous l'appellation péjorative de « ciompi ». Daté de l'« occupation française » de 1342-1343, ce terme articule un groupe de métiers et un état social. Après avoir discuté les etymologies avancées jusqu'ici, on propose une nouvelle hypothèse : « ciompi » procéderait du français « champi », la bâtardise connotant l'obscurité de ces petites gens et le mépris où on les tient.Paris Robert. Les « Ciompi » : cardeurs, foulons, bâtards ?. In: Médiévales, n°30, 1996. Les dépendances au travail, sous la direction de Alessandro Stella . pp. 109-115
Mejoramiento en la prestación de los servicios de seguridad ciudadana por parte de la Municipalidad Provincial del Cusco
No full textLa oportunidad de mejora continua, debe ser la primera opción que todo gestor
público debe optar. Así, en un sinfín de procesos administrativos por modernizar
en nuestras localidades, la materialización de iniciativas públicas, surgidas desde
la academia, que destraben el desarrollo de espacios ciudadanos comunes, deben
ser prioritarios.
Corresponde a los gobiernos locales, como función específica y exclusiva,
organizar y gestionar el servicio de seguridad ciudadana, ello está dispuesto en la
Ley Orgánica de Municipalidades, Ley No 27972 y la Ley del Sistema Nacional de
Seguridad Ciudadana, Ley N° 27933.
De este modo, este trabajo presenta una propuesta de agilizar, profesionalizar y
modernizar la provisión del servicio de seguridad ciudadana, que está a cargo de
la Municipalidad Provincial del Cusco.
Para responder a la necesidad de solucionar una inadecuada prestación del
servicio de seguridad pública en el gobierno provincial del Cusco, proponemos,
principalmente dos objetivos, el primero que llevará per se, a mejorar el proceso de
selección de los recursos humanos, que estará a cargo de la provisión del servicio
de seguridad ciudadana y el segundo, fortalecerá la articulación del trabajo
conjunto, que desarrollará el personal de seguridad ciudadana, junto a la Policía
Nacional del Perú.
La principal motivación que encontramos al proponer este modelo de prestación de
servicio, en favor de los ciudadanos, radica en las personas que actualmente
vienen laborando en la Subgerencia de Seguridad Ciudadana y Servicios
Municipales, pues cuentan con experiencia en la materia y tienen conocimiento de
la localidad. Por ello, uno de nuestros planteamientos es que sea el actual personal
el que, luego de un proceso de asistencia técnica y capacitación, estén calificados para asumir la nueva configuración del servicio de seguridad ciudadana.
Dentro de la estrategia del presupuesto por resultados, se ha diseñado el Programa
Presupuestal 030: “Reducción de delitos y faltas que afectan a la seguridad
ciudadana”, programa presupuestal que ha previsto acciones y lineamientos que
de manera integral y articulada, buscan dar soluciones a los problemas de la
inseguridad ciudadana, siendo una unidad de programación presupuestaria,
permite a los municipios, disponer y orientar recursos, para que los servicios de
seguridad ciudadana, tengan efectos favorables a favor de los ciudadanos, en la
respectiva jurisdicción del gobierno local.
Por lo tanto, es importante la modernización del enfoque de trabajo, respecto a la
labor municipal en materia de seguridad ciudadana, pues de materializar esta
propuesta, será la responsable de actualizar y profesionalizar al personal que
labora día a día en la seguridad de las personas.
Por último, es importante señalar que el presente trabajo cuenta con viabilidad
política, técnica, social, presupuestal y operativa, pues el abordaje de seguridad
ciudadana es una prioridad para el país, expresada en la Visión del País al 2050.
Así mismo, la Ley del Sistema Nacional de Seguridad Ciudadana (No 27933)
busca garantizar el irrestricto uso de las libertades y derechos de las personas
para garantizar su tranquilidad, seguridad y paz de los ciudadanos en el territorio
nacional
Improvement of mechanical properties of hydroxyapatite composites reinforced with i-Al64Cu23Fe13 quasicrystal
No full textThe author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: J.C.-V. thanks to Circulo de Investigacion e Innovacion de Materiales Avanzados para la Industria y Biomedicina of FONDECYT (CONCYTEC) under grant No 011-2014-FONDECYT, and to the Brazilian Society of Physics (PLAF program) that financed part of this work. C. V.L., J.Q.-M. and V.P.R. are grateful to FONDECYT (CONCYTEC) for financial support through the Excellence Center Program.Mechanical behavior of hydroxyapatite-based composites (HAp) was studied as a function of the reinforcement concentration of the quasicrystalline (QC) Al64Cu23Fe13 alloy. The synthesis of the HAp matrix was carried out by sol-gel method, while the synthesis of the QC was performed by an arc furnace with a subsequent thermal treatment. The composites were made by powder metallurgy and cold compacted to form test pieces that were sintered with a constant flow of argon. The materials were characterized using X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and Fourier transform Raman spectroscopy. The study of mechanical strength was carried through compression tests. The biocompatibility of the composites was tested using an in-vitro cytotoxicity assay. The mechanical resistance of HAp/QC composites increased with the concentration of quasicrystalline reinforcement. Young's modulus and compressive strength increased in 43% and 21%, respectively, with a 10 wt% QC reinforcement, which demonstrates an hybrid behaviour of the composite due to the inclusion of reinforcing particles in the pores of the matrix. This composite did not show cytotoxicity at any of the QC concentrations. A fabrication route is proposed as a fast, easy and high efficiency alternative for applications in the biomedical industry because of its high scalability potential.Consejo Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Tecnológica - Concyte
Sobre los epígrafes de La hija del mar (1859). Cartografía intertextual, circulación literaria e «imagen de autora» de la joven Rosalía de Castro
No full textLa hija del mar, the sentimental novel that would constitute Rosalía de Castro’s first incursion in fictional prose, was first published in Vigo in 1859, edited by Compañel. The novel consists of twenty chapters, all of them preceded by quotations extracted from the works of several writers, most of them foreigners, which were reproduced in Spanish or in French. This article tries to propose a reasoned identification of the specific versions used by Castro, in order to reflect on literary circulation in Europe during the second half of the XIXth century and to elucidate Castro’s reading habits and translational practices. Both perspectives are extremely useful to approach the image of the author that the young writer tried to articulate within her contemporary literary field.En 1859 veía la luz, en la imprenta Compañel de Vigo, La hija del mar, la novela de tintes sentimentales con la que Rosalía de Castro se estrenaba en el terreno de la prosa de ficción. La obra constaba de veinte capítulos, todos ellos precedidos por citas extraídas de distintos escritores, en su mayoría extranjeros, plasmadas en castellano o en francés. Este trabajo trata de proponer una identificación razonada de las versiones exactas que manejó Castro, para reflexionar sobre la circulación literaria en la Europa de la segunda mitad del siglo XIX e iluminar hábitos lectores e intervenciones traductoras de la autora que permitan acercarnos a la imagen de autora específica con la que la joven escritora trataba de presentarse en el campo literario de la época
Universitas: the magazine of Saint Louis University
No full textFall 2003 issue of Universitas: the magazine of Saint Louis UniversityT H E M AG A Z I N E O F S A I N T L O U I S U N I V E R S I T Y
F A L L 2 0 0 3
By Lawrence Biondi, S.J.
Saint Louis University President
I’m convinced that it must have been a SLU graduate who coined the phrase, “What a small
world.”
I’m sure you’ve all had a similar experience: you’re sitting in a restaurant, standing in line
to check out at a grocery store or even taking in a ball game, and someone around you says
something like, “Didn’t you go to SLU?”
Whatever the opening line, what almost always ensues is a brief conversation between two
people. They may have never met before, but it’s as if an instant connection has been made.
They begin talking like old friends.
Although I realize that this phenomenon frequently happens between
people who share a common identity, I often come away from such experi-ences
convinced that members of our SLU community transcend the
superficialities of just sharing an alma mater or even a fondness for a particu-lar
sports team.
I truly believe our mission and our Ignatian heritage unites us on a deep-er
level. The recent Homecoming festivities only reinforced my belief. As
all of you know, during Homecoming, we welcome thousands of former
students back to campus, putting them in contact once again with each
other and with our current students, faculty and staff.
There were tours of Grand Center, our own home in Midtown, as well as
the new and improved Busch Student Center. There were parties, outdoor
concerts, Billiken soccer, a parade and fireworks. There were golf outings,
class reunions and tailgates. And serving as an appropriate, intimate ending
to the weekend, there was the Golden Billiken Brunch for members of the
classes up to and including the class of 1953.
Alhtough all of these activities are entertaining and help to demonstrate
our appreciation for members of our SLU family, perhaps the most satisfy-ing
element of Homecoming is found in the personal interaction between
longtime friends. For Homecoming is one of the few times during the year
in which generations of Billikens come back to campus to celebrate and
commemorate their shared identity. Alumni reminisce about old times
while also introducing their former classmates to their personal families. We at SLU show off
our campus and introduce our current family of students, faculty and staff, who share their
own thoughts and feelings about the SLU experience.
Alumni often share their own success stories, but more importantly, their stories about fam-ily,
friends and faith. They tell me how the philosophy, ethics and theological components
they once grumbled about now serve them well in their everyday lives.
Conversely, we let alumni know that SLU remains committed to informing and transform-ing
our current students, who, in turn, will transform society in the spirit of the Gospels. I
give assurances that although the nature of higher education has changed, SLU remains true
to its Jesuit, Catholic heritage — just like it has for generations, all the way back to its found-ing
in 1818.
Yes, we truly see the spirit of Saint Louis University revealed and refreshed during our
Homecoming festivities. It gives me great joy to hear about the ways in which members of
the SLU community continue to make a difference for their families, for their communities,
for their professions, for their world. Though it is only one weekend during the year, there’s
undoubtedly an invisible bridge that links generations of Billiken alumni together. We can be
reassured that SLU continues to succeed in preparing its graduates for a lifetime of service to
humankind.
It’s wonderful to see that SLU is indeed “where the heart is” in so many people’s lives.
UNIVERSITAS
Volume 30, No. 1
Editor
Laura Geiser (A&S ’90, Grad ’92)
Assistant Editor
Chris Waldvogel
Contributors
Clayton Berry
Jeff Fowler
Photo Credits
Steve Dolan, 3, 9, 30
Joe Finlay, 4
Kevin Lowder, 10
Dave Preston, 26
John Quinn, S.J., 20
James Visser, cover, 4, 12-15
Chris Waldvogel, 2, 3, 5
New Line Cinema, 18, 20-22
Design
AKA Design Inc.
Art Direction: Richie Murphy
Design: Stacy Lanier
UNIVERSITAS is published by Saint
Louis University. Opinions expressed
in UNIVERSITAS are those of the indi-vidual
authors and not necessarily
those of the University administra-tion.
Unsolicited manuscripts and
photographs are welcome but will be
returned only if accompanied by a
stamped, self-addressed envelope.
Letters to the editor must be signed,
and letters not intended for publica-tion
should indicate that fact. The
editor reserves the right to edit all
items. Please address all mail to
UNIVERSITAS, DuBourg Hall 39, 221
N. Grand, St. Louis, MO 63103. We
accept e-mail at [email protected] and fax
submissions at (314) 977-2249.
Address fax submissions to Editor,
UNIVERSITAS.
Postmaster: Send address changes to
UNIVERSITAS, Saint Louis University, 221
N. Grand Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63103.
World Wide Web address:
www.slu.edu/pr/universitas.html
UNIVERSITAS is printed by Universal
Printing Co. and mailed by Accurate
Business Mailers Inc.
Worldwide circulation: 109,611
© 2003, Saint Louis University.
All rights reserved.
On the Cover: The new Busch
Student Center courtyard. For
more photos of Busch Student
Center, see page 12.
IIN MEMORIIAM AALLUUMMNNII nnootteess
2
24 32
28 30
FALL 2003
6
Home-Court Advantage
Take a peek at the plans for
Saint Louis University’s proposed arena.
10
Remembering Father Ong
A look at the life of one of
SLU’s most noted scholars.
12
Center of Attention
The renovated and expanded
Busch Student Center is drawing raves.
16
Momentum
The Campaign for Saint Louis University
marks its first anniversary.
18
Lore of the Rings
A SLU professor is one of the world’s
foremost experts on J.R.R. Tolkien.
C O N T E N T S
2
SLU named a
‘Best Buy’ again
Saint Louis University is
the nation’s top educa-tional
buy among all Jesuit
institutions according to U.S.
News & World Report, which
again recognized Saint Louis
University as one of the
country’s best values in high-er
education. Overall, the
magazine also ranked SLU
among the top four Catholic
universities in the country.
In the publication’s
“America’s Best Colleges
2004” issue, SLU is No. 41
on the best values list among
all national doctoral universi-ties.
This is the sixth consecu-tive
year that U.S. News has
highlighted the University as
a leading educational value.
SLU is the top Jesuit institu-tion
on the best value list and
the No. 2 Catholic school,
second only to the University
of Notre Dame. U.S. News
determines best values by
measuring academic quality
with the net cost of atten-dance
for a student who
receives an average level of
financial aid.
U.S. News also named Saint
Louis University among the
top four Catholic institutions
on its ranking of best national
doctoral universities, a group
that includes nearly 250
schools. SLU is No. 78 on
the list, with only Notre
Dame, Georgetown
University and Boston
College ranking higher.
HOMELAND SECURITY: Hundreds of people attended
the first town hall meeting on homeland security featuring
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge Oct. 7 at
Saint Louis University. An interactive event with high
audience participation, the forum included (from left) Frank
Sesno, host of Worldtalk and former CNN anchor; Steve
Rohleder, global chief executive for government, Accenture;
St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay (Law ’80); Ridge; Dr. Karen
Webb, chief medical officer for Saint Louis University
Hospital; and Col. Tim Daniel, director for the Missouri
Office of Homeland Security. University President
Lawrence Biondi, S.J., gave the opening remarks.
Sword award
to honor Westfall
Saint Louis University will
give its highest honor to
the late George R. “Buzz”
Westfall (A&S ’68, Law ’69).
SLU will recognize the late
political leader with its Sword
of Ignatius Loyola during the
DuBourg Society Dinner
Dec. 7. Mr. Westfall died
Oct. 27. He was 59.
One of the region’s most
influential public figures of
the last 20 years,
Mr. Westfall was
elected St. Louis
County executive
in 1990 and was
re-elected three
times. Noted for
his bipartisanship
and regional focus,
his accomplish-ments
included the establish-ment
of a shelter for battered
women and children.
The Sword of Ignatius
Loyola is named for the
founder of the Society of
Jesus. Symbolic of the
Ignatian vision of service,
sword recipients have given
themselves to humankind for
the greater glory of God.
Louis; Keith F. Muccino, S.J.,
assistant professor of internal
medicine and Catholic chap-lain
at Georgetown University
School of Medicine; and
Robert L. Niehoff, S.J., vice
president for budget and plan-ning
at the University of San
Francisco.
New trustees
join SLU board
Three new trustees have
joined the Saint Louis
University board: L.B.
Eckelkamp Jr., chairman of the
board and CEO of the Bank of
Washington (Mo.) and chair-man
and president of Cardinal
Bancorp and Cardinal Bancorp
II, which owns the United
Bank of Union and Citizens
National Bank of Greater St.
SLU JOINS A10 CONFERENCE
Saint Louis University is joining the Atlantic 10 Conference.
The Billikens will begin intercollegiate athletic competition
in the Atlantic 10 during the 2005-06 academic year.
The Atlantic 10 Conference is in its 28th year of NCAA
Division I competition. The league’s members include
Dayton, Duquesne, Fordham, George Washington, LaSalle,
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Richmond, St. Bonaventure,
Saint Joseph’s, Temple and Xavier.
Saint Louis University currently is a charter member of
Conference USA. In early November, five C-USA member
schools — Cincinnati, DePaul, Louisville, Marquette and
USF — accepted invitations to join the Big East Conference.
Five new schools — Central Florida, Marshall, Rice, SMU
and Tulsa — filled C-USA’s vacant positions.
For more details, visit www.slubillikens.com.
Three new deans
now on campus
Dr. Ellen Harshman (Grad
’78, Law ’92) is the new dean
of the John Cook School of
Business. She succeeds the
retiring Dr. Leroy Grossman,
who was interim dean for one
year. Harshman has served
SLU in several leadership roles
since 1972, including associate
dean of the business school,
director of the career planning
and placement center and assis-tant
to the vice president for
student development. She also
holds the rank of associate pro-fessor
of management and
most recently was SLU’s senior
vice provost. Among her many
responsibilities in this role,
Harshman administered com-
NEWS BRIEFS
By The Numbers
4 National rank of Parks College
of Engineering and Aviation’s
aerospace engineering program,
according to U.S. News and
World Report. Overall, Parks’
undergraduate engineering pro-grams
moved up three spots on
the U.S. News list to No. 27.
498 Residents sponsored by
SLU’s School of Medicine in 50
different residencies, subspecialty
residencies and fellowships rotat-ing
through eight affiliated teach-ing
hospitals and 18 affiliated
health care institutions.
8,742 Phone pledges made dur-ing
fiscal year 2003 for a total for
1 mil-lion
has been raised through
phoning.
In September, SLU sponsored a
two-evening gala event called
“Denim & Diamonds” to
benefit public education,
research and treatment of liver
disease. On Sept. 12, Willie
Nelson headlined “Denim,” a
concert to benefit the SLU Liver
Center and the Julia Spears
Foundation for Liver Disease.
On Sept. 13, “Diamonds” fea-tured
country music artist Naomi
Judd, who spoke at a black-tie
dinner to benefit SLU’s Liver
Center. … Dr. Robert B.
Belshe, Adorjan professor of
infectious diseases and director of
the Center for Vaccine
Development, received the
Clinical Virology Award for
2003 from the Pan American
Society for Clinical Virology. …
Sandra H. Johnson (A&S ’73),
the Tenet Endowed Chair in
Health Law and Ethics is one of
four winners of the 2003
Pellegrino Medal for contribu-tions
to health care ethics. …
Dr. Marla Berg-Weger, pro-fessor
and director of field service
education for the School for
Social Service since 1995, has
been named associate provost. …
Maria Whitehead, a member of
Wake Forest’s 2002 NCAA
Division I field hockey champi-onship
team, is SLU’s new head
field hockey coach. The appoint-ment
is her first head coaching
position. … Dr. Seung H.
Kim, professor of international
business and director of the
Boeing Institute of International
Business, has been appointed to
serve on the Presidential
Advisory Council for the
Peaceful Reunification of the
Republic of Korea.
RESEARCH PLANS: Preliminary plans are under way
for the design and site selection for a new research center at
the Saint Louis University Health Sciences Center, part of
an 300 million “Campaign for Saint Louis
University: Where Knowledge Touches Lives.”
pliance with the University’s
accrediting agencies, served as
a liaison with state-wide edu-cational
agencies and oversaw
the libraries, Reinert Center
for Teaching Excellence and
office of institutional study.
Harshman has earned numer-ous
honors during her SLU
career and was named SLU’s
Woman of the Year in 1981.
Dr. Charlotte Royeen, a
national leader in her field of
occupational therapy, is the
new dean of the Doisy School
of Allied Health Professions.
Royeen most recently served
as associate dean for research at
Creighton’s School of
Pharmacy and Allied Health
Professions and professor of
occupational therapy. Prior to
that, she was the founding
chair and professor of occupa-tional
therapy at Shenandoah
University in Winchester, Va.,
and worked for several years
for the U.S. Department of
Education’s Office of Special
Education Programs. Royeen
holds a doctorate from Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and State
University in Blacksburg, Va.,
and a master’s degree in occu-pational
therapy from
Washington University School
of Medicine. At the confer-ence
of the American
Occupational Therapy
Association, Royeen received
the 2002 Eleanor Clarke Slagle
Lectureship Award, which is
the highest scholarly achieve-ment
bestowed in occupational
therapy.
Dr. Bjong Wolf Yeigh
joined the Saint Louis
University community July 1
as the dean for Parks College
of Engineering and Aviation.
He came to SLU from Yale
University, where he was assis-tant
provost of science and
technology since 1999. He
succeeds Dr. Charles
Kirkpatrick, who was dean of
Parks College for nine years
and is on the department of
chemistry faculty. Yeigh
received a bachelor’s degree in
engineering science from
Dartmouth College, a master’s
degree in mechanical engi-neering
from Stanford and a
doctorate in civil engineering
and operations research from
Princeton. A former tactical air
intelligence officer assigned to
Fighter Squadron 74, Yeigh
served in the U.S. Navy dur-ing
the Gulf War and for a
total of eight years in active
and reserve duties, leaving with
a rank of lieutenant.
Yeigh
Royeen
Harshman
New technology
VP on board
Ellen Watson is Saint Louis
University’s new vice
president for information
technology services.
Although Watson may be
new to SLU, she is familiar
with the Jesuit mission.
Before coming to SLU, she
was the vice president of
information service at Loyola
University Chicago, a post
she had held since 1999.
Watson boasts 19 years of
experience in her field, hav-ing
served as associate vice
president for information ser-vices
and dean of library ser-vices
at Indiana State
University for four years and
associate provost for informa-tion
resources and technology
at Bradley University for two
years. She received her bach-elor’s
degree from Wellesley
College and her master’s from
the University of Maryland.
Drabble wins
Literary Award
Saint Louis University
Library Associates pre-sented
English author
Margaret Drabble with the
2003 Saint Louis Literary
Award at a ceremony Oct.
21. Drabble, a novelist, biog-rapher,
critic and short story
writer, is the author of The
Seven Sisters, The Peppered
Moth, The Witch of Exmoor
and The Millstone. She is also
editor of The Oxford
Companion to English
Literature. Drabble joins a dis-tinguished
group of authors
honored with this award dur-ing
the past 36 years.
Recipients include such
luminaries as Arthur Miller,
Joyce Carol Oates and
Seamus Heaney. Last year’s
winner was Joan Didion.
Biodefense
research brings
schools together
Anew research center based
in St. Louis will play a
major role in protecting the
American public against
bioterrorism and emerging
infectious diseases. Washington
University School of Medicine
and Saint Louis University
School of Medicine will be
part of a multi-institutional
Midwest Regional Center for
Excellence in Biodefense and
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Research (MRCE). The cen-ter
will be funded by a five-year,
35 million grant from
the National Institute of
Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
The founding members of the
MRCE also include Case
Western Reserve University,
the University of Missouri-
Columbia and the Midwest
Research Institute of Kansas
City. The new center will
concentrate on expanding cur-rent
research efforts in biode-fense.
For example, the team’s
initial research effort will focus
on poxvirus infections, which
include diseases such as small-pox.
The ultimate goals are to
improve the safety of vaccines
and to develop new therapies.
Kavanaugh wins
press award
Saint Louis University phi-losophy
professor and mag-azine
columnist John
Kavanaugh, S.J., (A&S ’65,
Grad ’66, ’71) received top
honors from the National
Catholic Press Association. His
“Ethics Notebook,” which
regularly appears in America
magazine, earned the Best
Regular Column Award from
Kavanaugh
MIXING IT UP: What’s cooking in the department of
nutrition and dietetics in the Doisy School of Allied Health
Professions? Mark E. Miller, a certified executive chef,
shown here supervising students Christina Bologna (left)
and Diana Kingston, has joined the Saint Louis University
faculty and is teaching future dietitians how healthy foods
can be prepared to taste great. Miller, most recently a chef
at Westborough Country Club, is sold on the University’s
new, one-of-a-kind degree program that prepares students
to become registered dietitians while they receive training for
their culinary arts credential. “Our degree is perfect for stu-dents
who want to work as personal chefs, among other spe-cializations,”
Miller said.
International HIV
trial led by SLU
Saint Louis University is
leading an international
vaccine trial to study a
promising HIV prevention
vaccine in humans. The trial
is being conducted through
the HIV Vaccine Trials
Network (HVTN) of the
National Institutes of Health.
This is the first HVTN trial
to be conducted simultane-ously
in the United States and
abroad — in St. Louis,
Boston (through Harvard
University) and Gaborone,
Botswana — and it signifies a
dedication to transcending
borders in the fight against
HIV. This vaccine has never
been tested in humans. The
trial is looking at the safety
and immune response of an
experimental HIV vaccine
the association, which repre-sents
640 publications with a
combined circulation of nearly
27 million in the United States
and Canada. In honoring him,
the National Catholic Press
Association said: “Father
Kavanaugh examines public
issues through a moral lens and
discusses them thoughtfully
and powerfully.”
4
The December 1963 issue of Saint
Louis University Magazine featured a
cover photo of the new Griesedieck
Memorial Hall, which was dedicat-ed
Nov. 30, 1963.
A news item mentioned that
fund raising for Busch Memorial
Center was under way — .1.5 mil-lion
had been raised, and a 3.25 million.
The issue also highlighted the
Midwest Assembly on Outer Space,
a conference co-sponsored by SLU
and held that September. The
assembly brought together a cross
section of leaders in education, gov-ernment,
labor, business, industry,
law, medicine, military and commu-nications
from a 14-state area to
consider the topic, “Outer Space:
Prospects for Man and Society.”
Participants included James E.
Webb, the head of NASA, and U.S.
Sen. Stuart Symington of Missouri.
Another article featured an alum-nus,
Robert Burns (Parks ’59), who
was the first Missourian to join the
Peace Corps. Burns was a land irri-gation
specialist in Pakistan.
Quotable UTAS: “It would be
tragic if we were able to pinpoint
rockets in space but unable to deter-mine
where we were going as
human beings.” — Charles A.
Sheehan, Missouri state representa-tive
and speaker at the Midwest
Assembly on Outer Space
Sign of the times: It was reported
that tuition for the 1964-65 school
year for full-time undergraduates
and law students would be 100 over 1963-64 rates. School of
Medicine students were slated to
pay $700 per semester.
SLU nabs C-USA
GPA award again
Conference USA has
named Saint Louis
University as the recipient of
the Institutional Excellence
Award for the eighth
consecutive year. The
award is given to the
member school
with the highest
SLU listed as ‘Best
Place to Work’
For the second time since
2000, Saint Louis
University has made the St.
Louis Business Journal’s “Best
Places to Work” list. This year,
SLU was honored in the “Best
Practice” category — the only
institution so recognized — for
the development of
Hometown SLU, which is
designed to spur development
near the St. Louis campus
while assisting SLU employees
looking to purchase a home in
certain areas near campus.
Since Hometown SLU was
unveiled Feb. 5, 19 people
have applied to the program
and been approved. Full-time,
eligible employees may receive
f
