FUND DIVERSITY, EQUITY,AND INCLUSION IN TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT

The Central State University John W. Garland College of Science, Engineering, Technology, and Agriculture (JWGCESTA) was recently awarded nearly $90,000 in funding and in-kind gis to bolster efforts to embed diversity, equity, and inclusion in technology development.

Eighteen universies and colleges, including Central State, will share $2.3 million from the Public Interest Technology University Network (PIT-UN). Grants will be used to fund interdisciplinary teaching, career pipeline development, experienal learning, and network building to advance social and racial jusce, climate acon, cybersecurity, data equity, and human rights.

The announcement was made at the 2022 Public Interest Tech University Network (PIT-UN) Convening, hosted by City University of New York, on Oct. 28-29.

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1890 LAND-GRANTASSOCIATE PROFESSORAND RESEARCH SCIENTIST JOINS NATIONWIDE CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING

Brandy Phipps, Ph.D., Central State UniversityAssistant Professor and Project Leader for a recent historic $10 Million grant, joined notable leaders such as Senators Cory Booker and John Cornyn to discuss the need to invest in Sustainable Nutrition Science!

Our Health, Our Planet, Our Future: The Urgent Need to Invest in Sustainable Nutrition Science congressional briefing, hosted by the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy and the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), was held via a live virtual teleconference on January 26, 2022 from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.

The briefing, which explored findings from a recent UCS report titled, From Silos to Systems, found that federal investments in sustainable nutrition science—research and education at the intersection of food production, climate, environment, and nutrition—are insufficient to address national https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Central-State-University-Land-Grant.html?soid=1139510927573&aid=Js2ApiNB3VM burdens of diet-related disease, climate change, and environmental degradation.

The panel brought the perspectives of leading scientists, farmers, and public health professionals from around the country, who spoke to the critical importance of sustainable nutrition science in their research and practice, and who offered recommendations that can help support healthy communities across the country. Speakers included Senator Cory Booker-Chair, Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research; Senator John Cornyn, Chair, Ranking Member, Subcommittee on InternationalTrade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness; and Central State University (CSU) John W. Garland College of Engineering, Science, Technology andAgriculture (JWGCESTA),Assistant Professor of Research Brandy

E. Phipps, Ph.D.

Among Dr. Phipps’many notable accomplishments at CSU was a recent $10 million award from the U.S. Department ofAgriculture (USDA) to fund the SustainableAgriculture Systems (SAS) project. The historic project partners the expertise and efforts of all three types of LandGrant Institutions – including College of Menominee Nation (1994 Land-Grant), Kentucky State University (1890 Land-Grant), and University of Delaware, University of Kentucky, and Mississippi State University (1862 Land-Grants).

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Dr. Phipps also provided [Witness]Testimony before the United States House Agriculture Committee, Subcommittee on Biotechnology,Horticulture, and Research, Washington D.C. (2022, July 28) on An Examination of the USDA’s Hemp Production Program. Watch

Publications and Awards

Prabha Gupta, Ph.D., Research Associate Professor, Food Nutrion and Health A.R.D.P Nutrional Biochemistry ,Nutrigenomics Experse/Extension State Specialist, Family and Consumer Science Diabetes Empowerment Educaon Program (DEEP) cerfied-was recently published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.The article, titled Impact of Virtual Heartfulness Meditation Program on Stress, Quality of Sleep, and Psychological Wellbeing during the COVID-19 Pandemic:A Mixed-Method Study was co-written by Kunal Desai 1,* , Pratibha Gupta 2 , Priti Parikh 3 and Alpa Desai.

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The John W. Garland College of Engineering, Science,Technology & Agriculture's (JWGCESTA) Bee Lab recently received a new grant titled "Interdisciplinary Studies in Science, Education, Communication andTechnology: Expanding the IBC INSSECT NETwork to strengthen Diversity in STEM" from the Sloan Foundation as Sloan Grant #G-202219547.

The lab is managed by Hongmei Li-Byarlay, Ph.D., ResearchAssociate Professor of Entomology / Project Director for Pollinator Health/Agricultural Research Development Program/Department ofAgricultural and Life Science.

The lead institution is Penn State University. Other partnership institutions are Chowan University and the University of Maryland East Shore.

The Sloan Foundation seeks proposals for original initiatives led by outstanding individuals or teams.

JWGCESTA Receives Google AwardAs part of #Google's growing efforts to support excellent research in academia, Google awarded #CentralStateUniversity an unrestricted gift of $10,000 to the John W Garland College of Engineering, Science, Technology, &Agriculture, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science towards the "TensorFlowAward for Machine Learning Courses”.

Associate Professor Dr Hongmei Li-Byarlay and bee lab research student Jayla Marvin won the "Public Health Entomology forAll" travel award. Jayla presented her bee research titled "Viral prevalence load on small carpenter bee among three different landscapes" at the Entomological Society ofAmerica/ Entomological Society of Canada/Entomological Society of British Columbia in Vancouver earlier this year.

Winter Illumination

The CSU Seed to Bloom Botanical and Community Garden is shining a bit brighter tonight!

The Winter Illumination kicked off the holiday season with the seasonal lights being debuted today--with special seasonal music.

Enjoy as you drive down US 42 between Xenia and Cedarville.

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Line Dancing for Beginners

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Central State University-Xenia YMCA-334 Progress Road

DATEAND TIME 12/12/22 3:00pm - 05/22/23 3:00pm US/Eastern

Exercise while learning to dance! For more information call Jodi Black at 937-376-6090 or email sblack@centralstate.edu.

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