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Women supported in ‘male’ majors By Jacob Moeller ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT
Female students may feel outnumbered in male-dominated majors, but they are not alone at the UA. One resource available to female students is the Women in Science and Engineering program. “We are looking to enhance, maintain and recruit women into the sciences,�said November Papaleo, interim director of the program. The Women in Sciences and Engineering program is hosting a
conference entitled ‘Expand Your Horizons’ this year to recruit female students into majors that are traditionally male-dominated. According to Papaleo, the conference provides campus tours and workshops to give students a more hands-on experience. The program also created the “WISE wing� on the third floor of the Gila Residence Hall reserved for female engineering students. “(The WISE wing) seeks to construct and solidify a community of women who are underrepresented in most of these fields,� said Papaleo.
Residents of the reserved wing are happy about the arrangement. Shanna Tune, a chemical engineering freshman, said she thinks the WISE wing is helpful. “It’s really nice to have that support system of other girls going through the same classes,�Tune said. Caitlin Schnitzer, who is also a chemical engineering freshman, shared Tune’s sentiment. “There are people in my classes, so if I need help with chemistry, (I) can find someone with the same problem,� Schnitzer said.
According to Rebecca Myren, coordinator for Recruitment and Retention of Women in the College of Engineering, female students make up 19 percent of the engineering college. “I know that seems really low, but 17 percent is the national average, so we’re a little bit higher. That’s the good news,� Myren said. This year’s freshman class of engineering students is evidence of the hard work done by people like Myren and Papaleo. According to Myren, the class is nearly 22 percent women. A study done by the National Science
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The Women in Science and Engineering program is looking for volunteers for their Expanding Your Horizons conference. If interested, please contact November Papaleo at 626-2698. Foundation in 2006 suggests that this trend is neither local nor recent. The report shows that the number of science and engineering degrees earned by women has increased almost every year since 1966.
Animal lab gets $15m By Matt Lewis ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT
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Tucson resident Jose Hernandez, 37, holds his son Adrian up to pet a life-sized baby Tyrannosaurus rex at Tucson Children’s Museum Thursday afternoon to get a sneak peak at the “Walking With Dinosaurs� show. The same dinosaur will visit Main Gate Square Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon.
T-rex to stomp Main Gate Square By Christy Delehanty ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT
One of the benefits of a show coming to town is that the performers stay nearby. If you’re lucky, you might even glimpse a star at Main Gate Square. But a “big� star will definitely make an appearance there Saturday, when “Walking With Dinosaurs,� the BBC’s TV show-turned-tour, brings its life-size baby Tyrannosaurus rex out to play from 10 a.m. to noon. This appearance will precede five days of theatrical performances at the Tucson
Convention Center, beginning Feb. 17. The performance was conceived of 10 years ago and is meant to be an incredibly realistic trip back in time. “(Dinosaur designer and builder) Sonny Tilders took a look at the BBC animated series and realized that he could take it one step further,�said Nellie Beavers, associate tour manager. The creators’ original goal was to see if they could build the creatures themselves — an enormous feat, given the scale of the animals. But once they succeeded, the reaction to the prototype at the initial press event was so overwhelming that
the project picked up speed. It took six years of discovery and construction until the creatures were completely lifelike and ready to tour. Made of various metals, bungee cords, latex and paint-covered spandex and filled with complex hydraulics and various controls, the creation of each dinosaur was a huge undertaking. The “baby T,� as it is lovingly called, is seven feet tall and 14 feet long from nose to tail, said Matthew Rimmer, spokesperson for the show. And that’s just the baby — a mere six months old. The baby T, the smallest dinosaur in
the show, can be controlled by just one person. The performer, weighed down by up to 100 pounds of costume and equipment, will“play with the audience,� according to Rimmer, doing everything dinosaurs should — roaring, snarling and walking fluidly right up to the crowd. More information about the main performance will be available at Saturday’s Main Gate Square event. The crew will answer questions and show a short film about how“Walking With Dinosaurs�came about. But the real draw will be the dinosaur. “The goal is to make the audience believe that it’s real,� Rimmer said.
Photo drawings show innovation By Emily Bowen ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT
The ArtsEye Gallery will be holding a reception for “A Fortunate Life,� a photography exhibit composed of select pieces from the lifework of Harold H. Jones, on Feb. 13 from 6 to 9 p.m. Jones may be best known within the UA community as the first director of the Center for Creative Photography and a longtime faculty member within the arts department. He has also had a successful career producing print photographs, photo drawings and paintings which have been displayed in national and international galleries. While some photographers focus on consistent subjects within their work, Jones’s theme goes beyond the subjects of his photographs. “One part of my work is about storytelling. The other part is about the nature of light,� Jones said. He used to destroy the photographs that failed to meet his standards, but later developed a way to pull the story out of the photo by altering the print, forming a photo drawing.
Jones’ photo drawings, in particular, represent his innovation as an artist. To create a Photographic Works photo drawing, Jones took a photograph 3550 E. Grant Rd. and applied differCost: Free ent artistic mediums Exhibit from 6 - 9 p.m. to the surface of the Refreshments provided print. The results yield a visible physical texture which can be enhanced by the wall or surface on which the drawing is displayed. “I use acrylic paint, pens or sandpaper most often. I think I might have been the first person to use sandpaper,� Jones said. The ArtsEye Gallery hosts an online space as well as a physical space within Photographic Works. Mary Findysz, the owner of the Photographic Works, spent a week going through Jones’ entire collection to choose a compilation that would be representative of his work through the years.
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Harold Jones is in his darkroom at his home in Tucson, Wednesday. Jones was the first director of the UA Center for Creative Photography and the vision that made the center the collection that it has become.
Jones said that at first glance, the pieces within the collection might seem unrelated due to the diverse subjects in each piece. However, after further examination, the viewer can see the consistent thread of a story.
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The UA received $15 million from the National Institutes of Health to finance an animal research facility at the UA’s biomedical campus in Phoenix. The grant, part of the federal stimulus, will pay for a portion of the new underground animal research lab. According to Al Bravo, associate director of public affairs for the UA College of Medicine in Phoenix, the building is being built underground because it will save money and be more environmentally friendly. The building is being designed with sustainability in mind. It will be built with energy-efficient materials and is designed to reduce water usage. More than 30 researchers and staff will work at the new lab, which is part of the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix in partnership with Arizona State University campus. Dr. Bill Crist, vice president for health affairs at the UA, says it’s the first phase of expansion. “Three years ago, we expanded the medical school from Tucson up to Phoenix. So now, there is a UA medical school in downtown Phoenix because we need to produce more doctors. There’s just such a physician shortage in Arizona,� Bravo said. The UA plans to expand the Phoenix campus so it can produce a similar number of physicians as the medical school in Tucson. Right now, about 115 medical students are accepted at the Tucson campus per class. At the Phoenix campus, about 48 students per class are admitted. The goal is to eventually accept about 120 at the Phoenix campus. “We’re really excited because it’s the first grant for construction of the Phoenix campus,� Crist said. “It’s money we don’t have to borrow or ask the state for.� Rats and mice for medical research will be housed in the lab. “You can’t do many components of medicine without animals,� Crist said. He added that the UA’s policies are very strict when it comes to the welfare of the animals. He said the animals are cared for by veterinarians and that everything is done as humanely as possible. LAB, page 3
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