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ENROLLMENT DATES
Deadline to add classes online today; drop deadline next week Today is the last day for students to add classes online for the Spring 2011 semester . All online options via PeopleSoft will no longer be active on Wednesday. UH administration is encouraging faculty to enforce the sixday deadline for new adds. After today, students will only be able to add classes based on “documented extenuating circumstances,” according to a UH e-mail. Students are encouraged to check with their colleges or schools for the proper add procedure and adviser hours. Students should also take note that the last day to drop a class or withdraw without receiving a grade will be Wednesday, Feb 2.
GMAT: next generation New integrated reasoning section to debut in 2012 Cristi Guerra
THE DAILY COUGAR The leading graduate test company announced the launch of the latest format of the GMAT, the widely used graduate admissions test. “We’re now involved in developing a new section in cooperation with Pearson VUE and ACT,” Sam Silverstein, spokesperson for the Graduate Management Admission Council, said. “They (test takers) have to answer questions that show
that they can take information from multiple sources and draw conclusions.” The section will not interfere with the grading of any of the other sections. “It’s a new direction for the GMAT,” Silverstein said. “It’s not replacing what we currently do. The next generation section will yield a separate score so it’s not going to change the typical score.” The integrated reasoning section will be released in June of 2012. “I’ve taken the GMAT three times and it has lowered my self-esteem, and even made me reconsider grad school plans.” UH alumni Robert Murphy said. “Hopefully, the new generation exam will be more practical for grad student
The legacies of Mahatma Ghandi and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. will be discussed today at a luncheon open to the UH community. “From Gandhi to King: The Globalization of a Dream,” will be presented in the Houston Room of the University Center. Featured guests are President Renu Khator and the UH Debate Team. A roundtable discussion will follow.
UH prof looking into effects of running, training on immune systems
Beverages and light refreshments will be provided. Students are encouraged, however, to bring lunch and “break bread” together.
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Doors open at 11:15 a.m. and there will be limited seating. The discussion begins at noon and is scheduled to continue through 1 p.m.
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EVENTS IT Training A free class for students and faculty introducing UNIX will take place in the Social Work Building in room 110-L. The class will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Instructors will also be offering a free workshop introducing Windows 7 from after 4 p.m. in the same room.
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admissions.” The project is the result of a partnership between GMAC, ACT and Pearson VUE initiated in 2006, which was renewed earlier this month for an additional 11 years. “The GMAT is owned by GMAC, and we’re non-profit,” Silverstein said. “They are the two vendors that administer and provide the questions to the test.” Since the partnership began, GMAC has improved the test’s security and technology. “We work hard to make sure that the person who takes the exam is actually
RESEARCH
Khator, debate team to speak at luncheon honoring Ghandi, King
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tudents fought the rain and slick streets to get to class all day on Monday. Heavy waters filled up along Cullen Street, in parking lots and along sidewalks across campus. | Brianna Leigh Morrison/The Daily Cougar » Gallery: More photos at thedailycougar.com/photo
A UH lab team will work with the participants of the Austin Live Strong marathon to study the body’s susceptibility to illness. The team, led by Brian McFarlin, an associate professor of exercise physiology, nutrition and immunology, will study runners for four weeks in February to observe the influence of running on immune systems. The professor chose this particular time of year for his research because the body is more susceptible to illness during this time, and he aims to search for ways to reduce this. “Marathon running is known to place significant stress on the body, which can result in depressed immune system function,” McFarlin said. “Since most marathons take place during typical cold/flu season, it is very common that runners get sick with these infections or other upper respiratory track infections in the weeks following the marathon.” Sickness reduces work productivity and exercise capacity, McFarlin said. McFarlin and his lab team are looking to recruit up to 400 participants of the marathon for the study. After the participants finish the marathon, they will either take the supplement Biothera Wellmune, or a placebo for the duration of the study. During that time, participants will record their symptoms and report them on a questionnaire, which will then be analyzed by the researchers. “We anticipate that the Biothera Wellmune WGP supplement will improve immunity after the marathon and decrease the incident of URTI and cold/flu STUDY continues on page 3