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Prof Candis M. Morello – Prof Jan D. Hirsch | Recent innovations in pharmacy education
A pioneering research team from the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Diego, United States, has been instrumental in developing innovative techniques for teaching pharmacy students. The Next Generation of Pharmacist Educators (NextGen-RxEd) programme is a new method of training the next generation of pharmacist educators and academics. To help pharmacists and pharmacy students visualise the complex issues experienced by their patients, the team led by Professors Candis Morello and Jan Hirsch developed an innovative educational tool, called the Medication Therapy Management (MTM) Spider Web.
Distinguished Professor Michael Zhdanov | Mapping Magma and Drilling for Oil: New Methods for Geophysical Modelling
Geophysicists use a variety of different methods to peer beneath the Earth’s surface. Seismic activity, gravitational fields , and magnetic fields each offer their own windows into the world underground, but, in isolation, are incapable of giving us the full picture. Combining data from distinct geophysical surveys, however, is its own challenge. For a number of years, a team of researchers led by Professor Michael Zhdanov has worked to develop a mathematical framework capable of generating detailed geophysical models from multiphysics data.
Through application to modelling magma chambers underneath Yellowstone and searching for oil deposits in the Barents Sea, they demonstrate that their approach can produce robust and accurate predictions
Dr David Berry | Bridging the gap between Agriculture and Automation
As automation and controlled environments reshape modern farming, the need for technicians who understand both plant science and engineering is rapidly increasing. At Virginia Western Community College (VWCC) located in Roanoke, VA, Dr David Berry is leading a programme supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) with the aim to merge agriculture with mechatronics, preparing students for the realities of emerging industries. A distinctive example of this approach is an automated hydroponics system designed by two industry-sponsored students, demonstrating how practical experience, interdisciplinary training and strong employer partnerships can create the skilled workforce required for the future of sustainable food production.
Professor Richard Ludueña | Two Turkish Cities Were Essential in the Development of Science and Religion – a Work in Progress
This book explores the history of the area in Turkey where these two cities lie. Prof Richard Ludueña and his daughter visited Harran and Sanliurfa (formerly Edessa) in 2014. He found them fascinating and wanted to learn more about their histories, but found no book that focused on their history from the beginning to modern times. So, he decided to write one.
Harran still bears its ancient name, but Edessa has had a great variety of names and is now called Sanliurfa. Our story goes back long before the cities were founded, back to the late Neolithic site of Göbekli Tepe, where monuments have carvings consistent with a destructive comet.