Hot Topics From BABAR Experiment

We search for a new light non-Standard Model CP-odd Higgs boson, $A^0$, decaying to $\tau^+\tau^-$, $\mu^+\mu^-$, and invisible in radiative decays of the $\Upsilon(2S)$ and $\Upsilon(3S)$. We search for the light scalar particle produced in single-photon decays of the $\Upsilon(3S)$ resonance through the process $\Upsilon(3S) \to \gamma A^0, A^0 \to$ invisible. We also search for evidence of an undetectable $\Upsilon(1S)$ decay recoiling against the dipion system. The data samples contain $99 \times 10^6 \Upsilon(2S)$ and $122 \times 10^6 \Upsilon(3S)$ decays collected by the \babar\ detector at the SLAC PEP-II $B$ factory.Comment: Contributed to the Proceedings of 16th International Seminar on High Energy Physics QUARKS-2010, Kolomna, Russia, 6-12 June, 201

Charm Decays and Spectroscopy at BABAR

We present searches for rare charm decays of the form $X_c^+ \to h^{\pm} \ell^{\mp} \ell^{(')^+}$, where $X_c^+$ is a charm hadron either $D^+$, $D_s^+$, or $\Lambda_c^+$, and $\ell^{(')^{\pm}}$ is an electron or muon. These modes are based on 384 $fb^{-1}$ of $e^+ e^-$ annihilation data collected at the $\Upsilon(4S)$ resonance with the BABAR detector at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. We also present the flavor-changing neutral-current decays $D^0 \to e^+e^-$, $D^0 \to \mu^+ \mu^-$, and $D^0 \to e^{\pm} \mu^{\mp}$ that corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 468 $fb^{-1}$ of data. The decay $D^0 \to e^+ \mu^-$ is further lepton-flavor violating, and thus occur only through very slow neutrino mixing. These decays constitute sensitive probes for possible new-physics contribution. We report new limits on the branching fractions of these decays.Comment: Contributed to the Proceedings of 36th International Conference on High Energy Physics, July 4-11, 2012, Melbourne, Australia. This work was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy under grant No. DE-FG02-96ER-4097

Language, Identity, and Belonging: Immigrant Experiences in the St. Andrews Taxi Industry

Through the experiences of two immigrant taxi drivers, Malik and Pranab, this ethnography seeks to better understand the intersection between language, immigration, and identity. Using methods of participant observation and interviews, the study reveals how language operates as both a tool for connection and a source of exclusion. Both drivers face racism and xenophobia, but their responses differ based on their relationship to the language. Drawing on Benedict Anderson’s Imagined Communities, the paper argues that despite legal citizenship, immigrants face a second-class status shaped by language, cultural assimilation, and public perception.&nbsp

Women\u27s History Month: Government Resources for Gender Studies

Bibliography and photographs of a display of government documents from the University of South Alabama.https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/lib-services-govdoc-display-women/1006/thumbnail.jp

The Words We Live By

Bibliography and photographs of a display of government documents from the University of South Alabama.https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/lib-services-govdoc-display-constitution/1000/thumbnail.jp

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This is the Fall, 1991 edition of the ALHeLa newsletter - Synapse. Contents include: ALHeLA holds annual meeting Lucretia McClure delivers keynote address President\u27s column by Barbara Doughty Minutes- September 27, 1991 Library Updates Union list update ALICAT expands to include serials DIALOG searching tutorial available MLA CE awards available Association & Membership news Alabama union list of serials periodicals reporting form