Understanding the Impact of Immigration in Greater New Haven

"Understanding the Impact of Immigration in Greater New Haven," highlights the rapid demographic transformation of the region driven by immigration in the past two decades and the significant economic contributions, particularly in small business creation, of this diverse population. The report compiles data from federal, state and local government agencies, as well as information generated locally by DataHaven and The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven

Response of Bird Populations to Long-term Changes in Local Vegetation and Regional Forest Cover

We analyzed data from a woodland site for a 59-year period to determine whether changes in bird populations are related to changes in the diversity and relative abundance of woody plant species even when vegetation structure, degree of forest fragmentation in the surrounding landscape, and regional changes in bird populations are taken into account. Principal component analyses generated vegetation factors encompassing variables such as total basal area, shrub density, basal area of common tree species, and measures of tree and shrub species diversity. We also calculated a forest edge/ forest area index based on GIS analysis of the landscape within 2 km of the study site. Poisson regression models revealed relationships between these covariates and population changes for 19 bird species and for seven groups of species characterized by similar migration strategies or habitat requirements. All groups of habitat specialists showed a positive relationship with the first vegetation factor, which indicates that they declined as total basal area and dominance of oaks and maples increased and as tree and shrub diversity decreased. This suggests that floristic diversity may be important for determining habitat quality. Bird species associated with the shrub layer and with hemlock stands showed positive relationships with the second vegetation factor, suggesting that the recent decline in eastern hemlocks (Tsuga canadensis) because of hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae) had an adverse impact on these species. Forest migrants, shrub-layer specialists, long-distance migrants and permanent residents showed negative relationships with the forest edge/forest interior index, indicating that conservation efforts to protect bird communities should take the wider landscape into account. The strongest relationship for most species and species groups was with the first vegetation factor, which suggests that species composition and diversity of trees and shrubs may be especially important in determining abundance of many forest bird species

The Songs of Elsa Respighi Olivieri Sangiacomo.

This monograph includes limited biographical and historical data intended to show Elsa Respighi\u27s chronological and technical relationship within the sphere of twentieth-century vocal music. The poets who provided text for her music are reviewed, and a discussion of her treatment of the text is summarized. This study deals with twelve solo songs of Elsa Respighi. Each song was inspected for the following: melody, harmony, form, and piano accompaniment. These elements were discussed from the viewpoint of the performer. The survey yielded the following information about each song. Seven songs list the name of a poet, five songs do not. Six songs are written in stanzaic form, five are in free form and one is in a narrative/dialogue form. Elsa Respighi\u27s compositional style is planned. Her musical form evolves from the form of the poetry. The accent of the text is the structure by which she creates her melodies. The poetry and the melodic line serve as ways to sectionalize the songs. The tonal shifts define the sections and support the poetic mood changes. The piano accompaniment enhances the melodies and promotes text painting. The typical song of Elsa Respighi shows standard tonic/dominant functions, chromatic mediant motion, modal mixture and an independent piano accompaniment. Elsa Respighi\u27s songs reveal lyricism, tonal expansion, and sensitivity to poetic content, all resulting in a variety of musical styles

Entendiendo el Impacto de la Inmigración en la Región Metropolitana de New Haven

Entendiendo el Impacto de la Inmigración en la Región Metropolitana de New Haven explora como la inmigración impacta el desarrollo de ambos, la Región Metropolitana de New Haven y Connecticut. Utilizamos datos recopilados por agencias federales, estatales y gobiernos locales; al igual que información generada localmente por DataHaven y La Fundación Comunitaria para la Región Metropolitana de New Haven (The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven). El Informe fue escrito por Mary Buchanan y Mark Abraham de DataHaven, con asistencia del personal de La Fundación Comunitaria y no debe ser interpretado como representativo de los puntos de vistas oficiales de DataHaven o La Fundación Comunitaria para la Región Metropolitana de New Haven

Responses of Forest Bird Populations to Long-­‐term Changes in Local Vegetation and Regional Forest Cover

Bird and vegetation surveys have been conducted periodically in the Connecticut College Arboretum since the 1950s, permitting analysis of long-term relationships of bird populations with the structure and floristic composition of the vegetation and with forest cover changes in the surrounding region. Principal component analyses created vegetation factors encompassing variables such as total basal area, basal area of common tree species, and tree diversity, and created a forest fragmentation factor based on GIS analysis of the landscape within 2 kilometers of the study site. Poisson regression models revealed relationships between these factors and population changes for twenty individual species and seven groups of ecologically similar species, most of which have declined sharply since the 1980s. Most habitat and migrant groups showed a strong negative relationship with the first vegetation factor, which positively correlates with increasing total basal area and dominance of oaks and maples but negatively correlates with tree and shrub diversity, suggesting that floristic diversity may be critical for determining habitat quality. All groups showed at least a slight positive relationship with the second vegetation factor, which is related to eastern hemlock basal area, suggesting that the recent decline in hemlocks due to hemlock woolly adelgid has had adverse impacts on the forest bird community. All groups except short-distance migrants showed a negative relationship with the landscape factor measuring forest fragmentation, suggesting that conservation efforts to protect bird communities should take the wider landscape into account. The strongest relationship in most cases was with the first vegetation factor

Estimation of Juvenile Striped Bass Relative Abundance in the Virginia Portion of Chesapeake Bay Annual Progress Report: 2021 - 2022

The 2021 juvenile Striped Bass abundance index was 6.30 and was not significantly different than the reference mean of 7.77 for the period 1980 to 2009. Abundance indices were average in the York and Rappahannock rivers and below average in the James River in 2021 compared with the river‐specific reference means (1980‐2009). Relatively low catches of young‐of‐the‐year Striped Bass from sites upriver and downriver of core nursery areas suggest juvenile Striped Bass largely remained within core nursery areas in 2021. Juvenile abundance indices for Alewife, American Shad, Atlantic Croaker, Atlantic Silverside, and Spot were generally below their historic averages in 2021. In contrast, abundance indices for Banded Killifish, and Spottail Shiner in 2021 were generally greater than their historic averages in Virginia waters. Inland Silverside abundance in 2021 was similar to the historic average observed in Virginia waters. Juvenile White Perch abundance indices in 2021 were above historic averages in the York and Rappahannock river systems, but below historic averages in the James River. The juvenile abundance index for Blueback Herring was average in all rivers, except the Pamunkey River, where below‐average recruitment was observed. Together, these results suggest modest production of forage fish prey for piscivores in Virginia

The Ursinus Weekly, May 25, 1959

Dr. Paul Miller speaks at commencement June 8 • Susie Wagner wins special award for athletic ability • Banquet held by Varsity Club; Awards presented • 13 new members of Pi Gamma Mu attend banquet • J. Sandercock, J. Heckler, R. Mayes elected as 1959-60 MSGA officers • Miss Camilla B. Stahr to resign this year; Served as Ursinus Dean to women devotedly since Sept. 1938 • Sig Nu chooses new officers and sister of year • Mr. Wilcox to receive doctorate from Penn • Editorial: Thank you • Madness in their method • An abortive attempt • I dare you • Girls tennis team finishes unbeaten; Defeats Penn 5-0 • Softball team defeats Wilson • UC tops Moravian and LV; Loses to Wilkes 2-1 • Tennis team ends season with 4-7 record this year • Cindermen defeat Mules; Lose to Lebanon by 1 point • J. Terry pitches Beta Sig to victory over Sig Rho • WSGA constitution voted into newly-revised form • Letters to the editor • News of the nation • Shilton, LeCato, Springer elected Whitian officershttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/1387/thumbnail.jp

Service Learning as Scholarship in Teacher Education

This article describes how two teacher education service-learning programs illustrate alternative interpretations of scholarship. A tutoring-mentoring program in a teaching oriented masters institution and a motor skill development program in a land grant doctoral-research institution are described relative to how each illustrates forms of scholarship as interpreted by Boyer ( 1990). We discuss how these forms of scholarship the scholarship of discovery, integration, teaching, and application--relate to stated institutional mission and evaluation practices. Service-learning experiences for preservice teachers can have the multiple benefits of promoting an ethic of service and social responsibility, demonstrating excellence in teacher education, and exemplifying scholarly endeavors