ENVIRONMENT POLICY EDUCATION

Environmental Economics and Policy,

PUBLIC POLICY EDUCATION- A MODEL WITH EMPHASIS ON HOW

Public Economics,

A WORKSHOP FOR RHODE ISLAND LEGISLATORS

Public Economics,

2021: Dr. Sharon Davis Gratto

During Women’s History Month, the Women’s Center coordinates, as an experiential learning opportunity for students, an annual exhibit highlighting the contributions women have made at the University of Dayton. The 2021 theme, Leading with Character and Resilience, captures what it means to work in the midst of a pandemic, social and political unrest and economic uncertainty. Each honoree displayed resilience, drive, character and tenacity and created inspiring ways to move forward.https://ecommons.udayton.edu/women_of_ud/1053/thumbnail.jp

Preparing Future Leaders in the Arts through the Community Arts Engagement Certificate Program: What I Learned from Teaching the First Introductory Seminar

The University of Dayton’s Community Arts Engagement certificate program was recently launched with the teaching of its first introductory seminar. The program and this course were conceived to be broader in scope for arts majors than the more familiar arts administration minor program. Several of the outcomes of the seminar—both those planned and those unforeseen—can be informative in thinking more expansively about experiential learning and community collaboration in arts education or other disciplines. This article represents a narrative description of the program and its introductory seminar and a personal reflection after teaching the seminar for the first time

The role of neurotrophin-3 in primary sensory neurons

Neurotrophin-3 (NT-3) is a member of the nerve growth factor family of neurotrophins. These molecules regulate aspects of sensory neuron survival, proliferation, phenotype, regeneration, and nociception. NT-3 presumably acts upon binding to its preferred receptors, trkC and p75, but much of the literature concerning its role involves embryological studies; little is known regarding its role in the adult, aside from its part in proprioception. Here, the effect of a 7 day intrathecal infusion of NT-3 on the phenotype of intact or axotomized adult rat dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons was examined. Serial sections were processed for in situ hybridization and computer-assisted image analysis was undertaken to characterize the NT-3 responsive subpopulation and to compare relative levels of mRNA for neurotrophin receptors, neuropeptides, cytoskeletal elements, injury- and regeneration-associated molecules, and other markers in individual neurons. 125I-NGF was utilized to determine the influence of NT-3 on high-affinity NGF binding site densities. Data show that ~ 40% of neurons coexpress trkC and p75 mRNAs; some of these cells also exhibit transcripts for trkA, NFM, Ta1 a-tubulin, a-CGRP, SP, galanin, NPY, GAP-43, cjun, and SNAP-25 - establishing the presence of potentially functionally significant micropopulations within the trkC-positive subset. Following injury, levels of many biochemical markers are altered in a positive or negative fashion. In all cases described here, if the marker colocalizes with trkC, post-trauma treatment with NT-3 allows for a return towards normal message levels, suggesting a role for NT-3 in the maintenance of normal adult phenotype in these cells. In the intact state, NT-3 effects a reduction in trkA, high-affinity NGF binding sites, and SP levels, within non-trkC neurons. The importance of these markers in nociception suggests a role for NT-3 in analgesia. But, in addition, NT3 also reduces SNAP-25 mRNA levels in otherwise normal trkC-expressing cells, which might negatively alter their functioning. Together, these data indicate that multiple subsets of mature DRG neurons are responsive to NT-3, not all of which express trkC, and not all of which respond to the neurotrophin in the same manner: these factors must be taken into account when considering therapeutic applications for NT-3

DOC 2020-03 Certificate in Community Arts Engagement

Legislative Authority1. Rationale for the new certificate program With the suspension of the University’s Arts Administration minor program, a curricular gap was created for students who continued to express an interest in pursuing professional work in arts management and related fields. The creation of a new undergraduate arts certificate program that better reflects the University’s values by focusing on community engagement through the arts will be more accessible, practical and attractive as an undergraduate certificate than a more narrowly focused arts management minor program or a graduate certificate program with limited connection to the arts. This undergraduate certificate program will create a collaborative environment where students can work on community-based projects. A demonstrated interest in this type of program has been evident in informal conversations with and among undergraduate arts majors and non-arts majors. Several students have enrolled in the Non-Profit and Community Leadership Graduate Certificate Program as their only current option. The program will be open to interested degree-seeking undergraduates in the Department of Music; the Department of Art and Design; the Theatre, Dance and Performance Technology Program; the Department of Communication; the Department of English; and the School of Business, as well as those whose academic focus is in other areas of study. Arts majors and students majoring in non-arts disciplines will have opportunities to collaborate to identify specific problems and needs in the community and to work toward finding creative solutions for those problems. Modes of student learning will include the development of case studies for information collection, problem identification and project-focused work toward solutions, and consultation with diverse experts. This certificate program will serve specific community members, such as those who work in social justice or social service settings and want to bring the arts to the people they serve. The program will also support arts organizations in their efforts to reach wider and more diverse audiences. The program will be sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences and administered by the Department of Music with a faculty member assigned as Coordinator. The first Certificate Coordinator will be Professor Sharon Gratto, who is active in the arts community and will recruit and advise students for the program. A Certificate in Community Arts Engagement will help prepare undergraduate students find innovative ways to advocate for the arts and to bring the arts to more diverse segments of the community. Today’s arts organizations and other community organizations need creative thinkers who have the skills to help make connections across disciplines and to bridge the gaps that exist between and among various constituencies. This program supports the University’s educational goals and objectives by encouraging and supporting students to become change-makers as they engage in civic practice in the community with and through the arts

Chapter 7: Perspectives on West Africa: Reminiscences of the Global Education Seminar in Ghana and Togo

A reflection on the 2018-19 Global Education Seminars in West Africa.https://ecommons.udayton.edu/cip_ges_2019/1010/thumbnail.jp

Use of Landsat TM Imagery in Determining Important Shorebird Habitat in the Outer Mackenzie Delta, Northwest Territories

Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) imagery was examined to determine important habitats for shorebirds in the outer Mackenzie Delta, Northwest Territories. In June and July 1991 and 1992, 89 ground plots (200 X 200 m) in different habitats were censused for breeding shorebirds. Habitat type in ground plots was determined by observation and compared to the type identified at the site by an unsupervised Landsat classification technique. The most common species of shorebirds breeding in the area were red-necked phalaropes (Phalaropus lobatus) and common snipe (Gallinago gallinago), followed by semipalmated sandpipers (Calidris pusilla), stilt sandpipers (C. himantopus), pectoral sandpipers (C. melanotos), whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus), Hudsonian godwits (Limosa haemastica), lesser golden plovers (Pluvialis dominica), and semipalmated plovers (Charadrius semipalmatus). Long-billed dowitchers (Limnodromus scolopaceus) were rarely seen. Most species were concentrated in areas of low-centre polygons, sedge, and "low terrain" upland tundra (damp and tussocky). However, snipe were most common in dense willow habitat, and semipalmated plovers were found breeding only on sparsely vegetated gravel. Average density of breeding shorebirds in low-centre polygon or "pure" sedge habitat was 82 pairs per sq km in 1991 (SD=73.8), and 49 in 1992 (SD=49.5). Although the Landsat TM imagery analysis used here correctly identified habitat types near the original, intensively surveyed ("ground-truthed") area, it often misidentified habitats at some sites 10 to 30 km away, probably because of irregular flooding and subtle year-to-year differences in water levels in the active outer delta, and edge habitats too narrow to be distinguished by the satellite imagery. However, the technique can identify potential shorebird habitat roughly, and at least eliminate obviously unsuitable areas in large regions of the Arctic.On a examiné des images prises avec le capteur TM Landsat, afin de déterminer quels sont les habitats importants pour les oiseaux de rivage dans le delta aval du Mackenzie (Territoires du Nord-Ouest). En juin et en juillet 1991 et 1992, on a étudié 89 parcelles de terrain (de 200 m sur 200) dans différents habitats pour y recenser les oiseaux de rivage en train d'y nicher. On a déterminé le type d'habitat des parcelles de terrain par examen visuel et on l'a comparé à celui identifié pour chaque parcelle par une technique de classification non dirigée au Landsat. Les espèces les plus courantes d'oiseaux de rivage en train de nicher dans la région étaient le phalarope hyperboréen (Phalaropus lobatus) et la bécassine des marais (Gallinago gallinago), suivies du bécasseau semipalmé (Calidris pusilla), du bécasseau à échasses (C. himantopus), du bécasseau à poitrine cendrée (C. melanotos), du courlis corlieu (Numenius phaeopus), de la barge hudsonienne (Limosa haemastica), du pluvier doré d'Amérique (Pluvialis dominica), et du pluvier semipalmé (Charadrius semipalmatus). Le bécasseau à long bec (Limnodromus scolopaceus) n'a été observé que de rares fois. La plupart des espèces étaient concentrées dans des zones de polygones concaves, de carex et dans la partie basse de la toundra de hautes-terres (humide et parsemée de buttes). Cependant, la bécassine des marais était plus commune dans un habitat de saules dense, et le pluvier semipalmé ne nichait que sur du gravier, où la végétation était éparse. Dans l'habitat de polygones concaves ou de carex «pur», la densité d'oiseaux de rivage nicheurs était en moyenne de 82 paires par km² en 1991 (écart-type = 73,8) et de 49 en 1992 (écart-type = 49,5). Bien que l'analyse des images prises avec le capteur TM Landsat que l'on a utilisée identifie les types d'habitats proches de la zone originale, qui ont été validés sur le terrain, elle donne souvent une fausse identification des habitats situés sur certains sites qui s'en éloignent de 10 à 30 km, en raison surtout d'inondations irrégulières et de légères variations d'une année à l'autre du niveau de l'eau dans le delta aval actif, et dans des habitats en lisière trop étroits pour être distingués dans l'imagerie par satellite. Cette technique permet d'identifier en gros l'habitat potentiel des oiseaux de rivage, et d'éliminer des zones qui, de toute évidence, ne conviennent pas dans de vastes régions de l'Arctique

Dayton Funk Symposium Welcome

Words of welcome from Sharon Davis Gratto, professor of music and Graul Chair in Arts and Humanities.https://ecommons.udayton.edu/dayton_funk_content/1001/thumbnail.jp