New Grisham Writer-in-Residence Sets Up Shop in Oxford

Maurice Carlos Ruffin hailed as a stunning and audacious write

Stories of the Enslaved Rebooted

UM graduate student creates virtual version of \u27slave tour\u2

A Spirited Creation

Innovative bottle label earns industry award for UM graphic design professo

Computer Supported Interprofessional Education for Improving Health Profession Students’ Attitudes Toward Teamwork and Team Performance

This presentation will present results from a study that investigated the effect computer supported interprofessional education (CSIE) had on healthcare profession students’ attitudes toward healthcare teamwork and to what extent computer supported group processing impacted student perceptions of team performance. A hybrid approach to interprofessional education, CSIE, was used to provide students with an educational experience that combined the benefits of traditional face-to-face communication with a computer-mediated platform. JeffersonCenterfor InterProfessional Education has successfully been providing IPE to healthcare students for over 5 years. A long term strategic goal was identified to “create innovative learning environments that support interprofessional education including state-of-the-art technologies”. In actualizing this goal, the curriculum was enhanced with an online discussion forum to assist in student group processing and reflection. A pretest-posttest design was used to answer: (a) Does computer supported interprofessional education affects the attitudes toward healthcare teamwork? And (b) To what extent are perceptions of team performance affected by a computer supported interprofessional education component on enhancing group processing and teamwork? Student attitudes and perceptions were measured before and after participating in CSIE. Results from the Team Performance Scale showed a significant increase in student’s perceptions pre to post CSIE signifying students perceived their team to be functioning better after participating in CSIE. Results of the Attitudes Toward Healthcare Teams survey did not show a statistical significance increase, however the data showed an upward trend in attitude scores. The findings support the importance of utilizing reflection for team processing and further endorses the need for integration of computer supported interprofessional education within healthcare curriculums. Curriculum planners can utilize these results to integrate effective interprofessional strategies that incorporate CSIE to positively impact student attitudes of teamwork. Learning Objectives: At the end of this session, participants will: 1. Discuss one way to enhance IPE communication using technology. 2. Identify one computer supported strategy to encourage reflection after an IPE experience

Creating and Using an Anthology for English for Academic Purposes

We created an anthology for English for academic purposes (EAP), which includes a collection of chapters from different textbooks typically used in the sciences, humanities, and social sciences. We chose textbook chapters because our high-intermediate reading/writing students, mostly undergraduate students, will be exposed to textbooks in all of their freshman and sophomore courses. Some of these students are already taking two or more freshman-sophomore level courses. We chose disciplines from the sciences, humanities, and social sciences because our undergraduate students must fulfill KU Core requirements, which include courses in these fields. The content in the textbook chapters, however, is not the point of the anthology. The point of the anthology is to illustrate academic English in different disciplinary contexts. We use the anthology to teach students how academic concepts get expressed in English and to help students work with entire textbook chapters

Chapter: The Advanced Practice Nurse in the Community

Objectives After reading this chapter, the student should be able to do the following: 1. Briefly discuss the historical development of the roles of the advanced public health nurse and the nurse practitioner 2. Describe the educational requirements for population-focused advanced practice nurses 3. Discuss credentialing mechanisms in nursing as they relate to the role of the advanced practice nurse 4. Compare and contrast the various role functions of population-focused advanced practice nurses 5. Identify potential arenas of practice 6. Explore current issues and concerns related to practice 7. Identify five stressors that may affect nurses in expanded role

Teaching English for Academic Purposes in the KU Academic Accelerator Program

The Kansas University Academic Accelerator Program (KUAAP) is new to the University and brings with it a reconceptualization of the first year experience for newly arrived international students who have not yet fulfilled the University’s English as a second language requirements. In their first two terms, international students in KUAAP take classes in English for academic purposes (EAP) alongside General Education (Gen Ed) courses. By their third term, students no longer take EAP classes

Primary and recall cytotoxic T lymphocyte responses to autologous antigen in HIV-1-infected subjects

Human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) affects more than 30 million people worldwide and has accounted for over 30 million deaths. The advent of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) resulted in a drastic decrease in AIDS-associated morbidity and mortality. Despite this, cART fails to completely eradicate the virus from infected patients, as cessation of treatment results in a rebound in viremia and a resumption of disease progression. Partial immune reconstitution is achieved under suppressive therapy, thus causing research efforts to begin development of curative strategies for HIV-1-infected patients. We believe the best method of HIV-1 eradication will be through cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) elimination of the latently-infected reservoir, which may be difficult given the propensity of the virus to undergo mutations that evade CTL recognition. Dendritic cells, the most potent antigen-presenting cells, can reveal broad and robust HIV-1-specific T cell responses in subjects on cART and can prime CD8+ T cells specific for various HIV-1 antigens. We therefore believe the best method of inducing a potent anti-HIV-1 CTL response will be through the use of a DC-based immunotherapy targeting the patient’s own, unique (autologous) virus. It is unclear, however, if the naïve T cell repertoire and function has been sufficiently restored to respond to autologous virus containing multiple mutational variants. In the present study, we longitudinally evaluated autologous HIV-1 evolution and changes in T cell responses throughout untreated and treated HIV-1 infection in subjects from the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS). We show that dendritic cells reveal autologous antigen-specific T cell responses at all stages of disease progression and are potent inducers of polyfunctional T cell responses after long-term suppressive cART. We developed and utilized an in vitro model of DC immunotherapy targeting naïve and memory CD8+ T cell subsets to show for the first time that naïve CD8+ T cells from subjects on cART can be primed to target the latent HIV-1 reservoir. Taken together, these findings shed new light on T cell responses to autologous HIV-1 viral variants and support the use of a DC immunotherapy in subjects on cART

The State of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Business School Case Studies

Case studies – using real-life business situations or imagined business scenarios – are a key pedagogical tool for instruction within management education programs that inform students about business processes, decision making, strategy, and leadership and management challenges. However, published case studies used in business schools globally primarily include White male protagonists and do not incorporate key topics related to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). This study analyzes trends in the identity/ies of protagonists in case studies, as well as in topics related to DEI. Limitations and implications for case study authors and faculty, business schools and case study publications are also discussed