UMW Students Receive Fulbright, International Scholarships
UMW Student Wins Virginia Psychological Association Award
UMW Students and Faculty Collaborate with Dahlgren Researchers
- Statistical modeling and analysis of counts in time – using social network data, students Kim Hildebrand and Candice Benshaw analyzed the number of Twitter messages sent within a county in the U.S. during a given hour.
- Simulation of a social network graph – students Cody Reibsome and Benjamin Blalock established a model of the collection of individuals that a member follows and the collection of individuals who are followers on Twitter.
- String edit distance for micro-blogging text – in order to follow trends on Twitter there is a need to be able to account for misspellings. Students Jonathan Blauvelt and Anthony Bell used a distance measure to determine the similarity of tweets.
- Citation prediction and analysis – students William Etcho and Josiah Neuberger explored methodologies for predicting the number of citations a paper or patent receives or for identifying emerging technologies.
UMW’s M.S. in Geospatial Analysis Program Begins This Fall
Marcus Kahn Named UMW Men’s Basketball Coach
Highly successful Cabrini College head coach Marcus Kahn has been named as the new head men’s basketball coach at the University of Mary Washington, pending final Board of Visitors approval, according to Director of Athletics Ken Tyler.
Kahn led Cabrini College to a 153-27 record in six seasons, including five consecutive Colonial States Athletic Conference championships and NCAA Tournament appearances, including a run to the NCAA Championship game in 2011-12. His mark of 131-19 over the past five years has been the best record in all of NCAA Division III.
For more information about Kahn’s new position at UMW, visit http://www.umweagles.com/sports/mbkb/2013-14/releases/kahn.
UMW Supports Campus Sustainability Through Donation Drive
The University of Mary Washington is co-sponsoring a campus sustainability event to encourage faculty, staff and students to donate old or unwanted clothing and household items. “Drop N’ Go!” a collaboration with the Rappahannock Goodwill Industries (RGI), began last week and will continue through Saturday, May 11.
“Our goal is to get students to understand the concepts of reduce, reuse and recycle,” said Joni Wilson, UMW’s director of landscape and grounds.
Bins for the donations are provided in all residence hall lobbies. Commuter students, faculty and staff who wish to participate can drop off their items at the Goodwill Attendant Donation Center located at Eagle Village. Items collected at the Eagle Village Goodwill location will count towards UMW’s total donation weight.
“This is the second year we’ve partnered with Rappahannock Goodwill,” said Chris Porter, director of residence life and commuter student services. “We collected more than 10,000 pounds last year and are hoping to really bump that total up this year!”
Rappahannock Goodwill Industries (RGI) operates 10 stores, one outlet, a commercial laundry, contract custodial and administrative services, three job help centers, and numerous attended donation centers in the city of Fredericksburg and a 12-county region in Virginia. RGI’s mission is to provide to people with barriers to employment – particularly those with disabilities – an array of quality vocational and educational services so that they can work more independently.
For more information about the drive, contact Chris Porter at (540) 654-1658.