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University Scholar Series: Craig B. Clements [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Groundbreaking Research on Wildfire Weather On November 28, 2012 Craig B. Clements spoke in the University Scholar Series hosted by Provost Ellen Junn at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library.
Clements, Craig B.
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Not “seeing race”: The effects of institutionalized racial colorblindness on college admissions decisions

open access: yesAnalyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, Volume 26, Issue 2, August 2026.
Abstract Racial colorblindness refers to the prescriptive belief that race should not influence institutional practices or interpersonal interactions. Though racial colorblind ideology was championed in the 2023 Supreme Court ruling reversing affirmative action in college admissions, existing research suggests that such beliefs may perpetuate racial ...
Payton A. Small   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

University Scholar Series: Scott Myers-Lipton [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Rebuild America: Solving the Economic Crisis through Civic Works On October 13, 2010, Scott Myers-Lipton spoke in the University Scholar Series hosted by Provost Gerry Selter at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library.
Myers-Lipton, Scott
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Evaluation of Modeling Assumptions for Predicting Structural Damage and Train Derailment Under Earthquake Loading

open access: yesEarthquake Engineering &Structural Dynamics, Volume 55, Issue 7, Page 1514-1532, June 2026.
ABSTRACT The rapid development of new railway networks and the aging of existing infrastructure in seismic‐prone regions continue to motivate the need for efficient methods to simulate the dynamic behavior of coupled train track structure systems. While detailed train–structure interaction (TSI) models can capture complex mechanisms, they are often too
Miguel A. Gomez, Matthew J. DeJong
wiley   +1 more source

Serendipitous Conversion of an Acetylamino Dideoxy-Octonic Acid Derivate into a Functionalized Carbohydrate–Pyrazole Conjugate and Investigation of the Method´s General Applicability

open access: yesMolecules
By treatment of the peracetylated methylester of 4-acetylamino-2,4-dideoxy-d-glycero-d-galacto-octonic acid (ADOA-PAE) with nitrosyl tetrafluoroborate, a serendipitous formation of a highly functionalized carbohydrate–pyrazole conjugate was observed in ...
Jelena K. Berl   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Martin Luther King Jr.: What We Can Learn From Him Today [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
In lieu of an abstract, below is the essay\u27s first paragraph. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1929. He was the eldest son of a Baptist minister, and the grandson of the founder of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, where ...
Guzman, Christina
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An Integrated Assessment of European Soil Health and Restoration Potential

open access: yesJournal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment, Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Soils host a significant proportion of biodiversity on Earth providing ecosystem functions vital to human well‐being, making it imperative to include them and their ecological features when addressing sustainability goals. We performed a comprehensive assessment of soil health across Europe by explicitly integrating biotic and abiotic ...
Irene Calderón‐Sanou   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

[Review of] Henk van Woerden. The Assassin: A Story of Race and Rage in the Land of Apartheid. Translated by Dan Jacobson. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
This small volume deserves to be read by those engaged in the study of modern South Africa. It also has interests for students of biography. The Assassin: A Story of Race and Rage in the Land of Apartheid is the first biography of Demitrios Tasfendas ...
Welch, Ashton Wesley
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Education for Civil Disobedience in the Context of Democratic Decline

open access: yesEducational Theory, Volume 76, Issue 3, Page 339-356, June 2026.
Abstract In this article, I discuss the educational relevance of civil disobedience as a form of political dissent in contemporary democracies demonstrating signs of significant democratic decline. The article challenges the plausibility of the impactful Rawlsian understanding of civil disobedience in societies in a state of democratic backsliding.
Anniina Leiviskä
wiley   +1 more source

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