A quest for perfection in science and art: The paleontological legacy of Manfred Reichel (1896–1984)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario M.A. Wannier
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Anatomy ◽  
Structural Models ◽  
Science And Art ◽  
Talented Artist ◽  
The University

ABSTRACT Professor of paleontology at the University of Basel, Switzerland, Manfred Reichel was as much an accomplished scientist as a talented artist. Skilled in mental 3-D-visualization, aided by a sharp memory, and with a fine hand for illustration, he introduced comparative anatomy to the study of foraminifera, which is masterly illustrated in his analysis of Alveolinids, and used his knowledge of locomotion in modern birds as an actualistic method for portraying flying reptiles. Teaching was his motivation, and to aid his classes, beyond multiple drawings, he created a large number of scaled structural models of foraminifera and a life-size wooden replica of the Pteranodon with mobile articulations. Manfred Reichel was a perfectionist who left a large part of his studies and drawings unpublished.

Mechanical engineering, computer science and art in interdisciplinary project-based learning projects

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla MC e Cavalcante Koike ◽  
Dianne M Viana ◽  
Flavio B Vidal
Keyword(s):  
Implementation Process ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Skills Acquisition ◽  
Transferable Skills ◽  
Science And Art ◽  
Interdisciplinary Project ◽  
Undergraduate Programs ◽  
The University ◽  
Learning Projects

This article describes the approach to promote project-based learning and interdisciplinarity within established engineering undergraduate programs at the University of Brasilia. The implementation process and some representative projects developed are presented, as well, as a discussion about the role of interdisciplinarity in transferable skills acquisition and their many benefits for all students from undergraduate courses involved.

Creative Competence in the System of Professional Communication

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 43-48
Author(s):  
Л. Семенова ◽  
L. Semenova
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Structural Models ◽  
Professional Communication ◽  
Low Level ◽  
The University

The article defines the value of creative competence for the modern communication specialist, as well as the comprehension of creativity and creative competence. The characteristic of activity of the expert in the sphere of professional communications is given. The article presents the historiographical aspect of the problem, structural models of creativity and creative competence, the algorithm consisting of five stages and methods of its formation in the conditions of modernization and innovation of higher education. The principles of formation of this phenomenon and organizational and pedagogical conditions are named. The article highlights the reasons for the low level of specialists’ creative competence in the field of professional communications and the problems of its formation in the university.

scholarly journals Daniel Bovet, 23 March 1907 - 8 April 1992

1994 ◽  
Vol 39 ◽  
pp. 59-70 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Prime Minister ◽  
Comparative Anatomy ◽  
Natural Sciences ◽  
Pasteur Institute ◽  
Sulfa Drugs ◽  
Scientific Career ◽  
Scientific Training ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
The University

The life and scientific activities of Daniel Bovet are closely interwoven with the ‘golden years’ of pharmacology, i.e. with the exceptional development of this science from the end of the 1930s to the 1960s. Swiss by birth, French by scientific training and Italian by choice, Bovet was a citizen of Europe and free of any provincialism. Daniel Bovet was born in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, on 23 March 1907. His father, Pierre Bovet, was a professor of psychology at the University of Geneve and co-founder, with E. Claparède, of the Rousseau Institute in Geneva, later directed by Jean Piaget. His French mother, Amy Babut, was less ‘strict’ than his father, whose strong Calvinism and refusal to indulge either himself or his children Bovet often recalled. His secondary education took place in Geneva and in 1927 he graduated in natural sciences at the University of Geneva. Assistant to Professor F. Battelli at the Institute of Physiology, in 1929 he was awarded the Doctorat ès Sciences Naturelles with a thesis on zoology and comparative anatomy supervised by Professor E. Guyenot. In the same year, he joined the Institut Pasteur in Paris, then directed by Emile Roux, having been summoned by Ernest Fourneau, Director of the laboratories of Chémie Thérapeutique, to set up a pharmacological unit there. He was to remain at the Pasteur Institute for nearly 20 years. In Paris, Bovet met Filomena Nitti, daughter of Francesco Saverio Nitti, Prime Minister of Italy in 1919-1920 and exiled during the fascist era. They married in 1938 and Filomena, whose brother Federico worked with Bovet on sulfa drugs, became her husband’s life-long co-worker, sharing each step of his scientific career.

scholarly journals The Art-Science Project: Researching the Cross Section between the Visual Arts and Biological Sciences

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Brett Jeffrey Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Biological Sciences ◽  
Visual Arts ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Studio Art ◽  
University Of Florida ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
Science And Art ◽  
Scientific Exploration ◽  
Scale Models ◽  
The University

The created portfolio explores the area of academic art and how it can be translated into the fields of fine art and biological science. The sculptural specimens were created to further understand how art is used in scientific exploration today compared to that of antiquity.During the period of enlightenment, science and art were codependent. Studio art was employed as a form of research and communication. In light of this, the thirty-five spider models were created in the Entomology and Nematology Lab at the University of Florida. The works of art encompass a diverse range of species, scales, and functions.  The works were designed to serve three purposes: life size models were printed and painted to serve as decoys for reproductive research; medium scale models were distributed to international geocaches to gage public opinion on arachnids; and large scale models were utilized as educational tools. The range of models serves different functions but they all answer to principles of art. Thus defining the interdisciplinary nature of art as it relates to scientific study. 

scholarly journals Factors Affecting Students’ Satisfaction Towards Bus Services in Campus

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 175
Author(s):  
Masnita Misiran ◽  
Hasimah Sapiri ◽  
Zahayu Md Yusof ◽  
Massudi Mahmuddin
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Structural Models ◽  
Critical Factor ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Transport Services ◽  
Bus Services ◽  
The University ◽  
Students Satisfaction ◽  
Public Transport Services

The reliability of public transport services (e.g., bus) is a critical factor to be considered among public transport users. This factor is important for the consequences that come with unreliability will significantly increase unnecessary anxiety and discomfort. Such consequences include additional waiting time, late arrival at destinations, and missed connections. The ability of the system to follow the planned schedule and maintain consistent travel time are some of the factors that need to be in focus. In this study, we investigated satisfaction among students who reside in campus towards bus services provided by the university. Factor analysis and structural models were developed to achieve the research objective. Three factors havesignificant relationships with students’ satisfaction. The finding also indicated that bus services are an important requirement of the on-campus students.

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