University of Miami Laboratory for Integrative Knowledge (U-LINK) Program Evaluation Report

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Morgan ◽  
Alexandra Mosser ◽  
John Bixby
Keyword(s):  
Shared Vision ◽  
Research Teams ◽  
Common Space ◽  
Societal Challenges ◽  
Community Stakeholders ◽  
Innovative Solutions ◽  
Research Problems ◽  
University Of Miami ◽  
Funding Opportunities ◽  
The University

As one of the Roadmap Initiatives, U-LINK (University of Miami Laboratory for INtegrative Knowledge) is the University of Miami’s (UM’s) program to support innovative, problem-based interdisciplinary research. The U-LINK initiative is premised on the idea that the most significant challenges facing humanity, and therefore the most important research problems, require innovative and integrative approaches resulting from collaborations that bridge disciplines. The goal of U-LINK is to bring together faculty and trainees from multiple disciplines in collaboration with community stakeholders to develop and act on a shared vision of innovative solutions to grand societal challenges. To accomplish this goal, U-LINK provides training and funding opportunities for research teams, identifies common space(s) for teams to work together, creates interdisciplinary opportunities for UM undergraduate and graduate students, and helps UM faculty identify and pursue collaborative initiatives with faculty in other departments, schools, and colleges. This document details the features of the U-LINK program and provides data about outcomes of the program through 2019.

scholarly journals Who has a stake? How stakeholder processes influence partnership sustainability

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 100-118
Author(s):  
Mary-Ellen Boyle ◽  
Laurie Ross ◽  
Jennie C. Stephens
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Case Study ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Stakeholder Salience ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
University Partnerships ◽  
Case Study Analysis ◽  
Societal Challenges ◽  
Community Stakeholders ◽  
The University

As universities attempt to expand their relevance by engaging with local and regional societal challenges, various kinds of partnerships are emerging. A broad range of stakeholders, from both the university and the community, are typically engaged in and influence the development, implementation and perpetuation of these partnerships. This paper juxtaposes analysis of three community-university partnerships in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, paying particular attention to the partnerships’ stakeholders, and to their relative importance. This research builds upon current understandings of critical factors in partnership sustainability, as these three partnerships have different goals, involve different university and community stakeholders, and are at different points in their organisational history. The fact that they share the same context – the same city – offers a unique opportunity for comparative case study analysis. The theory of stakeholder salience is used to explain findings about partnership sustainability and to make suggestions for strengthening existing partnerships. Specifically, we argue that stakeholder power and legitimacy, along with stakeholder urgency, are key factors in sustaining community-university partnerships. Keywords Community-university partnerships; economic development; community development; stakeholder salience

User Evaluation of an Integrated Medical Workstation for Clinical Data Analysis

1993 ◽  
Vol 32 (05) ◽  
pp. 365-372 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Timmeis ◽  
J. H. van Bemmel ◽  
E. M. van Mulligen
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Clinical Research ◽  
Clinical Data ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
User Evaluation ◽  
Scientific Staff ◽  
Medical Institutions ◽  
Clinical Data Analysis ◽  
Research Problems ◽  
The University

AbstractResults are presented of the user evaluation of an integrated medical workstation for support of clinical research. Twenty-seven users were recruited from medical and scientific staff of the University Hospital Dijkzigt, the Faculty of Medicine of the Erasmus University Rotterdam, and from other Dutch medical institutions; and all were given a written, self-contained tutorial. Subsequently, an experiment was done in which six clinical data analysis problems had to be solved and an evaluation form was filled out. The aim of this user evaluation was to obtain insight in the benefits of integration for support of clinical data analysis for clinicians and biomedical researchers. The problems were divided into two sets, with gradually more complex problems. In the first set users were guided in a stepwise fashion to solve the problems. In the second set each stepwise problem had an open counterpart. During the evaluation, the workstation continuously recorded the user’s actions. From these results significant differences became apparent between clinicians and non-clinicians for the correctness (means 54% and 81%, respectively, p = 0.04), completeness (means 64% and 88%, respectively, p = 0.01), and number of problems solved (means 67% and 90%, respectively, p = 0.02). These differences were absent for the stepwise problems. Physicians tend to skip more problems than biomedical researchers. No statistically significant differences were found between users with and without clinical data analysis experience, for correctness (means 74% and 72%, respectively, p = 0.95), and completeness (means 82% and 79%, respectively, p = 0.40). It appeared that various clinical research problems can be solved easily with support of the workstation; the results of this experiment can be used as guidance for the development of the successor of this prototype workstation and serve as a reference for the assessment of next versions.

DSSC-Integrated Glassblocks for the Construction of Sustainable Building Envelopes

2014 ◽  
Vol 875-877 ◽  
pp. 629-634 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rossella Corrao ◽  
Dario D'Anna ◽  
Marco Morini ◽  
Luisa Pastore
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficient ◽  
Light Transmittance ◽  
Building Envelopes ◽  
Sustainable Building ◽  
Building Product ◽  
Building Integrated Photovoltaics ◽  
Pv Systems ◽  
Innovative Solutions ◽  
First Results ◽  
The University

The paper shows the first results of the optical performance analysis carried out on the DSSC integrated glassblock, an innovative building product developed at the Department of Architecture of the University of Palermo. In the field of a research that is being conducted in order to define innovative solutions for the construction of photovoltaic and energy efficient translucent building envelopes, different hypotheses of integration of DSSC into the glassblock have been foreseen. The integration of glassblock with third generation PV systems allows to define a novel building-PV product that meets the current requirements of the BIPV (Building Integrated Photovoltaics) market. By means of OptiCAD® software, several numerical simulations were conducted to analyse the solar factor, the light transmittance and the shading coefficient of the device.

W-band beam-steerable MEMS-based reflectarray

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 521-532 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simone Montori ◽  
Elisa Chiuppesi ◽  
Paola Farinelli ◽  
Luca Marcaccioli ◽  
Roberto Vincenti Gatti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Imaging System ◽  
Elementary Cell ◽  
Control Architecture ◽  
Micro Electro Mechanical Systems ◽  
Concealed Weapons ◽  
W Band ◽  
Innovative Solutions ◽  
Wave Imaging ◽  
The University

This paper presents recent advances on reconfigurable reflectarrays at the University of Perugia. In particular, the activities carried out in the framework of the FP7 project ARASCOM (“MEMS and Liquid Crystal based” Agile Reflectarray Antennas for Security and COMmunication). As for ARASCOM outcomes, the purpose of the project is the design of a very large reconfigurable reflectarray controlled with micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) for mm-wave imaging system at 76.5 GHz. A system with sufficient resolution to detect concealed weapons impose challenging requirements on the antenna, which shall be made of hundreds of thousands elements. The problem has been addressed by exploiting some innovative solutions and architectures that will be described in this document. In particular, the dimensioning of the reflectarray, the proposed 1-bit geometry of elementary cell, and the innovative biasing control architecture are reported together with the MEMS design and fabrication and the experimental results of a demonstrating board that validated the adopted procedure.

Clinical outcome of intestinal transplantation at the University of Miami

1999 ◽  
Vol 31 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 569-571 ◽  
Author(s):  
E.P Misiakos ◽  
D Weppler ◽  
A Bakonyi ◽  
J.R Nery ◽  
A.D Pinna ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Outcome ◽  
Intestinal Transplantation ◽  
University Of Miami ◽  
The University

APPLICATION OF VIRTUALIZATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE CONTEXT OF DIGITALIZATION OF EDUCATION

2021 ◽  
Vol 74 (2) ◽  
pp. 61-67
Author(s):  
B. D. Sydykhov ◽  
◽  
D.U. Ydyrysbayev ◽  
Z.A. Batyrkhan ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Educational Process ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Traditional Teaching ◽  
Digital Learning ◽  
Budget Cuts ◽  
Innovative Solutions ◽  
E Learning ◽  
The University ◽  
Computer Labs ◽  
Digital Learning Resources

Today, education is influenced by many factors. Educational institutions face budget cuts, outdated information technology, data security management, and a push to integrate distance learning. Virtualization technologies offer innovative solutions to the problems that arise in this direction. In particular, the extensive use of virtualization in implementing remote and traditional teaching with the use of various e-learning materials, digital learning resources, educational portals, websites, cloud-based technologies. The article presents the directions of the organization of the original educational infrastructure with the use of virtualization technologies implemented by the university in the educational process. This infrastructure provides students and university staff with access to virtual workstations and applications over the Internet, both for working in computer labs at the university and for extracurricular work. Virtualization technologies that characterize the infrastructure functions are presented, which reflect the advantages of this direction, and the final results of research experiments conducted to identify infrastructure problems are presented.

Cefic Sustainability Report 2013-2014

2015 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Chemical Industry ◽  
Crucial Role ◽  
World Population ◽  
European Chemical ◽  
Societal Challenges ◽  
Global Challenges ◽  
Innovative Solutions ◽  
Sustainability Report

On 27 October 2014, CEFIC, the European Chemical Industry Council, released their second sustainability report entitled “Teaming up for a sustainable Europe.” With their partners in the supply chain CEFIC deliver innovative solutions to global challenges while preserving resources and the environment. Their products and services play a crucial role in addressing key societal challenges, such as providing water, food and energy to a growing world population.

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