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      UT Southwestern President Dr. Daniel K. Podolsky (seated, left) and Prof. Shenming Wang, president of First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, sign a pact to create an academic and scientific partnership. The signing took place during a visit by members of the UT Southwestern faculty to Guangzhou, China. Standing are members of the Chinese delegation and Dr. Jay Schneider (left), with Drs. Peter Igarashi, Orson Moe, Xin Jin “Joseph” Zhou and Robert Toto (third through sixth from left).  

UT Southwestern Medical Center has entered into an academic and scientific partnership with Sun Yat-sen University and its First Affiliated Hospital in Guangzhou, China. The fir

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla.– School district offices have been crowded with parents looking to transfer students out of the district’s failing schools.

With a delay in when the FCAT scores were released, Duval County had to extend its deadline for transfers.

But parents now only have until the new deadline Monday.

By law, parents of students at schools that received a failing grade two out of the last four yearscan request a transfer.

Rosalynn Spivey was moving her son out of Raines High School to Atlantic Coast or Mandarin.

“I feel like that’s the best choice for him, as far as he’ll do better in a class environment, not around a lot of friends.”

The schools that fall into this category are:

• Raines High
• Ribault High
• Jackson High
• North Shore K-8
• Pinedale Elementary
• Forrest High

“We’re just having to work a lot faster, as soon as we get the applications in we can determine where the bus stops will be, so it’s kind of a ripple effect,” said Jill Johnson with Duval County Schools.

Johnson says the transfer applications can’t be faxed in so the best option is to drop them off in person.

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Morales, MacLachlan, and Jacobs Named ITA Scholar-Athletes

SAINT LEO, Fla. – The Saint Leo men’s tennis team and Head Coach James Bryce received outstanding news recently, as they were selected as one of 19 Division II teams to earn ITA All-Academic Team honors. In addition, a trio of Lions met the criteria to be named ITA Scholar Athletes as Jose Morales, Yves Jacobs, and Richard MacLachlan earned the distinct honor. In total, 125 Division II student-athletes etched their name onto the list.
 
Saint Leo joins Florida Southern and Rollins as the only three Sunshine State Conference school’s to make the list. In tot

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IRIS is pleased to welcome Dr. James Gridley as our new PASSCAL Program Manager. James is an applied geophysicist with a substantial background in geophysical instrumentation, measurements, analysis, and fieldwork. He was selected from a group of highly qualified candidates and succeeds Jim Fowler who is stepping down after 25 years of service. James begins his position on August 19, 2010. He will initially be based in the IRIS DC offices, but has committed to transfer with his family to New Mexico within the next two years.

James joins IRIS from BBN Technologies, a well-known consulting firm with offices in the Washington, DC area.

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