This is the report from the Nacogdoches County Jail that lists the arrests made from 6 a.m. of the previous day to 6 a.m. of the listed day.
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Lufkin High School seniors Sarah Riley, left, and Kennedy Tinajero examine data from a Song Meter while working on a project for Stephen F. Austin State University’s STEM Academy. Using the Song Meter, Riley and Tinajero are collecting recordings of breeding frog calls to examine the factors that influence frog behavior.
Entering their senior year at Lufkin High School, Tinajero and Riley have been a part of SFA’s STEM Academy since their freshman year, exploring science, technology, engineering and mathematics. While most of their learning has taken place in a classroom setting in the past, they now have the opportunity to conduct research in the field with the help of SFA faculty members.
“Every year we get to learn something new and discover what we’re most passionate about,” Riley said. “This year we got to go off on our own, do research, and meet with professors and learn what they do, so this has been a really special experience for us.”
Riley and Tinajero are using a Song Meter borrowed from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Southern Research Station to collect data from a pond inside the Lufkin city limits, as well as utilizing data collected by the Forest Service from a pond in a local national forest. The Song Meter records sounds for a minute every hour from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m., giving the students six minutes of data per site to analyze.
“We’re trying to see what factors play into the calls, learn about the different types of calls and see how many frogs there are,” Tinajero said. “It’s really interesting, and I’m happy that we’re doing it.”
Because there is an increase in breeding frog call activity during the summer months, the students will be able to record several species of frogs to determine species richness, said Dr. Erin Childress, lecturer in SFA’s Department of Biology. Childress assisted the students with initially sorting through the data, pointing out the different frog calls.
“My vision as a mentor is for these students to think about the entire scope of a research project from beginning to end,” Childress said. “This includes thinking about broad questions they have about nature, narrowing down what specific questions they are curious about, and considering what methods are most appropriate for analyzing the data, what knowledge is gained from the results of the data, how this information adds to the broader scope of knowledge, and what limitations they faced in this study that could have influenced the conclusions they make.”
Students in SFA’s STEM Academy begin high school with a cohort of students and progress through elective courses with them. The students are encouraged and expected to enroll in dual credit and advanced mathematics and science courses, said Dr. Jana Redfield, assistant director of the STEM Research and Learning Center.
“The students in the cohort work in SFA laboratories on college-level experiments guided by university faculty members and lab assistants,” Redfield said. “They sharpen their cooperative learning skills during these laboratory sessions. They are also challenged to think and problem-solve and are given the opportunity to conduct independent research.”
To learn more about STEM Academy and the STEM Research and Learning Center, visit sfasu.edu/STEM.
By Joanna Armstrong, marketing communications specialist for Stephen F. Austin State University.
SFA School of Theatre alumna Mai Le is the host of Space Center Houston’s Explorer Camp TV, a new weekly show dedicated to science and space exploration learning.
A 2013 graduate in the School of Theatre, Le lives in the Houston area and works as a freelance actor in film, commercials, theatre and voiceover. As host for Explorer Camp TV, Le introduces guests and new segments and occasionally facilitates interviews with educational specialists at Space Center Houston.
She landed the hosting job in the middle of a pandemic as a result of what she described as a “right time, right fit” situation.
“I was already booked for a Space Center Houston commercial that was going to advertise their reopening at the beginning of July,” she said. “Somewhere within that production process, a TV series was pitched and approved. Once they got the ball rolling for it, they contacted my agent to bring me on to Explorer Camp TV.”
The show is dedicated to science and space exploration learning and airs at 11 a.m. Wednesdays on My20 KTXH. Viewers explore rocket science, astronaut food, robotics and more, and they learn what it takes to get into space. They hear from real scientists and engineers, complete hands-on STEM activities, and get news about NASA missions.
Managing an acting career and keeping the momentum going for a lifestyle based on the entertainment industry during a pandemic has been quite the challenge for Le.
“At the beginning of this year, I had a dozen doors I was trying to open at once, with a contingency plan for everything,” she said. “Now, it’s hard to predict what any of my next steps might be when the industry is changing and adapting around COVID.
“After quarantine began back in March, I’ve steadily watched my bookings go on hiatus, get canceled or get reprogrammed for a date on which I can’t guarantee my availability,” she added. “At the same time, I’m extremely lucky to book gig work, and so much is ‘COVID-centric,’ with a commercial here about social distancing; an info-video there on a loan for COVID victims; a play-reading about paying rent during quarantine, etc. I never would have predicted to be doing what I’m doing four months ago, and I can’t imagine what it’ll be like four months from now.”
Le credits her recent success in the bookings arena to her agents at Pastorini-Bosby Talent.
“I do a lot of work on my own, but I’m definitely not a one-woman show,” she said. “Any success I’ve received has come from my personal hard work but also from the support of people who trust me and build me up.”
View some of Le’s Space Center Houston commercial work at There’s Space For Everyone, Experience the History and Reopening July 1st.
This is a complete list of reports responded to by the Nacogdoches Police Department
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This is the report from the Nacogdoches County Jail that lists the arrests made from 6 a.m. of the previous day to 6 a.m. of the listed day.
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Friday, July 3, 2020 the Public Works Administration office will be closed in observance of Independence Day. Residential garbage collection will not be affected. On Friday, July 3rd there will be no commercial garbage collection. Collections will resume on Saturday, July 4th and will be delayed one day from your normal scheduled pick-up day beginning and ending on Saturday, July 4th.
(June 23, 2020): The Nacogdoches Police Department has received multiple inquiries regarding an incident occurring at a protest on June 6 at the Nacogdoches County Courthouse. In a statement issued by our office on June 10, we committed to releasing a follow-up to the media and the public once determinations regarding appropriate action were made by the County Attorney’s Office. The practice of deferring to the prosecutor’s office is best-practice in instances such as this. When there are multiple perspectives to an incident, the facts are gathered and presented to the appropriate prosecutorial office. This practice becomes especially true when citizens across the community have expressed valid concerns surrounding an event.
We received an update from the Nacogdoches County Attorney’s Office containing the outcome of this investigation. We are honoring our commitment to the public, by releasing a video of the incident along with a complete statement from the prosecutor’s office.
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Stephen F. Austin State University’s Office of Research and Graduate Studies has announced the recipients of its annual Research and Creative Activity grants. The RCA grant program was created to help support the initial research efforts of SFA faculty members and to help prepare them and their research for submission to national grant programs.
ORGS and the Division of Academic Affairs conduct a university-wide call for proposals, and the deadline for submissions is typically the end of October. The University Research Council conducts a blind peer review of all applications. Grant awardees are notified early in the spring semester, and projects are funded through the remainder of the fiscal year.
This year, ORGS received 13 applications, and the council selected six recipients. Monies awarded totals slightly over $130,000.
2020 Research and Creative Activity Grants
Dr. Carmen Montaña-Schalk – Department of Biology, College of Sciences and Mathematics
Examining the Effects of Predators on Energy and Nutrient Exports across Aquatic-Terrestrial Boundaries
Montaña-Schalk’s study will investigate how aquatic predators (e.g., fish and invertebrates) in permanent ponds influence biomass and transport of nutrient subsidies from water to terrestrial boundaries (e.g., ponds to forest) via amphibian migrations.
Dr. Bidisha Sengupta – Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Sciences and Mathematics
Unraveling the Pathway of Aggregation of Amyloin beta-peptides with the Intention of Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease using Neurotransmitters and Phytochemicals
The aim of Sengupta’s project is to understand the mechanism of the onset of Alzheimer’s disease at the molecular level by studying the unfolding process of amyloid B-peptide (AB). Furthermore, Sengupta will investigate the role of naturally occurring chemicals, including Tryptamine-based sleep regulatory neurotransmitters melatonin and serotonin, and plant flavonols (mono/polyhydroxyflavonoid), against aggregation of AB, which is the key factor for Alzheimer’s disease. This naturopathic noninvasive way to prevent Alzheimer’s disease is likely to create a connection between sleep regulation, healthy diet and dementia.
Dr. Yuhui Weng – Forestry and Spatial Science, Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture.
Effects of Thinning on Needle Decomposition in Loblolly Pine Plantations in the West Gulf Coastal Plain
Thinning is widely used in managing loblolly pine plantations in the West Gulf Coastal Plain region to improve timber productivity and economic benefits. This study focuses on investigating how thinning affects decomposition of needles on the ground and needle nutrient release of loblolly pine — an important issue of plantation ecological environments. The results will provide important messages for managing loblolly pine plantations in the region.
Dr. Jessica Sams – Department of Languages, Cultures and Communication; College of Liberal and Applied Arts
Unreliable Narrators: Dangers of Eyewitness Testimony
Research has demonstrated humans are unreliable narrators because of the fallibility of cognition and memory, yet eyewitness testimony has remained a cornerstone in U.S. court cases. The dangers of eyewitness testimony, especially given by a witness perceived as an expert or authority figure, include the following:
· narrators are subjective and, therefore, fallible
· memories are inaccurate, and details shift to create a cohesive narrative
· original intent or thought is inaccessible and irrecoverable
· testimony is highly mediated yet presented as natural conversation
· and identities being performed skew the importance of details and thus affect aspects of memory-making and event-reporting.
This project will address these issues by weaving together findings from research in the fields of cognitive science (e.g., psychology and behavioral neuroscience), linguistics (e.g., conversation analysis, corpus studies and semantics), and the law and will provide original analyses of eyewitness accounts and testimonies with collaboration from Assistant Federal Defender Angela Halim.
Dr. William Nieberding – School of Art, College of Fine Arts
East Texas: A Portrait in Wet-Plate Collodion
East Texas: A Portrait in Wet-Plate Collodion is a photographic project in which portraits and landscapes made with tin, collodion and light create a unique picture of time in East Texas. Nieberding is researching and experimenting with these materials using historical and contemporary chemical formulas to fine combinations that work best for creating expressive tintypes in the heat and humidity of East Texas. A gallery exhibition of the original tintypes and large-scale inkjet prints created through this research will conclude the project.
Dr. Tingting Xu – Department of Education Studies, James I. Perkins College of Education
Redefine Engineering in Early Childhood Education through Professional Development
Xu’s project intends to examine the impact of a summer intensive professional development on kindergarten and first grade classroom teachers’ content and pedagogical knowledge of engineering, as well as their attitudes and efficacy towards teaching engineering. With a time-series research design using mixed methodological approach, it is expected to discover a significant increase in teachers’ content and pedagogical knowledge of engineering, as well as improved attitudes after the professional development.
