Date: 07/25/2005

Jacqueline Thurston, professor of art, has a solo exhibition of her photographic collection, "Vital Signs," at the San José Museum of Art through September 11. Thurston began capturing this series of photographs at hospitals in the 1970s. Her work, which explores human fragility and vulnerability on the cusp of life and death, helps us begin to understand the world of modern medicine and technology and empathize with patients as they undergo difficult and often painful treatments. Thurston also has an exhibition of drawings opening at the Triangle Gallery in San Francisco, in mid-August. Contact Thurston at mythral@comcast.net.

Mary Jo Gorney-Moreno, associate vice president of academic technology and interim director for the Center for Faculty Development, participated in the fifth National Institute for New Faculty Developers: Best Practices in Faculty Development at Indiana University. Gorney-Moreno participated in active learning sessions with 70 other faculty developers and conference faculty on topics such as: "Helping Faculty Explore Learning Theory and Motivation Theory," and "Incorporating Active Learning into Your Teaching." The final day of the conference was devoted to assessment. Contact Gorney-Moreno at mj.gorney-moreno@sjsu.edu.

Blanche Woolls, director of the School of Library and Information Science, is in Vilnius, Lithuania, lecturing as part of the American Professional Partnership for Lithuania Education. Woolls reports that this group is celebrating its 15th anniversary of summer programs. Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus gave the opening remarks for the two-week session. Contact Woolls at bwoolls@wahoo.sjsu.edu.

Guna Selvaduray, professor of chemical and materials engineering, who is coordinator for the new Biomedical Devices Specialization Area in the college, organized a lecture in conjunction with his biomaterials summer school class on dental materials and biomimetics. SJSU alumnus Hanson Fong, research associate for the materials science and engineering and peridontics departments at the University of Washington, was the speaker. Contact Selvaduray at gunas@email.sjsu.edu.