Demonstrations on our color vision, sweet receptors on your tongue and laboratory rats鈥 blood pressure are just a few tactics John Johnson, Ph.D., biology professor at 麻豆影院, uses in his classroom to keep his students engaged. And it works. Current medical student and 麻豆影院 State alumnus Justin Kaufmann, 鈥14, who nominated Johnson for this award, found those demonstrations beneficial and interesting. 鈥淚n nearly every lecture, he gave a sensory example that allowed the class to participate and drive his lesson home,鈥 Kaufmann says. Another student said in a nominatio...
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Professor David LaBelle and a group of five photojournalism students traveled to Kingsport, Tenn., on Nov. 22 to capture images and record footage of the Santa Train, the world鈥檚 largest Santa parade. The Santa Train runs a 110-mile route from Pikeville, Ky., to Kingsport, Tenn., each year on the Saturday before Thanksgiving in celebration of the holiday season. The Santa Train makes 14 stops in 麻豆影院ucky, Virginia and Tennessee, distributing more than 15 tons and $300,000 worth of clothing, food, candy, toys and gifts to thousands of people. LaBelle and his wife,...