Author Archives: bahareh

December 9, 2013
11:34 pm
by: bahareh

What do you believe it means to be a faculty member?

Being a faculty member is a prestigious profession in society that brings respect to a person. It is also a very beneficial job. Faculty members have a tremendous role in nurturing young peoples’ minds, who are the most powerful and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

December 9, 2013
10:34 am
by: bahareh

What would I like to change about higher education?

In spite of all positive aspects of higher education, there are something that I would like to change, if I had the authority. First change would be the process of getting tenure track. The level of stress during the first … Continue reading → Continue reading →

November 4, 2013
9:08 pm
by: bahareh

change 2013-11-04 21:08:54

CALL FOR ART WORK AND PHOTOGRAPHY: WORLD WITHOUT FOSSIL FUELS All students are invited to submit art work and photography with the theme of “World without fossil fuels.” The perspective might be alternatives to substitute fossil fuels and the consequences. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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November 4, 2013
9:08 pm
by: bahareh

change 2013-11-04 21:08:19

CALL FOR 6-WORD STORIES: WORLD WITHOUT FOSSIL FUELS All students are invited to submit six-word stories with the theme of “World without fossil fuels.” The perspective might be alternatives to substitute fossil fuels and the consequences. Submissions are limited to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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October 29, 2013
2:09 am
by: bahareh

change 2013-10-29 02:09:02

All students and members of community are invited to submit art work and photography or a six word story. The theme is “World without fossil fuels”. The perspective might be alternatives to substitute fossil fuels and the consequences. Submissions are … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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October 21, 2013
9:43 pm
by: bahareh

Stereotype treat is an inseparable factor of diversity

The last class we talked about educational system in different countries. Here, I would like to use this opportunity to bring up the Stereotype treat subject. Stereotype treat is an inseparable factor of diversity. I believe that regardless of how much we try to keep … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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October 7, 2013
7:28 pm
by: bahareh

Communicating Science

Individuals are defined and somehow judged based on their communication with their surroundings. Each one of us has a unique analogy in our brain, which lies behind our unique life, that subconsciously categorizes people in our mind: smart, beautiful, nice, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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October 7, 2013
6:39 pm
by: bahareh

ISVT Harvest Festival

Dear Friends, ISVT (Iranian Society at Virginia Tech) first event of the semester, Mehregan, will be held on Oct 18th, at the Commonwealth Ballroom, Squires Student Center. ISVT board is proud to announce that we host Dr. Nader Majd and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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September 23, 2013
9:39 pm
by: bahareh

A false hope for paralyzed people

Notwithstanding the fact that many research misconduct has been reported so far, I think that the one that I am going to blog on is one of the major one because it gave hope to so many paralyzed people around … Continue reading → Continue reading →

September 16, 2013
9:16 pm
by: bahareh

Interdisciplinary Honor society

As a VP of events for IDR interdisciplinary honor society, I would like to dedicate this post to the beauty and importance of interdisciplinary researches. First thing first though, “our honor society is accepting applications for membership from Monday, September 2 … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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