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In the current issue of RWU Magazine (Issue #7/Fall 2012), you'll notice a new graphic icon peppered across our pages. The PDQ Quick Clicks are just that -- more exciting content that didn't land on the pages a click away on PDQ@RWU. From extended versions of conversations with President Farish, faculty and students to additional artwork and video content, read on for more:
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President Farish talks Oyster Gardening with Center for Environmental and Economic Development director and professor of marine biology Tim Scott in an extended version of Off the Script.
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Recent graduate and Intercultural Leadership Award Scholar Lisseth Silva '12 details her transition from Peru to the U.S., and why she chose pharmaceutical research over medical school.
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Jim Egan shares his theory of the origin of the Newport Tower in Touro Park -- as well as an inside look at the Bayside camera obscura.
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There's more on the architecture and design studio with the Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation here.
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Hume Johnson shares more about Nation Branding in a detailed interview with RWU.
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Senior engineering and computer science students developed new technology to aid developmentally disabled workers. See it in action here.
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When they're not visiting the world's leading financial markets, the Student Investment Mangement Fund managers are hard at work developing and trading a portfolio using real University dollars.
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Aspiring STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) educator Nicole Monaco '12 is really reaching for the stars -- she was awarded just one of five Endeavor Fellowships from NASA to earn graduate certificate credits from Columbia University.
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Artists Meghan and Murray McMillan sat down for a Q&A about some of their large-scale work and share videos, photos and more.*
*Due to Hurricane Sandy's untimely arrival and widespread impact, some web content did not make it online. Fret not, readers -- check back in a few days and all of the extra content you can't wait to read will be ready for you! Questions or comments? Email the editor at magazine@rwu.edu.