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"Convocation Tradition" - (256 pts.) |
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| "The late afternoon sun shines through a window in Wait Chapel, framing Political Science professor David Coates in silhouette as he carries the university mace in the opening procession." |
Portraits
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1st Place (246 pts.) - "Kendo Club" by Nick Romanenko, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. "Mi Hyun Yoon competes for the Kendo Club team in stick fighting." |
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2nd Place (242 pts.) - "Amy Hubert" by Jeff Miller, University of Wisconsin @ Madison. "Genetics graduate student Amy Hubert is reflected in a research lab cabinet at the Genetics-Biotechnology Center on Feb. 12, 2008. Hubert is one of several graduate students who, in September 2006, brought to light information regarding claims "later substantiated by a university investigation" that former genetics professor Betsy Goodwin misrepresented scientific data about her research in an application for federal funding."
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3rd Place (233 pts.) - "Nette" by Aaron Mayes, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. "Boyd School of Law Administrative Assistant Annette "Nette" Mann poses February 8, 2008."
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Sports
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1st Place (254 pts.) - "Focus" by Kelly Gorham, Montana State University. "MSU pole vaulter, Elie Rudy, studies her target during a recent training session." |
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2nd Place (249 pts.) - "Hard Curve" by Kelly Gorham, Montana State University. "MSU alpine skier, Amy Lattimer, makes a final turn and eyes the finish during the NCAA Western Regionals at Bridger Bowl in Bozeman, MT."
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3rd Place (236 pts.) - "Shadow Shooter" by Scott Galvin, Univeristy of Michigan. "University of Michigan defenseman Chad Langlais takes a shot on net during warm-ups for the match against Lake Superior State University at Yost Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan on February 15, 2008. |
Campus Environment
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1st Place (249 pts.) - "Steamy Monday" by Todd Paris, University of Alaska Fairbanks. "With temperatures near -40 degrees steam from the UAF power plant settles over a morning sunrise."
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2nd Place (243 pts.) - "Lunar Eclipse over Burton Tower" by Martin Vloet, University of Michigan "On February 20, 2008, North America was witness to a total lunar eclipse, the last one to be seen from the continent for a few years. Looking east past Burton Tower, a viewers were treated to a wonderful three-hour astronomy lesson. This composited image brings a celestial body and a campus icon a bit closer together." |
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3rd Place (233 pts.) - "Hi-Tech Building" by Dani Machlis, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. "Dedicated in May 2006, the Alon Building for Hi-Tech features a robot receptionist and a suspended staircase." |
News & Features
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1st Place (231 pts.) - "Engineering Trike Race" by Tom Zasadzinski, Cal Poly Pomona. "Katie Kelley, a senior mechinical engineering major, leads Alex Algutria, a senior electrical engineer, in a tricycle race during Engineering Week activities at Cal Poly Pomona." |
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2nd Place Tie (229 pts.) - "Engineering Week Soaking" by Tom Zasadzinski, Cal Poly Pomona. "Eric Lara, retention coordinator for Maximizing Engineering Potential, winces as he is doused with water from an exploding water balloon during Engineering Week activities at Cal Poly Pomona." |
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2nd Place Tie (229 pts.) - "Remove and Reuse" by Jeff Miller, University of Wisconsin @ Madison. "Habitat for Humanity Restore volunteers remove salvaged doors from the old Rennebohm building on Feb. 5, 2008. Restore, a nonprofit organization that salvages and re-sells donated building materials, has deconstructed and removed nearly 20,000 pounds of salvaged material - doors, trim, lighting and plumb fixtures, cabinetry and railings - from several campus buildings along the 1300 block of University Avenue. The buildings will soon be demolished to make way for the beginning of Phase I construction of the Institutes for Discovery." |
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3rd Place (226 pts.) - "A Walk through the Firehole" by Kelly Gorham, Montana State University. "MSU graduate student, Shana Dunkley (left) and professor Bob Garrott trek through the Firehole Basin in Yellowstone National Park recently in search of wolves."
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Science & Research
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1st Place Tie (251 pts.) - "Lunar Eclipse: Beginning, Middle, End" by Martin Vloet, University of Michigan. "In a composited image, the lunar eclipse of February 20th is depicted in three stages: early partiality, the waning of totality, and the last minutes of partiality. The entire event lasted more than three hours and traversed a wide swath of night sky. " |
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1st Place Tie (251 pts.) - "Tightening up on Tribology Research" by David Blankenship, University of Florida. "PhD Student Luis Alvarez tightens the load spring on the Vacucum Bushing Tribometer in a tribology lab. The bushing tribometer is used to measure the frictional torque in the shaft and bushing contacts for high altitude and vacuum aerospace applications."
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2nd Place (246 pts.) - "Psychedelic Ice" by Tony Mastres, University of California, Santa Barbara. "This image of a clear acrylic ice-cube was done as a test for subsequent images that will illustrate the presence of liquefied polymers in a solution. The birefringence caused by cross-polarization of the light indicates points of higher/lower stress in the polymer."
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3rd Place (245 pts.) - "Greywater Recycler" by Dani Machlis, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. "PHD student Alit Wiel and her novel micro-wetland based system for sustainable greywater reuse." |
Personal Vision
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1st Place (245 pts.) - "Sunny FLA" by Kristen Bartlett Grace, University of Florida. "An airboat passes a typical gulf-coast Florida sunset one evening. I was out for a paddle and couldn't resist this silhouette." |
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2nd Place (227 pts.) - "Twilight Zone" by Scott Kissell, Miami University. "Friends at a bar appear to be looking into their alternative universe." |
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