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December 2, 2008
Missouri State University: Honors College Publishes Journal for Undergrad Research
Missouri State University’s Honors College recently released the first issue of LOGOS: A Journal for Undergraduate Research.
LOGOS is dedicated to the publication of outstanding scholarship and artistry by Missouri State University undergraduates from every academic discipline. The journal, which was made possible by a donation from Rich and Doris Young, conforms to the highest standards of academic integrity through a blind peer review process conducted by Honors College students and full time faculty.
“It is the first journal of its kind on this campus,” said Caleb Stokes, managing editor of LOGOS. “Our goal is to give Missouri State students the opportunity to meaningfully participate in their chosen discipline.”
The journal is governed by a faculty advisory board consisting of three Young’s Honors College Professors: Dr. John Chuchiak, Dr. Mark Richter and Dr. Art Spisak. The editorial board, composed of Honors College students, manages the review process. LOGOS accepts submissions from all current and former Missouri State University undergraduates.
“In every academic field, students are finding admission into graduate programs increasingly competitive. We seek to give students a head start in the world of scholarship and publication while showcasing the best this university has to offer,” said Spisak, Honors College director and head of the LOGOS faculty advisory board.
Copies of LOGOS are free and are available in Plaster Student Union, the Honors College Office and throughout campus.
Source: Missouri State University
Northeastern University physicist Albert-László Barabási has once again been recognized for his outstanding contributions to science. Joining a long list of award winners credited with historic contributions such as creating the World Wide Web, Professor Barabási is one of two scientists celebrated this year by the NEC C&C (Computers & Communications) Foundation of Japan for contributions to R&D activities and pioneering works related to the integration of computers and communications technologies and the social impact of developments in these fields.
Professor Barabási’s award has been given to him in recognition of stimulating innovative research on networks and discovering that the scale-free property is a common feature of various real-world complex networks. His research in this area represents a paradigm change in our understanding of complex systems.
“The committee evaluated that Professor Barabási’s idea for scale-free networks were not confined to a specific technology area but led to an understanding of a wide variety of phenomena in the real world,” said Dr. Hiroshi Gokan, executive director NEC C&C Foundation. “We are looking forward to the further development and expansion of his research activities.”
The 2008 C&C prize ceremony, including a certificate of merit, a plaque, and a cash award of 10 million yen, took place in Tokyo this month. Previous recipients of the C&C prize include such pioneers of the Internet and the World Wide Web as Paul Baran, Vinton G. Cerf, Tim Berners-Lee, and Gordon E. Moore.
Among his achievements in the area of networks, the award committee cited Professor Barabási’s and his team of researchers’ 1999 discovery stating that the World Wide Web is not a randomly connected network but a scale-free network. By discovering two generic mechanisms, the first being that networks expand continuously with the addition of new nodes and the second that new nodes preferentially link to already well-connected nodes, Barabási theoretically derived the power-law distribution for the number of links characterizing the nodes in the World Wide Web.
“Understanding complex networks is fundamental to humanity’s quest to build new technologies, cure diseases, and improve our society, and I am delighted that the NEC C&C foundation has considered this line of research worthy of their attention” said Barabási, distinguished professor of physics and director of the Center for Complex Network Research at Northeastern. “The NEC C&C Foundation has recognized dozens of trailblazers who have made a foundamental impact on our society through research, and I am honored to be in a group of such distinguished minds.”
The committee also noted that the most pronounced insight into networks by Professor Barabási is that the scale-free feature is not limited to the Web, but is a generic feature of a variety of networks, including social networks, transmission maps for infectious diseases, the citation patterns of scientific publications, metabolic networks with metabolites linked by chemical reactions in different living organisms, and flight maps connecting airports. Professor Barabási’s 2002 book entitled “Linked: The New Science of Networks” summarizes his research focus and findings.
Source: Northeastern University, Massachusetts
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