#Diana Schmitt

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✨ National Arab American Heritage Month (NAAHM) is celebrated in April. The first Arab American Heritage Day was celebrated on October 25, 1992. NAAHM celebrates the heritage and culture of Arab Americans and Arabic-speaking Americans. It also recognizes the contributions of Arab Americans to the United States, including:

🌙 The history of Arab migration to America 🌙 The diversity within the Arab American community 🌙 Important customs and traditions 🌙 The fight for civil rights and social justice

✨ NAAHM also serves as a time to: 🌙 Combat Anti-Arab bigotry 🌙 Challenge stereotypes and prejudices

✨ In 2023, the president declared April National Arab American Heritage Month. However, I felt it necessary to recognize Arab American Heritage Day this year, too. I'm Palestinian 🇵🇸, but growing up, I never saw that word printed on a page, never saw it recognized as a nationality in novels or newspapers. We're here. We exist. We will not be erased, ignored, or silenced.

✨ In celebration of these voices, here are a few books by Arab and 🇵🇸Palestinian authors to consider adding to your TBR.

🌙 A Woman is No Man by Etaf Rum 🌙 Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa 🌙 The Woman From Tantoura by Radwa Ashour 🌙 You Exist Too Much by Zaina Arafat 🌙 Crescent by Diana Abu Jaber 🌙 Salt Houses by Hala Alyan 🌙 Minor Detail by Adania Shibli 🌙 As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh 🌙 Woman at Point Zero by Nawal El Saadawi 🌙 Silence is a Sense by Layla AlAmmar 🌙 The Beauty of Your Face by Sahar Mustafah 🌙 Exhausted on the Cross by Najwan Darwish 🌙 Palestine Is Throwing a Party and the Whole World Is Invited by Kareem Rabie 🌙 My First and Only Love by Sahar Khalifeh 🌙 Rifqa by Mohammed El-Kurd 🌙 Among the Almond Trees by Hussein Barghouthi 🌙 Palestine: A Socialist Introduction (edited) by Sumaya Awad and Brian Bean 🌙 The Book of Ramallah (edited) by Maya Abu Al-Hayat 🌙 Stories Under Occupation: And Other Plays from Palestine (edited) by Samer al-Saber and Gary M. English 🌙 Ever Since I Did Not Die by Ramy al-Asheq 🌙 Power Born of Dreams: My Story is Palestine by Mohammad Sabaaneh 🌙 Post-Millennial Palestine: Literature, Memory, Resistance (edited) by Ahmad Qabaha and Rachel Gregory Fox 🌙 The Dance of the Deep-Blue Scorpion by Akram Musallam 🌙 Wondrous Journeys in Strange Lands by Sonia Nimr 🌙 The Gaza Kitchen: A Palestinian Culinary Journey by Laila El-Haddad and Maggie Schmitt 🌙 Evil Eye by Etaf Rum 🌙 A Child in Palestine by Naji al-Ali 🌙 Murals by Mahmoud Darwish 🌙 Farah Rocks by Susan Muaddi Darraj 🌙 Halal Hot Dogs by Suzannah Aziz, illustrated by Parwinder Singh 🌙 Baba, What Does My Name Mean? A Journey to Palestine by Rifk Ebeid, illustrated by Lamaa Jawhari 🌙 The Olive Tree Said to Me by N. Salem 🌙 Does My Head Look Big In This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah 🌙 Don't Read The Comments by Eric Smith 🌙 Jasmine Falling by Shereen Malherbe 🌙 Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa 🌙 The Lady of Tel Aviv by Raba’i al-Madhoun 🌙 Looking for Palestine: Growing Up Confused in an Arab-American Family by Najla Said

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after about half a year since I got the lineart commissioned, I finally finished doing the colors for my girls! All set in the fantasy cycle where they’re all based off of humanoid mythical beings. They’re arranged from earliest colored to latest. If anyone wants info on any of them I would be happy to infodump everything about them. 

@cindersart THANK YOU FOR DRAWING THEM SO GOOD I LOVE THEM IN YOUR STYLE

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also Diana's prosthetic arm and leg are cool as fuck???

thanks! i was really proud of them, or at least of their concept. I wanted it to be practical and aesthetic and I had a lot of fun. 

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Science in Action – Student Research Symposium Showcases Findings on Important Topics

Combating diseases, studying dangerous pathogens, identifying diversity in wildlife, and measuring the effects of invasive species were all topics explored by students and showcased at West Liberty University’s 2024 Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) Symposium. The annual symposium took place Friday, July 12 at the Academic, Sports and Recreation Complex (ASRC) and marked the culmination of nine-week research projects conducted by undergraduate students in the College of Sciences. This year, twelve students presented their research and findings to an audience of family, faculty, staff and fellow students.  “The SURE Symposium is science in action,” remarks Dr. Deanna Schmitt, Associate Professor of Biology, student advisor and event organizer. “These projects provide students the opportunity to apply what they’ve learned in the classroom to develop questions, and to answer them through scientific research,” she adds.  Perhaps most importantly, students see how their findings can have a broader impact on the world around them, leading to further study, potential new treatments and vaccines, species survival, better environmental practices, and more. Zoo Science major Hannah Hobbs studied the bacteria Francisella tularensis, a pathogen, which if inhaled, can cause fatal pneumonia. “I’m very proud to have been a part of this research,” exclaims Hobbs. “It’s my hope that what we’ve learned about the VBNC (viable but non-culturable) cells in Francisella tularensis bacteria opens doors for scientists to study more parts of the VBNC state of this cell,” she adds. Faculty advisors guided students through their research and included Dr. Diana Barber, Dr. Stuart Cantlay, Mr. Jeremiah Dann, Dr. Zackary Graham, Dr. Deanna Schmitt, and Dr. Holly Racine. The full list of 2024 SURE Symposium student projects, titles, and authors includes:  Influence of Environmental Factors on Population Density and Growth of an Invasive Earthworm, Authors: Madeline P. Cecil, Alison K. Wyer, Jason E. Ake II, and Mr. Jeremiah Dann Bat Diversity in Developed and Underdeveloped Areas in the West Virginia Northern Panhandle, Authors: Kendra Clark, Brooke Shaffer, and Dr. Diana Barber Foreign leaf litter from invasive exotic plants and its effect on different macroinvertebrate communities in an urbanized, impaired low-order Appalachian creek, Authors: Noah Meyer, Reagan Bally, and James Wood Investigating endolysosomal trafficking of Viable but Non Culturable Francisella tularensis in murine macrophages, Authors: Lakin Plott, Nicole Garrison, and Dr. Stuart Cantlay Role of LpnA and KatG in Francisella tularensis LVS resistance to resazurin, Authors: Haeley Shaffer, Emily Young, Emma Beatty, Mackenzie Hall , Blaze Oxier, Rori Schreiber, Jordan Gibson, Siena McGovern, Claire Kelly, Kendall Souder, Justin Rice, Nicole Garrison, Ryan J. Percifield, Donald A. Primerano, and Dr. Deanna M. Schmitt Spatial Structure and Population Dynamics of Invasive Earthworms in West Liberty University’s Campus Woods, Authors: Alison K. Wyer, Madeline P. Cecil, Jason E. Ake II, and Mr. Jeremiah Dann Building a Better Ambassador: Impact of Experience on the Handleability of Hognose Snakes (Heterodon nasicus), Authors: Brooke Shaffer, Kendra Clark, and Dr. Diana Barber Exaggerated caudal anatomy of Long-tailed Salamanders (Eurycea longicauda), Authors: Tyler Schwisow, Zachary J. Loughman, and Dr. Zackary A. Graham Immunolocalization of peptidoglycan synthesis determinants, FtsZ and MreB in Francisella tularensis, Authors: Hannah Hobbs, Hayden Hess, Joseph Horzempa, and Dr. Stuart Cantlay Assessing Color Vision in Crayfish with Conditioning, Authors: Lydia A. DiBiagio, Katherine Torrance, and Dr. Zackary A. Graham Antimicrobial Activity of Novel Resorufin Analog Against Neisseria gonorrhoeae Clinical Isolates, Authors: Jasper Brown, Mackenzie Hall, Kh. Tanvir Ahmed, Jada Berg, Emily Young, Jordan Gibson, Gregory B. Dudley, and Dr. Deanna M. Schmitt Observed Unicornal Craniosynostosis in an Avian Model of Induced-Thyrotoxicosis, Authors: Lauren P. Baylor, Tyler P. Hill, and Dr. Holly L. Racine  TOPPER-SURE (Training Opportunity for Pre-Professionals, Educators, and Researchers Summer Undergraduate Research Experience), the program’s full name, is funded by a grant from the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission’s Division of Science and Research under the direction of Dr. Juliana Serafin. This grant also rewards students with stipends of $3,500 each for their work and to cover housing. West Liberty University blends a small-town environment with a comprehensive college experience, fostering students’ aspirations through hands-on learning, personalized support, and unique academic programs at both undergraduate and graduate levels. Learn more at westliberty.edu. Read the full article

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Science in Action – Student Research Symposium Showcases Findings on Important Topics

Combating diseases, studying dangerous pathogens, identifying diversity in wildlife, and measuring the effects of invasive species were all topics explored by students and showcased at West Liberty University’s 2024 Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) Symposium. The annual symposium took place Friday, July 12 at the Academic, Sports and Recreation Complex (ASRC) and marked the culmination of nine-week research projects conducted by undergraduate students in the College of Sciences. This year, twelve students presented their research and findings to an audience of family, faculty, staff and fellow students.  “The SURE Symposium is science in action,” remarks Dr. Deanna Schmitt, Associate Professor of Biology, student advisor and event organizer. “These projects provide students the opportunity to apply what they’ve learned in the classroom to develop questions, and to answer them through scientific research,” she adds.  Perhaps most importantly, students see how their findings can have a broader impact on the world around them, leading to further study, potential new treatments and vaccines, species survival, better environmental practices, and more. Zoo Science major Hannah Hobbs studied the bacteria Francisella tularensis, a pathogen, which if inhaled, can cause fatal pneumonia. “I’m very proud to have been a part of this research,” exclaims Hobbs. “It’s my hope that what we’ve learned about the VBNC (viable but non-culturable) cells in Francisella tularensis bacteria opens doors for scientists to study more parts of the VBNC state of this cell,” she adds. Faculty advisors guided students through their research and included Dr. Diana Barber, Dr. Stuart Cantlay, Mr. Jeremiah Dann, Dr. Zackary Graham, Dr. Deanna Schmitt, and Dr. Holly Racine. The full list of 2024 SURE Symposium student projects, titles, and authors includes:  Influence of Environmental Factors on Population Density and Growth of an Invasive Earthworm, Authors: Madeline P. Cecil, Alison K. Wyer, Jason E. Ake II, and Mr. Jeremiah Dann Bat Diversity in Developed and Underdeveloped Areas in the West Virginia Northern Panhandle, Authors: Kendra Clark, Brooke Shaffer, and Dr. Diana Barber Foreign leaf litter from invasive exotic plants and its effect on different macroinvertebrate communities in an urbanized, impaired low-order Appalachian creek, Authors: Noah Meyer, Reagan Bally, and James Wood Investigating endolysosomal trafficking of Viable but Non Culturable Francisella tularensis in murine macrophages, Authors: Lakin Plott, Nicole Garrison, and Dr. Stuart Cantlay Role of LpnA and KatG in Francisella tularensis LVS resistance to resazurin, Authors: Haeley Shaffer, Emily Young, Emma Beatty, Mackenzie Hall , Blaze Oxier, Rori Schreiber, Jordan Gibson, Siena McGovern, Claire Kelly, Kendall Souder, Justin Rice, Nicole Garrison, Ryan J. Percifield, Donald A. Primerano, and Dr. Deanna M. Schmitt Spatial Structure and Population Dynamics of Invasive Earthworms in West Liberty University’s Campus Woods, Authors: Alison K. Wyer, Madeline P. Cecil, Jason E. Ake II, and Mr. Jeremiah Dann Building a Better Ambassador: Impact of Experience on the Handleability of Hognose Snakes (Heterodon nasicus), Authors: Brooke Shaffer, Kendra Clark, and Dr. Diana Barber Exaggerated caudal anatomy of Long-tailed Salamanders (Eurycea longicauda), Authors: Tyler Schwisow, Zachary J. Loughman, and Dr. Zackary A. Graham Immunolocalization of peptidoglycan synthesis determinants, FtsZ and MreB in Francisella tularensis, Authors: Hannah Hobbs, Hayden Hess, Joseph Horzempa, and Dr. Stuart Cantlay Assessing Color Vision in Crayfish with Conditioning, Authors: Lydia A. DiBiagio, Katherine Torrance, and Dr. Zackary A. Graham Antimicrobial Activity of Novel Resorufin Analog Against Neisseria gonorrhoeae Clinical Isolates, Authors: Jasper Brown, Mackenzie Hall, Kh. Tanvir Ahmed, Jada Berg, Emily Young, Jordan Gibson, Gregory B. Dudley, and Dr. Deanna M. Schmitt Observed Unicornal Craniosynostosis in an Avian Model of Induced-Thyrotoxicosis, Authors: Lauren P. Baylor, Tyler P. Hill, and Dr. Holly L. Racine  TOPPER-SURE (Training Opportunity for Pre-Professionals, Educators, and Researchers Summer Undergraduate Research Experience), the program’s full name, is funded by a grant from the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission’s Division of Science and Research under the direction of Dr. Juliana Serafin. This grant also rewards students with stipends of $3,500 each for their work and to cover housing. West Liberty University blends a small-town environment with a comprehensive college experience, fostering students’ aspirations through hands-on learning, personalized support, and unique academic programs at both undergraduate and graduate levels. Learn more at westliberty.edu. Read the full article

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I got a lineart commission from @cindersart and I couldn’t resist coloring it lol. Gwen and Diana have never looked better!