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William Latimer
William W. Latimer is an infectious disease Epidemiology, epidemiologist and academic administrator. He recently served as the 7th President of Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and previously served as the 14th President of the College of New Rochelle. Early life and education Latimer was born in Schenectady, New York, in 1963. He graduated magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa from Hobart and William Smith Colleges in 1985 with a double major in English and psychology, having studied American literature with John Lydenberg.Latimer '85 Named Founding Dean. (2014, March 4). Retrieved January 12, 2016, from http://www.hws.edu/dailyupdate/NewsDetails.aspx?aid=17522 During his Master's education at Columbia University he was introduced to cognitive and educational psychology by Dr. Joanna Williams, which was to partially shape his NIH-funded research in later years focusing on the development of cognitive executive functions to promote health equity and resilience in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schenectady, New York
Schenectady () is a city in Schenectady County, New York, United States, of which it is the county seat. As of the 2020 census, the city's population of 67,047 made it the state's ninth-largest city by population. The city is in eastern New York, near the confluence of the Mohawk and Hudson rivers. It is in the same metropolitan area as the state capital, Albany, which is about southeast. Schenectady was founded on the south side of the Mohawk River by Dutch colonists in the 17th century, many of whom came from the Albany area. The name "Schenectady" is derived from the Mohawk word ''skahnéhtati'', meaning "beyond the pines" and used for the area around Albany, New York. Residents of the new village developed farms on strip plots along the river. Connected to the west by the Mohawk River and Erie Canal, Schenectady developed rapidly in the 19th century as part of the Mohawk Valley trade, manufacturing, and transportation corridor. By 1824, more people worked in manufac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
