Timothy Michael
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Academic Integrity, Proctoring, and the Duality of Artificial Intelligence
Abstract This discussion is the result of a panel session presented by the authors for the Financial Education Association (FEA) annual meeting for 2025. This session, or one like it, is an annual contribution to this conference, featuring various authors, and it has been very popular in recent years.
Partisan Disparities in the Use of Science in Policy
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Virulence of Beauveria sp. and Metarhizium sp. fungi towards fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda)
Archives of Microbiology, Sep 2023 The development of effective pest management strategies for Spodoptera frugiperda is a high priority for crop protection across its invasive ranges. Here, we examined six Beauveria and five Metarhizium fungal isolates against this pest. Two Beauveria isolates (B-0571, B-1311) induced high mortality toward 3rd and 6th instar caterpillars and adults.
T cell aging and Alzheimer's disease
Wenqiang Cao1*, Zhan-You Wang1*, Lin Guo1, Timothy M. Gould2 and Xiaoting Li1 1China Medical University, China 2rubedo life sciences, United States The final, formatted version of the article will be published soon. Receive an email when it is updated The brain has long been considered an immune-privileged organ due to the presence of the blood-brain barrier (BBB). However, recent discoveries have revealed the underestimated role of T cells in the brain through the meningeal lymphatic system.
A Simultaneous EEG-fMRI Study of Thalamic Load-Dependent Working Memory Delay Period Activity
Bernard A. Gomes1, Chelsea Reichert Plaska1, Jefferson Ortega1 and Timothy M. Ellmore2* 1City College of New York (CUNY), United States 2Psychology, City College of New York (CUNY), United States Provisionally accepted: The final, formatted version of the article will be published soon. Working memory (WM) is an essential component of executive functions which depend on maintaining task-related information online for brief periods in both the presence and absence of interfering stimuli.
Homeless Initiative Meeting In West Hollywood Original
The City of West Hollywood’s Homeless Initiative works to address homelessness with a multi-disciplinary, multi-agency, collaborative response. It’s estimated that up to 40 percent of homeless youth identify as LGBTQ, according to local estimates.
California Trans Child Molester Gets 2 Years In Juvenile Facility
A Los Angeles County judge ordered Hannah Tubbs, a transgender California woman, to serve two years in a juvenile facility after she pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl in 2014 while she herself was still a minor. Tubbs, 26, recently pleaded guilty to molesting the girl in a women’s bathroom eight years ago when Tubbs was two weeks away from turning 18. At the time of the crime, she identified as male and went by James Tubbs.
The City of West Hollywood is reminding residents that free COVID-19 testing is available for them. Demand for COVID-19 testing in Los Angeles County has skyrocketed during the past several weeks. Sharply rising COVID-19 case counts and positivity rates coupled with the aftermath of holiday gatherings and travel has led to an unprecedented demand for testing.
Green Qween, a new queer-owned cannabis shop that will open in downtown on April 20th. Andrés Rigal and Taylor Bazley, the shop’s proprietors, have been battling through the red tape of opening a business in L.A. for years. But now that red tape will turn into a ribbon-cutting, and they plan to cater to the LGBTQ+ community and to lift it up. “Consumer brands that are successful are the ones that are owned by cisgender, straight white men,” Bazley told my colleague Caitlin Hernandez.
LA Street Will Potentially Be Named After Anti-LGBTQ Singer
A portion of Bailey Street may be renamed to the late Mexican Mariachi singer ” Vicente Fernandez Street’ – a motion that was being considered by Councilmember Kevin DeLeon. However the Planning and Land Use Committee came out with a Community Impact Statement opposing Councilmember Kevin Deleon’s proposed motions after hearing about Fernandez’s sordid past. The singer has multiple sexual allegations against him as well as stating some homophobic remarks.
The City of West Hollywood invites community members to celebrate literature and local authors with its 2022 WeHo Reads literary series.
The City of West Hollywood announces the premiere of the Moving Image Media Art (MIMA) program and the worldwide debut of BLACK.ECO, a film from director and choreographer Shauna Davis. The film will be displayed for ten-and-a-half minutes at the top of every hour on the Netflix Invisible Frame billboard, located at 8743 Sunset Boulevard on the Sunset Strip from Wednesday, February 2, 2022 through Tuesday, May 31, 2022.
New CA Law Helps With Transgender Deadnames
A new California law requires public colleges to update diplomas and records for transgender students who have changed their names. The new law, which took effect on Jan. 1, requires the state’s public colleges to update records for students who have legally changed their names. It also allows graduates to request an updated copy of their diploma at no cost to them.
AIDS/LifeCycle 2022 Needs More Volunteers
AIDS LifeCycle is back with more than $4 million raised so far for the 2022 ride benefitting the HIV/AIDS-related services of the Los Angeles LGBT Center and of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation. The COVID-19 pandemic had forced the 2020 and 2021 in-person rides to be cancelled but the world’s largest single event HIV/AIDS fundraiser is set to make its return this year June 5–11.
LGBTQ Haven in Long Beach
Long Beach is quickly becoming more and more of a safe haven for LGBTQ individuals with its queer spaces exploding in popularity. While West Hollywood is considered the Mecca for anything LGBTQ Long Beach has a thriving queer community by the waterside.
Animal Shelter Donations In Honor Of Betty White
Animal shelter donations have increased exponentially in honor of late actress gay icon and animal lover Betty White. Over the last two weeks donations have poured in to local animal shelters and rescues as a way for fans to honor the Golden Girls star. The #BettyWhiteChallenge picked up steam on social media following the TV legend’s death calling on fans to give $5 to shelters, rescues and other organizations on what would have been White’s 100th birthday on January 17th.
MJ Rodriguez, 1st Openly Transgender Actress to Win Golden Globe
Michaela Jae “MJ” Rodriguez has made history by becoming the first openly transgender person to win a Golden Globe. The Pose star brought home the award for best actress in a TV drama for her role in the FX series as Blanca Evangelista. After her win Rodriguez took to social media to spread the news. “”OMG OMGGG!!!! @goldenglobes Wow! You talking about sickening birthday present! Thank you! This is the door that is going to Open the door for many more young talented individuals,” she wrote.
New Injectable HIV Prevention Drug Approved By FDA
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first long-acting injectable medication for use as pre-exposure prevention, or PrEP, against HIV. Apretude, the new drug, is an injectable given every two months as an alternative to HIV prevention pills, like Truvada and Descovy, which have been shown to reduce the risk of HIV by 99 percent when taken daily.
Long Beach Named One of the Best LGBTQ Cities
For the 10th year in a row Long Beach has been named one of the best cities in the nation for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer inclusion in municipal law and policy, earning a perfect score and 11 bonus points, the city announced Friday. “It is an honor for our city to be recognized for our unwavering commitment to the LGBTQ community for the 10th consecutive year,” said Mayor Robert Garcia.
Gay Wedding At Dodger Stadium
Eric Braverman and Jonathan Cottrell will exchange vows at Dodger Stadium. Showing the progress the LA Dodgers have made as a company in regards to the LGBTQ community. Braverman, a Dodgers senior vice president, and Cottrell, a software engineer, are tying the knot on Jan. 21. “Hopefully this will show that in a sport like baseball, even if you don’t feel you fit in, you can always find a place,” said Braverman, senior vice president of marketing, communications and broadcasting.
Out Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia Announces Run for the U.S. House
Gay Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia announced that he would be running for an open seat for the U.S. House. Garcia made the announcement via Twitter stating: “Hey everyone, I’m running for Congress. My mom brought me to this country when I was 5. She risked everything so that I could succeed. Every single kid deserves the same shot that this country has given me.” Garcia, who lost both his mother and stepfather to COVID-19, made his announcement one day after veteran Long Beach Democratic Rep.
Hollywood Star and Gay Icon Betty White Dies Aged 99
Hollywood Star and gay icon Betty White died peacefully in her Brentwood home in West LA on December 31st. She was just a few weeks away from her 100th birthday, which she would have celebrated on 17 January, and was vibrant and energetic right to the end. White’s agent and close friend Jeff Witjas confirmed the news. “Even though Betty was about to be 100, I thought she would live forever,” he said. “I will miss her terribly and so will the animal world that she loved so much.
WeHo Urges Residents To Stay Alert Due To Recent Assaults
The City of West Hollywood and West Hollywood’s Sheriff’s Station is offering tips to encourage public safety in the community. WeHo continues to be a very safe place to live, visit, and work.
Netflix Launches LGBTQ Podcast ‘The Gay Agenda’
Netflix has launched “The Gay Agenda,” a new podcast that will look at the lives of LGBTQ+ creatives at the top of their fields across different industries. The goal, the streaming service says, is to be celebratory, championing success stories “through a loving and humorous lens.” The podcast is created by lesbian actress, singer/songwriter and podcaster Jasmin Savoy Brown, who appears in the buzzy new hit “Yellowjackets” and the upcoming “Scream” reboot.
Fare Collection Will Resume In West Hollywood
Fare collection will resume on Metro buses on January 10, following suspension of fares during the COVID-19 pandemic. The City of West Hollywood is getting the word out that Metro will resume collecting fares on buses across Los Angeles County starting on Monday, January 10, 2022. Metro had suspended fare collection during the COVID-19 pandemic.
WeHo Rings In New Year With Virtual Drug and Alcohol-Free Annual #BOOM! Event
The City of West Hollywood rung in the New Year with a virtual drug and alcohol-free annual #BOOM! Event. This New Year’s Eve, individuals were invited to join in the fun and celebrate the first moments of 2022 virtually at #BOOM!, West Hollywood’s premier alcohol- and drug-free New Year’s Eve event. This year’s celebration brought hundreds of people together online for a fabulous celebration and an alcohol-free midnight toast.
Gerrie Schipske Enters Long Beach Mayoral Race
Gerrie Schipske announced on Thursday, December 30th that she would run for Mayor of Long Beach this year. The second-term city council member made the announcement after Mayor Robert Garcia stated that he would run for parliament leaving the mayor’s seat up for grabs. Speculation of potential candidates includes Congressman Patrick O’Donnell, District 3 Councilor Susie Price, and Deputy Mayor / District 9 Councilor Rex Richardson.
Attack in WeHo Leaves 5-Year Resident in Hospital
Matthew McGrath, a five-year resident of West Hollywood, spent two weeks in the hospital and underwent multiple surgeries after he was attacked in the early hours of Nov. 15. After a night out with friends at The Abbey Food & Bar McGrath was walking home along San Vicente Blvd when he heard “some slurs, some profanity.” “I’m not exactly clear on what, but sort of a few minutes later, I just felt a really blunt force to my head, blacked out and was knocked unconscious,” McGrath said.
WeHo Offers Sandbags To Help Residents With Heavy Rain
The City of West Hollywood is offering free sand-filled sandbags to West Hollywood residents and businesses as heavy rains fall throughout Southern California to redirect flowing water away from structures. Free sandbags are limited to 10 per resident or business. They are available for pick-up by appointment at the City of West Hollywood’s Operations Center, located at 7317 Romaine Street.
Gender Neutral Locker Rooms May Be Coming To Long Beach School District
Long Beach Unified School District has proposed gender neutral locker rooms for a $23 million aquatic center at Winston High School. Long Beach Unified School District officials on Monday, Nov. 29, said the all-gender locker room is meant to provide a safe environment for all students. The gender neutral locker room design is expected to be replicated at five additional high schools where the district wants to build pools.
Synergy Scholarship For LGBTQ+ Students
The Synergy scholarship for LGBTQ+ students is now open for submissions. Created by California native GT Dave in June of 2021 in honor of Pride month, the Synergy Scholarship is now open to current California-based high school seniors who identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community. The Scholarship is designed to empower educational opportunities within this community while encouraging aspiring businesspeople to achieve their dreams.
LACMA Spotlights Queer Black Artists & Subjects
“The Obama Portraits Tour” and “Black American Portraits” exhibits at LACMA not only celebrate portraiture, but also queer Black artists and subjects. In the West Coast presentation of “The Obama Portraits Tour,” Kehinde Wiley’s Barack Obama and Amy Sherald’s Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama are on loan from the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, and on view at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art through Jan. 2.
Pride Poets' Corner: Featuring Corey Saucier & the Dirge for 24 Hour Fitness
On November 30, 2020, the 24 Hour Fitness location in West Hollywood, which had been in the community for 25 years, closed down. A neighborhood institution famous for being in poor repair and the site of lots of gay cruising, it’s shuttering was commemorated at 9pm by 30 members who gathered outside with fake candles to listen to poetry and spread whey protein like ashes, organized by West Hollywood Poet Laureate Brian Sonia-Wallace.
LACMA Spotlights Queer Black Artists & Subjects
“The Obama Portraits Tour” and “Black American Portraits” exhibits at LACMA not only celebrate portraiture, but also queer Black artists and subjects. In the West Coast presentation of “The Obama Portraits Tour,” Kehinde Wiley’s Barack Obama and Amy Sherald’s Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama are on loan from the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, and on view at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art through Jan. 2.
'Commitment To Life' Documentary Exploring HIV Fight In Los Angeles
Production has begun on “Commitment to Life” a new documentary that explores the fight against HIV/AIDS in Los Angeles. Directed by Jeffrey Schwarz (“I Am Divine,” “Tab Hunter: Confidential,” and “Boulevard! A Hollywood Story”) the new feature length documentary will walk viewers through the decades of the HIV/AIDS crisis and highlight those affected by the disease. “As a filmmaker, I have told stories about the LGBTQ+ community through the lives of some of its trailblazers.
WeHo's 31st Annual Toy & Food Drive
The City of West Hollywood and the West Hollywood Sheriff’s Station are partnering to help give back to those in need this holiday season. The 31st Annual West Hollywood Toy and Food Drive will be accepting monetary donations until Friday, December 17, 2021 with the goal of providing nearly 1,000 families with toys and holiday gift cards.
Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Culinary Arts Program Served Hundreds For Thanksgiving Holiday
The Los Angeles Culinary Arts program served nearly 900 people Thanksgiving meals making it the largest undertaking so far. The meals were prepared days prior to Thanksgiving in the commercial teaching kitchen that is part of the Center’s Anita May Rosenstein Campus. Hundreds were packaged by an assembly line of volunteers inside the Campus’s Pride Hall early Tuesday morning and then delivered by another fleet of volunteers to senior clients throughout the city.
Congregation Kol Ami To Host World AIDS Day 2021 Event
Progressive, Reform Congregation Kol Ami will mark World AIDS Day with a special interfaith observance, combining awareness, remembrance, and speaking out against HIV stigma. Founded in 1992 and located in West Hollywood, Congregation Kol Ami is rooted in a rich Jewish tradition with a commitment to social justice. It has become an important leader in the Jewish, LGBTQ+ and West Hollywood communities.
The Center Long Beach Older Adult Service’s Rolls Out In-person & Hybrid Programming
The Center’s Older Adult Services Program rolls out in-person activities and adopts a hybrid programming model. Socially distant, outdoor in-person gatherings are slowly coming back. These opportunities to connect are essential to the socio-emotional support of individuals to reduce isolation and loneliness, and are designed to keep participants active and engaged in the community.
The Center Long Beach Will Participate In Giving Tuesday
The LGBTQ Center Long Beach will be participating in Giving Tuesday, a global day of generosity taking place on November 30, 2021. Giving Tuesday is an opportunity for people around the world to stand together in unity—to use their individual power of generosity to remain connected. People show generosity in different ways during Giving Tuesday, but everyone has something to give and every act of generosity counts.
WeHo Wins ‘Most Business-Friendly City Award’ from the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation
The City of West Hollywood has been awarded the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation’s 2021 Most Business-Friendly City Award. Awards were conferred at the 26th annual Eddy Awards evening ceremony on Wednesday, November 10, 2021 at SoFi Stadium. The City of West Hollywood was a finalist among five cities with a population under 60,000 people; the four other cities named as finalists were the cities of: Culver City, El Segundo, Rosemead, and Vernon.
WeHo Commemorates Transgender Day of Remembrance 2021
The City of West Hollywood commemorated Transgender Day of Rememberance through a virtual event. Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is an annual observance on November 20 that honors the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence. The Transgender Advisory Board of the City of West Hollywood presented a virtual ceremony featuring a reading of names to memorialize people who have been murdered as a result of anti-transgender violence.
TransGiving Dinner 2021
The 21st annual Trans-Giving Dinner was held on December 20th at the Unique Woman’s Coalition (UWC) in West Hollywood. The UWC’s “Trans-Giving Dinner; an annual Transgender Thanksgiving Dinner” is an event geared to provide a full course traditional holiday dinner in a safe social environment among Trans-Identified community members, allies and their loved one’s held this year on the same day as Transgender Day of Remembrance.
County Board Of Supervisors Approves $3.6 Million To Serve LGBTQ Foster Youth
L.A County Board or Supervisors has passed a supplemental budget to its fiscal year 2021-2022, which includes an allocation of $3.6 million to provide direct services and support to LGBTQ foster youth under its care. The Los Angeles LGBT Center has applauded this motion which was led by Supervisors Sheila Kuehl and Hilda L. Solis, and with the determined leadership of Department of Child and Family Services (DCFS) Director Bobby Cagle.
LA County Addresses Disproportionate Amount Of Women and LGBTQ Populations In L.A. Jails
On Tuesday, October 19, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors passed a motion that the board hopes will do something about the outsized number of women, and other vulnerable populations in the county’s lock-ups. This comes after a recent report asking the County to set a goal of seriously reducing the incarceration of women, lesbian-gay-bisexual and transgender people.
34th Annual AIDS Walk Long Beach
The 34th Annual AIDS Walk Long Beach, a benefit for the LGBTQ Center Long Beach and other local providers returned on November 14 as an in person walk and race. In it’s 34th year the AIDS Walk Long Beach 2021 fundraiser is to support a variety of free HIV/STI services offered by the LGBTQ Center Long Beach, Memorial Care Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital Long Beach, CARE Center Program at Dignity Health St. Mary Medical Center, and The AIDS Food Store.
LGBTQ Center Long Beach Adds New Staff
The LGBTQ Center Long Beach has added three new members to its board of directors as well as the new hiring of the Older Adult Services Program.
WeHo Approves Resolution Recognizing November As Native American Heritage Month
The City of West Hollywood City Council has approved a Resolution recognizing November as Native American Heritage Month. The Resolution was approved on Wednesday, November 3, 2021 as part of the agenda of the Adjourned Meeting of the City Council of the City of West Hollywood. The Resolution, in part, states: “Whereas, the County sits on unceded territory of the Chumash, Tongva, and Tataviam.
City Council of WeHo Approves Draft Ordinance to Implement a Citywide Minimum Wage
The City Council of the City of West Hollywood has unanimously approved a draft Ordinance to establish a citywide minimum wage and guaranteed leave provisions. The draft Ordinance will create a hotel worker minimum wage of $17.64 per hour starting on January 1, 2022, and will create a phased approach for minimum wage increases for large businesses and small businesses starting on January 1, 2022 with adjustments every six months to create consistency in the minimum wage citywide by July 1, 2023.
New Senior Housing From LA LGBT Center’s Ariadne Getty Foundation
The LA LGBT Center has completed construction of a new senior housing complex next-door to its Anita May Rosenstein Campus in Hollywood. Los Angeles-based Killefer Flammang Architects (KFA) and New York-based Leong Leong have completed the Ariadne Getty Foundation Senior Housing Complex. Replacing a surface parking lot at 1127 N. Las Palmas, the five-story senior housing complex features 98 studio, one-, and two-bedroom apartments reserved for low-income seniors.
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