One of the best thing going in the Division of Natural Science & Mathematics is the outreach program created and directed by Lori Shimoda. Since 2009, more than 1900 students, faculty and division staff have brought biology, chemistry, forensics, and environmental science to dozens of public schools and more than 20,000 students in Hawai’i.
“I Am A Scientist STEM” is a mobile outreach program that shares our labs beyond the Chaminade University campus. Our services are FREE to Hawaii DOE schools. IAS STEM is part of a broader initiative by the Division of Natural Sciences & Mathematics at Chaminade University to encourage science awareness and education in Hawaii’s public schools.
My modest contribution to this wonderful program has been to create and manage the website, iamascientiststem.org/ .
Congratulations to Lori for ten years of success with I am a scientist STEM!
Problem: MacBook Pro 2010 (MAC OS X 10.11.3) failed to find external VGA projector
Solution: reset SMC (System Management Controller) and PRAM (Parameter RAM)
Troubleshooting steps:
Confirmed that the problem wasn’t with mini DisplayPort to VGA adapter (Amazon MB572Z) or with the KanexPro HT201295 Presentation Switcher & Scaler Shut down the laptop Discconect the internal battery Connect laptop to MagSafe 60W power adapter. To reset the SMC, press and hold left shift + command + option keys plus power button and wait for powerup. Shut down the laptop again. Press the power button and listen for the startup chime To reset the PRAM, immediately before the gray screen appears, press adn hold the left command + option + P + R keys. Release the keys once the second startup chime is audible. Hat tip to www.douglane.net, with the following modifications. Because my laptop is Intel-based, then SMC and not PMU applies; second, because my MacBook has a removable battery, I removed it prior to following the instructions at Apple Support document HT201295.
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Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology and Genomics
