What is microbiology and biotechnology? My presentation for junior college students (Part 1)
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By JEFF KAROUB Associated Press

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) - Sawsan Jabri and Osama Siblani represent the advancement of the Arab community in the Detroit area: Jabri is a doctor from Syria who teaches microbiology at several community colleges, and Siblani came from Lebanon to be an engineer and now publishes the influential Arab-American News.

The two share Middle Eastern roots and the American dream. They also represent dissension among Arab-Americans over Syria and underscore a growing rift over ideological, political and regional differences.

Each speaks for opposing camps: Jabri is a spokeswoman for the Syrian Expatriates Organization, a lobbying and fundraising group of doctors and other professionals that staged rallies in support of the U.S. backing rebels in Syria's civil war and ousting President Bashar Assad. Siblani has been a voice opposing U.S. intervention through counter-demonstrations and the opinion pages of his newspaper.

When it comes to Syria, Siblani says, there's little room for agreement.

"I have been in this business for 29 years," he said. "I have never seen the community divided as much as we are divided today. ... It is an elephant in the room all the time."

President Barack Obama has been pushing for U.S. military action and seeks congressional approval, but on Tuesday asked congressional leaders to postpone a vote to authorize the use of force and threw his support behind a diplomatic plan for U.N. Security Council talks aimed at securing Syria's chemical weapons stockpiles. Regardless of what the U.S. ultimately decides to do, positions on Syria have unraveled Arab ties to the U.S. that date back more than a century, when immigrants from the Arab world started coming en masse and moved into enclaves dubbed "Little Syria."

They originally came from what today are known as Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel or the Palestinian territories but then was Ottoman-controlled Syria. More came later from the region, particularly after immigration restrictions were eased in the 1960s and during the 15-year Lebanese civil war ending in 1990.

The Syrian community in the U.S. is estimated to be about 150,000 people and about 10,000 in Michigan, but the number could be much higher if it reflected all those who trace their roots to early 20th century Greater Syria. The Detroit area alone, which has one of the largest Middle East populations in the U.S., has roughly 150,000 Arabs and Chaldeans, or Iraqi Christians based on the latest available data and scholarly research.

Siblani and Jabri agree that Syria has divided the U.S. Arab community despite a history of coexistence among different religions, Islamic sects, regions or countries.

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US role in Syrian civil war divides Arab-Americans

During an intensive summer academic program, 84 Governors School in the sciences scholars learned how to plot the positions of the planets and determine the time each planet rises and sets on a given day; they studied the use of herbs and spices as mouthwash; they explored volcanic materials and the secrets of ancient Ecuadorian pottery engineers; and they researched the effect of increased levels of carbon dioxide, temperature, and drought-like conditions on different plant species. They presented their findings at a conference at Drew University on Aug. 2.

PHOTO COURTESY OF BARBARA PEPE

Attending the summer academic program Governors School were: Joseph Lee; Rachel Sandler; Stephen Liang; Allan Wang; John Jensen; Cynthia Lo; Bryan Gerber; Claire Kim, of Montville; Piyush Puri; Gokul Mukunda; Anna Radakrishnan; Sameer Dhavalikar; Chris Choi; and Tyler Dorrity. The students project was Microbiology: The Spices of Life with Advisor Rachel Sandler and Assistant Joseph Lee.

Governors School scholars are high school students entering their senior year who were selected for the program from more than 300 applicants. Among the students who presented research projects at the Drew University campus were Claire Kim, and Kevin He of Montville; Adam Dormier, of Rockaway; and Hyejin Kim, of Lake Hiawatha.

Students worked in small groups during the three-week program.

"The Governors School cultivates interest in the sciences for high-achieving students from diverse backgrounds. Governors School graduates have made important contributions to research that benefit New Jerseys citizens and economy. We are very proud of the research the students presented earlier this month at Drew," said Rochelle Hendricks, New Jerseys secretary of higher education. Her office administers state funding for the Governors School.

Scholars lived on the Drew campus during the summer program. Emphasis was placed on solving complex issues that exist on local, state, national, and international levels. The scholars participated in college-level courses and labs. The scholars engaged in activities such as career day and a college fair that helped them connect with professors, professionals, and peers throughout the state.

This years program was funded by the State of New Jersey, the Charles Edison Foundation, Roche Foundation, Celgene, Novartis, the Independent College Fund of New Jersey, AT&T, Actavis, and contributions from alumni of the Governors School in the Sciences.

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