Boiler Bytes: Students reach out to the community through Pete's Pals
Helping children is what Purdue students strive to do with every session of Pete's Pals, a physical activity program for children with disabilities sponsored by Purdue's Department of Health and Kinesiology.
http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/purduetoday/general/2010/101203_PetesPals.html
Purdue Engineering - Dreams Need Doing
Student recruitment video from Purdue's College of Engineering
5 Students: A Sustaining Force
David Perkis can sum up his inspiration in a word: sustainability. After earning a degree in chemical engineering, he worked in corporate America for five years. During those years, his understanding of economics grew and he discovered his passion for sustainability.
http://www.purdue.edu/fivestudents/policy/perkis.html
Antibiotics, not surgery, sometimes better for appendicitis
A new statistical analysis by Southern Methodist University and University of Texas Southwestern Medical School suggests nonperforating appendicitis and nonperforating diverticulitis are similar diseases that can both be treated with antibiotics. Read more at http://blog.smu.edu/research/2011/04/study_antibiotics_not_surgery.html
The Dalai Lama Speaks at SMU
See the Dalai Lama's special lecture at Southern Methodist University's 10th Hart Global Leaders Forum on Monday, May 9. Visit http://www.smu.edu/News/2011/dalai-lama-09may2011.aspx for more details
Project Artemis Pakistan: Shah Rukh
Islamabad businesswoman Shah Rukh talks May 14, 2011, about her participation in Project Artemis Pakistan, a women's empowerment program at Thunderbird School of Global Management in partnership with Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women and the U.S. State Department.
University of Rochester Study Abroad: Freiburg, Germany
Estefany Angeles ('11, Economics) talks about her experiences on the European Union Program in Freiburg, Germany.
University of Rochester Study Abroad: Tanzania & Semester at Sea
Eric Phamdo ('11) discusses his study abroad experiences in Galapagos, Semester at Sea, and Tanzania. Questions for Eric? Contact the Center for Study Abroad.
GoNU.TV Broadcast - Rowing Beanpot - Northeastern, Boston University, Boston College, MIT, Radcliffe
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Gladstone Lecture 2b.mov
This is installment two of our second Gladstone lecture. As before, scenes shown to the audience have been deleted for reasons of copyright.
Frank Gladstone Lecture 2 part 2.mov
Frank Gladstone Lecture 2 part 2
GoNU.TV Series Recap - Baseball vs. Delaware - May 13-14, 2011
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TEDx McMaster U - Natalie Raso
"Yoga Improves Athletic Participation"
openhouse@theclub
Johns Hopkins young alumni were invited to an exclusive evening at the Johns Hopkins Club which featured cool jazz by Peabody musicians. They were also able to tour the Club and discover the benefits of Club membership.
Clemson student service project wins top state award
A project to bring fresh water to the people of the earthquake-ravaged nation of Haiti has earned a top service award for a team of engineering students from Clemson University.
The South Carolina Commission on Higher Education presented Clemson Engineers for Developing Countries its Service Learning Project of the Year award. Tom Hallman reports.
Recycling Program Piloted in Bracket and Sirrine Hall
Clemson was one of the first universities to enter a contest sponsored by Busch Systems. They were so impressed with the submission, they're using Clemson as the flagship example in their marketing materials. I
Funnel spider
One reason why spiders are considered to be arachnids is because their bodies are divided into two sections, although some arachnids do not appear to have two body segments. The front section is called the cephalothorax. The back portion is called the abdomen.
Driving Change, Shaping Lives || Welcome and Shifting Populations Panel
Gender in the Developing World
Welcome Remarks by Barbara J. Grosz (Dean, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study) and Brigitte Madrian (Senior Advisor to the Social Sciences Program, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study and Harvard Kennedy School)
Panel 1: "Shifting Populations" with Amy O'Neill Richard (Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons), Valerie M. Hudson (Brigham Young University), and Rhacel Salazar Parreñas (University of Southern California), moderated by Swanee Hunt
Hanna Hoffbeck - Musical Moods 2011
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Luminous - Musical Moods 2011
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