Economic Update - "Economics And Pornography"
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Values, Ethics, and Public Policy
This course seeks to make students sensitive to and articulate about the ways in which moral and political values come into play in the American policy process, particularly as they affect non-elected public officials who work in a world shaped by politics. Topics covered include the tensions between ethics and politics, an introduction to various moral theories that figure in contemporary policy debates, a consideration of the principal values that animate American politics, and issues and dile
Marine Communities
This slide show is loaded with information for older students. Indeed, there is so much data that the slides may be paused to allow students to catch-up with the information presented. This set of marine community illustrations can be used as visual aids
during formal or informal instruction while teaching about the marine
realm. There are three versions of each illustration:
unlabeled illustration titled, unlabeled illustration titled, and labeled illustration.
EAHA Day 1 Session 1: Introduction To The Disaster Management Training Lecture
Universities in the Eastern Africa Region have come together to implement an initiative Health Emergency Management Program (HEMP) that will build the capacity of local governments in the region to manage and plan for response to major disasters of public health importance. The Eastern African Region is prone to many natural and technological disasters of different kinds. There is not one nation in the region that is not vulnerable to the devastating effects of these disasters. Many of these dis
Types of Christmas Trees
This video provides an explanation of the most popular trees and the good and bad points of each. There is a summary at the end. (.58)
Dante's Inferno I
Dante, one of the world’s finest and most influential poets of western literature, was born in Florence, Italy, in 1265. He got caught up in the economic and political upheavals of his day. Length 3:42
Inguinal Canal Powerpoint
Undergraduate medical students learning functional anatomy. This resource is used to complement cadaver dissection practicals.
This presentation gives a stylised overview of the gross anatomical structure of the walls of the inguinal canal suitable for undergraduate medical students. It illustrates how herniation of the abdominal contents is prevented while still allowing the spermatic cord to traverse the canal.
Tesoro de Atreo en Micenas - en español
El llamado Tesoro de Atreo en Micenas es el ejemplo más sobresaliente de las tumbas de cámara o de tholos. Estaría construida aproximadamente en los años 1250-1220 a.C. y ya en la Antigüedad se podía visitar, interpretándose como un lugar de almacenamiento de las riquezas de los príncipes. 1:33
Berlin 1961: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and the most dangerous place on earth [Audio]
Speaker(s): Frederick Kempe | Kempe explores the war of nerves between the young, untested President Kennedy and the bombastic Soviet leader, as they squared off over the future of a divided city - and the world came to the brink of disaster. This event celebrates the publication of Kempe's new book Berlin 1961: Kennedy, Khruschev, and the Most Dangerous Place on Earth. Frederick Kempe is president and CEO of the Atlantic Council and a former Berlin bureau chief of the Wall Street Journal. A num
Science Bulletins: Animals Aid Deleted Forests
Every tree species has evolved to spread its seeds in a particular way. Some seeds, like those in scaly pinecones or fuzzy catkins, float on wind currents. Others, such as beechnuts and oak acorns, are carried, eaten, and deposited far and wide by animals. A new study of Spanish forests explores how different seed dispersal strategies help—or hinder—trees regrowing after forest loss.
The research, which was led by ecologist Daniel Montoya Terán at Madrid's Universidad de Alcalá, found tha
Cells and Tissues
This sequence provides an overview of the biochemical basis of cellular structure and function; the anabolic and catabolic processes involved in energy utilization; and cellular communication. The hierarchical organization of cellular components are discussed in terms of the structure and function of the four macromolecules: protein, lipid, carbohydrate, and nucleic acids.
El palacio de Cnosós - en español
El palacio de Cnosós es el mejor ejemplo de la arquitectura palacial minoica. Fue edificado entre 1600 y 1480 a.C. y consta de unas 1.500 habitaciones en sus 17.400 metros cuadrados construidos. 2:40
Anishinaabe Language and Literature
This resource contains links to theĘAnishinaabe Language and Literature collectionĘin Deep Blue. You can learn more about the recordings by visiting theĘOjibwe.netĘwebsite. Additionally, this resource contains a student paper by Graham Hukill from the School of Information that details his collaborative effort with Open.Michigan and the Program in American Culture to digitally preserve and archive these recordings.
PerfView Tutorial 2 - A Simple CPU Performance Investigation | PerfView Tutorial This is the second of a series of video tutorials on how to use the PerfView profiling tool. This tutorial assumes you have watch the first tutorial on collecting data. It is best to watch the video using one of the high quality links on the right so the text is readable. The next tutoral
Communication students talk about opportunities within college
Students talk about the on-campus environment and many opportunities and support systems that exist in the College of Communications at Penn State.
Boiler Bytes: Nano Days 2012
Purdue University's Discovery Park served as a host site for a nationwide program known as Nano Days. This outreach program enlisted hundreds of University faculty/staff/student volunteers to teach K-12 Indiana students about the "science of the very small."
Pool fun!!!!!!!
Gardner McMaster Parkinson's Center
UTMC Celebrated the start of renovations in Dowling Hall for a new Parkinson's Center
Otis Art History 27 - Romanticism
From the Caves to Romanticism, take a journey through centuries of art and learn about the role of art in culture and the place of the artist in society. This series of five-minute podcasts from Otis College of Art and Design features sumptuous images and informative texts.
Presented by Dr. Jeanne Willette, faculty at Otis College of Art and Design.
