President Bruininks: Full testimony before Minnesota House, 2/22/11
FULL VERSION - University of Minnesota President Robert Bruininks spoke to the Minnesota House of Representatives Higher Education Policy and Finance Committee on Feb. 22, 2011, testifying on the impact of proposed budget cuts on the university and its students.
To read Bruininks' full remarks (PDF), visit: http://z.umn.edu/bruininksremarks
University of Minnesota snowball fight - 2011
University of Minnesota students gathered on the mall Friday for a good old fashioned snow ball fight. The event was organized entirely by students and Goldy even showed up to launch a few snowballs.
Cajun Brown Roux with the World's Premier Culinary College
Get the Recipe: http://www.ciaculinaryintelligence.com/2011/02/cajun-brown-roux.html
The Culinary Institute of America is the world's premier culinary college. Culinary school instructor Brannon Soileau demonstrates how to prepare Cajun Brown Roux. For more information about our cooking school, please visit www.ciachef.edu.
Auburn University's GPS mapping of coastal utilities to aid hurricane recoveries
Auburn University researchers and students are mapping thousands of utility meters, valves and fire hydrants along Alabama's Gulf Coast -- a project that will help communities recover quicker after hurricanes.
Walking along streets and beaches, they have covered 90 miles and recorded more than 12,000 utility points in Orange Beach and Gulf Shores, typing in the locations on advanced GPS units.
http://www.auburn.edu
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Laker Women's Hockumentary, Part 8: Downtime
The Oswego women's hockey team off ice: Crazy costumed competitions, what not to wear, group dinner and too many Rice Krispies treats.
GoNU.TV Pregame Interview with Matt Janning - February 25, 2011
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Gov't and the Marketplace Seminar: Toxics 02/22/2011 #2: Jennifer Intro
Managing Risk:
The Case of Safer Alternatives to Toxics
Speakers:
Joel Tickner, Associate Professor, Department of Community Health and Sustainability, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Robert A. Rio, Senior Vice President for Government Affairs, Associated Industries of Massachusetts
Moderator:
Jennifer Nash, Senior Research Associate, Nanotechnology and Society Research Group, Northeastern University
Gov't and the Marketplace Seminar: Toxics 02/22/2011 #3: Joel Tickner
Managing Risk:
The Case of Safer Alternatives to Toxics
Speakers:
Joel Tickner, Associate Professor, Department of Community Health and Sustainability, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Robert A. Rio, Senior Vice President for Government Affairs, Associated Industries of Massachusetts
Moderator:
Jennifer Nash, Senior Research Associate, Nanotechnology and Society Research Group, Northeastern University
Grim evidence of Libya's uprising
Badly wounded patients are being treated at Benghazi's 'Martyrs' hospital, while mutilated and charred bodies fill the morgue.
Civilians under fire in Afghanistan
As civilian deaths mount in Afghanistan, the debate over the cause of those deaths continues. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
Conservation Training: Commemorating 50 Years
This 50th anniversary of New York University's graduate program in conservation features NYU allumni contributions to the Library of Congress.
Dianne van der Reyden is director for Preservation at the Library of Congress.
Lynn Brostoff is a preservation scientist in the Preservation Directorate at the Library of Congress.
Cyndy Ryan is a preservation specialist and physical scientist in the Preservation Directorate at the Library of Congress.
Talennet Duits Deze subsite maakt deel uit van Talennet, een netwerk van talenwebsites.
Het doel van Talennet is kennis van en interesse in talen stimuleren door verschillende aspecten van één taal op één website …
The Future of Finance
In his keynote address, Robert Merton chooses not to focus on the financial crisis. It is clear to him there were “fools and knaves,” as well as “many structural elements that would have happened even if people were well behaved and well informed” -- risks are simply “embedded in our systems.” Instead, Merton explores how
Building a Business: Raising Capital, Doing Deals
The sixth in the 2009/10 Building a Business lecture series. Paul Fisher talks about how entrepreneurs can secure investors for new businesses and which type of investment is right for which business. Building a Business is a nine week evening lecture course of basic business skills. The course covers good business practice with a focus on science entrepreneurship. It is designed around technological enterprise but most course material is relevant to general business practice.
The anatomy of the kidneys
Aimed at pre-registration Nursing students studying human biology, this learning object introduces the external and internal anatomy of the kidney, including the anatomy of nephrons and corpuscles.
Nineteenth and early twentieth century American entertainment culture
This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file.
As taught in Autumn/Spring Semesters 2009/2010
This resource presents material from four different courses taught across the School of American and Canadian Studies and Film and Television Studies. It addresses various aspects of nineteenth and early twentieth century American entertainment culture.
You can view module outlines for 4 modules taught within the school:
* American Drama (undergraduate year 3 le
Improving the health of the population and evidence based medicine
This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file.
As taught in Autumn Semester 2009
This module has two essential components: Evidence-Based Medicine and Public Health. Evidence-Based Medicine was introduced as a new discipline because traditionally the teaching of medicine was heavily reliant on an apprenticeship-type system with emphasis on learning from observing one’s teachers. One of the guiding principles in the NHS today is that all health care should be
Distance learning material
The materials provided are taken from three postgraduate modules which students study as part of the School's distance learning MA degree programmes in 'Literary Linguistics', 'Applied Linguistics, Applied Linguistics and English Language Teaching' and 'Modern English Language'.
Our courses generally consist of 10 units which cover the key areas of study within particular disciplines, in conjunction with material documenting the latest developments within each field. The 'Descriptive Lingu
Réduction de la mortalité maternelle – Dakar 2010 - Résultats de l’enquête anthropologique.
Réduction de la mortalité maternelle – Dakar 2010 - Résultats de l’enquête anthropologique menée sur la fécondité, la sexualité et le planning familial dans 4 pays d’Afrique de l’ouest.
Rappel sur la méthodologie de l’enquête due à la particularité du lien entre une demande légitime et les structures de la vie quotidienne. Plusieurs exemples qui expliquent la difficulté de confronter et d’analyser les données.
Auteur : Yannick JAFFRE – (Cherch
