STS-133 Daily Mission Recap - Flight Day 1
A video recap of flight day 1 of the STS-133 mission of space shuttle Discovery to the International Space Station.
"Something Left Undone" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (poetry reading)
I have a great regard for Longfellow in spite of the fact that his work is unpopular with critics these days. In his day he was much more popular than Walt Whitman. He wasn't a great poet but he was a competent one. The way he chose to see the world seems laudable to me.
A mendicant means a beggar but the term is most frequently used for religious ascetics, such as monks or nuns, who live on charity. Saint Francis of Assisi was the founder of a mendicant Order of Friars. The painting of St
RBS profits hit by Ireland woes
The Royal Bank of Scotland may have returned to profit in 2010 but it is being held back by poor performance in its investment arm and debt charges in its Ulster division.
The Evolution of Financial Technology
An unmistakable glow of nostalgia rises from this reunion of “five of the founding fathers of modern finance,” in the words of Andrew Lo. The speakers reminisce about their start in economics, and their professional lives at MIT, a decades-long era of intense collaboration and creativity that both transformed the academic field and th
President Bruininks testifies at the House Higher Education Committee
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.
Learn more at supporttheu.umn.edu.
To read Bruininks' remarks (PDF), visit: http://z.umn.edu/bruininksremarks . View his full testimony here: http://youtu.be/vbQuvIiRV0I
Tensors and Relativity Course
COURSE OUTLINE: General Physics1, Mathematical Tools2, Linear Algebra and Tensors, Relativity1, General Relativity2, Mathematics3, Tensors4, Special Relativity. The image used above is Special Relativity by Wonderlane and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license
Broke: voices from the edge
Throughout his long life Professor Peter Townsend - a great friend of the Centre, advocate of human rights, and emeritus professor at LSE - worked hard first to prove the existence of poverty in Britain and then to persuade our society not to take such deprivation for granted. Peter Townsend died in June this year and this performance of 'Broke' by Ice and Fire, Actors for Human Rights, is dedicated to his memory. Using dialogue from real-life interviews with people living in poverty in the UK,
Conducting effective online discussions
Download the supporting PDF file for this episode http://bit.ly/fhEFBn from the Learning to Teach Online project website.
Discussions are an important component of many forms of online student interaction. For students to benefit from an online discussion, it is important for teachers to generate relevant topics, effectively moderate student activity and participate regularly. This episode will highlight several strategies to help you manage online discussions more effectively, and make them mo
A special report on food
Amid a global food crisis, John Parker examines what the world can do to ensure that it produces enough food for future generations
UMass Amherst School of Education
UMass Amherst partners with WGBY to create and deliver new knowledge and education. Students gain unprecedented experience and have real world impact through class work, faculty mentoring, and research opportunities that change lives forever.
DMC TV: Truck Driving Job Fair
The Del Mar College Transportation Training Services Program held a Truck Driving Job Fair on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2011 at the Center for Economic Development.
The event, which was co-sponsored by Del Mar College's Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, provided an opportunity for individuals to sign up for the College's three-week program and also featured 20 agencies interested in hiring drivers.
Northeastern Spring Break
Where will you be going?
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
What's it like to be a Clemson Tiger?
Clemson University offers countless opportunities for students, faculty and community members to participate in decades of tradition, improve quality of life for their surrounding communities and pursue academic challenges. Ranked as the 23rd best national public university by U.S.News and World Report, Clemson is a vibrant student-centered community that thrives on leadership, collaboration and a winning spirit — in academics, athletics and life.
To become one of the countrys top-tier resear
Shel Silverstein-"Boa Constrictor"
A student made picture video of Shel Silverstein's poem "Boa Constrictor." (1:19)
Researching solutions to global water shortages
Director of the University of Nottingham’s Centre for Clean Water Technologies.
Making sure the world’s population has enough drinking water is one of the biggest challenges we face today. A rapidly increasing global population, the fact that only a very small percentage of global water is available for consumption and an uneven global distribution of clean drinking water are the main problems in regard to the current g
Professor Nidal Hilal
A Year in Focus - Assessing Gordon Brown Part 3
In this podcast Doctor Steven Fielding takes a look back at Gordon Brown's first half-term in office.
In the third and final part of this podcast Doctor Fielding looks ahead to 2008 and what political issues could possibly dominate in the New Year.
Doctor Fielding works in the University's School of Politics and International Relations. He i
Steven Fielding
The world of Orthodox sainthood
This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file.
As taught in Autumn Semester 2009.
The enthusiasm for Valentine’s Day and Father Christmas is an example of the continuing legacy of the cult of saints in contemporary society. But who were the original St Valentine and St Nicholas? What can their lives tell us about the culture they lived in, and how were they venerated before the invention of chocolate hearts and the Christmas tree?
This 10-credit module will
Researching solutions to global water shortages
Director of the University of Nottingham’s Centre for Clean Water Technologies.
Making sure the world’s population has enough drinking water is one of the biggest challenges we face today. A rapidly increasing global population, the fact that only a very small percentage of global water is available for consumption and an uneven global distribution of clean drinking water are the main problems in regard to the current global water crisis.
Professor Hilal discusses these problems and some o
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
