Global Environment Speaker Series: Local and Global Decline of Seagrass
The first Global Environment Speaker Series event was presented by Dr. Tim Carruthers, Program Manager, Integration and Application Network at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. The talk entitled "Local and global declines of seagrass: Is there a glimmer of hope for this essential ecosytem?" was phosted by the Department of Geography & the Environment.
Ingenious Diagnostics Combat Global Plant Disease
Plant pathologist, Dr. Naidu Rayapati, is using a deceptively simple technology to help diagnose crop diseases in developing countries.
Small FTA Classic cards are used in the field to obtain plant samples, which can be easily transported to Washington State University for diagnosis using state-of-the-art lab equipment. His work offers hope for millions of people for whom crop failure can mean poverty and starvation.
Global Poverty and Social Enterprise, Part I - Paula Goldman, Berkeley Political Science
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Global Poverty and Social Enterprise, Part II - Paula Goldman, Berkeley Political Science
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The Global Drifter Program
This website is the homepage of NOAA's global drifter program, which tracks the motion of buoys across the world's oceans. The buoys measure temperature and other properties, and have a transmitter with which to send data to passing satellites. Ocean currents and chemistry can be measured from the buoy's data.
What does global warming mean for you?
Three questions...
Living on the Grid - Playing and Deconstructing Logic Games
In this lesson, students play and deconstruct the mathematical and strategic principles of logic puzzles, including tic-tac-toe and sudoku, as well as new games like kakuro, masyu, and nurikabe. They then prepare strategies for a user's guide to one game.
Living with diabetes
This unit introduces the parts of the body and processes involved in the development of diabetes.
Doing the Right Thing - Corporate Social Responsibility in a global marketplace
Globalisation, mass consumer awareness and public accountability are all factors in persuading companies to adopt ethical policies. As companies become more accountable not only for their own actions but for those within their supply chain, they have to adapt to ensure success within the context of the global society they operate in.
Professor Jeremy Moon (Professor of Corporate Social Responsibility at the Author(s):
Professor Jeremy Moon
Living in an era of global terror
In this podcast, Professor Richard Aldrich from the School of Politics and International Relations, discusses the impact of globalisation, the opportunities this affords to global terrorists and the challenges faced by the intelligence services.
Globalisation has led to a free flow of money, people and ideas, which has benefited many people in the West in recent years and
Professor Richard Aldrich
Chile: Launching a Global Entrepreneurship Hub - Juan Andrés Fontaine (Chilean Government)
Juan Andrés Fontaine, Chile's Minister of Economy, Development and Tourism, discusses his government's recent practices and programs that strive to develop Chile's entrepreneurial ecosystem. Topics touched upon include government incentive programs to attract international investment, growth and development to Chile's university research and development, and a desire to build the nation into the innovation hub of South America.
Living Pura Vida | University of St. Thomas
In early August 2010 Shelley Coughlin, a pre-med student at the University of St. Thomas, joined about 30 college students from across North America on a volunteer trip to Costa Rica and Nicaragua.
The students, with varying areas of study, provided medical, dental, or veterinary care to the under served communities they visited.
Read more online at http://www.stthomas.edu/magazine/2010/fall/pura.html
The Fact of Global Warming
Slowly, the globe confronts global warming. Quickly, the globe warms. But can we trust computerized climate models? What's happening to the oceans and the ice? Could warming damage your lungs?
Local Narratives and Global Security: Youth and Conflict Resolution in the Middle East
GRCC Peace Conference Presentation entitled: Local Narratives and Global Security: Youth and Conflict Resolution in the Middle East
Presented By: Dr. Siobhan McEvoy-Levy
Global Focus on Knowledge　2009 / What Is History?　Lecture-notes
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International Media Flows: Global Media and Culture
Ian Condry introduces five graduates of the Comparative Media Studies Program—Aswin Punathambekar, Xiaochang Li, Jing Wang, Orit Kuritsky, Ana Domb —in this final panel, who share their views and experiences about the international/global dimension of the program.
‘Comparative’ can be interpr
Video: Global Planning vs. Local Realities
Bruce Mihok, Vice President for SAP's global Marketing and Demand Management Strategy group, talks Sept. 23, 2010, at Thunderbird School of Global Management.
London School Of Hygiene And Tropical Medicine: New Director And The Global Health Agenda
Professor Peter Piot, incoming Director of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, talks about tackling the world’s health challenges and delivering good health for all. From his perspective as a leader in the global fight against AIDS, former Director of UNAIDS, research scientist working in several African countries, co-discoverer of the Ebola virus, [...]
Efficient Production Rule Systems
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Purdue features five students who are making a global impact
Purdue University will celebrate its Green Week on Oct. 4-8, and the university is recognizing five students who are making a global impact in issues related to sustainability.
http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/students/2010/101001CoiroStudents.html
