Undergraduate Research at OSU
A look into one research opportunities for undergraduate students at Oregon State University.
Respect the Science
Top UNSW researchers talk about their work and why they are willing to confront misinformation campaigns to advance the understanding of science. Produced by UNSWTV for the launch of the national Respect the Science campaign at Parliament House in Canberra.
Florian Dombois: Luginsland (On Art as Research) 02/14/11 Luginsland (On Art as Research) Florian Dombois, founder of the Y – Institute of Interdisciplinarity at the Bern University of the Arts, Bern, Switzerland
Respondent: Ute Meta Bauer, ACT Director and Associate Professor
The European Parliament: Finally a Powerful and Legitimate Institution?
The launch of the 8 th edition of the "The European Parliament" by Richard Corbett, Francis Jacobs and Michael Shackleton offers a timely opportunity to reflect on the development of this fascinating institution. Following the Lisbon Treaty, has the European Parliament reached the apogee of its powers, or is there still more for the MEPs' to influence? And, after a record low in voter participation in the 2009 European Parliament elections, what can or should the European Parliament do to i
Le cerveau et le monde : Shining et après - Une conférence d'Emmanuel Siety
Dans L’Image-temps, Gilles Deleuze voyait en Stanley Kubrick, à l’instar d’Alain Resnais, un cinéaste « de l’identité du monde et du cerveau ». En partant de Shining, nous questionnerons et prolongerons ce rapprochement en avançant trois autres noms de cinéastes explorateurs d’états limites du monde et de la conscience : David Lynch, Michael Haneke et Gus Van Sant.
Emmanuel Siety est maître de conférences en cinéma à l’université Paris 3 - Sorbonne nouvelle
How to Be Well USC
Firm in the conviction that health is a noble pursuit, a student strives to Be Well through USC Recreational Sports. Pratfalls ensue.
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Relationship Among Essential Leadership Preparation Practices and Leader, School, and Student Outcom
Donna Braun,
Robert Gable,
Stacey Kite
A questionnaire was administered to school principals (N=88). The questionnaire data, along with student achievement data and school practices data, were ana
Harris antelope ground squirrel from the Sonora desert
Many small mammals live in the desert and rely on cacti and their fruit for water and nutrients. Many small mammals hibernate in winter, but not the Harris antelope ground squirrel.
Evolution and Theodicy
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Science, Faith and Postmodernism
Prof. Roger Trigg : Course
The Rationality of Science
Prof. Roger Trigg : Course
The Search for Extra-Terrestrial Life
Revd Dr Rodney Holder : Course
3.2 Case Study 1: Caswell's cockroaches The setting is a class of nine- and ten-year-olds in Toronto, Canada. The curriculum focus is biology. The classroom has been carefully organised to mirror the way in which a real adult scientific research community operates at the University of Toronto's zoological department, local to the school. Over a ten-week period, the young students are given the opportunity to become immersed in a culture of ‘scientific inquiry’ by their teacher, Beverley Caswell, who has chosen to make the
Turning Risk into Opportunity: An insider's guide to entrepreneurial strategy [Audio]
Speaker(s): Sir Ronald Cohen | Sir Ronald Cohen is a founder of the private-equity industry in Europe and one of the world's leading private equity investors. At the age of 26, he co-founded the firm that became Apax Partners. When he stepped down from the chairmanship thirty-three years later, Apax was the largest global private-equity firm founded in Europe. He is currently chairman of Bridges Ventures and The Portland Trust. He was knighted in 2001 for his services to venture capital.
The Invisible Cure: Africa, the West and the Fight against AIDS [Audio]
Speaker(s): Helen Epstein | This lecture is one event in the LSEAIDS series of Public Lectures on HIV/AIDS, Infectious Diseases and Reproductive Health funded by the Department for International Development (DFID).
The Two Faces of Asia: bridging the gap between high growth economies and the poor [Audio]
Speaker(s): Rajat M. Nag | Despite impressive growth over the past few decades, the Asia Pacific region is still home to two-thirds of the world's poor. In many Asian countries, the gap between rich and poor is widening and policymakers are faced with extraordinary challenges in closing this gap and spreading the benefits of growth to the most vulnerable in their societies. Rising fuel and food prices have exacerbated these inequities and placed millions more on the edge of poverty. The Managing
The Global Economic Crisis - Meeting the Challenge [Audio]
Speaker(s): Professor Tim Besley, Professor Francesco Caselli; Professor Chris; Professor Danny Quah | A panel discussion on the current global economic crisis: its origins, transmission, and possible impact and resolution. Tim Besley, Francesco Caselli, Chris Pissarides and Danny Quah are all economics professors at LSE.
Flexible Employment, Stable Society? [Audio]
Speaker(s): Professor Wolfgang Streeck | How does the de-regulation of employment relate to the evolution of other social structures, in particular the family? And what are the consequences for the role of the state in society?
