Water Temperature Protocol
The purpose of this resource is to measure the temperature of a water sample. Students use an alcohol-filled thermometer or meter to measure the temperature of water. The meter requires calibration before use; the accuracy of the thermometer needs to be checked before use.
Water Vapor Protocol
The purpose of this activity is to measure the total precipitable water vapor (column water vapor) in the atmosphere above an observer's site. Students point a GLOBE/GIFTS water vapor instrument at the sun and record the voltage readings from a digital voltmeter. They observe sky conditions near the Sun and perform the Cloud Protocols. Intended outcomes are that students understand the concept that the atmosphere prevents some of the sun's light from reaching Earth's surface, how water vapor mea
Just Add Water
Rotifers are tiny animals that survive against all the odds. They are also known for not having had sex for 80 million years.
We follow Dr Alan Tunnacliffe, award-winning Cambridge researcher at the Institute of Biotechnology, as he tests their super-powers by draining 90% of the water in their microscopic bodies, heats them to boiling point and freezes them in liquid nitrogen.
Still they thrive! Well discover how these extraordinary animals are able to survive under conditions deadly to most l
Cambridge Ideas - Just Add Water
Rotifers are tiny animals that survive against all the odds. They are also known for not having had sex for 80 million years.
We follow Dr Alan Tunnacliffe, award-winning Cambridge researcher at the Institute of Biotechnology, as he tests their super-powers by draining 90% of the water in their microscopic bodies, heats them to boiling point and freezes them in liquid nitrogen.
Still they thrive! Well discover how these extraordinary animals are able to survive under conditions deadly to most l
Summer Break 2010: Researching Hip Strength and Motion Injuries
Athletic Training majors Gina Parisi and Carrie Ann Slye worked with professors Susan Rozzi and Yum Nguyen on a study determining the influence of lower extremity hip strength on lower extremity joint motion during functional tasks. They also explored the gender influences of injury during functional activity.
Dan Smythe, MatlinPatterson Global Advisors
Dan Smythe (MBA '84), Partner with MatlinPatterson Global Advisors, joins us for this edition of "Hot Topics in Finance", a series of interviews with Darden School of Business alumni who are top players in the field of finance. They are giving back to Darden by interacting with current students in classroom sessions, giving their insights and perspectives, and answering questions that arise during the classroom discussions. This series of in-studio interviews gives us a chance to meet each of
Rob Bliss Water Slide Press Conference
Professional event organizer and GRCC student Rob Bliss announces the world largest water slide event taking place down Lyon Street in Grand Rapids August 21-22. For more details visit www.grcc.edu.
Johns Hopkins Global MBA--Trevor Kuchar
Global MBA student Trevor Kuchar, an American with a degree in East Asian studies and experience as an entrepreneur in China, believes in the global marketplace, and in the ties that link the workings of commerce and society. He looks forward not just to enhancing his knowledge at the Carey Business School but also to sharing insights from his Chinese experiences with his teachers and classmates in the Global MBA program.
Johns Hopkins Global MBA-Jack Hirsch
Global MBA student Jack Hirsch, who was born in Israel and has lived in Africa and the U.S., is drawn to the international orientation and trailblazing character of the Global MBA program. His professional career has included experiences with start-up ventures whose "dynamic environments" have proved excellent laboratories of learning, He sees this same "enterprising spirit" in the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School.
Johns Hopkins Global MBA--David Snead
Global MBA student David Snead, an American with a degree in sociology from Harvard University, has worked as an interpreter in Buenos Aires, an associate in an accounting firm, and a VP of sales and marketing at a software company. He envisions a career in the health care field.
Johns Hopkins Global MBA-Stephanie Dudek
Global MBA student Stephanie Dudek, who has academic and professional experience in international relations, says the Innovation for Humanity Project is primarily what convinced her to come to the Carey Business School. The project's application of the school's philosophy to hands-on work in a developing country, she explains, illustrates a new and sorely needed approach to business education. Carey Business School students, she says, "get to see the whole package rather than just words in a boo
Johns Hopkins Global MBA-Shahd AlShehail
Global MBA student Shahd AlShehail, from Saudi Arabia, educated in Bahrain and the U.S., has directed operations at a Saudi fashion business and initiated a project to promote the work of local women artisans. She sees herself working as a "social entrepreneur" challenging the accepted wisdom in her native land that women belong strictly in the household.
Johns Hopkins Global MBA--Alice Chan
Global MBA student Alice (Cheuk) Chan, a native of Hong Kong, studied business and economics at the State University of New York, Binghamton. Her areas of expertise are marketing and social media. She has actively volunteered with the New York Aquarium and the American Red Cross and loves languages, swimming and snowboarding.
Johns Hopkins Global MBA--Anita Okoh
Global MBA student Anita Okoh, with a bachelor's in biology and health sciences and a master of public health from Emory University, has contributed to the public health and policy sectors as a research analyst in both the U.S. and her home country of Ghana.
Hero Motors' Pankaj Munjal: Going Global with a Passion for Wheels
Cars and bikes are in Pankaj Munjal's blood -- his family
founded the US$5 billion Hero Group, the New Delhi-based enterprise
comprising 20 companies including the world's largest manufacturer of
bicycles. As managing director of Hero Motors and Hero Cycles, Munjal
oversees the company's two-wheeler production and its global auto
components business. In an interview with India Knowledge@Wharton, he
spoke about why his firm is focused on the small-car market, what he
looks for in new hires, and w
Prime Focus' Namit Malhotra: We Are Looking at the Global Marketplace
Prime Focus contributed 10% of the visual effects of James Cameron's 'Avatar'. Riding on that success, the global visual entertainment services group, which specializes in providing creative and technical services, is spreading its wings further. We have to take advantage of our positioning in India and now the world, says founder and global CEO Namit Malhotra in an interview with India Knowledge@Wharton.
Greenhouse Effect, Climate Change, Global Warming
The terms greenhouse effect, climate change, and global warming are often used interchangeably, yet they really refer to three separate and distinct processes. This activity examines all three and assesses whether Earth's atmosphere is getting warmer.
The Big Questions: Water Quality and Security
Joan Rose, co-director of the Center for Water Sciences at MSU, talks about how pollution affects the world's water supply. See how respondents answered at http://spartansagas.msu.edu/vote.php?Q=7.
Answer the latest big question at http://spartansagas.msu.edu/questions.php.
Spartan Sagas: Gabrielle Kleber, A global perspective through garbage.
MSU student Gabrielle Kleber is an international beachcomber who is looking for trash, not treasure. The MSU senior, who is majoring in chemical engineering and environmental studies, already has earned the title of world traveler--and garbage woman--in her quest to study how marine pollution travels the globe. More at http://spartansagas.msu.edu/saga/1001/
GLOBE 1987 Global Patterns Poster
The purpose of the ESS activities associated with the GLOBE 1987 Global Patterns Poster is to help students understand the broader global context for local GLOBE measurements. Students discover patterns in global maps of environmental data, interpret those patterns, and draw conclusions and make predictions based on them; communicate those interpretations and predictions; and develop an understanding that the components of the Earth system interact. By completing this activity, students will gai
