11/6/08: Utah Legends
With lost mines and the Three Nephites, grieving Indian maidens and a lake monster - Utah is full of legends. Whether they can be proven true or not, they're great stories and they teach us a lot about who we are. Thursday, Doug talks to
11/19/08: The Al Jazeera Effect
Journalism professor Philip Seib says that the battle for hearts and minds around the world isn't being fought on the streets, but rather by bloggers in cybercafes and on newscasts and talk shows of Al Jazeera. New media are being used as tools
St Cross Special Ethics Seminar: Jacqueline Fox
On 10 June, Jacqueline Fox delivered a special seminar 'What to Expect in United States Health Care Reform'. United States healthcare reform promises some substantial changes. Professor Fox speaks about the new healthcare law, as well as some of the major challenges that it faces during its implementation. Some degree of political will is required to sustain the vision of the law, and areas most vulnerable are highlighted, particularly regulation of industry and reimbursement cost controls. Foll
International development : inside China
This section of the online teaching resource from the Open University concentrates upon giving a basic economic, social and political background to modern mainland China. From the main page, users may access textual information on: the influence of China on energy policy in Ghana; the Chinese education system; the economy's impact on the environment; and Chinese social freedoms. The two largest sections of the resource concentrate on China's school system, and an extended lecture on China's econ
Marc Chagall's I and the Village, 1911
Discussion by Cheryl Stoever & Professor Jason Rosenfeld Download here.
Max Pechstein's Dancers (Pair of Dancers)
Dramatic Interpretation by Lauren Bowman, Benji Aflalo, & Professor Alister Sanderson Download here.
Pablo Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon
Discussion by Cheryl Stoever & Professor Jason Rosenfeld Download here.
How safe is your tap water?
One in three upset stomachs in Britain, the US and other developed countries could be down to contaminated tap water, according to Professor Alistair Grant from the University of East Anglia.
Born trickster
Reed warblers are in a constant arms race with cuckoos. Professor Nick Davies from the University of Cambridge tells science writer and broadcaster Sue Nelson about the strategies both species use to out-compete each other.
Forecasting future famines
Today at the Sustainable Development UK 09 conference in London, the UK government's chief scientific advisor, Professor John Beddington, predicts a "perfect storm" of food, energy and water shortages by 2030.
Ice cores and disused mines
In the first instalment of our new and improved Planet Earth podcast, science writer and broadcaster Sue Nelson talks to Professor David Vaughan of the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) about the changes seen around the continent.
John Mitchell; NGO's and humanitarian aid
John Mitchell talks about the NGOs and humanitarian organisations work and how they have been working to help Haiti after the earthquake disaster
Satellites and acid oceans
With climate change and the talks in Copenhagen dominating the news right now, we find out how satellites have revolutionised our understanding of climate change.
Climate change special
As the world talks global warming, we go to one of the chilliest places in Europe - the British Antarctic Survey's (BAS) ice core store - to find out what evidence there is for manmade climate change.
Lesson #026, Monday camera = bedroom mensa = cafeteria libreria = bookstore bagno = bathroom a = to, at si' = yes no = no dove = where dov'e' = where is quando = when adesso = now cibo = food ma = but grazie = thank you prego = you're welcome forse = maybe, perhaps pronto = ready, but it's also what you say when you answer the telephone instead of saying 'hello.'
Nottingham Talent Roadshow 2010 - Professor Bob Webb
Highlights of the recent Nottingham Talent Roadshow held at the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery featuring a welcome by Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Professor Bob Webb and taster lectures from Professors Tony Avery and Steve Benford.
The event was attended by more than 60 Nottingham alumni.
Kantan Kana #21: Katakana ヤ, ユ, ヨ
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Welcome to JapanesePod101.com’s Kantan Kana. Japanese has three writing systems: Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji. In this series of twenty-five lessons, you will learn [...]
If the World is Flat, What are We Still Doing in Cambridge?
At the very moment when “we have to confront the opportunity or challenge of globalization,” says Allan Goodman, higher education appears woefully unprepared. The world is not ‘flat’ for the vast majority of college students.
Only 30 of 192 U.N. member states boast enrollments of international st
A New Day at The University of Toledo Medical Center
November 10, 2010 was a new beginning for The University of Toledo Medical Center. New employee uniforms and scrubs will help unify the UTMC team, a new patient gown will increase comfort and a new focus on patient satisfaction will lead UTMC into the future.
Chris Ankney from University Communications took the opportunity to get some thoughts from the staff about the changes.
Conversations with Berkeley Faculty: Nelson W. Polsby (9/4/02)
Conversations with History Presents Faculty Research at the University of California, Berkeley
A Conversation with Nelson W. Polsby
Heller Professor of Political Science
"Institutional Change in the U.S. Congress"
This interview took place on September 4, 2002. A complete transcript is available.
Nelson Polsby is the Heller Professor of Political Science at the University of California at Berkeley. He was the Director of the Institute of Governmental Studies at U.C. from 1988 to 1999, and edi
