AstroFest 2012 educates ArtFest crowds through fun activities
From making your own comet to seeing how astronomers detect planets, there is something for everyone at AstroFest 2012. Activities will be going on every night from July 11-14 at Davey Lab on the Univesity Park campus.
Talent Management in Practice
Talent management is widely held to be critical to an organisation's success. However, discussions with many Talent Managers in organisations reveal that the term means very different things in different organisations. The implications of this are discussed, plus what it takes to succeed as a talent manager.
MBA Application Advice from Darden's Admissions Dean 2012-2013
MBA application advice is the topic for this video blog from Sara Neher, Assistant Dean of MBA Admissions at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business.
The Exchange: IP-Overhaul
Rob Cox and Business Insider's Henry Blodget discuss how rules in the underwriting process disadvantage investors in IPOs.
Copycat cuttlefish may see same illusions as humans
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http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/nstv/2012/02/copycat-cuttlefish-may-see-same-illusions-as-humans.html
Dead psychedelic chemical gel comes back to life
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http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/nstv/2012/03/dead-psychedelic-chemical-gel-comes-back-to-life.html
Peer Editing Guide
The University of Richmond's Writing Center offers this Peer Editing Guide. The Guide discusses the process of peer editing highlighting thesis statements, coherence and clarity of writing, content, style and how to mark a draft. Users can also follow a link to other writiers' web topics.
The Exchange: The Financial Crash in Fiction
Cristina Alger discusses her first novel, "The Darlings," about a privileged New York family brought low by a Ponzi scheme.
If You're Happy & You Know It
While you are watching this video, your children will not be able to stop them from joining right in. Â They will definitely be happy and you know it! Â Watch and enjoy.
El contexto de la llegada de los españoles a México - video en español
Veinticinco años después del arribo de los españoles en 1517 Hernández de Córdoba encabeza una serie de intentos de desembarco que son repelidos sistemáticamente por champotones y huastecas. Les llevará dos años a las fuerzas españolas avanzar a pie firme. 3:19
CareTrack Study - How Good is our Health Care?
Simple electronic tools like mobile phone apps are being developed to improve health care delivery following the CareTrack Australia study which has revealed some serious shortfalls in medical best practice in Australia.
The three year CareTrack study by The University of New South Wales and The University of South Australia is proposing the use of information technology and simple tools for both doctors and patients as a way of ensuring appropriate care is delivered more often by the health
Conditions at Japanese Internment Camps
In a 1943 radio broadcast, Dillon S. Meyer, director of the War Relocation Authority, conveys his disapproval of the Japanese internment camps, which he has been overseeing since they were instituted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on February 19, 1942. (3:47)
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Examine and create patterns using geometric shapes. Investigate tangrams, pattern blocks and geoboards.
This patient education program explains how chemotherapy works as a treatment for cancer and its common side effects. This is a MedlinePlus Interactive Health Tutorial from the National Library of Medicine, designed and developed by the Patient Education Institute.
This patient education program explains how brain cancer is diagnosed, the different types of tumors, and the available treatment options. This resource is a MedlinePlus Interactive Health Tutorial from the National Library of Medicine, designed and developed by the Patient Education Institute.
P.W. Zuidhof, University of Amsterdam, presents "Liberal Standing of Economics Textbooks" at the 13th Annual Summer Institute for the History of Economic Thought conference at the Jepson School of Leadership Studies. July 2, 2012
In this unit we will examine a range of Napoleonic imagery by David, Gros and a number of other artists, beginning with comparatively simple single-figure portraits and moving on to elaborate narrative compositions such as Jaffa and Eylau. In so doing, we will have three main aims: to develop your skills of visual analysis, to examine the relationship between art and politics and to introduce you to some of the complex issues involved in interpreting works of art.
