Featured Dinner Speaker - Bob Forney
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Special Recognitions and Closing - Arvind Varma
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Is There A Crisis in Public Education? Address by Diane Ravitch
On April 10, 2012, The University of Notre Dame hosted Diane Ravitch, Research Professor of Education at New York University, for an address titled "Is There a Crisis in Public Education?" as a part of the 2011-12 Notre Dame Forum.
The 2011-12 Notre Dame Forum, "Reimagining School: To Nurture the Soul of a Nation," is a yearlong discussion to explore the profound and challenging questions that shape the national debate about K--12 education, which has a dramatic impact on the future of American
Holocaust Survivor Testimony: David Leitner
David Leitner was born in 1930 in Nyiregyhaza, Hungary, into a religious family of six. In 1938, his father was drafted into the Hungarian army, returning in March 1944, just before the German invasion. Within a few weeks, local gendarmes had confiscated the Jews' valuables and herded them into a ghetto. Six weeks later they were taken to the train station, packed into cattle cars and deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau.
At Birkenau, the men of David's family were separated from his mother and sister
Spring at Marquette University
Lines from the poem "Mysteries, Yes" by Mary Oliver set to scenes of Marquette University in the spring. Photos by Gee Ekachai, Mykl Novak, Marissa Evans, Matt Hetrick, Kimberly Brown, Jake Cohen, Sarah Padove and http://twitter.com/FatherMarquette Read the full poem at http://go.mu.edu/mysteries_yes
Duke University Student Chat Undergraduate Research
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Word Problem Solving 3
Word problem solving strategies from chapter 3 of ck12.org Algebra I book-From Khan Academy (11:06)
Ping 137: Kinect illusionist, Kintext, R.I.P. XP, Lumias! We got a new set! Well, sorta. We virtually got a new set. We definitely got a new VIRTUAL set
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Atrazine Affects the Water Supply
Learn how waterways can become polluted by agricultural pesticides such as atrazine—an herbicide commonly used on corn farms—in this video segment featuring live-action animation, adapted from Big River: A King Corn Companion. In addition, hear about health concerns related to atrazine exposure from contaminated drinking water. (1:18)
The beginning of Commercial Radio
8:27 The start of commercial radio in the USA. Taken from the film 'Empire of the Air'.
Bird Migration
This video segment from IdahoPTV's D4K explains why birds migrate south for the winter and the benefits of migrating back north in the Spring for the nesting season. Follow scientists and students as they catch, band and release birds at the Idaho Bird Observatory during their migration. (3:56)
Climate change: challenge or swindle?
Reverend Professor Ian James questions whether climate change is a challenge or a swindle and presents some of the certainties, complexities and controversies from the science of climate change.
Django Reinhardt - Life Documentary 3/5
A super documentary, about the big great gypsy jazz guitarist, Django Reinhardt. Watch him, it's very good for documentation !
Faculty Advising Session: Intellectual Property and Communications Law
Faculty Advising Session: Intellectual Property and Communications Law
Animal Horns
Watch this video to learn all about the wide variety of horns that animals have and the importance of horns for protection and breeding rights. The video explains that animals go head to head and when the stronger male wins, they are able to pass their genes on to the next generation. (2:03)
Mystery at Alcatraz
Reports of the supernatural at Alcatraz Island date back to the 1400s. After it became a federal penitentiary in 1934, claims of hauntings and other phenomena only increased, and continue to this day. In this video clip, learn more about the mysteries at Alcatraz. (2:49)
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IDS350. Session 11. Spring 2012
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FCAT Star Wars Stormtrooper Skit
Science: Powered by HUBzero
Imagine an "app store" for scientists, engineers, and educators filled with simulation and modeling tools; not simple Java applets, but real research codes that tackle difficult problems and may require substantial computing power drawn from the cloud. Imagine a new way of publishing scientific work that involves not just articles about those tools, but the tools themselves, online and accessible to the world through an ordinary Web browser. Imagine an array of databases at your fingertips, wi
