The Big Questions: Health in the developing world
Maurice Bennink, professor of Food Science and Human Nutrition at MSU, talks about how poor nutrition is a threat to health in the developing world. See how respondents answered at http://spartansagas.msu.edu/questions/9/.
Answer the latest big question at http://spartansagas.msu.edu/questions.php.
World Celebrates Global Handwashing Day: How To Avoid Poo, Excrement, Faeces
Val Curtis of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine explains how we can save millions of lives by washing our hands after going to the toilet, and especially before eating food. She was talking at a party for primary school children held in London’s Science Museum to celebrate Global Handwashing Day, where Grace [...]
World Malaria Day 2010: How To Provide Cures For All Who Need Them
The meeting of world experts on malaria — held at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine — heard about fighting the global battle against malaria with well-organised health systems to deliver drug cures to those who need them and about the importance of communicating knowledge to the public. Sarah Maxwell hears a [...]
SFU at the World Pipe Band Championships - The day of competition
A third place finish at the World Pipe Band Championships has dashed hopes that the Simon Fraser University Pipe Band could win the title three times in a row.
But Pipe Sergeant Jack Lee says the band performed its best and is pleased to remain one of the world's tops bands. Read the story here: http://www.sfu.ca/pamr/media_releases/media_releases_archives/pipe-band-will-bounce-back-from-disappointing-third.html
Interwar: A Broken World
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The CIBAM Global Business Symposium - A new world order
What will the new world order look like, who will do well, and what changes are needed if companies are to survive and emerge stronger out of the recession?
Innovating by Making the World a Better Place
Interviews with management experts who zero in on key business ideas and how to implement them in organizations.
How SuperCorps Are Changing the Workforce and the World
Interviews with management experts who zero in on key business ideas and how to implement them in organizations.
Viral Marketing for the Real World Viral Marketing for the Real World: This week, HBR's Cathy Olofson sits down with Columbia University professor Duncan Watts to discuss his new article in the May 2007 issue of Harvard Business Review, "Viral Marketing for the Real World." Watts explains that while marketing messages may not exactly spread like disease, viral marketing, if used correctly, can be an extremely successful and cost-effective means for getting the word out.
First Lady to the World: Eleanor Roosevelt at Val-Kill
is a curriculum-oriented guide to the work of the active First Lady. The site uses a retreat she built on her husband's estate as a focus but gives readings and suggested school assignments about Ms. Roosevelt's career.
The Role of Entrepreneurship in Solving World Problems - Tom Byers, Kavita Ramdas, Paul Yock, John H
Prominent industry leaders team up with Stanford Faculty to discuss entrepreneurial solutions to problems in the areas of international affairs, human health and the environment. They tackle world issues from a global and technical perspective beyond the usual bureaucratic approach with a special focus on developing nations.
9. The World of Islam (June 5, 2007)
Globalization, cultures, languages, religion, faith, ethnic identities, map, distribution, world, international, regions, cultural diversity, coherence, contemporary transformation, history, linguistics, geopolitics, environment, settlement, economic, soc
The Geography of World Cultures Course Introduction (April 10, 2007)
Globalization, cultures, languages, religion, faith, ethnic identities, map, distribution, world, international, regions, cultural diversity, coherence, contemporary transformation, history, linguistics, geopolitics, environment, settlement, economic, soc
Benjamin Franklin and the World of the Enlightenment Course Syllabus
Course - Group - Benjamin Franklin and the World of the Enlightenment Course Syllabus - Stanford > Ben Franklin and the World of the Enlightenment > Benjamin Franklin and the World of the Enlightenment Course Syllabus
21. A New World Order (February 26, 2008)
world politics, international relations, empire, nation states, communism, fascism, anti-imperialism, society, sovereignty, new world order
11. Foundations of the Postwar World (January 30, 2008)
world politics, international relations, empire, nation states, communism, fascism, anti-imperialism, society, sovereignty, new world order
10. The Second World War (January 29, 2008)
world politics, international relations, empire, nation states, communism, fascism, anti-imperialism, society, sovereignty, new world order
4. The First World War (January 15, 2008)
world politics, international relations, empire, nation states, communism, fascism, anti-imperialism, society, sovereignty, new world order
8. The World Outside Us: The Changing Environment and How It Affects Us (November 10, 2009)
Medicine, infectious disease, Bangladesh, South Asia, Ganges River, Cholera, climate change, epidemiology, ecology, epidemic, pandemic, infections agent, epidemic, rehydration, toxin, small intestine, electrolytes, diarrhea, Vibrio cholerae, stool, rice w
6. The World Within Us: Microbes That Help and Harm (October 27, 2009)
Science, biology, medicine, disease, cell biology, prokaryotic cells, eukaryotic cells, bubonic plague, E. coli, flagella, phage, ecosystem, intestine, digestion, pathogen, organs, organelles, nucleus, DNA, genome, plants, animals, multicellular organisms
