The Americas in the Age of Revolution, 1776-1836 (part 1)
Watch video of Marshall Eakin, professor of history at Vanderbilt University, speaking March 23 on ”The Americas in the Age of Revolution, 1776-1836,” as part of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. The revolution that created the United States was only one of many American revolutions. From 1776 to 1836, wars for independence erupted throughout the Americas—from Bostonkeep reading »
Seeing the world through a different lens
Students will participate in a variety of activities modeling different disabilities. After discussing their experiences, students work in teams to devise or improve on an adaptive device.
Office Hours with Margaret Gayle and Sandy Darity on a 'Bright Idea' for Education
Two Duke education experts involved in a 10-year-old project called "Bright IDEA" that has been implemented in some North Carolina schools with great success discuss education reform during a live "Office Hours" webcast March 25, 2011. Margaret Gayle is director of the American Association for Gifted Children at Duke. William "Sandy" Darity is a professor of public policy, economics and African-American studies at Duke. Learn more at http://www.aagc.org.
Miss University Encourages Volunteerism
Miss University, senior Katherine Barkett hopes to encourage more students to volunteer in the Oxford/Ole Miss community.
EMOIS Nancy 2011 - Codage automatisé : ontologie médicale construite par fouille de textes.
Codage automatisé : proposition d’une méthode utilisant une ontologie médicale construite par fouille de textes.
Auteur(s) : Grégoire Ficheur1, Emmanuel Chazard1, Radja Messai2, Régis Beuscart1
1CHRU de Lille, service d’information et des archives médicales, EA2694, Lille, France
2Faculté Lille 2, centre d’études et de recherche en informatique médicale, EA2694, Lille, France
Introduction : Le codage automatisé est devenu un enjeu médico-économique
Bestanden op een eenvoudige manier centraliseren op school : Stappenplan Een hindernis bij gebruik van voorleesssoftware (Sprint, Kurzweil 3000) voor kinderen met dyslexie is het tijdig aanleveren van de digitale bestanden bij de leerlingen die het nodig hebben. Bestanden “uitdelen” met een …
Aladdin Matrix and Finite Element Environment
"Aladdin is a computational toolkit for the interactive matrix and finite element analysis of large engineering structures." It is being developed at the University of Maryland Institute for Systems Research and is funded by the National Science Foundation and Federal Highway Administration. Aladdin has numerous functions, including matrix arithmetic, structural analysis, and mechanics of finite elements. The software is excellent for use by both student and professional engineers. Extensive inf
Support for Engineering Examinees
Support for Engineering Examinees is a good source of information for anyone planning to take any of the major tests for engineering, land surveying, architecture, or interior design. Although the site is operated by Professional Publications, who offer many books and study guides for these exams, there is also a lot of free material available. A very popular section is the Exam Forum, where fellow test-takers can exchange ideas and ask questions. Other useful areas include Exam FAQ's, Advice fr
The Marine Mammal Center
This Web site from San Francisco's Marine Mammal Center (MMC) offers a look at current research at the facility. Research focuses primarily on marine mammal health issues, with the goal of improving the rehabilitation process for stranded animals. Visitors to this site can read brief descriptions of current projects in three areas -- Disease Studies; Clinical Technique Studies, which investigates ways to improve diagnostic tests and clinical procedures for stranded marine mammals; and Tagging St
GEOROC: Geochemistry of Rocks of the Oceans and Continents
Maintained by the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, the Geochemistry of Rocks of the Oceans and Continents database (GEOROC) contains about 70,000 sample analyses. These include whole rock, mineral, and inclusion data from seven tectonic settings such as convergent margins, oceanic plateaus, and ocean islands. The database can be queried by several criteria including a handy precompiled file compilation, which can be downloaded for further examination.
Palm Power
Military equipment often requires significant amounts of electrical power, and it is important for power supplies to be portable and to have large capacities. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency realizes this need for efficient power sources, so it is investigating alternatives to conventional batteries. High energy fuels are the primary focus of the Palm Power project. This Web site discusses the details and goals of the project in introductory sections. More specific information can
Canadian Civil Engineering History and Heritage
As part of Canada's Digital Collection project, this site exemplifies some of the country's most significant civil engineering landmarks. Most of the depicted sites have been "commemorated as National Historic Civil Engineering Sites by the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering." Over 40 features include bridges, railways, dams, and the Alaska Highway. There are pictures and descriptions of each item in the collection. Several important civil engineers who contributed to national sites are also
Applied Mathematics E-Notes
Applied Mathematics E-Notes "is a fully-refereed electronic journal that welcomes short original research articles that report interesting and potentially important ideas" in virtually any area of mathematics. Published annually and distributed freely online, it features works contributed by professional and academic mathematicians from all over the world. Each volume contains about 25 papers and is roughly 200 pages in length when complete. Visitors to the journal's website can download every p
Dan's Wild Wild Weather Page
Created by a meteorologist, this weather site is for students from 6 to 16 years old and their parents. Information and experiments are provided about radar, tornadoes, clouds, precipitation, lightning, humidity, satellites, temperature, forecasting, hurricanes, wind, and climate. While in the tornado section, students can click on any state on the map to get a hourly weather report, state forecast, zone forecast, short term forecast, forecast discussion, weather summary, public information, cli
Center for International Earth Science Information Network
Columbia University offers the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (last mentioned in the February 16, 2001 Scout Report), which specializes in online data and information management, spatial data integration and training, and interdisciplinary research related to human interactions in the environment. Their Data and Information page contains links to data, data applications, online tools, and information involving climate change, environmental health, land use, and more.
How the Earth Fared
Environmental Defense, a nonprofit organization that "brings together experts in science, law and economics to tackle complex environmental issues," presents How the Earth Fared, a year-in-review of environmental news in 2002. Available as a 4-page document, How the Earth Fared highlights developments and setbacks in the following areas: climate change and global warming, natural resources, endangered species and wildlife habitat protection, antibiotic resistance and organic foods, toxic chemica
Coral Reef Information System: Discover NOAA's Data
Part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Coral Reef Information System (CoRIS), this Web site is "designed to be a single point of access to NOAA coral reef information and data products, especially those derived from NOAA's Coral Reef Initiative Program." With Discover NOAA's Data, users can access information by a text search of metadata records, or by a spatial search using an Arc IMS application. The two approaches share many of the same data sets. With the text search,
Panda Central
Panda Central, "the exclusive Web home of Shi Shi, Bai Yun, and youngster Hua Mei," is provided by the San Diego Zoo. Visitors may view real time footage of pandas at the zoo with Panda Cam, have their questions answered at the Panda Facts page, or read up on each panda with Panda Profiles. And of course, no one should miss the features devoted to panda Hua Mei, who seems to have spent nearly every minute of her life in front of a camera since her birth at the San Diego Zoo in 1999. Visitors can
