Engineering Solutions to the Problems of Cancer
Engineers “bring a new set of tools and a new way of looking at problems posed by biologists,” says
Paula T. Hammond, and are proving integral to advances in cancer diagnostics and therapies. Hammond cites evidence of bioengineering breakthroughs against the disease: the design of micron-sized posts that can identi
"Literary Interpretation: Literature and Urban Experience, Spring 2009"
" Alienation, overcrowding, sensory overload, homelessness, criminality, violence, loneliness, sprawl, blight. How have the realities of city living influenced literature's formal and thematic techniques? How useful is it to think of literature as its own kind of "map" of urban space? Are cities too grand, heterogeneous, and shifting to be captured by writers? In this seminar we will seek answers to these questions in key city literature, and in theoretical works that endeavor to understand the
Models d'Orientació i Intervenció Psicopedagògica
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EdShare, OERs and impact
EdShare, OERs and impact - Morris D.
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How to Make a Great Mistake
Take it from Ellyn McColgan: Colossal, cringe-inducing screw-ups can make rather than break a career. In a self-deprecating talk aimed at educating an audience training for corporate leadership, McColgan, who rose to run businesses managing trillions in assets, reveals how she learned from even the most devastating mistakes.
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Leo Burd, Future Civic Media | VoIP
MIT Media Lab Researcher Leo Burd presents the latest development from his VoIP Drupal project, which aims to use phone technology to power websites in order to serve underserved minority communities. A full-scale presentation of the project is available from the Chicago 2011 DrupalCon (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8NCRLCdPno). The project is also looking to hire a Drupal development, with details available on the project website (http://civic.mit.edu/team/leo-burd).
Tecnologia dels Mitjans Audiovisuals I
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Improved transport shipment of different varieties of bananas
A report on the study done to (1) identify the existing handling practices in the transport shipment of bananas using the modified non-refrigerated vans, (2) determine the profitability of the existing and improved practices in banana transport, (3) reduce losses in mixed varieties of banana through development of local and export-oriented postharvest technology packages, (4) create awareness of the basic concepts of handling, packaging, storage and transport of bananas and; (5) develop product
Exercice 15 (Arithmétique dans Z) [00349]
Exo7. Exercices de mathématiques pour les étudiants.
Nombres premiers de la forme a^n+1.
Retrouvez la correction écrite sur http://exo7.emath.fr
Bonus (à 3'49'') : nombres de Fermat, exercice.
Dave Moore, NPR site development overview
Drupal developer David Moore walks us through the development of a new NPR site geared toward internal communication for member stations. The team is looking to expand, so this video provides a great introduction to this ambitious effort.
mit 150 (OEIT)
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“Before Orientalism: From Paris to Patna in the 17th Century”
Watch video of the annual Byrn Lecture by Sanjay Subrahmanyam speaking April 6 on “Before Orientalism: From Paris to Patna in the 17th Century” Sanjay Subrahmanyam, the Navin and Pratima Doshi Chair of Indian History at UCLA is the author or co-author of nine books. He received his doctorate from the Delhi School of Economicskeep reading »
How old is the universe? (part 3)
Watch video of Vanderbilt Professor David A. Weintraub speaking April 6 on “How Old is the Universe?” as part of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. David A. Weintraub is professor of astronomy, director of the Communication of Science & Technology program, and director of Undergraduate Studies for Department of Physics & Astronomy at Vanderbilt University.keep reading »
“Dreams in the 20th Century”
Watch video from the April 6 Thinking Out of the Lunchbox event. Barbara Hahn, Distinguished Professor, Germanic and Slavic Languages, spoke on ”Dreams in the 20th Century.” Why write down dreams? Why try to share these strange experiences that determine our nights? Obviously, there is a need to remember and not to forget dreams. So many comekeep reading »
“The Americas in the Age of Revolution, 1776-1836″ (part 3)
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Spring Faculty Assembly
Watch video of the Spring Faculty Assembly at Vanderbilt University. Vanderbilt has dramatically increased its number of endowed faculty chairs and performed well financially through hard economic times, Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos announced during his Spring Faculty Assembly address. “We have and continue to build an outstanding faculty,” Zeppos said April 7 in Langford Auditorium.keep reading »
Next steps
Have you ever wondered how scientists analyse the environment? This unit introduces you to the techniques used by science students at residential schools. You will learn how to determine where rocks have come from and how they were made. You will also examine the processes involved in determining the ecology of a particular area.
2.6 Summary
Have you ever wondered how scientists analyse the environment? This unit introduces you to the techniques used by science students at residential schools. You will learn how to determine where rocks have come from and how they were made. You will also examine the processes involved in determining the ecology of a particular area.
Next steps
What is your experience of work and what did you learn from this experience? This unit will enable you to reflect upon what you have learned from work and support you in improving how you learn at work. It will encourage you to think critically about work-based learning and review your own professional knowledge and skills.
Geometry Games
Play some of these geometry games to learn more about shapes, angles, and much more! Learn about angles while playing Pool Geometry! Make shapes using others shapes in RoboPacker! Go from planet to planet in Planet Hop!
