Read My Pins: Stories from a Diplomat's Jewel Box: A discussion with Dr. Madeleine K. Albright, Mort
Madeleine Albright recalls stories from her time as U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations and as Secretary of State for the United States, and her famous pins she wore when meeting with world leaders.
VUCast Extra: Study shows adolescent hearing loss high
Is exposure to loud noise, concerts and mp3 players harmful to your child’s hearing? While the exact cause is unknown, a study by Vanderbilt and Harvard researchers shows the number of young people suffering from hearing loss is increasing at an alarming rate. Find out more about this Journal of the American Medical Association studykeep reading »
Using A Molecular Marker to Study Genetic Equilibrium in Drosophila melanogaster
Using Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), genetic variation in a laboratory population of Drosophila is characterized. The population contains flies with two variants of a molecular marker. DNA from individual flies is amplified by PCR, generating products which are either "long" or "short" when visualized on an agarose gel. Three PCR "genotypes" (long/long, long/short, and short/short) are distinguishable and should be present in Hardy-Weinberg frequencies. The exercise requires one session for gr
Study Abroad 2010: CAMBODIA + VIETNAM
Students explored global consciousness, political communication, and NGO politics as they studied throughout Cambodia and Vietnam.
Geographic points of interest included: Cambodia's dynamic capital of Phnom Penh, the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, the Choeung Ek Killing Fields Memorial, the temples of Angkor Wat, Ho Chi Minh City, the Chi Phat Eco-Village, and Hoi An, Vietnam.
Read more about this trip on the students' blog:
http://cofccambodia.blogspot.com/
Learn more about study abroad opport
British Election Study 2009-2010 at the University of Essex
The British Election Study (BES) has been conducted at every UK general election since 1964. Topics surveyed include: voting intentions, political knowledge and voter turnout. This site provides information on the study covering the 2010 UK general elections. It includes details of the researchers, who are based at the University of Essex, their methodology and work. It includes information and links on how to obtain datasets from this study and earlier ones from 2001 onwards. Some historic tech
Why Do We Study Soil
The purpose of this resource is to introduce students to the importance of soil. In the first activity, students generate a list of why soils are important. In the second activity, students are asked to describe the five factors that form a unique soil profile and to explore these concepts. In the third activity, students are shown a demonstration of how much soil there is on Earth that is available for human use.
Procardis Study; Genome wide associations with Disease
Paula Boddington gives a talk on the Procardis study as part of the Oxford Bioethics Network series on Issues in Research Ethics
Procardis Study; Genome wide associations with Disease (slides)
Paula Boddington gives a talk on the Procardis study as part of the Oxford Bioethics Network series on Issues in Research Ethics.
Pyramid or triangle? Church, government and local Catholic communities in Fujian in the Qing Dynasty
Dr Xiaoxin Wu delivers the first Martin D'Arcy Memorial Lecture on the history of Christianity in China with a look at the early Christian communities in China during the Qing Dynasty
3. DRAM Errors in the Wild: A Large-Scale Field Study (October 21, 2009)
science, technology, engineering, computer, dynamic random access memory, DRAM, failure, error, data, disk drives, hard, soft, chipset, CPU, google, correctable, temperature, DIMM
5. Integrating More Than 50% Wind on the Grid: A Case Study (February 3, 2010)
economics, energy policy, grid, impacts, renewable energy, smart grid, wind
The International System in the Twentieth Century (HIST 102)
Course - Group - The International System in the Twentieth Century (HIST 102) - Stanford > History of the International System > The International System in the Twentieth Century (HIST 102)
Study Abroad 2010: ITALY
Students spent a month in Charleston's sister city of Spoleto, Italy, where they wrote original work, studied literature, and presented their writing for discussion in workshops. They also read their work at organized readings under the direction of award-winning authors/program directors, Bret Lott, Carol Ann Davis, and Anthony Varallo.
In addition to Spoleto, geographic points of interest included: the Uffizi Gallery, the Duomo, Assisi, Montefalco, and the Umbrian countryside. On free weekend
Use of Alternative Social Networking Sites in Higher Educational Settings: A Case Study of the e-Lea
<p>Distance education as a primary means of instruction is expanding significantly at the college<br />
and university level. Simultaneously, the growth of social networking sites (SNS) including<br />
Facebook, LinkedIn, and MySpace is also rising among today’s college students. An increasing<br />
number of higher education instructors are beginning to combine distance education delivery<br />
with SNSs. However, there is currently little research detailing the
Use of Alternative Social Networking Sites in Higher Educational Settings: A Case Study of the e-Lea
<p>Distance education as a primary means of instruction is expanding significantly at the college<br />
and university level. Simultaneously, the growth of social networking sites (SNS) including<br />
Facebook, LinkedIn, and MySpace is also rising among today’s college students. An increasing<br />
number of higher education instructors are beginning to combine distance education delivery<br />
with SNSs. However, there is currently little research detailing the
Use of Alternative Social Networking Sites in Higher Educational Settings: A Case Study of the e-Lea
<p>Distance education as a primary means of instruction is expanding significantly at the college<br />
and university level. Simultaneously, the growth of social networking sites (SNS) including<br />
Facebook, LinkedIn, and MySpace is also rising among today’s college students. An increasing<br />
number of higher education instructors are beginning to combine distance education delivery<br />
with SNSs. However, there is currently little research detailing the
Notre Dame eReader study
http://newsinfo.nd.edu/news/16512 This has become known as the iPad class," Corey Angst, assistant professor of management at the University of Notre Dame, told his students on their first day of class Aug. 24. "It's actually not...it's 'Project Management.'"
Study Finds Commercial Organic Farms Have Better Fruit and Soi
PULLMAN, Wash.—Side-by-side comparisons of organic and conventional strawberry farms and their fruit found the organic farms produced more flavorful and nutritious berries while leaving the soil healthier and more genetically diverse.
"Our findings have global implications and advance what we know about the sustainability benefits of organic farming systems," said John Reganold, Washington State University Regents professor of soil science and lead author of a paper published today in the peer
Getting to Know Your Satellite Imagery and Study Site
The purpose of the resource is to introduce students to Landsat images and how to identify the land cover types within those images.
2.14 Marks and Spencer: a case study
Marketing means different things to different people. How do you decide who to aim a campaign at? If you already have a background in marketing, this unit will improve your understanding of market orientation and (going to market). It also assesses the importance of managing key internal and external relationships.
