Macrophage Cytokine Release
This 3D medical animation shows a macrophage ingesting bacteria. The macrophage then releases cytokines, chemicals that attract other leukocytes to the infected area. Plays music during the animation. Grades 9-12. 42 sec.
Open Classroom - 9/5/12 - #4 Barry Bluestone
The 2012 Election: Policy Advice to the President
Topic for 9/5/12: Introduction: Policy Advice to the President
Tackling the BIG Problem (Professor Paul Gately - Inaugural lecture)
Professor Paul Gately's inaugural lecture - delivered on 21st March 2007
Science Bulletins: Curiosity Lands on Mars
In early August 2012, the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover was safely delivered to its Mars landing site in Gale Crater. In addition to the rover's science instrument payload for atmosphere and soil analysis, Curiosity carries 17 cameras that are capturing the Martian landscape in unprecedented detail. Scientists anticipate that the geological diversity of the landing site and nearby areas will yield a rich variety of samples, informing their understanding of Mars's past and present habit
This Day in History May 2: Loch Ness Monster Sighted
Although accounts of an aquatic beast living in Scotland's Loch Ness date back 1,500 years, the modern legend of the Loch Ness Monster is born when a sighting makes local news on May 2, 1933. The newspaper Inverness Courier related an account of a local couple who claimed to have seen "an enormous animal rolling and plunging on the surface." The story of the "monster" (a moniker chosen by the Courier editor) became a media phenomenon, with London newspapers sending correspondents to Scotland and
University of Surrey Learning Skills portal
The University of Surrey Skills Portal is a classified collection of quality materials designed to enable students to develop information literacy, research and study skills. It has been built using Openly licensed resources including several from Leeds Metropolitan University.
Expending Energy: Physical Activity for Health and High Performance Sport (Professor Carlton Cooke -
Professor Carlton Cooke joined Leeds Met in 1990, whilst working as a principal investigator on the pioneering Allied Dunbar National Fitness Survey.
He became a Reader in 1993 and Carnegie Professor of Sport and Exercise Science in 1998, followed by his appointment in 2004 as Associate Dean and Head of the School of Sport, Exercise & Physical Education.
His research interests range from physiological and biomechanical aspects of high level sports performance to physical activity, exercise and
Alamance County Parade of Heroes, Honor 9/11 First Responders
Representatives of several Alamance County police, emergency and fire departments - including Elon University Campus Police and Town of Elon police and Elon Fire and Rescue - were part of a procession that began at Magnolia Cemetery.
IIPD: Bringing the Outside In
Three IIPD grant recipients at GRCC explain what they did with the funds they were granted (Maryann Lesert, Robert Hendershot and Vikki Cooper.)
Penn Connects 2.0
Anne Papageorge, Penn's vice president for Facilities and Real Estate Services, says the first phase of the campus blueprint, called Penn Connects, made the goals of President Amy Gutmann's Penn Compact real.
In the past half-dozen years, Penn Connects projects have literally transformed the University. New construction, such as the Annenberg Public Policy Center, Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine, and Weiss Pavilion changed the skyline of campus. Significant renovations to the Music Buildi
Lifestyle Changes for Managing Hypertension - Khan Academy
Learn about the importance of improving your diet, losing weight, exercising, and quitting smoking. (06:35)
Motion Forces Part 1
