Meet the Journalists: Jessica Hatcher, Marc Hofer, Guillaume Bonn
Read more: http://pulitzercenter.org/project/africa-kenya-turkana-oil-in-cradle-of-mankind
An interview with journalists Jessica Hatcher, Guillaume Bonn and Marc Hofer to discuss their project for the Pulitzer Center, "Black Gold in the Cradle of Mankind."
Space to Ground: Hello Georges: 8/15/14
NASA's Space to Ground is your weekly update on what's happening aboard the International Space Station. Got a question or comment? Use #spacetoground to talk to us.
Mixed reactions as Iraq's Maliki finally steps aside
Iraqis divided as Nuri al-Maliki finally bows to pressure and steps down as prime minister. Jillian Kitchener reports.
Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/reuterssubscribe
More updates and breaking news: http://smarturl.it/BreakingNews
Reuters tells the world's stories like no one else. As the largest international multimedia news provider, Reuters provides coverage around the globe and across topics including business, financial, national, and international news. For over 160 years, Reuters has mai
What engineers can learn from animals - Dr Helen Czerski (UCL)
Dr Helen Czerski (UCL Mechanical Engineering) explains how animals frequently use completely different sensing mechanisms, capable of giving them information about their world that we’re oblivious to. And now humans are starting to learn from the animals. Engineers are being inspired by the structures that animals have built into their own bodies, and this is leading to new materials and new solutions to long-standing problems.
Further info:
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums/zoology/whats-on
http
Office of Admissions ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
We've been challenged by our first football game opponent, Bosie State's Admissions team to take the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. We accept and challenge our next three football opponents' Admissions teams - Vandy, Texas A&M and Alabama. You have 24 hours to complete the challenge.
Video by Mary Stanton Knight
Galileo satellites launch from European Spaceport
Two Galileo satellites, part of a European global positioning service, lift off aboard a Soyuz rocket from the spaceport in French Guiana. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/reuterssubscribe
More updates and breaking news: http://smarturl.it/BreakingNews
Reuters tells the world's stories like no one else. As the largest international multimedia news provider, Reuters provides coverage around the globe and across topics including business, financial, national, and
Problem Solving
Learning to solve real-world problems while in school helps NYIT students succeed after graduation.
Professor Richard Wolff joins RT TV's Thom Hartmann for Conversations with Great Minds.
Description not set
Economics for Marketing
What is this module about?
To develop knowledge and understanding of the concepts and theories in economics that underpins consumer choice and market interactions. The lectures and seminars will explore the theories and empirical evidence regarding the choices made by consumers in the contemporary marketplace, and how these choices are shaped and influenced.
Objectives
On completion of the module, students will be able to:
1. Examine the key theories of behaviour and economic decision making
Is This the Libertarian Moment? Earlier this month the New York Times wondered aloud if the “libertarian moment” had arrived. A good question, to be sure. To answer it, though, Times reporter Robert Draper sought out not quite the top libertarian thinkers in the world, but instead those people most easily reached within a ten-minute walk from the Capitol or the Empire State Building.
TOOLS: Test of Online Learning Success
'The following four characteristics are common for successful online students:Basic technical and academic skills, Ability to study independently, Good organizational skills, and Willing to devote the same amount of time and effort as a face-to-face courseUse this self-assessment to gauge your readiness for online learning. To get a good idea of your chances for success as an online student, rate how well each item below describes yourself.'
Vanderbilt Libraries spotlight golden age of sports journalism
Vanderbilt Libraries pay tribute to renowned sports writers and alumni Grantland Rice and Fred Russell in a new exhibition.
Getting Started: 04 Importing footage
Description not set
Literary Birthday Celebration: Vladimir Nabokov
Authors Dinaw Mengestu and Azar Nafisi celebrate the birthday of Russian novelist Vladimir Nabokov by reading selections from his work and discussing his influence on their own writing.
For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=6334
Integrated Life Sciences
The University of Georgia is transforming graduate education through its redesigned Integrated Life Sciences program.
Cameron appeals to Scots to keep Britain united
During his last visit to Scotland before this week's historic referendum, British Prime Minister David Cameron warns Scots that a vote to leave the UK would be irreversible. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/reuterssubscribe
More updates and breaking news: http://smarturl.it/BreakingNews
Reuters tells the world's stories like no one else. As the largest international multimedia news provider, Reuters provides coverage around the globe and across topics including
Checklist - Work Placement
This is a resource released as part of the E-Portfolio Toolkit based on experience of developing the “Year Abroad E-Portfolio”, undertaken by the School of Languages at Leeds Metropolitan University.
Embedding enterprise in the curriculum
This presentation discusses the pioneering approach to the embedding of enterprise in the curriculum through people and pedagogy
436 GG Why People Have Always Been Confused About Apostrophes
An interview with Ammon Shea about the confusing history of apostrophes. Hanged Versus Hung. The story of the Victorian Great Exhibition, where Adolphe Sax displayed his invention: the saxophone. Read the transcript: http://bit.ly/Zsa0po
Virtual Maths, Cuboid - Excavation Video
Video of excavation in progress, (for use with excavation quizzes 1 and 2) or your own purposes
