Women And Math: 2011 Conference COMING SOON!
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1 Genetic medicine: dreams and realities Genetics can be used in medicine to confirm a previous or make a fresh diagnosis, or predict a disorder likely to occur in future. At the moment, that is often all that can be done. The so-called ‘diagnostic therapeutic gap’ is one immediate problem for us to deal with. When the only options on offer after a genetic test are to terminate a pregnancy, or prepare to deal with the disease as best you can, some of the dilemmas of new genetic knowledge are sharper. Genetic testing is onl
Vectors and conics
Attempts to answer problems in areas as diverse as science, technology and economics involve solving simultaneous linear equations. In this free course, Vectors and conics, we look at some of the equations that represent points, lines and planes in mathematics. We explore concepts such as Euclidean space, vectors, dot products and conics. First publis
ARMY WAR GAME SIMULATION (AWAS) system - Utilising architectural knowledge in virtual environments
This research briefly examines the importance of collaborative design in developing a multi-user, multi-tiered, networked and real-time information base system. Aspects such as navigation, interaction, communication, movements (objects or virtual camera), control, level of details, spatial design and virtual spaces will be explained to show their importance in the development of virtual world. This paper will further explore the aspects of collaborative design in the context of Army War Game Sim
Months Rap
Keeping Brands Strong When Going Global
Consistent global positioning is the cornerstone of any successful global brand growth strategy. Without it brands risk becoming irrelevant before they even get established in international markets.
Kenya abduction shocks victims' friends
Oct 2- The boyfriend of a disabled French woman abducted in Kenya on Saturday says he contemplated fighting her armed kidnappers. Lindsey Parietti reports.
Quantum fireflies - Lucioles quantiques / Ludwig
Quantum fireflies - Lucioles quantiques / Ludwig. In "Images & mirages @ nanosciences", colloque international organisé par le Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Solidarités, Sociétés, Territoires (LISST) de l'Université Toulouse II-Le Mirail, le Centre d'Élaboration de Matériaux et d'Études Structurales (CEMES) rattaché à l'Institut de Physique du CNRS et le Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie de Nano-Objets (LPCNO) de l'INSA Toulouse. Université Toulouse I
Understanding Professional Development - Professional Development Planning
These resources support a module on Understanding Professional Development. They focus on Professional Development Planning.The resource has been developed through the Learning from WOeRK project and seeks to support learning in the work place. For an overview of all related modules and resources please visit http://cpdoer.net/collections/
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Libyans scour bombed military base for 'spoils of war.'
Aug. 30 - Military bases near Tripoli bombed by NATO are now left wide open with people helping themselves to whatever wreckage they can find. Rough Cut (No reporter narration)
NIFP Workshop Participant Fears
Presentation in the 2008 Rice University NSF Advance Conference entitled “Negotiating the Ideal Faculty Position”. This handout is from Mikki Hebl's talk entitled "Fear of Failure, Fear of Success".
Authors@Google: Penn Jillette
Penn Jillette visited Google's Santa Monica office on August 19, 2011 to discuss his book "God No! Signs You Already May Be an Atheist and Other Magical Tales." This talk took place as part of the Authors@Google series. Warning: This talk contains adult language.
State Legislature honors Vanderbilt athlete, civil rights pioneer Perry Wallace
The Tennessee General Assembly unanimously passed a joint resolution honoring the memory of Vanderbilt alumnus Perry Wallace on April 11. Wallace, who grew up in North Nashville, integrated Vanderbilt varsity basketball in 1966 and made history on Dec. 2, 1967, as the first African American basketball player to compete in a varsity game in the Southeastern Conference.
The Keck Telescope
This video of the Keck Telescope on Mauna Kea, Island of Hawaii was produced to acknowledge the contributions of the W. M. Keck Foundation including its support for the National Academies' Keck Futures Initiative.
More information can be viewed at www.kecktelescopeexhibit.org
The video, which contains original high definition footage shot by Moey Inc specifically for this project, shows the telescope in action while introducing the viewer to an overview of the research work bei
Mecca Anderson, Law student
Mecca Anderson is a student in Valparaiso University's School of Law. She came to the school from Atlanta, Ga., and tells her story of feeling not only welcomed to the campus, but provided an education that will ensure her success as she works toward her life goal of serving as a judge.
All About the Biathlon
Travel to Fort Kent Maine and Tenth Mountain Ski Center to meet a young man involved in shooting and skiing in the sport of biathlon in this video. Watch footage of athletes participating in this sport which requires strength, speed, endurance, concentration, and a steady hand. ( 3:36)
Learn About the Eskimos
This one minute video provides an overview of the native people of the North American continent. It briefly describes their cultural traits.
Passport to the Total State "Your papers!" In old movies, the demand is barked at trembling travelers by a Nazi with a guttural accent. If the demand is made in the opening scene, then the audience knows immediately that they watching a totalitarian state in
Environmental Science
This is a website by Syracuse Research Corporation. It contains numerous reference information including a link to the PBT profiler that SRC created for the U.S. EPA - this model predicts risk related data (physical/chemical properties, bioconcentrations, environmental fate, carcinogenicity and toxicity). There is also a link to a childhood lead risk assessment model, environmental fate database, and a physical properties database (> 25,000 chemicals). All the latter requires is a CAS number b
