Energy Panel at MIT Sloan Africa 2.0
Energy Panel at MIT Sloan Africa 2.0
2.8.1 A case study
The power of graphics should not the underestimated. They can express information clearly and simply. This unit will help you to assess which style of graphic to use in different situations.
Global Climate Change Lesson
Students learn how the greenhouse effect is related to global warming and how global warming impacts our planet, including global climate change. Extreme weather events, rising sea levels, and how we react to these changes are the main points of focus of this lesson.
Lumbriculus anterior and posterior ends
Observe blood flow and muscle contractions in each body segment of Lumbriculus variegates (observe the anterior and posterior ends of the worm).
How Lou Got the Flu
This article from our family magazine series traces the spread of the flu virus from a duck in China to a young girl in Kansas. The article begins by introducing kids to Louise and the symptoms of influenza. On a series of clickable screens, they learn how the flu virus traveled from a duck to a pig to a farmer to a shopper to a student to Louise. A sidebar (But I Got a Flu Shot Last Year...) explains why influenza is trickier to outsmart than smallpox and polio. Another sidebar ("Microbes on th
Educating Girls in Tsarist Russia
Eliyana Adler discusses her new book, "In Her Hands: The Education of Jewish Girls in Tsarist Russia."
Speaker Biography: Dr. Eliyana Adler is former visiting assistant professor and current research associate at the University of Maryland, College Park. She served as a post-doctoral research fellow in the Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Maryland after completing her doctorate in Jewish history at Brandeis University.
McIntosh County Shouters: Gullah-Geechee Ring Shout from Georgia
The McIntosh County Shouters perform Gullah-Geechee Ring Shout at a concert at the Library.
Speaker Biography: The McIntosh County Shouters is a ten-member Gullah-Geechee group that began performing professionally in 1980. They have educated and entertained audiences around the United States with the "ring shout," a compelling fusion of counterclockwise dance-like movement, call-and-response singing, and percussion consisting of hand claps and a stick beating the rhythm on a wooden floor. Afric
Time Dilation Equation
This online article is from the Museum's Seminars on Science, a series of distance-learning courses designed to help educators meet the new national science standards. The article, which offers a simple demonstration of Einstein's Time Dilation Equation, is part of the Frontiers in Physical Science seminar. It uses the example of a light beam bouncing between two mirrors in a rocket to illustrate the theory, and includes a step-by-step look at the math involved in calculating the quantitative so
Torsional energy can be taken up by alternative DNA conformations
This unit helps you understand the properties of nucleotides and how they contribute to secondary and tertiary structures of nucleic acids at the molecular level. You will learn about the different composition and roles of nucleic acids in the cell, their interactions with each other and the use of ribozymes, aptamers, antisense and hybridization as tools in molecular research. The unit covers the function of DNA packaging within the cell, the interactions between the DNA double helix and the nu
5.2.1 Proof
Surfaces are a special class of topological spaces that crop up in many places in the world of mathematics. In this unit, you will learn to classify surfaces and will be introduced to such concepts as homeomorphism, orientability, the Euler characteristic and the Classification Theorum.
4.3.3 Pipe dreams?
Human societies have to take urgent action to end their dependences on fossil fuels. We have to alter the whole path of our development and decision making in order to make our societies both environmentally adaptable and sustainable. This unit takes on the task of trying to chart some of the ways in which it might be possible.
6.2.1 Studio conventions in street photography Look at Images 81 and 82. Given your knowledge of conventional studio portraiture, can you see any similarities between studio and street practice? Inflammatory response Adult & Commuter Student Services at the U of M. The University of Memphis minute for the week of April 15, 2011. The University of Memphis minute for the week of April 29, 2011. Duke Urogynecology Duke Medicine: Transforming Care Through Education Duke Medicine: Accelerating Progress Dr. Maryellen Kyle- Physician Profile
Activity 23
Describes the inflammatory response - a series of local cellular and vascular responses which are triggered when the body is injured or invaded by micro-organisms or antigen.
Adult and Commuter Student Services at the University of Memphis has become a home away from home for non-traditional students at the U of M.
The University of Memphis minute for the week of April 15, 2011.
The University of Memphis minute for the week of April 29, 2011.
Duke Urogynecology specializes in treating women with pelvic floor disorders, including urinary incontinence, bowel incontinence, and pelvic organ prolapse. Learn about our services and locations.
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Duke medical student Chikoti uses her life experience to inspire her HIV/AIDS research -- and to search for a cure.
Duke's work in basic science and translational medicine aims to make a true difference in peoples lives.
Meet Dr. Maryellen Kyle, Internal Medicine Physician with Carolina Family Care in Downtown Charleston. She has been at the 30 Bee Street location since 2009. Her areas of special interest include treating high blood pressure, high cholesterol and many of the other common issues that patients face.
