West Point Military Academy
In this news clip video from 1942, cadets of the United States Military Academy assemble for their first graduation of World War II. In this time in history, for the first time in all the 140-year tradition of West Point, cadets go directly into the Air Corps. (9:43)
Measuring wellbeing and sustainability - Anil Markandya
Professor Anil Markandya, from the Department of Economics & International Development, gives the Charter Day lecture in which he explores more sophisticated ways of measuring a country's wellbeing than just looking at GDP; these include assessing its ecological footprint, rating in the Corruption Perception Index and number of happy life years. Using these techniques, there are some surprising winners and losers.
Consenting to Research
By: ucsd_idash Presented by John Wilbanks
Consenting to Research
By: ucsd_idash Presented by John Wilbanks
Learning Day edX January 2015 part 2
Professors from GRCC, Davenport, Ferris, GVSU and Cornerstone share their knowledge in this annual Learning Day for GRCC Faculty.
Re: Intresting new archive.org section!
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The Suffragettes Movement, part 1
In this video clip, learn about the work of the suffragettes on trying to get the women's suffrage. This movement for equal rights for women grabbed much attention as these women went on numerous amounts of strikes demanding the right to vote. (4:12)
Tip of the Week: TFBS using Mapper
By: OpenHelix An intro to Mapper, a database of transcription factor binding sites. For more information, check the blog at http://blog.openhelix.eu/?p=11517
Formation Médicale 2011 – Politique de territoire. Politique Universitaire ?
Titre : Formation Médicale 2011 – Politique de territoire. Politique Universitaire ?
Intervenant : Claude EVIN (Paris), Loïc VAILLANT (Tours).
Résumé : Conférence plénière : quelle finalité pour la formation médicale ?
L’auteur n’a pas transmis de conflit d’intérêt concernant les données diffusées dans cette vidéo ou publiées dans la référence citée.
Conférence enregistrée lors des Etats Généraux de la Formation Médicale (EGFM) : Enjeux
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UK FM William Hague resigns in surprise move
British Foreign Minister William Hague steps down from his post as the country's top diplomat after four years in the job in an unexpected move prompted by a government reshuffle. Vanessa Johnston reports.
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Homophones
This video segment from Between the Lions is a song about the love of homophones (words that sound the same but are spelled differently) performed by Brian McKnight and Cleo Lion. The homophones introduced are: read and red, here and hear, know and no, right and write, meet and meat. This video segment provides a resource for Fluency, Phonics, Vocabulary, Language and Vocabulary Development, and Phonological Awareness. (1:33)
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Beckman Meijer Overdrive: LINQ - Composability Guaranteed It's been far too long since we've brought Erik Meijer and Brian Beckman together on Channel 9. Today marks the end of a drought and the beginning of more regular appearances by the dynamic duo. The band is back together! One of the truly great things about Brian Beckman and Erik Meijer is the
Introducing a new Channel 9 series - Beckman Meijer Overdrive.
Kimberla Lawson Roby: 2011 National Book Festival
Kimberla Lawson Roby appears at the 2011 National Book Festival.
Speaker Biography: New York Times best-selling author Kimberla Lawson Roby has published 16 novels, including her latest, "Secret Obsession." Roby's work deals frankly with issues such as social status, addiction, infidelity, single motherhood, infertility, sibling rivalry and sexual abuse. She is the 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2010 recipient of the Author of the Year-Female prize presented by the African-American Literary Awards Show.
Poem: Ode to the Washing Machine
In this video segment from Between the Lions, a poem about a washing machine is recited and animated. All text appears on screen. Featured vocabulary words include: spin, rumble, twirl, whirl, swirl, spin, swish, twist, scrub, bubble, jeans, socks, yellow, and green. This video segment provides a resource for Fluency, Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Vocabulary, Language and Vocabulary Development, Letter Knowledge Awareness, and Phonological Awareness. (0:47)
Narratives of Slavery
This lecture is a segmented 17-minute video which has a transcript to help students follow the sophisticated presentation. The narrator compares primary source material written by Frederick Law Olmsted and published in a collection called The Cotton Kingdom to the letters written by a kidnapped African-American author named Solomon Northup. It would greatly help to have excerpts from these two works to help students understand the lecture better. There are other works as well and goo
Chem 51C: Organic Chemistry (Nowick)