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Out of This World Parapsychology Distance Learning Program
11/20/2009 1:50:39 PM
LOS ANGELES Nov. 20, 2009 – A Parapsychology specialization is now being offered at the Eisner Institute for Professional Studies. Founder, Dr. Don Eisner, says: ”We are now offering synergistic pr...
QinetiQ and Exeter University partner in £3.2m research project to capture brilliance of butterfly wings
11/20/2009 10:50:23 AM
Over the next three years scientists from QinetiQ and the University of Exeter will build on a portfolio of patented technology to develop new anti-counterfeit and radio-frequency technologies. The ...
Teradata Customer Education Builds Global Competency
11/19/2009 3:27:22 PM
Students learn to utilize Teradata’s power and potential to increase return on investment and out-maneuver the competition SAN DIEGO — Teradata Corporation (NYSE: TDC), the world’s largest company ...
Space Shuttle Pilot Set to Talk With Tennessee Students from Orbit
11/19/2009 2:44:42 PM
WASHINGTON -- Congressman Bart Gordon and Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville will host a live conversation between more than 120 students and NASA astronaut Barry E. Wilmore on Sunday, N...
Intel Makes Multi-Million Euro Investment to Create European Exascale Computing Research Center
11/19/2009 10:15:26 AM
News Highlights * Researchers at a new European Intel lab will explore computers with a thousand times the performance of today’s fastest supercomputers. * Effort is part of Intel Labs Eur...
Lack of communication with child’s school could be putting their education at risk
11/16/2009 12:06:36 PM
An extensive report, commissioned by Becta into Online Reporting, involving 2,000 parents and 1,000 teachers from around the U.K shows that over half of parents are in contact with their child’s teach...
Today’s children decide their school and career path early
11/15/2009 11:28:01 AM
Children as young as 12 have a strong sense of their personal futures and can reflect thoughtfully on what life might hold for them, according to new research funded by the Economic and Social Researc...
Virtual schools’ use of SAS® Curriculum Pathways® skyrockets
11/15/2009 11:21:39 AM
No-cost online resources to be highlighted at Virtual School Symposium 2009 CARY, NC - The use of SAS Curriculum Pathways in virtual learning environments has increased 360 percent in the past two ...
TekSource Corporate Learning Introduces Critical Windows7 and Server 2008 Training to IT Professionals
11/13/2009 9:19:58 AM
Toronto, ON – November 13th, 2009 TekSource Corporate Learning today announced two new programs to give IT professionals the tools they need to more effectively implement the latest Microsoft Technol...
New Water Management Tool May Help Ease Effects of Drought
11/12/2009 11:31:54 AM
Continued improvement of climate forecasts is resulting in better information about what rainfall and streamflow may look like months in advance. A researcher from North Carolina State University h...
Too much selenium can increase your cholesterol
11/12/2009 10:47:41 AM
A new study from the University of Warwick has discovered taking too much of the essential mineral selenium in your diet can increase your cholesterol by almost 10%. Selenium is a trace essential m...
Hebrew University researchers discover mechanism of insulin production that can lead to better treatment for diabetes
11/12/2009 10:40:42 AM
How a specific gene within the pancreas affects secretion of insulin has been discovered by researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, in collaboration with Japanese and American universitie...
Why can’t chimps speak? Study links evolution of single gene to human capacity for language
11/11/2009 3:18:40 PM
If humans are genetically related to chimps, why did our brains develop the innate ability for language and speech while theirs did not? Scientists suspect that part of the answer to the mystery ...
First ‘Fly Your Thesis!’ campaign gives students a taste of space
11/11/2009 1:04:28 PM
First ‘Fly Your Thesis!’ campaign gives students a taste of space ESA’s ‘Fly Your Thesis!’ programme made its successful debut during ESA’s 51st Parabolic Flight Campaign, held 25 October to 5 Nov...
Rockefeller joins first national research study recruitment registry
11/11/2009 12:33:22 PM
Rockefeller University has joined more than 50 research institutions around the United States in making information about its clinical research trials available on ResearchMatch, the country’s first r...
Sallie Mae participates in Lexington Institute policy forum on the future of student loans
11/11/2009 12:32:20 PM
RESTON, Va., At today’s Lexington Institute policy forum on the future of the federal student loan program, Sallie Mae Vice Chairman & CFO Jack Remondi reiterated the company’s support for reforming t...
Electrician, Residential HVAC Training Now At Everest–Chesapeake
11/10/2009 11:47:05 PM
New Programs Prepare Residents For Electrician, Residential HVAC Careers In Post Economic Recovery CHESAPEAKE, Va. (November 10, 2009) – With the recession nudging many back to school to learn new ...
Coggno Releases New Tool Tip Feature on Its Online Training Marketplace Portal
11/9/2009 3:23:19 AM
San Jose, CA. Coggno, San Jose based Learning Management System company, released their new Tool Tip feature on their Online Training Course Marketplace page, www.coggno.com/onlinetraining. This new t...
NIDA Launches New Substance Abuse Resources to Help Fill Gaps in Medical Education
11/7/2009 1:18:35 PM
First Curriculum Offerings from NIDA Centers of Excellence for Physician Information The rigors of medical training sharpen a doctor’s ability to diagnose and treat a wide variety of human afflicti...
Microsoft Partners in Learning Announces 2009 Worldwide Innovative Teacher Awards
11/7/2009 1:14:28 PM
Global competition honors 14 teachers. SALVADOR, Brazil - After three days of seminars, teacher exhibitions and judging by an internationally renowned panel of education experts, today Microsoft Pa...