Doctoral Degrees News
- Students of Cuba flock to UM’s Cuban Heritage Collection Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:00PMA new crop of scholars is flocking to the University of Miami because of new grants from the university’s famed Cuban Heritage Collection.
- GW Health Policy Experts Provide Analysis of New Exchange Rule - Affordable Care Act Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:18PMResearchers from the Hirsh Health Law and Policy Program at the GW School of Public Health and Health Services have released an analysis of the HHS Proposed Rule related to the Health Benefit Exchanges created by the Affordable Care Act. The newly-proposed rule outlines federal requirements states must meet in order to operate an Exchange, as well as standards related the qualified health plans ...
- 'Super-Earth' Viewed Through The Eyes Of An Eclipse Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:13PMA group of astronomers recently spotted an exoplanetary eclipse of a star to reveal a "super-Earth." The planet, which lies 40 light years away, was named 55 Cancri e and is twice as big as Earth and nearly nine times more massive. Thi super-Earth planet is mostly composed of rocky material and supplemented with light elements like water and hydrogen gas. Scientists estimate the planet's surface ...
- Roy Halladay’s kryptonite: Extreme heat and the Cubs Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:52AMSo what was the bigger surprise at Wrigley Field on Monday night? That journeyman Rodrigo Lopez was credited with the 6-1 Chicago Cubs win , just above the line that gave eventual Hall of Famer Roy Halladay the loss for the Philadelphia Phillies ? Or that each member of the collective press corps lasted longer in a sweltering press box than Halladay did on the Friendly Confines field below? If ...
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Honors Hertz Foundation Fellows; Biochar Group One of Eight University Teams to ... Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:30AMFellows of the Fannie and John Hertz Foundation helped form a team that has been selected as grant recipients to participate in the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation "Reinvent the Toilet Challenge" , announced at the AfricaSan conference in Rwanda as part of more than $40 million in new investments launching its Water, Sanitation, & Hygiene strategy.
- Stellar eclipse gives glimpse of exoplanet Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:29AMA group of astronomers led by an MIT professor has spotted an exoplanetary eclipse of a star only 40 light years away — right around the corner, astronomically speaking — revealing a "super-Earth."
- UTSA lands $2.4 million for sciences Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:22AMshare: digg facebook twitter The University of Texas at San Antonio has won a five-year, $2.4 million grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences to continue the Minority Access to Research Careers program, which supports underrepresented and disadvantaged UTSA undergraduates majoring in biology, chemistry, mathematics, computer science, statistics or engineering. Students ...
- AIT alumna Dr. Ranjna Jindal honored by Mahidol University Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:49AMÇѹ·Õè 19 ¡Ã¡®Ò¤Á 2554 12:47 ¹. AIT alumna Dr. Ranjna Jindal of Mahidol University (MU) was recently honored by her university as the advisor of the Mahidol University 2010 Distinguished Thesis Awardee, Ms. Ying Li.
- Snyder sees immigrants as a key to state's economy Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:17PMDETROIT (AP) — Michigan has seen the results of what immigrants can do to help the economy through companies such as Meijer Inc., Masco Corp. and Dow Chemical Co., and should be attracting more immigrants who can repeat those successes, Gov. Rick Snyder said Monday.
- Too Late To Turn The Tide On Rising Oceans? Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:22PMMelting ice sheets contributed much more to rising sea levels than thermal expansion of warming ocean waters during the Last Interglacial Period, a UA-led team of researchers has found By Daniel Stolte, University of Arizona Thermal expansion of seawater contributed only slightly to rising sea levels compared to melting ice sheets during the Last Interglacial Period, a University of Arizona-led ...
- Sales Education Foundation Names Nova Southeastern University 'Top Sales Program' Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:06PMContact: Brandon Hensler of NSU Office of Public Affairs, +1-954-262-5385/5170 Office, +1-954-393-5926 Cell, Brandon.Hensler@nova.edu
- UQ Peace and conflict studies goes from strength to strength Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 10:48PMThe peace and conflict studies discipline at The University of Queensland is expanding with the recruitment of two new full-time peace and conflict studies academic appointments in the past 12 months.
- Piano trio brings 'ghostly' sound to Thompson Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 4:30PMWith an energetic smile and a nod of her head, violinist Ji-Woon Jung cued the beginning notes of the classical music that filled Thompson Recital Hall during Sunday's faculty/guest recital.
- BakuToday Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 5:42AMin Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania, the Baltic countries continue to compare the various categories. Today, June 18, the theme of the next, already the traditional comparison, has the crime rate.
- Obituary: James P. Miller Jr. / Pitt professor who turned students into lifelong friends Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:50PMJames P. "JP" Miller, a longtime professor of engineering at the University of Pittsburgh, died the day after his 90th birthday. He passed away Wednesday in the Good Samaritan Hospice, Cabot, of pneumonia. Born in Ben Avon, Mr. Miller was the son of the late James Paul Sr. and Phyllis Wagner Miller.
- What Happened in Virginia Must Not Stay in Virginia! Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:17PMGhanaian Drug Traffickers: What Happened in Virginia Must Not Stay in Virginia!
- Ardis Butler James, Quilt Collector, Dies at 85 Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 3:41AMMrs. James and her husband, Robert, established what has become the world’s largest public collection of quilts, at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln.
- Scripps Research scientist awarded pre-doctoral fellowship from Autism Speaks Foundation Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 8:14AM( Scripps Research Institute ) Autism Speaks, the nation's largest autism science and advocacy group, has awarded a two-year Dennis Weatherstone Pre-Doctoral Fellowship to Kristopher Nazor of the Scripps Research Institute.
- Capella Education Company Acquires Resource Development International Ltd. Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:56AMCapella Education Company (NASDAQ:CPLA), a provider of online post-secondary education through its wholly owned subsidiary Capella University, ...
- SPECIAL: Why Nilekanis donated Rs 50 crore to IIHS Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:19AMNandan Nilekani and his wife Rohini donated Rs 50 crroe to the Indian Institute for Human Settlements, which plans to transform hordes into urban practitioners and may save our cities by doing so.
- Rising oceans - too late to turn the tide? Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:49AMMelting ice sheets contributed much more to rising sea levels than thermal expansion of warming ocean waters during the Last Interglacial Period, a UA-led team of researchers has found. The results further suggest that ocean levels continue to rise long after warming of the atmosphere has leveled off.
- EDUCATION: Princeton Day names interim lower school head Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:12AMPrinceton Day School has announced that Lisa Surace will be the interim head of the lower school.
- Conference hopes to boost women in physics Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:55PM— Being a woman in the world of physics can sometimes be a lonely occupation.
- Census: Traditional Arizona families falling in number Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:28PMNew census data show that family identities in Arizona are evolving and getting more complex.
- SIUE one of five schools in graduate research Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:25PMThe Council of Graduate Schools has selected Southern Illinois University Edwardsville from among five universities across the nation as a research partner to participate in collecting information about how students in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics are prepared through master’s programs.
- Rensselaer Ph.D. candidate Philip W. Robinson awarded Fulbright Grant Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:28AM( Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ) Philip W. Robinson, a Ph.D. student of the graduate program in architectural acoustics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has been awarded a Fulbright grant to continue his research into the effects of architectural enclosures on listeners' perception of sound. His research will take place at the Aalto University of Science and Technology in Helsinki ...
- Anesthesia & Analgesia Most Influential Journal in its Specialty Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 10:45AMAnesthesia & Analgesia, the official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS), reports continued increase in its Impact Factor, the rating of academic and scientific journals tracked and published annually by Thomson Reuters.
- Pianist takes the stage in Frank Fetch Park this weekend Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 8:05AMRichard Lopez will go wherever the music takes him, from L.A. to New York, from country clubs to hotels. Even a bank hired him to play live piano music.
- Mexico's Deputy Minister of Energy Visits Masdar Institute Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 3:47AMAbu Dhabi-UAE: 13 July,2011- Masdar Institute (MI), the world's first graduate-level university dedicated to providing real-world solutions to issues of sustainability, received His Excellency Sergio Alcocer, Deputy Minister of Energy in Mexico, as part of a mutual endeavor to enhance communication and cooperation between agencies in Mexico and MI.
- Mogul John Malone to donate $7 million to Denver School of Science and Technology Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 2:16AMLiberty Media chairman John Malone said Tuesday that he will donate $7 million to the Denver School of Science and Technology — the charter school's largest donation ever.
- Nontombi Naomi Tutu to Speak at Walden University Academic Residency Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 3:00PMNontombi Naomi Tutu, human rights activist and international scholar, will be the plenary speaker at Walden University's academic residency on Wednesday, July 27, at the Ted Mann Concert Hall at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus.
- Ellis makes bid for supervisor in the Chickahominy district Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 8:50AMJim Ellis, 50, plans to run as an independent candidate for the Chickahominy District seat on the Hanover County Board of Supervisors. "We enjoy many advantages here in Hanover including a strong fiscal rating and dedicated county staff," Ellis said.
- Career Coach Helps Job Seekers, More Jobs Expected Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 4:44PMThe Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development's Career Coach rolled into Greene County Monday to help connect people with jobs. Click for video
- Ghana: The Moment of Truth - Mills Or Konadu? Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 4:18AM"The task ahead will not be an easy one. We will be fighting all kinds. If we are not fighting the opposition, you have the enemy also on one hand, and you have the traitor also on the other. So we have to remain vigilant."- said Mr. Jerry John Rawlings when his wife, Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings handed to him her nomination form on May 3, 2011.
- Polluted Air Another Danger to U.S. Troops in Iraq Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 4:16AMTHURSDAY, March 31 (HealthDay News) -- While the risks of gunfire and explosive devices to U.S. soldiers stationed in Iraq are obvious, new research suggests that high levels of air pollution in that country might pose a threat to their respiratory health.
- Naga reconciliatory Dr Wati Aier bags BWA award Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 2:04AMKohima, Jul 10: Noted Naga social worker Dr Rev Wati Aier, the Principal of the Oriental Theological Seminary (OTS) in Dimapur, was presented with the 2011 Baptist World Alliance (BWA) Denton and Janice Lotz Human Rights Award yesterday.
- Inauguration of new Liturgy Institute Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 1:24PMBishop Alan Hopes and Prof Ephrem Carr were welcomed as guests of honour by the Abbots of Ealing and Farnborough at the inauguration of Institutum Liturgicum - a new Liturgy Institute at Ealing Abbey - on Tuesday 12 July. The Liturgy Institute promotes graduate research and teaching accredited by the Catholic University of Leuven, and the Bishops of England and Wales have given their endorsement.
- Kitzhaber appoints legislative director Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 5:20AMGov. John Kitzhaber has named Dmitri Palmateer to succeed Brian Shipley as legislative director, effective July 26.
- Flower Mound scientist often plays key role in drilling controversies Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 12:30AMWhen controversies have arisen over natural gas drilling and its impact on air and water quality in North Texas, Alisa Rich has often been a key player.
- Editorial: A no-tax budget? What about tuition? Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 10:40PMParents whose kids attend California's public universities or who one day will enroll ought to ask themselves: What is the meaning of a tax increase?
- Last shuttle launch sparks excitement Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 9:11PMSome of the kids attending an Indianapolis-area summer science camp witnessed their first - and last - shuttle launch Friday. Read more at www.WISHTV.com
- Campus reacts to final space shuttle launch Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 5:52PMAerospace students are questioning their futures.
- Facts Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 4:35PMUCI is one of 63 universities in the U.S. and Canada elected to membership in the prestigious Association of American Universities.
- Nova Rated One of Top 20 Colleges Nationwide Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 4:26PMNova Southeastern University (Nova) learned this week that it was rated one of the top 20 colleges in the nation committed to community service by BestCollegesOnline.
- Fitch Affirms Stephen F. Austin State Univ, Texas RFS Bonds at 'AA-'; Outlook to Stable Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 4:13PMNEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings affirms the ratings on Texas Public Finance Authority bonds issued on behalf of Stephen F. Austin State University (SFASU, or the university) as follows: --$177.9 million revenue financing system (RFS) revenue and revenue refunding bonds at 'AA-'. The Rating Outlook is revised to Stable from Positive. RATING RATIONALE: --The Outlook revision to Stable ...
- Easton Area School District Superintendent Susan McGinley got nearly $110,000 in tuition reimbursement for doctorate Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 4:03PMMcGinley also received another $45,060.20 for unused vacation days she's cashed in over the last three years, according to district data.
- How Important Is A Doctoral Degree? Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 3:56PMI must respond to school board member Linda Mosley's being "disturbed" that someone who wants to be school superintendent does not have a doctoral degree.
- Smith new schools chief Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 11:09PMThe chairman of the Hamilton County school board insists the 5-3 vote to hire Rick Smith as superintendent Thursday night was not forced by political “good old boys” and said he didn’t push the vote because he is a puppet of the County Commission.
- Woo set to shepherd continuing growth of CRS with business expertise Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 4:16PMWASHINGTON (CNS) -- Eight years ago Carolyn Woo was like many Catholics when it came to knowing about the work of Catholic Relief Services.
- Happiness Club to meet Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 4:15PMOlson will discuss "Finding Your Own Happiness, How Positive Psychology Can Help Change Your Life." Olson, who has been in private practice for over 25 years, is the author of "The Three C's of Love; Finding Love That Lasts" and the designer of the "Love From The Heart" jewelry collection.