Thank-You to The George Washington University for being a Perfect Partner to the Festival!
The George Washington University School of Engineering and Applied Science has been an amazing and supportive sponsor to the USA Science and Engineering Festival. In addition to sponsoring the Festival, SEAS has been instrumental in spreading the word with a dedicated section of their website focused on the Festival including how to become involved, an [...]
Mangelsdorf wins international Luft Award for endocrinology research
DALLAS – Feb. 28, 2012 – Dr. David Mangelsdorf, chairman of pharmacology at UT Southwestern Medical Center, has been awarded the 2012 Rolf Luft Award for research that has advanced understanding of nuclear receptor pathways. Dr. David Mangelsdorf The annual award from the Karolinska Institutet, the prestigious medical university in Sweden which is also home [...]
Prove It! in an Online Video Competition!
Prove it! is an online video competition created by the British Science Association for National Science & Engineering Week 2012 (9-18 March) to get as many people as possible talking about science during March. The competition challenges students to explain one aspect of our world in motion in 30 seconds, either by filming themselves or by [...]
Homophobia starts in elementary school; teachers do little
Clare Davidson-Sherman, the adopted daughter of Karen Davidson-Fisher, has several mommiesher biological one, her adoptive mothers former partner who has joint custody, and now Davidson-Fishers legal wife, ABC News reports. The 8-year-old has come face-to-face with bullying in her Omaha, Neb., public school. One of her third-grade classmates used a derogatory and sing-songy tone as [...]
Go-ahead for £89m university research centre
A LEADING Scottish university has been given planning permission to build an ambitious £89 million research and technology centre. The planning committee of Glasgow City Council has approved the project by Strathclyde University to build a new centre to create jobs and attract investment. The Technology and Innovation Centre, set to open in 2014, will [...]
10 Education Apps for iPod and iPhone that Support Adult Learning
Mobile Device Apps That Support Adult Education – b Features and cost of education applications are provided for anyone in search of a way to make their mobile devices useful for learning in higher education. After purchasing an iPhone or iPod Touch, maybe even both, you may be wondering what apps are available to support [...]