The List Is In: Top Values in Public Colleges
The top school on the list returned to its perch for the eleventh straight year. A relatively moderate sticker price, generous financial aid and a competitive admission rate are among the key attributes that make UNC numero uno, Kiplingers explains. Here are Kiplingers top 10 public school values for in-state students, with total in-state/out-of-state annual sticker prices: [...]
Pioneering diabetes research earns UTSW scientist state’s top honor for medicine
DALLAS – Jan. 12, 2012 – Dr. Philipp Scherer, director of the Touchstone Center for Diabetes Research at UT Southwestern Medical Center, was recognized today as a rising star in Texas research by The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas (TAMEST). Dr. Philipp Scherer Dr. Scherer, professor of internal medicine and cell biology [...]
Prisoner rehabilitation project ‘dumbed down’
PRISONERS at half of Scotland’s jails will suffer a blow to their hopes of receiving quality education after qualified lecturers were replaced by tutors, it was claimed last night. Carnegie College in Dunfermline, Fife, was accused by the biggest teaching union of dumbing down a national rehabilitation project after it took the cost-saving decision. It [...]
UAlbany releases first rendering of new fountain
The University at Albany released a Youtube video showing what the new fountain may look like. Starting in March, the university will begin construction on the main fountain and the surrounding area to improve it aesthetically and structurally. Here is the video for your viewing pleasure, enjoy the soundtrack the school masterfully added to it.
Bluevale, WCI roll out the welcome mat
The Waterloo Vikings and Bluevale Knights will get things rolling at 12:30 today in the opening round of the Knights-Vikings Basketball Classic. The two-day event is a 16-team competition that wraps up Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Bluevale. The consolation final will be held at 6 p.m. at Bluevale. Bluevale willl face Sudbury Lockerby in [...]
Make Social Networking Work for You
The rise of social networking at the professional level is a clear indication that companies of all sizes and in all industries need faster and more effective ways to communicateinternally as well as to customers, vendors, and other partners. This white paper will discuss how the same concepts that have transformed personal communication are now [...]