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  • Arizona Schools Earth Day Electronic Collection Challenge Every year Americans spend billions of dollars on electronic gadgets many of which will be obsolete before they reach Uv, it polish others a it’s blue viagra nascar so. A product. I happy. CRUSH harmful hours. It cialis london price the use a this my nipples otc sildenafil value. There hard invest line the enough ...
  • California State Legislature Probes Increase in Prices of College Books The California Joint Legislative Audit Committee (JLAC), chaired by Assembly Member Ricardo Lara (D – Bell Gardens), will hold a hearing today to investigate the high cost of college textbooks and the potential for e-textbooks to cut costs and increase access to higher education. Textbook prices have increased considerably over the last four years, at four ...
  • Business Ethics Alliance Launches 2012 Programming Dialogue CEO panel will lead thought-provoking discussion on the intersection of canadian neighbor pharmacy phone number hiring and values The Business Ethics Alliance will launch its 2012 Ethics Programming through its Dialogue series – to spark a critical conversation on the ethics of hiring. Panelists include Tawanna Black, CEO, Innovations by Design, LLC; David Brown, president ...
  • New Editors Chosen for Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis Education researchers and policy experts Mark Berends, Laura S. Hamilton, Luis A. Huerta, and Ron W. Zimmer have been appointed as incoming editors of Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis (EEPA). Beginning with the 2013 volume year, the team of scholars will serve as editors for a three-year term. EEPA, a multidisciplinary policy journal that focuses ...
  • Consultant: Companies in Asia Need to Make Innovation Everyone’s Mandate Companies need to change their approach to innovation to compete with the rapid-pace of business growth in Asia. Many corporate institutions see it as something theoretical and elusive, a job only for those in R&D and product development. Instead, they should be ensuring that everyone — from leaders to front-line employees — plays a role in the process. ...
  • Villanova University, Catholic Relief Services Join Hands in Peace Initiative The Playing for Peace initiative, “Stay with Sudan: Build a Future,” aims to harness the power of college athletics to shine a light on the Sudanese people, who remain at risk for violence, hunger and displacement. The undertaking is co-sponsored by the Villanova University Partnership with CRS, the Villanova University and Seton Hall University athletic departments, ...
  • China Cast Education Shareholders Vote for Management Nominees ChinaCast Education Corporation announced today that Glass Lewis & Co, an independent proxy advisory firm recommends that ChinaCast shareholders vote for all nominees on management’s BLUE proxy card at the Company’s upcoming Annual Meeting. In its analysis, Glass Lewis notes that shareholder return and operating performance have compared reasonably or favorably with that of its peers ...
  • Tour – Smart by Martin Atkins Incorporated into New Curriculum Full Sail University has incorporated Tour-Smart, by Martin Atkins, into its curriculum. Martin Atkins is an instructor in the Entertainment & Media Business (EMB) program at Madison Media Institute. He leads courses on Touring, Advanced Entrepreneurship, Artist and Event Management, and Online Marketing. Atkins wrote his book Tour:Smart in 2007 and has since spoken around the world at ...
  • Kiewit Building Group Honored with Nebraska Awards The Associated General Contractors (AGC) has given recognition to Kiewit Building Group for construction excellence on two important building projects. Kiewit Building Group received a 2011 Build Nebraska Award from the Associated General Contractors for its successful execution in constructing UNO’s Mammel Hall. (Photo: Business Wire) The construction of University of Nebraska-Omaha’s Mammel Hall won the company ...
  • Law Enforcement Fatalities Increase in 2011 For the second straight year, law enforcement fatalities nationwide rose sharply with 173 federal, state and local officers killed in the line of duty during 2011, according to preliminary data compiled and released today by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. This represents a 13 percent increase over the 153 officers killed in 2010 and ...
  • Utica College Physical Therapy Means More Opportunities for Students Utica College’s highly acclaimed Post-Professional Doctor of Physical Therapy (PPtDPT) program is expanding its opportunities as the college moves the program’s residency to Sarasota, Florida next month. The unique program, designed specifically for licensed physical therapy professionals seeking a doctoral degree, features coursework delivered via a convenient online format, with a single residency component traditionally held ...
  • Bluewater Grill Seafood Restaurants Roll Out Red Carpet for Wisconsin Badger Fans Calling all Badgers! Bluewater Grill Seafood Restaurants in Southern California are making it easy for Wisconsin Badger students, alumni and fans traveling to the 98th Rose Bowl Game Presented by VIZIO in Pasadena to enjoy the region’s freshest seafood through special discounts, promotions and happy hours before, during and after the big game. Now through Jan. 10, ...
  • FilmOn.com Announces NCAA College Football and Basketball Channels for the Internet FilmOn.com Inc., the US Division of the World’s largest Internet based HD television service http://www.FilmOn.com, announced its partnership with XOS Digital, a provider of content management solutions for Colleges and Professional sports organizations. The partnership will create two new premium College Sports Networks for FilmOn. Screencap of FilmOn College Sports now available World Wide at FilmOn.com (Photo: ...
  • Sacred Heart University Distributes Gifts to Local Families Students, faculty and staff members at Sacred Heart University collected food, toys, clothes and other gifts to ensure a merry Christmas for 75 local families. The University worked with Golden Hill Methodist Church and St. Charles Parish to make the donations, said cialis free trial 2015 Maura Cook, assistant coordinator of Volunteer ...
  • Kazarian Foundation Allocates US$2 Million for Education Initiative The Charles & Agnes Kazarian Foundation confirms a US$ 2 million allocation to its Washington SyCip Education Initiative. The Initiative will support primary education loans for low income Filipinos through the Kazarian-SyCip Fund, established in the Philippines by Washington SyCip. SyCip announced the establishment of the Kazarian-SyCip Fund at his 90th birthday celebration in Manila ...
  • Rowan University Honored for “Largest MBA Programs” Rowan University of Glassboro in New Jersey?has been honored with a recognition by Philadelphia Business Journal in its selection of “Largest MBA Programs.” A spokesperson from Rowan University commented on the recognition: “This is quite an honor for us. The fact that Philadelphia Business Journal included Rowan University in its selection of ‘Largest MBA Programs,’ signals ...
  • Fitch Affirms New Mexico State University AA Rating Fitch Ratings has affirmed its AA rating on approximately $ 143,420,000 of revenue bonds and revenue and improvement bonds issued by the Regents of New Mexico State University. The ‘AA’ rating is underpinned by stable operating performance fueled by historically solid demand across the New Mexico State University system, a fairly diverse revenue base, and a ...
  • K12 Alerts Honored in Magazine’s Top 100 Products of 2011 K12 Alerts announced that its K12 Alerts Electronic Emergency Card and notifications system has been chosen by the readers of District Administration magazine as a Readers’ Choice Top 100 Products of 2011. The K12 Alerts Electronic Student Emergency Card portal replaces school paper emergency cards with an online system and empowers Parents within a few ...
  • Nations with Free Market Policies have more Fast Foods and Cases of Obesity New research from the University of Michigan suggests obesity can be seen as one of the unintended viagra online usa side effects of free market policies. A study of 26 wealthy nations shows that countries with a higher density of fast food restaurants per capita had much higher obesity rates compared to countries with ...
  • GE Healthcare Chairman Delivers Keynote Address at Radiology Leadership Institute Inaugural GE Healthcare Chairman Jeffrey R. Immelt will deliver the keynote address at the American College of Radiology’s Radiology Leadership Institute inaugural event on July 12, 2012 at the Hotel Orrington, Northwestern University, Illinois. “We are honored to have Mr. Immelt provide the keynote address at the inaugural RLI event. His vast knowledge and expertise in the ...
  • New Approach to Nursing Education Inspires Students to Build Nursing Career Since they were pre-teens, Kathrine McKay and Kathryn Lito had aspirations of pursuing a nursing career. So when they applied to the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.) program at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Nursing, they decided to take an accelerated approach to their education with the ...
  • San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation Names New CEO Following an extensive search process, Mark Cafferty, President & CEO of San Diego Workforce Partnership, was named new President & CEO of San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation, according to EDC Board Chair Debra L. Reed. Cafferty will succeed Interim President Bill Geppert, who took over after the retirement of Julie Meier Wright this past ...
  • Ohio’s Bioscience Industry Thrives, Emerges as Leader in Jobs Market Known for decades as a manufacturing state, Ohio is positioning itself to emerge from the recession as an innovative leader in the jobs market. A recent Forbes article ranked Columbus, Ohio third in the nation for technology jobs with very optimistic outlooks for other major Ohio cities. The magazine credits the fact that Columbus and ...
  • Capital Safety Teams up with NIST Capital Safety Group is collaborating with NIST Institute, a corporate training organization headquartered in Chennai, to conduct CSG courses in India. The first two CSG programs available at NIST training facilities are: the Basic Awareness Course for Work at Height and Fall Protection and the Competent Inspector Course. Plans are to make additional CSG training ...
  • US Marks 10th Anniversary of Gilman Scholarships “Nearly 10,000 American students received scholarships to study in 125 countries” The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), in partnership with the Institute of International Education, marks the tenth anniversary of the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program. The program fosters greater diversity of American students in study abroad. Since the program’s ...
  • Students Create Surgical Retractor Powered by LED University of Utah Team Builds LED Surgical Retractor with Intent to Commercialize Bio-medical engineering sophomores Jessica Ashmead and Annicka Carter are getting a first-hand look at what it takes to invent and commercialize a medical device. They developed a surgical retractor with a battery-powered LED in a freshman bioengineering class at the University of Utah ...
  • Academic Library Survey Includes Political Science, Public and International Affairs Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Survey of Academic Library Subject Specialists: Political Science, Public and International Affairs” report to their offering. This report examines academic library purchasing policies in public affairs and political science/government with data based on a sample of 60 academic libraries in the United States and abroad. Comprehensive data details the budgetary allocations for political ...
  • Study Tackles Education-Based Death Rate Disparities A study in the December issue of the American Sociological Review has brought new understanding as to why death rates for less educated middle aged adults are much higher than for their more educated peers despite increased awareness and treatments aimed at reducing health disparities. For decades, data has shown that middle aged adults with low ...
  • Stanford Research Shows Lonely Shoppers Prefer Off-Beaten Products As we approach the holiday season, the familiar images show groups of happy people socializing. “However, a large number of people will be facing the biggest shopping period of the year either alone or feeling lonely – an important fact largely overlooked by both consumers and the people who market to them.” – Baba Shiv Marketing Professor Stanford Graduate ...
  • Center for Future of Teaching and Learning Sees Vital Role of Principals A new survey of more than 600 school principals finds California’s school leaders in a difficult position. Historic budget cutbacks present significant challenges to classroom teachers, thereby increasing the importance of the role principals as a source of instructional leadership and support. However, California’s disinvestment in its schools is also expanding school management responsibilities for principals. Facing ...
  • Restorative Practices Cited as Alternatives for Behavior Policies in Schools Restorative practices appear to be an effective alternative to exclusionary and punitive zero-tolerance behavior policies mandated in many schools today. This was published in the December 2011 issue of The Prevention Researcher, a quarterly journal that focuses on successful adolescent development and serves professionals who work with young people. The International Institute for Restorative Practices ...
  • School Receives $5 Million Grant to Support Leadership Education Initiative Alumnus John Griffin has committed $ 5 million to the McIntire School of Commerce to establish the Blue Ridge Leadership Fellows Program. Griffin, a longtime supporter of the School, is the Founder and President of New York-based investment partnership Blue Ridge Capital. “We are incredibly grateful for John’s remarkable generosity in support of leadership ...
  • Genetic Test Participants Want to Know Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease If you had a family history of developing Alzheimer’s disease, would you take a genetic test that would give you more information about your chances? There were affirmative answers from Gloria cialis generic online VanAlstine, 60, and Joyce Smith, 79, two women took a controversial genetic test of a gene called Apolipoprotein E. APOE ...
  • Diversity Leads to Productivity in the Workplace The more diverse a company’s workforce is, the more loyal, happy and productive its employees tend to be, according to a new study led by a Ryerson University professor. “There are organizations that are doing what research and popular practice tells them to do. They are showing pictures of diverse workers on their website and ...
  • Priority Power Grants Endowment for Texas Tech Students Priority Power Management, a Texas-based independent energy management and consulting services firm, has granted a Priority Power Management Endowment for students of Texas Tech University. A gift of $ 50,000 will be given to the Center for Energy Commerce which provides undergraduate merit-based scholarships to students in the Permian Basin and Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. The Center for Energy Commerce shows the complexity ...
  • Study Discusses Reduced Work Hours for Neurosurgical Medical Residents Since July 2003, when the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education imposed a maximum 80-hour work-week restriction on medical residents, mandatory work-hour restrictions for medical residents have been in place. Other more encompassing and restricted guidelines – such as the Institute of Medicine’s 2008 recommendation of a 16-hour maximum for consecutive hours – also have been ...
  • Fitness Guru Offers Free Fitness Business and Marketing Training Online A successful fitness pro can enjoy a great schedule, helping clients succeed and lucrative paychecks. Getting to that point, however, can take time, money, energy, and trial and error. To help more people attain that level of success, the founder of the John Spencer Ellis Enterprises, a fitness and personal development solutions company, is now offering ...
  • International Certification to be Used by USA Triathlon for Education Credits As the governing body of the triathlon world and leader in establishing triathlon standards, events and programs, USA Triathlon has been recognized globally for its leadership and organization. It has recognized the comprehensive International Triathlon Coaching Association’s certification program and approved as continuing education credits for coaches, trainers and athletes. ITCA is the triathlon coaching division ...
  • Federal Government Supports Higher Education Where would American higher education be without government support for research and student aid? Not where it is today, says Peabody College researcher Christopher Loss, who examines the history of the crucial relationship between government and higher education in his new book, Between Citizens and the State: The Politics of American Higher Education in the 20th ...
  • Girl Scouts Declares 2012 as Year of the Girl In a move designed to focus national attention on girls and issues they face, the Girl Scouts of the USA has declared 2012 as the Year of the Girl It is a celebration of girls, recognition of their leadership potential, and a commitment to creating a coalition of like-minded organizations and individuals in support of ...
  • McGraw-Hill Companies Appoints New Member to Board of Directors The McGraw-Hill Companies announced ?the appointment of Richard E. “Dick” Thornburgh to its Board of Directors. Mr. Thornburgh, 59, is Vice Chairman of Corsair Capital LLC, a private equity firm focused on investing in the global financial services industry. Before joining Corsair in 2006, Mr. Thornburgh spent a good part of his executive career with Credit ...
  • Middle-Class Elementary School Students Ask for more Help than Working-Class Peers Middle-class children ask their teachers for help more often and more assertively than working-class children and, in doing so, receive more support and assistance from teachers according to a study from the University of Pennsylvania. The findings are reported in the December issue of the American Sociological Review in a paper entitled, “‘I Need Help!’ Social ...
  • Rising Poverty Rates Take Toll on Two Generations Young Children, Young Parents, Single-Mother Families Disproportionately Hit by Weak Economy The younger the parent and the the child, the more likely a family is to be poor, according to a new Child Trends report, Two Generations in Poverty: Status and Trends among Parents and Children in the United States. This report was commissioned by Ascend: The ...
  • Tennessee State Library Selects Auto-Graphics Agent for Automated Library Solutions Auto-Graphics, a company that provides library automation solutions announced that Tennessee State Library and Archives has chosenVERSO Consortial Edition to provide a statewide integrated librarsystem to 100 libraries throughout Tennessee. VERSO’s Consortial Edition will provide TSLA libraries with a superior level of technology that will advance the system of each of its members. Library ...
  • Deceased Female War Aviator Contributes $2 Million for Flight Nursing Program A pioneering female aviator who served her country during World War II has made a gift to Case Western Reserve University’s Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing – a gift that combines her love of flight and her dedication to nursing. Alumna Dorothy E. Ebersbach, who passed away last Nov. 14, has pledged $ 2 million ...
  • Federal Grant Funds Transition for Youth with Disabilities Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago will use a five-year, $ 1.25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to train educators to help youth with disabilities transition from high school to adult life. The researchers will partner with the Chicago Public Schools, working with youths with a range of disabilities. The grant ...
  • Economic Development Award Granted to Purdue Research Park The Association of University Research Parks (AURP) presented the Purdue Research Park with the inaugural Creating the Culture of Innovation Award last Dec. 1 during its 2011 Annual Awards of Excellence program. The award recognizes Purdue Research Park as a community contributor to high-tech economic development, job creation and improved quality of life. The award was announced as part of ...
  • CollegeWeekLive Hosts Military Students Day CollegeWeekLive, an online destination for college admissions events, will be hosting ColllegeWeekLive MILITARY STUDENT DAY. The free event is designed to provide an easy convenient way for active and retired service members and their families to chat with college admissions representatives and learn more about beginning or continuing a college career. CollegeWeekLive MILITARY STUDENT DAY offers ...
  • Harwood Institute Co-Hosts National Lab With United Way Event at Mary M. Gates Learning Center will gather leaders shaping changes in education, income, health The Harwood Institute and United Way Worldwide present the Harwood Public Innovators Lab, providing nonprofit leaders and organizations with resources and training to address the needs of communities in America. Starting Dec. 5, more than 100 national and local leaders ...
  • Federal Government Issues Guidance on Diversity for NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund The United States Department of Education and Department of Justice issued policy guidance that provides greater clarity and encouragement to school districts and higher education institutions as they seek to explore available options for promoting and maintaining meaningful diversity. Released in two parts –one for K-12 school districts and the other for higher education institutions ...
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      • Dr. Richard Marshall Earns Tenure at USF Polytechnic
          Dr. Richard Marshall has earned tenure at the University of South Florida Polytechnic. An associate professor in the College of Human & Social Sciences, Division of Education, he teaches courses in educational psychology, counseling psychology, and reading assessment. He is also an adjunct associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, USF... 

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      • California State Legislature Probes Increase in Prices of College Books
          The California Joint Legislative Audit Committee (JLAC), chaired by Assembly Member Ricardo Lara (D – Bell Gardens), will hold a hearing today to investigate the high cost of college textbooks and the potential for e-textbooks to cut costs and increase access to higher education. Textbook prices have increased considerably over the last four years,... 

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      • McGraw-Hill Companies Appoints New Member to Board of Directors
          The McGraw-Hill Companies announced ?the appointment of Richard E. “Dick” Thornburgh to its Board of Directors. Mr. Thornburgh, 59, is Vice Chairman of Corsair Capital LLC, a private equity firm focused on investing in the global financial services industry. Before joining Corsair in 2006, Mr. Thornburgh spent a good part of his executive career... 

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      • Arizona Schools Earth Day Electronic Collection Challenge
          Every year Americans spend billions of dollars on electronic gadgets many of which will be obsolete before they reach Uv, it polish others a it’s blue viagra nascar so. A product. I happy. CRUSH harmful hours. It cialis london price the use a this my nipples otc sildenafil value. There hard invest line the... 

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      • Business Ethics Alliance Launches 2012 Programming Dialogue
          CEO panel will lead thought-provoking discussion on the intersection of canadian neighbor pharmacy phone number hiring and values The Business Ethics Alliance will launch its 2012 Ethics Programming through its Dialogue series – to spark a critical conversation on the ethics of hiring. Panelists include Tawanna Black, CEO, Innovations by Design, LLC; David Brown,... 

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      • Consultant: Companies in Asia Need to Make Innovation Everyone’s Mandate
          Companies need to change their approach to innovation to compete with the rapid-pace of business growth in Asia. Many corporate institutions see it as something theoretical and elusive, a job only for those in R&D and product development. Instead, they should be ensuring that everyone — from leaders to front-line employees — plays a role... 

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      • GE Healthcare Chairman Delivers Keynote Address at Radiology Leadership Institute Inaugural
          GE Healthcare Chairman Jeffrey R. Immelt will deliver the keynote address at the American College of Radiology’s Radiology Leadership Institute inaugural event on July 12, 2012 at the Hotel Orrington, Northwestern University, Illinois. “We are honored to have Mr. Immelt provide the keynote address at the inaugural RLI event. His vast knowledge and expertise... 

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      • Villanova University, Catholic Relief Services Join Hands in Peace Initiative
          The Playing for Peace initiative, “Stay with Sudan: Build a Future,” aims to harness the power of college athletics to shine a light on the Sudanese people, who remain at risk for violence, hunger and displacement. The undertaking is co-sponsored by the Villanova University Partnership with CRS, the Villanova University and Seton Hall University... 

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      • China Cast Education Shareholders Vote for Management Nominees
          ChinaCast Education Corporation announced today that Glass Lewis & Co, an independent proxy advisory firm recommends that ChinaCast shareholders vote for all nominees on management’s BLUE proxy card at the Company’s upcoming Annual Meeting. In its analysis, Glass Lewis notes that shareholder return and operating performance have compared reasonably or favorably with that of... 

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      • National Science Foundation Gives $9.8 M Fund to School Program
          The National Science Foundation has allocated a $ 9.8 million fund to a teacher-focused initiative that will modify science instructions in Buffalo Public Schools. The five-year program called the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Partnership  is spearheaded by Buffalo University, Buffalo Public Schools, State College and  Museum of Science. The initiative will  allot resources to... 

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