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College (Latin: collegium) is a term most often used today to denote degree awarding tertiary educational institution. More broadly, it can be the name of any group of colleagues, for example, an electoral college, a College of Arms or the College of Cardinals. Originally, it meant a group of persons living together, under a common set of rules (con- = "together" + leg- = "law" or lego = "I choose"); indeed, some colleges call their members "fellows". The precise usage of the term varies among the English-speaking countries. In the United States, for example, the terms 'college' and 'university' may be regarded as loosely interchangeable, whereas in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Australia, a 'college' is usually an institution between school and university level (although constituent schools within universities are also known as 'colleges').

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Student self-testing earns high marks as study tool

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

College students who pore over their notes again and again as they prep for finals could use their studying time more wisely, according to new learning research from Purdue University.


Ending the cycle of poverty

Ending the cycle of poverty

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- While many academically talented high-school students in Providence, Rhode Island, are figuring out what outfit to wear to school on a particular day, other top grade-earners are busily getting ...


Home Field Advantage Often Overestimated In College Football

Home Field Advantage Often Overestimated In College Football

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

This year, many of college football's biggest rivalry games take place over Thanksgiving weekend. A win earns bragging rights for the year. Visiting teams are often thought to be at a considerable disadvantage, ...


Surgical quality program is a strong tool for assessing outcomes for high-risk procedures

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New research published in the December issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons finds that the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP) is a powerful tool for as ...





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Study reveals the paths of Ontario secondary students to their post-secondary destinations

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A new study by researchers at Queen's University looking at the transitions young people make from secondary school to university, college, apprenticeship and the workplace found that over 60 percent of first-year college ...


Elusive 'hot' electrons captured in ultra-thin solar cells

Physics / General Physics

created Dec 11, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (12) | comments 3

Boston College researchers have observed the "hot electron" effect in a solar cell for the first time and successfully harvested the elusive charges using ultra-thin solar cells, opening a potential avenue to improved solar ...


Most radiation oncologists utilize advanced medical imaging techniques, study suggests

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A recent study shows that 95 percent of radiation oncologists use advanced imaging techniques such as positron emission tomography (FDG-PET), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and 4-dimensional computed tomography (4DCT) ...


New chemical reaction offers opportunities for drug development

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Researchers led by Conway Fellow, Professor Pat Guiry have solved a chemistry problem that has stumped researchers worldwide for more than a decade. The results have earned the group the cover story of the leading scientific ...


On-call radiology residents accurately interpret off-hours neuro CT exams

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

On-call radiology residents generally provide accurate preliminary interpretation of emergency neuroradiology CT scans after hours when attending neuroradiologist unavailable, according to results of a large study performed ...


Master gene Math1 controls framework for perceiving external and internal body parts

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Waking and walking to the bathroom in the pitch black of night requires brain activity that is both conscious and unconscious and requires a single master gene known as Math1 or Atoh1, said Baylor College of Medicine researchers ...


Defects in T cells make West Nile virus more deadly in older adults

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- West Nile virus is more deadly in older adults due to defects in T cells, according to a study conducted by researchers from the UA College of Medicine.


Computerized order entry/decision support systems: Effective solution to managing imaging utilization

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Providing physicians with a computerized order entry/decision support system that provides immediate feedback regarding imaging appropriateness at the time of ordering may be an effective solution to managing imaging utilization, ...


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Life on Mars theory boosted by new methane study

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (31) | comments 11

Scientists have ruled out the possibility that methane is delivered to Mars by meteorites, raising fresh hopes that the gas might be generated by life on the red planet, in research published tomorrow in Earth an ...


Destruction spreads 'like a disease'

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- People have cleared more than a quarter of the world’s forests and half of its grasslands, according to a paper published today in the Proceedings of the Royal Society by researchers from The University of Que ...



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