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Educational initiatives improve quality of care delivery

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created May 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A study of targeted educational initiatives between the clinical staff at Fox Chase Cancer Center and the hospitals within their Partners program suggest that educational interventions by academic cancer centers can improve ...


Indian schools to benefit from new computer chips

Electronics / Hardware

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

An educational initiative between Rice University computer scientists and Indian educators will enable schools in rural India to be some of the first to benefit from Rice's revolutionary, low-energy computer chips.





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New approach to science education proposed

Other Sciences / Other

created Jan 24, 2007 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 0

A world-renowned U.S. scientist says he is plotting a revolution -- a revolution in the way children around the world are taught science.


NASA Challenges 350 Rocketeers Nationwide to Aim a Mile High

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA has invited more than 350 student rocketeers from middle schools, high schools, colleges and universities -- 37 teams nationwide -- to take part in the 2009-2010 NASA Student Launch Projects.


Should teachers be licensed on effectiveness or experience?

Other Sciences / Other

created Apr 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Michigan education officials are considering new standards for licensing teachers focusing more on effectiveness rather than years of educational and work experience. Are teachers ready?


Evangelical leaders fight global warming

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created Feb 08, 2006 | popularity 1.7 / 5 (6) | comments 0

A group of 86 evangelical Christian leaders are reportedly supporting a major initiative to fight global warming.


Today's children decide their school and career path early

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Children as young as 12 have a strong sense of their personal futures and can reflect thoughtfully on what life might hold for them, according to new research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council and led by ...


The GalileoMobile starts its South American voyage

The GalileoMobile starts its South American voyage

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

The GalileoMobile is a Special Project of the International Year of Astronomy 2009 (IYA2009), which is a global celebration commemorating the first use of a telescope to view the Universe by the Italian astronomer ...


Office initiative reduces headaches and neck and shoulder pain by more than 40 percent

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 14, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Office staff who took part in an eight-month workplace initiative reported that headaches and neck and shoulder pain fell by more than 40 per cent and their use of painkillers halved, according to research published in the ...


New software will help children design their own games and aid learning

Technology / Software

created Jan 22, 2007 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Pioneering software that enables children to design their own computer games could significantly improve the teaching of literacy, design and ICT skills in our schools.


Teach your physicians well

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

As the national conversation about healthcare reform engages millions of Americans, a new Brandeis study sheds light on the values of medical faculty who train the nation's physicians and lead in health care and research ...


Run! It's the student council president

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 24, 2009 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

In most movies about high school, the student council president, the so-called "band geek" or the kid who stays after school for math club often fall victim to the teasing and bullying of the popular students or "jocks."



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