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Ivory tower needs to adapt to online media landscape, scholar says

Ivory tower needs to adapt to online media landscape, scholar says

Other Sciences / Other

created Apr 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Universities need to embrace new online media, social networks and a culture of "openness" as part of their pedagogy, or they risk becoming seen as anachronisms in today's hyper-connected world where information ...





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Electronic Research Publications: Too Much of A Good Thing?

Other Sciences / Other

created Jul 28, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- New research at the University of Chicago shows that as more scholarly and research journals are available online, researchers cite fewer, newer papers.


Social networking site for researchers aims to make academic papers a thing of the past

Other Sciences / Other

created Jul 16, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 3

myExperiment, the social networking site for scientists, has set out to challenge traditional ideas of academic publishing as it enters a new phase of funding.


NASA Seeks Ideas For New Prize Challenges

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Sep 28, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Innovative Partnerships Program at NASA Headquarters in Washington is offering an opportunity for the public to help shape the prize challenges the agency offers to America's future citizen-inventors.


Research Publications Online: Too Much of A Good Thing?

Research Publications Online: Too Much of A Good Thing?

Other Sciences / Other

created Jul 17, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (12) | comments 0

The Internet gives scientists and researchers instant access to an astonishing number of academic journals. So what is the impact of having such a wealth of information at their fingertips? The answer, according ...


Putting math problems in proper order

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Mathematics is driven by the quest to solve problems and today the American Institute of Mathematics (AIM) announces a new tool to help attack those questions. Research problems can take decades or centuries to answer, with ...


Mindjet lauched a new online communication platform

Mindjet boosts online collaboration with Catalyst

Technology / Business

created Oct 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US technology firm Mindjet has unleashed a Catalyst technology platform that "attacks a major problem" in business by helping turn online brainstorming sessions into real-world results.


Money changes what we think is fair, research finds

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Thinking of rewarding your sales department for a job well done? You might not want to make cash part of the pay-off.


Adding technology to geometry class improves opportunities to learn

Adding technology to geometry class improves opportunities to learn

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A new study co-written by a University of Illinois expert in math education suggests that incorporating technology in high school-level geometry classes not only makes the teaching of concepts such as congruency ...


More research needed on blast induced traumatic brain injury and vestibular pathology

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Physical therapists are calling for definitive vestibular screenings and assessment measures for US military service members with blast-induced traumatic brain injuries (BITBI). According to a Scholarly Opinion Piece in ...


New study suggests minimal relationship between cannabis and schizophrenia or psychosis

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Last year the UK government reclassified cannabis from a class C to a class B drug, partly out of concerns that cannabis, especially the more potent varieties, may increase the risk of schizophrenia in young people. But the ...



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