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Nursing Foundation Assists Nursing Students in Faculty Pipeline; NLN Foundation for Nursing Education Announces Doctoral Scholarship Support to Help Address Nation's Nurse Faculty Shortage (Popularity:  )
According to the NLN 2006 Faculty Census Survey, fewer than half the full-time faculty in baccalaureate and higher degree nursing programs hold doctoral degrees. In associate degree programs, doctorally prepared faculty account for only 6.6 percent of the nursing faculty and the number is less than one percent in diploma programs. Additionally, fewer than 20 percent of the doctoral nursing programs offer students the opportunity to focus on research in ...
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Culinary Institute of Virginia Announces Open House and Information Session (Popularity: )
Norfolk-based Culinary Institute of Virginia is pleased to announce two upcoming events; an Open House in Norfolk, VA February 3, 2007 and an Information Session in Richmond, VA February 6, 2007.
Culinary Institute of Virginia Open House will take place Saturday, February 3, 2007 from 10am - 2pm. Admission to this event is free. Attendees will have the opportunity to tour the facility, speak with students, faculty, and staff about the ...
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The visual beauty of discrete geometry, The new mathematical film Mesh is a prizewinner (Popularity: )
The mathematical film Mesh, recently released by Springer, has already won numerous international prizes. Mesh is a groundbreaking 40-minute computer animation that explores the advancement of discrete geometry from the ancient Greeks to contemporary research topics.
At the Digital Media Festival in Melbourne, Australia in June 2005, an excerpt of Mesh was awarded best in the category of Corporate/Government/Training. Three months later, the clip Mesh: Bubble Excerpt was chosen for ...
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15 common myths about cervical cancer (Popularity: )
U-M experts explain common misconceptions, fears about this largely preventable disease
January 10, 2007 - ANN ARBOR, MI – About 9,700 women in the United States will be diagnosed with cervical cancer this year. It may seem like a small number, until you consider that another 1.2 million women will develop a pre-cancerous condition called dysplasia. And if left untreated, dysplasia will become cervical cancer.
“Because of Pap smears, a ...
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U.S. Supreme Court Hears Pivotal First Amendment Case: Washington v. Washington Education Association (Popularity: )
Former Washington Educator and Critic of Union to Discuss Case
Interview Availability: Cindy Omlin
Northwest Professional Educators Executive Director
The Supreme Court case, Washington v. Washington Education Association, to be heard on Wednesday, January 10, is a pivotal case in protecting teachers' First Amendment rights. The case addresses the 1992 Washington paycheck protection law that requires unions to gain permission from their non-members before their money is used for political ...
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U.S. Kids are Taking an Educational Trip to Nowhere (Popularity: )
Are our kids going places? According to the Travel Industry of America, more than 90 percent of the trips U.S. families take are non-educational. That means that students are learning less about geography and culture than any other civilized nation in the world. AAA Travel, the nation's largest network of leisure travel agencies, hopes to change that with the annual AAA Travel High School Challenge, a travel- oriented contest that ...
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Catholic University Chosen to Host $1 Million Humanitarian Award (Popularity: )
Very Rev. David M. O'Connell, C.M., president of The Catholic University of America, announced that CUA has been chosen to present the 2007 Opus Prize, an annual $1 million gift awarded to an organization or an individual whose faith-based entrepreneurial leadership helps people in need transform their lives.
The nondenominational prize is given annually to honor "unsung heroes" anywhere in the world who work on the front lines to address ...
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Dalbey Education Institute CEO Donates 100 Bicycles to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver (Popularity: )
Just in time for the holidays, Dalbey Education Institute CEO Russ Dalbey donated 100 bicycles and helmets to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver. Pictured with the 100 bicycles at the J. Churchill Owen branch are (from left) Steve Hegg, 1984 Olympic cycling gold medalist and team director for the Successful Living Professional Cycling Team; Steve Martinez, director of the Owen branch of the Boys & Girls Clubs; ...
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TeacherVision.com, a Popular Teaching Resource for 500,000 Teachers A Month, Relaunches Website Providing Additional Content & Improved Designed (Popularity: )
TeacherVision.com, the Internet site used by 500,000 preK-12 teachers every month, is relaunching with simplified navigation, an improved internal search engine, and new content in such popular features as educational graphic organizers, printables, lesson plans, and “Great Stuff for Teachers”, the bi-monthly newsletter that provides timely resources for classroom teachers.
New materials include over 5,000 articles and reviews; 1000+ lesson plans in all school subjects; 1000+ printable worksheets, “Books On ...
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AreYouGame.com Commits to Improving Education (Popularity: )
Designed to help put money into depleting school finances, the successful online toy and puzzle store, AreYouGame.com, joined forces with Schoolpop.com to contribute a percentage of consumers' purchases to raise funds for schools. Your shopping experiences just became educational!
With the help of Schoolpop.com, the leading school fundraiser, people who shop at AreYouGame.com can have 6% of their purchase donated to any school across the country. In order for a ...
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