Jul 08
Penn State is increasingly embracing short-term study abroad programs as students seem to be gravitating toward more flexible global options.
Recent statistics included for the first time in the University Office of Global Programs’ overall counts have revealed that short-term study abroad programs are becoming a popular alternative to the traditional year long or semester-long programs.
While [...]
Jul 08
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For several years now, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) has offered hunter education courses that provide a large percentage of the work online, followed by a day of mostly field training, including live fire. Several days before the class, students log on the International Hunter Education Association’s (IHEA) home study website, homestudy.ihea.com. [...]
Jul 08
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The 2009 Online Student Readiness Report (OSRR) has been released and is now available. The report was officially released at the recent DLA conference in St. Simons Island, Georgia. Presented by eLearningToolBox.com, OSRR makes observations from data taken from 150,065 unique students from 272 higher education institutions who took the READI assessment from June 1, [...]
Jul 08
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eMindful.com, a leading source of online health and wellness information and education, is teaming up with gBehavior.com, an incentive-based behavior management firm, to create a software and behavior change package that gives employers a significant advantage in achieving healthy behavior change within their organization. Tracking and rewarding employees’ healthy behaviors helps employers cut down on [...]
Jul 08
The IDA has reported a net loss of 3,700 jobs last year in companies that it supports.
In its annual report for 2008, the authority says IDA-backed investments helped create 2,300 jobs during 2008.
However, companies backed by the IDA also cut 6,000 jobs during the year.
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Jul 08
Hollywood actress Katie Holmes has teamed up with director Adam Shankman and reality TV producer Nigel Lythgoe to launch a dance scholarship fund.
Holmes, who is set to appear on Lythgoe’s US show “So You Think You Can Dance” July 23, has joined forces with the pair and “Dancing With the Stars” judge Carrie Ann Inaba [...]
Jul 08
After six people were fatally killed in a tower block this weekend, The Fire Fighters Charity and the Communities and Local Government Fire Kills Campaign urges teachers to make Planning A Safe Escape part of their Key Stage 1 learning programme.
Latest statistics have shown that 29 children under the age of 11 are killed in [...]
Jul 08
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Uni-Pixel, Inc., the developer of a color display technology called Time Multiplexed Optical Shutter (“TMOS”), today announced that it has joined the Center for Advanced Microelectronics Manufacturing (CAMM) at Binghamton University, State University of New York. Supporting the CAMM’s mission to demonstrate the feasibility of roll-to-roll (R2R) flexible electronics manufacturing, UniPixel will leverage its recent [...]
Jul 08
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National Lending Associates, Inc. (“NLA”) is formally announcing the launch of its TuitionFlex(SM) tuition payment program. The TuitionFlex Program is a highly flexible and customizable tuition payment program for schools and colleges which currently do or do not offer this low cost financing option to their students and families. TuitionFlex is designed to be [...]
Jul 08
Jeff Kaller and his crusade to save America from foreclosure has joined forces with frequent Dr. Phil and Mad Money guests, Loral Langemeier and Harry Dent to appear at the Homeowners Conference on July 10-11, at the Tampa Marriott Waterside, a free educational event for all consumers. In addition to top real estate, financial and [...]
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