Nov 17
Book Reviews, University No Comments
One of the most pressing tasks confronting the new Obama administration is rebuilding and redirecting the nation’s intelligence system. From closing Guantanamo Bay to ending the abusive treatment of terrorist detainees to halting warrantless wiretapping of U.S. citizens, Obama has promised major and rapid changes in the way our intelligence community does business. He has [...]
Nov 08
Soldiers with traumatic brain injuries, or TBIs, are getting dramatic results from therapy offered by local brain training experts.
“The LearningRx methodology can significantly improve the brain, restore function, and eliminate common symptoms of TBI like lack of focus, memory problems, and struggles with thinking in general,” says LearningRx Vice President of Research and Development, Tanya [...]
Nov 06
Tuesday’s historic election of Barack Obama was, to most onlookers, a watershed event — a political game-changer, a passing of the generational torch and a defining moment in American race relations.
To the students in Gil Stange’s second-period AP Economics class at Towson High School, it was a chance to test a theory: What if the [...]
Nov 06
Study Abroad, Training Programs No Comments
The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded DynCorp International a $99 million contract to support and assist the Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq (MNSTC-I). DynCorp International will provide up to 128 Senior Level positions for Mentors and Advisors.
MNSTC-I is responsible for providing advisors and mentors to the Iraqi Ministries of Defense and Interior. These Ministries control [...]
Nov 06
The Broadcasting Board of Governors has contracted Alelo TLT LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Alelo Inc., to develop an interactive Web-based learning portal for learners of English as a second language. The learning portal will be part of Voice of America’s international programming. VOA is the largest U.S. international broadcaster, reaching an estimated audience [...]
Nov 06
Online Education, Training Programs No Comments
More than 65,000 military personnel have been wounded by hostile and nonhostile acts in Afghanistan and Iraq since 2001. In addition to advances in medical care, recreation programming is playing an important role in reintegrating these individuals into military, family and community life. To help these wounded warriors, Penn State has developed a first-of-its-kind training [...]
Nov 03
The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) today approved a $1 million training fund to provide employer-driven skills training for recently separated veterans.
By establishing the training fund, TWC will provide returning veterans skills upgrades that employers identify as necessary for future Texas economic growth.
Private Texas employers can apply to TWC for training grants by partnering with established [...]
Oct 29
Channel One News, the preeminent news and content provider for teens, declared Senator Barack Obama as the winner of “OneVote 2008,” the network’s nationwide student mock-election held in advance of the Presidential election. Pulling in a significant 58.5% of the vote, Barack Obama wins the election by a 17 point margin, leaving John McCain [...]
Oct 29
Education, Finance Education No Comments
The Walters Art Museum, Winterthur Museum & Country Estate and the University of Delaware’s Department of Art Conservation have been selected by the United States Department of State to be cultural partners to participate in the Iraq Cultural Heritage Project announced at the Embassy of the Republic of Iraq by First Lady Laura Bush. The [...]
Oct 29
Senator Barack Obama leads Senator John McCain by 48%-39% in the Presidential campaign in Virginia, according to a poll conducted by The Center for Community Research at Roanoke College. With just a week remaining until Election Day, 11% of polled voters remain undecided and 2% support other candidates.
The Poll includes interviews conducted with 614 likely [...]
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