Dec 29
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Scottrade, a leading branch-supported online investment firm, is doubling the number of local User Summits it hosts in 2009. The investment broker expects more than 15,000 investors to attend workshops in 24 cities across the country next year to learn how to effectively use Scottrade’s trading platforms.
“We saw an overwhelming response in 2008 from attendees [...]
Nov 04
This year, The Scientist magazine’s readers ranked J. David Gladstone Institutes in San Francisco as the Best Place to Work in Academia in the U.S. and Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel as the top international academic institution.
In the survey, published in the November issue of The Scientist, Princeton University, the Trudeau Institute, Michigan [...]
Nov 04
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The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) announces important updates to the NCCN Guidelines on Colon and Rectal Cancers. These changes reflect leading developments in the treatment of patients with colon and rectal cancers and represent the standard of care in oncology in both community and academic settings.
New to the NCCN Guidelines is the recommendation that [...]
Oct 30
With little prompting, they pull out photographs of their time abroad as they talk about newfound friendships and once-in-a-lifetime experiences. Going overseas has made them think differently about their classes back on their campuses and has opened up new areas of interest and fresh fields of study. It was, they often say, transformative.
Fervent testimonials to [...]
Oct 30
It seems as if I have been going to school for an eternity. If you asked my family, they would agree. As close to the end as I am, there are times when it is hard to see the end in sight. There is that sense of restlessness that accompanies any good senior who has [...]
Oct 29
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Commercial buildings use about 1/3 of the energy worldwide, accelerating the demand for implementation of energy-saving techniques into new and existing buildings. To address this, building owners and the design and construction industry have found green, sustainable building as the right solution.
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And now students and universities are incorporating these principles into the classroom. Senior [...]
Oct 28
Traveling more than 3,000 miles is a big trip for anyone, but imagine doing it as Harry, a three-inch tall praying mantis.
Harry, the star resident of New Orleans’ newly opened Audubon Insectarium, will begin a three-week journey Oct. 31 when he hits the road for his educational tour titled Harry’s Big Adventure.
The trip, presented by [...]
Oct 21
The VH1 Save The Music Foundation announced today its inaugural First Make Music, then Make History campaign. The new initiative will feature Ambassadors including superstars Beyonce, Jamie Foxx, Chris Webber, Gavin DeGraw, Ne-Yo, Johnny Rzeznik, The Fray, Tamia, 3 Doors Down and Venus Williams. The campaign will kick-off on October 20 with Grammy-Nominated Singer-Songwriter Ambassador [...]
Oct 16
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Electronic Arts Inc., unveiled a partnership with Blue Ribbon™ College Basketball Yearbook to provide team ratings and team scouting reports for the EA SPORTS™ college basketball videogame NCAA® Basketball 09, scheduled for release December 2 for Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system, and the PLAYSTATION®3 and PlayStation®2 computer entertainment systems.
Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook [...]
Oct 15
McDonald’s recently unveiled a new, in-school achievement program, McDonald’s All American Achievers, an opportunity for teachers nationwide to celebrate their top-performing students. With the support of “CSI: NY” star Hill Harper, McDonald’s will launch All American Achievers as an interactive program that not only motivates 7th and 8th graders to excel academically, but also encourages [...]
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