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Newswise (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
David Rudd, dean of t the University of Utah's college of social and behavioral science, is a clinical suicidologist. He has also served as consultant to the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army and the Department of Defense.
Newswise (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
As the economic downturn forces more companies to lay off workers, a workplace aggression expert at the University of New Hampshire cautions employers about what to do and not do when breaking bad news to employees and to be watchful for employees who exhibit a "hostile attribution style."
Newswise (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Sarah Palin has a new book out, and the former Alaska governor's rise to fame has brought more notoriety to her native state than it's had since the United States bought it from Russia in 1867. But a new analysis by a University of Iowa economist suggests the $7.2 million investment hasn't been worth it for U.S taxpayers.
Newswise (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
The Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival (FLEFF) 2010 is seeking entries for "Map Open Space," the first of four online, juried competitions offered by FLEFF during its yearlong rollout of blogs, screenings and other online, user-generated events.
Newswise (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
As many as one third of the people who are experiencing homelessness in San Francisco are veterans, most are not only struggling to find homes, they are also struggling to find work. Now a group of dry cleaners is stepping up to help veterans get the perfect clothes - and the perfect fit - to be ready for any interview.
Intute: Social Sciences Blog (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
The Messenger space mission to Mercury has uncovered rich concentrations of iron and titanium on the planet’s surface, according to readings taken during the September flyby. Previous investigations had suggested a relatively low iron presence on the surface, although it is believed the planet’s core may be iron-rich due to its high density. Intriguingly, the way [...]
Intute: Social Sciences Blog (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
This site provides a weekly roundup of new uk government publications. compiled by the LSe Library and Intute. Higher Ambitions – new blue print for Uk Higher education. Taking Part: The national survey of culture, leisure and sport – Headline findings from the 2008-09 Taking Part child survey Embedding Citizenship Education in Secondary Schools in England 2002-08: Citizenship education...
Intute: Social Sciences Blog (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
This year’s Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Chemistry Week runs from 7-15 November. This event is held biennially to promote a positive image of chemistry and increase the public understanding of the importance of chemical science in our everyday lives. The theme this year is food! The RSC is hosting a public event “Curry: the dish that [...]
Intute: Social Sciences Blog (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
this week the Afghan presidential elections hit the news again. A number of organisations including Global Development Commons have produced mappings of election related violence which offer some insight into the background of the elections. Alive in Afghanistan also has detailed mappings Read election monitoring reports assessing the conduct of elections and state of democracy from Democracy International...
Pluralist Speaks (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
At a hundred, Claude Levi-Strauss observed the binary structure that death follows life. I was never really a 'believer' in the Levi-Strauss scheme. And yet... There is plenty of evidence that there is some sort of mental brain structure, in that we do learn languages and their grammar far faster than copying from those around us. There seems to be a meta-language structure in the brain that allows...
Newswise (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
SUNY Downstate Medical Center is offering a course by which students learn anatomy through sculpting.
Newswise (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing (MNSON) advanced practice nursing students now have access to a doctor of nursing practice (DNP) degree. DNP programs are a developing trend in education that prepare students for the highest level of nursing practice.
Cognitive Daily (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Greta and I did our undergraduate studies at the University of Chicago, or as a commonly-sold T-shirt on campus put it, "where fun goes to die." To say that Chicago didn't emphasize academics over a social life is to deny that people literally lived in the library (a full-scale campsite was found behind one of the stairwells in the stacks; students had been living there for months). It's...
Newswise (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
A Clarkson University professor has received a $277K NSF grant to write the biography of Dr. Otmar Freiherr von Verschuer (1896-1969), a controversial human geneticist who worked during Germany's Nazi era. von Verschuer was arguably Germany's most controversial 20th century human geneticist.
Newswise (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
On Nov. 21, 2009, Americans with a genetic medical condition will no longer live in fear of discrimination from their employers because of their unique genetic code. On that date, The Genetic Information Nondiscrimation Act (GINA) goes into effect, prohibiting employers from discriminating in terms of hiring, promotion, firing or any other terms and conditions of employment based on an individual's...
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oingrty | 10/04/2009
Imagine this: It’s the summer of 1944. A weary German soldier stands guard on the front lines. An assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler has just occurred.
Jill Starr | 09/25/2009
What It’s Like to Chill Out With Whom the World Considers the Most Ruthless Men in the World Ratko Mladic and Radovan Karadzic: Confessions of a Female War Crimes Investigator Retrospectively, it was all so simple, natural and matter of fact being on a boat restaurant in Belgrade, sitting with, laughing, drinking a two hundred bottle of wine and chatting about war and peace while Ratko Mladic held
steven5ndt4 | 08/15/2009
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