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Reading Young Greens Society launched

Bloggy Blanc (Free subscription) | yesterday

We now have a Reading Young Greens Society at Reading University. We are currently campaigning to make the campus safer and against tuition fees .

University 'Green Week' Comes To Close

Reading List (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009

A prize-giving ceremony today marks the end of Reading University's 'Green Week', which the University hopes will raise the profile of environmental issues facing the country and the local community.A series of events organised by the University started with a pledge by the Universtity Vice-Chancellor to halve its landfill waste by August 2012 and make 20% reductions in...

Frat Steals Newspapers To Stop Reading of Date-Rape Story

ShoutWire.com (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009

You may be wondering "why the hell would anyone steal 10,000 free student newspapers?" If you ask the editorial staff at the Daily Wildcat, it was to keep people from reading about the latest fraternity date-rape story

It Was 20 Years Ago Today...

Reading List (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

...that the wall came down.It has also roused some more personal memories back from the days way back when...Reading University's Centre For East German Studies has celebrated the occasion with a special event, including documentary films showing the Berlin Wall from the official and underground positions.Elizabeth Thomas remembers the times well as a moment to look forwards.She was hopeful...

Going to college? wait a year

Cantànima (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009

An interesting point of view. I agree with the conclusion, but for different reasons. My reason is more the effect of: the vast majority of students attending universities are grossly unprepared and lack motivation. You can make up for lack of preparation if you are seriously motivated. Trouble is, most people fresh out of high school think that "motivation" means attending class and...

Music: In Pursuit of the real Jamie Cullum

icWales (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009

Apparently, there is no particular secret to the way in which a guy like Cullum – of Jewish-Burmese parentage, he grew up in Wiltshire and studied English literature and film studies at Reading University – deals with a level of success which has included late night music listening sessions with Clint Eastwood, during the recording of Cullum’s theme for the movie Gran Torino.

Games and Learning Research Going to Scale with New Federal Dollars

Spotlight on Digital Media and Lear (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin, Madison will develop technology to allow computers to teach complex real-world problem solving, thanks to a large grant from the National Science Foundation.

Be Full, Be Healthy, Lose Weight

lewrockwell.com (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009

... the most satisfying, a nutritional conference in France heard. Researcher Dr Julie Lovegrove, of Reading University, said: 'They were given the sandwiches in a random order and we recorded how full they said they were. 'It was a small study, and we can't yet say what the crucial tomato ingredient is, but the results were statistically significant.' Further research will focus on whether...

Did you know tomatoes could help shed weight?

rediff News (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009

... hormones, making them an easy way to keep off hunger pangs.To reach the conclusion, researchers at Reading University in London fed 17 women sandwiches made with white bread, bread enriched with carrots or with tomatoes.The tomato bread proved the most filling, the researchers found.Project leader Dr Julie Lovegrove said: "We can't yet say what the crucial ingredient is, but the results...

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Adi-dissed

Rush the Court (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009

Marcus Jordan just proved to the world that blood is indeed thicker than shoe leather. As you may recall, Marcus — son of Michael (and yes, Marcus, you’re stuck with that for life) — signed on to play at the University of Central Florida, a school that has a multi-year, multi-million dollar contract with Adidas. [...]

Science & Tech: Tomatoes linked to fighting fat

The Daily Record (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

Tomatoes linked to fighting fat Tomatoes may contain a unique substance that stops people getting fat, according to research.Eating tomatoes, in particular, may make people feel more full.A Reading University team gave people sandwiches, some made with bread enriched with tomato. Those eating the tomato bread felt more full.They have now called for further studies.Share this article Site...