From medicine to materials and manufacturing, nanotechnology is today’s watchword but what we do with these new technologies depends on people, and Pennsylvania is leading the way in training nanotechnologists at all levels for all types of nanotech.
The Pennsylvania Nanofabrication Manufacturing Technology Partnership, headquartered in Penn State’s Center for Nanotechnology Education and Utilization (CNEU), includes [...]
A quarter of all people with MRSA in Sweden between 2000 and 2003 were infected abroad. A study published today in the open access journal BMC Infectious Diseases reveals that the number of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections in Sweden nearly doubled between 2000 and 2003. The study also shows that 25% of all cases [...]
Globalization can create tough problems, but it can open up unexpected opportunities, too. Canada is well known as an exporter of oil, wood, small jets and auto parts. Yet thanks to the increasing ease of transport and communication, as well as the desirability of learning English, it is also becoming an exporter of something less [...]
Scotland’s education system stands up well to international comparisons, a wide-ranging report from Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Education has said.
Inspectors found many young people did well at school, but called for a drive to tackle the under-performance of a significant minority.
It is the first time the system has been examined from pre-school nurseries to further [...]
The owner of one of the Pensacola Bay Area’s largest construction companies is putting his personal money behind the next generation of construction workers.
Jim Cronley, co-owner of Terhaar & Cronley, plans to offer full, two-year scholarships, worth about $6,000 each, to 15 Escambia County high school students so they can study construction at George Stone [...]
Middlesex Credit Union is pleased to be offering its scholarship program again this year, making it the eighth year that the credit union is rewarding academic achievement among its members. This year, Middlesex Credit Union is offering four $1,500 scholarships and one $1,000 scholarship to graduating high school seniors who are also credit union members. [...]
An MBA from Lehigh is now available through the Internet — last month the university joined other schools that make their MBA programs available online.
Mary Gulick, assistant director of recruitment, said the admissions process is the same, the high standards are the same, the curriculum is identical and students have access to all of the [...]
The old adage “don’t talk to strangers†is more complicated in the age of chat rooms, instant messaging and e-mail.
Virginia public schools are being asked to meet the new technology with a new safety message, warning students of the dangers of befriending people online and giving out personal information over the Web.
A bill requiring Virginia’s [...]
China Education Alliance, Inc. (OTCBB:CEDA), one of the leading e-learning enterprises engaged in the online education business in China, today reiterated existing guidance for 2005 and provided financial expectations for 2006.
For 2005, the Company expects revenue to be $3.0-$3.5 million and expects net income to be $1.6-$1.7 million.
For 2006, the Company expects revenue to increase [...]
Athletics will commit $200,000 a year for academic scholarships on the Lawrence campus and $50,000 a year to support the cancer center. This is believed to be the first donation of this kind by athletics to the university.
“We tell our student athletes that we are part of a great public university and that athletics has [...]
HOT SPRINGS n The Hot Springs High School Alumni Association announces the deadlines of one award and two scholarships for soon-to-be Hot Springs graduates, and/or former Hot Springs graduates.
The H.R. Woodward Memorial Science Award is a cash award of $200 to be given to a current Hot Springs High School (HSHS) graduating senior that is [...]
Five scholarships ranging from $3,000 to $10,000 will be awarded to Aviation Explorers this year by the National Aviation Exploring Committee. These scholarships are intended to encourage Aviation Explorers to study the technologies and acquire the skills necessary for an aviation career. Aviation Exploring is a youth development program open to young men and women [...]