Univ. of Missouri, Columbia. Pocket-sized quick reference, organized alphabetically, for student nurses. Reviews common disorders and conditions, pathophysiology, nursing diagnoses, interventions, client teaching, and home care. Thumb-tabbed for easy reference. Previous edition: c1999. Softcover. View product details on Amazon.Com

Hundreds of online Kaplan University students from all across the United States, and from Canada, Guam and the Virgin Islands, gathered at the Chicago Symphony Theatre today to celebrate a milestone event—their college graduation. Juli Norell, the student speaker, commended her fellow graduates for overcoming obstacles to achieve their dreams.
In Norell’s case, the obstacle was [...]

The Circle of Concern is accepting applications for its 2008 scholarship competition.
Completed applications are due by Friday, March 28, at the Circle of Concern, P O Box 444, Valley Park, Mo., 63088. Awards will be announced May 1.
The competition is open to graduating high school seniors who live or attend school in the Parkway, Rockwood [...]

Katie Broskovak, Sally Stone, Amy McLean and Janet Atkinson, Arkansas State University Mountain Home students, have been named recipients of 2006 South Shore Foundation ASUMH Endowed Scholarships.
The scholarships pay $635 per semester and may be renewed up to four semesters or until completion of the associate degree, provided applicants maintain a 3.0 grade-point averages. Recipients [...]

For all those text-messaging teens with video-streaming personal Web pages, Missouri’s education department is trying to keep pace.
A state-managed virtual public school is coming to a cyberspace near you — pending the governor’s approval.
The Missouri House on Tuesday approved a bill that would direct the state to start offering online courses in July 2007. The [...]

It’s time to revisit a cardinal rule about paying for college.
The time-honored advice is to plan carefully and years in advance of when the money will be needed.
Federal education loans have long been counted on by many families to finance at least a portion of college expenses, and when other resources such as savings and [...]

The Aircraft Electronics Association announced the names of 26 students who were awarded $100,000 in scholarships for the 2006/2007 school year during the Opening Ceremonies of the 49th annual AEA International Convention & Trade Show, held in Palm Springs, CA last week.
In addition, the Educational Foundation also announced the addition of a $2,000 annual award [...]

The Angus Foundation has increased its commitment of available scholarships for 2006 from $25,000 to $100,000.
Eligible Angus youth meeting the qualifications for the Angus Foundation’s 2006 Scholarship Program will be considered by the Angus Foundation’s scholarship selection committee for these general scholarships. This available amount of scholarships for Angus youth is made possible by [...]

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 [...]

The University of Missouri issued a news release Friday, announcing the scholarship fund that was agreed upon in a recent lawsuit.
The University had been sued for charging in-state students, even though state law forbid the university from charging in-state students tuition.
The scholarships are for qualifying students and their spouses and children. The university says students [...]