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CTU Receives "Above and Beyond" Award from the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve
Colorado Technical University, a leading provider of career-focused education, was presented with the "Above and Beyond" award by the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR). This award recognizes employers at the state and local level who have gone above and beyond the legal... - December 10, 2010 - Colorado Technical University
G.I. Jobs Magazine Recognizes Colorado Technical University as a Top Military Friendly School
For the second consecutive year, Colorado Technical University is honored to be recognized by G.I. Jobs Magazine as a Top Military Friendly School. The magazine publishes an annual guide in September that recognizes the top 15 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools which are doing the... - December 10, 2010 - Colorado Technical University
Student Horizons Releases 2010 - 2011 Colleges of Distinction List; Schools Excel at Engagement, Teaching, Community, and Outcomes
Student Horizons released its annual list of 170 Colleges of Distinction. Schools are chosen for outstanding engagement, teaching, community and outcomes. - December 10, 2010 - Student Horizons, INC
Crestron Presents Cornell University Professor Yervant Terzian with Summum Bonum Award
Crestron Honors Excellence in Teaching - December 10, 2010 - Crestron Electronics, Inc.
Stevens Digital Triage Team Wins 1st Place in International ISPE Poster Competition
Two student teams from Stevens advanced to the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) Student Poster Competition at the 2010 ISPE Annual Meeting. After contending with teams from the world's top science and engineering schools, one Stevens team, represented by Biomedical Engineering student Rosemary Garofalo, walked away with first prize. - December 08, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
GaiaRecycle Releases Results of Food Waste Pilot Project at Wake Forest University
Wake Forest University Study Validates the Efficiency of GaiaRecycle System for Processing Onsite Organic Food Waste & Use in Composting - December 06, 2010 - GaiaRecycle, LLC
Mustafa Sualp Presents AEFIS at the 40th Annual Frontiers in Education Conference
Mustafa Sualp introduces AEFIS, the assessment and accreditation management solution that streamlines the accreditation process by documenting plans for continuous curriculum improvement and generating relevant reports. - December 06, 2010 - AEFIS
Capital Institute’s John Fullerton Spoke at Columbia University on the Importance of Finance and the Role of Students in Advancing Sustainability
Mr. Fullerton shared critical insights on the use of finance and impact investing to transform our unsustainable economy and revealed what the Capital Institute is doing to realize reform. - December 06, 2010 - Capital Institute
Min Zhu Joined the Advisory Board of the Institute for New Economic Thinking
The Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET) has appointed Min Zhu, Special Advisor to the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund to its advisory board, which also includes five Nobel Prize winners. Prior to his appointment at the International Monetary Fund, he was Deputy Governor... - December 05, 2010 - Institute for New Economic Thinking
Antonio Guarino of UCL, Douglas Gale of NYU, and Marco Cipriani of GWU to be Awarded a Grant from the Institute for New Economic Thinking
An INET Grant will fund Professors Guarino, Gale and Cipriani’s project to study contagion among financial institutions and the role of financial market regulation - December 05, 2010 - Institute for New Economic Thinking
TheIdeaStartup.com Releases New & Improved Version II the Future of Business Plans is Here
TheIdeaStartup.com announces the launch of their enhanced online Business Plan development platform - version 2.0. Leading institutions such as The MIT Sloan School of Business have heralded The IdeaStartup’s Version 1.0 platform, and this new release provides a dramatic leap forward in... - December 04, 2010 - Northeastern University Center for Family Business
California’s William Jessup University Selects Three Rivers Systems' CAMS Enterprise™ as Its Academic ERP to Manage Its Entire Student Lifecycle
During a year featuring many milestones, university accommodates growth with new comprehensive academic management software solution from St. Louis-based Three Rivers Systems - December 04, 2010 - Three Rivers Systems Inc.
$100,000 Grant from the Sunderland Foundation Takes OTC Capital Campaign Over $10 Million
The Sunderland Foundation has presented the OTC Foundation, the fundraising arm of Ozarks Technical Community College, with a grant of $100,000 to help with the construction costs for new classrooms at the College’s Springfield campus. This grant brings the total amount raised during the OTC... - December 04, 2010 - Ozarks Technical Community College
David Tuckett of University College London to be Awarded a Grant from the Institute for New Economic Thinking
The Institute will fund Professor Tuckett’s project to develop a case for “emotional finance” in economics and finance theory. - December 04, 2010 - Institute for New Economic Thinking
Qian Dai of Wuhan University to be Awarded a Grant from the Institute for New Economic Thinking
An INET grant will fund Professor Dai’s project to uncover the economic forces that drove the evolution of political institutions in traditional China - December 04, 2010 - Institute for New Economic Thinking
Duke University’s Center for the History of Political Economy to be Awarded a Grant from the Institute for New Economic Thinking
The Institute will fund Professor Bruce and the Center for the History of Political Economy at Duke University - December 04, 2010 - Institute for New Economic Thinking
Free Practice CLEP Test from CollegePlus—CLEP Microeconomics
CollegePlus! is pleased to offer college students and high school students earning dual credit a free practice CLEP practice test for CLEP Microeconomics. - December 02, 2010 - CollegePlus!
Little Explorers at Derby College Take Root
Work has started on Derby College’s new day nursery, after school and holiday club at the Broomfield Hall campus. Little Explorers will be a 54 place nursery, catering for children aged three months to five years and then older children after school and during the holidays. It is due to open... - December 02, 2010 - Derby College
Ben from Derby College Has Got Talent
Derby College Performing Arts Student Ben Thompson has clinched a contract with Derby Live that will see him performing on stage at Derby’s pantomime this Christmas alongside its star Neil Morrissey. Ben (20), who lives in Spondon, has been hired as a stage manager for the Aladdin run at the... - December 02, 2010 - Derby College
Eco-Educational App Offers On-the-Go Fun While Teaching Respect, Empathy, and a Love for Nature and Animals. Let’s Go Chipper!(TM) Into the Great Outdoors
Let's Go Chipper is a new nature-inspired app offering movies, books, games, and music that help excite and ready young children for experiences in nature. Award-winning and educational, providing a thoughtful message for young children and guilt-free content for parents looking to entertain their children while on-the-go. Available for iPhone, iPad, iTouch in the iTunes store. - December 01, 2010 - Let's Go Chipper
Chanukah Kicks Off in Jacksonville with Emphasis on Campus Activities
Jewish University students usually go home for Chanukah as the Holiday tends to coincide with the Christmas Break. But this year, the Jewish Hybrid-Lunar Calendar places Chanukah almost a full month before the break. “We took this as a challenge to provide Jewish Students in Jacksonville... - December 01, 2010 - Chabad Lubavitch of Southside, Inc.
J. Doyne Farmer, Robert Axtell, John Geanakoplos, and Peter Howitt to be Awarded a Grant from the Institute for New Economic Thinking
An INET grant will fund professors Farmer, Axtell, Geanakoplos and Howitt to create a computational model of the current financial crisis - November 30, 2010 - Institute for New Economic Thinking
Slosberg College Solutions LLC Interviews New Jersey High School Guidance Directors on College Admissions
Three New Jersey high school guidance directors from Somerset County share advice on college admissions and the college application process with Rana Slosberg of Slosberg College Solutions LLC. - November 30, 2010 - Slosberg College Solutions LLC
Editing, Proofreading and Copywriting Professionals Launch New Service - WordSharp.net
With over thirty-five dedicated staff and ten years in business, WordSharp.net provides a full set of manuscript proofreading and editing services for writers. Additionally, their editors have PhDs and are published in their field. WordSharp provides editing for authors by authors. They also provide dissertation proofreading and formatting services for students. - November 30, 2010 - WordSharp Editing and Proofreading
Lion Jockey Club Promotional T-Shirts Printed by Shirtworks Take Cambridge University Fresher's Fair by Storm
T-shirt printing and promotional clothing specialists Shirtworks produce Lion Jockey Club t-shirts for club and societies reps at the Cambridge University Fresher's Fair. - November 27, 2010 - Shirtworks
HealthCare Builder Adds Health Care Interview Section
Real Health Care Students and Working Professionals Giving Insight Into the Many Health Care Careers - November 25, 2010 - Health Care Builder
Giovanni Dosi of Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies in Pisa and Friedrich Schiller University to be Awarded a Grant From the Institute for New Economic Thinking
An INET grant will fund Professor Dosi’s research into some of the core issues concerning the operation of modern economic systems and the building blocks for alternative economic theories - November 25, 2010 - Institute for New Economic Thinking
Gerald Epstein and James Crotty of University of Massachusetts, Amherst to be Awarded a Grant From the Institute for New Economic Thinking
An INET grant will fund professors Epstein and Crotty to peform in-depth research on issues surrounding “too big to fail” - November 25, 2010 - Institute for New Economic Thinking
Avner Offer, Phillip Mirowski, and Gabriel Soderberg to be Awarded a Grant from the Institute for New Economic Thinking
An INET grant will fund research into the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics, and its influence on Market Liberal Policy Norms between 1968-2000 - November 25, 2010 - Institute for New Economic Thinking
Phoenix Law Review Celebrates the Publication of Its Distinctive Law Journal–Legal Education Issue
Phoenix School of Law’s progressive law journal, Phoenix Law Review, is proud to announce the publication of its Volume III: Legal Education Issue. The journal discusses the ever-changing law student population, the necessary adjustments legal education must make in order to better accommodate those students, and the newest legal education models in practice today. - November 25, 2010 - Phoenix School of Law
Amputee on Wheels Gives Positive Spin to Life
Monica J. Foster is a vibrant amputee on wheels known as The Life Beyond Limits Coach®. Monica, who is a wheelchair user and amputee and the daughter of a disabled Coast Guard veteran, is a professional life, life purpose and vision board coach focused on helping people of all abilities strip off hurtful labels that's been pinned on them by others and shed self limiting beliefs about who they are and can be in this world. - November 24, 2010 - BUTTERFLYWHEEL® Motivation, Advocacy & Consulting
Online Degree Program Launches at Jackson State University
Education Online Services Corporation expands online offerings for Jackson State University with Bachelors of Science in Childcare and Family Education Degree Completion Program - November 24, 2010 - Education Online Services Corp
American University in Bulgaria Tops First Official Ranking of Bulgarian Universities
Bulgaria’s first university ranking system compares academic disciplines in Bulgaria-accredited higher-education institutions. The system ranks programs based on more than 50 indicators. - November 24, 2010 - American University in Bulgaria
Arindrajit Dube of University of Massachusetts, Amherst and Ethan Kaplan of Columbia University to be Awarded a Grant from the Institute for New Economic Thinking
An INET grant will fund Professor Dube and Professor Kaplan’s project to conduct research on spatial approach to macroeconomic inference. - November 24, 2010 - Institute for New Economic Thinking
Top-Tier Tutoring Releases Podcast That Offers Tips for Visiting College Campuses
In his latest podcast, Mike Rivera of Top-Tier Tutoring offers tips for high school students and their parents when they visit a college campus, including scheduling, questions to ask and note taking. - November 24, 2010 - Top-Tier Tutoring, LLC
The Institute for New Economic Thinking Has Launched Its Campus Outreach Program Led by Dr. Robert Johnson and with Professors Stiglitz, Akerlof, and Eichengreen
World-renowned economists engage with students to discuss pressing economic issues, the economics curriculum, and the economics profession in the wake of global financial crisis. - November 22, 2010 - Institute for New Economic Thinking
HB Academics Manhattan NY 2010-2011 LSAT GMAT GRE MCAT SAT New Offerings
Founded by Harvard, Stanford, and HB Faculty, HB Academics is offering customized exam preparation in Manhattan LSAT GMAT GRE MCAT SAT - New Academic Year 2010-2011 - November 22, 2010 - HB Academics
Stevens Dr. Miasnikov Receives Marsden Fund Award
Dr. Alexei Miasnikov, Director of the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Stevens Institute of Technology, recently received the prestigious and competitive Marsden Fund Award as a Principal Investigator on the project, “From automatic groups to automatic structures and beyond,” an... - November 21, 2010 - Stevens Institute of Technology
Babington Group Targets Expansion in Stoke
Staff, employers and learners at Babington Business College are celebrating the opening of a new, modern, purpose-designed learning and administration centre in the city by post 16 learning provider Babington Business College. - November 21, 2010 - Babington Business College
WorldSkills Winners Receive Medals from Baroness Wilcox
Baroness Wilcox, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Business, Innovation and Skills presented three Apprentices learning at Babington Business College with their WorldSkills Bronze Medals. - November 21, 2010 - Babington Business College
Filmmakers of "Lost Nation: the Ioway" and "Villisca: Living with a Mystery" Turn Their Lens on the Life, Death and Rebirth of the One-Room School
World premiere celebration in Des Moines on November 19 at the State Historical Building. A searchlight will guide attendees to the festivities. - November 19, 2010 - Fourth Wall Films
Baroness Wilcox in Derby to Open New Facilities for National Training Group
The independent college, which specialises in vocational skills development and Apprenticeships, is relocating from Charnwood Street and upgrading its Corporate Office and training facilities to new, spacious premises at Pullman Business Park on Pride Park. Learners and staff will enjoy light and spacious accommodation and new, state-of-the-art IT and learning equipment. - November 19, 2010 - Babington Business College
Bentley University Improves Compliance and Awareness with MOAT
Bentley University successfully implemented Awareity’s award-winning MOAT (Managed Ongoing Awareness and Trust) tools to address obligations for security awareness, risk management, privacy, compliance and more. - November 18, 2010 - Awareity
MIT OpenCourseWare Named WISE Award Laureate
Qatar Foundation selects OCW as a winner of the 2010 World Innovation Summit for Education Award. - November 17, 2010 - MIT OpenCourseWare
Diego Comin of Harvard University to be Awarded a Grant from the Institute for New Economic Thinking
An INET grant will fund Professor Comin to study the drivers and consequences of technology adoption. - November 17, 2010 - Institute for New Economic Thinking
VERGO Interactive Introduces the New Redesigned UniversityDecisions.com
The educational resource offers a variety of new tools and features to choose a college degree. - November 17, 2010 - VERGO Interactive, Inc.
Melissa Tartari of Yale University to be Awarded a Grant from the Institute for New Economic Thinking
The Institute will fund Professor Tartari’s project to conduct an explorative data collection project. - November 17, 2010 - Institute for New Economic Thinking
Facundo Alvaredo of the Paris School of Economics, Sir Tony Atkinson of Nuffield College and Salvatore Morelli of Oxford University to be Awarded a Grant from INET
The Institute for New Economic Thinking will fund professors Alvaredo, Atkinson and Morelli to Research the Long Run History of Economic Inequality: Income, Wealth, and Financial Crisis. - November 17, 2010 - Institute for New Economic Thinking
Sophus Reinert and Francesca Viano of Cambridge University to be Awarded a Grant from the Institute for New Economic Thinking
An INET Grant will fund Professor Reinert and Professor Viano’s project to make historically significant economics texts available in English for the first time. - November 17, 2010 - Institute for New Economic Thinking
Jayant Ganguli of Cambridge University and Scott Condie of Brigham Young University be Awarded a Grant from the Institute for New Economic Thinking
An INET Grant will fund Professor Ganguli and Professor Condie’s project to examine the informational inefficiency of market prices in the presence of Knightian uncertainty or ambiguity. - November 17, 2010 - Institute for New Economic Thinking