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California Supreme Court Reverses Conviction of William Richards
Wrongful conviction based largely on discredited bite-mark science - June 03, 2016 - California Western School of Law
Allied Real Estate Schools Launches 8-Hour SAFE Continuing Education Courses
Allied’s CE courses are designed to satisfy the NMLS CE requirements for Mortgage Loan Originators. - June 01, 2016 - Allied Business Schools
NSC Sport Students Visit Munich
Level 2 and 3 BTEC Sport students at North Shropshire College’s (NSC) Oswestry Campus have recently visited the famous German city of Munich. The students spent six days in the city visiting the Allianz Arena, touring the 1972 Olympic Park and touring the city by bike, the group also visited... - May 22, 2016 - North Shropshire College
Boise State University Selects DATA180 for Faculty Reporting and Workflow Management Solution
DATA180 has been selected by Boise State University to provide its FACULTY180 activity reporting system to administrators, faculty, and staff. Boise State University will be using the FACULTY180 system to manage its faculty data, activity reporting, and performance evaluations. “We selected... - May 21, 2016 - DATA180
NSC High Five Student
A student on North Shropshire College’s (NSC) employability programme, High 5, has progressed to a full-time course after completing the programme. As part of High 5, Tom Pritchard has completed Emergency First Aid at Work, Level 1 Extended Certificate in Employability, Health and Safety in... - May 21, 2016 - North Shropshire College
NSC Interactive Media Students Prepare for End of Year Show
Second year students on North Shropshire College’s (NSC) BTEC Level 3 Interactive Media qualification are approaching their end of year assessments, students in their final year will have their work put into the final art show where it will be on public display. The qualification covers... - May 21, 2016 - North Shropshire College
Career Step Highlights How to Find Quality Work-at-Home Opportunities in New Video
Career Step has released a video with ways to differentiate between real work-at-home jobs and scams. - May 20, 2016 - Career Step
Career Step Named to AHIMA Foundation’s Global Health Workforce Industry Council
Career Step to provide educational expertise for advisory council as it develops international standards for healthcare curriculum. - May 18, 2016 - Career Step
Spanish Lecturers Visit NSC as Part of Erasmus+ Study Tour Plan
Three lecturers from North Shropshire College’s (NSC) Spanish partner college, Escuela Politéchnica Superior de Huesca (EPS Huesca), came to visit NSC recently. They learnt more about the College’s vocational educational systems and also planned to receive a number of NSC... - May 18, 2016 - North Shropshire College
NSC Continues to Provide Free Transport Routes
North Shropshire College (NSC) will continue to provide free transport on selected routes for the 2016-17 academic year. For students travelling on the College bus routes from Ruabon to NSC’s Oswestry Campus, Whitchurch to Oswestry Campus and Ellesmere to Walford Campus travel will remain... - May 15, 2016 - North Shropshire College
NSC Walford Equine Car Boot Sale
The Equine Team at North Shropshire College’s (NSC) Walford Campus will be holding a car boot sale, the sale will be held on Sunday 12th June from 11am until 3pm and everybody is welcome. The Equine Team will also be talking about the qualifications available at NSC in Horse... - May 15, 2016 - North Shropshire College
Perimeter Institute Selects DATA180 for Scientific Activity Management Solution
DATA180 has been selected by Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics to provide its FACULTY180 activity reporting system to administrators and researchers. Perimeter Institute will be using the FACULTY180 system to integrate with various research repositories and import scientific scholarly... - May 14, 2016 - DATA180
NSC Prepares for Family Festival 2016
North Shropshire College (NSC) will be holding its popular Football Festival and Family Fun Day again this year. The Festival will be held at NSC’s Oswestry Campus on Sunday 5th June 2016, this year’s event will be in association with Shropshire FA who will be holding a football... - May 14, 2016 - North Shropshire College
Career Step to Cohost First ICD-10 Coding Summit Broadcast
Career Step and ICD10monitor will tackle how to prevent coding-related denials and avoid cash flow disruption in a special May 19 broadcast. - May 13, 2016 - Career Step
Career Step Vice President of Continuing Education Judson Smith to Speak at EMS Education Day May 20
Judson Smith will discuss pediatric airways at an EMS conference in upstate New York. - May 12, 2016 - Career Step
NSC Fencing Tasters
Students at North Shropshire College’s (NSC) Oswestry Campus have had the option of doing fencing classes on a Thursday. The sessions are planned by the College Sports Maker Benji Evans and involve students from across the College. Sessions have been held with Uniformed Public Services, Sport... - May 12, 2016 - North Shropshire College
NSC Providing New Diploma in Advanced Beauty Therapy
From September 2016, beauty professionals wanting to provide IPL (Intense Pulsed Light) and laser treatments will require a Level 4 qualification. This is due to significant changes in industry regulations. There is now an increased demand for advanced Level 4 training and the Advanced Learner Loan... - May 11, 2016 - North Shropshire College
Career Step and National Military Family Association Celebrate Military Spouse Appreciation Day with Scholarship
Career Step joins the National Military Family Association in awarding Maritza Aquino a full-tuition scholarship toward its Pharmacy Technician program. - May 07, 2016 - Career Step
Access to HE and Advanced Learner Loans at NSC
North Shropshire College (NSC) has many Access to HE courses available for mature learners, pathways available include Health, Science, Humanities and Land-Based Studies. To do these courses, learners may have to use an Advanced Learner Loan of £3000. The loan is written off when the learner... - May 07, 2016 - North Shropshire College
NSC A Level Art Students Prepare for Exams
A2 Art Students at North Shropshire College (NSC) have been sitting their controlled assignment exam and putting the finishing touches to their project work, the A2 cohort preparing their work represent the final A Level Art class to complete their qualification at NSC Oswestry. From September... - May 05, 2016 - North Shropshire College
University of Maryland Partners with iGrad for Financial Literacy Education
The University will integrate the award-winning online platform to ensure students succeed in making effective financial decisions. - May 04, 2016 - iGrad
Keller Williams Allentown Has a Diverse Team of Agents Ready to Meet the Lehigh Valley’s Language and Cultural Needs
With fifteen agents and staff members who speak foreign languages, Keller Williams Real Estate’s Allentown office announces its ability to meet the needs of the Lehigh Valley’s growing multicultural population. From 2009 to 2013 there has been a 22.1 percent increase in the number of... - May 03, 2016 - Keller Williams Allentown
NSC IT Students Evaluate App for Lecturers
Two BTEC Level 3 IT students at North Shropshire College (NSC) are part of the nationwide CAE Student Digital Champions program. Daniel Sayers and Gareth Gavin were asked to evaluate a new teaching application called ‘Plickers’, they saw how useful it could be for lecturers at the... - April 29, 2016 - North Shropshire College
Career Step Expands Programs Offered Through Jefferson College to Include Online EMS Continuing Education
Jefferson College has expanded the programs it offers through its relationship with Career Step to include professional development education for EMT and EMS professionals. - April 28, 2016 - Career Step
NSC Access to HE Students Plan Health Promotion Event
Access to Higher Education (Access to HE) Students at North Shropshire College’s (NSC) Oswestry Campus are in the final stage of planning for their health promotion event, the event is the last part of the students’ assessment and will be open to members of the general public as well as... - April 27, 2016 - North Shropshire College
NSC Take Part in Football Shirt Friday
Staff and students at North Shropshire College today took part in Football Shirt Friday to raise money for the Bobby Moore Fund of Cancer Research UK, the Bobby More Fund raises money for the research of bowel cancer, since its establishment, mortality rates from bowel cancer have fallen by 29%. - April 24, 2016 - North Shropshire College
North Shropshire College Launches Search for New Finance Governor
One of Shropshire’s main colleges has launched a search for a qualified accountant with business experience to join its Board as a volunteer Governor. Experience of the education sector would be beneficial but is not essential. North Shropshire College (NSC) is governed by a volunteer Board... - April 24, 2016 - North Shropshire College
Executive Vice-President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Russia Tatiana Raguzina at Kazan University
She spoke about the Chamber's activities in front of employees and students of the Institute of International Relations, History, and Oriental Studies. - April 23, 2016 - Kazan Federal University
NSC’s Scholars Restaurant to Hold Italian Night
North Shropshire College’s (NSC) training restaurant, Scholars, will be holding an Italian themed night on Monday. The night is one of several themed nights held throughout the year, where Hospitality and Catering students research world cuisine and develop menus for the night. Aside from the... - April 22, 2016 - North Shropshire College
Chair of USCCB Committee on Marriage to Speak at Thomas Aquinas College Commencement
Announcement of commencement speaker at Thomas Aquinas College, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileoene. He will address 79 graduates on 5/14/16. - April 19, 2016 - Thomas Aquinas College
NSC & SCC’s Careers Fair a Huge Success
North Shropshire College (NSC) held the ‘Your Future Careers Fair’ in, partnership with Shropshire Chamber of Commerce (SCC), at the College’s Oswestry Campus recently. The Fair was open to NSC students, school pupils and members of the public, giving them the opportunity to see... - April 17, 2016 - North Shropshire College
Students Complete Work Experience at NSC
Two pupils from the Marches School in Oswestry completed a work experience placement with North Shropshire College’s (NSC) Sports Department, during the recent Sport Relief week. Joseph Greybrook and Jackson Pearce performed numerous tasks throughout the week with enthusiasm and efficiency... - April 17, 2016 - North Shropshire College
NSC Football Scholars Win Title with Outstanding 6-0 Victory
North Shropshire College’s (NSC) TNS Football Scholars played Sandwell College in the final of the Category 3 Premiership; the match was the title decider. NSC started the game the stronger side, dominating possession and creating chances just without the clinical finish. This changed at 10... - April 17, 2016 - North Shropshire College
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. to Host Its 64th Western Regional Conference in Colorado
Members of the international non-profit organization will gather for a weekend celebration of sisterhood, leadership training and community service. - April 15, 2016 - Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc. Western Region
Kazan Federal University Develops New Products to Help Control Quality of Medications
The fellowship was awarded to Ms. Leksina for her work on express, high-precision and selective methods of voltammetric and amperometric detection of biogenic amines with chemically modified electrodes. Biogenic amines are compounds that are usually formed in live organisms from different amino acids. Such well-known compounds as adrenalin, histamine, serotonin are examples of biogenic amines. - April 15, 2016 - Kazan Federal University
First Wine Business Case Research Journal Unveiled for Global Wine Industry
New Research Vehicle “Closes Information Gap” for Economic, Social, and Management Issues in International Wine Commerce. - April 14, 2016 - School of Business and Economics at Sonoma State University
NSC Equine Students Assist at Grand National
On the Grand National Festival weekend, five Equine students from North Shropshire College’s (NSC) Walford Campus and Equine Lecturer, Rebecca Pritchard, went to Aintree to be part of the wash down team. The team were responsible for rapidly cooling the horses following the races as they can... - April 14, 2016 - North Shropshire College
Employee Financial Wellness Program Enrich Wins Education Program of the Year Award
Employers are partnering with workers to ease financial stress. - April 13, 2016 - iGrad
DormCo Reveals New Lines of Texture and College-Ave Trunks
DormCo presents new line of dorm trunks that add to décor and provide a variety of storage opportunities. - April 11, 2016 - DormCo
NSC’s Shipley Campus Takes in Mini Shetland Ponies
North Shropshire College’s (NSC) Shipley Campus near Bridgnorth has just welcomed some new arrivals; the Animal Care Centre at the Campus has taken in two Miniature Shetland Ponies. The ponies are on loan from Atterley Farm Livery, which is owned and run by Sarah Reddihough, their arrival has... - April 10, 2016 - North Shropshire College
Teacher Training at NSC
The Oswestry Campus of North Shropshire College (NSC) hosts many teacher training courses; the courses are open to everyone who wants to go into teaching and instructing as a career. NSC runs the BTEC Level 3 Award in Education and Training, which is designed for people aspiring to teach in the... - April 10, 2016 - North Shropshire College
Career Step and Peak Health Solutions to Co-Host Webinar on Link Between DRG Shifts and Case Mix Index April 12
Career Step will be co-hosting an advanced learning webinar with Peak Health Solutions on April 12 at 2 p.m. Eastern time on how DRG shifts affect case mix index (CMI). - April 06, 2016 - Career Step
NSC Hosts Finnish Guests
The Enterprise and Development Department of North Shropshire College (NSC) recently hosted a group of visitors from Finland. The visitors were four staff members from Seinajoen Koulutuskuntayhtyma, a vocational centre in Seinajoki. The teachers are a partner in the Departments’ KA1 Erasmus+... - April 06, 2016 - North Shropshire College
Kazan Federal University Works on Catalysts for Silicone Rubber Production
Silicone Rubber Tech for Import Substitution - April 06, 2016 - Kazan Federal University
New NSC Hospitality and Catering Assessor for South Shropshire
North Shropshire College’s (NSC) expanding Apprenticeships Department has employed a new Assessor for apprentices at employers in South Shropshire, Worcestershire and Herefordshire. Diane Carlyle joins NSC bringing over 40 years of experience in the hospitality and catering sector, along with... - April 03, 2016 - North Shropshire College
NSC & SCC to Hold Careers Fair
North Shropshire College (NSC) will be holding Your Future Careers Fair at its Oswestry Campus on Wednesday 13th April from 10am to 7pm, the fair is being held in partnership with Shropshire Chamber of Commerce (SCC). The fair is an ideal opportunity for young people aged between 14 and 24 to see... - April 03, 2016 - North Shropshire College
Women in Materials Science Engages Young Students to Shrink Gender Diversity Gap in Engineering
Research shows that America desperately needs professionals specializing in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) to expand and advance its economy and society. Currently less than 15 percent of engineers are women. To reverse this statistic, maintaining enthusiasm in science,... - April 02, 2016 - Texas A&M Ocean Engineering
DormCo Presents New Ideas on Making the Top Bunk Comfortable
DormCo presents college supplies that making sleeping in the top bunk of a college bed more comfortable and not something the college student will dread. - April 01, 2016 - DormCo
Michael Schmitz, Supervisor of Partnership Agreement Between KFU and Giessen University Received KFU Honoris Causa
An extended ceremonial meeting of KFU Academic Board was dedicated to conferring Honoris Causa por Kazan University to Prof. Michael Schmitz of the Institute of Agricultural Policy and Market Research, Justus Liebig University Giessen. - April 01, 2016 - Kazan Federal University
Kazan University and Rutgers University Launch Joint Project in Translational Medicine
The project is based on the revolutionary CRISPR/cas9 genome editing technology. The universities received a US-Russia University Partnership Program grant. The participants are the Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology at KFU and the Department of Biology together with the Center for... - March 31, 2016 - Kazan Federal University