This much-maligned high-fat avocado might be better for you than you think. Certain good fats help absorb key nutrients important to your health. In a study published in the Journal of Nutrition, Ohio State University researchers reported that avocados, which are high in omega-3 monounsaturated fatty acids, help the body absorb up to 15 times … Read more
It is widely believed that education is one of the most effective tools to eradicate poverty, promote social growth, produce creative people and create a highly innovative social environment. It is quite amazing to find that poverty and education are paradoxically linked – when one is improved, the other is reduced. Despite all other social … Read more
We live in a mysterious universe – most of it we cannot see. What is it made of and has its composition changed over time? The starlit galaxies, galaxy clusters, and superclusters are all embedded in invisible halos made of transparent material that scientists refer to as the galaxy clusters “Dark matter.” This mysterious substance … Read more
At the end of your action research project, or even as a formative assessment in the middle, you need to revisit your data and analyze what you really did. This article is the last of five articles outlining the process of analyzing research findings and analyzing and reporting action research. Analysis and reporting are alchemical … Read more
When Professor FO Kwami was appointed Vice Chancellor of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana in 1982, the School of Engineering lost the services of an exceptionally talented engineering educator. A German-trained engineer and natural teacher, Frank Kwami was a natural choice for rapid promotion to full professor and then vice-chancellor. … Read more
What is ClickBank University? ClickBank University is an online coaching center founded by two internet entrepreneurs – Adam and Justin – to help people make money online. What’s included in this pack are step-by-step tutorials to help people create their own product and sell it online. What I like about ClickBank University: One of the … Read more
Sentence equivalence problems are a new type of question in the Verbal Reasoning section of the new GRE (coming August 2011). This type of question will give you a sentence with one word left out. You choose two answers from a list of six possible answers that give the sentence the same (or as close … Read more
“When executed well, educational video games can provide a powerful framework for inquiry-based and project-based learning,” says Alan Gershenfeld, co-founder and president of E-Line Media, a computer and video games publisher and a founding industry fellow at the Center for Games and Impact from Arizona State University. “Games are also uniquely suited to fostering the … Read more
Small stars like our sun die with great beauty, surrounded by beautiful shells of multicolored gases that were once their outer layers – leaving only their relic cores as silent testimonies to the universe that they once existed. Our sun, like other small stars, initially becomes a bloated star red giant which will swell to … Read more
I’ll start with the statistics of accepted students for the University of Southern California PhD in Pharmacy in 2009. 460 students were offered for interviews from a pool of over 2000 applicants. The enrollment is 240 students (11 non-government students) and the expected class size for 2009 is 190. It is important to note that … Read more