Education

New grants awarded for OA humanities projects

earlham.edu     6 hrs ago          

NEH and IMLS Award Advancing Knowledge Digital Partnership Grants, press release, August 26, 2008. Today the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced...                    

Politicians out in strength

hindu.com     6 hrs ago   4 related          

Move from one college to another to enthuse their party workers NEW DELHI: Delhi University, which has been the nursery for several senior politicians in the past, witnessed the presence of a large number of leaders drawn...                    

Disaster Nursing

bharatbhasha.com     2 hrs ago   3 related          

In the past, nurses were on the battlefield dressing the soldier's wounds and giving emotional support to those whose time was at hand. Formally, the occupation of nursing began with Florence Nightingale during the Crimean...                    

Palin's attended 6 colleges in 6 years

upi.com     4 hrs ago   1 related          

Published: Sept. 5, 2008 at 7:53 PM Republican Vice Presidential candidate Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) and her husband Todd applaud Republican Presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) as he delivers his acceptance...                    

CLC Ends Private Loan Disbursements

wsj.com     1 hr ago   1 related          

College Loan Corp. Focuses on Portfolio After Funds Cut Off By ANNE MARIE CHAKER September 6, 2008; Page B2 One of the U.S.'s largest student-loan companies is suspending the remaining part of its student-lending business....                    

Not English, learn Chinese, Japanese: Modi

indiatimes.com     7 hrs ago   8 related          

GANDHINAGAR: Narendra Modi, the schoolmaster, marketed Chinese and Japanese to children across Gujarat who had been ordered by a government fiat to listen to his two-hour Teacher's Day address and question-answer session...                    

UC Davis Business School Dean to Step Down

finanznachrichten.de     11 hrs ago   2 related          

Nicole Woolsey Biggart, dean of the Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Davis, and an influential ambassador to the Northern California business community, has announced her intention to step...                    

ABC CANADA celebrates International Literacy Day

newswire.ca     7 hrs ago   1 related          

September is a great time to start fresh and renew your literacy skills TORONTO, Sept. 5 /CNW/ - September 8 is International Literacy Day, a day dedicated to promoting lifelong learning to the nearly 774 million adults,...                    

Don't Believe the Doomsayers. Ohio's Economy Is Doing Fine.

wsj.com     3 hrs ago   2 related          

By TED STRICKLAND and LEE FISHER September 6, 2008; Page A9 Ohio is going to be a hard fought-over state in this presidential election. By 2010, Ohio will be one of only two states without a general tax on corporation...                    

Advocates for the Mentally Disabled on Palin's Pledge

msn.com     9 hrs ago   11 related          

Advocates for the disabled receive Sarah Palin's pledge of support with the wary optimism of a group accustomed to unfulfilled promises. For advocates of mentally disabled citizens, Palin's pledge marked a rare moment...