It’s that time of year again–APS! We had a great time with our FaceBook study last year, although the LinkedIn “Connect with me” t-shirts we wore might have been a little bit over the top. This year, our research group had some fun with the California Q-sort (Block, 2008). We compared student impressions of CEOs to impressions of psychopaths, and fondly referred to our project as “Snakes in Suits,” with a nod towards Babiak and Hare
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Getting Ready for APS in Boston!
my daughters Kristin and Karen in Rio de Janeiro Here are are a few stories that I have found interesting and I hope you will, too! extending lifespan has mixed effects “The research shows that different factors that extend longevity affect cognitive function in very different ways, having both positive and negative effects over the course of an organism’s lifetime.” autism diet fails to deliver ‘Hyman said, “This is really just the tip of the iceberg. There are many possible effects of diet including over- and under-nutrition, on behavior in children with ASD that need to be scientifically investigated so families can make informed decisions about the therapies they choose for their children.”‘ exploring new avenues to brain repair “Due to these encouraging results, the researchers intend to pursue this avenue further to gain new neurons from the glial cells present in the brain, in order to find therapies for neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s.”
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my readings for May 20th, 2010
New graduates today are discovering that employment after graduation is far from guaranteed. In fact, it’s becoming a given that many students will be without a full-time job months after they’ve earned their degree. If you’re struggling to deal with the post-grad blues, start thinking outside of the box to pull yourself out of the slump.
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Surviving Unemployment after Graduation
As if choosing the right college for you is not stressful enough, once you are enrolled your attentions must shift to declaring a major. Many students enter school with a major in mind or have already declared their major before they begin freshman year. Still other students take a year or two to decide which academic area best suits them.
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Choosing a College Major that Makes Sense for You
At first glance, you might think that you have a lot in common with your fellow college freshman: you’re all new to the school, you’re the same age, and you probably share some common interests, background, financial status or philosophies about life since you chose to attend the same school. But college admissions councils pick diverse groups of students on purpose, and you probably have a lot to learn from your classmates.
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Basic Study Tips for College Freshmen
A few decades ago the public perception of homeschooling families was probably one of conservative Christians or isolationists who shunned any form of government intervention in their lives. While it may certainly be true that there are homeschool families who fit these descriptions, it is also true that many other types of families are choosing to homeschool their children. Some families choose homeschooling because of the individualized education they can provide while others enjoy the freedom to teach their own beliefs in a setting they create.
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Top 10 Trends in Homeschooling
Online college definitely has its perks, but studying without a college campus can be lonely. You may feel like you’re missing out on the “college experience,” but it doesn’t have to be that way.
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How to Maintain a Social Life While Attending an Online College
HOBOKEN, NJ (MAY 5, 2010) EducationDynamics, higher educations leading marketing services company, today announced the launch of Test Drive College Online . The revolutionary program solves the retention challenges facing Americas higher education institutions by testing prospective students college readiness before they commit to an online degree program and pay tuition.
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Test Drive College Online Offers Revolutionary Way to Test Online Education
CareData Solutions Corporation has launched a new online Electronic Health Record training course that combines web-delivered didactic content with access to fully functional EHR software. (PRWeb May 5, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/05/prweb3946854.htm
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CareData Introduces Online Electronic Health Record Training Course for Allied Health Paraprofessionals
What’s Your Reaction? Glass Wave seems like any other band: They pose in shadows for MySpace portraits.
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Glass Wave: Professor Lit-Rock Band Drops Album
There are many eating movements that have hit hard only to fade out just as quickly. Then there are the ones that never really caught on at all. But out of all of the dieting and eating fads that have come and gone, vegetarianism is by far the most long-lasting and common, proving that nixing
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So college hasn't been the picnic you thought it would be and you've dug yourself into an academic hole. You just now realize that unlike in high school, you have to actually study for exams. You wish you had known important unit-relevant lectures still occur in classes that don't require attendance.
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College Getting Hard? Don’t Drop Out
If there is one place that many feel safe and secure, that is at school. Many students living in residence halls regularly leave their room doors either unlocked or propped open, inviting in curious neighbors as if they were already old friends. This behavior exemplifies the feeling of general comfort and sanctuary that students feel
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In Case of Emergency: How Campuses are Keeping Students Safe in Times of Crisis
Senior Kristy Hoffman tied a school record with 12 strikeouts in the nightcap as the UW-Stout softball team closed out its season with a sweep of visiting Hamline, 6-2 and 11-8, on Tuesday in Menomonie.
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Local colleges roundup: Hoffman sets record in UW-Stout’s sweep
New Delhi, May 4 : A facility to give Indian scholars online access to academic materials– journals and books– was launched by Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal today.
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Sibal Launches N-LIST – So Scholars Access Journals Online
31 students who have spent the last year and a half in Illinois’ first online nursing program are about to graduate. So 23 News caught up with the inaugural class, including one student we introduced you to two years ago, to see how the training is saving students time and money.
PETAP.org introduces the promotion of both campus based schools and colleges as well as online schools and colleges in conjunction with educational services, and tuition assistance partnership options. These partnership options allow businesses the opportunity to provide students with the means for obtaining various educational services at a post secondary level of education. PETAP.org provides …
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PETAP.org Introduces Educational Services, Partnership Options, and Tuition Assistance Programs
LOS ANGELES—-Concord Law School of Kaplan University today announced the debut of its online Small Business Practice LLM program, the first in the country focused solely on legal issues confronting small businesses.
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Concord Law School Launches Online Small Business Practice LLM
The Steel City’s abundance of colleges and burgeoning arts and cultural scene factored heavily into its No.
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Abundance of colleges, art scene factor into ‘most livable’ tag
The Instructional Technology Council recently released a report on the trends in distance education and online learning at community colleges.
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OpenCourseWare: Opportunities for the EdTech Entrepreneur