Universities - Trends
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Healthy Campus 2010: physical activity trends and the role information provision.

29 Jun 2009 BACKGROUND: The primary purpose of this investigation was to examine the frequency and type of self-reported physical activity behavior in postsecondary students with reference to Healthy Campus 2010 objectives. The secondary purpose was to explore ... Read more...

Magnitude of and trends in alcohol-related mortality and morbidity among U.S. college students ages 18-24, 1998-2005.

29 Jun 2009 OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to estimate, among college students ages 18-24, the numbers of alcohol-related unintentional injury deaths and other problems over the period from 1998 through 2005. METHOD: The analysis integrated data on 18- to ... Read more...

ASAS Centennial Paper: Future needs of research and extension in forage utilization.

24 Sep 2008 Forage-animal production agriculture is implementing infrastructure changes and management strategies to adjust to increased energy-related costs of fuel, feed grains, fertilizers, and seeds. The primary objectives of this position paper are to ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Universities - Trends'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• CTSA program continues 'on track' despite backlog. 30 Aug 2009
• Healthy Campus 2010: physical activity trends and the role information provision. 29 Jun 2009
• Magnitude of and trends in alcohol-related mortality and morbidity among U.S. college students ages 18-24, 1998-2005. 29 Jun 2009
• Venezuelan science at risk. 17 Jun 2009
• Research from rubble. 19 May 2009
• Perspective of child neurology in Japan. 11 May 2009
• Open innovation networks between academia and industry: an imperative for breakthrough therapies. 29 Apr 2009
• Scientists on Turkey's banknotes should inspire young minds. 17 Feb 2009
• The double whammy of change. 19 Nov 2008
• Situations vacant. 11 Nov 2008
• [Which professional specialty is actually brought into the universities -- a word about the muddled terminology] 8 Nov 2008
• Humboldt hopes. 26 Oct 2008
• Inquiry-based and research-based laboratory pedagogies in undergraduate science. 29 Sep 2008
• ASAS Centennial Paper: Future needs of research and extension in forage utilization. 24 Sep 2008
• ASAS Centennial Paper: The future of teaching and research in companion animal biology in departments of animal sciences. 24 Sep 2008
• ASAS Centennial Paper: animal science teaching: a century of excellence. 31 Aug 2008
• [How can one insure the survival of clinical academic research?] 30 Aug 2008
• A new academic year. 30 Aug 2008
• Interdisciplinary science: Harvard under review. 5 Aug 2008
• Hurricane Katrina and the Louisiana State University-New Orleans Department of Medicine: rebuilding, recruiting, and renewing. 30 Jul 2008

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Technical information about 'Universities'

Definition: Educational institutions providing facilities for teaching and research and authorized to grant academic degrees.

Descriptor UI: D014495

Alternative terms: Universities; University;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: I02.783.850;

Technical Notes: IM; Manual 30.8, 36.18; specify locale if pertinent; colleges as educ institutions go here: do not confuse with bodies such as "College of Physicians" which are indexed under SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS), under US Dept of Defense, goes under SCHOOLS, MEDICAL + UNITED STATES; DF: UNIV