Universities
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Sunday, November 08, 2009

Teachers' participation in research programs improves their students' achievement in science.

14 Oct 2009 Research experience programs engage teachers in the hands-on practice of science. Program advocates assert that program participation enhances teachers' skills in communicating science to students. We measured the impact of New York City public ... Read more...

Norovirus outbreaks on three college campuses - California, Michigan, and Wisconsin, 2008.

7 Oct 2009 Noroviruses are the most common cause of outbreaks of acute gastroenteritis worldwide. Norovirus outbreaks affect persons of all ages and occur in a wide variety of settings (e.g., nursing homes, hospitals, restaurants, communities, schools, day ... Read more...

Taking risks to transform science.

30 Sep 2009 Tackling long-standing problems in science or refuting dogma is not necessarily the best strategy for a young investigator seeking tenure. But just like investing in risky stocks when young, perhaps it should be. Amy Maxmen ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Universities'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Teachers' participation in research programs improves their students' achievement in science. 14 Oct 2009
• Science education. The big gamble in the Saudi desert. 14 Oct 2009
• Norovirus outbreaks on three college campuses - California, Michigan, and Wisconsin, 2008. 7 Oct 2009
• Rising star. 6 Oct 2009
• Taking risks to transform science. 30 Sep 2009
• The University of New Hampshire's Young Adult Health Risk Screening Initiative. 29 Sep 2009
• Investigation of a mumps outbreak among university students with two measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccinations, Virginia, September-December 2006. 29 Sep 2009
• Costly punishment does not always increase cooperation. 26 Sep 2009
• Profile: Kim Chin-Kyung. The force behind North Korea's new science university. 23 Sep 2009
• [Analysis of syphilis and gonorrhoea cases, based on data from the National STD Centre, Department of Dermatology and Venerology, Semmelweis University (2005-2008)] 18 Sep 2009
• Increase grants, too. 16 Sep 2009
• Biotechnology. Researcher, two universities sued over validity of prostate cancer test. 16 Sep 2009
• Improving patrons' meal selections through the use of point-of-selection nutrition labels. 15 Sep 2009
• Choon Fong Shih. Interviewed by Daniel Cressey. 15 Sep 2009
• Randomized controlled trial of proactive web-based alcohol screening and brief intervention for university students. 12 Sep 2009
• Introductory biology: let's train lecturers. 9 Sep 2009
• Introductory biology: top-down teaching. 9 Sep 2009
• Biomedical research. VA pulls the plug on disputed study of Gulf War illness. 9 Sep 2009
• Pakistan's reform experiment. Sep 2009
• Cash costs. Sep 2009

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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