Inside the frame May 20, 2007
Irglova is the enigmatic Eastern European girl he meets who has romantic issues of her own but with whom he shares an instant musical chemistry. It is funny and sexy, but not a romantic comedy. (Boston Globe)
Pontiac students make biodiesel May 16, 2007
Bane added that making biodiesel is more than just a chemistry lesson for the students. This gets them thinking about renewable energy sources and how we can reduce our dependency on foreign oil, Bane said. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Certificates boost career possibilities Apr 30, 2007
In addition to the MCAT, Princeton premeds must take at least eight classes two semesters each of general chemistry, organic chemistry, biology and physics ... For the stereotypical premed a molecular biology or chemistry major the premed requirements are easy to fulfill because they largely overlap with departmental courses. (The Daily Princetonian, NJ)
Engineering change at UM - Helena Apr 29, 2007
There s also a brand new library, brightly lit with large north-facing windows, and new biology and chemistry labs for the nursing and other science programs. There s a new computer lab, some new classrooms and additional office space for faculty. (Helena Independent Record)
Healing starts at Va. Tech Apr 20, 2007
I was in Davidson Hall, one of the chemistry buildings, said Erika, who has been at Virginia Tech for two years working toward a master s in polymer engineering ... Erika said she and fellow students remained in the chemistry lab from 9:30 a.m. until noon, frequently checking e-mails for information from campus security. (Rolla Daily News, MO)
Using Netflix for Homeschooling Apr 17, 2007
The Standard Deviants on Physics, Chemistry. The Ultimate Physics Tutor (2-disc set). (Suite101.com)
Educators, students fight to keep unique art class options open Apr 17, 2007
Sure, there are lab tables similar to those found in a chemistry room. There is a blow torch and soldering equipment that also may be used in industrial technology classes. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Summer camps Apr 13, 2007
Anchorage Daily News. " Ages: 5-12 or grades K-6 When: 9 a.m.-3:45 p.m., June 18-Aug. 30. Choose one week or all six. No camp the week of July 4. Where: Russian Jack Springs Park, DeBarr Road Cost: $150 per week (before- and after-camp care additional) Contact: Tasha Nichols, 248-2250; ; YMCA DAY CAMPS Sponsor: Anchorage Community YMCA When: 7 a.m.-6:30 p.m. May 29- Aug. 17 Anchorage Day Camp Fun-filled days of hiking, archery, field trips, swimming, arts and crafts, field games and wilderness... (Anchorage Daily News)
The revolving door of engineering Apr 11, 2007
Claire-Marine Sarner '10 said she is often "tempted to quit" engineering but keeps giving herself "another chance." Her course load this year, like that of most freshmen engineering students, is heavy on introductory classes in math, physics, computer science and chemistry, the prerequisites for many classes within the engineering school. Because of the general engineering requirements, engineers often don't get to take their first departmental class until sophomore year, though engineers are... (The Daily Princetonian, NJ)
4 Tech Valley High teachers named Apr 4, 2007
They are: Leah Penniman of Albany, who will teach biology and chemistry; Stacia Snow of Kingston, who will teach social studies; Michelle Sweeny of Brant Lake, who will teach mathematics; and Mary Van Hoomissen of Menands, will teach English. Penniman was the founding director and mathematics and science teacher at the Harriet Tubman Free School, Albany. (Albany Times Union)
Hands-on class whets students' appetite for science Apr 4, 2007
Whether studying electromagnetism, analyzing rocks and minerals or getting their hands a bit dirty with chemistry experiments and possible animal dissections, the students use what they learn from textbooks as well as from experiments. On Tuesday, many of the student groups enhanced their experiments by using information from previous class discussions about aluminium foil. (North County Times)
WA students demonstrate academic excellence Apr 4, 2007
"Winston Academy was chartered by the state in 1969 and is a member of the Mississippi Private School Association.Students in K-4 through 12th grade receive instruction at the academy. The school offers a college preparatory curriculum along with a Christian perspective.Winston Academy is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Both the elementary and secondary schools at the academy received an accreditation rating of "AA" from the Mississippi Association of Private... (Louisville Winston County Journal, MS)
NTUC Childcare implements new curriculum for pre-schoolers Mar 30, 2007
One of the activities in the new curriculum is to have children add sugar or lemon to their barley water and through experimentation, undergo a lesson in basic chemistry. The school has been piloting this curriculum among a small group of children for the past two years. (Channel NewsAsia, Singapore)
March 28 Your Community in Brief Mar 29, 2007
Sylvia Harvey teaches chemistry and AP chemistry at West Albany. The 7,000 grant from the M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust is a supplemental fund that continues a grant she received two years ago. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
EHS receives ACCESS grant Mar 28, 2007
EHS students will have the opportunity to take AP biology, AP chemistry, marine biology, Shakespeare and creative writing. Students will be able to take those courses through a teleconferencing system from other schools around the state. (Eufaula Tribune, AL)
Professor excites students with chemistry Mar 22, 2007
Some smoke no mirrors and a very loud bang held the attention of Arlington Public Schools students Tuesday when a chemistry teacher came to town to tout the excitement of science. Jason Kautz, chemistry professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, demonstrated the effects of heat on hydrogen, created nylon in a beaker and froze roses for about 180 middle- through high-school students gathered in the school gymnasium ... Junior Devan Gieselmann, who takes chemistry at Arlington High, was... (Fremont Tribune, NE)
- Marcel Berlins Mar 21, 2007
That didn't stop 234 applicants from claiming, in their personal statements, that their passion for science was evoked "when I accidentally burnt holes in my pyjamas after experimenting with a chemistry set on my 8th birthday". I cannot understand the mind of a student who took this route to trying to get into medical school. (Guardian Unlimited)
Benjamin Chavis to speak at Valley Mar 15, 2007
A native of Oxford, N.C., Chavis holds a bachelor's degree in chemistry from the University of North Carolina; a master of divinity, magna cum laude, from Duke University and a doctorate of ministry from Howard University. He also has completed course requirements for a doctorate from Union Theological Seminary. (Greenwood Commonwealth, MS)
Why a glass of grape may be best way to start your day Mar 15, 2007
Alan Crozier, professor of plant biochemistry and human nutrition who led the study, said: "Not all fruit juices are the same. The findings reveal that the variety of phenolic compounds and antioxidant capacity of the individual juices varied markedly." ... It is published in the Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry. (Independent)
TAKS test stands between student and graduation Mar 12, 2007
In science last year, she received an 80 and 72 in chemistry. She is also passing all of her other classes. (Conroe Courier, TX)
Forbes Road Adopts Tax Resolution Mar 9, 2007
Lynette Beegle will be taking her students to the science building at Allegany College of Maryland on March 14 for the Chemistry Olympics. The tentative 2007-08 school calendar was approved as presented. (Fulton County News, PA)
For self-starters, DIY degrees cause a major stir Mar 2, 2007
Now, this 20-year-old junior is on his way to graduating with a degree in "Criminalistics," a curriculum he mapped out to study law, political science, physical chemistry and psychology. What does he propose to do with his one-of-a-kind degree. (Orlando Sentinel)
Kingsley Junior High holds first science fair Feb 24, 2007
The 300 eighth-graders concentrated on five topics: chemistry, astronomy, plate tectonics, rocks and minerals, weathering and erosion, and the atmosphere. They chose their own topics and questions for the hunt and created displays with the answers. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Dwyer, Corley speak Feb 23, 2007
Majors for the 2006 UGAg defense: Child and Family Development Management Criminal Justice/ Sociology Recreation and Leisure Studies Sports Studies Speech Communication Chemistry Housing. By don. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
New web portal to make tough concepts easy Feb 19, 2007
The portal has courses specially designed for students in the 12-17 age group on subjects like physics, biology, chemistry, English and geography. The lessons are in three languages English, Hindi and Tamil and will gradually have translations in other languages as well. (India Times, India -- Community News)
There's changes at the top at colleges on Main Line Feb 16, 2007
He graduated from Haverford College in 1974 with a dual major in philosophy and chemistry. After teaching at both Harvard Medical School and the University of Michigan, Emerson moved back to the Philadelphia area in 1994. (Ardmore Main Line Life, PA)
Leesville High holds annual Science and Engineering Fair Feb 9, 2007
The categories of the competition were Animal Science, Social Psychology, Chemistry, Botany, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Biology, Psychology, Environmental, Ecology, Health Science, Engineering, earth Science and Physics ... Donell Evans has been a Chemistry and Physical Science teacher at Leesville High School for two years. (Leesville Daily Leader, LA)
- Cristina Odone Feb 4, 2007
Private schools, less dogmatic about dangerous sports regulations and interaction with grown-ups, still boast a few masters to lead the assault on a craggy rock face or blow up the chemistry lab during an experiment. Boys overwhelmingly turn to them for comfort and guidance; fellow teachers charge them with meting out discipline to the 'more difficult' lads. (Guardian Unlimited)
ROTC proposal sparks debate among students, faculty Feb 1, 2007
Chemistry professor Manual Santiago said he believes the program will bring more students to UTC.. "There is a large ROTC community here in Chattanooga of about 1,400 cadets, and having ROTC here gives those cadets, those students in high school the opportunity to continue ROTC here in Chattanooga, whereas normally they would go off somewhere else to continue," Santiago said. (The University Echo, TN)
Science Bowl gives brains a workout Jan 28, 2007
Each school sent at least one team of five, with four competitors and one alternate, each ready to answer questions on any of eight subjects: biology, chemistry, physics, earth science, computer science, general science, astronomy and math. Each team attended the competition with a coach or adviser from its school. (Herald Sun)
Jere Goyan, 76; FDA chief sought wider role for pharmacists in patient care Jan 26, 2007
Born Aug. 3, 1930, in Oakland, Goyan received a bachelor's degree in pharmacy in 1952 and his doctorate in pharmaceutical chemistry from UCSF in 1957, when the school was an affiliate campus of UC Berkeley. From 1956 to 1963 he taught at the University of Michigan School of Pharmacy, and in 1963 he joined the faculty of UCSF.. (Los Angeles Times)
Agri-science class added to PHS electives Jan 20, 2007
The new course is an advanced life science course focusing on plants and soil which combines the study of advanced biology, chemistry and earth science in an agricultural context. The course meets the criteria for the Core 40 diploma. (Plymouth Pilot News, IN)
Carbon monoxide protects lung cells against oxygen-induced damage Jan 19, 2007
These findings, being reported in the Jan. 19 issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry, have significant implications for the treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome, or ARDS, according to the study's authors. ARDS is a life-threatening medical condition in which patients experience severe shortness of breath and oxygen starvation. (EurekAlert!)
Ambassador Commissions French Centre at UDS Jan 18, 2007
The programme, which covers both English and French languages and is integrated into the faculty's normal training programme, was started three years ago and students undertaking the course also study other subjects like mathematics, chemistry and environmental studies in the two languages. Professor Kaku Nokoe, the Pro Vice Chancellor and Co-coordinator of the French Programme, said this during the commissioning of a French language center at the Navrongo campus on Wednesday. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
New district and school are named Jan 15, 2007
Expanded courses include accounting II, calculus and chemistry II.. "Every discipline has been expanded by two or three classes," said Jennifer Edholm, curriculum committee member. (The Hawk Eye)
Students take steps into the world of stem cells Jan 14, 2007
Not all the students are trained in biology; some are crossing over from other fields such as bioengineering, bioinformatics and chemistry. Those without knowledge of how to work with stem cells will be taking an additional hands-on course with stem cells, said Larry Goldstein, director of UCSD's stem cell program. (North County Times)
Visalia school gets outside aid Jan 12, 2007
The idea was to change the human chemistry at Houston in hopes of increasing academic achievement, Visalia Unified School District officials said. But even with the new staff, the school failed to meet its academic growth target the following year. (Fresno Bee -- Local)