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Intute: Social Sciences Blog (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
Here is the latest round up from Intute. Important new Government papers this week UK Climate Change Programme: Annual report to Parliament - July 2008 Delivering a sustainable railway: a 30-year strategy for the railways? Transport Committee HC219 Face to Face and Side by Side: A framework for partnership in our multi-faith society strategy plan - Communities and Local [...]
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Intute: Social Sciences Blog (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
Here are some more useful resources for finding information on Serbian war crimes and the arrest of Radovan Karadzic as chosen by Intute editors. B92 news - is an excellent starting point for the latest headlines. It uses journalists from the Balkan region. Balkan Insight is maintained by the Balkan Investigative reporting Network . it also offers [...]
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Newswise (Free subscription) | 21 hours ago
A significant addition to the William Faulkner Collection at the University of Mississippi was announced Wednesday evening on the grounds of the Nobel laureate's home, Rowan Oak, during the 35th annual Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference. The acquisition comprises letters that resulted from a meeting in the summer of 1943 when Faulkner sat down with Hollywood filmmakers William Bacher and Henry Hathaway...
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Newswise (Free subscription) | yesterday
An undergraduate research project by a group of University of New Hampshire students has led to a new state law that supports the use of residential wind energy.
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www.OSIR.org.in (Free subscription) | yesterday
Minnesota’s new Teacher of the Year is Derek Olson, a sixth-grade teacher who specializes in Science and Social Sciences at Afton-Lakeland Elementary School in the Stillwater Area School District. Education Minnesota, the statewide teachers union Source: www.startribune.com Magic Tricks Reveal Mysteries of Human Mind - FOX NewsA new study, detailed in the current online [...]
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Newswise (Free subscription) | yesterday
Ithaca College Faculty and Students Working with Olympic News Service Are Willing to Share China Experience with Interested Media.
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Newswise (Free subscription) | yesterday
Syracuse University and Universal Pictures have announced that the movie premiere of "The Express" will take place on Friday, Sept. 12, in Syracuse. The film chronicles the life and legacy of Ernie Davis, the first African American to win the Heisman Trophy. "The Express" stars Rob Brown ("Finding Forrester") as Davis, and Dennis Quaid ("The Rookie") as Coach Ben Schwartzwalder. Gary Fleder ("Runaway...
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Newswise (Free subscription) | yesterday
Berlin is a much different city today than it was when presidents Kennedy and Reagan delivered iconic remarks there, but it remains an appropriate setting from which Barack Obama can deliver an important message about global relations, according to a University at Buffalo history professor who wrote a book about John F. Kennedy's famous speech in Berlin.
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Newswise (Free subscription) | yesterday
A University of Iowa international development expert is proposing a new method of holding the World Bank accountable when its development projects damage communities in developing countries.
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Newswise (Free subscription) | yesterday
In less than a year, the National Innocence Project and the Mississippi Innocence Project have secured the release of two Mississippi prisoners who were wrongly convicted. Levon Brooks spent 18 years locked up for murder, and Kenny Brewer was in prison 15 years for a similar crime, but both men were freed when DNA testing cleared them of the crimes. The exonerations spotlight a pressing need for innocence...
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Newswise (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
Metropolitan consumers in Kansas appear less likely to change their purchasing habits when it comes to foodborne outbreaks, according to a new study from Kansas State University's department of agricultural economics.
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Newswise (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
Adolescent girls who had a serious school failure by the 12th grade - being expelled, suspended or dropping out - were significantly more likely to have suffered a serious bout of depression at the age of 21 than girls who did not have these problems.
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Newswise (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
Organizations providing out-of-school time (OST) services for children need additional investment in administrative management capacity in order to most effectively support, develop and expand their programs, according to a new report just released by The Wallace Foundation.
