News tagged with faculty
Co-workers can be as important as supervisors for effective student internships, researcher finds
Summer internships are beginning, and career-related research from Kansas State University is helping determine what can make those internships more meaningful for students.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 08, 2012 |
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Historically black colleges and universities may be more supportive of students
An Indiana University study that analyzed differences in practices between faculty at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and predominantly white institutions (PWIs) found that faculty members ...
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Apr 17, 2012 |
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The iceberg’s accomplice: Did the moon sink the Titanic?
(PhysOrg.com) -- The sinking of the ocean liner Titanic 100 years ago is perhaps the most famous--and most studied--disaster of the 20th century. Countless books and movies have examined in great detail the ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 06, 2012 |
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Faculty retention proves a major challenge for universities
Attracting and retaining the world's brightest students is on the mind of every university official. But a new, unprecedented study in the journal Science suggests leaders in higher education face an understated, even more p ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 16, 2012 |
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Are some faculty members really serfs?
Full-time non-tenure track faculty at colleges and universities lack a professional identity and a sense of self worth, according to interviews with these faculty members that formed the basis of a recently published paper co-authored by a University of California, Rivers ...
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Feb 14, 2012 |
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New York island to host Cornell science campus
A New York City island will host a high-tech science college run by Cornell University, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Monday after choosing the winning bid.
Dec 19, 2011 |
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Women in science? Universities don't make the grade
Despite years of trying to improve the number of women undergraduates in science and engineering, a new study shows most universities are failing. Not only are women lagging behind their male classmates, efforts to close ...
Sep 29, 2011 |
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Authors Guild sues universities over online books
Authors and authors' groups in the United States, Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom sued the University of Michigan and four other universities Monday, seeking to stop the creation of online libraries made up of as ...
Sep 13, 2011 |
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Report: MIT makes strides with women scientists
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has succeeded in boosting the number of women on its science and engineering faculties and in making the university a friendlier and more supportive place to work in the decade since ...
Mar 21, 2011 |
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Study: Faculty on Facebook will not ask students to be friends
In a recent survey of pharmacy professors, 100 percent of the respondents who had Facebook profiles said they would not send friend requests to their current students.
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Jan 24, 2011 |
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Johns Hopkins faculty highly value involvement of nearby urban community for improving research
A survey conducted by Johns Hopkins faculty found strong support among their peers for working more closely with the minority, inner-city community that surrounds the institution. Overall, 91 percent of faculty responders ...
Dec 20, 2010 |
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The importance of making a good first impression in the classroom
A study of how medical students evaluate their professors is illustrating the critical importance of making a good first impression.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 10, 2010 |
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Study confirms faculty union influence on institutional decision-making
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new Iowa State University study of 341 public universities has found that faculty unions do exert the desired influence over institutional decision-making in areas such as salaries, appointing department ...
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Nov 16, 2010 |
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Pilot safety protocol could help dentists reduce errors
Pilots and dentists have more in common than one might think: Both jobs are highly technical and require teamwork. Both are subject to human error where small, individual mistakes may lead to catastrophe if not addressed ...
Aug 02, 2010 |
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Industry support of academic life science research may be dropping
While more than half the academic life science researchers responding to a 2007 survey indicated having some relationship with industrial entities, the prevalence of such relationships - particularly direct funding for research ...
Nov 03, 2009 |
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