News tagged with graduate
Geology student drills into Tohoku quake source
(Phys.org) -- For the past eight weeks, geoscience graduate student Tamara Jeppson has traded her usual commute, from her Madison apartment to Weeks Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, for ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 23, 2012 |
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Study: Prepare grad students for work beyond academia
Universities need to work more closely with business, nonprofit and government sectors to better prepare graduate students for careers beyond academia, according to the report for a national project that a UC Davis dean helped ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 10, 2012 |
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Graduation year drives Facebook connections for college grads
Are you connected to college friends on Facebook? Research from North Carolina State University shows that these social networks tend to form around graduation year or university housing – rather than ...
Apr 30, 2012 |
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Berkeley researchers find big benefits for students, taxpayers and state from funding of higher education
In a study released yesterday (Tuesday, April 24), three UC Berkeley researchers conclude that graduates of the University of California and California State University systems provide ongoing returns to the ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 25, 2012 |
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Google's 1Q lobbying bill more than triples to $5M
(AP) -- Google's U.S. lobbying bill more than tripled to $5 million during the first three months of the year amid increased government scrutiny of the Internet search leader's business and privacy practices.
Apr 23, 2012 |
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Researcher cuts teeth in new method
University of Alberta researcher Nicole Burt took up an odd moonlighting job to further her research. She became a surrogate tooth fairy.
Apr 06, 2012 |
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Shortage of graduates will harm economy: UK report
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new report launched this week shows that a shortage of graduates threatens the UK economy.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Mar 28, 2012 |
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Study: LinkedIn resumes more honest -- in some ways
A new study says people are less likely to lie about big things on resumes they post on the professional network LinkedIn compared with traditional resumes.
Mar 15, 2012 |
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Advancing scientific discovery
Every other Wednesday, University of Delaware graduate student Michael Salciccioli meets with faculty, students and postdoctoral researchers from UD along with colleagues from the University of Pennsylvania ...
Mar 13, 2012 |
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Q&A: Allan Sly on probability theory and random processes
Newly awarded a 2012 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship, Allan Sly, assistant professor of statistics, talks about his research into probability theory, his students and his own days as a UC Berkeley graduate ...
Feb 16, 2012 |
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Trimming time in the stacks
A sophisticated text-analyzing tool developed by a UC Berkeley graduate student could speed literary searches for humanities scholars and other researchers.
Technology / Computer Sciences
Dec 21, 2011 |
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Physicists report nanotechnology feat with proteins
(PhysOrg.com) -- UCLA physicists have made nanomechanical measurements of unprecedented resolution on protein molecules.
Dec 17, 2011 |
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Growing income and gender gaps in college graduation
A new study shows that the gap in rates of college completion between students from high-and low-income families has grown significantly in the last 50 years.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 06, 2011 |
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Listening to the stars
It is almost night on the island of Puerto Rico. Astronomer Joanna Rankin raises her head toward the sky. A few of the brightest stars shine through blue cracks in a ragged dome of gray clouds. To her back, ...
Dec 01, 2011 |
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Job market for college grads has 'legs'
After last year's rollercoaster ride, the job market for college graduates has settled down and appears braced for slow but steady growth, according to Michigan State University's annual Recruiting Trends study.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Nov 17, 2011 |
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