What to consider before you invest in a college education
What is “fit” anyway? I don’t think finding a program that fits means finding your “true calling,” as they say. I’m not convinced, having seen firsthand how it can unravel, that the people who can only...
View ArticleRepeal of Bilingual Education to Go Before California Voters – Learning the...
By guest blogger Madeline Will Bilingual education will be back on California voters’ ballots come November 2016, due to a piece of legislation that Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law Sunday. The new law...
View ArticleVan Gogh Painted Fluid Turbulence Before It Was a Thing
In 2004, the Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of swirling eddies that reminded people of Vincent van Gogh’s “The Starry Night.” A nice observation – but it didn’t stop there. By digitizing the...
View ArticleStudying Chinese? Read this before you choose your name
My first Chinese name was Ai Mili (艾米丽), a transliteration of “Emily”. I hated it. I was given it by a university official in Beijing as I registered for a summer language course. I thought the name...
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Van Gogh the preacher? New show to explore artist’s life before painting
The restored house where Van Gogh lived at Cuesmes, a small town near Mons As the letters that will also be on display demonstrate, it was not a happy time. The man who died miserable and unsuccessful,...
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India’s B-schools are shutting down faster than ever before
But with a slowdown in the economy over the past few years, and as corporates eventually understood the mediocrity of the quality of education at these institutes, many chose only to hire from the top...
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Scary ‘Carolina Butcher’ Croc Ruled The Continent Long Before The Dinosaurs
Imagine a massive croc. Walking on its hind legs. Towering over you and ready to clamp down on you with its enormous fang-filled maw. What sounds like something out of a bad Star Trek episode actually...
View ArticleCrocodile ancestor was top predator before dinosaurs roamed North America
Life reconstruction of Carnufex carolinensis. Credit: Copyright Jorge Gonzales A newly discovered crocodilian ancestor may have filled one of North America’s top predator roles before dinosaurs arrived...
View ArticleNewly discovered crocodile ancestor, ‘Carolina Butcher,’ ruled before the...
Credit: Jorge GonzalesAccording to the Scientific Reports journal, Paleontologists from North Carolina State University and the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences recovered parts of Carnufex’s...
View ArticlePatrick goes before Senate panel to defend private school tax credit, voucher...
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick appeared before the Senate Education Committee Thursday to refute criticism that bills creating private school tax credits and vouchers in Texas would directly threaten the state’s...
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