Category Archives: Education

Geologic goals

UD graduate studies soil moisture levels as a geologist in Texas

Even as a little kid, Chelsea Halley knew that she wanted to be a geologist. Now, as the 2012 University of Delaware graduate gets set to receive her master’s degree in geology from the University of Texas, the goal she set when she was younger is becoming a reality as she embarks on a career as a geologist for an environmental consulting company in Austin.  (more…)

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Klima-MOOC reloaded

Online-Vorlesung: Top-Klimawissenschaftler erklären Klimawandel und seine Folgen

Klimawandel, was ist das eigentlich? Ein neues digitales Lernformat bietet die Möglichkeit, das eigene Wissen zum Klimawandel unkompliziert von zuhause zu erweitern. Nach der großen Nachfrage im Wintersemester startet der Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) „Klimawandel und seine Folgen“ am 9. Mai wieder neu. Eine Einschreibung ist ab sofort auf der MOOC-Plattform Iversity online möglich unter https://iversity.org/de/courses/klimawandel. Der Kurs mit international renommierten Klimaexperten führender Forschungsinstitute erklärt die Ursachen für die menschgemachte Erderwärmung und die Funktionsweise unseres Klimasystems.
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University Creates Mobile Application for Students to Help Manage the Ups and Downs of College Life

AUSTIN, Texas – The University of Texas at Austin is launching “Thrive at UT,” a mobile application geared toward enhancing the well-being and success of its students. The application will help students practice and incorporate behaviors into their daily lives that support academic success and timely graduation including bouncing back from failure, maintaining social connections and having a positive self-image. (more…)

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From intro class to a Science publication in three years

Holly Gildea didn’t come to Brown expecting to publish in one of the world’s top scientific journals, or even to study neuroscience, but by discovering and pursuing her passion, she’s achieved an auspicious start to a research career.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Growing up in Barrington, R.I., senior Holly Gildea had a sense that Brown University could be the college for her, and when she visited campus for “A Day on College Hill” in 2012, she became sure. (more…)

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Hour of Code: When creativity and logic spark that ‘aha’ moment for young people

Allan La Grenade-Finch remembers the moment an 8th grader, a “great kid” who often sat in the back of class and struggled with science, “lit up” during last year’s Hour of Code at Cardozo Education Campus in Washington, D.C. (more…)

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Business environment: UD graduate Radhika Samant finds career with Thomson Reuters

Recent University of Delaware graduate Radhika Samant always envisioned herself beginning her career in the environmental field but when she was offered a job to work at Thomson Reuters in New York City following Commencement, the opportunity was too good to pass up.  (more…)

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