PRWeb: Education College / University http://www.prweb.com Latest news releases for Education College / University from PRWeb en PRWeb Distribution Newswire http://www.prweb.com/images_v4/prweb_logo_hv2.jpg http://www.prweb.com 200 46 xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com UGA Researchers Could Help Restore Devastated American Chestnut http://www.prweb.com/releases/American_Chestnut/UGA_Research/prweb2629434.htm New gene inserted into DNA may fight fungal disease that caused the chestnut blight (PRWeb Jul 11, 2009)

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]]> World Book's New Online Public Library Edition Offers a Wealth of Knowledge for Learners of All Ages http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2630804.htm Libraries now have a thorough information and multimedia-rich set of reference tools to support information literacy skills for patrons young and old (PRWeb Jul 11, 2009)

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]]> SME Education Foundation -- Gene Haas Scholarship Fund Opens Door for Focus: HOPE Machining Students http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2626724.htm The Society of Manufacturing Engineers Education Foundation (SME-EF) opened a door with a leadership gift of $50,000 to establish the SME Education Foundation -- Gene Haas Scholarship Fund designed to attract and support Focus: HOPE students. The new scholarship offers access to training and education programs in machining technology giving students a chance to change their lives and have a rewarding career. (PRWeb Jul 10, 2009)

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]]> University Considers Adding Football and Lacrosse After $1.2 Million Gift http://www.prweb.com/releases/George_Fox_University/Stoffer_gift/prweb2628194.htm Gifts from Brad and Katharine Stoffer allow construction to begin on new multipurpose sports facility designed to serve community (PRWeb Jul 10, 2009)

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]]> Prepare for the Upcoming School Year: Books, Reading and Study Carrels – A Perfect Set for Learning http://www.prweb.com/releases/studycarrels/studypartitions/prweb2622464.htm The combination of reading books in a study carrel environment is a tried and true process to increase student learning, says Ron Zerrer of ClassroomProducts.com. (PRWeb Jul 10, 2009)

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]]> Pfeiffer and Jossey-Bass to Host The Leadership Challenge Forum 2009 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2623244.htm Back by popular demand, Jossey-Bass and Pfeiffer will host the Second Annual Leadership Challenge Forum August 6-7 in Chicago. (PRWeb Jul 10, 2009)

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]]> CNI College Massage Therapy Students Experience Plastination & Cadaver Lab http://www.prweb.com/releases/CNICollege/MassageTherapyProgram/prweb2627664.htm Recently, students attended a lab at a local junior college's plastination and cadaver lab. This experience during the Anatomy 200 module of their Massage Therapy program at CNI College prepared them for a deeper understanding of the bones, muscles and joints of the body which are the main focus in this module. (PRWeb Jul 10, 2009)

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]]> Excelsior College Launches Social Networking Initiatives http://www.prweb.com/releases/Distance_Education/Social_Networking/prweb2617254.htm Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, leveraged for outreach (PRWeb Jul 9, 2009)

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]]> Michigan Manufacturer Is Selected as a National Award Finalist http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2617744.htm Fleetwood Group announces its selection among companies nationwide as a finalist for The Wall Street Journal and Winning Workplaces 2009 Top Small Workplaces award. (PRWeb Jul 9, 2009)

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]]> The American College Discusses Social Security Impact http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2618434.htm "Understanding Social Security" will be the subject of a cutting edge webinar for financial service professionals on Tuesday, July 14, from 1 - 2 p.m. The presentation will feature commentary from Social Security experts Kenn Beam Tacchino, JD, LLM, Director of the New York Life Center for Retirement Income and Bruce D. Schobel, CLU®, Vice President and Actuary, New York Life. (PRWeb Jul 9, 2009)

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]]> Accor Offers Up to 50% Savings in Vietnam Hotel Sale http://www.prweb.com/releases/Vietnam/Sale/prweb2615174.htm Visit Vietnam without blowing the budget with rooms from only US$45 a night. (PRWeb Jul 9, 2009)

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]]> Economic Factors Tap the Brakes on Growth in Traffic Congestion http://www.prweb.com/releases/TTI_Car/Traffic_Congestion/prweb2618854.htm Experts at the Texas Transportation Institute say slight reduction represents a temporary lull, not a trend. (PRWeb Jul 9, 2009)

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]]> First Choice Power Donates $50,000 to Texas LULAC; Sponsorship Benefits Hispanic Education, Leadership Programs http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2620464.htm First Choice Power donated $50,000 to the Texas League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) to sponsor Hispanic education and leadership programs, events and conferences across the state. (PRWeb Jul 9, 2009)

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]]> AchieveYourCareer.com Offers 5 Online Alternatives to Summer School http://www.prweb.com/releases/online-degrees/summer-school/prweb2623174.htm AchieveYourCareer.com, an online education (http://www.achieveyourcareer.com/) news and information website, publishes free guide outlining the Top 5 Online Alternatives to Summer School for prospective online students. (PRWeb Jul 9, 2009)

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]]> From The Heartland To America: OKWU President Everett Piper Joins Political Mavens, Launches New Website, Announces First Book http://www.prweb.com/releases/OKWU_Piper/Political_Mavens/prweb2623344.htm For nearly a decade, Dr. Everett Piper has been quietly doing his job as president of one of the region's top faith-based Universities, Oklahoma Wesleyan University, focusing all of his efforts on improving the quality of education for his students. But a growing awareness that national trends far beyond his University's campus could pose a threat to his and other faith-based institutions has caused Piper to reach for new platforms to speak out on behalf of the University-and the students he cherishes. (PRWeb Jul 9, 2009)

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]]> Overture Technologies and the Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities (AICCU) Announce the Launch of the California Private Loan Marketplace http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2623494.htm Innovative Online Resource Enables Students to Learn About and Compare Private Loan Terms Side-By-Side. (PRWeb Jul 9, 2009)

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]]> Overture and Credit Union Student Choice Announce Marketing Alliance to Provide Access to Private Loans from Credit Unions in Student Loan Marketplace http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2623564.htm Alliance Aims to Bring Students and Credit Unions Together through Innovative Online Student Loan Resource (PRWeb Jul 9, 2009)

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]]> Grantham University Introduces Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2616994.htm Grantham University (www.grantham.edu), an online university serving working adult students around the world, announced today that it has added a Bachelor of Science in Accounting to its current degree offerings. (PRWeb Jul 9, 2009)

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]]> Parker College of Chiropractic Receives 2009 Dallas Award U.S. Commerce Association's Award Plaque Honors the Achievement http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2605234.htm Parker College of Chiropractic has been selected for the 2009 Dallas Award in the Chiropractic Schools category by the U.S. Commerce Association (USCA). (PRWeb Jul 9, 2009)

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]]> 13 of the World's Top 20 Universities Misspell "University" on Their Own Website http://www.prweb.com/releases/website_spell_checking/content_control/prweb2593064.htm An analysis by enterprise website spell checking platform spellr.us has revealed that on average, 14.2% of web pages on the world's most prestigious university websites contain at least one genuine spelling error. (PRWeb Jul 8, 2009)

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]]> The Official 2009 Online Student Readiness Report has Been Released and is Now Available http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2594424.htm The 2009 Online Student Readiness Report (OSRR) has been released and is now available! Presented by eLearningToolBox.com, OSRR makes observations from data taken from 150,065 unique students from 272 higher education institutions who took the READI assessment from June 1, 2008 to May 31, 2009. Highlights in the report include the following statistically significant differences between the means of the variables of gender, ethnicity, institution type, age range and number of prior online courses taken as they relate to student readiness for online learning. (PRWeb Jul 8, 2009)

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]]> Wheelock College Awarded USAID Planning Grant to Partner with Teacher Training Program in Ghana http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2610814.htm A Wheelock team will head to the West African nation this summer to assess early childhood education programs. (PRWeb Jul 8, 2009)

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]]> The Phybridge UniPhyer Enables IP Telephony Deployment for Large Financial Institution Quickly and Easily http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009phybridgeuniphyer/7voipenabler/prweb2612404.htm Award-winning enabling technology, the Phybridge UniPhyer, allows financial institution to gracefully migrate to IP telephony at a lower cost and without business or network disruptions. (PRWeb Jul 8, 2009)

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]]> Beauty Schools Marketing Group Launches 'The Beauty School Lounge', a Social Network for Beauty Professionals http://www.prweb.com/releases/Beauty_Schools/Cosmetology_Professionals/prweb2616224.htm Beauty Schools Marketing Group (BSMG) has announced the debut of "The Beauty School Lounge", a first-of-its-kind social network for students, educators and professionals in the beauty and cosmetology field. The lounge (http://lounge.beautyschoolsdirectory.com/) is an interactive boutique where beauty enthusiasts around the globe can network, access helpful tools, and follow the hottest styles and discussion topics in the beauty industry as they evolve. (PRWeb Jul 8, 2009)

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]]> Councilwoman Cathy Jolly Visits Pinnacle Career Institute http://www.prweb.com/releases/Career_Training/College_Education/prweb2618144.htm Councilwoman Cathy Jolly who currently serves on Missouri's City Council visited Pinnacle Career Institute's south Kansas City campus on June 29. (PRWeb Jul 8, 2009)

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]]> Rep. Thomas Sloan Attends Pinnacle Career Institute's Career Fair http://www.prweb.com/releases/Career_Training/College_Education/prweb2618194.htm State Representative Thomas Sloan, who currently serves Kansas' 45th District, visited Pinnacle Career Institute's Career Fair on June 16. (PRWeb Jul 8, 2009)

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]]> Morristown and Morris Township Library Acquires New BookScan Station with Patented Book-edge Scanning Design to Protect Rare and Historical Books http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2578644.htm Morristown and Morris Township Library is using the newly developed BookScan Station technology to scan and protect rare and historical books. The library scanning solution safely and gently converts books into PDF, Word and Excel files and stores scanned images on a USB drive. BookScan Station patented technology protects the spine of the books, thereby reducing costs to repair and replace them. (PRWeb Jul 8, 2009)

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]]> BenefitsCafe.com Advises College Students and Graduates Seeking Health Insurance http://www.prweb.com/releases/health/insurance/prweb2615124.htm BenefitsCafe.com has unique advice for incoming freshmen and undergraduates, recent grads and graduate students trying to understand health insurance. They've also written a "Guide to Understanding College Health Plans". (PRWeb Jul 8, 2009)

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]]> Jenzabar, Inc. Announces Strong Second Quarter with New System Sales and Expanded Client Engagements http://www.prweb.com/releases/Jenzabar/enterprise_software/prweb2615954.htm Sixty-Eight Higher Education Institutions Signed Software Contracts. (PRWeb Jul 8, 2009)

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]]> Hebrew Theological College Selects Enrollment Rx to Provide Comprehensive CRM Solution for Enrollment Management http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2613844.htm Enrollment Rx, LLC is pleased to announce that Hebrew Theological College has selected Enrollment Rx as their CRM solution for managing Marketing, Admissions, and Enrollment Management across its several campuses and programs. (PRWeb Jul 8, 2009)

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]]> Shoestring Venture: The Startup Bible Now Featured in Rutgers Business School http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2554034.htm Shoestring Venture: The Startup Bible enters the entrepreneurship hall of higher learning for starting and running inexpensive virtual organizations. (PRWeb Jul 8, 2009)

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]]> UGL Unicco Awards 14 $1,000 College Scholarships http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2611914.htm UGL Unicco, a subsidiary of United Group Limited (UGL), continues its scholarship program for dependents of full-time UGL Unicco employees. Now in its sixth year, the program has awarded a total of $102,000. This year, 14 $1,000 scholarships were granted to graduating high school seniors and college students. (PRWeb Jul 8, 2009)

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]]> CollegeGrad.com Announces Top Intern Employers and Intern Hiring Numbers for 2009 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2612004.htm CollegeGrad.com, the #1 Entry-Level Job Site, has announced the Top Intern Employers and intern hiring numbers for 2009. Although this year's total hiring has shown a decrease from 2008 (49,000 in 2009 vs. over 50,000 in 2008), the need for intern candidates is still strong and growing stronger throughout the year. (PRWeb Jul 8, 2009)

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]]> Eduventures Study Identifies Growth Opportunities Driven by Federal Economic Stimulus Package for Continuing and Professional Education Providers http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2612314.htm While the expected direct impact of the federal economic stimulus package (ARRA) is well documented what is less obvious to many colleges and universities is how investments in specific industries driven by the ARRA will seed these fields for future growth, resulting in significant opportunities for continuing and professional education providers. In particular, four specific fields (energy and green initiatives; infrastructure; education; and healthcare and health information technology) should be examined for new program ideas or expansion opportunities. (PRWeb Jul 8, 2009)

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]]> Control Concepts Team Reaches Crestron's Silver Level Master Programmer Designation http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2612774.htm Independent programming firm Control Concepts, Inc. (www.controlconcepts.net) announced this week that three key members of their team had completed Silver Level in Crestron's Masters training program. (PRWeb Jul 8, 2009)

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]]> Customers Design Reid Supply's New Web Site http://www.prweb.com/releases/NewReidSupply/Website/prweb2572804.htm Reid Supply Company, a leading supplier of industrial and technical parts and free CAD images to engineers, technicians and others has enhanced their web site with direct input from their customers. John Carrier, the company's President, says the new ReidSupply.com is all about ease of use with a new intuitive smarter search engine and a de-emphasis on marketing. The new site takes the customer exactly where they want to go faster and easier. Plus, the new site offers a Knowledge Base (http://www.reidsupply.com/KnowledgeBase.aspx) for engineers, machinists, hobbyists and scholars. Their repository of information features the free CAD library, a large collection of industrial supply reference books, a free "Ask An Expert" feature, a free e-newsletter, free Resource Guides special requests and more. (PRWeb Jul 7, 2009)

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]]> Symon Announces Revolutionary New Application InView Mobile™ http://www.prweb.com/releases/InView/Mobile/prweb2603864.htm Interactive App Retrieves and Plays Multi-media Content Specific to Users Location. (PRWeb Jul 7, 2009)

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]]> SpacedEd Launches Innovative Learning Technology Licensed from Harvard University http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2609114.htm New education technology, designed for social, mobile world, improves learning retention. SpacedEd launches a website which brings this technology to individuals, institutions and corporations. It utilizes a simple question and answer format, delivered in short daily bursts to the learner and backed by a proprietary algorithm that adapts the content based on how an individual performs. Learners can sign up for a wide range of courses, many for free, and receive their courses in a simple question and answer format, delivered on a regular schedule via email, the web, or a mobile device. (PRWeb Jul 7, 2009)

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]]> George Fox University Adds Civil Engineering in Fall 2009 http://www.prweb.com/releases/George-Fox-University/civil-engineering-program/prweb2611314.htm University is the first West Coast Christian college to offer civil engineering (PRWeb Jul 7, 2009)

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]]> Free 'AltFormat' Workshops to Higher Education Disability Service Providers at AHEAD 2009 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2610164.htm International alternative format advocate AltFormat.org and industry experts Dolphin Computer Access partner at AHEAD 2009 to offer free 'AltFormat' workshops to higher education disability service providers. (PRWeb Jul 7, 2009)

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