Promoting University Students' Academic Success

Goldie Blumenstyk interviews university administrators about initiatives leading to student academic success .

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The Need for Sleep

Sandee LaMotte writes about individuals with a genetic mutation allowing them to function with reduced sleep.

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Essential Skills

Evan Carmichael shares skills that are difficult to learn, but which have a lifelong payback .

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The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal

UNESCO lists the amazing Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal as a world heritage site.

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Leadership in Solar Panels

Robinson Meyer recounts how the U.S. went from being the only producer of photovoltic cells to being a small producer .

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Early Arithmatic

Jason Almendra shares how those who did arithmetic were once called an algorist.

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Choosing Your Words

James Detert warns the reader of phrases to avoid when emeshed in a difficult conversation .

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Reduce Prescription Drug Costs

Ryan Ermay suggests ways to cut the cost of your prescriptions .

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The Battle About Dyslexia

Sirin Kale explores how wealthy U.K. parents can sue for extra funding for special needs children, such as dyslexics.

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Home Routers Under Attacki

Frank Bocetta warns that home routers are under attack .

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Bing

Search Engine Land provides a list of BING search engine opitimization techniques.

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City Gardens

Nikki Tilley promotes urban gardening .

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Students and the Pandemic

Laura Ascione says students accepted online learning during the pandemic.

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Teacher Discounts

Erik OFgang suggests discounts available to educators .

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Showing Appreciation

Bob Leikach explores ways to show appreciation to presenters.

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Early Morning Exercise

Ruth Reader and Cale Weissman test the conventional wisdom that early morning exercise increases productivity . They did not find this to be the case in their own experiences.

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Left Hand Turns

Vikash Gayah argues that cities should ban left hand turns .

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Gmail for Business

J.R. Raphael has created a short "Business User's Guide to Gmail ."

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Libraries Engaging Their Communities

OCLS has marshalled resources to help librarians engage their communities.

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Higher Education Trends

Goldie Blumenstyk writes about three trends in higher education :

1. declining birth rates and immigration numbers foretell continued enrollment declines;
2. students struggle to obtain value from short-term credential stacks; and,
3. six million former students never completed degrees, and because of debt may never finish their education.

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Hidden Airplane Features

Marissa LaLiberte talks about unnotices airplane safety features. .

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Male and Female Vision

Isreal Abramof suggests that there are evolutionary reasons as to why men and women see the world differenctly .

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Fredagsmys

Maddy Savage says that Swedes begin their weekend with a Friday evening of fredagsmys , a time of family togetherness, frequently eating Tacos and watching TV.

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Google Picture Storage

Google is eliminating free picture storage for images stored after June 1, 2021.

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Creating Analytics

Matt Jackson suggests four considerations when designing analytics :

1. What data do you collect?
2. What data do you value?
3. What data do you act on?
4. Are there any alignment requirements?

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Typeface Readability

Nichole Schmoll makes recommendations for the most readable typefaces for print and online viewing.

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Video Display

Steve Stavar shares how he used video displays to create an engaging vistors' center.

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