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An apocryphal story some times heard among physicists concerns a toast, proposed by his Cambridge University colleagues, to J. J. Thomson’s discovery of the electron in 1897: “To the electron: may it never be of use to anyone!” Pure ...
2009-07-13 07:28:00
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Nevada golfer Taylor Coffman has been named a Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar by the Golf Coaches Association of America. Coffman, who holds a 3.47 cumulative grade point average in mathematics, is the fourth student athlete in school ...
2009-07-13 06:09:00
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signed and sealed: Director of UWI's Institute of Critical Thinking, Dr Bhoe Tewarie (left), and Dr Didacus Jules, chief executive officer of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC), at the signing of a memorandum of understanding at UWI, St ...
2009-07-13 09:30:00
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A DECISION has been made. Our young ones will be learning Mathematics and Science in their mother tongue in 2012. This decision will make those who want their children to learn the subjects in English disappointed. But, do not despair; children who ...
2009-07-13 06:52:00
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Education director-general Tan Sri Alimuddin Mohd Dom said schools would not have extra schooling hours, especially for primary school children, once the teaching and learning of Science and Mathematics in Bahasa Malaysia come into force in 2012. The ...
2009-07-13 06:52:00
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I READ with concern the news pertaining to two pending developments following the abolition of PPSMI. Firstly, the Government will allocate a huge budget to facilitate translation of science and technology-based reference materials to Bahasa Malaysia ...
2009-07-13 06:59:00
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DARTMOUTH — By unanimous vote of its Education Director Search Committee, the Lloyd Center has named Rachel Stronach of Fall River its new director of education. Stronach will succeed director Patricia Sheppard, who, after 13 years as head of the ...
2009-07-13 06:23:00
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NASA says it will provide competitive funding opportunities for informal education at several U.S. science centers, museums and planetariums. Officials said the program could result in the awarding of approximately $6 million in grants or cooperative ...
2009-07-13 03:25:00
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MONTGOMERY — Gov. Bob Riley on Monday recognized Hokes Bluff Middle School and Etowah County school officials with a prestigious national award for improving students’ performance. Hokes Bluff Middle School, Fairview Middle School in Cullman ...
2009-07-13 05:33:00
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KUALA LUMPUR: The MCA has blasted Kulim Bandar Baharu MP Zulkifli Nordin for looking down on maids. Its spokesman Wong Nai Chee said he was shocked with the statement made by PKR’s Zulkifli that Filipinos were fluent in English but only succeeded ...
2009-07-13 06:23:00
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Its illustrious alumni include six prime ministers and members of the Royal Family, including the Prince of Wales. Yet Trinity, Cambridge's largest college, has been notable by its absence from the top of the university's degree league table of its ...
2009-07-13 06:09:00
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If you’re looking for another way to help your child develop a deep understanding and love for math, then Mathnasium is the place to be. Mathnasium, a new math learning center located at 1800 Second Loop Road, offers children in grades 2-12 the ...
2009-07-13 05:26:00
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T he core of the problem, the unavoidable truth, is that our economic system is laden with debt, about triple the amount relative to gross domestic product that we had in the 1980s. This does not sit well with globalisation. Our view is that ...
2009-07-13 06:16:00
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WESTPORT — Ann Marie Dostou, who has been serving as interim principal at Westport Middle School since late last year, has been chosen as the new principal. Her appointment was effective July 13. It was the first staff appointment announced by ...
2009-07-13 06:23:00
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Two Australian engineers are set to shake up the computer and electronics industries by discovering a way to make circuits out of plastic. So-called "Circuits in Plastic" (CIP) technology is being developed by Professor David Thiel and MadhusudanRao ...
2009-07-13 10:45:00
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