The Kentucky Digital Library (KDL), built and managed since 1997 by University of Kentucky Libraries with support from the Kentucky Virtual Library and the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, has been selected as a pilot project “service hub” of the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA). The DPLA is the [...]
Education
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President Clinton to Recognize U.Va. Students April 6 for Confronting Federal Debt
Five University of Virginia students will share a stage Saturday with former President Bill Clinton and will take...
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Taken Under The “Wing” of the Small Magellanic Cloud
The Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) is one of the Milky Way’s closest galactic neighbors. Even though it is a small,...
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African-American Children with Autism May Go Undiagnosed
The need for professional care of African-American children with autism can go unmet. Some of the disparity could...
Shakespeare Takes Center Stage in Helping Children with Autism
Researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center’s Nisonger Center are trying to determine if teaching strategies based on Shakespeare texts can help children with autism become better communicators. Children with autism often struggle to communicate. Many avoid eye contact, don’t understand the context of conversation and may miss [...]
Read more ›Wilderness Therapy Programs Less Risky Than Daily Life
Adolescents participating in wilderness and adventure therapy programs are at significantly less risk of injury than those playing football and are three times less likely to visit the emergency room for an injury than if they were at home, a new study by University of New Hampshire researchers finds. These [...]
Read more ›U.S. Students Mixing Career, Technical Courses with Traditional Academic Tracks: Report
In the past three decades, U.S. students have begun blurring the lines between traditional academic studies and technical education courses, according to a new report by researchers at RTI International and MPR Associates, Inc. In the report, researchers found that career and technical education, including courses such as accounting, construction and [...]
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West Tennessee Healthcare and Vanderbilt University Medical Center Announce Academic Affiliation Agreement
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Research Finds New Channels to Trigger Mobile Malware
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Computational Tool Translates Complex Data into Simplified 2-Dimensional Images: Research
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New Research Identifies Infection and Sepsis-Related Mortality Hotspots Across the U.S.
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Smithsonian Snapshot: Skylab, 1973






