Education News - 2 May 2008

He had come to the village with money for his parents, as he now does at least three times a week, instead of a couple of times a month. For a $4 fare, he was headed back to the university in Lubumbashi, where he works.
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"Our study suggests that the writing test is the best single predictor" The controversial new writing portion of the SAT is actually a better predictor of grades for freshmen college students than the older, more-established, critical reading and mathematics portions, according to ... via University Business
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A group of postgraduate students claim Oxford University does not deliver what they hoped. Doron Shultziner reports
Source: education.guardian.co.uk

Children who are made fun of for being overweight may carry deep psychological scars because of it, according to The Boston Globe. A new Yale University study "found that overweight and obese children who are subjected to verbal taunts and...
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Superior Service

Chuck Weeks, SUNY Oswego's director of residence life and housing, has received the State University of New York Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service.
Link - www.oswego.edu

Education News - 2 May 2008

The University of Bristol has taken the wraps off a £7m supercomputer known as 'BlueCrystal' which will assist research on climate change, drug design and aerospace engineering.
Source: www.infomaticsonline.co.uk

He had come to the village with money for his parents, as he now does at least three times a week, instead of a couple of times a month. For a $4 fare, he was headed back to the university in Lubumbashi, where he works.
Source: www.msnbc.msn.com

"Our study suggests that the writing test is the best single predictor" The controversial new writing portion of the SAT is actually a better predictor of grades for freshmen college students than the older, more-established, critical reading and mathematics portions, according to ... via University Business
Source: www.topix.com

A group of postgraduate students claim Oxford University does not deliver what they hoped. Doron Shultziner reports
Source: education.guardian.co.uk

Children who are made fun of for being overweight may carry deep psychological scars because of it, according to The Boston Globe. A new Yale University study "found that overweight and obese children who are subjected to verbal taunts and...
Source: blogs.edweek.org

Olympian Diane Modahl to attend Two Cities Boat Race

Diane Modahl - former Olympic athlete and star of I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! - will be a VIP guest at the 37th Two Cities Boat Race on Saturday 10 May.

She will join thousands of spectators on the banks of Salford Quays to cheer on the teams at the annual Salford v Manchester University rowing contest.

Originally from Manchester, Diane began her athletic career with Sale Harriers. She went on to win three Commonwealth Games medals, including gold at the 1990 championships in New Zealand. The 800m champion has also competed at the Olympic Games four times.

Diane said: "I'm really looking forward to coming along and watching the boat race at Salford Quays this year. I imagine that the atmosphere will be incredible.

"Taking part in sport is a great experience and I wish the very best of luck to both university teams and to the dragon boat crews."

Diane took part in series three of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!, in 2004, alongside eventual winner Kerry Katona, punk legend John Lydon and showbiz couple Jordan (Katie Price) and Peter André.

The Two Cities Boat Race will see both university rowing clubs going head-to-head along the River Irwell on Saturday 10 May 2008. For the second year, the official charity for the event will be children's medical research charity, SPARKS.

Admission to the Two Cities Boat Race is free.

Ends

Notes to Editors

For more information on the event go to www.twocitiesboatrace.co.uk

SportsTours International are the Official Sports Travel Partner of the Two Cities Boat Race 2008.

For further information or photographs contact:

Jamie Brown
Communications Officer
The University of Salford />Room 113, Faraday House
Salford, Greater Manchester
M5 4WT, UK

T +44 (0)161 295 5361
j.brown@salford.ac.uk

(Via www.salford.ac.uk)

Education News - 2 May 2008

Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure Inc. project manager Nestor Acedera, left, talks to University of Guam students Jenny Duenas, right, and Katherine Uy during a job fair at the University of Guam on May 2.
Source: www.guampdn.com

Oxford once again heads the Guardian university tables as the best university for students in the latest published results
Source: education.guardian.co.uk

"Our study suggests that the writing test is the best single predictor" The controversial new writing portion of the SAT is actually a better predictor of grades for freshmen college students than the older, more-established, critical reading and mathematics portions, according to ... via University Business
Source: www.topix.com

Two Rider University officials, including the dean of students, and three students were indicted Friday in the death of a freshman after a drinking binge at a campus fraternity ...
Source: www.msnbc.msn.com

Children who are made fun of for being overweight may carry deep psychological scars because of it, according to The Boston Globe. A new Yale University study "found that overweight and obese children who are subjected to verbal taunts and...
Source: blogs.edweek.org