http://www.netvouz.com/pdboyer/tag/research?feed=rss pdboyer's bookmarks tagged "research" on Netvouz http://science.nasa.gov/big-questions/ Big Questions NASA has defined a set of space and Earth Science questions that can best be addressed using the Agency’s unique capabilities.  NASA works with the broader scientific community, considers national initiatives, and the results of decade-long surveys by the National Research Council in defining these questions. See also the Science Strategy section for more information about how NASA Science is pursuing these questions. pdboyer Sat, 06 Nov 2010 19:33:35 GMT http://bioethics.od.nih.gov National Institutes of Health pdboyer Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:53:37 GMT http://www4.uwm.edu/cehsc/ Site for UWM SEPA grant program for environmental health sciences teaching in high school life science pdboyer Sun, 20 Mar 2011 17:27:50 GMT http://www2.lhric.org/kat/coral.htm Task: Each specialist will conduct research based on his/her area of expertise. Teams will be formed consisting of one specialist from each area. Each team will then design and create a visual coral reef community which can be relocated to ensure its survival. Each team will conclude with an oral presentation to the rest of the teams, describing and justifying their project. pdboyer Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:17:02 GMT http://www.prometheanplanet.com/blog/?p=1008 Dr Robert Marzano and Dr Debra Pickering review their recent research into the effectiveness of the Promethean Activclassroom and Interactive Whiteboards on raising academic standards. pdboyer Sat, 28 Mar 2009 23:29:43 GMT http://www.nerrs.noaa.gov/NERRSReserve.aspx?ID=617&ResID=LKS#3 site of estuary research going on in wisconsin. new reserve. fresh water vs salt water--points to mixing of chemically distinct waters (more general than salt vs fresh); educational insights pdboyer Thu, 03 Feb 2011 00:31:32 GMT http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/digitalnation Digital nation is a series on FrontLine about digital immigrants, digital natives, and the evolution of our culture in a globally interconnected world. pdboyer Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:23:30 GMT http://www.g2conline.org/#Ethics Neuroscience research has progressed rapidly in the last few decades and techniques at every level of analysis have become increasingly powerful. With this power comes huge responsibility, and ethics in neuroscience concerns its appropriate use. It relates to subjects such as cognitive enhancement, medication, privacy, and morality. Genetic testing is one area of research that carries significant ethical ramifications. Professor Kay Jamison discusses these issues in The Value of Diversity. Another issue that has attracted recent controversy is medication, specifically over-medication. Professor Tom Insel tackles this topic in Under-Medication and Over-Medication. Stem cell research has also generated recent ethical controversy, both as a technique and instr pdboyer Sat, 18 Sep 2010 02:23:07 GMT http://www.globe.gov/ Interactive Whiteboard pdboyer Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:53:37 GMT http://www.ipcc.ch/index.htm IPCC home of Assessment Reports 1-4 (latest 2007) on climate change/global warming pdboyer Mon, 18 May 2009 00:46:35 GMT