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PUPILS taking their A-levels have been told by some universities that any grades they obtain by resitting exams will be ignored. Institutions that have adopted a retake “ban” include the medical school at University College London (UCL) and Bath University’s architecture course, one of the most respected in the country. Critics argue that the methods [...]
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Universities reject A-level grades obtained in resits
Posted by Siril on May 30th, 2010
D.C.’s New Community College Brings Continuing Education Online
Posted by admin on May 28th, 2010
In a super-competitive job market that puts a premium on specialized knowledge and skills, opportunities for continuing education have never been more vital to D.C. area residents. Now even the busiest would-be students can find education and training—literally at their fingertips—in more than 1,000 online courses offered by the Continuing Education program at CCDC. The [...]
Semester system rejected for Science courses at DU
Posted by mrudula on May 27th, 2010
Science teachers at the Delhi University (DU) have decided to follow the English and Mathematics departments in refusing to teach the new course module introduced with approval from the Academic Council under the new semester system. A General Body meeting took place on Wednesday which was attended by around 350 teachers of DU from various [...]
What Makes You Unique? Not Genes So Much as Surrounding Sequences, Study Finds
Posted by Siril on March 19th, 2010
The key to human individuality may lie not in our genes, but in the sequences that surround and control them, according to new research by scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine and Yale University. The interaction of those sequences with a class of key proteins, called transcription factors, can vary significantly between two [...]
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No Comments »'Death Signal' Can Be Blocked; Discovery May Aid Drug Development
Posted by mrudula on January 25th, 2010
Biomedical scientists from the University of Central Florida and Louisiana State University have identified a way to block a “cell death signal” that they believe triggers brain damage during strokes. Strokes, also known as cerebral ischemia, are caused by inadequate blood flow to the brain and are the third-leading cause of death in the United [...]
