Author: timbatchelder

  • UW-Madison Sustainability Engineering Master’s Degree goes online

    New MS in sustainability engineering Online Engineering Master’s Degree, UW-Madison. Related articles Wisconsin must leverage its strong patent production for growth (jsonline.com) UW-Madison and UW-La Crosse again make Kiplinger’s best value list (jsonline.com) University of Wisconsin Flexible Option Opens Enrollment (prweb.com)

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  • UCLA Master of Science in Engineering goes online

    home — UCLA Online Master of Science in Engineering. Related articles Nanoscale capsule effectively kills cancer cells (nanowerk.com) Cyndy Garvey Sues UCLA for Master’s Program Screw Job (thehollywoodgossip.com) Tiny capsule effectively kills cancer cells (scienceblog.com) Tiny Capsule Effectively Kills Cancer Cells (bioresearchonline.com) Spelman College SpelBots Demonstrate Cutting-Edge Robotics at UCLA (prweb.com)

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  • Johns Hopkins University Master of Science in Energy Policy and Climate brings cutting edge sustainability and science training online

    The program will prepare the next generation of interdisciplinary professionals to address the challenges of climate change and sustainable energy systems. Graduates will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the science related to a changing climate and global warming, knowledge of the impacts of climate change, vulnerability of natural systems and the built environment,…

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  • Applied Systems Engineering (PMASE) at Georgia Institute of Technology

    Engineers are boning up on behavioral science and human factors with the increasing number of professional masters degrees. Professional Master’s in Applied Systems Engineering (PMASE) | Home | Georgia Institute of Technology. Related articles Georgia Tech’s Carbon-Neutral Energy Solutions Lab Receives a National Institute of Building Sciences ‘Beyond Green’ Award (prweb.com) Top-rated Colleges in Georgia…

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  • Patients Out of Time: Crowd-sourcing access to a prohibited medicine

    This forum and the growing interesting in medical marijuana are yet another example of the power of the Internet and social networking to drive research and access to a recently banned substance traditionally used for medicinal purposes. Patients Out of Time. Related articles Seed of Relief Aims to Find Answers for Pain with Medicinal Marijuana…

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  • The Rise and Fall of Swivel.com, the first “YouTube for data”

    The Rise and Fall of Swivel.com | eagereyes. Related articles Layne Publications Introduces New YouTube Video Channel for Bluegrass Music Enthusiasts (prweb.com) Swivel-screen laptop: The best of both worlds (lenovo.com) Free SWF to Video Converter From Newgrounds – Swivel (coldhardflash.com) Shure A32M Swivel Mount Substitute (gearslutz.com) How To Build a GoPro Swivel Mount – Video…

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  • Internet Evolution: Seven Questions for Social Networking Success

    Pretty good tips for social networking… Internet Evolution – The Big Report – Seven Questions Key to Social Networking Success. Related articles The Evolution of Word-Of-Mouth (And What It Means to You) (blogs.constantcontact.com) Social Media Strategy: “I don’t think my audience is using social media.” (digitalsurgeons.com) 10 Tips to Improve Your Business’ Social Media Presence…

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  • How Text Analytics Drive Customer Insight: a case from a Jet Blue disaster

    Good article on ways that companies such as JetBlue can use text analytics to analyze thousands of emails for business intelligence How Text Analytics Drive Customer Insight – Business_intelligence – Analytics – Informationweek. Related articles By 2015, more than 30 percent of analytics projects will deliver insights based on structured and unstructured data (ctovision.com) LogiXML…

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  • Why biotech and pharma companies are taking so long to adopt social media

    Pharma companies have to deal with a lot of hurdles to allow people to collaborate with them online which may explain why they are such late adopters Regulations restrict social media use by biotechs, pharma – Mass High Tech Business News. Related articles Biotech, pharma warming up to Facebook (fiercebiotechit.com) Is FDA keeping social media…

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  • Sleep apnea treatment through ancient medicine

    Tired of uncomfortable and ineffective Western treatments for the disease, some patients are turning to alternatives including playing of the Didgeridoo developed by Australian aborigines which is shown to reduce symptoms of sleep apnea. Relief of Sleep Apnea can be found using CPAP devices, but compliance is low – WSJ.com.

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