How 'soccer mum' Paula Broadwell caused CIA chief David Petraeus's resignation
Yet Paula Broadwell, a national security specialist and a PhD student at King's College London, has become embroiled in a sex-and-spying scandal that has wrecked the career of America's most distinguished general. The resignation of General David …
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Show Me the 'Get to Zero' Money!
Read Share History; Learn More. Marjorie Hill, Ph.D. CEO, Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC). GET UPDATES FROM Marjorie Hill, Ph.D. Like. 10. Show Me the 'Get to Zero' Money! Posted: 10/12/2012 4:12 pm. React. Amazing Inspiring Funny Scary Hot Crazy …
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Why Politics Are Stuck in the U.S.
Peter T. Coleman, PhD. Professor of Psychology and Education, Columbia University. GET UPDATES FROM Peter T. Coleman, PhD. Like. 13. Why Politics Are Stuck in the U.S.. Posted: 11/05/2012 4:20 pm. React. Important Funny Typical Scary Outrageous …
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The Role of Role Models — Large, Small or Any Size
She pleaded with women to stop being their own worst enemies and many — including non-celebrities — supported her efforts to get women to be more supportive of one another. There are others speaking out against … She advises young women, "the first …
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The politics of the middle class
So, if you really need help, the argument goes, you should not get it almost by definition. This election, more than any other in recent memory, is forcing every voter to examine his or her idea of what it means to be free, middle class and American …
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Parents Tend to Downplay Kids' Worries
By Rick Nauert PhD Senior News Editor Reviewed by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on October 25, 2012 … Ideally, researchers should get emotion reports of children from multiple sources, including the child, Lagattuta said. Knowledge and awareness of a …
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Ben Affleck's Argo and the Problem With Viewing Iran Through a Narrow Lens
… imperative that we first recognize the basic humanity of each people and move beyond this oppressively limiting, dangerous relic of the past paradigm of "us versus them." Pouya Alimagham is a PhD candidate at the University of Michigan's history …
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.5M TO PLAY ON
Last week in the Lower House Budget debate, Port-of-Spain North/St Ann's West MP Patricia Mc Intosh lamented that Government has stopped their predecessor's scheme to fund PhD study for anyone graduating with a first-class first degree. Karim also …
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Smoking and Adolescent Brain Development
Smoking and Adolescent Brain Development. By Shefali Sabharanjak, PhD | 2 Comments | Share | Print | Email | Tweet | Like | 1+. Grey smoke over black background. When it comes to substance abuse like smoking or abuse of intoxicating drugs, it is very …
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Dire health outcomes from extended sedentary time
Dr. Stuart Biddle, PhD, of Loughborough University, professor physical activity and health and a co-investigator on the study, said: "There are many ways we can reduce our sitting time, such as breaking up long periods at the computer at work by …
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Too Many Autistic Children Wander Off
Geraldine Dawson, PhD, is the chief science officer for the group Autism Speaks. She says first responders such as police and firemen need to be educated about wandering and the importance of working closely with parents to develop a search plan that …
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Take this 10 minute Test to Know Your Face-Name Memory IQ
"It's a simple test that only takes about 10 minutes to complete," says research team member David Balota, PhD, professor of psychology in Arts & Sciences. "We're finding that people really seem to enjoy being tested this way." The participants not …
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The University at Bay
When I received my PhD, I owed $ 350 — enough to buy a used Pontiac convertible). The state of California and the United States at the time were less than half as wealthy as they are today — nominally anyway. Did it work? Splendidly, by any reasonable …
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Guiding graduate students for the global workforce
First up is that graduate leaders should “communicate the importance of global training opportunities for students, early-stage researchers and faculty on their campuses”. The principles emphasise integrating international experiences and training into …
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PTC Therapeutics Appoints Jerome B. Zeldis, MD, Ph.D. to Board of Directors
Dr. Zeldis has been with Celgene since 1997; prior to his current role he served as Senior Vice President of Clinical Research and Medical Affairs. Prior to Celgene, Dr. Zeldis worked at Sandoz Research Institute and Janssen Research Institute in both …
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The importance of including risk information in ads for over-the-counter …
In the study (subscription required), Brigham and Women's Hospital researcher Jeremy Greene, MD, PhD, and colleagues examined print and broadcast advertisements for four commonly used medications that were marketed to consumers as prescription …
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Dr Anil Khamis addresses students on the importance of education in the developing world – Accra, 10 February 2012

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Dr Anil Khamis delivered a lecture to 35 students on the topic: ‘The importance of education in the developing world’. The event was organised by the British Council as part of the Education UK exhibition, and Dr Khamis spoke about education policy and practice across Africa before taking questions from the assembled students.

Dr Khamis is a former programme leader for the MA Education and International Development degree, and continues to teach on the Doctor in Education course.

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Study Supports Importance of Food Labels for a Healthy Diet
“First we analyzed the profile of those who read the nutritional label when purchasing foods, and then we moved on to the relationship with their weight,” said María Loureiro, Ph.D., lead author of the study published in the Agricultural Economics journal.
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When Is More Not Always Better? Advances in Science That Raise Important …
Vivian Diller, Ph.D. is a psychologist in private practice in New York City. She serves as a media expert on various psychological topics and as a consultant to companies promoting health, beauty and cosmetic products. Her book, "Face It: What Women …
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Promoting the PhD life to students – and supporting those who choose it
Said fund provides full support to faculty members getting into PhD programmes in the Philippines and abroad. … Others, content in their tenured job (tenure here only requires a Masters and one peer-reviewed publication) just do not have the drive.
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How Can I Get This Horrible Song Out of My Head?
How Can I Get This Horrible Song Out of My Head? We know that some people are more susceptible to earworms than others, but according to research from James J Kellaris, PhD at the University of Cincinnatti, nearly all of us (about 98%) have had a song …
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Grabbing the initiative to kick-start your career in scientific research
A PhD in particular is a significant commitment, and the decision to study for one should not be taken lightly. When a potential applicant asks me about applying for a PhD programme, the advice I give them is to get some research experience. The day-to …
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Thinking about an Israeli first strike on Iran
Gabi Avital, former chief scientist of the Israeli Ministry of Education (who holds a Stanford PhD), has a reputation for speaking his mind. That's why he is the former chief scientist. He is speaking out in Israel Hayom, the largest circulation paper …
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PU library to digitise PhD theses, insist on soft copy of new research
Chandigarh The A C Joshi library in Panjab University is all set to digitise and convert all the PhD theses that it has stored in hard copy format. The new researches will also now be accepted only along with a soft copy of it. According to the library …
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PhD student nets award for lamprey discovery
Warren Green, a PhD student in Biological Sciences at the University of Windsor, has made an important discovery about how the lamprey processes olfactory information, which he says may help aid efforts to eradicate the invasive species from the Great …
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Why God doesn’t have a PhD via John Pinto at Stanford University

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1) He had only one major publication.
2) It was in Hebrew.
3) It had no references.
4) It wasn’t published in a referreed journal.
5) Some even doubt he wrote it by himself.
6) It may be true that he created the world, but what has he done since then?
7) His cooperative efforts have been quite limited.
8) The scientific community has had a hard time replicating his results.
9) He never applied to the ethics board for permission to use human subjects.
10) When one experiment went awry he tried to cover it up by drowning his subjects.
11) When subjects didn’t behave as predicted, he deleted them from the sample.
12) Some say he had his son teach the class.
13) He expelled his first two students for learning.
14) He rarely came to class, and he just told students to read the book.
15) Although there were only 10 requirements, most of his students failed his tests.
16) His office hours were infrequent and usually held on a mountaintop.

Why God doesn’t have a Ph.D. via John Pinto
www-psych.stanford.edu/~pinto/god.html

PHD Virtual Announces Largest Quarterly Revenue Bookings in Company …
PHD Virtual Technologies, a pioneer in virtual machine backup and recovery, and innovator of virtualization monitoring solutions, achieved record sales in the second quarter of 2012. PHD Virtual Technologies reported its largest quarterly revenue …
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Is a PhD For Me?
You may arrive at the junction of life nearing the end of your undergraduate or graduate study where you have to choose between doing a PhD or starting your career. If you decide to pursue a PhD, it had better be for the right reasons – and for the …
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HEC, PMDC rift over non-medical PhD teachers
LAHORE, Aug 5: The issue that whether non-medical PhD degree holders should be hired for teaching basic medical sciences subjects at the government medical institutions or not has become a tug of war between the two top regulatory bodies of the …
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Babu G. Sundar, Ph.D. Appointed Principal Investigator for Lightwave Logic, Inc.
You can identify these statements by use of the words "may," "will," "should," "plans," "explores," "expects," "anticipates," "continue," "estimate," "project," "intend," and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements …. Find 'n' Save Daily Deal …
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Junior Seau's Brain and the Mind of the NFL
… in their brain functioning. We now know sophisticated imaging technologies are available which can detect these changes. … Lloyd Glauberman, Ph.D. Clinical Psychologist, Hypno-technologist. GET UPDATES FROM Lloyd Glauberman, Ph.D. Like. 29 …
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The Doctorate Debate
The gist being: Should PAs get a doctorate degree and if so why and when? It was enlightening because it was an open microphone session and I heard a half dozen perspectives from PAs, some with doctorates and some without. I entered this discussion …
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