A Brief History of the Economics of Wage Discrimination
But in certain high-importance, high-income sectors, such as technology, women hold a surprising minority of jobs and are less likely to stay in the industry altogether: Today, even as so many barriers have fallen — whether at elite universities …
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New methodology to find out about yeast changes during wine fermentation
In his PhD thesis, Rubén Martínez, a graduate in Biology and Biochemistry, has developed a new methodology that makes it possible to know what physiological state the yeast is in at each point in the wine fermentation process. “By drawing an analogy …
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Nominations accepted for new Dixon Award for graduate innovation
The student-driven fellowship will support as many as six doctoral students pursuing innovative experiences in preparation for careers outside of academia, with funding that begins this fall. “First and foremost, the Dixon Award will boost the career …
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Campaigner Helena Kennedy and playwright David Greig become honorary …
Several, however, have enjoyed careers in the arts and other non-academic spheres and they include Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws, QC, who becomes an Honorary Fellow as a leading human rights lawyer and civil liberties campaigner Sir Peter Maxwell …
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ANOTHER VIEW: Cuts Anger Former Professor
We must further find the courage and resources to restore those valuable eliminated vocational programs in an effort to provide marketable skills and training for a non-academic track workforce. The state of the college has placed us at a serious …
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PhD graduate wins Outstanding Doctoral Research Award
Juliana, who recently completed her PhD in the Department of Management Science, has won the 2013 Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Award in the Operations and Production Management category. The competition was open to students …
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Former Miss Perham on her way to a Ph.D. in biomedical research
Next month, she'll be triumphantly holding up her Ph.D. in biomedical research, the same way she used to hold up her derby trophies after hard-fought wins. Advertisement. Since graduating from Perham High School in 2004, Nicky has kept herself busy …
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News | PhD student lands £30k prize
David Shearing, a 30 year old PhD student, was among five artists last month who won the Sky Academy Arts prize. Through the use of video, light and sound design, the project looks to change the way that weather is experienced in a theatre. Shearing's …
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i got my phd results…

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i passed! so i gave myself a new haircut to celebrate new beginnings… (and to keep up the tradition i started when i finished my undergrad)

maybe i should go all the way?

Everyday people can experience PTSD nightmare
Karin Thompson, PhD, is director of the Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Clinic Program at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston. The VA has had programs to … "That's one way PTSD can work. Through natural recovery after a traumatic …
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A Fresh Look at End-of-Life Care
"We don't always deal with the issues of death and dying very effectively in our culture," says Kathleen Potempa, PhD, RN, FAAN, dean of the University of Michigan School of Nursing. "When you have a very seriously ill person, a physician is trained to …
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Jamie Bartram, PhD, “Mr. Water”

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Bartram was the University Day distinguished speaker this year (2012) in honor of UNC’s Water Institute, which you can read about here:

www.waterinstitute.unc.edu/

www.waterinstitute.unc.edu/newsletter20120917

The institute seeks to increase awareness of the critical importance of fresh water to human health in all parts of our world. Bartram was a wonderful and inspiring speaker.

Turn off that tap!!
Conserve, even if you "don’t have to pay for it". My water, for example, comes from a well and is "free". But no water is really free, and it behooves each of us to do our part to conserve that which exists on earth.

To my British friends: Dr. Bartram comes to us from good old England, Surrey, mainly. It was a big step, he says, but he’s happy in Chapel Hill!

www.sph.unc.edu/?option=com_profiles&Itemid=6314&…

Legacy of Newtown: New Communities for Mental Health
It also should take the social isolation of the perpetrators of the Columbine and Boston Marathon tragedies to get us thinking about how, in our "bowling alone" culture, our faith-based communities can be more welcoming and inclusive to those coping …
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Rewriting our own Notion of Peace
I am a PhD student in Public International Law from the Sorbonne University and I formerly worked as a Research Officer at the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Paris. I currently write as a columnist, for the local newspaper Ceylon Today on …. In the longer …
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Job fair

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Job fair
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Interview with Amanda Findikian, Academic adviser

European Online Job Day 2011 #EOJD
Manchester – UK – 9 November 2011
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Let Unknown Callers Go To Voicemail If You're Applying For Jobs
If you have any open job applications, you never know when a potential future employer will try to get in touch, so it's usually best just to let any calls from unknown numbers go to voicemail. … Be sure to check out the source link for more pre …
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Lawsuit: Company cheated laid-off employees out of stock
… for people to lose their jobs, but when you know you're terminating somebody's employment and then you cheat them out of an award that they spent a long time working for to boot, it's like kicking someone when they're down," Meyers said in an …
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IOE’s primary constructing (windows)

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In recognition of its historic relevance English Heritage has given it a Grade II* listing.

Some brain cells are much better virus fighters
“The cells that a pathogen infects can be a main determinant of the seriousness of brain infections,” says senior author Michael Diamond, MD, PhD, professor of medication. “To comprehend the basis of disease, it is critical to recognize which brain …
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Wellness Advantages of Marriage May possibly Not Extend to All
The study by Zheng and co-author Patricia Thomas, Ph.D., of the University of Texas at Austin seems in the Journal of Overall health and Social Habits. The researchers utilized data on about 789,000 people who participated in the National Well being Interview …
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The Logical Dilemma with the &#398 State Resolution&#39 in President Obama&#39s Prop 8 Short
Ari Ezra Waldman teaches at Brooklyn Law School and is concurrently receiving his PhD at Columbia University in New York City. He is a 2002 graduate of Harvard School and a 2005 graduate of Harvard Law College. His analysis focuses on engineering, …
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Advisers Should Ban the Word 'Placement'
We only list the career outcomes of students we placed ourselves. Our Ph.D. alums who work as professors internationally all got their positions on their own, so we don't include them." Or the nonacademic placements either. The problem is the word …
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Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
We look for people with interesting achievements and those who've made the most of their other non-academic opportunities. Candidates should be adaptable, capable of thinking on their feet and problem solvers. A range of work/life experiences …
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