Monthly Archives: February 2011

Bachelor of Marine Science

The Bachelor of Marine Science is a coursework degree with a broad emphasis on the marine sciences taught jointly by the School of Biological Sciences and the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences. … learn more→

Students benefit from high-tech teaching

Gone are the days when a pencil, book and calculator were considered standard issue equipment for a maths lecture. In Dr Birgit Loch’s classroom it’s PC tablets, clickers and screen casts that are the norm. Dr Loch is a senior maths lecturer from Swinburne University who is pioneering the use of technology in her classroom […] … learn more→

Running on a faster track

What matters for commuters is not just if the train will be on time, but how long the journey will take. It\’s an important factor in public transportation and can make the difference in helping commuters choose mass transit over more polluting and costly transport like cars or airplanes. Dr. Tal Raviv and his graduate […] … learn more→

UMass Amherst biologists discover a key to how cells, including cancer, migrate and invade the body

A team of University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers has identified unexpected and powerful cell-regulating functions in a protease known as ADAM 13, a discovery that holds promise for understanding tumor cell migration and the spread of cancer in the body. The finding, reported in the current issue of Developmental Cell, could also help identify genes […] … learn more→