The course consists of 72 credit points to be completed in a maximum time of two years full-time … learn more→
Monthly Archives: February 2011
Master of Environmental Science – Research
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→
Bachelor of Environmental Science
The Bachelor of Environmental Science is a specialist degree designed to give students the knowledge and skills required to manage environmental issues confronting Australia and other countries. … learn more→
Unique new probe of proton spin structure at RHIC
Direct measurements allow detailed look at how quarks of different flavors contribute to spin. … 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→
Shagnhai Expo 2010 – Clean Energy
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→
If greenhouse gas emissions stopped now, Earth still would likely get warmer
While governments debate about potential policies that might curb the emission of greenhouse gases, new University of Washington research shows that the world is already committed to a warmer climate because of emissions that have occurred up to now. There would continue to be warming even if the most stringent policy proposals were adopted, because […] … learn more→
University of Miami scientists find new way to estimate global rainfall and track ocean pollution
A study by scientists at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science suggests a new way to estimate how much of the ocean\’s pollution is falling from the sky. The new findings can help improve scientific understanding of how toxic airborne chemicals, from the burning of fossil fuels and industrial […] … learn more→