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Industrial chemistry technology at Ferris State

By Ferris State University Tue, Jun 08, 2010 4:06AM UTC

What is the industrial chemistry technology program? Ferris’ answer to the demand of industry for well-trained workers in organic, inorganic, and analytical chemistry. Students are trained in the procedures used in modern laboratories that are using increasingly sophisticated chemical procedures. These are the same industrial leaders who are becoming more concerned

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The road to healing: IUPUI’s 2nd International Symposium on Peace, Kenya

By IUPUI Tue, Jun 08, 2010 1:03AM UTC

The second International Symposium on Peace, jointly planned and sponsored by IUPUI and our strategic international partner in Kenya, Moi University, was held from May 12-14 in the city of Eldoret. Dr. Ian McIntosh, Director of International Partnerships at IUPUI and Rotary World Peace Fellow for 2010, led a delegation

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Security high for China’s college entrance exams

By Mon, Jun 07, 2010 1:31PM UTC

Police, security guards and volunteers manned test venues Monday as high-stakes college entrance exams began across China following a string of deadly attacks on schoolchildren. Seventeen youngsters were killed and more than 50 wounded in five major assaults in the last two months. They were unrelated and carried out by

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USA and Southbank Institute Nursing Exchange

By Southbank Institute of Technology Mon, Jun 07, 2010 11:52AM UTC

The highlight of this semester was the first exchange program between Southbank Institute of Technology and Genesee College in upstate New York, USA. The two nursing students, mentored by their teacher, attended the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane for four weeks’ clinical placement during a six-week stay. The clinical placement was

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Investment bank internship pays dividends for Macquarie student

By MacQuarie University Mon, Jun 07, 2010 9:44AM UTC

“My internship was a good experience,” says Macquarie University Master of International Business student Kevin Lim, “one of the best in my whole life.” The Filipino student recently completed an internship at Swiss investment bank UBS (Union Bank of Switzerland) as an elective unit in his Masters degree. The internship

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