Colleges and universities are now encouraging more experiential education, or internships. Certainly, an internship is not a guarantee of employment, but it provides students an opportunity to be in the workforce, obtain references and begin setting the foundation for a…
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Monthly Archives: May 2012
Traveler’s Joy vs. the Ladder
Jumping off of the ladder and onto the vine is no easy task, and we think the latter is better than the ladder. Why a vine? Well, Barabara Krumsiek, the CEO of the Calvert Group astutely observed in a NY…
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The end of fish, in one chart
Between 1950 and 2006, the WWF report notes, the world’s annual fishing haul more than quadrupled, from 19 million tons to 87 million tons. New technology — from deep-sea trawling to long-lining — has helped the fishing industry harvest areas…
Asteroid Vesta Provides Hints of How Earth Came Together
The asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter seems to be the remnants of a planet that never came together, and a closer look at Vesta could reveal much about the planet-building process. Dust coalesced into larger chunks like Vesta, which…
Posted in Environmental Education
BBC News – Australia lists the koala as vulnerable species
Australia has listed the koala as a threatened species in parts of the country due to its dwindling population, officials say.Environment Minister Tony Burke said koalas in Queensland, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory are now considered “vulnerable”.Habitat…
