Green agenda takes backseat as recession lingers
In the past few months, certain media articles have left me wondering what impact the mixed economic fortunes of various leading nations will have on sustainability leadership emanating from them.
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In the past few months, certain media articles have left me wondering what impact the mixed economic fortunes of various leading nations will have on sustainability leadership emanating from them.
Massive open online courses, or MOOCs, are popular. This much we know.
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The Belo Monte dam, now under construction in the Amazon, is heralded as an abundant power source for Brazil’s burgeoning economy.
Archaeologists in the eastern Mediterranean region have been unearthing spherical jugs, used by the ancients for storing and trading oil, wine, and other valuable commodities.
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If one had to guess at a sector of the tenure-track and tenured professoriate likely to have the lowest job satisfaction, assistant professors might seem logical.
New standards adopted today in California will make new construction in the state, as well as major alterations and additions to existing buildings, among the most energy efficient in the nation.
The main rivals in the international higher education rankings business went head to head last week to launch league tables of the world’s top newer universities.
Class sizes have increased, courses have been cut and tuition has been raised — repeatedly.