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I'm sure the four contestants used to have to wear a top in their allotted colour - red, blue, green or yellow. Here they're bathed in coloured light. The music's different, too, and the green K has had a makeover - it's sharper, more 21st century ...
2009-01-01 05:59:00
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I HAD been following some of the arguments, pro and con, about what language to use in teaching Science and Mathematics in our schools and came away persuaded by, well, both sides. It speaks to the growing maturity of our general citizenry that the ...
2009-01-01 09:12:00
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ARABIC TEST: Universities in the UAE are making the Arabic test a priority in a move to encourage the use of the mother tongue. (Getty Images - for illustrative purposes only) Thousands of new students at the UAE’s three main universities are set ...
2009-01-01 10:10:00
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SCHOOLS are disposing of poor performing students and encouraging Higher School Certificate candidates to take easier subjects to manipulate the way HSC results are reported and their school is ranked in league tables.
2009-01-01 09:10:07
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CHENNAI: Thousands of students who took the FIITJEE Talent Reward Examination (FTRE), a competitive examination for students aspiring for careers in science and technology, have apparently coasted through the IQ assessment segment only to find a ...
2008-12-29 03:58:00
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The reproductive spores of many species of fungi have evolved remarkably drag-minimising shapes, according to new research by mycologists and applied mathematicians at Harvard University. In many cases, the scientists report this week in the ...
2008-12-23 05:55:00
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The birthday of the Lord is at hand. Every family feels the desire to be reunited, to savour the unique and unrepeatable atmosphere which this feast is capable of creating. Even the family of the Roman Curia also finds itself here, this morning, in ...
2009-01-01 03:29:00
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ART school drop-out Florence Welch won the Critics’ Choice Award at this year’s Brits. The south Londoner has been likened to Bjork, PJ Harvey and Kate Bush. Her debut album has been produced by Simian Mobile Disco’s James Ford. I started ...
2009-01-01 02:39:00
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Barrios Technology President Sandy Johnson was recently recognized by Louisiana Tech University as one of its 2008 Distinguished Alumni.
2009-01-01 02:54:53
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Over the past few days, we introduced you to Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools teacher of the year finalists. It’s a huge honor for those who are recognized because they go on to represent all of the teachers in the district. 3 On Your Side ...
2009-01-01 06:39:00
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For a moment, Terry Pratchett wondered if he had stepped into one of his own fantasy tales. “Phrases such as ‘totally astonished’ just don’t do the job,” he said on learning he had been awarded a knighthood in the New Year honours list. Sir ...
2009-01-01 11:18:00
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LANCASTER - Only one of them was on the team the last time Lancaster High School made the playoffs, but seniors Jared Cormier and Steven Arabia are hopeful that with a new focus, the Eagles will find themselves involved in one of the most contentious ...
2009-01-01 10:21:00
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NEWBURGH - Mount Saint Mary College will hold an open house for all academic programs from 4-7 p.m. Jan. 7 in the atrium of the Mathematics, Science & Technology Center. The open house will focus on the college's evening and weekend accelerated ...
2009-01-01 07:08:00
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Mariah Carey's decision to call her album E=Mc2 doesn't add up - leading mathematicians insist she "misread" the meaning behind Albert Einstein's famous formula. The Hero hitmaker used Einstein's mass-energy equivalence sum as the title of her 2008 ...
2009-01-01 09:31:00
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Tears, tantrums and murder. Far from being a cold and rational exercise, maths can provoke the full range of human emotions, explains Professor Ian Stewart. In these days when wearing your heart on your sleeve is seen as qualifying you to be a true ...
2009-01-01 08:19:00
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