UNB Libraries is hosting the third annual Canadian Learning Commons Conference (CLCC) between June 8-10th 2008. We are bringing together an exciting array of speakers from universities and community colleges in the Atlantic Region and beyond - all of whom
The Santa Clara baseball team defeated conference rival Pepperdine University, 6-3, in game one of the deciding weekend series. The winner of the series will determine the second place seed in the West Coast Conference and who will face No.
By targeting a common virus, doctors may be able to extend the lives of patients diagnosed with the most prevalent and deadly type of brain tumor. A type of herpes virus called human cytomegalovirus (CMV) is found in up to
Studies with non-human primates have made major contributions to our understanding of the brain and will continue to be an important, if small, part of neuroscience research, according to a recent review.
Only he didn't. At six months, Turner was still waking every two to three hours to feed every night. Quick was nearly done in with exhaustion. 'You spend half your time commiserating with other parents,' she said. 'It's the parents
This little-known phenomenon, which occurs all around the developed world, may soon become common parlance, as modern man becomes ever more involved in his partner's pregnancy. The reason I'm writing about this is because my husband's behaviour alters dramatically during
Do you go to church? Are you a member of the local Conservative Association? Do you sing in a choir? If not, then you'd better start now. It doesn't matter if the church is Catholic or Methodist. Labour or Lib
So the NBA says it wants to 'protect players from themselves' by implementing the age-limit rule? After the O.J. Mayo saga, Gary Parrish wants to know who is it saving now?
The first generation of mass-deployed medical microrobots is likely to consist of many different types of artificial cell, designed and grown to perform specific tasks in the body. As ScienceDaily notes, scientists are already making inroads into the basic tools
The University of Rochester will mark another important step in the effort toward attaining sustainable fusion, the ultimate source of clean energy, Friday, May 16.
Physicists from the University Munich in Germany and the University of Topeka, Kansas have strong new evidence that snakes can hear through their jaws. Snakes don't have outer ears, leading to the myth that they can't hear at all.
Many people marvel that we live in a universe that seems to be precisely tailored to suit the development of intelligent life. The observation is the basis for some forms of "Anthropic Principles" that strive to explain why the laws
Teenage girls of all ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds still experience sexism and sexual harassment -- but cultural factors may control whether they perceive sexism as an environmental problem or as evidence of their own shortcomings. Older girls and those from
When these independent creatures choose to spend time with us, they make us feel we've earned their affection, which adds a different tone to our relationship with them. Pedigree cats have elegant looks and quirky personalities, but are prone to
Outings often involve bumpy rides, but they are still worthwhile, says Charlotte Phillips According to their schools, my children have been educated to within an inch of their lives by school trips. They've got to grips with animal conservation at
Did it have a traumatic effect on us? Not a bit of it. Three days later, we all reconvened for a birthday party on our aeroplane roundabout and there's a photo of us all smiling away. Today, of course, we'd
Chris Tarrant TV presenter One of my earliest memories is my first-ever day's fishing. My grandad took me. I was just four. I caught a fish, dropped grandad's rod and fell in the river. All in all, it was pretty
