New #Measures of #Scholarly #Impact :

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/12/17/scholars_develop_new_metrics_for_journals_impact

#Undergraduate #Statistics :

http://chronicle.com/article/Who-Are-the-Undergraduates-/123916/

New #Social #Software make #Studying feel like #Facebook :

 http://chronicle.com/article/New-Social-Software-Tries-to/125542/

#Video #Games Boost #Brain Power, & #Multitasking :

http://www.npr.org/2010/12/20/132077565/video-games-boost-brain-power-multitasking-skills 

#Neuroscience and #Metacognition article:

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2010/09/16/129910351/how-your-brain-figures-out-what-it-doesn-t-know

Babies #Learn From #Robots While Robots Learn From Babies:

NSF Discoveries:  Interdisciplinary research combines infan... http://bit.ly/d59K8s

Teacher Training should be more practical

...measured better, says report: http://bit.ly/cZ5sCw

Clickers used to monitor or engage students?

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/16/education/16clickers.html?_r=2&ref=education 
#highered, #tech

Video games measuring cognition, 'stealth assessment' as a tool:

 http://chronicle.com/article/A-Stealth-Assessment-Turns/125276/  
#edu, #tech

Twitter increase student engagement?

Study to be released next week:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/11/08/sloan3 
#edu, #socialmedia

Thousands March Against University Cuts

Is it a lesson from across the pond or a precursor of what's to come?
http://bit.ly/8YXtNf

#edu, #gov, #law

Physician shortage worse than expected, 91,000 doctor deficit in 2020

http://chronicle.com/article/Physician-Shortage-Will-Hit/125297/ 
#med

Harvard Prof Morton J. Horwitz

Had the honor of meeting renowned American Legal Historian, Harvard Prof Morton J. Horwitz, after his lecture of Brown v. Board of Education.
Debated Bakke and Grutter cases with Prof Horwitz, President Seligman, and Senior VP Sue Stewart after the lecture, what fun! 
http://rochester.edu/calendar/?event&id=572276
#law, #edu

'Commodification of Academic Research' article:

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/10/25/radder 
#Edu, #HigherEdu, #Research, #Economy

Division of Plastic Surgery 1st Annual Alumni Weekend

Full of distinguished speakers & URMC history! 
 see: http://guest.cvent.com/d/pdqjdq

Assoc. of Research Libraries - 4 Scenarios of research environ in 2030:

http://chronicle.com/article/4-Very-Different-Futures-Are/125011/

Digital Public Library of America:

http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/one-step-closer-to-a-national-digital-library/27491
#edu, #tech

Tweaking Technology Transfer

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/10/05/techtransfer
#HigherEdu, #IntellectualProperty, #enterpreneurship

State of Global Higher Ed:

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/10/05/international 
#higherEDU, #IAU, #internationalEDU, #globalization

Rheumatology Conference

Targeting the Inflammatory Pathways went wonderfully yesterday! See overview at: http://guest.cvent.com/d/1dq847

Do students listen to diverse perspectives on campus?

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/09/17/diverse
#edu, #HigherEDU, #students

Get the report here and decide for yourself:

http://trends.collegeboard.org/
#edu, #higherEdu, #research, #economy, #finance, #report, #jobs

'Education Pays' 2010 Report - is it valid?

article here:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/09/21/report
#edu, #higherEdu, #report, #research, #economy

Huff Post Article: States w/ lowest Degree holders

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/21/least-educated-states_n_733348.html#s142824 less than 5 seconds ago via web

US falls short of Lumina Edu 2025 goals

http://chronicle.com/article/Lumina-Describes-How-Far/124553/ #Edu, #HigherEdu, #US, #Report, #State

Colleges embracing the e-book?

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/08/31/ebooks 
#edu,#HigherEDU, #research, #iPad, #business

Search for STEM Success

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/09/03/stem
#edu, #HigherEDU, #research

U of R Five Year Report

http://www.rochester.edu/president/memos/2010/faculty_senate_fall/ @UofR & @URMCdiscoveries, #edu, #HigherEDU

U of R Research Funding Reaches Record Level

@UofR & @URMCdiscoveries: Research Funding Reaches Record Level: http://www.rochester.edu/news/show.php?id=3678 #edu, #HigherEDU, #research