To win, we have to lose: The Weight of the Nation premieres in May

With recent statistics suggesting that 42 percent of the United States population will be defined as obese by 2030, The Weight of a Nation, could not come at a more opportune time to shine the light on a national epidemic. The four-part documentary series was developed by HBO in conjunction with several of the nation’s leading research and health care organizations. Three years in the making ...

Online Education in Australia Industry Market Research Report now updated by IBISWorld

The Online Education industry in Australia is riding the digital revolution. Supporting this growth is the uptake of broadband internet services, technological developments, the trend of re-skilling, growing cultural acceptance of education delivered via the internet and a new approach to distance education. There is a strong market for courses that can be undertaken in addition to full-time or ...

Iowa universities adjust to burst of interest in online learning

Some students filing into classrooms to take final exams at the University of Iowa next week will first be asked to fork over their electronics. A camera will snap their photo while two forms of identification are scanned into a computer.

Operation Lifesaver Reminds Professional Photographers To Stay Safe, Stay Away From Train Tracks

WASHINGTON, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Operation Lifesaver (OLI, www.oli.org), the rail safety education nonprofit organization, urges professional photographers to be aware of the risk to life and limb in the current trend of taking photos of high school seniors and wedding parties on train tracks or trestles.

Tanzania: Strategies Vital for Ward Secondary Schools Needed

[Daily News] ANAELI Simon (16) trekked 14 kilometres daily to and from school for four years he was a student at Komakya Ward Secondary School in Moshi Rural District (2008 to 2011).