Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Sunday, September 21, 2014
Subject-Verb Agreement | Grammar Rules
Saturday, September 20, 2014
Brave New World: Style and Allusions Explanation
Brave New World is also considered a novel of ideas, otherwise known as an apologue: because the ideas in the book are what is most important, the characterization and plot are secondary to the concepts Huxley presents. In order to portray the absurdity of the future society's values as well as our contemporary society's values, he uses satire (holding up human folly to ridicule), parody (a humorous twist on a recognizable style of an author or work), and irony (words meaning something very different from what they literally mean, or what the characters think they mean). Ordinary scenes the reader can recognize, such as church services and dates, incorporate behavior, internal thoughts, and dialogue that reveal the twisted and absurd values of the citizens of the future. Because the roots of many of the practices seen in this futuristic society can be found in contemporary ideas, the reader is led to question the values of contemporary society. For example, people today are taught to value progress and efficiency. However, when taken to the absurd extreme of babies being hatched in bottles for maximum efficiency, the reader realizes that not all progress and efficiency is good. Huxley even satirizes sentimentality by having the citizens of the future sing sentimental songs about "dear old mom," only they sing a version in which they fondly recall their "dear old bottle," the one in which they grew as fetuses. Being sentimental about one's origin in a test tube will strike many readers as funny, as well as ironic.
Aldous Huxley's Brave New World blog: The Savage Reservation
Monday, September 15, 2014
Sunday, September 14, 2014
Biomedical Sciences
http://cosmos.ucdavis.edu/cluster7.htm
Biomedical Sciences
Instructors: Rance LeFebvre
Prerequisites: None
Typical Field Trips: Sacramento Zoo, UC Davis Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital, Veterinary Anatomy Lab, UC Davis Medical Center
This is a FIRST CHOICE option only.
Core Course (4 Weeks)
Medical & Veterinary Responses to Infectious Diseases
Bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites far outnumber the human and animal inhabitants of planet earth. Most of these microbes are innocent grazers and bystanders and generally do us no harm. Some are even beneficial like those used in making bread, yogurt, cheese, etc. Those that cause disease, although in the minority, occupy a large part of a physician’s or a veterinarian’s professional career. This course will provide hands-on experience in identifying and characterizing disease-causing agents of humans and animals. Students will play the role of doctor, veterinarian, or research scientist in learning the diagnosis and treatment of selected infectious agents. Students will read X-rays, study anatomy and pathology specimens, observe surgical procedures, and learn how antibiotics work and observe their effect on pathogens. Typical field trips include visits and tours of the UC Davis Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital, the UC Davis Medical Hospital, the Primate Center, Raptor Center, Equine Center, the Center for Companion Animal Health, and the Center for Comparative Medicine. Guest speakers representing the broad diversity of specialty careers within these professions will present talks and answer questions.
Supplementary Courses (2 Weeks Each)
Veterinary Medicine
Infectious diseases of importance in veterinary medicine will be investigated. Students will participate in diagnosing, identifying, and determining the proper management and treatment of these pathogens. In addition, students will demonstrate microbiology techniques used in clinical laboratory diagnostics with hands on participation. Students will tackle actual clinical case projects combining anatomy, pathology, radiology, and infectious diseases.
Human Medicine
This course will focus on infectious disease agents of the human host. Students will utilize and refine the techniques described in supplementary course B1 with exposure to differences and similarities used in human medicine diagnostics and treatment regimes for pathogens. Students will create a life size human subject determined by measuring a single bone from the human body. The students will also draw to scale the circulatory system, digestive tract, and vital organs.
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES--CLINICAL TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE: THE NEXT GENERATION OF BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH
http://www.cosmos.uci.edu/cluster6.html
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES--CLINICAL TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE: THE NEXT GENERATION OF BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH
PREREQUISITE: Biology
INSTRUCTORS: Dan Cooper, M.D., Director, Institute for Clinical Translational Science (ICTS), and medical and professional staff from ICTS and the College of Health Sciences; Dr. Hye-Won Shin, ICTS, Cluster Coordinator
Biomedical research is undergoing a revolution. The traditional silos that have separated basic science, clinical application, community, and university are breaking down. The next frontier involves new technologies and approaches to speed up the process by which basic science discoveries are translated to applications, to the real, day-to-day ways in which physicians and health care professionals treat patients and improve their health. In this course, we will expose students to key elements of this revolution by lectures, laboratories, and interactions with UC Irvine physicians and scientists who are actively involved in the burgeoning field of translational science. The key areas of this course include:
Translational Technologies
Human Performance Laboratory
Robotics Laboratory (new tools for surgery; new tools for rehabilitation)
Cells-in-Action Laboratory
Exploring the Chemistry of the Human Ventilome Laboratory (Markers of Disease in the Human Breath)
Study Design and Biostatistics
The New Ethics of Clinical Research
Biomedical Informatics—The New Age of the Electronic Medical Record
How computers will revolutionize health care
Principles of data mining for new discoveries
Medical Research and Community Outreach and Engagement
The Science of Team Science
By the end of the course, students will gain a greater appreciation of the challenges of team science; how physicians and health care professionals can enhance basic research; and how the value of new discoveries depend in large measure on how well they are translated into changes in the practice of medicine in our communities.
Cluster 8 - Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/cosmos/academics/clusters/2014/8.shtml
Cluster 8 - Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
Instructors:
Robert Sah, Professor, Bioengineering, UCSD
Barbara Schumacher, Staff Research Associate, Bioengineering, UCSD
Prerequisite:
Students must have completed Algebra II and one year of high school biology.
Description:
Tissue engineering is the application of engineering and life sciences to develop biological substitutes that restore, maintain, or improve tissue function. Engineered tissues provide alternative treatments for medical conditions where there are limitations associated with traditional approaches such as pharmaceuticals, medical devices, or transplants. Current products include engineered skin used to treat wounds and burns and re-implantation of a patient’s own cells to repair damaged knees. Tissue engineering is an exciting and interdisciplinary field involving engineers, biologists, chemists, material scientists, and doctors. This COSMOS cluster will introduce students to the foundations of tissue engineering through hands-on lab exercising using modern tissue engineering tools and techniques. Participants will also go on a field trip to a local tissue engineering or biotechnology company.
Saturday, September 13, 2014
Friday, September 12, 2014
Thursday, September 11, 2014
The Myth of American Meritocracy
Mark Zuckerberg - Biography - Computer Programmer, Philanthropist - Biography.com
Tuesday, September 9, 2014
Tweet from Steven Pinker (@sapinker)
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David Brooks discusses the articles by Dersiewicz & me on elite education - nyti.ms/1rxk9Ij | |
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Saturday, September 6, 2014
Fatigue a way of life for many high schoolers - Bing News
Fatigue a way of life for many high schoolers
Bonnie Miller Rubin
Chicago Tribune - Chicago Tribune - Fri Sep 5 21:30:00 UTC 2014
The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued what it hopes will be a wake-up call to the nation's educators: Push back school start times to 8:30 a.m. or later.
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