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The Transnational Political Involvement Of Nigerian Immigrants In New York City: Motivations, Means And Constraints, Leila Rodriguez Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Africans represent a small but rapidly growing immigrant population in the United States. Nigerians, who constitute the largest group, form a well-organized community with numerous ethnic, hometown and social associations. Through some of these organizations, many Nigerians have successfully intervened in the economic and social development and the political processes of their hometowns. Their political involvement in the U.S. is less. In this article I use quantitative and qualitative data to analyze the motivations that Nigerian immigrants have for political involvement in Nigeria or the U.S., the means that enable this participation, and the constraints to participating. Findings suggest the …

Michael Lucken, Anne Bayard-Sakai, Emmanuel Lozerand (Eds.), J.A.A. Stockwin (Trans.), Japan's Postwar. New York: Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies, 2011, Steven Pieragastini

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Beshara, Adel (Ed.). The Origins Of Syrian Nationhood: Histories, Pioneers And Identity. New York: Routledge, 2011., Pascal Abidor

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Research & Strategic Partnerships: Quarterly Review, Volume 2, Issue 1, Portland State University. Research & Strategic Partnerships

Portland State Research Magazine

This Review describes connections among Portland State University, society's needs, and innovation: engineer Evan Thomas’s public health program in Rwanda, chemist Steve Reichow's protein research in the Collabo­rative Life Sciences Building, environmental historian Catherine McNeur's look back at urban agriculture in New York City, the "My Life" mentoring program for foster teens, and "Reclaiming Futures" interventions that help at-risk kids avoid incarceration.

It also focuses on EXITO. EXITO, Portland State University's largest-ever federal grant, awarded by the NIH to a team headed by Professors Carlos Crespo and Tom Keller. In the next decade, EXITO will help hundreds of underrepresented students …

Restoration Of Bison (Bison Bison) To Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, A Feasibility Study, Daniel S. Licht

United States National Park Service: Publications

Executive Summary

Agate Fossil Beds National Monument is a 3,057-acre park located in western Nebraska. The unit is comprised of northern mixed-grass prairie vegetation, typical of the Northern Great Plains. Weather, fire, and grazing are generally considered to be the ecological drivers of prairie ecosystems and critical for prairie health. However, grazing has essentially been absent since the 1960s. In 2014, a Department of the Interior report explicitly listed the park as a high priority for bison restoration. This report evaluates the feasibility, management options, benefits, and challenges of restoring bison to Agate Fossil Beds National Monument.

A potential bison …

Environmentalist Extraordinaire: James Gustave (Gus) Speth (Vol 1. Issue 1), Global Leadership Dialogues

Center for Governance and Sustainability Publications

Gus Speth served as the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (1993 – 1999) and as the Dean of Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies (1999 – 2009). He founded the Natural Resources Defense Council and the World Resources Institute.

Avatar And Nature Spirituality, Martin Schönfeld

International Dialogue

“To put it mildly, the world is a mess.” Madeleine Albright, former U.S. Secretary of State, 27 July 2014 James Cameron’s Avatar (2009) was the first film to combine stereoscopic imagining and motion-capture animation for a flawless 3-D presentation. It was nominated for nine Academy Awards, including Best Director and Best Picture, and won three, for Cinematography, Art Direction, and Visual Effects. It was also the first box-office hit to gross more than $2 billion, and it remains the highest-grossing film to date. It made cinematic history. But it was more than an aesthetic triumph. Avatar is also a cultural …

Happenings@Hannon, November 2014, William H. Hannon Library

Happenings @ Hannon

No abstract provided.

In Search Of Relevance And Sustainability Of Educational Change : An International Conference At Aga Khan University Institute For Educational Development, Aga Khan University, Institute For Educational Development

Books

No abstract provided.

Call Me, Maybe: Missouri’S Approach To Extraterritorial Personal Jurisdiction On The Basis Of Interstate Communications, Caleb Wagner

Missouri Law Review

This Note discusses the legal doctrine of personal jurisdiction over out of-state parties in Missouri and how the instant case fits within that regime. It also offers guidance for out-of-state parties conducting business in Missouri, as well as Missouri parties dealing with out-of-state corporations, suggesting ways in which businesses can structure their arrangements to ensure specific forums should litigation become necessary.

October 31, 2014: Fellowship Opportunities At The John Carter Brown Library, 2015-16, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.

Volume Cxxxii, Number 7, October 31, 2014, Lawrence University

The Lawrentian

No abstract provided.

Permafrost Database Development, Characterization, And Mapping For Northern Alaska, M. Torre Jorgenson, Mikhail Kanevskiy, Yuri Shur, Jess Grunblatt, Chien-Lu Ping, Gary Michaelson

INE Project Reports

No abstract provided.

The Fierce Green Fire: Vol 5 Issue 8, Wofford College Environmental Studies Program

The Fierce Green Fire

No abstract provided.

Campus Assembly Minutes 10/30/2014, Campus Assembly

Campus Assembly

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Campus Assembly Minutes 10/30/2014, Campus Assembly

Campus Assembly

No abstract provided.

The Setonian, October 30, 2014, Seton Hall University

2014

No abstract provided.

The Utah Statesman, October 30, 2014, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

Otter Realm, October 30, 2014, California State University, Monterey Bay

The Otter Realm

You Otter Vote Special Election Edition -- How do you vote? -- What you Otter Be doing October 30 - November 12 -- You Rock, UROC: The UROC Scholars Program Accepts Applications Until Nov. 3 -- Student Services Fee Increase To Be Considered: Student Union And Recreation Center Funds Call For Proposal Of Dramatic Rise In Student Services Fee -- The Horrors of Plastic: Students Learn The Long-Term Effects Of Plastic -- CSUMB To Purchase Steinbeck Center: University Corporation Reaches Out To Salinas -- Cine-Mark Their Territory: Ground Is Broken At The Dunes Shopping Center, Signaling The Start Of Construction …

Weekly News Digest 10/29/2014, Jenna Ray

Weekly Bulletin Archive

In This Issue:

● Careers in Biology Welcomes Ian Brown ’04

● Morris a Business Insider Smartest Public College

● Kuchenreuther Named Fourth UMM Founders Scholar

● Chancellor Johnson Appears in Second Nature Video

Gender Differences In The Consistency Of Middle School Students’ Interest In Engineering And Science Careers, Marsha Ing, Pamela R. Aschbacher, Sherry M. Tsai

Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research (J-PEER)

This longitudinal study analyzes survey responses in seventh, eighth, and ninth grade from diverse public school students (n = 482) to explore gender differences in engineering and science career preferences. Females were far more likely to express interest in a science career (31%) than an engineering career (13%), while the reverse was true for males (58% in engineering, 39% in science). After controlling for student and school demographic characteristics, females were as consistent as males in their science career interests during the three years of the study but less consistent in their engineering career interests. Knowing an engineer significantly …

Spartan Daily, October 28, 2014, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 143, Issue 26

Bicyclists' Uptake Of Traffic-Related Air Pollution: Effects Of The Urban Transportation System, Alexander Y. Bigazzi

Dissertations and Theses

While bicyclists and other active travelers obtain health benefits from increased physical activity, they also risk uptake of traffic-related air pollution. But pollution uptake by urban bicyclists is not well understood due to a lack of direct measurements and insufficient analysis of the determinants of exposure and ventilation (breathing). This knowledge gap impedes pollution-conscious transportation planning, design, and health impact assessment.

The research presented in this dissertation generates new connections between transportation system characteristics and pollution uptake by bicyclists. The primary research questions are: 1) how do urban bicyclists' intake and uptake of air pollution vary with roadway and travel …

The Fierce Green Fire: Vol 5 Issue 7, Wofford College Environmental Studies Program

The Fierce Green Fire

No abstract provided.

Public School Science Education And Geographically-Specific Environmental Sustainability Issues: Implications For Social Work Education, Amanda Gallion

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

The focus of this project was to examine the educational practices of Kentucky-based public school teachers (grades 4th-8th) related to their efforts to incorporate sustainability into the science classroom and specifically related to the teachers’ focus or lack of focus on karst landscape. The major themes that were analyzed were how educators include this content into their classroom material and how this impacts their students in the area of environmental sustainability. The themes analyzed were: environmental sustainability as a lifestyle choice; education about environmental sustainability, the nexus of family, school, and community; the importance of geographical context in regards to …

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 039, Number 09, October 20, 2014, Grand Valley State University

2014-2015, Volume 39

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

The Chanticleer, 2014-10-20, Coastal Carolina University

The Chanticleer Student Newspaper

The editorially independent student produced weekly newspaper of Coastal Carolina University.

October 20th 2014, Csusb

Coyote Chronicle (1984-)

No abstract provided.

Indares.Com As An Instrument For Research And Educational Support, Michal Vorlicek, Lukas Rubin, Pavel Fical, Filip Kren, Josef Mitas, Jiri Stelzer

Georgia Educational Research Association Conference

Contemporary education and research uses information and communication technologies on a large scale. The Indares (International Database for Research and Educational Support) system (http://www.indares.com) is a purposefully developed on-line server aimed at recording, analysing and comparing physical activity of the system users.

The purpose of this internet-based project is to support education and research in the area of physical activity. Other aims are to increase the awareness of the system users about the issue of physical activity and to provide means to improve their lifestyle. The system is easily accessible to all users and is provided free of …

Optimally Managing Water Resources In Large River Basins For An Uncertain Future, Edwin A. Roehl Jr, Paul A. Conrads

S.C. Water Resources Conference

2014 SC Water Resources Conference - Informing Strategic Water Planning to Address Natural Resource, Community and Economic Challenges