• A Black Hole Slingshot?

    Updated: 2010-06-30 06:00:00
    Evidence for a recoiling black hole has been found using data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory, XMM-Newton, the Hubble Space Telescope, and several ground-based telescopes.

  • “Soul-searching for a liberal curriculum” in The Australian

    Updated: 2010-06-30 00:17:00
    New in Print New Book E-Mails Bestsellers 2009 PUP Home Blog Jun 29 2010 Soul-searching for a liberal curriculum” in The Australian by Jessica Pellien Filed in : Education The Great Brain Race Twitter 11:30am EST Two PUP titles , The Great Brain Race by Ben Wildavsky and Not for Profit by Martha Nussbaum are reviewed together in this piece from The Australian The reviewer makes an intriguing connection between the two books , highlighting how they each contribute to the larger debates about higher education in Australia and by extension elsewhere Wildavsky speaks a language that Australian higher education policy is already deeply familiar with : the language of trade . Nussbaum speaks a language that is quite alien to our discussions Australian universities desperately need a little , to

  • Book trailer for The Indignant Generation by Lawrence P. Jackson

    Updated: 2010-06-30 00:16:57
    . New in Print New Book E-Mails Bestsellers 2009 PUP Home Blog Jun 29 2010 Book trailer for The Indignant Generation by Lawrence P . Jackson by Jessica Pellien Filed in : African American Studies Literature The Indignant Generation Trailer Twitter 8:47am EST The Indignant Generation : A Narrative History of African American Writers and Critics , 1934-1960 won’t be out for many months , but I thought you might like hearing more from the author about how he came to write the book and how he conducted his research . You can place pre-orders online or follow the book on Facebook Share This entry was posted on Tuesday , June 29th , 2010 at 8:47 am . You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 discussion feed . You can leave a response or trackback from your own site . Leave a

  • Media Advisory for Afghanistan – Thomas Barfield

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  • Cosmic Noise Could Improve Space Weather Forecasts

    Updated: 2010-06-29 18:05:37
    A signal astrophysicists once dismissed as contamination of X-ray observations could actually improve forecasts of dangerous space weather that threatens Earth.

  • Southern Pinwheel Galaxy Shines In New Photo

    Updated: 2010-06-29 18:03:23
    A new photo taken by a NASA space telescope has revealed the brilliant southern Pinwheel Galaxy in a new light, though it’s a cosmic half-pint when compared to our own Milky Way.

  • Richard Crossley on why he wrote (and photographed) The Crossley ID Guide

    Updated: 2010-06-28 19:44:15
    New in Print New Book E-Mails Bestsellers 2009 PUP Home Blog Jun 28 2010 Richard Crossley on why he wrote and photographed The Crossley ID Guide by Jessica Pellien Filed in : Birds and Natural History The Crossley ID Guide Twitter 12:22pm EST I posted about this video a while back , but at that time I linked through to Barnes and Noble.com where you could view it . Now we have it up on YouTube and it is much easier to share this way . Please feel free to embed and . share Share This entry was posted on Monday , June 28th , 2010 at 12:22 pm . You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 discussion feed . You can leave a response or trackback from your own site . Leave a Response Name Email will not be published Website indicates required information Response . About This

  • The Chronicle Review launches a new blog–WorldWise

    Updated: 2010-06-28 19:44:12
    Ben Wildavsky is one of the writers for a new Chronicle blog on the state of global higher education. WorldWise launches today and you can read introductory pieces from Ben and his colleagues here: http://chronicle.com/blog/worldwise/32.

  • A Lively History of the Quirky Math of Voting

    Updated: 2010-06-26 11:06:51
    New in Print New Book E-Mails Bestsellers 2009 PUP Home Blog Jun 25 2010 A Lively History of the Quirky Math of Voting by Leslie Nangle Filed in : Mathematics Political Science 5:54pm EST Since the very birth of democracy in ancient Greece , the simple act of voting has given rise to mathematical paradoxes that have puzzled some of the greatest philosophers , statesmen , and mathematicians . Numbers Rule traces the epic quest by these thinkers to create a more perfect democracy and adapt to the ever-changing demands that each new generation places on our democratic . institutions In a sweeping narrative that combines history , biography , and mathematics , George Szpiro details the fascinating lives and big ideas of great minds such as Plato , Pliny the Younger , Ramon Llull , Pierre Simon

  • Jerry Muller interviewed on New Books in History

    Updated: 2010-06-26 11:06:49
    New in Print New Book E-Mails Bestsellers 2009 PUP Home Blog Jun 25 2010 Jerry Muller interviewed on New Books in History by Jessica Pellien Filed in : Economics Jewish Studies Twitter World History 2:37pm EST I confess I was attracted to this book by the : title Capitalism and the Jews Princeton , 2010 Capitalism is a touchy subject Jews are a touchy subject . But capitalism and the Jews , that’s a disaster waiting to happen . I don’t suggest you try this , but just imagine what would happen if you started a water-cooler chat with Hey , what do you think of capitalism and the Jews Not pretty . So , being a bit curious , I wanted to know who would write a book with said title and what they could possibly say that wouldn’t get people calling for their head . Well , here’s what I found . out

  • BOOK FACT FRIDAY

    Updated: 2010-06-26 11:06:48
    New in Print New Book E-Mails Bestsellers 2009 PUP Home Blog Jun 25 2010 BOOK FACT FRIDAY by Leslie Nangle Filed in : Astronomy and Cosmology Book Fact Friday 9:47am EST Titan , Saturn’s largest moon is 5,150 km across–nearly 50 percent bigger than our own Moon and 6 percent larger than . Mercury For twenty-five years following the Voyager mission , scientists speculated about Saturn’s largest moon , a mysterious orb clouded in orange haze . Finally , in 2005, the Cassini-Huygens probe successfully parachuted down through Titan’s atmosphere , all the while transmitting images and data . In the early 1980s , when the two Voyager spacecraft skimmed past Titan , Saturn’s largest moon , they transmitted back enticing images of a mysterious world concealed in a seemingly impenetrable orange

  • Not Your Mother’s Democratic Peace Theory: Charles Kupchan and Eli Lake on Bloggingheads.tv

    Updated: 2010-06-25 05:28:36
    : New in Print New Book E-Mails Bestsellers 2009 PUP Home Blog Jun 24 2010 Not Your Mother’s Democratic Peace Theory : Charles Kupchan and Eli Lake on Bloggingheads.tv by Casey LaVela Filed in : In the News Political Science 5:50pm EST Charles Kupchan of the Council on Foreign Relations and Eli Lake of the Washington Times and New Republic discussed Kupchan’s new book How Enemies Become Friends : The Sources of Stable Peace how peace breaks out , Obama’s policy on Iran , the new START treaty , the Middle East peace negotiations , and more in a diavlog at Bloggingheads.tv Speaking about conflicts past and present , Kupchan argues that one should always keep the door to diplomacy ajar” even if a diplomatic solution cannot be attained in the short term . Further , third parties such as the

  • Viktor Mayer-Schönberger’s “Delete” also honored by the Media Ecology Association

    Updated: 2010-06-24 21:27:50
    New in Print New Book E-Mails Bestsellers 2009 PUP Home Blog Jun 24 2010 Viktor Mayer-Schönberger’s Delete” also honored by the Media Ecology Association by Christina Lau Filed in : Awards Twitter 11:10am EST The Media Ecology Association MEA granted an award to another PUP author this year Viktor Mayer-Schönberger’s Delete : The Virtue of Forgetting in the Digital Age was named the 2010 winner of the Marshall McLuhan Award for Outstanding Book in the field of media . ecology Congratulations Viktor The Marshall McLuhan Award has been given out annually since 2000, and it is open to books on any topic related to media ecology . What is media ecology , you ask In 1970, author and cultural critic Neil Postman : wrote Media ecology looks into the matter of how media of communication affect

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  • Gaudeamus igitur Wikipedia the free encyclopedia

    Updated: 2010-06-16 11:34:17
    , Gaudeamus igitur From Wikipedia , the free encyclopedia Jump to : navigation search De Brevitate Vitae and Gaudeamus redirect here . For the work by Seneca the Younger , see De Brevitate Vitae Seneca For the Gaudeamus Foundation and Prizes , see Gaudeamus Foundation For the rodent genus see Gaudeamus rodent Postal card with symbols of traditional German student life of 1898 De Brevitate Vitae On the Shortness of Life more commonly known as Gaudeamus Igitur Let Us Rejoice or just Gaudeamus is a popular academic commercium song in many European countries , mainly sung or performed at university graduation ceremonies . Despite its use as a formal graduation hymn it is a jocular , light-hearted composition that pokes fun at university life . The song dates to 1287 1 and was already known by

  • Caltech Commencement 2010

    Updated: 2010-06-16 11:34:17
    Past Ceremonies Contact Friday , June 11, 2010, 10 . A.M Beckman Mall Commencement Speaker Charles F . , Bolden Administrator , National Aeronautics and Space Administration , was the speaker for Caltech's 116th annual commencement ceremony . Charles Bolden's 34-year career with the Marine Corps included 14 years as a member of NASA's Astronaut . Office Credit : NASA Bill Ingalls View Commencement 2010 Online View Commencement Ceremony 56k modem View Commencement Ceremony broadband View Commencement 2010 slideshow View Commencement 2010 photographs on Flickr View Download a high-resolution image of the class of 2010 10.2 MB Caltech 2010 Graduates You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to view . Bachelor of Science Degrees Master of Science Engineer's Degrees Doctor of Philosophy

  • Institute for the Early Universe Introduction

    Updated: 2010-06-10 14:56:04
    HOME SITEMAP MEMBERSONLY AboutUs Introduction WCU Project People Visitors Maps Directions Tips for Visitors Contact Us News Notice News Notice Photo Video Academic Activities Seminars Conferences Research BigBOSS at IEU publications Education Outreach Lectures Universe Adventure Teachers' Academy Entertainment About Us Introduction WCU Project People Visitors Maps Directions Tips for Visitors Contact Us Introduction Considering the magnitude and depth of its underlying physics , cosmology will continue to be one of the most exciting fields in physics and astronomy from both theoretical and experimental sides . Associated technologies necessary to explore deep space and early universe are always challenging but will drive new ideas which eventually give an impact on and change in our human

  • Ewha Womans University Wikipedia the free encyclopedia

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    , Ewha Womans University From Wikipedia , the free encyclopedia Redirected from Ewha Jump to : navigation search Ewha Womans University 이화여자대학교 Motto Truth , Goodness , and Beauty 진(眞 선(善 미(美 Established May 31, 1886 as Ewha School , college-course installed in 1910, re-established as a university on August 15, 1945 Type Private President Lee Bae-Yong Faculty 856 Staff 369 Students 19,503 1 Undergraduates 14,904 Postgraduates 4,559 Location Seodaemun Seoul South Korea Campus Urban 587,159 m² Website www.ewha.ac.kr Ewha Womans University Hangul 이화여자대학교 Hanja 梨花女子大學校 Revised Romanization Ihwa Yeoja Daehakgyo McCune–Reischauer Ihwa Yŏja Taehakkyo University Main Entrance Ewha Womans University Korean 이화여자대학교 , Hanja 梨花女子大學校 is a private women's university in central Seoul South Korea It is

  • X-ray Discovery Points to Location of Missing Matter

    Updated: 2010-05-11 06:00:00
    At a distance of about 400 million light years from Earth, a massive "wall" of galaxies stretching tens of millions of light years.

  • "Survivor" Black Holes May Be Mid-Sized

    Updated: 2010-04-29 06:00:00
    This composite image of M82 shows Chandra X-ray Observatory data in blue, optical data from Hubble in green and orange, and infrared data from Spitzer in red.

  • Einstein's Theory Fights off Challengers

    Updated: 2010-04-14 06:00:00
    Two different teams have reported using Chandra observations of galaxy clusters to study the properties of gravity on cosmic scales and test Einstein's theory of General Relativity.

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  • Winds of Change: How Black Holes May Shape Galaxies

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    This is a composite image of NGC 1068, one of the nearest and brightest galaxies containing a rapidly growing supermassive black hole.

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