Back to Basics
It’s been a while since I’ve geeked out here on Study Hacks about the latest productivity hack to earn my enthusiasm. So it’s with some excitement that I bring up my latest favorite tip: the inbox sort folder.
It’s not uncommon f ...
Posted Friday, April 28th 2017 at 9:53AM
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Eloise Best
Content Writer
Close your eyes, and imagine the best possible version of yourself. Are you similar to your current self, with a few minor improvements? Or are you a whole different person?
If you feel like you’ve got a long way to go, don’t worry. Self actualization, or the reac ...
Posted Friday, April 28th 2017 at 9:50AM
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by Lee Skallerup Bessette
It’s that time of the (academic) year for many of us: we are neck-deep in grading, in stressed-out student, in wondering if we’ll even have a job in the fall and how are going to make ends meet over the summer. Typically, this would be the time to share self-care pieces ...
Posted Friday, April 28th 2017 at 9:43AM
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I've produced these lists before, using the reputational data from U.S. News surveys. This year, they did new surveys of humanities and social science fields (as well as the professional fields). In the past, I gave more weight to breadth of strength; this time I've used a weighting system tha ...
Posted Friday, April 28th 2017 at 9:39AM
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Caroline Winter
As the academic year is winding down, we’re seeking bloggers for the summer months: June through August.
This blog is a space for graduate scholars of Romanticism to share their work, their ideas, and their inklings in an intera ...
Posted Friday, April 28th 2017 at 9:35AM
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This paper by Bruce Sacerdote is worth noting:
Despite the large increase in U.S. income inequality, consumption for families at the 25th and 50th percentiles of income has grown steadily over the time period 1960-2015. The number of cars per hous ...
Posted Friday, April 28th 2017 at 9:31AM
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by Alan Marnett.
We’re very excited to announce our new partnership with Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN) to help bring two new video-based services to scientists. For more information, see the original release below. To learn mo ...
Posted Friday, April 28th 2017 at 9:28AM
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by Behnam Esmayli
In posts 1-3 we were able to reduce all of the geometry of a curve in 3-space to an interval [a,b]\subset \mathbb{R} along with two or three real-valued functions. We also discussed when two sets of such data give equivalent (overlapping) curves. This enabled us to patch tog ...
Posted Friday, April 28th 2017 at 9:25AM
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By Leo Babauta
How often are we anxious, frustrated, looking forward to something coming up, unhappy with ourselves, unhappy with others?
How often are we not happy with what’s going on in this present moment?
What if we could, instead, be ...
Posted Friday, April 28th 2017 at 9:23AM
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by Jeri Dansky
Some people expect that since I’m a professional organizer my home will be somewhat like that of minimalist Joshua Fields Millburn, and it’s not at all. I get a lot of pleasure from having carefully selected art work on my walls and ...
Posted Friday, April 28th 2017 at 9:19AM
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BY SYLVIA KOHL
As I have mentioned in my previous article ‘Why Hobbies at College Are No Less Important Than Classes’, engaging in your hobby is an excellent way to take your mind off your studies, freshen up after an intensive day. In general, it will help improve your mental and physical ...
Posted Friday, April 28th 2017 at 9:16AM
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by Dora Farkas, PhD
Does Writing a Thesis Have to Be Painful?
“Writing a thesis is probably so stressful,” said the kind doctor at the emergency room, as he examined my elbows throbbing with pain.
“You may be able to avoid surgery because you are young”, I heard him say, “but if I were you ...
Posted Friday, April 28th 2017 at 9:12AM
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By Nancy Messieh
Trello is a popular productivity tool and for good reason. It’s easy to use, customizable, and there’s a great ecosystem of third-party plugins built around it. Part of the reason it’s such a powerful tool is because of the great productivity features built right into the plat ...
Posted Friday, April 28th 2017 at 9:10AM
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Being Prepared Is Extremely Important to Success
by Tara Kuther, Ph.D.
Getting an interview is a significant step toward winning acceptance to the graduate program of your dreams. However, in some competitive fields as many as three-fourths of applicants who are interviewed are rejected. ...
Posted Friday, April 28th 2017 at 9:04AM
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We know we can’t trust everything we read online, but how can we determine what to believe?
Join NPR's Joshua Johnson along with a panel of experts to discuss how we can all be more critical news consumers.
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Posted Thursday, April 27th 2017 at 12:22PM
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Hollywood comes home to Fort Valley as actress Karan Kendrick is featured as the Fort Valley State University Commencement speaker. Kendrick has starred in movies and television shows that top the box office and Nielsen rankings, from the blockbusters like The Hunger Games and iconic films like Tyle ...
Posted Thursday, April 27th 2017 at 11:17AM
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Research uncovered by a Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) faculty member is helping to shed light on a growing trend of urban segregation among newly created cities.
Last fall, Dr. Russell Smith, associate professor of geography at WSSU, compl ...
Posted Thursday, April 27th 2017 at 11:15AM
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Today, we’re talking about challenging ourselves… growing through artistic expression as well as education endveavors.
An accomplished student from Paine College, Sheila Paige, is not your typical college student. Hear her impressive story as a working mom juggling those responsibilities with h ...
Posted Thursday, April 27th 2017 at 10:57AM
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The 2017 NFL Draft is today. Several former HBCU football players are anticipating hearing their names called at some point this weekend. We are breaking down each of the notable draft hopefuls on the eve of the three-day event in Philadelphia.
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Posted Thursday, April 27th 2017 at 10:43AM
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JTCC to hold 49th annual commencement ceremony on May 12
By Contributed Report
CHESTERFIELD — John Tyler Community College will hold its 49th annual commencement ceremony on Friday, May 12, at 6:30 p.m. The ceremony will take place in the Multipurpose building at Virginia State University, lo ...
Posted Thursday, April 27th 2017 at 10:40AM
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Xavier University of Louisiana, with 20-of-24 athletes scoring Saturday, won the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference women's outdoor track and field championship at Tad Gormley Stadium for the fourth time in five years.
The Gold Nuggets produ ...
Posted Thursday, April 27th 2017 at 10:33AM
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Former Livingstone College Blue Bear track star Quanera Hayes led her team in the 4x400m relays at the IAAF/BTC World Relays Bahamas 2017. The USA women confidently collected their third straight 4x400m title, dominating the proceedings from gun to t ...
Posted Thursday, April 27th 2017 at 10:30AM
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Both Texas Southern's men and women's basketball teams had successful seasons and their coaches are reaping the benefits.
TxSo's Mike Davis and Johnetta Hayes-Perry both received two-year extensions, putting them in charge of their respective pro ...
Posted Thursday, April 27th 2017 at 10:29AM
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