Science and Technology used to be two distinct fields that crossed over on occasion, particularly in the areas of chemistry and physics. Today the lines between these two fields are increasingly blurred and more fascinating than ever before. As such greater numbers of students are considering the combined field either specializing in one area and crossing over into the other or, as a conjoint degree.
Technological change is advancing at warp speed and quite a few universities have been monitoring whether incoming students are keeping up with the pace, and finding that indeed they are.
There is no limit to what you can buy to make repetitive strains a thing of the past. That was true a year ago so ergonomic accessories are not new but the product range is vastly more populated than it was at this time last year. While some of it seems sensible other items are rather extreme and others still, are downright bizarre.
It’s December and officially the silly season has begun, so what to buy for the starving student on your gift list? Well, most students are technologically switched on and current about cool gadgetry, so to impress you may have to think outside the square.
Students considering graduate work in environmental studies need not worry they are coming in at the innovative tail end. Environmental research has evolved to include a vastly diverse spectrum of science and research.
The ability to communicate is a necessary skill for all students, not just those in a communications major. Many argue that this essential ability is being lost in the world of technology, texting and social networking. Our aptitude to dialogue face-to-face is being replaced by online communications which are less personal, void of emotive engagement and without any of the artful skills employed by body language and inflection. Traditionally these skills were honed in day to day interactions, around the dinner table, during classroom presentations and via debates.