Physicists fabricate a non-radiating antenna

Abstract Populations are aging locally, nationally, and globally – and challenging institutions of higher education to consider how they can respond to these changing demographics through new approaches to teaching, research, and community engagement. The Age-Friendly University (AFU) initiative was recently launched by an international team convened by Dublin City University, and endorsed by the Academy for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE). The AFU concept and 10 guiding principles provide a guiding campus-wide framework that colleges and universities can use for distinguishing and evaluating age-friendly programs and policies, as well as identifying institutional gaps and opportunities for growth. To date, over 45 institutions have joined the AFU global network. This presentation will describe how collaborations across aging-focused programs and campus units devoted to diversity, community engagement, professional studies, and related educational efforts offer prime opportunities to build and sustain an AFU vision.

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EDINA, Education of International Newly Arrived Migrant pupils

European Journal of Applied Linguistics ◽

10.1515/eujal-2018-0021 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 145-156

Author(s):

Emmanuelle Le Pichon-Vorstman ◽

Sergio Baauw

Keyword(s):

Teacher Education ◽

School Staff ◽

Policy Makers ◽

International Team

AbstractThe goals of the project were (1) to reduce disparities proposing adequate strategies and activities to help teachers, schools and municipalities to support newly arrived migrant pupils, (2) to increase the efficiency of investment in the education of this group and, and (3) to strengthen training paths of school staff fostering the collaboration between schools, municipalities, and researchers nationally and internationally. An interdisciplinary and international team developed a curriculum to be used by teachers, schools, municipalities and policy makers for pre- and in-service teacher education. The curriculum is available online at https://edinaplatform.eu

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South Georgia pipit nesting at Schlieper Bay, South Georgia

Polar Record ◽

10.1017/s0032247415000224 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 52 (1) ◽

pp. 114-114 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Alison Neil

Keyword(s):

Final Phase ◽

The South ◽

South Georgia ◽

International Team ◽

Rodent Eradication

An 18-strong international team is hard at work in South Georgia, undertaking the final phase of the world's largest rodent eradication project, run by the South Georgia Heritage Trust. Known collectively as ‘Team Rat’, its departure for South Georgia in January coincided with the discovery of a nest of five South Georgia pipit chicks (Fig. 1) in an area overrun with rats before being baited by the trust in 2013. The pipit is the world's most southerly songbird.

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The sullen and the talkative

Journal of Historical Pragmatics ◽

10.1075/jhp.8.1.02kah ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 1-24 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Leena Kahlas-Tarkka ◽

Matti Rissanen

Keyword(s):

Seventeenth Century ◽

Politeness Theory ◽

International Team ◽

Discourse Strategies ◽

Witchcraft Trials

The purpose of this paper is to describe the discourse strategies of the defendants of the Salem witchcraft trials in 1692. Evidence is derived from the original documents now being re-edited by an international team. A framework for the discussion is provided by politeness theory, although it cannot be applied as such to seventeenth-century courtroom circumstances. In four of the eight cases selected, the defendants followed successful discourse strategies and saved their lives; in another four, the strategies were less successful and the defendants had to die. Cooperativeness was vital for a successful defence. This included providing the court with details and admitting what the person was accused of but denying hurting other people intentionally. The defendant did not argue with the examiner but was humble and willing to help. Unsuccessful defendants stubbornly refused to admit their guilt, denied all involvement in witchcraft, questioned the validity of the evidence and even the intelligence of the court.

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