Archive for September, 2008
Life, Concepts and Issues: Life Sciences 15, Course 3
Life, Concepts and Issues: Life Sciences 15, Course 3uclacourses
1 hr 13 min - Sep 30, 2008
A General Education Course introducing non-Life Science Majors to the Life Sciences, challenging them to explore and understand important issues in the field. Topics include chemistry of life, genetics, physiology, evolution, and ecology -- all explored in lecture and debates. Professor Jay Phelan has a Ph.D. in Biology from Harvard, and masters and bachelors degrees from UCLA and Yale. See more on Professor Phelan in the Daily Bruin: http://dailybruin.ucla.edu/news/1998/jan/16/new-professor-shows-fascinatio/ UCLA course Life Sciences 15, Fall 2007 * See all UCLA Life Sciences 15 classes in this series: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=8EE54070B382E73A * See more courses from UCLA: http://www.youtube.com/uclacourses * See more from UCLAs main channel on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/ucla
Green Careers: Water Management (clip)
Green Careers: Water Management (clip)phoenixfilmandvideo
2 min - Sep 30, 2008
As water becomes more and more scarce, the challenge is to boost water productivity and efficiency while protecting the natural environment. This program presents an overview of job opportunities in water management such as flood control, reservoir management, levee design and repair, designing and operating dams and sewer systems, river management and restoration, monitoring fish populations, protecting habitats and endangered species, maintaining natural resources, water conservation, irrigation, landscape design, and more. Water management is a fast-growing job opportunity. State, federal, and local governments spend billions of dollars a year on water management, and employ thousands of trained workers to conserve and distribute water while protecting the environment. You cant have a green world without water. 20 minutes, color. Jobs profiled in this program include: Chief Hydrologist, Water Transfer Coordinator, Natural Resource Manager, AmeriCorps Intern, Water Conservation Specialist, and Landscape Coordinator. Grade Levels: 7 to Adult direct link to purchase the DVD: http://www.phoenixlearninggroup.com/Products/VideoDetail.aspx?id=d5692d0a-8688-4730-b9cd-425605d15960&sub=6516bc9d-f8fd-4e94-b702-ab180d939306&cat=
Exceptional Green Living on Rosa Parks
Exceptional Green Living on Rosa ParksTPOGH
1 min - Sep 30, 2008
Located near Wayne State University on the southwest corner of Rosa Parks and West Warren. This multi-family condominium building (17 units) will be built on site to invite the media and City of Detroit to witness the construction of shipping container homes. We will duplicate this prototype in a warehouse for builders, developers and other commercial and governmental agencies.
Exceptional Green Living on Rosa Parks
Exceptional Green Living on Rosa Parksmilklester
1 min - Sep 30, 2008
Located near Wayne State University on the southwest corner of Rosa Parks and West Warren. This multi-family condominium building (17 units) will be built on site to invite the media and City of Detroit to witness the construction of shipping container homes. We will duplicate this prototype in a warehouse for builders, developers and other commercial and governmental agencies.





