Metro local news story by David Proctor where British Columbia Premier Christy Clark announces Roots of Empathy programs will receive four million in next five years to help prevent bullying
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Dr. C. Ellis Nelson, noted Presbyterian professor of Christian education and prominent leader in theological education, died Thursday, June 9, 2011, in Austin, Texas, where he resided with his spouse of seventy years, Nancy Gribble Nelson. He was 95 years old. Dr. Michael Jinkins, the president of Louisville Seminary offered this tribute, and we will
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Ellis Nelson’s pioneering research and writing about forming Christian disciples through the life of a congregation, coupled with his deep wisdom, gentle wit, and genuine humility, endeared him to several generations and secured his place in the history of the American Presbyterian Church. The only son of Carl and Elizabeth Nelson of Beaumont, Texas, Nelson
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This conversation was recorded at Havemeyer Hall, Columbia University March 30, 2011 and presented by NeuWrite, with generous support from The Dana Foundation, Society for Neuroscience, and Columbia University.
On March 24, 2011, a group of scientists gathered to discuss music, the brain, and education at Rutgers University as a part of the NSF-supported Temporal Dynamics of Learning Centers. Part of TSN: The Science Network resources
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It is with great sadness that I share news of the death of Brady Schutt, husband of Karen-Marie Yust, our long-time colleague who taught at Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis and now teaches at Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond, VA. A Celebration of Brady’s Life was held June 4. Please support Karen-Marie and their three
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Scientific American Jason Castro provides a new article titled The Learning Brain Gets Bigger–Then Smaller: New studies map the changing landscape of neurons as the brain masters a task
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Please join the family and friends of Boyung Lee in supporting her and their two teenagers with prayer following the sudden, tragic death of Boyung’s husband Archer Summers. His obituary describes the amazing life of this abundantly gifted man. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to either the L.T. Archer Summers Memorial Education
Jerry Large’s article, “Baby, what a lesson! Kids learn a little empathy” provides background on Mary Gordon and her start of the Roots of Empathy movement
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University of Nebraska education psychologist David Moshman challenges some of the mystique and myths around the notion of a “teenage” brain in his Huffington Post article.
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