Archive for February, 2010
Studying in the US: Web Redefines the College Visit
This is the VOA Special English Education Report.
This
week, we visit four Web sites where students can learn about higher education
in the United States.
Cappex.com — c-a-p-p-e-x — matches
students with colleges and universities. Students create a profile about themselves
and their interests. The site then suggests ten to twenty schools.
But
Cappex President Chris Long says that there are no [...]
Scientists Take Step in Search of Universal Flu Vaccine
This is the VOA Special English Health Report.
Evidence
is increasing that common influenza viruses are becoming resistant to the main
drug used to treat them. The drug is oseltamivir, also known as Tamiflu.
The most common seasonal flu virus found
in the United States this year is type A(H1N1). During the last flu season, twelve
percent of H1N1 viruses [...]
Studying in the US: Four Kinds of Financial Aid
This is the VOA Special English Education Report.
This week in our Foreign Student Series, we look at financial
aid that comes in ships. Scholarships, fellowships and assistantships.
But first we talk about financial aid of another kind: grants.
A grant, unlike a loan, does not have to be repaid.
Memorial Stadium at Mizzou
One of our examples this week [...]
