Education Tidbits
University of New Hampshire tropical ecologist Michael Palace has been awarded a $364K grant from NASA’s Space Archeology program to estimate the population of pre-Columbian indigenous peoples in the Amazon Basin lowlands by means of satellite remote sensing technology.
Hudson County Community College (New Jersey [corrected 6/11 per comment]) will offer a “Gateway Certificate Program in Homeland Security” starting this September. It’s a five-course program that will “enable students to seek an immediate position in a security field, or students can use it as a platform to pursue additional credits at partner colleges.” The cost: $2,345 with a $75 lab fee.
Courses:
• “Terrorism” – Students will study terrorism in its historical perspective and how it is being used, with case studies to evaluate.
• “Criminal Justice and the Law” – It will discuss law enforcement, the judicial system, and the corrections system, and promote an understanding of all three sectors.
• “Ethics and Values” – Students will learn about various ethical theories and values through case studies, and determine how to arrive at ethical decisions.
• “Sociology of Disasters” – Students will look at the social changes that follow disasters, and their immediate and long-term effects.
• “GIS (Geographic Information Systems) for Homeland Security” – Provides competence with the mapping tool being utilized in nearly every industry today.
Today, Thursday, June 10, Dr. Jeff Luvall, a research scientist at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, will answer questions about “Tracking Sickness from Space” from 3-4 pm EST on this webpage.
Dr. Jeff Luvall, a research scientist at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, will be answering your questions about “Tracking Sickness from Space.” Luvall has been involved with tracking a variety of health-related conditions using NASA resources—primarily satellite imagery and data and aircraft studying atmospheric and climate conditions.
