New Globe Group

Networked learning: study groups go global, virtually.(Education)(GradeGuru)
The Futurist; 1/1/2010; 725 words; ...in small study groups to help each other...papers. But on one new Web site, they can find a study group that spans the entire globe. GradeGuru, a new social-networking...version of a study group," writes Emily...Notes or study groups will go out of...

List of 'unsung' wildlife affected by climate change released.(Report)
NewsRx Health & Science; 12/27/2009; 961 words; ...list of animals facing new impacts by climate change...unexpected ways. In a new report titled "Species...dozen animal species and groups that are facing threats...patterns; exposure to new pathogens and disease...animal species around the globe, including: Bicknell...habitat. Flamingos, a ...

NFL gets real on concussions, but has more work to do
The Boston Globe; 12/26/2009; 588 words; ...players so far examined.The NFL's new attitude to the concussion issue is also...collegiate games. High school and youth sports groups have stepped up concussion education...before heading back onto the field. The Globe reported this week that more than 60 high...

Awaiting a detente in debate on abortion ; Joanna Weiss
The Boston Globe; 12/26/2009; 859 words; ...used as a bargaining chip. New generations of Americans...League has been conducting focus groups across the country, to learn...Levine wrote an op-ed in The New York Times this month, suggesting...Weiss can be reached at weiss@globe.com.

US consumers are spending, but with caution and a focus on relieving debt
The Boston Globe; 12/26/2009; 912 words; ...the Conference Board, a New York business advisory group. The Conference Board...Gittell, a University of New Hampshire professor and forecast manager for the New England Economic Partnership...Jenn Abelson of the Globe staff contributed to this...