Maryland state of mind [winter 2000]

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Date
2000
Summary
In There's a bug in it, students at University of Maryland, College Park, Department of Entomology are using advanced technology and a method called systematics biology to classify various types of insects. In Sun bird, Bowie State University monitors the sun with satellites and prepares for the possibility of its violent eruptions that have been predicted this year. Shades of genius profiles the Meyerhoff Program of Universtiy of Maryland, Baltimore County that aims to recruit minority students into scinece and engineering careers. Growth industry shows how University of Maryland Eastern Shore professors and students are designing and building environmentally advanced greenhouses to improve the agricultural industry of the Eastern Shore. In Not just pills & powders, University of Maryland at Baltimore School of Pharmacy looks at how the training of pharmicists has changed over the years. Widening the web profiles University of Maryland University College Institute for Distance Education where students can now take all of their classes online and receive a degree without ever entering a classroom. Turning a school around shows how Coppin State College professors and students are training the teachers at Rosemont Elementary School in a poverty-stricken area of Baltimore to be better educators in hopes of improving poor student performance.; Dolby surround.
Publishers
Maryland Public Television; University System of Maryland
Subjects
North American Culture; American Culture; University of Maryland; Education; Science, Technology; The State of Maryland; Education; Science, Technology, and Math; Health, Family Studies; Education, Higher Research; Entomology Study and teaching; Biology Classification; Solar activity Forecasting; Minorities in science; Greenhouses Environmental engineering; Pharmacy Vocational guidance; Distance education; Teachers Training of Maryland Baltimore
Locations
North America; United States; Maryland
Collection
Films@UM
Unit
Distinctive Media Collections
Language
English
Rights Statement
In Copyright
Terms of Use
Access is restricted to patrons at the University of Maryland.
Physical Description
57 minutes; color
Notes
Access
Access condition: campus-only.
Creation/Production Credits
Host, Scott Simon.
Other Identifiers
Filename: lms-090262; Fedora 2 PID: umd:1968; Handle Identifier: hdl:1903.1/1104; OCLC: ocm43497029; Catalog Key: alephsys002550898

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