The Picture of Health Sonography at the forefront of patient care By Naomi Sheehan When you hear the word “ultrasound,” a grainy black and white image of a baby in the womb probably comes to mind. Sonography, the imaging technique used in ultrasounds, is used to check up on the health of a pregnancy – and so much more. “Sonography and ultrasound are exchanged frequently, but...

Five Qualities of A  Successful Student By Naomi Sheehan If you’re considering going to college, a few anxious questions have probably entered your mind. Will I have time? Am I smart enough? How can I keep up? Don’t worry. There are qualities you can hone with practice that will help you succeed: motivation, focus, critical thinking, good communication skills, and...

Early Bird or Night Owl? By Naomi Sheehan The “early to bed, early to rise” mantra suggests that early risers are healthier, wealthier, and wiser. Our 24-hour economy, however, requires all types, meaning the morning larks and night owls alike can find careers that capitalize on when they feel most alert. Most jobs are in the 9-to-5 mold, and research suggests that about half of the...

A Bumper Crop of New Jobs Openings to outnumber grads in agriculture, natural resources By Naomi Sheehan In the next five years, there will be nearly 58,000 openings every year for college graduates in agriculture, food, renewable natural resources, and the environment. But not enough grads will be available to fill those openings, according to a new report by Purdue University in Indiana...

Facts and Finds Just jot it down If you’re a fast typist, you probably reach for your computer instead of a pen when you need to take notes. Not so fast! Leaving aside the fact that an open computer is a temptation to browse the wide world of distractions, studies have shown that hand-writing notes stimulates learning comprehension in a way that typing doesn’t. “The act of typing...

Measuring the “Intangibles” of A College Education By Naomi Sheehan “The value of a college education is often presented in purely monetary terms, probably because On average, Americans with bachelor’s degrees earn $32,000 more a year than high school graduates who’ve never been to college. That’s a 134 percent difference. Lifetime earnings are upwards of $625,000 more! As...

Community College Snapshot Who’s going to America’s 1,123 Community colleges? 7.4 million community college students: Full-time: 2.9 million (39 percent) Part-time 4.5 million (61 percent)   Community college students are: 46% of all US undergraduates 41% of all first-time freshmen 48% of all student veterans 51% of all students with disabilities National...

By Naomi Sheehan In an era of high college costs, long-term student debt, and an uncertain job market, students and parents are compelled to consider a college degree as a serious investment. Measures like price, debt, and post-graduation employability and pay outlook must all be weighed in deciding on the quality of a school. How can you make a wise choice? Posing the following questions...

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