Monthly Archives: October 2012

October 4, 2012
6:31 pm
by: anamitrapal

Higher Education System in China – as viewed through the eyes of a Foreigner

During the course of this semester (Fall 2012), I got a chance to visit the North China Electric Power University (NCEPU) located in Beijing, China. I came here to give a talk on the research that I had done in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in PFP12F

October 3, 2012
8:45 pm
by: Dan VB

Validate your experiment here..

A news blurb about “The Reproducibility Initiative” caught my attention a few days ago. Started by cancer researcher Elizabeth Iorns, this program offers scientists a means of validating their experiments at outside laboratories.  Validation tests are performed by one of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

October 1, 2012
7:33 pm
by: cavingcliff

LSU vs AAUP – The Footballs Are Professors!

By googling “academic freedom,” I came across the website for the American Association of University Professors – AAUP.  This site has a bunch of good pages and links, including the definitive document on academic freedom and tenure: http://www.aaup.org/NR/rdonlyres/EBB1B330-33D3-4A51-B534-CEE0C7A90DAB/0/1940StatementofPrinciplesonAcademicFreedomandTenure.pdf Of particular … Continue reading → Continue reading →

October 1, 2012
3:35 pm
by: lilengineerthatcould

Response to “Advanced Python exercises”

Recently Matt brought up some good points in his post Advanced Python exercises.  First, the more easily addressed one: To break up a Python program into multiple functions, just store related functions in a separate `.py` file, then in the main … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in ECE2524, exceptions, programming, Python, response

October 1, 2012
1:03 pm
by: ksands85

PARTY SCHOOLS THAT PAY

According to payscale.com, there area a few “party schools” that actually reflect large incomes post-graduation during the middle of their career etc. Just found this to be an interesting study. Where’s VT on this list I wonder? “Methodology Party School: One of the 20 schools on the 2011 Princeton Review Party School Ranking. Mid-Career Median Salary: Half […] Continue reading →

Posted in GRAD 5104, PFP12F