A Monumental Tribute  to American Nobelist & Student Essay Winners
By Joan Baum, Ph.D.
Theodore Roosevelt Park)—recently was the scene of a joyous and significant double celebration: a tribute to the seven 2004 American Nobel Laureates whose names had just been inscribed on the columnar Nobel Monument in the park, and an awards ceremony for the winners of the first Laureates of Tomorrow Nobel Essay Contest. READ MORE

Ellis Rubinstein, President, NY Academy of Sciences:
Catalyst for Excitement About Science in Schools
By Joan Baum, Ph.D.
Though on the job for only two and a half years, Ellis Rubinstein, the dynamic president of the 188-year old New York Academy of Science (NYAS), has been on the go constantly, enhancing, innovating, prompting, prodding, his energy and enthusiasm... READ MORE

Exploring Science at the Wetlands Institute
By Pola Rosen, Ed.D.
Would you like to see an osprey’s nest that measures three to four feet across housing a patient osprey atop whose wingspan is six feet? That and the diamondback terrapin are just two of the wonders that await at the Wetlands Institute in Stone Harbor, New Jersey. READ MORE

SPOTLIGHT ON SCHOOLS

Harlem Children’s Society Excels with Dr. Sat Battacharya
By Nazneen Malik
“We are all made of genes [and like genes] we cannot be appropriately expressed without the right environment,” muses Dr. Sat Bhattacharya, founder of the Harlem Children’s Society, a nonprofit dedicated to providing students from under-resourced and under-represented communities with the opportunity to explore the sciences. READ MORE

Ode to Those Hobart Shakespeareans
By Liza Young
It is rare to see a school year come to a close with a room full of students with tears streaming from their eyes, but when it’s the classroom of Rafe Esquith it’s not a surprise. READ MORE

Interview with Karen Winnick:
“Books Implore Us To Go After Our Dreams”
By Joan Baum, Ph.D.
Though she always wanted to bring toge ther her training and talent in art and writing, the publication of Mr. Lincoln’s Whiskers (1996), which she composed and illustrated, proved to Karen B. Winnick that she could make her mark in the crowded world of children’s literature by pursuing her love of history. READ MORE

The Dean's Column :
Getting into an Endless Loop
By Alfred Posamentier, Ph.D.
Now that the summer is upon us, it is time for some true recreation—in mathematics, of course. In that spirit you may want to consider a rather unique situation that demonstrates an unusual phenomenon that arises out of the peculiarities of our decimal number system. READ MORE

BOOKS

Summer Reading Choices by Education Update
Compiled By Michelle DeSarbo
Eleven fantastic book reviews for your summer education enjoyment.
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EDITORIAL

Dead Souls
By Pola Rosen, Ed.D.
Though we are living through the dog days of August, we are on the brink of a new school year. I go back in time to school days past, before my life as a college professor and newspaper publisher: my experiences as a home instruction teacher, special education teacher, hospital teacher and regular education teacher spanning grades two through twelve. READ MORE

SPECIAL EDUCATION

Inside Dyslexia: A Dynamic View of Learning Disorders
By Liza Young
Attaining a real understanding of the perspectives of children with learning disabilities is a daunting task. Having themselves grown up with dyslexia, filmmakers Josh Easdon and Nate Hamlin are powerfully aware of the educational significance of witnessing a true perspective of children facing disabilities. READ MORE

CAREERS

Hot Job: Jim Flak, Sous-Chef
By Jan Aaron
Have you ever thought of a career in the burgeoning culinary field? Then, Jim Flak’s story will interest you. At 25, Mr. Flak was living in Lincoln, NE unhappy in marketing. He had always liked to cook.
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Careers in Fine Arts, Architecture & Design:
Rhode Island Has Designs On You
By Jan Aaron
Having recently toured the sprawling campus with 41 buildings, 34 historic properties, a world-class museum, galleries, library, and a nature lab all displayed under towering trees on sculpture-studded grounds, I wanted to know what goes on inside. READ MORE

A Cooking Career: Visiting Johnson & Wales
By Jan Aaron
J & W, founded in Providence as a business school in 1914, now is a world-class university, offering students an opportunity to pursue career education in business, hospitality, culinary arts, or technology.
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METROBEAT

The Heavy Hand of Autocracy
By CSA President Jill Levy
What does one call a governance structure or governing body that does not respect dissent, discourse and the free flow of ideas and information? READ MORE

COLLEGES

Fighting Cancer in a University Lab:
Dan Jordy at SUNY Binghamton
By Sybil Maimin
A college undergraduate getting an opportunity to work in a lab with scientists developing a device to detect and monitor cancer is exciting stuff. The stakes are even higher and the experience more meaningful when the student has himself been a victim of the disease.
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College of New Rochelle Offers Certificate in Palliative Care
The College of New Rochelle (CNR) School of Nursing recently announced that it will offer a Post-Master’s Certificate in Palliative Care beginning in January, 2006. READ MORE

MUSIC ART & DANCE

The Incredible Maxine Greene
By Scott Noppe-Brandon
Over 30 years ago, Lincoln Center Institute, through its founder Mark Schubart, began a critical re-examination of its performing arts program for young people. READ MORE

CHILDREN'S CORNER

Dr. Toy’s Vacation Playtime Pointers
By Stevanne Auerbach, Ph.D. (Dr. Toy)
Here are some guidelines from Dr. Toy for wholesome vacation playtime to help you to make the time even more interesting and fun for your children. READ MORE

MEDICAL UPDATE

Toxins Drove Evolution Of Human Taste Sense
Edited By Herman Rosen, MD
Plant toxins in the diets of early humans drove the evolution of a bitter taste receptor better able to detect them, suggests new genetic research by scientists at University College London, Duke University Medical Center, and the German Institute of Human Nutrition.
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BLOOMBERG FOR MAYOR

Education Update endorses Mike Bloomberg. READ MORE