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MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- World champion, Paralympian, advocate and author Dr. Anjali Forber-Pratt will speak to more than 500 doctoral students at Walden University's academic residency on Saturday, Feb. 23, at the Sheraton Atlanta. In her plenary address, "Dream. Drive. Do.," Dr. Forber-Pratt will share her inspirational story and explain why everyone has the potential to succeed. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110920/MM71012-b) Adopted as an...

Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Scientists from three universities have found that record temperatures in 2010 and 2012 resulted in the earliest spring flowering season in the eastern United States in more than 160 years. Using the phenological records of two iconic American naturalists, Henry David Thoreau and Aldo Leopold, scientists have shown that some springtime bloomers have appeared as much as a month earlier in response to the warming climate. This study...

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Jonathan Kozol, a New York Times best-selling author and one of the most respected voices on public education in the United States today, will speak to more than 650 doctoral students at Walden University's academic residency on Saturday, Dec. 29, at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110920/MM71012-b ) Kozol, perhaps the most widely read and highly honored education writer in the United States,...

MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 2,500 volunteers from Walden University's international community of students, alumni, faculty and staff, along with their friends, family and colleagues, gathered in more than 700 cities in 15 countries during the seventh annual Global Day of Service on Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012, to demonstrate the impact that social change agents can make in just 24 hours. (LOGO: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110920/MM71012-b )...

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Charles Ota Heller, an author, entrepreneur, businessman and teacher, will speak to more than 500 doctoral students at Walden University's academic residency on Aug. 18, 2012, at the Peabody Orlando. In his recently released memoir Prague: My Long Journey Home, he chronicles his family's harrowing story during and after World War II. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110920/MM71012-b ) Dr. Heller was born in Czechoslovakia on...

MINNEAPOLIS, July 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Social entrepreneur Asher Hasan, M.D., M.B.A., will speak to more than 650 doctoral students at Walden University's academic residency on July 18 at the Ted Mann Concert Hall in Minneapolis. Dr. Hasan is the founder and CEO of Naya Jeevan, a nonprofit social enterprise organization that partners with large multinational companies to provide integrated health insurance to low-income families throughout the emerging world. (Logo:...

MINNEAPOLIS, May 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- John Wood, founder and board co-chair of Room to Read, will speak to more than 650 doctoral students at Walden University's academic residency on May 12, 2012, at the Hilton Americas-Houston. Combining his passion for social change with the discipline required to run a global company, Wood strives to bring the lessons of the corporate world into the nonprofit sector. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110920/MM71012-b ) At age 35,...

Advanced BAC testing kiosk to be featured at Las Vegas trade shows March 12-16. Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) March 12, 2012 It will call you a cab, invite you to guess your BAC (blood alcohol content), and, if you guess correctly, it will even text an activation code directly to your cell phone for a free BAC test. The IntoxBox, the world’s first smart BAC testing kiosk for bars, will make its national debut at two trade shows at the Las Vegas Convention Center March 12-16. With its 19-inch...

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In celebration of National Women's History Month, Walden University will hold an online speaker series to commemorate the achievements of women--past and present--who have transformed the world with their vision and courage. Every Wednesday evening in March, Walden faculty members will share remarkable stories and accomplishments of women leaders who have advanced their professions and inspired them personally to do the same. (Logo:...

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Walden University announced today six new educational partnerships with hospitals and health systems nationwide serving more than 21,000 healthcare employees in Maryland, Georgia, New York, Pennsylvania, California and Texas. These alliances enable employees of these organizations to access online degree programs that focus on emerging healthcare issues. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110920/MM71012-b ) The educational...