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Pharmaceuticals 2013, 6(2), 124-160; doi:10.3390/ph6020124
siRNA Genome Screening Approaches to Therapeutic Drug Repositioning
Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Georgia, Animal Health Research Center, 111 Carlton Street, Athens GA 30602, USA
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Received: 20 December 2012; in revised form: 10 January 2013 / Accepted: 22 January 2013 / Published: 28 January 2013
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Abstract: Bridging high-throughput screening (HTS) with RNA interference (RNAi) has allowed for rapid discovery of the molecular basis of many diseases, and identification of potential pathways for developing safe and effective treatments. These features have identified new host gene targets for existing drugs paving the pathway for therapeutic drug repositioning. Using RNAi to discover and help validate new drug targets has also provided a means to filter and prioritize promising therapeutics. This review summarizes these approaches across a spectrum of methods and targets in the host response to pathogens. Particular attention is given to the utility of drug repurposing utilizing the promiscuous nature of some drugs that affect multiple molecules or pathways, and how these biological pathways can be targeted to regulate disease outcome.
Keywords: RNAi; siRNA; miRNA; genome; antiviral; HTS; therapeutic; pathway; virus; bacteria; pathogen; reposition; repurpose; host genes
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Perwitasari, O.; Bakre, A.; Tompkins, S.M.; Tripp, R.A. siRNA Genome Screening Approaches to Therapeutic Drug Repositioning. Pharmaceuticals 2013, 6, 124-160.
AMA StylePerwitasari O, Bakre A, Tompkins SM, Tripp RA. siRNA Genome Screening Approaches to Therapeutic Drug Repositioning. Pharmaceuticals. 2013; 6(2):124-160.
Chicago/Turabian StylePerwitasari, Olivia; Bakre, Abhijeet; Tompkins, S. M.; Tripp, Ralph A. 2013. "siRNA Genome Screening Approaches to Therapeutic Drug Repositioning." Pharmaceuticals 6, no. 2: 124-160.
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These combined centres of excellence are developing successful interventions for mothers and babies in the UK and around the world. Examples include our multicentre trials of Vitamin D supplementation for pregnant women in the UK and of micronutrient supplementation to women before they become pregnant in Mumbai, India. Our research on the development of epigenetic biomarkers will lead to early warning of at risk groups and our innovative LifeLab educational and Southampton Initiative for Health programmes aim to promote healthy lifestyles and health literacy in school students and young mothers.
Our acclaimed researchers are working with the World Health Organisation, the United Nations and other international government and non-government organisations to reduce the burden of non-communicable disease in both developed and developing countries. We have extensive links with industry and the private sector in joint initiatives to promote a healthy start to life globally.
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In WDW, of course. I was disappointed with the restaurant (thinking it would be more like in Toy Story) but then behind where I sat was a HM made out of moons. This made my day, because when I checked my favorite HM site it wasn't there. Where I was sitting, from where you enter, was to the left and in the corner. Has anyone else seen it? Btw, I don't have the book everyone seems to be talking about, so I wouldn't know if it was in there.
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Ate there a few months ago and totally missed that one. Good find!
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Siamak T. Nabili, MD, MPHDr. Nabili received his undergraduate degree from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), majoring in chemistry and biochemistry. He then completed his graduate degree at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). His graduate training included a specialized fellowship in public health where his research focused on environmental health and health-care delivery and management. Medical Editor:
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Jerry R. Balentine, DO, FACEPDr. Balentine received his undergraduate degree from McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland. He attended medical school at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine graduating in1983. He completed his internship at St. Joseph's Hospital in Philadelphia and his Emergency Medicine residency at Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center in the Bronx, where he served as chief resident. IN THIS ARTICLEDefinitionsAdvance directives: An advance directive is a written document or series of forms. It needs to be signed to make it binding. The document indicates an individual's choices about medical treatment. In the document, you can also name someone to make decisions about your medical treatment on your behalf if you are no longer able to make these decisions yourself. This designated person becomes the durable power of attorney for health care. By completing the appropriate advance directives, you can predetermine any medical decisions, including end-of-life decisions, about your future medical care in a legally sound way. Two types of advance directives are generally completed: a living will and a medical power of attorney (also referred to as designation of a health care surrogate or health care proxy).
Life-prolonging treatments: These procedures are not expected to cure your terminal condition or make you better. They generally are used to sustain life while other specific therapies are utilized to treat or cure the underlying disease. But sometimes these measures may become futile and only prolong the dying process. Examples of life prolonging treatments include mechanical ventilator (breathing machine), kidney dialysis, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Terminal condition: If a patient has an incurable (without cure) condition that is in its terminal stages, medical treatment may only prolong the dying process. And without such treatment or procedures, death will occur in a short period of time. Persistent vegetative state: This permanent coma or state of being unconscious is caused by injury, disease, or illness. The individual becomes unaware of her/his surroundings, and no reasonable expectation of recovery exists. Do not resuscitate (DNR): Your doctor discusses this form or document with you, and it tells health care professionals and emergency personnel that if your heart stops beating (cardiac arrest) or if you stop breathing (respiratory arrest) that they are not to attempt to revive you by utilizing CPR, chest compressions, intubation, or shocking the heart. A DNR is not the same as a living will. More recently, most states have adopted a unified form which documents a patient's wishes with regards to DNR wishes as well as artificial hydration and nutrition. This is called a POLST form or Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment. This form can be signed by the patient or their decision maker and the treating physician. Artificial nutrition and hydration: This procedure is the invasive administration of nutrition and fluids through IV lines and feeding tubes. Hydration directly into veins (IV or intravenous) and tube feeding are not the natural process of eating food, hydration, or drinking liquid. Sometimes intravenous (IV) antibiotics are also listed under this or a separate category. Next Page: Must Read Articles Related to Advance Directives
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When December started I figured that with Christmas and the New Year approaching it would be filled with shopping, work, and dreaming about my baby due in March. It started December 8th after a job interview when my legs and ankles swelled up out of no where. I figured I was starting to retain water or something. 25 and my first pregnancy I had no idea what was going on so on it went. A few days before my December 16th OBGYN appointment I noticed that other than my legs swelling to the point of not being able to walk, and the fact that I couldn't breath much, a cut on my left breast was leaking fluid. To my OBGYN it was all normal. She took my blood pressure and apparently it was all good. Until December 20th when I woke up and my eyes were swollen shut. The local hospital said there was protein in my urine and high blood pressure (177/100) but sent me home with pills for the blood pressure. By the next day I couldn't see properly but worked through it. December 21st I decided that was it and couldn't get in to see my OBGYN so went to a family physician instead. My doctor called my OBGYN and demanded assistance. Finally I was directed to the city hospital and admitted within two hours and transferred to a specialty hospital in Toronto via Ambulance ..complete with sirens and lights. After a lot of tests, blood, etc. it was discovered I was pre-eclampsia and the baby's development was 4 weeks behind the 27 weeks she was supposed to be. That's when it was discovered (finally) that I had "sprung a leak" many days earlier and my cervix was open "a finger". My liver, lungs, kidneys, eyes, and baby were shutting down and we were both close to death. Abigayle Sarah was born at 3:25 am on December 22, 2010. She only weighed 1lb 2oz but today weighs 1lb 5.6oz and is 11 days old. She is a fighter but has a long way to go. There needs to be more urgency for people with these symptoms even if it doesn't end up to be pre-eclampsia. |
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Posted On Wednesday, March 02, 2011 by Tricia I'm am praying for your lilttle one. I recently lost my baby girl Rylee. I had to deliver her at 23 weeks, she was only measuring 21. i visited my doctor the friday before with swelling protien in my urine and upper stomach pain. I was sent home with heart burn medicine. By sunday my preclamsia was so severe my life was in danger. The very same day I found out I was going to have a daughter the same day I was told I would have to let her go. It is totally devastating. I wish you much luck in your future, and thanks for sharing your story! : ) |


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It is amazing that Ayn Rand could write a book of fiction in the 1950's, and that the Obama administration could change Atlas Shrugged into non-fiction.Ms. Rand was truly a visionary that was able to look ahead to an America as a socialist nation.I do hope the movie impacts the election. Click Here if you Like this Comment
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Sadly, what Ayn Rand wrote about in 'Atlas Shrugged' is coming true under the community organizer. Click Here if you Like this Comment
I saw it yesterday, and it was good, but in a way that it was the setup for the next one.There was some goofball in back of me that was talking to himself (but really for me) obviously a fan of the kenyan...with his "that's so ridiculous" burping and little laughs at crucial times. Though the old me would have started with him, I let it go...it was very desperate sounding.We're winning, guys...BTW, the guy who does the casting really, really, really knows how to pick the "adult female" for his movies. A true treat for the eyes of us red blooded American males. Click Here if you Like this Comment 1 person like this.
My husband and I saw the movie yesterday and it's really, interesting to think this was written in the fifties and was a fictional novel and we are seeing it played out right before our eyes in 2012.We can not survive 4 more years of Obama.We must vote him out and vote Romney/Ryan in. Click Here if you Like this Comment 1 person like this.
The stupid writer says Dark Thirty comes out after the election.... Wrong Click Here if you Like this Comment
"Zero Dark Thirty" is released on December 19, 2012. The Seal Team Six Movie by National Geographic is televised the day before the election. Click Here if you Like this Comment
The movie will not influence the election. I saw it yesterday to support the group that made the first one (saw it too). If you did not read the book, you would be lost. Nobody that reads the book and sees the movie will vote for Obama.....perhaps Romney either.I thought the camera work was not very good. There was a shot where they were across the street from a door and you could see the top of a sign. Rather than shoot the sign, or move it, they panned the camera down so you could read it and then panned back up.To me, the only shot that made a statement was the $800+ gas pump image for 20 gallons of fuel. Click Here if you Like this Comment 1 person like this.
An amazing show of thick headedness by proclaiming the cart before horse. Who would of thought a conservative in the 1950's writing a book against socialistic rule and tendencies would be writing specifically against the current admin? Is Animal farm also propagandisic material pro Romney? Is Soylent Green outing Food inc? Click Here if you Like this Comment 1 person like this.
The Lady Chihuahua and I saw the movie yesterday. Both of us thought it was well made. Both of us have read the book, and the movie follows the book closely. Fascinating how they managed to make the movie apply to present day or 'near future'.For people who won't understnad the message of Atlas Shrugged, best way to connect with them is to point out how much money the government is costing them, especially food and energy. Even welfare bennys don't go as far. Heh.Go out and see the movie!On a slightly different topic, found out Atlas Shrugged part 1 was shown in our area even though it wasn't advertised anywhere. Even on the Atlas Shrugged website. You had to check around, and it might be playing. The same could apply for part 2.Looks like there will be a part 3. Click Here if you Like this Comment


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White-footed mouse
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Subfamily: | Neotominae |
Genus: | Peromyscus |
Species: | P. leucopus |
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The white-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) is a rodent native to North America from Ontario, Quebec, Labrador, and the Maritime Provinces (excluding the island of Newfoundland) to the southwest USA and Mexico.[1] In the Maritimes, its only location is a disjunct population in southern Nova Scotia.[2] It is also known as the woodmouse, particularly in Texas.
Adults are 90–100 mm (3.5–3.9 in) in length, not counting the tail, which can add another 63–97 mm (2.5–3.8 in). A young adult weighs 20–30 g (0.7–1.1 oz). While their maximum lifespan is 96 months, the mean life expectancy for the species is 45.5 months for females and 47.5 for males. In northern climates, the average life expectancy is 12–24 months.[3]
This species is similar to Peromyscus maniculatus. Like the deer mouse, it may carry hantaviruses, which cause severe illness in humans.[4]
It has also been found to be a competent reservoir for the Lyme disease-causing spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi.[5]
- ^ a b Linzey, A.V., Matson, J. & Timm, R. (2008). "Peromyscus leucopus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
- ^ Atlantic Interior, The Natural History of Nova Scotia
- ^ Mammalian models for research on aging (1981) ISBN 978-0-309-03094-6
- ^ RR5109-Front Cover-Hantavirus.p65
- ^ Donahue JG, Piesman J, Spielman A (January 1987). "Reservoir competence of white-footed mice for Lyme disease spirochetes". Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 36 (1): 92–6. PMID 3812887.
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- White-footed Mouse, State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry
- White-footed Mouse, CanadianFauna.com
- White-footed Mouse, Canadian Biodiversity Website
- "Deer-mouse". Encyclopedia Americana. 1920.


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Compressed air audits let you find the leaks in your system
An easy first step in improving system efficiency in this type of system is to identify and eliminate any false demand in the system such as dormant processes that are still connected to the air system or infrequently used processes that constantly draw air.
According to the U.S. Department of Energy, compressed air systems can account for as much as 30% of a plant's total energy consumption. With ever-increasing pressures to reduce costs and maximize efficiency, these systems are often focal points for savings opportunities. Fortunately, such opportunities exist within every compressed air system
Air systems are commonly used for highly intermittent applications such as assembly or painting operations where air usage can swing significantly as down-stream users consume air in highly variable quantities. In this type of system, proper separator tank setup and right-sized air storage tanks are critical for improving process stability and reducing energy consumption.
Flow control valves can also be used to run different portions of the system at different pressures to maximize efficiency across varying operations. Using a variable speed compressor as a trim compressor will also help keep air flow constant and energy demands down.
At the other extreme are continuous duty applications that use air in a constant and stable manner. In this scenario, compressors should operate at peak performance at all times to maximize efficiency.
An easy first step in improving system efficiency in this type of system is to identify and eliminate any false demand in the system such as dormant processes that are still connected to the air system or infrequently used processes that constantly draw air. Utilizing system controllers can help balance the need for air between compressors and prevent compressors from wasting energy by running without generating air.
Questions and answers
Regardless of the system demand situation, the closer that supply can be matched with demand, the more efficient the air system will become. Answering the following basic questions can help determine how well matched supply and demand are in an air system:
· Is the air supply adequate?
· Is air being produced when it is needed and in the correct quantity?
· How efficiently is the compressed air system producing the air? Is it over or underutilized?
· Is the air of sufficient quality?
· Is the air delivered to the end use process at the correct pressure?
· How efficient is the distribution system in getting the air to the downstream users?
· Are there any bottlenecks in the system that cause pressure drops?
· Are there leaks in the system that could cause system degradation?
· How efficiently is the air used by the end user?
· Is air being wasted by end processes or tools?
· Are there dormant or old processes that no longer need to utilize the air supply?
· Is the air system's performance adequately measured?
· How is system performance measured? What metrics are in place?
· Is the system measured and evaluated using those metrics on a regular basis?
· Who is accountable to ensure the system is performing at peak efficiency?
Audits deliver results
While the questions above provide a good starting point, extensive analysis is required to properly evaluate air system performance and identify a system-specific solution. To do this most effectively, consider having a professional system audit conducted. A professional air audit team can provide a comprehensive analysis of current system performance and use this information to create a detailed, site-specific improvement plan.
"An audit helps customers gain a strong understanding of how their air system works. It gives them the power to make improvements now and the knowledge they need to keep their system running at maximum efficiency for the future" said Chip Rhoden, regional auditor for Ingersoll Rand.
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Nagen Nagarur
Professor and Department Chair
Assistant Director for Supply Chain Management, Logistics and Manufacturing System,
Watson Institute for Systems Excellence
PhD, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), 1988
Research Interests:
Reliability of micro-electronic components, quality control, supply chain modeling
Peter Borgesen
Director, Center for Advanced Microelectronics Manufacturing
PhD, Physics, University of Aarhus, Denmark, 1982Research Interests:
Electronics packaging, solar power, manufacturing processes and reliability, mechanism based assessment of 'life in service', interpretation of imprecise and/or incomplete data, cross disciplinary researchChun-An Chou
Assistant Professor
PhD, Rutgers University, 2011
MS, Columbia University, 2007
Research Interests:
Mathematical optimization modeling and computation for complex and large-scale data mining problems in medical decision making, computational biology, and engineering systems management.
C. Robert Emerson
Professor - Bartle
PhD, Purdue University, 1970
Research Interests:
Computer integrated manufacturing, quality assurance, decision support systems, manufacturing
Mohammad T. Khasawneh
Assistant Director for Health Systems, Watson Institute for Systems Excellence
Graduate Director of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Director, Healthcare Systems Engineering Center
Director, Human Factors and Ergonomics Laboratory
Graduate Program Director, Executive Master of Science in Health Systems
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching (2010-2011)
PhD, Clemson University, 2003
Research Interests:
Healthcare delivery systems, Human factors engineering/ergonomics, Digital human modeling in manufacturing and healthcare
Thomas Koon
Lecturer and Instructor
MS (IE), Binghamton University, 1995
Research Interests:
Industrial automation, industrial manufacturing
Sarah Lam
Associate Professor
Associate Dean of the Graduate School
Assistant Director for Systems Analysis and Modeling, Watson Institute for Systems Excellence
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching (2012-2013)
PhD, University of Pittsburgh, 1999
Research Interests:
Stochastic simulation, neural networks, data mining, evolutionary optimization, decision
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Associate Professor
Graduate Director of Systems Science
PhD, Binghamton University, 1995
Research Interests:
Intelligent systems, fuzzy control, soft computing
Huiyang Li
Assistant Professor
PhD, University of Michigan, 2013
Research Interests:
Human factors and cognitive ergonomics, cognitive systems engineering, human-computer interaction, healthcare delivery systems, health informatics, human-robot interaction, human-automation interaction
Susan Lu
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PhD, Texas Tech University, 1999
Research Interests:
Reliability, Statistical Process Control, Information Technology, Computer Integrated
Mark D. Poliks
Professor, Systems Science and Industrial Engineering
Technical Director, S3IP-Center for Advanced Microelectronics Manufacturing (CAMM)
Undergraduate Director of Industrial & Systems Engineering
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Jack Riley
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MEng, Rochester Institute of Technology, 1997
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Director of Integrated Electronics Engineering Center (IEEC)
Manager of Electronics Assembly Lab
Vice Provost for Diversity
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities (2011)
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching (2005)
PhD, University of Houston, 1993MS, University of Houston, 1990
BS, Cornell University, 1987
Research Interests:
Production scheduling and control, engineering optimization, CIM, engineering management,
electronics packaging
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Distinguished Professor and Dean
Director of Watson Institute for Systems Excellence (WISE)
PhD, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), 1988
MS, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), 1985
Research Interests:
Electronics Packaging and Electronics Manufacturing; Health Care Delivery; Health Systems
Has obtained over $ 30 million in external research funding while at Binghamton.
Sang Won Yoon
Assistant Professor
PhD, Purdue University, 2009Research Interests:
Integrated production and service systems, healthcare systems engineering, decentralized decision modeling, collaborative control theory, enterprise collaboration and coordinationBahgat Sammakia
Professor, Mechanical Engineering (Joint Title with SSIE Department)
Director, Integrated Electronics Engineering Center (IEEC)
BS, University of Alexandria
MS, PhD, State University of New York, Buffalo
Research Interests:
Heat Transfer, Electronics Packaging
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Associate Professor, Bioengineering (Joint Title with SSIE Department)
Director, Collective Dynamics of Complex Systems Research Group
Affiliate, New England Complex Systems Institute
DSc, University of Tokyo, 1999
MSc, University of Tokyo, 1996
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Complex dynamical networks, collective behaviors, social systems modeling, artificial life/chemistry, mathematical biology, computer and information sciences.
Adjunct Lecturers
Ray Barnes, Multi-Systems Programmer/Analyst at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center
Doug Elias, Adjunct Professor of Systems Science & Industrial Engineering
Stephen Felter, Lockheed Martin Fellow
James Henenlotter, Operations Program Manager at BAE Systems
Ken Martin, Process Development Engineer at Dupont Company
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Don Gause
Professor Emeritus
MS, Mathematics, Michigan State University, 1957BS, Physics/Mathematics, Michigan State University, 1956
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Management of design risk; the elicitation, analysis and definition of multi-level system requirements; and functional specifications enhanced with pragmatic applications of innovation, creativity, problem solving, and biomemeticsCurriculum Vitae (.pdf,75kb)
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Intelligent systems, fuzzy logic, fuzzy measure theory, information theory, systems modeling, general systems methodologyHoward Pattee
Professor Emeritus
PhD, Stanford University, 1953Research Interests:
Theoretical biology, evolutionary models of complex systems and linguistic control of dynamic systemsEileen Way
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PhD, Binghamton University, 1988
MS, Binghamton University, 1983
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Cognitive information sciences, virtual manufacturing
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If you have a question about UTCs, it might be answered below. Take a look and if you would like to talk to someone about further questions, please get in contact.
A college for students aged 14 to 18 which specialises in technical studies and is sponsored by a university. It offers full time courses which combine practical and academic studies. Employers are involved from the start in shaping the curriculum.
It allows a student to study a subject they are really interested in which is taught in industry standard facilities by teachers with real life practical experience. By 16 their technical skills are far in advance of those students in a standard comprehensive school and more enthusiastic engagement with their academic studies leads to greater achievement in this area also.
UTCs and Free Schools are both academies. They are non-profit making, independent and state-funded. UTCs, however, are specifically for students aged 14 to 18, they specialise in technical studies and are supported by a university and employers. They offer full time courses which combine practical and academic studies. Employers are involved from the start in shaping the curriculum. On the other hand, Free Schools can be primary or secondary schools. They can be located in traditional school buildings or appropriate community spaces such as office buildings or church halls. They can be set up by a wide range of proposers - including charities, universities, businesses, educational groups, visionary teachers or committed parents.
11 is too early to choose a subject path to follow and 16 is too late. Students who know what they want to do can often become bored at school and so underachieve by the time they are 16.
No. UTC students receive a broad education including English, maths and science combined with practical and technical qualifications which are recognised by employers and universities. They also develop business and financial literacy. The skills they learn and the qualifications they receive are transferable to other post-16 provisions and are recognised by employers.
They are aimed at students who
They go either to university or to a higher level apprenticeship.
UTCs are not training them for a specific job.
UTCs are educating their students so that after leaving the UTC they are better prepared for university or are able to take on a 'proper' apprenticeship which lasts around two years and is at level 3 or level 4.
UTCs will be offering a range of A levels and level 3 technical qualifications and most students will leave with a variety of these (e.g. BTECS and City & Guilds). UTCs will make sure that every leaver has a GCSE in English and in maths.
The university leads or serves on the governing body of the UTC. It can also help in the following ways:
It would help a student to move into higher education because of the support they have received from the university but the UTC is not part of the university and there is no guarantee of a place at a particular university. The University may well see the UTC as part of its recruitment plan.
FE colleges can be involved as a co-sponsor bringing their expertise in technical education but an important feature of UTCs is that they are not part of the FE college. The university and employers must form the majority of the board of governors. This gives them the credibility that technical schools did not have. The name of the university is often featured in the title of the UTC. The university does not have to provide financial support but it does make a major commitment to provide expertise and time and actively contributes to the curriculum. Strong employer links are also a key feature of UTCs and are involved in shaping the curriculum. Support from the local authority is also welcomed.
Yes. Usually they have two specialisms e.g. engineering and advanced manufacturing.
Employers play a major part in UTCs. They help plan what students are going to learn and ensure that the qualifications students gain are what employers require. They also meet the students on work placements in order to get to know them.
A number of employers sponsor the UTC in that they have seats on the governing body and will have an active role in curriculum design and planning. UTCs will typically have a large number of employer partners in their region and these will be interested in contributing to the curriculum, providing work experience and building close links with students who will be potential future employees.
Students can either go onto to a higher level apprenticeship in employment or onto a university. The UTC will help them decide which is the best route for them.
This will vary but all offer GCSEs in at least English, maths and science combined with a modern foreign language, a humanities subject and practical and technical qualifications which are recognised by employers and universities.
Yes. All offer the GCSEs listed above, but subjects will vary depending on the UTC and its individual specialism.
Yes but you will have to ask each UTC which ones they offer.
The teaching staff will be made up of school teachers, instructors and people who have worked in industry. (Most of the teachers will have worked in the area of the UTC's specialism).
The core national curriculum requirements will be provided, but outside of the national curriculum, the subjects available at GCSE will depend on the UTC.
At 14-16 the split of time between general education/bridging core studies and technical studies is 60:40 respectively. For general education they will take English; maths; science; a modern language; humanities; sport/PE; and PSHE; RE; enrichment activities, financial literacy; understanding and setting up a business; IT; and careers education and guidance.
Broad technical studies would be e.g. engineering; experience of work, projects; and mentoring. Post-16, students will be able to continue with their studies or they may choose to do an apprenticeship, which might include part-time study at the UTC. If students choose to continue full-time study at the UTC the split of time between general education/bridging core studies and technical studies will become 40:60 respectively. The technical study will become more specialised and job-related.
A UTC will typically be open from 8.30am - 5.00pm, perhaps with an earlier finish on Monday or Friday.
UTC hours vs an ordinary school:
Ordinary school, 25 hours per week x 38 weeks = 950 hrs per year
UTC: 8.30 - 5.00, 7.5 hours x 5 = 37.5 hrs per week.
Finishing 1 hr early on Fridays = 36.5 hrs per week x 40 weeks = 1460 per year.
Extra teacher time between a UTC & ordinary school = 510 per year. 510 x 2 over two years = 1020 hours extra (more than a year's worth in an ordinary school.)
In her report, Alison Wolf is clear that an ordinary school should devote only 20% of its time to vocational subjects but note that with a UTC's longer school day it could afford 40% of its time.
The typical school day of a UTC runs from 8.30am to 5.00pm to prepare students for the working week and to allow for extra teaching and practical time. There are usually four or five terms over forty weeks. These major changes significantly increase the teaching period over five years, adding a whole extra year of instruction. There is no homework; all work is done within school hours. Extra-curricular enrichment activities all happen within the school day.
University Technical Colleges come under the academies programme, from where they obtain funding after receiving DfE approval.
No. UTCs are free standing institutions for 14 - 18 year olds offering up to two specialisms. UTCs are academies but schools or colleges cannot become a UTC by simply converting to academy status. All applications for UTCs must be submitted to and approved by the Department for Education.
We currently have 50 UTCs either in development or already open. The Chancellor announced that funding is to be made available to open a further 20 UTCs per year.
There is a list of all UTCs that are open or in development on the website www.utcolleges.org
The DfE website gives information for future rounds. There will be two UTC application rounds a year - the next ones being in May 2014 and October 2014. Guidance and application forms for the next round can be found on the Department's website by following the link www.education.gov.uk/schools/leadership/typesofschools/technical/a00198986/utc-application. An application form must be completed. The main point, however, is that you have to have an active partnership between employers and the university. The Baker Dearing Trust is happy to help with this by visiting groups which might be interested so long as both employers and university are at the meeting and preferably the relevant local authority.
Yes and the Baker Dearing Trust would be willing to work with you to improve your application.
If you would like further guidance on the process please email contact [at] utcolleges [dot] org , phone 020 7960 1555 or visit www.utcolleges.org
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Faculty, staff make sweet "House Calls"
Nearly 20 faculty and staff members dispensed study tips, pizza, and plenty of sweet treats to UW-Parkside students prepping for finals in Ranger Hall, the University Apartments, and Pike River Suites Tuesday's evening, Nov. 27, during fall semester House Calls. Along with sustenance for the body and mind, the group handed out food for the spirit as well, calling out "good luck" and encouraging students to study diligently as they prepare for the final exams that inevitably must come in the approaching weeks.
George Holman, director of Residence Life, was among those who knocked on doors at Pike River Suites, right along with resident assistants and faculty/staff volunteers.
"Everyone who attended Tuesday night's House Calls event enjoyed interacting with the students where they live," he enthused. "They got a chance to see what day-to-day life is like for students who live on campus."
Fall semester House Calls was organized by Adrienne Patmythes. It was her first major campus activity since arriving at UW-Parkside as assistant director of Residence Life on Nov. 1.
Holman and Patmythes were joined by faculty, staff, and student House Callers Amy Castelic, James Cosby, Mark Fleming, Ana Guerriero, Alex Hoftiezer, Mel Klinkner, Kyle Koerber, Sandy Leicht, Scott Menke, Jenna Nimmer, Peppy O'Neill, Amy Piekarski, Sarah Raidbard, Stephanie Sirovatka-Marshall, Nick Tryling, Kim White, and Pam Wisneski.
The event was so successful, Residence Life has already set Wednesday, March 13, 2013 as the date for the Spring Faculty and Staff House Calls. That event takes place from 6:15-9 p.m. and starts with pizza for the House Calls crew in the Pike River Suites Conference Room on the ground floor. Make plans to join us!
In the photo, from left, are Kim White, Adrienne Patmythes, Ana Guerriero, James Cosby, Stephanie Sirovatka-Marshall, Alex Hoftiezer, and Scott Menke.
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Most Workers in Five Layoffs Received Services, but Better Outreach Needed on New Benefits
GAO-06-43: Published: Jan 31, 2006. Publicly Released: Feb 15, 2006.
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Little is known nationally about the extent to which workers laid off as a result of international trade use the variety of federally funded reemployment services available to them. GAO was asked to study the experiences of workers affected by a small number of trade-related layoffs. GAO examined (1) the extent to which workers accessed federally funded reemployment services and the mix of services received, (2) the employment outcomes these workers achieved, and (3) the extent to which workers used the new health insurance and wage insurance benefits under the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program, and the factors affecting their participation.
At all five trade-related plant closures that GAO studied, about three-quarters or more of the workers received reemployment assistance through a one-stop center, and they most often received one-on-one services such as job search assistance, according to our survey estimates. About a third or less of the workers at most sites received training and long-term income support, with workers over age 55 less likely to enter training than younger workers. Workers who did not visit a center most often said they needed to find a job right away and did not think they had time to visit a center, or did not think they needed help finding a new job. At the time GAO conducted its survey, most of the workers had either found a new job or retired. At three sites, over 60 percent of the workers were reemployed. At another site, only about 40 percent were reemployed, but another third had retired. And at the final site, about a third were reemployed, but this site had the highest proportion of workers who entered training and most of them were likely still in training. The majority of reemployed workers at four of five sites earned less than they had previously--replacing about 80 percent or more of their prior wages--but at one site over half the reemployed workers matched their prior wages. Few workers at each site received either the health insurance benefit or the wage insurance benefit available to some older workers. No more than 12 percent of workers at each site received the health insurance benefit, and at four of five sites, fewer than half the workers who visited a one-stop center were aware of it. Many workers did not use it because they had other coverage or because the cost of available health insurance was too high. No more than one in five of the older workers at each site received the wage insurance benefit, and at two sites, fewer than half the older workers who visited a center were aware of it.
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Recommendation for Executive Action
Recommendation: The Secretary of Labor should provide guidance to states and local officials on how to better ensure that workers are aware of two new benefits under the TAA program: the Health Coverage Tax Credit and the Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance program. This guidance should clarify that workers need additional information beyond what is provided at initial informational meetings.
Agency Affected: Department of Labor
Status: Closed - Implemented
Comments: In May 2006, Labor held national conferences for state Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) and rapid response coordinators. At these conferences, partly in response to GAO's recommendation, Labor encouraged state coordinators to improve their outreach to workers regarding the Health Coverage Tax Credit and Alternative TAA benefits. Specifically, Labor encouraged states to: (1) distribute fact sheets on these benefits at rapid response meetings with workers, and (2) ensure that individual counseling sessions with workers include an assessment of workers' need for these benefits.
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Workforce Investment Act:
Strategies Needed to Improve Certain Training Outcome DataGAO-14-137: Published: Jan 31, 2014. Publicly Released: Mar 5, 2014.
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Fair Labor Standards Act:
The Department of Labor Should Adopt a More Systematic Approach to Developing Its GuidanceGAO-14-69: Published: Dec 18, 2013. Publicly Released: Jan 23, 2014.
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Workforce Investment Act:
DOL Should Do More to Improve the Quality of Participant DataGAO-14-4: Published: Dec 2, 2013. Publicly Released: Dec 20, 2013.
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Workforce Investment Act:
Results for Survey of Workforce Investment Boards (GAO-14-20SP, December 2013), an E-supplement to GAO-14-19 [Reissued on December 6, 2013]GAO-14-20SP: Published: Dec 2, 2013. Publicly Released: Dec 2, 2013.
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Workforce Investment Act:
Local Areas Face Challenges Helping Employers Fill Some Types of Skilled JobsGAO-14-19: Published: Dec 2, 2013. Publicly Released: Dec 2, 2013.
Nov 4, 2013
Native American Veterans:
DOL Needs a Clear Plan to Improve Employment and Training Services on Tribal LandsGAO-13-664: Published: Sep 26, 2013. Publicly Released: Nov 4, 2013.
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Employment and Training:
Labor's Green Jobs Efforts Highlight Challenges of Targeted Training Programs for Emerging IndustriesGAO-13-555: Published: Jun 19, 2013. Publicly Released: Jul 19, 2013.
Jul 2, 2013
Actions Needed to Improve the Transparency and Reliability of Labor's Data on the H-2A ProgramGAO-13-144R: Published: Jul 2, 2013. Publicly Released: Jul 2, 2013.
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Employing People With Blindness or Severe Disabilities:
Enhanced Oversight of the AbilityOne Program NeededGAO-13-457: Published: May 30, 2013. Publicly Released: May 30, 2013.
May 29, 2013
Worker Safety and Health at Department of Energy SitesGAO-13-497R: Published: May 29, 2013. Publicly Released: May 29, 2013.
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