CONTENTS
Steve Tressler, Vista Professional Studios
Volume 13, No. 2
Features COVER STORY: ABOUT FACE
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Adult learners go back to school to pursue new career passions
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A CARDIOLOGIST BARES HIS HEART Joseph Gascho’s photography exhibit shows medical center visitors that patients are human beings with full lives outside their medical conditions
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RAISING AWARENESS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE This public media and outreach initiative won’t help Amy McGee, but it will help others
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Home visits—and an iPod Touch app—aim to reduce falls among the rural elderly
ASK THE EXPERT: A FASTER PATH TO A COLLEGE DEGREE
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Judith Wertheim talks about converting knowledge and skills from life experiences into college credits
ADULT LEARNERS DEMONSTRATE HOW TO STAY HUNGRY FOR LEARNING AND GROWTH. Janet Mesic Mackie
Phillip Mackenzie
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HOUSE HAZARDS
Departments INSIDE OUTREACH t Warriors to Scholars
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t Online Portfolio Grows
EDUCATION t Making Sense of Text Messages
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t Unlocking Barriers for Pittsburgh Girls
t Outreach Giving
ARTS & HUMANITIES t The Virtual Psychology Society
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ENERGY & THE ENVIRONMENT
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ENDNOTE t Reel Important Films
t Greener Pastures t Students in the Spotlight: Computing Solutions t Extreme Weather
CHILDREN, YOUTH & FAMILIES
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t Bullies Be Gone
t Raising the Roof
HEALTH
t Dealing With a Parent’s Cancer
t Freedom of Expression
t Teen Drinking
t Better Smiles
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t Cardiac Care for Children
THE ECONOMY & WORKFORCE t From Materials to People
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INTERNATIONAL t Focus on Vietnam
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t More Than Leadership t Getting Wired
C ARDIAC CARE F OR CHIL DREN
Cover Photo by Phillip Mackenzie
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t You Are Here
t Combat Boredom
t On the Web
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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