GENERAL SCIENCE LINKS

Harvard Science Review (e-journal) Site devoted to subjects covered in this famous periodical.

Selections from Scientific American Upcoming and current articles from the prestigious magazine Scientific American. This site also offers quick article summaries, news and analysis, review and commentaries, and access to previous issues.

Popular Science's Best of the Web 99 Brief descriptions and links to some great science education sites.

Academic Press Dictionary of Science and Technology Search from over 130,000 terms defined in 130 fields of science.

A Science Odyssey This award winning web site presents the people and the discoveries of twentieth century science.

The DNA Learning Center This excellent web site offers a wide variety of online DNA resources as well as information about basic genetics. It is a Webbie Award winner.

MadSciNet: The 24-hour exploding laboratory Based at Washington University this dynamite site is a fun way to learn about science on the Web. Ask-A-Scientist is one of several helpful features.

***SciCentral This may be the most comprehensive sciences directory on the internet.

New Scientist's Keysites From New Scientist magazine, this web directory is divided into categories for the most current information on topics of interest to the scientific community.

Internet Public Library  The natural and physical sciences and their practical applications.

BIOLOGICAL and  ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Ecology at Merritt A link to the Merritt College department of Environmental Studies. All you need to know about the registration and course offerings.

Diversity (Biology) An online text by Peter J. Bryant, School of Biological Sciences, University of California, Irvine, examines "the origin, nature and value of biological diversity, the threats to its continued existence, and approaches to preserving what is left.

Earth System Science Online! A repository for Earth System Science education and research resources - a starting point for your reference as you explore this expanding interdisciplinary field, or a place to look for the latest ESS developments. This site is maintained by the Cooperative University-based Program for Earth System Science Education (ESSE) with NASA support as part of the Division of Earth Sciences of the Universities Space Research Association (USRA).

Friends of the Earth Home Page A listing of causes/topics concerning foods, pollution, and wildlife.

Environmental Literacy Council The Environmental Literacy Council, has put together a fairly balanced collection of resources to help teachers and students. The site is divided into sections, each of which contains a hyperlinked bibliographic essay on a specific topic, such as water, forests, biodiversity, food, and population. Each section links to a variety of materials: essays, data pages, lesson plans, articles, related sites, etc. The emphasis is on government and university sources, but numerous articles, reports, and debates also offer opposing views on a number of topics.

EE (Environmental Education ) Link A directory of outstanding environmental links, arranged by topic: including, air & climate, endangered species, population, solid waste and more.

Views of the Solar System Discover the latest scientific information on our solar system or study the history of space exploration.

Links for Chemists
From the University of Liverpool in Liverpool, England.

Engineering & Technology
An extensive directory of engineering links.

U.S. Geological Survey Links to biology, geology, mapping and water resources.

COMPUTER SCIENCE

Computer software A huge searchable or browseable database of programs for Macintosh and PC-compatibles offers annotated results, with price, file size, shareware location and/or company name, and rating. This is a terrific site!

Computer viruses This page is the place to check on a virus scare. Search the database, or read up on the latest hoaxes, urban legends, and myths.

Computer Science whatis.com - a "knowledge exploration tool about information technology, especially about the Internet and computers. It contains over 2,000 individual encyclopedic definition/topics and a number of quick-reference pages. The topics contain about 12,000 hyperlinked cross-references between definition-topics and to other sites for further information

No Wonder Dot Com A 24-Hour service to help you with your computer problems without the fuss.

PC Webopedia Contains over 4,000 entries searchable by keyword or browse 25 categories. Terms and links included.

The Computer Museum History Center Computer history maintained here with annotated text, fully searchable, and a timeline of computer development throughout history.

MATHEMATICS

Mathematics Converter Fast conversions from meters to miles, pounds to grams, Celsius to Fahrenheit, and more. Using this automatic measurements converter, you can convert weight, capacity and volume, length, area, speed, pressure, temperature, circular measure, and time.

Journal for Geometry and Graphics (e-journal) International Scientific Journal.

Mathematical Musings This new online journal provided by St. Cloud State University is aimed at undergraduate math students who want to share ideas, propose problems, or have questions answered. The journal will present mathematical student research and student problems at the level of calculus and higher.

Understanding Mathematics This site was created by Peter Alfeld for use as a study guide for his students at the University of Utah.

MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive An excellent source of math information for students including biographies of mathematicians.

NURSING AND MEDICAL

Nursing and Nutrition Library Resource Guide

Allied Health Programs at Merritt College General information about the Associate Degree Nursing (R.N.), Radiologic Technology, Emergency Medical Technician I,   Licensed Vocational Nursing (LVN) Programs, and Certified Nursing Assistant/Home Health Aide Programs.

Merritt College Departments of Nutrition and Dietetics Describes the course information and contact information for training in this field.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recognized as the lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people - at home and abroad. 

Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Sources

Healthfinder Extensive searchable database of reliable online health publications, clearinghouses, web sites, etc. 

HealthWeb Large list of links to Internet resources in clinical nursing.

Lippincott's Nursing Center Includes table of contents and search capabilities for recent issues (for about a year back) of AJN, American Journal of Nursing as well as a dozen other nursing periodicals, including MCN, The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing. A Continuing Education section contains full-text articles and online tests that may be taken for continuing education credit.

Merck Manual  The Merck Manual of Diagnosis And Therapy, 17th Edition, 1999.

NURSENET Web page describing the Nursenet listserv - "an open, unmoderated, global electronic conference for discourse about diverse nursing issues in the areas of nursing administration, education, practice, and research."

PubMed This is the National Library of Medicines web site accessing the MEDLINE and PreMEDLINE databases.

RxList: the Internet drug index   Provides in-depth drug information for nearly 300 drugs (more than 4,000 U.S. products)

The Diversity Rx Website "A comprehensive clearinghouse of information on model programs, policies, and legal issues related to cross cultural health, in collaboration with the National Conference of State Legislatures and the Kaiser Family Foundation."

The "Virtual" Nursing Center Part of Martindales's Health Science Guide - '98. Includes large list of links to resources such as Medical Dictionaries, databases, interactive case studies, protocols, and procedures, etc.