WIU Ranked on Best Online Master’s in Special Education For 2023

WIU Ranked on Best Online Master’s in Special Education For 2023

April 9, 2023

WIU Ranked on Best Online Master’s in Special Education For 2023

April 4, 2023

WIU Ranked on Best Online Master’s in Special Education For 2023

MACOMB/MOLINE, IL – – Western Illinois University has been recognized by Online Master’s Degrees as one of the Best Online Master’s Degree Programs in Special Education.

WIU’s Master of Special Education provides students with opportunities and accommodates licensed teachers in both Iowa and Illinois who wish to refocus their teaching goals and earn certification in special education. The program’s curriculum offers two primary tracks, Track I: those with general education certification who wish to also earn special education certification and Track II: those with special education certification who wish to increase their skills through advanced study.

In addition, WIU provides advanced study for those who already possess special education certification and experience. The program provides candidates with opportunities to learn how to design and implement action research in their own classes.

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An Old Master’s secret ingredient? Egg yolk, new study suggests

An Old Master’s secret ingredient? Egg yolk, new study suggests

April 3, 2023

Written by Jacopo Prisco, CNN

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“Old Masters” such as Leonardo da Vinci, Sandro Botticelli and Rembrandt may have used proteins, especially egg yolk, in their oil paintings, according to a new study.

Trace quantities of protein residue have long been detected in classic oil paintings, though they were often ascribed to contamination. A new study published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications found the inclusion was likely intentional — and sheds light on the technical knowledge of the Old Masters, the most skilled European painters of the 16th, 17th, or early 18th century, and the way they prepared their paints.

“There are very few written sources about this and no scientific work has been done before to investigate the subject in such depth,” said study author Ophélie Ranquet of the

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