SCIENCE News, Studies, Research, Technology, Jul 26, 2011

Rule Changes Proposed for Research on Humans New York Times ... it less cumbersome to do surveys or other social science research in which the risks to participants are usually less than for medical studies. Carl Wieman, associate director for scienceat the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, ... See all stories on this topic »

Minority Rules: Scientists Discover Tipping Point for the Spread of Ideas Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute The research was funded by the Army Research Laboratory (ARL) through SCNARC, part of the Network Science Collaborative Technology Alliance (NS-CTA), the Army Research Office (ARO), and the Office of Naval Research (ONR). The research is part of a much ... See all stories on this topic »

Transition to renewable energy stimulates the economy Chem.Info Over the last two years, however, studies have suggested that fears of this sort are unfounded. On the contrary, according to an EU study performed by the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI in Karlsruhe, a shift towards ... See all stories on this topic »

Binghamton University, SUNY Upstate to collaborate The Greater Binghamton Business Journal ... into SUNY Upstate's Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship program. It also reserves at least one slot per year for an exceptional student to enroll in Upstate Medical's College of GraduateStudies to pursue a degree in biomedical sciences. ... See all stories on this topic »

Glycans Enter Mainstream of Biomedical Science UCSD Medical Center “In the past, glycans were not an integral part of molecular biology studies because they were more difficult to analyze,” said Varki, whose recent published work has linked glycans called sialic acids to inflammation and the biology of cancer and ... See all stories on this topic »

DOST bats for technologies to support national dev't Philippine Information Agency The DOST is also providing science and technology support to export-oriented industries as well as collaborating with major universities and research institutions in developing and applying the roboticstechnology. Soon, it will also be rolling out a ... See all stories on this topic »

Call for Members of the Science Definition Team for the PACE Mission Space Ref (press release) This plan was informed in part by the National Research Council's (NRC) Decadal Survey of EarthScience at NASA, NOAA, and USGS, entitled "Earth Science and Applications from Space: National Imperatives for the Next Decade and Beyond" (the NRC's Earth ... See all stories on this topic »

HEC places 415 fresh PhD scholars in 66 universities Associated Press of Pakistan The other universities included Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Hazara University, Mansehra, Khyber Medical University, Peshawar, Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore, MirpurUniversity of Science and Technology, AJK, National Institute of ... See all stories on this topic »

Misrepresentation of DNA Evidence about Srebrenica Center for Research on Globalization [2] However, that announcement is completely at odds with science. By calling persons that it has allegedly identified by using DNA techniques “Srebrenica victims” ICMP is taking a clear position that they were in fact executed prisoners (victims, ... See all stories on this topic » Center for Research on Globalization

How Not to Review an Art Exhibition The Atlantic More Edward Tenner is an independent writer and speaker on the history oftechnology and the unintended consequences of innovation. He holds a Ph.D. in European history from the University of Chicago and was executive editor for physicalscience and ... See all stories on this topic » The Atlantic

Adam Habib The Conversation Before that, he was the founding director of the Centre for Civil Society and a researchprofessor in the School of Development Studies at the University of Kwazulu-Natal. Adam Habib has served as co-editor of both the social science academic journal ... See all stories on this topic » The Conversation

Aerospace program helps draw students to science fields Las Cruces Sun-News SystemsGo is a non-profit, educational organization that promotes science, technology, engineering and mathematics studies within high school students. The organization offers a two-year aeroscience program in which students build and launch a fully ... See all stories on this topic »

National Science Board to Meet July 28-29 at NSF Headquarters National Science Foundation (press release) The National Science Board (NSB) will meet July 28-29, 2011, to address science and engineering, as well as science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education issues of interest to the National Science Foundation (NSF). ... See all stories on this topic »

Whatcom People: County students graduate from WSU; gain achievements elsewhere Bellingham Herald Edward Pace, Bachelor of Science, general studies; Heidi Richter, Bachelor of Science, nursing, summa cum laude; Jason Schmidtlein, Bachelor of Arts, digital technology and culture; Nicole Sobottke, Bachelor of Science, natural resource sciences; ... See all stories on this topic »

Community snapshots Memphis Commercial Appeal These programs provide challenging and intensive learning experiences in these disciplines -- arts, humanities, international studies, engineering, science, prospective teachers, scientific exploration of Tennessee heritage, information technology ... See all stories on this topic »

Budget increase fails to convince scientists Al-Masry Al-Youm On 1 June, the transitional government adopted its first post-uprising budget, characterized by a slight increase in funds allocated to science, research and higher education. For the financial year 2011-2012, the spending on research is to increase ... See all stories on this topic »

Dr. Louis De Smet Talks to InTech about Nanowires, Science and Open Access InTechWeb Blog InTech: What are the implications your work has for science and society? The year 2011 marks the 10th anniversary of nanowire-based sensors that are made of silicon. They form a special class of sensors. Although an increasing number of studies show ... See all stories on this topic »

41 Emirati students get Al Nokhba scholarship Khaleej Times The Al Nokhba (elite) class of 2011 will see 41 students complete undergraduate studies and three complete master's level qualifications in a range of science and engineering subjects, including chemical, mechanical and electrical engineering, ... See all stories on this topic »

Washing Away Good and Bad Luck U.S. News & World Report In the second experiment, students and staff from the Hong Kong University of Science andTechnology, where Zwick formerly taught, were given HK $100 (US$1 = HK$7.8) to gamble with. They were told this was “for real” money that they would keep at the ... See all stories on this topic »

Study says time travel is not possible Press TV Scientists from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology say travelling in time is a wild dream and that nothing can travel faster than the speed of light. According to the study published in the journal Physical Review Letters, ... See all stories on this topic » Press TV

Scientific Breakthrough at Greenwich High School Patch.com In addition to a custom made curriculum and textbook, the students will be utilizing the latesttechnology as well. The GHS PTA very generously bought 80 iPADs for the students taking the Integrated Science class, which will be incorporated into the ... See all stories on this topic »

On a 'QUEST' for tools to better teach science Princeton University "We've obtained more funding through research grants, and we're trying to take the burden off the districts." Catena said the program also has changed in its use oftechnology to connect the teachers with Princeton's faculty and scientists. ... See all stories on this topic » Princeton University

Q&A with Padu S. Padmanaban, USAID Senior Energy Adviser USAID (press release) This adaptation also requires a sizable amount of R&D [research and development], which each country will have to employ. The third reason for science and technologycollaboration in the area of climate change is that the frontiers of technology and ... See all stories on this topic » USAID (press release)

US - Indonesia Educational Cooperation US Department of State (press release) Under Fulbright, the US government has committed $15 million for a new five year Fulbright IndonesiaResearch, Science, and Technology Program – or FIRST Program - to support American and Indonesian students and scholars to study, teach, ... See all stories on this topic »

Collateral Benefits: How the Pursuit of an AIDS Vaccine Has Boosted African ... USAID (press release) At the same time, KAVI's scientists are conducting three pioneering research projects to explore immune responses in the tissue where HIV establishes a beachhead in the early phases of infection. All of this work is in addition to ongoing studies ... See all stories on this topic » USAID (press release)

A major setback for Michelle Obama's war on salt Examiner.com restore science to its rightful place, and wield technology's wonders to raise health care's quality and lower its cost. I don't know that science necessarily took a holiday prior to Obama's ascension to the Oval Office. Nevertheless, his faith in ... See all stories on this topic »

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