Reuters
Citing the need to prepare Americans for new high-tech jobs and restore US leadership in higher education, the White House said Obama is pledging government assistance to help train 100000 science, technology, engineering, and math teachers by the end ...
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Hot chocolate: No heat resistant solution, says review
FoodNavigator.com
The study, published in Trends in Food Science & Technology, reviewed historical attempts to produce a heat resistant chocolate. The processes and formulas used to produce a melting resistant treat were outlined and critiqued, and recommendations for ...
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Stanford asked to consider an engineering campus in New York City
San Jose Mercury News
New York does not have a top-ranked applied science research and graduate school, despite its 630000 students. Without that, it has fallen behind the Bay Area, Boston and other regions in its efforts to attract new high-tech companies -- and the jobs ...
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Good Weather for Research
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As social researchers, we are challenged in choosing or creating the methodologies used in studies. We need to balance the science with practical considerations and find ways to leverage the inclusion of the latest technology. ...
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Dallas-area companies developing computers like IBM's 'Jeopoardy'-winning Watson
Dallas Morning News
... can raise [the accuracy level] to 90 percent, and that's as good as humans can be,” said Sanda Harabagiu, associate professor of computer science and director of the Human Language Technology Research Institute at the University of Texas at Dallas. ...
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Dallas Morning News
OU researchers tapping the potential of radar technologies to advance aeroecology
EurekAlert (press release)
University of Oklahoma researchers are part of a growing cross-disciplinary collaboration that seeks to tap the potential of radar technologies to advance aeroecology—a field that integrates atmospheric science, earth science, geography, ecology, ...
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: Research and Markets: What IP Lawyers Need to Know Before Drafting or ...
TMC Net
Dublin, Feb 18, 2011 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/71aa00/what_ip_lawyers_ne) has announced the addition of the "What IP Lawyers Need to Know Before Drafting or Negotiating Technology ...
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Scientists Discover First Breast Cancer 'Oncogene' in Five Years
Insciences Organisation
Lead author Professor Carlos Caldas, from the Cancer Research UK's Cambridge Research Institute and the Department of Oncology where he is Professor of Cancer Medicine, said: "Using this state-of-the-art technology we've been able to pinpoint the ...
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Auburn gets million dollar nanotech grant
Examiner.com
... in science and technology areas; 4 )encouraging students and siblings at undergraduate institutions to pursue graduate studies; 5) enhancing professional development and career guidance; 6) fostering undergraduate research opportunities throughout ...
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Joining Technologies partners on laser additive manufacturing
OptoIQ
As part of the Joining Technology Research Center, Fraunhofer ILT will be providing laser additive manufacturing research and development services, as well as system design and integration and accessory sales, including nozzles and cladding heads, ...
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Yanked from the Margins
Inside Higher Ed
A new blue-ribbon commission has been assembled in a bid to put the humanities and social sciences on an equal footing on the public agenda with science, technology, engineering and mathematics. “We feel strongly that it's time to bring all these ...
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Newly Published Clinical Study by UTHealth Demonstrates that Venus White® Pro ...
PR Newswire (press release)
The results of the full clinical study will be presented during the International Association of Dental Research meeting, March 14 – 19, 2011. The study, conducted by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), ...
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FOLLOW-UP TO THE CAIRO SPEECH: OPPORTUNITIES FOR MUSLIM ENGAGEMENT IN BAHRAIN
Telegraph.co.uk
Lastly, science and technology is an under-exploited field in Bahrain, and contacts are eager to undertake steps to establish a scientific center of excellence. End summary. 2.(SBU) The Bahraini leadership continues to express optimism (ref B) about ...
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Anglia Ruskin lecturers examine impact of digital technology on society
Cambridge Network
"New Directions in Media Studies: Questioning The Digital Turn”, sponsored by the Cultures of the Digital Economy (CoDE) Research Institute at Anglia Ruskin University, will address the relevance of innovative cross-disciplinary themes in contemporary ...
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WCTI12.com
Researchers used state-of-the-art technologies including psychophysiology, biochemical and psychological measurements. The experimental group experienced an average reduction in depression symptoms of 57 percent. The study, the first such research ever ...
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TEC's New White Papers Library Offers Research Tools to Help Companies Make ...
Technology Evaluation Centers
Newly redesigned for greater functionality and ease of use, TEC's white paper and case study web site helps businesses research technical content to assist them with their software and technology purchasing decisions. Montreal, QC, October 3, ...
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What a rat can tell us about touch
EurekAlert (press release)
In her research, Hartmann, associate professor of biomedical engineering and mechanical engineering in the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science at Northwestern University, uses the rat whisker system as a model to understand how the ...
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'Adaptive optics' come into focus
BBC News
As a result, detailed studies of the back of the eye have until now been difficult; with the benefit of adaptive optics, however, individual retinal cells - "rods" and "cones" - come into view. It is a boon for the science of ophthalmology, ...
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Siemens PLM Grants IWCC $65.2M in Software
Ten Links
“Iowa Western is pleased to be able to partner with a global corporation that is on the leading edge of technology deployment and utilization,” said Iowa Western President Dr. Dan Kinney. “The college could not initiate this program of studies without ...
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South African researchers agree that technology can alleviate seismic effects
Creamer Media's Mining Weekly
Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research geoscientist Professor Ray Durrheim reiterates this statement. “South Africa does have some of the best technologies in the world, and Europe is learning from us, as the South African mining industry's ...
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Bayer starts pilot plant for plastic manufacturing with CO2
WebWire (press release)
On the occasion of the opening ceremony for the pilot plant, North Rhine-Westphalia's Minister for Innovation, Science and Research, Svenja Schulze, said that the project focused on a “very specific, highly innovative solution that extended from basic ...
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Space Research Institute Names New Class of Postdoctoral Fellows
Newswise (press release)
Funded by NASA, NSBRI studies the health risks related to long-duration spaceflight with peer-reviewed science, technology and education projects at more than 60 institutions across the United States. The Institute's science and technology projects ...
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Cost-Effectiveness Needs to be Considered in Health Policy
Newswise (press release)
“The effects of science and technology on health care costs depend on the policy context in which those technologies are developed and applied,” said David Meltzer, Associate Professor of Medicine, in his presentation, “Policies to Mobile Technology ...
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The science of heartlessness
Salon
Recent studies may have some answers By Hannah Holmes This article is an excerpt from "Quirk" by Hannah Holmes, in bookstores Feb. 22, 2011. A friend got divorced recently, and also got taken to the cleaner by her lazy ex. One night a gang of us were ...
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Salon
NASA GSFC Student Event About The Sun
Space Ref (press release)
In addition to celebrating all things science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, the Sunday Experiment celebrates major science missions that are managed by NASA Goddard and set to launch in the near future.
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UK aims for joined-up communications networks
Jane's
By Rupert Pengelley The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) Dstl scientific research organisation is engaged in studies and technology demonstration programmes (TDPs) aimed at enhancing the coherence of the British armed forces' current and future tactical ...
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Stock Pick: OTCBB Penny Stock Market News - Feb 18 - AVXL, MDXG, LSCG, BIHI
Trading Markets (press release)
His primary research interests focus on the development of new strategies for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. Since 2007, Dr. Aisen has been Director of the Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study, a consortium funded by the National Institute on ...
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What's Your 'Appitype'?
Discovery News
However you use them, there's a category to describe your app personality, or what Cornell professor of science and technology studies, Trevor Pinch, calls your “appitype.” He took information about app usage from 5000 smartphone users in 10 different ...
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Government of Canada Supports Promising Medical Research at the University of ...
SYS-CON Media (press release)
Research in this field is exploring how to repair and replace damaged cells in the human body, including damaged heart, brain, muscle and nerve cells. The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology), and Rod Bruinooge, ...
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"The latest studies show we are continuing to fall behind while other countries multiply ... "Maintaining our leadership in research and technology is crucial to America's success. .... Science / Technology. Biotechnology News Today . ...
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Tapping the potential of radar technologies to advance aeroecology ...
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University of Oklahoma researchers are part of a growing cross-disciplinary collaboration that seeks to tap the potential of radar technologies to advance aeroecology—a field that integrates atmospheric science, earth science, geography, ... Jeffrey Kelly, professor in the OU Department of Zoology and Oklahoma Biological Survey, studies animal migration and is particularly interested in using radar data as a measure of the phenology of animal movements and aggregations, ...
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Cost–effectiveness research needs to be considered in developing ...
“The effects of science and technology on health care costs depend on the policy context in which those technologies are developed and applied,” said David Meltzer, Associate Professor of Medicine, in his presentation, “Policies to Mobile ... Studies and its Department of Economics. He is director of the University's Center for Health and the Social Sciences. The center, founded in 2005, promotes interdisciplinary health research and training initiatives across campus. ...
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Brain-computer interfaces for people with spinal cord injury ...
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In the study, which is expected to begin by late 2011, participants will get two separate electrodes. In future research efforts, the technology may be enhanced with an innovative telemetry system that would allow wireless control of a ...
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Video Games Can Reduce Depression And Anxiety - Study
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The hypothesis was tested using state-of-the-art technologies including psychophysiology, biochemical and psychological measurements, and found an average reduction in depression symptoms of 57% in the experimental ("video game ") group. The study, the first such research ever to measure the efficacy of video games in reducing depression and anxiety, also found significant reduction in anxiety, as well as improvements in all aspects of mood, among study subjects who played ...
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UI researcher wins prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER ...
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Posted February 18, 2011 3:17 pm by University of Iowa News Services. A prestigious award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) will help a University of Iowa researcher to study the near-Earth solar wind that influences such ...
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Michaelle Jean Among Honorary Degree Recipients | University of Guelph
Janzen will be honoured by the College of Biological Science Feb. 23 at 10 a.m. A biology professor at the University of Pennsylvania, he studies tropical ecology, evolutionary biology and conservation. He established Costa Rica's Area de ... After helping to establish the ministry of energy, science and technology in 1997, he served as deputy minister to support research and technology application. Alan Meek will be recognized as an Honorary Fellow of the University ...
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Cigarette smoking ups production of mucus in patients with ...
By Tanushree
Washington, Feb 18 : A new study conducted by researchers in New Mexico has revealed that cigarette smoking is linked with overproduction of mucus – a symptom of chronic bronchitis. The study has indicated that cigarette smoke ...
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AAAS: Robot Engineer Calls for 'Embedded' Education Research ...
By Sarah D. Sparks
For example, the RUBI team had developed award-winning technology to allow the robot to tell when a child is smiling, so that it can respond positively or continue what it is teaching. ... He urged more researchers to become "embedded" in the schools and classrooms they study. "We need students and teachers to enrich our science," he said. Barbara Means, an educational psychologist at SRI International, agreed that starting from applied research and working backward can ...
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Protectionism unemployment solution | Manufacturing jobs ...
Zachary S. Krajacic is a writer in Buffalo, N.Y. His work has appeared in the Washington Times, Washington Examiner, Christian Science Monitor, Buffalo News, American Thinker, Intellectual Conservative, Catholic Exchange, ... Although some manufacturing jobs have been lost due to technology, there are still many products we use every day that are not significantly impacted by technology. In addition, while technology has reduced the number of traditional manufacturing ...
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MLA 2012 Calls for Papers - the Digital, Technology, New Media ...
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Innovation in teaching or research from collaborations between faculty in Modern Languages and fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Abstracts, no longer than 300-words. by 1 March 2011; Christine Henseler ( henselec@union.edu). Jewish American Literature ... Applications of computing tools/techniques to the Italian literary canon; remapping of the traditional questions raised by the Digital Humanities from the Italian studies' perspective . ...
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Research News and Events at York » Archive » Winners of the 2010 ...
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The two winners of the 2010 Michael Baptista Essay Prize for outstanding scholarly papers on topics of relevance in the area of Latin American and Caribbean Studies have been announced. ... This $500 prize is awarded annually to both a graduate and an undergraduate student at York in recognition of an outstanding scholarly essay of relevance to the area of Latin American and Caribbean Studies from the humanities, social science, business or legal perspective. ...
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Pajamas Media » Congress to NASA: Study Space! (Not Climate ...
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Representatives Bill Posey (R-FL), Sandy Adams (R-FL), Rob Bishop (R-UT) and others have sent a letter to House Appropriations Committee Chairman Harold Rogers (R-KY) and Commerce, Justice, and Science Subcommittee Chairman Frank Wolf ... Under the section titled “More Research News & Features,” there are seven different news items, all dealing with global warming. Nothing about space or manned space missions or anything at all up there. It's as if GISS has launched ...
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Obama Talks Jobs With Jobs, Other Tech Leaders | World News Mania
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Besides touring the semiconductor facility, Obama was to learn about programs the company has to encourage studies in science, technology, engineering and math, and get people the skills they need to compete for new high-tech jobs. ... Over dinner, Obama discussed his proposals to spend on research and development and to expand incentives for companies to grow and hire, Carney said. The president also talked about his goal of doubling exports within five years to help ...
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All those signs say global warming is here, said Xuebin Zhang, a research scientist with Environment Canada and co-author of the Northern Hemisphere study . ...
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Both are finding that the program allows them to pursue their research working alongside ... Both are students in the new Genome Science and Technology (GSAT) program, ... College for Interdisciplinary Studies. 164 - 1855 West Mall ...
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Chemistry and Environmental Science. EPS 202-102/Society Techn & Environment ... Writing Assignments (20%): Two research papers will be required during the ... piece of environmental news and write down your comments in a paragraph. ...
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RIT Center for Detectors Advances Detector Technology - RIT News
The center's educational component will focus on innovation, entrepreneurship and cross-disciplinary research, with a heavy emphasis on “team science. ...
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