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Feb 14, 2011

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UBC researchers win national honours
University of British Columbia
Barrett studies the genetic basis by which populations adapt to their environments. His research will provide better predictions about the extinction risks ...
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Toward A Science of Learning
Inside Higher Ed
The element that was missing then was systematic research: testing pilot initiatives and developing intervention studies. Without solid research it's ...
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University Hospitals studies FDA-approved 3-D mammography system
Plain Dealer
Each center's research focuses on a different facet of the technology, such as whether it is possible to diagnose cancer with 3-D alone, or in conjunction ...
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Plain Dealer
Australian Synchrotron and Monash University select IBM iDataPlex technology ...
iTWire
Newly appointed Australian Synchrotron Head of Science, Dr Andrew Peele, said today's synchrotron science demanded technologies that could process, ...
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MIT Infrastructure "Life Cycle" Study is Progress Both Left & Right Can ...
AXcess News
CEMEX: The Concrete Sustainability Hub is a center for advancing technology transfer from concrete science into the engineering practice by translating the ...
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MIT Program in Art, Culture and Technology Announces Spring Lecture Series
PR Web (press release)
The MIT Program in Art, Culture and Technology (ACT) announces its Spring 2011 lecture series, "Collision 2: When Artistic and Scientific Research Meet. ...
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Improving Early Learning in Math, Science and Literacy is Goal of New Grants ...
UB News Center
The three-year award will fund Clements' and Sarama's ongoing work to help students learn what is known as STEM content, or Science, Technology, ...
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Tumor Cells Back in Circulation for Monitoring Cancer
Genetic Engineering News
In January Veridex entered into an agreement with Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) to establish a center of excellence for research on CTC technologies. ...
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Genetic Engineering News
Obama Would Triple Guarantees for Nuclear Reactors
Bloomberg
The department will focus fossil-energy research on developing technology that captures and stores carbon-dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants, ...
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Study of volcanoes in the outer solar system produces unexpected bonus for ...
Nanotechwire.com
... “This research is a good example of how even basic academic studies can have completely unpredictable benefits in other areas of science and technology. ...
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Playtime helps bind generations
ScienceBlog.com (blog)
Published in Family Relations: Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Studies, the study builds on previous research that found healthy ...
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Abby Kinchy of Rensselaer To Discuss Social Perspectives on Hydraulic ...
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
... for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting in Washington, DC Kinchy, a sociologist and assistant professor of science and technology studies, ...
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Embryonic mice grow differently
ScienceAlert
The Ruakura team, funded by the New Zealand Foundation for Research, Science and Technology and a Royal Society Marsden Grant, discovered that cattle TE ...
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ScienceAlert
Mumbai's IIT Seeks New York Campus
Wall Street Journal (blog)
In December, New York's economic development body announced plans to develop an engineering and applied science research campus in the city and invited ...
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Magnets Attract Large Numbers of Students
Patch.com
The schools system has magnets in the following areas: the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) programs at North County and South River high ...
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New medical software shields, opens patient info
CBC.ca
Dr. Mark Walker is an epidemiologist with Ottawa Hospital Research Institute who has been using El Emam's program in his studies on disease. ...
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Recalled Devices Got Less Stringent Review
Wall Street Journal
The study by a Washington health research group and the Cleveland Clinic's Steven Nissen comes after the Food and Drug Administration proposed changes to ...
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Nasa explorers set course for UAE desert
The National
The project is sponsored in part by the Arab Youth Venture Foundation, a non-profit group based in Ras al Khaimah that promotes science, technology, ...
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The National
From the battleground to the kirana store
Hindu Business Line
Detailed studies were carried out on the toxicology, safety and bio-efficacy of DEPA. The formula has also been included in Indian Pharmacopoeia. ...
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Hindu Business Line
Do Vibrating Molecules Give Us Our Sense of Smell?
Science Now
Some experts are skeptical, but if the work holds up it could upturn over a century of physiological research. Mainstream researchers have long attributed ...
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15 Common Small-Business Tech Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them)
PCWorld
Plus, studies show that telecommuting is good for both employers and employees. Employers will get better quality work in less time and for less money, ...
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Technology Advancements to Propel Robust Growth of US Diabetes Market
PR-USA.net (press release)
The systematic and thorough research studies the US Diabetes market to give an insight into its various segments, including oral diabetic drugs, ...
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Atlanta startup receives grant for transapical access, closure system
Cardiovascular Business
With research and development support from the Coulter Foundation Translational Research Program and the Georgia Research Alliance VentureLab program, ...
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Study Confirms Provent® Therapy Effectively Treats Sleep Apnea Patients Who ...
PR Newswire (press release)
The study, conducted at St. Luke's Hospital Sleep Medicine and Research Center in Chesterfield, Missouri, near St. Louis, included 59 patients and is titled ...
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New Year, new starts for nine new hires at MMR Research Worldwide and HRW
PRLog.Org (press release)
Nick is a Politics and American Studies graduate from Nottingham University. He started his career at BMRB, before joining Research International in Toronto ...
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E2SHI: New acronym, big ambitions
The JHU Gazette
People across the university are talking about how they might work together on research in science, engineering and policy that will be critical to helping ...
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The JHU Gazette
NAE Elects 68 Members and Nine Foreign Associates
IEWY News
For advances in science and technology of particles and colloids used in drug delivery, biomedical imaging/therapy, microelectronics, ...
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Study Chicago's Blue-Light Cameras? Why Bother
Gapers Block
If it weren't for Yohnka and the ACLU of Illinois, these studies, one of which sets forth a never-used rubric for deploying cameras so future research could ...
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American Red Cross blood drive. For more information, go to www
The JHU Gazette
17, 3 pm “The Paragon of Animals: Negotiating Human Nature With Man: A Course of Study,” a History of Science, Medicine and Technology colloquium with Erika ...
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Johnson '11 Honored for Exoplanet Research
Wesleyan Connection (blog)
Johnson continued his studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Haystack Observatory during the summer 2009; and in the fall, he worked with ...
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Bioject to Provide Needle-Free Pen Injector for Intradermal Delivery Studies
Trading Markets (press release)
Bioject Medical Technologies Inc., a developer of needle-free injection therapy systems, announced its support for efforts to advance clinical research of ...
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UCLA Neurology plays key role in assessing stroke rehabilitation ...
By News
Dr. David Alexander, a professor of neurology and medical director of the UCLA Neurological Rehabilitation and Research Unit, also served as a site investigator for the study. "We had hypothesized that the body-weight supported ...
Science Codex - Science news,... - http://www.sciencecodex.com/
Talk looks at environmentally sustainable behaviors « School of ...
By Jay Jackson
My research focuses on the role of technology in bridging this disconnect—in particular, how technology can be used to effectively sense and visualize information about our own behaviors to promote awareness and enable positive behavior ... She received her doctorate in computer science from the University of British Columbia, where she was awarded an IBM Centers for Advanced Studies Fellowship. She has collaborated with the IBM Toronto Software Lab and with Microsoft ...
School of Information News - http://blog.si.umich.edu/
Obama Budget | Green Technology Wins Big Budget | The Daily Caller ...
The Office of Science is slated to receive $5.4 billion increase in funding in the president's proposal, and the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy a is slated to get total of $550 million. The president wants to double the number ...
The Daily Caller - Breaking News,... - http://dailycaller.com/
A stellar career – News & Events | Wheaton College
By Sandra Coleman-Editor
As NASA's first space mission specialist, she spent the eight-day mission conducting experiments in life science, including bone-cell research and human adaptation to weightlessness. She is a highly praised speaker on health care ... She was a professor of environmental studies at Dartmouth College, and an A.D. White Professor-at-Large at Cornell University. She also founded The Earth We Share, a science camp for teens interested in solving current environmental problems. ...
News & Events - http://wheatoncollege.edu/news/
Obesity can lead to permanent knee damage: Studies
New studies have been presented at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) to look at the effect that obesity has on knee arthritis and a patient's ability to recover from knee surgery. ... Ran Schwarzkopf, co-investigator and chief resident, New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases, and his research team found that the number of overall complications were significantly higher for the "super-obese" compared to non- obese. ...
AndhraNews.net - News & Feature Updates - http://www.andhranews.net/
With Financing, Homeowners Would Opt for Clean Energy, Solar ...
Pike Research's white paper, “PACE Financing Consumer Survey”, examines consumer demand for the financing of energy efficiency home improvements. The study is based on a web-based survey of more than 1000 US adults using a nationally ...
Solar Novus Today - Delivering... - http://www.solarnovus.com/
CWS and ESPP Innovation Grant Program
By Jon Harrison
Environmental Studies Resources. News about environmental studies resources or events provided by the MSU Libraries. For more information visit the Environmental Studies Resources web page or contact Jon Harrison at harris23@ mail.lib.msu.edu ... The Innovation Grant Program will focus on stimulating advances in existing research nodes by providing funding to enable collaborative teams to advance sustainability science and become more competitive for external funding. ...
Environmental Studies Resources - http://blogpublic.lib.msu.edu/index.php?blog=33
Georgetown University in Qatar celebrates the opening of its new ...
more Qatar Foundation news. The memorable affair marked an important milestone in the history of the University's valued partnership with Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development. .... Under Qatar Foundation's umbrella are Education City which comprises elite universities, several academic and training programs and Qatar Science and Technology Park which boasts more than 21 world class companies involved in scientific research and development. ...
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Four short links: 14 February 2011 - O'Reilly Radar
By Nat Torkington
(via Hacker News) CHDK -- Canon Hack Development Kit gives point-and-shoot Canon digital camera new features like RAW images, motion detection, a USB remote, full control over... ... About 1 out of every 20 trials will produce a p-value of 0.05 or smaller by chance, so about 50 trials out of the 1000 will have a “ significant” result, and only those studies will publish their results. ...
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Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention: Here's How | News Digest
By News_Digest
Not surprisingly, studies reveal that patients who receive tPA live longer and have fewer long-term disabilities than those who did not receive this medication . One of the most cost-effective and life-saving measures in modern medicine ... Looking to the future, increased investments are needed in basic science and clinical research to advance the prevention and treatment of these deadly diseases. Another important step forward is to be a savvy health consumer — to learn ...
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U of T computer scientist wins Herzberg Canada Gold Medal ...
By Paul Fraumeni
“We are most fortunate to have Professor Hinton at the University of Toronto,” said Professor Paul Young, vice-president (research). “Through his important contributions to science, he has distinguished himself and our institution. ...
University of Toronto -- News@UofT - http://www.news.utoronto.ca/
Debesh-Kamal Scholarship for Higher Education/Research Abroad ...
The preferred subjects of study/research are the humanities and the basic sciences, but candidates in other disciplines, such as social sciences and applied science and technology, will also be considered. ...
College Scholarship Positions:... - http://scholarship-positions.com/
Let's do some real science for a change! The NCCAM Strategic Plan ...
Strategy 2.1: Harness state-of-the-art "omics" and other high-throughput technologies and systems biology approaches of the sciences of pharmacology and pharmacognosy to: Elucidate biological effects, mechanisms of action, and safety profiles of CAM natural ..... or a committee to separate the wheat from the chaff - the science-based from the whimsy-based- and to manage the elimination of redundant studies? Why fund research when we *already* realize its impossibility? ...
Respectful Insolence - http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/
U of T computer scientist wins Herzberg Canada Gold Medal | U of T ...
By U of T Research
“We are most fortunate to have Professor Hinton at the University of Toronto,” said Professor Paul Young, vice-president (research). “Through his important contributions to science, he has distinguished himself and our institution. ... If you are a student seeking admission to the University of Toronto, please visit Admissions and Awards and/or the School of Graduate Studies. If you are seeking employment at the University of Toronto, please visit www.jobs.utoronto. ca. ...
U of T Research & Innovation - http://www.research.utoronto.ca/
OVALS 9th Annual Conference: Startups and the Innovation Ecosystem ...
By Carin Rhoden
Dr. Todd is a former UK engineering professor; a successful businessman who launched two worldwide technology companies; and a public advocate for research, technology, and an entrepreneurial economy. He has leadership positions in numerous national organizations including the National Academies' Committee on Research Universities and the National Science Foundation's Directorate for Education and Human Resources Committee. Friday, April 15, 2011 ...
DIALED-IN - http://dialedin.org/
Accommodating Indigenous students' cultural resources in science ...
By paitken
The study was reported in a paper presented at the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) in Education Conference last November. The present articles summarises sections of that paper. Publication type, Report. Publisher Type, Academic research centre, APO Member. Coverage, Australia, Queensland. Permanent URL, http://www.apo.org.au/node/23889 ...
Australian Policy Online - Research - http://apo.org.au/
NDC creates history with first-ever doctorate viva
Bakshi, who was a Senior Directing Staff at the NDC between August 2006 and May 2008, registered for his Ph.D. degree with Madras University's Department of Defence and Strategic Studies. He presented his research work in a public forum ...
Latest India News | National... - http://www.prokerala.com/news/audio/207be97b1e/93937.mp3
Research Helps Drivers Cut Fuel Use - US News and World Report
The study was performed by Kanok Boriboonsomin, an assistant research engineer ... latest technological developments. ---. Follow U.S. News Science on Twitter.
www.usnews.com/mobile/.../research-helps-drivers-cut-fuel-us...
Advancing Global Health Research Through Digital Technology and ...
Science Magazine, Daily News, Science Signaling, Science Translational Medicine ... Within the convention of collecting data through clinical studies, ...
www.sciencemag.org/content/331/6018/714.full

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