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SCIENCE News, Studies, Research, Technology, May 19, 2011

Toxic flame retardants found in many foam baby products
UC Berkeley
... according to a new study appearing today (Wednesday, May 18) in the online edition of the journal Environmental Science and Technology. Arlene Blum, whose research contributed to the removal of TDCPP or chlorinated Tris from children's pajamas in ...
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UC Berkeley
Meet the Class of 2011: An Overview of Rensselaer's 205th Commencement
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Of special note, the arrays installed on the ECAV roof include one fixed and one tracking array, both of which are being used for class studies and research on campus. The Institute plans to expand the ECAV areas to 14000 square feet for future ...
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Music Sparks Science Creativity
Laboratory Equipment
We get emails all the time, 'I was afraid to sing but now it makes me want to sing all the time'," says Chordia. And those musical experiences that feed the mind may also spark greater proficiency in science and technology. ...
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Scholarships for USA, Japan and Turkey
Hindustan Times
The term varies fr The scholarships offered at the undergraduate level are spread across various fields of study such as social science and humanities, natural science, engineering, Japanese language and culture, education, technology, fashion and home ...
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The School of Gaming, Part 1: Welcome to Ludoland
TechNewsWorld
By Ned Madden Over 100 colleges and universities in North America now offer some form of video game studies. That's up from fewer than a dozen four years ago. The craft of video game creation goes well beyond the computer science needed to write code ...
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Do you notice you feel better when you walk barefoot on the Earth?
Your Olive Branch
Research has shown that walking barefoot on the Earth or connecting to the Earth with an Earthing system actually stabilizes the internal electrical milieu of your body and is therefore beneficial. Until large-scale studies and mechanistic ...
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Your Olive Branch
Four win Fulbright awards
Connecticut College
During her Fulbright fellowship, Bakanas hopes to earn a Master of Science by Research from the University of Leed's School of Computing. She is considering a career in academia or a future in the music technology business. Hogstrom will be conducting ...
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Connecticut College
Science teacher says goodbye to Holyoke JH
Holyoke Enterprise
Another of his favorite projects included the integrated units where science, math, English and social studies all worked together on one large venture. Students probably still remember the day Roth set off his stink bombs, and this science teacher ...
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Youth digest
Columbus Telegram
Columbus - Dustin Groteluschen, associate in applied sciences electrical construction and control; Cody Larsen, associate in applied sciences electromechanical technology; Joshua Maurer, associate in science; Stephanie McLaughlin, associate in arts; ...
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Scientists Discover Switch To Speed Up Stem Cell Production To Facilitate ...
Medical News Today (press release)
A team of scientists from Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) have shown how proteins involved in controlling genes work together to carry out their functions in stem cells and demonstrated ...
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Affymetrix Releases New Applied Research Arrays Designed with Scientific Leaders
TradersHuddle.com
In addition, Affymetrix offers more than 30 other arrays for environmental, food, and infectious disease studies in cartridge, strip, and plate formats for different throughput needs. “We are keeping pace with the genomic technology needs of consortia, ...
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'Molecular fingerprinting' will improve monitoring of surgical patients ...
PhysOrg.com
"The patient screening paradigm is based on many years of basic science research in our computational medicine unit at Imperial. We believe that we're now ready to translate that science into most areas of hospital patient care. ...
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Fruit Flies Shake Off Silver Nanoparticles
Chemical & Engineering News
Very few studies have looked at the chronic toxicity of nanoparticles of any type, including silver nanomaterials, comments Wen-Xiong Wang of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, who did not participate in the new work. ...
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Our View: Window of opportunity on SMAST in New Bedford may be closed
SouthCoastToday.com
The UMass Dartmouth School of Marine Science and Technology, built and opened in 1996, has developed a reputation for being more than an ivory tower of marine studies. The value it's brought to New Bedford is undeniable. The school's survey of Georges ...
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University of Utah Names New Senior Vice President for Health Sciences
Newswise (press release)
In 2007, Lee was appointed NYU Langone Medical Center's inaugural vice dean for science, and she has since overseen the development and implementation of an ambitious research strategic plan, launched six new centers of excellence in translational and ...
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Virginia Awards More Than $2.7M to Improve Science, Math
NBC Washington
STEM -- the hottest acronym since ROFL -- stands for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, the supposed main food groups of education that President Obama says are "essential to America's success." Virginia's Department of Education put ...
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State Senate passes Academic Research Information Access Act
Penfield Post
... and electronic materials to implement a collaborative information infrastructure that will expand access to cutting-edge research," said Alesi, saying STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) studies will benefit most from this move. ...
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SEMINARS, ETC.: Chancellor's Colloquium features US science envoy
UC Davis
CAPES supports many programs to improve quality in higher education, and to promote Brazilian research in science and technology. Brown bag organizers said GuimarĂ£es will present the main activities of CAPES and show the increasing importance of ...
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UC Davis
SAGE's Latest Knockout: $95000 Lab Rats
Fast Company
At press time, SAGE was preparing to announce the first successful effort to produce a knockout rabbit, an animal widely used for ocular and cardiovascular research. Pigs, used in studies on skin conditions and cystic fibrosis, are another potential ...
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Fast Company
Nahyan honors Zayed University Executive Masters Program graduates
WAM - Emirates News Agency
He also emphasized the importance of Zayed University in human development as well as "its dedicated work to prepare qualified resources and support the advancement of knowledge, education, scientific research and general support in providing the best ...
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Forcing through
BusinessWorld Online
The six commissioners also presumably feel more knowledgeable about information technology issues than the top IT experts in the country (including the dissenting Mr. Lagman). Ateneo computer science professor Dr. Pablo Manalastas, for example, ...
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Specialists Weigh Common Social Studies Standards
Education Week News
The combination of recent budget crunches that led to cutbacks in nontested areas; federal officials' rhetoric about the importance of science, technology, engineering, and math, known as the STEM subjects; and the exclusion of social studies from the ...
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Graduation at UNK brings degrees for 572 students
York News-Times
Kelley Lehmer of Aurora, Bachelor of Science in Family Studies, Summa Cum Laude, Phi Kappa Phi; Christopher Olson of Aurora, Bachelor of Science in Public Administration; Danielle Dose of Hampton, Bachelor of Arts in Education, Elementary Education, ...
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What They Are Really Typing
Inside Higher Ed
In a more recent study, a working draft of which was posted on the Social Science Research Network website last month, St. John's University law professor Jeff Sovern spied on students the old-fashioned way: by hiring people to peek over their ...
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Obama Administration Lets More Foreign Students Stay in US for Jobs, Raising ...
Fox News
Several years ago, the George W. Bush administration allowed certain students in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math to stay an additional 17 months -- for a total of 29 months. The announcement last week by the Obama administration ...
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Fox News
Science given more weight as draft curriculum is launched
Times of Malta
These areas will include languages, mathematics, science, religious education (that may include Catholic classes or ethics' education), citizenship education, technology, arts and health. All learning areas will include elements of e-learning, ...
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STRATEGY FOR DISCOVERY AT THE EXPLORATION FRONTIER
Canada NewsWire (press release)
The agency supports university students in their advanced studies, promotes and supports discovery research, and fosters innovation by encouraging Canadian companies to participate and invest in postsecondary research projects. NSERC researchers are on ...
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Tricia Thibodeau '13 Awarded NOAA Scholarship
Bowdoin News
The internship between the first and second years of the award provides the Scholars with hands-on training experience in NOAA-related science, research, technology, policy, management and education activities. “During my summer internship, ...
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Bowdoin News
Wound therapy startup SironRX on its way to $3M series A investment
MedCity News
SironRx, built on technology pioneered at Cleveland Clinic, plans to use the funding to begin human trials, which could start around the end of the year, said CEO Rahul Aras, former director of life science commercialization with Cleveland Clinic ...
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The civic economy as a solution to crisis
PublicServiceEurope.com
Last week NESTA – the National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts, which promotes innovation as a solution to society's challenges – launched a collection of case studies of initiatives across the world already showing us how to achieve that ...
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Transdisciplinary anthropology thrives at Arizona State University
Arizona State University
Faculty size has nearly doubled, with 75 percent being anthropologists and others representing a diversity of fields, such as economics, science and technology studies and epidemiology. Overall enrollments have risen significantly, as have graduate ...
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Israeli Doctoral Students to Receive Prestigious Fellowships
Arutz Sheva
After working two years in New York, Puder returned to Israel to complete his doctoral studies. Today, he is conducting fruitful research at the Einstein Institute and takes part in their project to instruct math teachers from elementary schools across ...
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Arutz Sheva
From the Ford "sci lab"
PR Newswire (press release)
... Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate to study how wireless health technologies can be used to track an individual's fitness and health status and help identify potential risks and challenges. "Studies show wireless health empowers ...
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Dedication, hard work must for success in UPSC
Assam Tribune
Dhar revealed that she made extra efforts in general studies papers as it contained diverse areas ranging from History to mathematical abilities and the Current Affairs, Economics, Geography, and Science and Technology. On being coached in New Delhi ...
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STEM education a hands-on program
Ahwatukee Foothills News
Ganesh has partnered with Kyrene to advance his educational outreach program and enhance students' learning through what is called STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education by using real-world, hands-on experiences. ...
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Cardium (Amex: CXM) Reports on Near-term Milestones
BiotechStockTrader.com
The key ingredient of Alena is a custom-formulated white bean extract (Phase 2®), which represents the first carbohydrate blocker shown in multiple studies to slow or delay the digestion and absorption of carbohydrates and to help control blood glucose ...
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Evidence-based practices: A question of morality?
CorrectionsOne
EBP is as much a matter of morality as it is of science. As professionals in the field of public safety, we have an active, ethical responsibility to use what research tells us, not only to pursue our trade, but also to do good and to prevent harm. ...
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On-line Teaching and Training Modules are First for Medical Students
Newswise (press release)
Additionally, studies show a striking lack of sensitivity from the medical community toward obese and overweight patients,” said John Spangler, MD, MPH, professor of Family and Community Medicine. “This new curriculum will address patient-doctor ...
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Mother fights Wi-Fi
The Barrie Advance
Tony Madden said council isn't qualified to make a decision on wireless technology and must rely on the federal government for guidance. "We are not experts in that field, and so we have to rely on the science of the day," he said. ...
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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ANNOUNCES ITS EMERGING EXPLORERS FOR 2011
Media Newswire (press release)
Her research focuses on simultaneously achieving global food security and mitigating climate change. She designs, implements and evaluates technologies for poverty alleviation and agricultural adaptation, and studies the links between energy poverty ...
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Academic Awards Presented At East Catholic High School
Hartford Courant
The following students received awards on May 17: Nicholas Benoit, The Xerox Institute of Technology Award; Darcy Cogswell, The Holy Cross College Book Award; Jami Cogswell, The Smith College Book Award; Tegan Crean, The Frederick Douglass & Susan B. ...
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Federal Telemedicine News: NIH Issues P
By Carolyn Bloch
The overall goal is to develop the potential of VR technologies as research tools for behavioral science-oriented studies in diabetes and obesity. In addition, the objective is to develop practical tools for clinical and public ...
Federal Telemedicine News - http://telemedicinenews.blogspot.com/
Researchers home in on genetic signature of ... - Science Codex
By News
Until lately, the identification of gene targets for EAC had been limited by too few tissue samples and the inability of technology to provide a finely detailed map of gene mutations. ... Prior studies on EAC had shown an extra copy of a DNA sequence in the 7q21 chromosome region. However, Godfrey and colleagues believe they are the first to map the region with fine enough resolution to identify six genes within the core of the amplified region, and to compare them to ...
Science Codex - Science news,... - http://www.sciencecodex.com/
Nine students, alumni win National Science Foundation ... - News
For the graduate students here at KU, the Office of Graduate Studies is working with ... the history of science; or the philosophy of science; or research-based ... engineering materials at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. ...
www.news.ku.edu/2011/may/11/nsffellows.shtml
ScienceNewsline - Daily News in Science & Technology
Vienna University of Technology &minus A research project at the Vienna University of ... that earlier studies had argued were necessary for viability. » ...
www.sciencenewsline.com/top-news/index.html?p=1
Science and technology research news | The battle against life ...
Projects - Science, Technology and Innovation .... These studies are conceptually a new approach in virus research, he says. “We are for the first time ...
www.projectsmagazine.eu.com/.../the_battle_against_life_thre...
Institute of Technological Studies
Follow Israel news on and . Ten top doctoral students in the sciences from Israel's ... Information and research on Institute of Technological Studies on ...
www.medical-answers.org/hd/index.php?t=Institute+of...
Medieval Studies old and new - myScience - The Portal for Research ...
Pedagogy / Education Science · U of M researchers looking to recruit 400 Minnesota ... and archival research with the best developments in digital technology. ... Sitemap Site help Terms and conditions Accessibility Recruitment News ...
www.myscience.cc/.../medieval_studies_old_and_new-2011-k...
TNO will deliver technology that makes conducting studies in ...
Dr. Babs Fabriek, scientist at TNO involved in this project: “TNO will deliver the technology that makes conducting these studies in infants feasible”. ...
www.bionity.com/.../tno-will-deliver-technology-that-makes-c...
Science and Technology Report :: Antarctic icebergs help the ocean ...
Gateway to the most important science and technology news headlines of the week ... the journal Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography. ...
www.scitechreport.com/cluster4284225/

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