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SCIENCE News, Studies, Research, Technology, May 28, 2011

Centre Mulls Seismic Centre in J&K: Kumar
Kashmir Observer
He called upon the students to undertake cutting edge research in science technology, food security, water conservation and environment conservation and contribute in making India a developed country. He expressed concern over the declining trend in ...
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Moon soil hints at water bonanza
BBC News
By Jason Palmer Science and technology reporter, BBC News An analysis of sediments brought back by the Apollo 17 mission has shown that the Moon's interior holds far more water than previously thought. The analysis, reported in Science, has looked at ...
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BBC News

Research licensing revenues hit new high
Temple University News
These milestones related to our commercialization enterprise represent the building of momentum,” said Kenneth Blank, senior vice provost for research and graduatestudies. “We expect a significant increase in the development of new technologies by our ...
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Temple University News

No fiction in this science
Independent Online
Studies have shown that we can engage with robots on an emotional level. In Japan, a robotic baby seal named Paro has been shown to have therapeutic effects and can improve the emotional lives of some older people who enjoy holding and stroking the ...
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Independent Online

Babies are sophisticated mini-statisticians, a new study finds, capable of...
LiveScience.com
These studies typically rely on a method called "violation in expectation," in which researchers monitor babies' gazes as they look at normal and atypical scenarios. If a baby looks longer at an event or situation in which something is "off" (a big, ...
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LiveScience.com

Science pour tous Earns NSERC Award for Science Promotion
Marketwire (press release)
The $25000 award is presented in honour of this organization's dedication to stimulating the interest of the public, particularly young people, in science and technology and to promoting scientific careers to young people. "Our government applauds the ...
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Obama taps Chicago lawyer Manny Sanchez for Hispanic education panel
Chicago Sun-Times (blog)
Previously, Dr. Abella served as Group Manager and Principal Member at AT&T Labs Research. She also serves as Executive Vice President for the Young Science Achievers Program, where she encourages high school-aged women and minority students to pursue ...
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Salk "Brings It" - to Educate, Excite and Instill Passion for Science in Community
Newswise (press release)
About the Salk Institute for Biological Studies: The Salk Institute for Biological Studies is one of the world's preeminent basic research institutions, where internationally renowned faculty probe fundamental life science questions in a unique, ...
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Dr. Coburn exposes waste, mismanagement at the National Science Foundation
Tulsa Today (blog)
Reduce Duplication: Develop a Strategic Plan to Streamline Federal Research and Development. With so many agencies performing research and development, the White House Office of Scienceand Technology should develop a strategic plan to better ...
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W&M joins Virginia Nanoelectronics Center
William and Mary News
Institute for Nanoscale and Quantum Scientific and Technological Advanced Research, or nanoSTAR, based at U. Va. All three university partners have worked closely with Micron Technology, Inc., one of the world's leading providers of advanced ...
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William and Mary News

Texas's $3 Billion Fund Lures Scientific Heavyweights
Science Now
Meanwhile, Sean Morrison of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, who studies how adult stem cells can give rise to birth defects and cancer, is moving to UT Southwestern, where he will head a pediatric research initiative. He will “bring cancer stem ...
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3 renowned scientists recruited for cancer, physics and chemistry research at Rice
EurekAlert (press release)
Opened in 2010 at the junction of Rice University and the Texas Medical Center, the BRC was designed to bring Rice's world-class bioengineering, chemistry, computer science and otherresearch together with the medical research and clinical practices of ...
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Fourteen receive Chancellor's Award
University at Buffalo Reporter
A UB professional staff member since 1993, Letitia Thomas served as student services coordinator for the Collegiate Science & Technology Entry Program and as academic advisor for the Daniel Acker Scholars Program before becoming director of Cora P. ...
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University at Buffalo Reporter

China to train 2000 nuclear fusion experts
Xinhua
The scientists and technicians will lead the nation's exploration of magnetic confinement fusion (MCF) and be trained during the next 10 years, said the Ministry of Science and Technology. "China is trying to dispatch more qualified scientists to work ...
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At the Colleges
Warwick Beacon
At WPI, all undergraduates are required to complete a research-driven, professional-level project that applies science and technology to addresses an important societal need or issue. About two-thirds of students complete a project at one of the ...
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Chevron Announces $2 Million Investment in South Bay Schools
Business Wire (press release)
The grants represent a significant increase in funding for local Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM)-related education programs through Chevron's Energy for Learning program. The $2 million investment is a reflection of the Chevron El ...
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Education system must stop neglecting trades studies
TheChronicleHerald.ca
Applied math, applied science would be embraced by students interested in mechanical, horticultural, agricultural pursuits, carpentry, masonry, etc. They would have incredibly positive and exciting outlooks on life at an age when they can apply ...
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Chameleon Magnets: Ability to Switch Magnets "On" or "Off" Could Revolutionize ...
UB News Center
Today, in a commentary in Science, Zutic and fellow UB physicist John Cerne, who studiesmagnetism experimentally, discuss an exciting advancement: A study by Japanese scientists showing that it is possible to turn a material's magnetism on and off. ...
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Thermo Fisher Scientific Helps Optimize Productivity of Bioequivalence Studies ...
Newswire Today (press release)
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that International Pharmaceutical Research Center (IPRC) has implemented Thermo Scientific Watson LIMS (laboratory information management system) to improve ...
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Aggressive Efficiency And Electrification Needed To Cut California Emissions
ElectricNet (press release)
The report was sponsored by the California Council on Science and Technology and funded by the California Energy Commission, the SD Bechtel Foundation and the California Air Resources Board. Berkeley Lab researchers Jeff Greenblatt, Jim McMahon and Max ...
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Focus on Aging: Feature Index
Securities Industry News (blog)
Science Careers Contributing Editor Elisabeth Pain finds out how social and behavioral scientist Nardi Steverink helps older people stay well and happy longer through her studies of psychological well-being. Freelance science writer Lisa Seachrist Chiu ...
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Massachusetts Life Sciences Center Announces 2011 Small Business Matching ...
Bioscience Technology
... II small business innovation research (“SBIR”) or small business technology transfer (“STTR”) grants from Federal agencies such as the National Institutes of Health (“NIH”), National ScienceFoundation (“NSF”), or Department of Defense (“DOD”). ...
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Out with a bang — new theory threatens to rewrite origins of universe
Montreal Gazette
Dalhousie University mathematician Alan Coley and University of London astronomer Bernard Carr have posted their essay — titled "Persistence of Black Holes Through a Cosmological Bounce" — at the arXiv online archive of scientific research studies. ...
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Incentives 'can help home-owners go green'
BBC News
Erik Bichard, who led the research team, explained why incentives could have a role to play as a policy tool to improve the take-up of green technology. "Psychologists have been trying to tell us about how people make decisions for some time, ...
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BBC News

The Knock-Down, Drag-Out Fight Over the Next Generation of Batteries
Gizmodo
Chiang's paper was "false science," Armand told me, something that should have never gotten past the independent scientists who judge studies before they can be published in a peer–reviewed journal like Nature Materials. "When the paper came out, ...
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When little things have big effects: Nanotechnology impacts local economy
Business Lexington
The science of nanotechnology studies matter at dimensions smaller than molecules or atoms, at approximately between 1 and 100 nanometers. A nanometer is one billionth of a meter, or about the amount an average man's beard grows in the time it takes ...
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Michele Lyn Sanford
Midland Daily News
In April 1997, she received the following degrees: associate in applied science in surgicaltechnology and associate in business studies in business managment from Delta College. Michele was very passionate about and dedicated to her work. ...
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Panel Finds Few Learning Gains From Testing Movement
Education Week News
“One of the contributions that this makes is that it shows that looking across all these differentstudies with different methodologies and populations, some in different countries, there are very minimal effects in many cases and in a few cases larger ...
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US Oncology Research Affiliated Physicians to Present at 2011 ASCO Annual Meeting
SYS-CON Media (press release)
McKesson Specialty Care Solutions | US Oncology, a division of McKesson Corporation, empowers the community patient care delivery system to advance the science, technology and quality of care. Through innovative clinical, research, business and ...
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Drexel University Launches new online MS in Creativity and Innovation
Benzinga
Drexel University Online, a leader in online degree programs, has increased its online degree offerings by launching the new Master of Science in Creativity and Innovation from the Goodwin College: School of Technology and Professional Studies. ...
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Kolkata boy ranks 75 in IIT-JEE
Times of India
Akhil Kedia of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan has scored 94% in science and ranked 110th in the exam. He is in a dilemma and might also take up mathematics research in Chennai Mathematical Institute instead of going to the IITs. "If I choose to study in the ...
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New Courses And Schemes Approved
Yentha
The newly approved courses include MSC Tech Mathematics & Scientific Computing, PolymerScience & Technology degrees by NIT Calicut, 5 year Integrated MS (Regular) by Annamalai University, MJC degree by MG University and MSc Micro Biology by ...
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12 new initiatives taken for research programmes in JK: Centre ...
News. Srinagar, May 26 (PTI) Union minister of State for Science and Technology ... been taken by the Ministry of Science and Technology for specific research ... in post-graduate studies in atmospheric science and mountain meteorology. ...
my.news.yahoo.com/12-initiatives-taken-research-programme...

12 new initiatives taken for research: Centre
Union minister of State for Science and Technology Ashwani Kumar today said 12 new initiatives have been taken for specific research programmes and advanced ...
www.jknewspoint.com/.../16011-research-in-space-technology...

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON Department of Science and Technology ...
Science and Technology Studies at UCL is an inter-disciplinary department which is active in teaching and research in the history, philosophy and social ...
www.ucl.ac.uk/sts/about.../Lecturer_Science_Communication

GoI to promote scientific research in JK
GoI to promote scientific research in JK. Rising Kashmir News ... applications including natural resources studies as well as space sciences. ... Kumar said training in key science andtechnology institutions can be arranged for 30 to ...
www.risingkashmir.com/.../goi-to-promote-scientific-research-...

News from the University of Science and Technology of China
JING Xudong is the External Research and Innovation Director in Shell (China). ... In 1981, He was enrolled at USTC for undergraduate studies and received his ... Space Sciences of USTC, International Affair Office of USTC, News Center ...
en.ustc.edu.cn/news/201105/t20110518_111859.html

Rs 200 crore announced for skill development of J&K youth ...
Srinagar , May 26 (Scoop News) - Union Minister of State for Earth Science, Science Technology,... Ashwani Kumar on Thursday said in the age of science technology, ... research in front areas ofscience and technology , translate research ... of specialized training in post graduate studies in atmospheric sciences ...
www.groundreport.com/World/Rs-200-crore...-/2939231


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