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SCIENCE News, Studies, Research, Technology, Jun 18, 2011

Elder care goes high tech
Los Angeles Times
The studies are being conducted by the Oregon Center for Aging & Technology at Oregon Health & Science University, with partial funding from Intel Corp. With the first wave of baby boomers turning 65 this year, corporations such as Intel see lucrative ...
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Spring Area Graduates from Purdue North Central
Post-Tribune
Bachelor of Science in Business- Meghan L. Buckmaster, Kelly E. Eriksson, Brittany A. Richardson, Stephanie M. Smith Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology- Jose M. Vazquez Bachelor of Science in Human Resources- Rachele A. Wilken Bachelor of ...
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Growing a better NIH
Boston Globe
This institute would develop more sustainable cost models, by integrating science, technology, clinical practice, economics, and demographics. In the private sector, this focus on getting bang for the buck is second nature by now: It's simply what ...
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NASA Issues Announcement for Solar Electric Propulsion Studies
PR Newswire (press release)
NASA's strategic roadmaps for exploration, science and advanced technology all consider solar electric propulsion a vital and necessary future capability. NASA is examining potential mission concepts for a high-power solar electric propulsion system ...
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Government of Canada Invests in University Research
SYS-CON Media (press release)
The announcement was made by the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science andTechnology); Rick Dykstra, Member of Parliament for St. Catharines; and Suzanne Fortier, President of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of ...
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Scientists test ability to strengthen, suppress memories
Los Angeles Times
The technology could one day have medical applications. Scientists are coming closer to being able to turn memories on and off with the flip of a switch. (Stephen Sedam / Los Angeles Times) By Daniela Hernandez, Los Angeles Times Do you wish you could ...
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Naveen Jain Announces Two Exemplary Women as Intelius Scholars to Attend ...
PR Newswire (press release)
She also co-founded the Youth Agency for the Development of Science Technology and Innovations (YADSTI), which is now a registered NGO. Emily founded the Ubongo Initiative to educate the community on public health issues and is a founding member of the ...
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47th Annual DIA Meeting Exhibitor Profiles J through Z
Business Wire (press release)
TKL Research, Inc. is a full-service, International CRO providing comprehensive services for conducting Phase 1-4 clinical research studies; an inpatient Phase 1 facility and outpatient specialized research clinics. TKL provides clients with ...
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Academic excellence spawns innovative ideas
China Daily
By Li Xing (China Daily) On Tuesday, I had a chance to go through several ongoing science andtechnology research projects at the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Washington. Although I couldn't make head nor tail out of the ...
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City has ambitious plan to attract life-sciences companies to Bush Stadium site
Indianapolis Star
Develop Indy's plans for 16 Tech include business, research, technology and manufacturing space. Helix Park (above) would have public art, walkways and bicycle trails and would include the district's storm water management system. ...
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Cleveland Heights High School science teacher set for polar research...
Sun Star Courier (blog)
Miller will work with other teachers and scientists from Cornell University for two months this summer in Barrow, Alaska, on a polar research expedition. Jim Miller, ascience teacher at Cleveland Heights High School, always has been interested in ...
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Cellphones don't kill
Fin24
We must also establish the difference between a real scientific study that uses clinical research and control mechanisms, as opposed to pseudo-scientific studies that merely argue by assertion and correlation and then look for validation from others to ...
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Yet another Indian techie donates $1.5 million to Canadian varsity
Economic Times
OTTAWA: Hyderabad-born Indian-Canadian techie Sreedhar Natarajan has announced to donate $1.5 million to the Canada-India Centre for Excellence in Science, Technology, Trade and Policy at Carleton University based in Ottawa. ...
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'Dead Media' Never Really Die
PCWorld
Brunton, who studies societal and historical aspects of digital technology, presented his idea at the Usenix Annual technical conference this week in Portland, Oregon. He presented many obsolete and obscure technologies that might seem odd today, ...
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China's deception by the boatload
CNN (blog)
For example, Zhang Guangqin, Deputy Director of the Chinese State Commission for Science,Technology, and Industry for National Defense, said in 2005 that the Varyag was not being modified for military use. However, work to refit the carrier had ...
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Telehealth: Nurses strive to be on the cutting edge
Wilton Bulletin
... aspects of nursing rather than academic research. During her studies, Ms. Bradley, who has more than 30 years of clinical experience, focused on the use of Telehealth, an advancedtechnology that helps patients maintain their independence at home. ...
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Stem Cell Trials To Begin For Blindness Treatment
RedOrbit
“After a decade of extensive research and preclinical studies, it is very satisfying to finally be moving into the clinic,” Lanza told Reuters in a statement. “We hope that these cells will, in the future, provide a treatment not only for these two ...
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Tyler ISD shows improvement in TAKS scores
KYTX
Information provided Thursday by TISD shows student performance district wide improved in math, social studies and science for the 2010-11 school year. Performance declined slightly in typically strong subject areas such as reading and writing. ...
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Marine science course to be offered on the Brac
Cayman News Service
On average for each academic year, 40 students study in the Brac UCCI's associate degree programme, 60 in certification teacher training programmes and legal studies programmes, 25 in the Civil Service College and 60 in continuing education courses. ...
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BU researcher plays key role in discovery of new type of neutrino oscillation
RxPG NEWS
The work of the T2K experiment is located in Japan and primarily supported by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. However, the experiment was constructed and is operated by an international collaboration, ...
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Top High School Students Gain Real World Engineering Experience at the ...
Creative Coast Initiative
In addition to providing teacher recommendations, students have grades at the 80th percentile or better in all mathematics,engineering, technology, and science classes. The 2011 Academy includes students from the following schools in Georgia and South ...
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The secret lives of scientists
Salon
By Tess Taylor, Barnes & Noble Review A roving look into the diaries, journals, and field notebooks of several of this generation's most celebrated natural scientists, Michael Canfield's "Field Notes on Science and Nature" raises the curtain on where ...
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Only the good news
Ha'aretz
"For example, it helped establish the first regional development center in the Arab community with little help from the Ministry of Science and Technology. We also established a research department. A mobile home in Eilabun was turned into a laboratory ...
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Academia Sinica researcher elected to American Academy of Arts & Sci.
Focus Taiwan News Channel
The AAAS was founded in 1780 to serve as an independent policy research center that conducts multidisciplinary studies of complex and emerging problems. Its current projects focus on scienceand technology, global security, social policy and American ...
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Smith leads Rockville's Westat with a head for numbers and people
Gazette.net Montgomery County Sports
“Westat has completed studies in just about every conceivable area,” Smith said. Those include economics, the work force, health care, the environment, immigration policy and science. One recent study concluded that taking medication once a week for ...
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KCTCS Board of Regents Approve 2011-12 Budget
West Kentucky Star
The new programs will begin in Fall 2011 and are: * an Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Apprenticeship Studies, and an Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Industrial ChemicalTechnology. Concerning the Paducah School of Art, Janett Blythe, ...
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