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Vanderbilt University News
That led to an interest in research about technology and in developing newtechnologies that work to provide real solutions. The smart pen technology also has the potential to help students who are blind study math and science—subjects that make ...
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Global terror studies show little real understanding of terrorists, says ...
Herald Sun
... do little primary research on the ground and have rarely met with genuine extremists. As a result, the study, conducted by the Defense Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) and released on its website, says there remains little understanding ...
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Abu Dhabi University offers Institute of Applied Technology graduates speedy ...
Al-Bawaba
“Some of the key courses covered under this arrangement are in the field of Scienceand Technology,” he said, “and IAT graduates w are eligible to earn credits to help further advance their studies at ADU. “Such an arrangement, we believe, ...
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Whole cities can now be tested for drugs: Scientists
International Business Times
Norwegian scientists have devised an efficient and inexpensive means to measure drug use in cities by sampling municipal wastewater, according to the EnvironmentalScience & Technology Journal. Using polar organic chemical integrative samplers (POCIS), ...
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IU School of Continuing Studies announces 2011-12 award recipients
Indiana University
Michele Roberts, lecturer, IUPUI Department of Computer and Information Science, for her work in the development and teaching of a hands-on technology program for the Indianapolis Public Schools Parent Liaison program. Lisa L. Brown, adjunct professor,...
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Bay schools math, science, technology summer school program draws strong interest
Sun Star Courier (blog)
The program will help students gifted in math and science observe how those fields tie together in the real world and see some of the careers available in those fields. It will also allow them to apply their classroom studies to everyday life, he said. ...
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Dean Kamen, Nick Donofrio and Prof. Karim Lakhani Headline TopCoder Innovation...
SYS-CON Media (press release)
He was a recipient of the Aga Khan Foundation International Scholarship and a four year doctoral fellowship from Canada's Social Science and Humanities Research Council. Prior to coming to HBS he served as a Lecturer in the Technology, Innovation and ...
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It's time for some science on sports riots
CanadianBusiness.com (blog)
As numerous demographic studies have shown, religion is more popular with less-educated, lower-income people. If sports is like religion, shouldn't the same factors apply? I looked for demographic numbers to back that up but couldn't find any proper ...
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North Korea recruits hackers at school
Aljazeera.net
Kim Heung-kwang was a computer science professor in North Korea. Kim graduated from the Kim Chaek University of Technology in Pyongyang, where he majored in data processing. He pursued graduate studies at Hamhung Computer College where he studied ...
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Wayne State University researchers win grant from the NSF to target tinnitus
EurekAlert (press release)
DETROIT — A team of Wayne State University researchers was awarded $330000 from the NationalScience Foundation (NSF) to develop a 3-D neural probe. Their aim is to develop an implantable device that will suppress tinnitus, a neurological disorder ...
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Hatboro-Horsham lists staff cuts to be considered tonight
phillyBurbs.com
Two sections of math, science and social studies and physical education at Keith Valley Middle School which will result in the elimination of 1.33 teaching postions. Two sections of business and computer science, social studies and music at ...
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Conference examines faith, science
Springfield News-Leader
» James T. Bradford, aerospace engineering, University of Minnesota; general secretary of the Assemblies of God » Scott B. Rae, social ethics, University of Southern California; professor of biblical studies and Christian ethics at Talbot School of ...
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Jasper County students graduate from ISU
Newton Daily News
NEWTON — Margaret C. Cannon, bachelor of art degree in communication studies; Jamie L. Dietrich, bachelor of science degree in kinesiology and health; Emily A. Edge, bachelor of sciencedegree in biology, graduated cum laude; Ed Ergenbright, ...
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Egypt's Dark Age Could End With New Caltech-Style Research Institute
Green Prophet
To help lift his fellow countrymen and women out of its veritable dark age, Nobel Laureate Ahmed Zewail is working to establish a Science and Technology Institute in Cairo that will be modeled after the California Institute of Technology (home to ...
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This Week On The Space Show
Space Fellowship
Laura M. Delgado is a recent graduate from the George Washington University's Space Policy Institute, where she was a 2009 Harry S. Truman Scholar and a Northrop Grumman Fellow, and holds an MA in International Science and Technology Policy. ...
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Loyalist cuts ribbon on new centre
Belleville Intelligencer
"Whether through full-time post-secondary studies, apprenticeship, or corporate training for updating skills, this centre will serve to strengthen the workforce of our area and the economic prosperity of our province. The Sustainable Skills, Technology ...
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Childhood autism spikes in geek heartlands
New Scientist
Likewise, mathematicians are more likely to have siblings with autism than the population at large, and studies in the UK, Japan and the Netherlands have demonstrated a higher-than-normal rate of autistic traits among engineering, science and ...
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Delay in MTech exams worries CIPET
Times of India
Students said some of them have got job offers in reputed companies while many are interested in pursuing higher studies in leading universities of India and abroad. But the delay in examination and publication of results has restricted their plans. ...
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College Starts Building Academic Center
Inside INdiana Business (press release)
Just as the College's 6-year-old Science Center directly across the mall enhances learning and enrollment in biology, chemistry, mathematics, computer science, physics, environmental studies, pre-med and pre-pharmacy, the Academic Center poses a ...
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Meet The Teen Who Got Paid $100 000 To Drop Out Of School
Forbes (blog)
“For whatever reason, not as many girls and women specialize in science, technology, or entrepreneurship. I think Thiel Fellows like Laura Deming and Eden Full can help break the stereotype that girls should avoid sciences. Laura took the initiative to ...
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WWU students design furniture for local businesses, organizations
Bellingham Herald
Saunders' specializations are science, technology, society and economic anthropology. In 2004, Saunders was invited to become a Service Learning Faculty Fellow. She applied the pedagogy learned in that program to her teaching of Economic Anthropology ...
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Mendelberg examines inequality through political behavior
Princeton University
Mendelberg is a political psychologist who studies the ways in which individuals' thoughts, emotions and behavior affect political processes. Her research focuses on communication about race in political campaigns -- particularly the varying effects of ...
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Movers and Shapers: June 20
BurlingtonFreePress.com
Under Olson's leadership, the organization grew to eight institutes serving more than 300 young people each year with programs in math, engineering, arts, Asian cultures, information technology,science and technology and current issues. ...
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CET topper forgoes IIT seat for pure sciences
Deccan Chronicle
We are extremely happy with her decision as there is a lot of scope for research and development," he said. A recipient of NTSE and KVPY national awards, Himami will join the IISc on June 23 and major in Biology. “I am very interested in basic science ...
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IDC Announces First Recipients of HPC Innovation Excellence Award
Scientific Computing
National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (US). International study has enabled much more detailed and longer (100 years) record of past weather, to improved climate studies. Gilbert P. Compo and National Energy Research Scientific Computing ...
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Business Announcements for the week of 6/19-6/25/2011
El Paso Inc
Silvestre Reyes announced that the National Science Foundation will award a $600000 federal grant to the University of Texas at El Paso to increase the number of minority students pursuing doctoral degrees in the science, technology, engineering and ...
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Google Science Fair quarter-finalists announced
Gizmag
... techies from Google and CERN, scientists from National Geographic and Imperial College, and inventors and professors from the Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health, and the Centre for Sustainable Materials Research & Technology. ...
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Home sweet home land of opportunity
Viet Nam News
Not everybody studies abroad for money. It is not totally right that if a man says he studies abroad for a better environment and sublime knowledge; because that same knowledge, one may find sublime, but another may find it normal. ...
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What's blowin' in the wind?
Examiner.com
Some thoughts have been broached by Suzlon--a 16-year-old Asian R&D and market leader in wind energy, with operations across the Americas, Australia, and Europe--as reported in a managementresearch project from the SV Institute of Management. ...
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Isotopes Track Contaminant Breakdown
Chemical & Engineering News
An international team led by environmental chemist Thomas B. Hofstetter, at the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, studied the 15 N kinetic isotope effects of various components of a reaction commonly found in the environment: ...
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India, Canada to deepen educational ties
IBNLive.com
He said the newly created Canada-India Centre for Excellence in Science, Technology, Trade and Policy will raise awareness about bilateral studies and public diplomacy, and develop initiatives to build a better understanding of both countries. ...
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BroadbandBreakfast.com Hosts Broadband Breakfast Club Event 'The National ...
BroadbandBreakfast.com
He was a fellow at George Mason University's Long Term Governance Project, a researcher at the International Center for Applied Studies in Information Technology and worked at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. ...
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ISTE 2011 Exhibitor Profiles
Stockhouse
Contact Lightspeed Technologies for research and product information. 800.732.8999 // lightspeed-tek.com Since 1988, Bar|Scan® has been an affordable turnkey inventory and property asset management suite using state-of-the-art Windows Mobile technology ...
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Expert: Mexico's Catholic Church Tolerates Darwin, Rejects Sex Education
Latin American Herald Tribune
The International Academy of the History of Science seeks to promote research and the diffusion of scientific knowledge because science and technology are essential parts of modern societies, Barahona said. Promoting the study of the history of science ...
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Monash directs students well [New Straits Time (Malaysia)]
TMC Net
The 166 students who take Contemporary Film Studies are, interestingly, made up of all six Schools at Monash University Sunway campus - Arts and Social Sciences, Business, Engineering, Information Technology, Medicine and Health Sciences and Science. ...
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KU launches PG Diploma in Knowledge Management
IBNLive.com
Graduates in Engineering/Technology, Medicine, Postgraduates in Science and Applied Sciences with not less than 55 per cent marks for the qualifying examination are eligible for admission to the course. Admission to the course is based on performance ...
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Genetic Basis for Crime: A New Look
New York Times
... who argues that studies examine not the remorseless and rapacious behavior of the rich and powerful, but the behavior of disadvantaged minorities. “Every era believes that the technology and the methodology have improved,” he said, “but the science ...
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Rising Replikin Counts in E. Coli in Germany Since 2005 Preceded Current E ...
PR Newswire (press release)
LONDON, June 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientists Drs. Samuel and Elenore Bogoch of BioRadar UK Ltd. announced that retrospective studies indicate that an increase in Replikin Counts of the EHEC lethal strains of E. Coli preceded the current E. Coli ...
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National Instruments Announces NI LabVIEW for Education Software for High Schools
PR Newswire (press release)
"NI LabVIEW for Education is helping expand our Vernier classroom sensor platform into experientialstudies of more advanced engineering applications," said David Vernier, president of Vernier, a leading classroom technology company. ...
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Experts look to nation's alternative energy
Viet Nam News
The Government has approved a Ministry of Science and Technology project to study uranium reserves in the province. My commission will participate in the project by estimating the content of uranium in ore. The question of whether Viet Nam can exploit ...
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SSTL expands into state-of-the-art technical facility
Technology Newsroom (press release)
Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) is the world's leading small satellite company, delivering operational space missions for a range of applications including Earth observation, science and communications. The Company designs, manufactures and ...
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Biz Buzz for June 20, 2011
Duluth News Tribune
She served as youth director at Servant of Christ Lutheran Church in Champlin, Minn., and previously taught social studies at the Genoa-Hugo school in Hugo, Colo. She lives in Duluth. classroom. Witherill graduated from the University of Minnesota and ...
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National Center for Family Literacy Turns Fremont Into Wonderopolis ®
Marketwire (press release)
Numerous studies have pointed to the need for such a program, including 2007 University of Missouriresearch that found summer education loss for all students equals about one month regardless of their grade level. The first challenge is: Why Has ...
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Media Misinformation Promotes Dysfunctional Energy Policy
Consumer Energy Report
The lawsuits continued to come, but the plaintiffs started to lose them in greater numbers as thescience failed to support their case. More studies came out showing no connection between the implants and the autoimmune diseases. ...
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PhD Studentship in Science, Technology and Innovation Studies at ...
Scholarship Description: Titeko aims to develop doctoral education in the fields of science,technology and innovation studies in Finland, strengthen the existing research groups and generateresearch facilities for the development of ...
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Australian Uni Studies Role Of Extreme Exercise On Anorexia
By Rebecca Lim
It was the brainchild of PhD student Lorin Taranis and Dr. Caroline Meyer at the Loughborough University Center for Research into Eating Disorders (LUCRED) in the UK, and is the only treatment of its kind designed to tackle compulsive ... Recent News. ICANN Vote Opens Up Domains Like Face.Book And Drink.Coke June 20, 2011 10:06; Study: Exporting, Investing In R&D Pays Off In China And Taiwan Firms June 20, 2011 10:06; Australian Uni Studies Role Of Extreme Exercise On...
AsianScientist.com | Asian Science,...
UC Davis News & Information :: Dateline :: NEWS BRIEFS: Research ...
NEWS BRIEFS: Research partnership, hotel expansion, Iranian studies, ... science , technologyand other academic areas that will best serve China and the ...
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