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SCIENCE News, Jul 19, 2011

Politico
First impressions matter in politics — and according to new research, they may be all some voters get before heading to the polls. A new Massachusetts Institute of Technology study found that so-called “low-information voters” — those who watch a lot ...
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Newsbytes Philippines
Montejo and Pascual were joined by DOST-Metals Industry Research and Development Centerdirector Arthur Lucas Cruz, UP Diliman chancellor Caesar Saloma, DOST-Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development ...
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Science Daily (press release)
The test is based upon research carried out by Dr Emmeline Hill, a leading horse genomics researcher, and her research group at UCD's School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine. Equinome was established in 2009 by Dr Emmeline Hill in ...
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Gustavus Adolphus College News (blog)
Atkins' personal research project is dealing with the Hydrocarbon seeps in the Santa Barabara Channel. By using NASA technology, he is attempting to both qualitatively and quantitatively locate and analyze the location of Hydrocarborn seeps in the ...
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The JHU Gazette
While studies indicate that the SHG technique could work, the technology now requires a bench-top microscope about the size of a mini-refrigerator, far too large to be used in real-world situations. To address this clinical need, Li proposes to develop ...
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Huffington Post
So I looked up the published research on WBV and found a lot of very positive results. For example, the Journal of Sports Science and Medicine published a study in 2007 from the Department of Sport and Exercise Science at the University of Athens ...
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Life Science Leader Magazine
“We are very pleased to be working with Dr. Nash and his team and to offer our clients the highest standards in industry-sponsored clinical research,” said Mike Murphy, MD, PhD, Chief Medical and Scientific Officer of Worldwide Clinical Trials. ...
See all stories on this topic »Study Compares Trends in News Coverage of Energy Policy in the UK and Finland
Big Think
At the journal Public Understanding of Science, a forthcoming study provides one of the first cross-national comparisons of how energy policy has been covered and debated in news coverage [abstract]. To date, a growing number of studies have offered ...
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Corvallis Gazette Times
Since 1985, the IFTSA College Bowl has tested the knowledge of student teams from across the United States in the areas of food science and technology, history of foods and food processing, food law, and general IFT/food-related facts. ...
See all stories on this topic »How a Mission to Mars Could Kill You
Discovery News
But science is finding new ways to lessen the impact of the worst space will throw at our delicate physiology. A manned mission to Mars will push human ingenuity into the next frontier of space exploration, but are the health risks worth it? ...
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University of Texas at Dallas (press release)
He attended the Indian Institute of Technology in Mumbai, one of the top schools for science in his home country. He entered a specialized program in chemistry that covered a broad range of topics, where he began exploring current research trends. ...
See all stories on this topic »USDA Tests New Bird Detection Technology
USDA.gov (press release) (blog)
Recently, USDA-Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) scientists at the National Wildlife Research Center (NWRC) tested two new scare devices developed by private companies that include species recognition technologies─the Sonic Dissuader® ...
See all stories on this topic »Feds pay for study of gay men's penis sizes
Daily Caller
NDRI has received taxpayer money since 1985 for “behavioral science research on drug abuse, AIDS and crime.” NIH records show that NDRI has received more than $15 million since 2000. The gay men penis-size study falls under the NDRI's drug abuse, ...
See all stories on this topic »BGI and National Wolfberry Engineering Research Center launch Chinese ...
PhysOrg.com (press release)
However, wolfberry genome research lays the foundation of the studies on the gene resource, species genetic diversity, variations of ecological factor, among others, which will facilitate applications in exploring high-quality germplasm resources, ...
See all stories on this topic »History or business studies? The lowdown on employability by degree
TARGETjobs
You might have thought that graduates of creative arts and design courses or social studies would be more likely to struggle to find employment than engineers or computer science graduates. Not so. According to HESA's analysis, computer science ...
See all stories on this topic »Alkermes Provides Outlook for Alkermes plc and Update on Advancing Product ...
MarketWatch (press release)
According to IMS Health, an estimated 266 million prescriptions were written for opioids in the United States during 2010, and many studies indicate that a high percentage of patients receiving opioids are likely to experience side effects affecting ...
See all stories on this topic »Executive Profiles: Disruptive Tech Leaders In Social Business -- Lyle Fong ...
Forbes (blog)
The next wave of innovations, case studies, and stories will showcase organizations making strategic transformative moves hand in hand with their best and most passionate customers. This whole move will be all around the social customer. ...
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Cecil Whig
Donna Bryant, Administrative Assistant, graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in General Studies at Wilmington University this May. She will begin her Master of Science in Information Systems Technology in the fall, while simultaneously ...
See all stories on this topic »BroadbandBreakfast.com Hosts the Broadband Breakfast Club July 2011 Event ...
BroadbandBreakfast.com
Previously, he was the John Hazen White Professor of Political Science and Public Policy and Director of the Taubman Center for Public Policy at Brown University. His current research focuses on technology policy, the Internet, digital media, ...
See all stories on this topic »Slingshot SEO Signs On As Platinum Sponsor of Connections 2011
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
The company's results are driven by a tireless passion to master the science of search. In May 2011, Slingshot SEO was recognized as the "IT Company of the Year" at TechPoint's Mira Awards, the premier technology awards program in the state of Indiana. ...
See all stories on this topic »IPAB and PCORI Must Go: 6 Points From Dr. Scott Glaser on Why Repeal is Necessary
Becker's Orthopedic & Spine (press release)
"Our field has opened up through research, innovativeness and the use of technology," says Dr. Glaser. "This has completely revolutionized the treatment of spinal pain." With some what interventional pain management physicians do under fire, ...
See all stories on this topic »NSVascular, Inc., a NeuroSigma Subsidiary, Signs an Exclusive License Covering ...
PR Newswire (press release)
"We are very excited that NSVascular will be moving this technology through translational studies and hopefully ultimately to patients thereby benefitting both society and the economy at large," said Earl Weinstein, Associate Director of UCLA's Office ...
See all stories on this topic »Pa. turbines cost farmers by killing insect-eating bats | Philadelphia ...
Philadelphia Inquirer
Technology is being developed to equip turbines with sound generators that would drive bats away with a high-pitched noise that only they hear. Some studies suggest slowing down blades would also help. But new technology is expensive, ...
See all stories on this topic »Conservative Media Misled Light Bulb Consumers At Least 40 Times In 7 Months
Media Matters for America
"There's a massive misperception that incandescents are going away quickly," said Chris Calwell, a researcher with Ecos Consulting who studies the bulb market. "There have been more incandescent innovations in the last three years than in the last two ...
See all stories on this topic »BOEMRE's Renewable Energy Workshop Focuses on Environmental Considerations for ...
The Maritime Executive (press release)
Under this framework, we continue to use principles of adaptive management to integrate results from environmental studies and lessons learned from onsite monitoring into our project oversight and planning. The science and research programs within ...
See all stories on this topic »Old Dominion U. professor is trying to save Internet history
Washington Post
Michael Nelson, a computer science professor at Old Dominion University in Virginia, is thinking those terrible thoughts. His research team has spent the past couple of years studying how much of the Internet is being saved — what portion of the vast ...See all stories on this topic »

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