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Space Research: Content and Coordination of Space Science and Technology ...
Space Ref (press release)
The space science and technology strategy addresses eight statutory requirements, and DOD plans to address the two remaining requirements. While the statutory requirements were addressed, additional information that could have enhanced the strategy was ...
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Cytec Announces Doctorial Fellowship for Florida State University Advanced ...
MFRTech (press release)
... Doctorial Fellowship for Advanced Composite Studies will provide funding for an FSU student pursuing a PhD in materials science. “One of the most difficult challenges facing universities today is keeping up with the endless changes in technology. ...
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US, India to develop data access platform
Livemint
P. Banerjee, director of the National Institute of Science, Technology and Development Studies, aCouncil of Scientific and Industrial Research body, is confident of several interesting studiesinvolving the Indian Institutes of Management and the ...
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NASA's Inconvenient Ruse: The Goddard Institute For Space Studies
Forbes (blog)
Hansen first gained worldwide attention in 1988 following testimony before then-Senator Al Gore's Committee on Science, Technology and Space when he stated with 99 % certainty that temperatures had in fact increased, and that there had been some ...
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Bionic eye hope from a touch of light
ScienceAlert
This laser stimulation of nerves, particularly optic nerves, is the focus of an innovative new research stream at Swinburne University of Technology, which has joined the global quest to develop a vision prosthesis – much like the cochlear implant for ...
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Chalmers University of Technology
Asian Correspondent
The school is geared towards research in the field and has been recognised for its efforts. Students seeking admission to the programme need to have completed at least four years of university study with emphasis on the fields of science and technology...
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Asian Correspondent
Lawmakers Hold a Grudge Against the 'Nudge'
Science AAAS
So says the United Kingdom's House of Lords Science and Technology Sub-Committee. Today it issued a report on behavioral change policy that finds "nudges" and similar behavior interventions are ineffective in influencing behavioral changes when used in ...
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'Safe' playgrounds could be stunting emotional development, studies say
SmartPlanet.com (blog)
... Dr. Sandseter and her fellow psychologist, Leif Kennair of Norwegian University for Science andTechnology, argue in the journal Evolutionary Psychology (pdf). They cite other studies showing that experiencing an injurious fall from height between ...
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Need jobs? Bring in the foreign entrepreneurs!
CNNMoney
The Act proposes giving foreign entrepreneurs more access to visas and extending green cards to foreign students that graduate from US universities with STEM degrees (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). "The startup engine is sputtering ...
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BOONE—New administrators have joined the Reich College of Education at ...
Appalachian State University
He is the co-author of several books related to science education, and has written articles for Journal of Geological Education, Science & Children, Lab Schools Journal and Journal of Research in Education, in addition to other journals. ...
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Appalachian State University
A meeting of minds on matter, and spirit
Ha'aretz
"We never hear a leader say he sees Israel in 30, 40 or 50 years, or as a light unto the nations in science, research, creativity and so on. It is convenient for society to follow a visionless leader. People like leaders who are like them. ...
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Ha'aretz
QVCC instructor selected for business association program
Reminder Newspapers
QVCC offers Associates in Science Degree programs in Engineering Science and Technology Studies. The engineering science program prepares students to transition to a four year bachelor's degree in engineering at the University of Connecticut, ...
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Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
... served as executive director of the Program for Science and National Security Studies. Li was a Social Science Research Council-MacArthur Foundation Peace and Security Fellow at theMassachusetts Institute of Technology and Princeton University. ...
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MCCC Recognized as Leader in Climate Studies
Patch.com
In the classroom, MCCC introduced an associate's degree program in Environmental Science and continues to add new noncredit courses and certifications in high-demand programs like green building technology and wastewater treatment, according to a press ...
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Shortening drug development cycle with new silicon-based screening tool
Nanowerk LLC
The Institute of Microelectronics (IME) is a research institute of the Science and EngineeringResearch Council of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR). Positioned to bridge the R&D between academia and industry, IME's mission is to ...
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Less-informed voters 'likelier to be influenced by candidates' looks'
DailyIndia.com
Washington, July 19: Previous studies have suggested that the looks of political candidates are a key factor in influencing voters, but now a new Massachusetts Institute of Technology study has detailed which types of citizens are most influenced by ...
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US geography scores disappoint
Education News ado
Penn State's Downs and Altoff both noted that geography and other social studies are often lumped together in courses, which can reduce students' ability to form a coherent foundation of knowledge over time. Last month, the National Science Foundation ...
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Monorail transit construction in UP Diliman planned
The Philippine Online Chronicles
On Monday, UP president Alfredo Pascual and Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Mario Montejo signed a memorandum of agreement for the construction of a two-kilometer stretch rail-based local mass transit called Automated Gateway ...
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Silver Lining to Fighting Germs
Wall Street Journal
Now, due in part to technology that allows them to be woven into fabrics, copper and silver are showing up in consumer products. F. Martin Ramin for The Wall Street Journal; Styled by AnneCardenas Marketers of the products say infusing things as socks ...
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Killing Peer Review
Inside Higher Ed
So Van Haren created Science.I/O, a website where scholars can post and vote up articles that have not been peer-reviewed. But he had no marketing budget and precious little time to spend outside hisstudies, and the site soon stagnated. ...
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Ghana's political will to curb dumping of e-waste questioned
Myjoyonline.com
Government says it is in the final stages of enacting a law to control the importation of used electronic gadgets into the country, as the Ministry of Environment, Science and Technologycollaborates with other ministries to finalize the draft ...
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Charles Darwin University
Asian Correspondent
In particular, CDU is world-renowned for its research expertise in environmentalstudies of tropical and desert regions within Australia and the Asia-Pacific. As well as this, the university also offers a wide range of courses in other disciplines, ...
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Asian Correspondent
KORE Drives Savings with Agnik's Innovative Automobile Insurance Application
SYS-CON Media (press release)
Agnik is a recipient of the 2010 Frost & Sullivan Enabling Technology of the Year Award and 2010 IEEE Top-10 Data Mining Case Studies Award. Agnik's technology is based on years of researchby its co-founders in this area. Agnik's president is an IEEE ...
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Amity University Rajasthan organizes Orientation Programme for its continuing ...
India Education Diary
Aligarh : Four new courses - Interdisciplinary Subject Refresher Course in Research Methodology in Business Studies, Research Methodology in Social Science, Refresher Course in History and Orientation Programme commenced today as part of the UGC ...
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McMaster University Partners with Doctor Evidence to Launch an Integrated ...
PR Web (press release)
Doctor Evidence is the leader in the development of digital software technologies which process and deliver data from clinical studies to industries within life science, healthcare, academia and government. The Doctor Evidence database software enables ...
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Awards for Rhodes movie-makers
Grocott's Mail Online
South Africa's minister of Science and Technology, Naledi Pandor, was the patron of this year's awards. She said, “Science and technology are not traditionally popular subjects, despite the extensive use we make of them in day to day life – indeed, ...
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The Cable: Clinton all business in New Delhi
Foreign Policy
Clinton was accompanied by a host of high-level US government officials, including Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, the President's Advisor for Scienceand Technology John P. Holdren, Department of Energy Deputy Secretary Daniel Poneman ...
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Foreign Policy
Autism Delaware honors
University of Delaware
Currently a junior at UD, Szecsi is majoring in cognitive science with a concentration in speech pathology and double minors in disability studies and psychology. Szecsi is also enrolled in a mentoring class, working as a job coach for a young man with ...
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University of Delaware
Top business leader defends 'acquired rights' of workers
Hurriyet Daily News
“For this, industrial policies, industry strategy and contributions from science andtechnology are crucial,” the Anatolia news agency quoted her as saying. In her remarks, Boyner also emphasized the need for a new incentive program aimed at the...
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Hurriyet Daily News
Bio-Path Holdings Announces the Relocation of Corporate Headquarters to ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Bio-Path's drug delivery technology involves microscopic-sized liposome particles that distribute nucleic acid drugs systemically and safely throughout the human body, via simple intravenous infusion. The delivery technology can be applied both to ...
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Trouble with sentences may predict Alzheimer's
ECNmag.com
"There is a distinct gap in the research on language decline in those with clinical and prodromal (early symptom) conditions," said Lust. "Several studies have raised the possibility that very early Alzheimer's disease may be associated with ...
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New gene test to pick elite thoroughbreds
Horsetalk
The test is based on research carried out by Dr Emmeline Hill and her research group at University College Dublin's School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine. Equinome, a university spin-out company, was established in 2009 by Hill in ...
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Losing Your Memory? Stop Googling, Turn Off Your GPS and Stop Watching ...
AllGov
Two new studies show Google and GPS navigation systems may be bad for our memories. In a paper published by Science magazine, researchers say Google has become a form of external memory for many people who feel there's less reason to remember the ...
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AllGov
What does the real education mean?
GreaterKashmir.com (press release)
We have a limited number of women research scholars in the field of science and technology. There is dearth of female doctors, female judges and female administrators. The stereo type mindset of people is also responsible for the educational ...
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Recently Asked Questions
Education Times
Have a look at the Masters degree in Computer Science offered by Georgia Institute of Technologyand University of Texas at Dallas in the US. For Masters Degree in Human Computer Interaction, have a look at Carnegie Mellon University and Georgia ...
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The really useful Banaba tree
Manila Bulletin
Research studies suggest that the Banaba extract canlower a person's blood sugar and is thus effective in inducing weight loss. The hypoglycemic (blood sugar lowering) effect is similar to that of insulin, The primary active ingredient is corosolic ...
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Blake Middle School Academic Year in Review
Patch.com
24 laptop computers were purchased for Blake Middle School. Three InFocus projectors for seventh grade social studies were purchased. Two mobile carts (12 laptops in each cart) were added to the seventh grade science lab experience. ...
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Research Provides New Insights into Immune System Biology ...
By t.hamilton@desciner.com (Teacha Hamilton)
Hongbo Chi, Ph.D., assistant member St. Jude Department of Immunology, and the study's senior author.Memphis, TN (Scicasts) - Scientists at the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, have identified a key immune system ...
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