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Department of Defense Funds Two UB Researchers
UB News Center
BUFFALO, NY -- University at Buffalo researchers Jason Corso and Natalia Litchinitser have been awarded funding from the US Department of Defense (DoD) to conduct research into technologiesthat could help save the lives of American soldiers. ...
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CIA tracked Canada's satellite program
MetroNews Canada
The CIA memo traces the history of the Canadian project, compares it with the Soviet Union's domestic satellite operation, and assesses its importance to both Canada and the evolving scienceof space-enabled communications technology. ...
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College Graduates: Kaplan University
Patch.com
Angela Hall was awarded an associate's of science degree in interdisciplinary studies. Kelvin Williams was awarded a bachelor's degree in information technology. Cathy Pickett was awarded a bachelor of science degree in criminal justice. ...
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Teaming up to build 3-D nanomaterials
EurekAlert (press release)
The grant comes through the Air Force Office of Scientific Research. There, Joycelyn Harrison is the program manager, Ajit Roy from the Air Force Research Laboratory leads the technical advisory board. Recent theoretical studies and computer modeling, ...
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Amorcyte acquisition strengthens position of NeoStem in stem cell therapeutics ...
Proactive Investors USA & Canada
NeoStem already has an established adult stem cell collection and storage business and stem cell research capabilities, bolstered by its January acquisition of Progenitor Cell Therapies. NeoStem's own adult stem cell technology, VSELs, which may have...
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Science has been nearly silent in Brazil's Forest Code debate
Mongabay.com
Yet, in spite of manifest interest of several senators, the Senate has as of the end of July forgone the indication of its Science and Technology commission, after having appointed three other commissions to revise the bill (agriculture, ...
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Mongabay.com

Reorienting Commerce Education
GreaterKashmir.com (press release)
The world is witnessing a high-tech revolution with changes in science,technology, commerce and industry. The world now believes that knowledge is everything. With opening up of world economy by way of globalisation, liberalisation and privatisation ...
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GreaterKashmir.com (press release)

Public Perception -- Not Science -- Will Rule The GM Food Debate
ThomasNet Industrial News Room
Those of us who live in countries without mandatory labeling will have to shop a little more carefully and do a little more research. So in the end, maybe it's not going to matter what science finds about GM foods. If the public vetoes these ...
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Mineta Transportation Institute Report: Success of Ballot Initiatives with ...
Sacramento Bee
The Institute is funded by Congress through the US Department of Transportation's (DOT) Researchand Innovative Technology Administration, by the California Legislature through the Department of Transportation (Caltrans), and by other public and ...
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SALVE Project Enters Second Phase
Business Wire (press release)
Based on this initial success, the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the Ministry forScience, Research and Art from the Federal State of Baden-Wuerttemberg (MWK/BW) support the SALVE project in its second phase with 3.2Mio € (DFG) and 2.1 Mio ...
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New device supplements GPS
Albany Democrat Herald
The work was done by three senior students in electrical and computer engineering — Samuel House, Sean Connell and Ian Milligan — based on a request from the Oregon Center on Aging andTechnology at Oregon Health & Science University. ...
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Blazing A Knowledge Trail - Science Express
Northern Voices Online (blog)
It is now arguably the world's largest classroom-on-wheels. This iconic mobile exhibition in science, technology & environment domain is now a household name. It is called 'Science Express'. Science Express was born when the world famous 'Science ...
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Northern Voices Online (blog)

Kuagbenu clarifies 'Lecturers Recycle Lecture Notes'
Myjoyonline.com
One would agree with me that the most critical areas needed to push our economic and industrial growth as a developing country (science and technology) is not receiving the needed attention from our universities. The table below shows the seriousness ...
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Myjoyonline.com

Medals don't reflect reality in education
Bangkok Post
August is the month for science. Thailand's National Science Day is celebrated on Aug 18 every year. The National Science and Technology Fair 2011 is currently being held at Bitec till Aug 21. I do believe that science is essential and a necessary ...
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Internship – the ICT skills development solution for SA?
MyBroadband
The recently signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Department ofScience and Technology (DST) and Microsoft is surely a step in the right direction. It certainly will pave the way for foreign direct investment in research and development ...
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Glowing Pup: Medical Magic Or Commercial Endeavor?
Global Animal
Medical research teams such as Lee's are creating these animals in hopes of improving studies to benefit humans. Lee's process improves upon the earlier work, since it permits better control over the animal's glow. “The dog has 268 genetic type ...
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Global Animal

InVivo Therapeutics Sponsors Working 2 Walk Spinal Cord Injury Symposium
MarketWatch (press release)
InVivo Therapeutics has submitted an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for permission to begin human pilot studies with the Company's proprietary biopolymer scaffold implant for the treatment of spinal ...
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Florida Officials: EPA is Putting State Through Water Torture
Sunshine State News
We provided lengthy written comments and met personally with representatives from EPA's Office ofScience and Technology during rule development. "The Paynes Prairie Sheetflow Restoration Project is a major environmental restoration project which will ...
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T-Platforms, Moscow State University Program to Train Next Generation of ...
HPCwire (blog)
The aim of the school was to allow students and young scientists to master the possibilities of HPCtechnologies as applied to relevant scientific research. The school curriculum included intensivestudies with an extensive laboratory course, ...
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Idera Pharmaceuticals Provides Update on Its Patent Portfolio
MarketWatch (press release)
"We believe achieving the top impact score and continuous top 35 ranking by the Patent Board is an independent affirmation of the strength of our science and intellectual property." In addition to the issued US patents, a patent corresponding to US ...
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Former House Page Says Program Made Made Him a Leader in Church, Life
Christian Post
The classes are fully accredited, and students learn math, English, social studies, science and French or Spanish. There are also seminars, guest speakers and field trips as well. A 2008 Congressional Research Service report shows that pages are also ...
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Brazil counting down for 2012 WPSA congress
WorldPoultry.net
... environment and animal welfare) to processing technologies and presentation of the final product. Hundreds of scientific studies on different issues linked to poultry science, developed by researchers and students from universities and research ...
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Local students named to college Dean's List
Steuben Courier
Payson Snyder II, of Nash Road, Bath has been named to the dean's list for the second and third quarter at Rochester Institute of Technology. A first-year student in RIT's Applied Science andTechnology. Payson is the son of EmyLou and Payson Snyder. ...
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City schools to push digital learning
C-Ville Weekly
“Cognitive science tells us that the quicker the feedback, the more relevant the feedback, and the greater the student achievement level and the greater the retention of information.” In addition, tablets empower students to explore and research on ...
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C-Ville Weekly

India will 'require 10% more water by 2050'
Livemint
India will require nearly 10% more water than existing government calculations by 2050 on account of recent revision of population figures by the Census of India and the United Nations (UN), according to a study to be published in the Current Science ...
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Gustavus Announces Eight New Tenure-Track Faculty Hires
Gustavus Adolphus College News (blog)
Pamela K. Conners will join the Department of Communication Studies as an instructor. Conners holds a bachelor's degree from Bates College, a master's degree from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and is close to finishing her Ph.D. at the ...
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