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SCIENCE News, Studies, Research, Technology, Aug 22, 2011


Robert Heinlein and the 100 Year Starship Study
io9
DARPA has no plans to build a starship, in other words, but to develop understanding about howresearch into such long range matters can be conducted, and to encourage the inevitable spinoffs as such studies are pursued. Hence the planned award to a ...
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OUR OPINION: Advanced technology empowers a better life
Middle East North Africa Financial Network
"These studies are likely to lead to the development of new treatments that do more good and less harm than treatments that are available today," the study's Website says in describing its scope. Felix Okojie, chair of the Mississippi Research ...
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Malaysia To Bank On Solar And Biomass To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emission
Bernama
KOTA KINABALU, Aug 21 (Bernama) -- The best bet for Malaysia to reduce greenhouse gas emission lies in the use of solar and biomass, said Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Ongkili. He said this was based on the studies ...
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Our kids' glorious new age of distraction
Salon
Research shows mobile technology is really changing children's brains. An expert explains how we use that for good By Thomas Rogers Children are not what they used to be. They tweet and blog and text without batting an eyelash. ...
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Salon
Washington area federal contract awards for the week of Aug. 22
Washington Post
Northrop Grumman Systems of Herndon won an $8.8 million contract from the Air Force for researchand development. CSC of Chantilly won a $19.2 million contract from the Department of State for information technology services, ...
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Food on trial
ABC Online
There are always risks with technology and so I think you need to do the testing such as animal feeding trials or perhaps human feeding trials as well. KERRY STAIGHT: However, in many cases animal and human feeding studies are not required. ...
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Names & changes
Roanoke Times
Andrew Neilson has been named an assistant professor in Virginia Tech's department of foodscience and technology in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Paula Brewer Byron has joined the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research ...
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Education Digest: Aug. 21, 2011
Santa Cruz Sentinel
The competition is sponsored by the Broadcom Foundation and Society for Science & the Public. It encourages middle-schoolers to continue their studies in math and science in high school through a competition that exposes them to independent research, ...
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Arizona students urged to carefully research degrees
Arizona Republic
Education experts predict career fields that deal with health care, engineering, science andtechnology will continue to be high job-growth areas. The uncertain job market already is causing some students to rethink their academic paths and career ...
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Clicking to class: virtual lessons now the law
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Students who are disorganized or who learn better through listening tend not to do as well online, said said Andy Petroski, Director of Learning Technologies Master of Science program at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology. ...
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Area teens learn at MTU
Argus Press
... and high school students from across the nation and around the globe choose from more than seventy explorations in business, computing, engineering, humanities and social sciences, outdoor and environmental studies and science and technology. ...
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How competent are Tanzanian graduates?
IPPmedia
On top of that the students are obliged to produce a term paper, research paper and sit for an oral comprehensive examination at the end of the three year program. Recently SAUT introduced a Bachelor of Science in Tourism in reaction to the shortage of ...
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Rescue upgraded high schools - Gov't must address inequities in education sector
Jamaica Gleaner
This column is based on a thesis done by the author as part of her graduate research for a Master ofScience in counselling psychology at Northern Caribbean University. The phenomenon of at-risk youth is a key social issue in Jamaica. ...
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Decision on Jordanians studying in Yemen to be announced next month
Middle East North Africa Financial Network
... Jordan University of Science and Technology, Mutah University and the Hashemite University. "In such circumstances, we cannot but accept all students," Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Wajih Owais said, referring to the Gulf War ...
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As Bridgeport school board works on budget, 49 employees laid off
Ct Post
The district also lost five social workers, two physical education teachers, three family and consumerscience teachers and seven technology education teachers. One of those teachers has been with the district since 1990. The district cut 13 literacy ...
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SGA attendees: New energy has benefits, challenges
MiamiHerald.com
Jud Bowman, who founded two successful tech startups after graduating from North Carolina's School of Science and Mathematics in 1999, gave a presentation during an afternoon business session. His ring-tone company, Motricity, later went public. ...
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SJSU's new Afghan-born president sees optimism despite adversity
San Jose Mercury News
While Qayoumi "kept the campus in the black, bringing it out of dire straits," his mission to convert the school from a business and humanities focus to a place of science and technology faced some resistance, said Cal State East Bay history graduate ...
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Dr. Kate Scannell: Bad testing can destroy good medical practice
Tri-Valley Herald
With new medical technologies constantly altering the conditions for human conception and birth, it's not always clear where we're going -- and if we're going to get there. Last week, modern sciencethrew another fastball when researchers claimed in ...
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NSWC Port Hueneme Gives Local Students Hands-On Work Experience
Ventura County Star
The NSWC Port Hueneme-sponsored program, which began in 2010, is part of the command's outreach effort to promote science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) studies. The program offers high school students interested in STEM, and college students ...
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Internships create a win-win
The Durango Herald
The acronym stands for science, technology, engineering and math, and the program provides high school juniors and seniors with job experience in work positions that place a premium on those subjects. The program began in January and is open to ...
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Mrit bhasha? Over its dead body
Times of India
A portal of IIT Madras promotes Sanskrit through self-study , while IIT Bombay has a Cell for IndianScience and Technology in Sanskrit . "People are realizing that it's a myth to think Sanskrit is a tough language when a Tamilian can learn French or ...
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What's new as classes resume at Lynchburg-area schools
Lynchburg News and Advance
Blended Learning — merging online learning with traditional classroom settings — will be offered to high school students through the Bedford Science and Technology Center. The Alternative Education program will incorporate blended learning into its ...
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State cuts in writing and cursive requirements worry some suburban parents
Chicago Daily Herald
The standards for English language arts and literacy in social studies, science and technical subjects include writing, said Theresa Busch, assistant superintendent of instruction at Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211. ...
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'We've seen miracles happen' - Gloucester County's autism school helps ...
Gloucester County Times - NJ.com
Schultz explains how studies have shown areas of the brain stimulated by drug use are the same areas stimulated during social interaction. Six-year-old Lailee Baldwin swings during recess. Staff Photo by Tim Hawk/Gloucester County Times “The pleasure ...
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Paramveer Singh is a newly elected President of MLSU
UdaipurTimes
Sukhdev Chaudhary was declared victorious as the President of College of Dairy and Food Science Technology, a constituent college of MPUAT. He won by 22 votes whereas Sumer Singh became the President of CTAE. He defeated his opponent by just 5 votes. ...
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UdaipurTimes
Virginia Intermont exhibit takes viewers 'Back, To the Future'
Kingsport Times News
She attended Rochester Institute of Technology for the first year of graduate school, and received her master of fine arts degree from the Visual Studies Workshop at the State University of New York, Brockport. Tadlock has sculptures featured in ...
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