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SCIENCE News, Studies, Research, Technology, Aug 23, 2011


Minorities and research grants
Janesville Gazette
Not in the form of having their research studies funded more often, but at the very roots—in having access to excellent public education that will prepare them for careers in science, technology and math fields. With that in place, and a community of ...
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Tohoku University Selects SGI to Advance Fluid Science Research
MarketWatch (press release)
"The results of their research will benefit communities around the world for years to come." "Institute of Fluid Science, Tohoku University requires outstanding high performance computing technology to advance their research agenda," said Rajeeb Hazra, ...
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Of "Tech Titans" and Schumpeter's Vision
Forbes
Thierer has spent two decades in the public policy research community. He previously served as the President of The Progress & Freedom Foundation, the Director of Telecommunications Studies at the Cato Institute, a Senior Fellow at The Heritage ...
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NASA and Tor-Forge Books Partner in Themed Science Fiction Works
PR Newswire (press release)
NASA will pair scientists and engineers with Tor-Forge writers to help raise awareness and enhance public interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). NASA's goal is to attract and retain students focused on STEM studies, ...
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ebrary Signs its 120th University Press Publishing Partner
Virtual-Strategy Magazine
ebrary ®, a leading provider of e-books and research technology, today announced new publishing partners University of Arizona Press, University of New Mexico Press, University of Illinois Press, University of Oklahoma Press, Wayne State University ...
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Q and A with Charles Miller Associate dean for research Paul L. Foster School ...
El Paso Inc
“How do you deal with intrusive medical records technology?” or “What from medicalscience can you take back to engineering to help them improve?” We like to say that scientists are people with problems in search of a solution, and engineers are people ...
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El Paso Inc
Students receive CAO offers
Irish Times
CAO points required for entry to courses in science, technology and agriculture have increased dramatically, as students opt for programmes with better job prospects. The points needed for courses in arts and business, the main pillars of the system ...
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Irish Times
Safeguarding the Promise of Nanotechnology
Medgadget.com
However, social science studies conducted in the United States and Europe have consistently identified low levels of public trust in governmental agencies responsible for protecting human health; this suggests that public concern about nanotechnology ...
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Medgadget.com
NovaDel Signs Exclusive License and Distribution Agreement with Rechon Life ...
MarketWatch (press release)
We look forward to this extended partnership with NovaDel and we are impressed with NovaDel's efficient oral spray drug delivery technology as used in Zolpimist." Rechon Life Science AB is a complete pharmaceutical company also providing manufacturing ...
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Innovation's falling fortunes
FCW.com
In the days after the 2001 terrorist attacks, federal agencies took a new interest in research and development and provided visible leadership and financial backing in key science and technologyfields. And yet even then, policy experts were beginning ...
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Food on trial
ABC Online
In fact, the former CSIRO employee claims he was dumped from the peak science agency for publicly sharing his views. He says his objection to GM field trials is not sour grapes but a cautious approach based on years of research. ...
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Kustra addresses university admissions, research awards, Angry Birds
Boise State University The Arbiter Online
During the past fiscal year, Boise State set a new record for National Science Foundation funding at close to $10 million. The Division of Research and Office of Information Technology have teamed up to offer up to 500 gigabytes of data storage on a ...
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RIKEN Advanced Science Institute
Nanotechnology News (press release)
After joining the Surface Chemistry Laboratory in 1999, Kim developed STMtechnologies together with Tadahiro Komeda, a research scientist in the laboratory and now a professor at Tohoku University. There, Kim observed molecular vibrations to...
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Nanotechnology News (press release)
Book review: Alone Together
ZDNet UK (blog)
This Information Age (mis)behaviour is exactly the kind of thing Sherry Turkle studiesat MIT, where she is the Abby Rockefeller MauzĂ© Professor of the Social Studies ofScience and Technology in the Program in Science, Technology and Society. ...
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ZDNet UK (blog)
Brock grad students get research funding
Niagarathisweek.com
The 2011 SSHRC program results, totaling $121 million for 1700 research projects across Canada for student and faculty researchers, were recently announced in Ottawa by Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology). ...
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The Constancy of Change
Harvard Magazine
A professor who studies social capital acknowledged having closer professional (and personal) ties to research colleagues abroad, with whom he communicated daily, than to his next-door neighbor. And further uses of the technologies are already arising. ...
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Desert RATS: Field tests simulating NEO and Mars Missions
NASASpaceflight.com
NASA's Desert Research and Technology Studies (RATS) are working through a series of tests in Flagstaff, Arizona – tests which will provide the opening baselines for manned missions to Near Earth Objects (NEOs) and a base on Mars. ...
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NASASpaceflight.com
STEM Academy to host open house
Daily Local News
By SARA MOSQUEDA- FERNANDEZ, smfernandez @dailylocal.com The magnet school, focusing on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), is welcoming 450 freshmen and sophomores this year. The students were selected from among 850 eighth- and ...
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UH researchers explore treatments for breast and colon cancers
EurekAlert (press release)
The research was funded in part with a grant from the Texas Emerging Technology Fund, as well as grants from the Lars Hierta Memorial Foundation, the Magnus Bergvall Foundation, the Swedish Cancer Society and the Robert A. Welch Foundation. ...
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Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Used Incorrect Grammar to Criticize ...
Texas GOP Vote
In the years since 2008, the SBOE has also adopted new Science and Social Studiesstandards. New Math standards are in the process of development. All of Texas' new standards are based upon a paradigm shift in educational philosophy from the previous...
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Groton's Newest School To Celebrate Upcoming Opening
Patch.com
... Schools For Mathematics, Science, and Technology. Students attending Marine Magnet will be given an integrated and immersive education. Students will spend half of their instructional time in general studies courses (English, math, social studies, ...
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Ask Dave Arnold
Eater PDX
Welcome to Ask Dave Arnold, a regular feature in which David Arnold, director of technology at the French Culinary Institute, provides in-depth answers to questions on food science, cooking technique, and other issues. For this installment, Sean Brock, ...
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Pick a course you enjoy, that's how you succeed
Herald.ie
Degree courses in so-called STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) disciplines, as well as being inherently interesting and satisfying, are also good vehicles for a general and rounded education. One is never chained to a particular ...
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La Jolla Institute targets the mystery of genes
SignOnSanDiego.com
The computers and automated machines squeeze that time frame to days or weeks, allowing researchers to pursue “big science,” said Stephen Wilson, executive director of the center and the institute's vice president and chief technology officer. ...
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Where to get funding for hiring IT students
ITBusiness.ca (blog)
Canada Science and Technology Internship – The CSTI provides opportunities for recent graduates of science or engineering courses to gain relevant work experience within their field of studies. Any non-federal government organization can apply for this...
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ITBusiness.ca (blog)
Funding flows as Pulmatrix lung drug advances
Boston Globe
Its previous investors include Tech Coast Angels, Gray Ghost Ventures, and Life Science Angels. PharmaSecure, founded in 2007, offers mobile authentication technology to prevent the sale of counterfeit drugs in emerging markets. ...
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Greenfield Farms Foods: The Science Behind Grassfed Beef
SYS-CON Media (press release)
"Grassfed beef has been shown in multiple cases and scientific studies to be leaner than traditional grain fed beef and have multiple health benefits. Greenfield Farms and its producers consider it a privilege to raise beef in the time tested tradition ...
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Nigeria: NCC Donates 110 Laptops to Caps
AllAfrica.com
Makurdi — NIGERIAN Communications Commission (NCC) has donated 110 laptop computers to College of Advanced and Professional Studies, Makurdi, to improve on its information communicationtechnology education. Flagging off the distribution of the ...
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Global TraPs Project to Explore Prosphorus Fertilizer Management
Farm Chemicals International
Dr. Amit H. Roy, IFDC president and CEO, and Dr. Roland W. Scholz, chair of the Natural and SoilScience Interface at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), are co-leading the Global TraPs project, according to the IFDC website. ...
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10-Q: CHINA PHARMAHUB CORP.
Middle East North Africa Financial Network
In June 2010, we formed Akanas Therapeutics, Inc. with Dr. David Weaver and Dr. Michael Rynkiewicz to further the research and development of a proprietary technology using atomic structure to rapidly and cost-effectively create humanized antibodies ...
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Winner from LSUA's LA Region IV Science and Engineering Fair named Broadcom ...
Media Newswire (press release)
The Broadcom Foundation and Society for Science & the Public ( SSP ) today announced the selection of 300 middle school students as semifinalists in its first ever Broadcom MASTERS™ competition. The Broadcom MASTERS ( Math, Applied Science, Technology ...
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Outer Ring drilling narrows exploration focus and confirms surface geochemical ...
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
This surface geochemical program capitalized on new innovative geochemical technologiesdeveloped by Uravan's technical group and collaborative research partners from a pilot study conducted on the Cigar West uranium deposit (Cigar West Study) 2 . ...
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KSCST announces best engineering projects
IBNLive.com
SHIMOGA: A total of 11 seminars and 23 exhibits by budding engineers of 32 colleges of the state received awards conferred by the Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology (KSCST), Bangalore. KSCST executive secretary M Prithviraj told Express ...
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Inter-govt deal with Russia later this year
Financial Express Bangladesh
The IGA agreement might be signed during a proposed visit by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to Russia later this year, said an official at the Science and Information Communication Technology(ICT) ministry. The cabinet has already approved signing of ...
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Common cancer gene may change chromosome numbers
BioNews
The studies, reported in Science, show that it is a bit of both. The STAG2 gene influences the production of a protein structure called the 'cohesin complex', which regulates how chromosomes are separated during cell division. ...
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Combining Gene and Cell Therapy Is Arming Researchers with More Options for Cancer
Genetic Engineering News
Contego is based on the TIL adoptive cell therapy being used at the NCI, MD Anderson Cancer Center, and the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer & Research Institute. In 2006, Dr. Rosenberg reported on studies using genetically engineered autologous T lymphocytes...
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Genetic Engineering News
Business Doings
News & Observer
Netsertive, an online ad technology company in Research Triangle Park, hired Brian Dick as director of business development, home goods and services. Alonso Garcia a student in the Heavy Equipment Mechanics program at the Immokalee Technical Center in ...
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Women's Quest For Romance Conflicts With Scientific Pursuits ...
Four new studies by researchers at the University at Buffalo have found that ... and activities related to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). ... The research is described in the article, "Effects of Everyday Romantic ...
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