SCIENCE News, Studies, Research, Technology, Sep 01, 2011

IBC Seeks Out Visual Perception for 2011 Conference Award PR Newswire (press release) Its video parameters have been designed on the basis of psychophysical studies of human vision conducted at NHK Science and Technology Research Laboratories and described in our paper. "The Award acts as an encouragement to our work to bring Super ... See all stories on this topic »

UM research park hopes to anchor high-tech cluster Sun-Sentinel "It would be good to be close by,'' the owner of Binder BioMedical said during a tour of the building, the first of five planned for the University of Miami Life Science and Technology Park. "You get collaboration in a space like this. ... See all stories on this topic »

9/11 spawned big changes on campus Los Angeles Times Thousands of young people now view going to college as being part of "a mission," said Dr. Tara O'Toole, the Department of Homeland Security's undersecretary for scienceand technology. The department has spent nearly $4 billion on scientific research ... See all stories on this topic » Los Angeles Times

Brazil has the challenge of bringing business and research to improve the pre ... PreSalt.com News Oliveira mentioned yet, the existence of isolated initiatives such as the Financier of Studies and Projects (FINEP), an agency under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. The institution links its plan allocation of resources to support ... See all stories on this topic »

Tough choices Yorkshire Post AS PUPILS return to school after the long summer break, it seems that many of those starting GCSE studies will be preparing to work even harder than usual. For new research shows that almost half have opted for traditional academic subjects, ... See all stories on this topic »

Cooper, Goodyear, PPG get DOE grants for fuel economy studies Tire Business Cooper did not say how many staff would be involved in the project, but Mr. Yurkovich acknowledged it would involve personnel from several disciplines, including polymer science, reinforcementstechnology, computer modeling, tire testing, manufacturing ... See all stories on this topic »

Is Human Spaceflight Worth It? Discovery News Guest contributor Greg Fish shares his opinion about the current space funding situation and how ignorance of science may be our ultimate undoing. If you ever wanted a quote that summarized virtually everything wrong with science and research funding ... See all stories on this topic »

UAE students' exodus for higher studies gulfnews.com Among them: a physical therapy degree at Gulf Medical University, degree in information studies at Ajman University of Science and Technology, software engineering master's degree at Al Hosn University and a business administration master's degree at ... See all stories on this topic » gulfnews.com

Nano nano: Greenwich teen studies new polymer in Israel this summer Greenwich Citizen "The amazing, cutting-edge research and technology." Miller is no stranger to this kind of high-profile science program. Last summer, she was among 29 applicants chosen to attend the three-week Young Engineering and Science Scholars (YESS) program at ... See all stories on this topic »

Argonne breaks ground on $34.5M research facility FierceBiotech Argonne National Laboratory seeks solutions to pressing national problems in science andtechnology. The nation's first national laboratory, Argonne conducts leading-edge basic and applied scientific research in virtually every scientific discipline. ... See all stories on this topic »

NCI to Spend up to $17.5M for Provocative Questions Studies GenomeWeb Daily News "Because science is progressing so rapidly, we are uncovering new observations that need to be pursued," Varmus said. "We're looking back at questions that were never satisfactorily answered in the past. We have new technologies that allow us to pursue ... See all stories on this topic »

NASA selects Orbital Science as contractor to supply ICESat-2 Spacecraft Military & Aerospace Electronics The contract—which covers core spacecraft systems and non-standard services, including operations, launch, components, and studies—is intended to meet the government's space science, Earth science, and technology needs. The ICESat-2 delivery order ... See all stories on this topic »

Government of Canada Invests in University Research and Training Marketwire (press release) The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology), today celebrated $8.1 million in funding support for research programs and advanced training while speaking at the university. Kelly Block, Member of Parliament for Saskatoon ... See all stories on this topic »

JPMorgan Chase & Co. to Double Engineering Internships MarketWatch (press release) Cross-listed in Syracuse University's School of Information Studies, LC Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science, and Whitman School of Management, this program captures a broad range of STEM disciplines. It provides students with an ... See all stories on this topic »

The Science of Glass Breakage PropertyCasualty360 Belron Technical, the research and development arm of Belron, has learned through its research how chips occur and how they spread. One statistic Safelite studieshas revealed is that the majority of stone damage is located in the bottom half of the... See all stories on this topic » PropertyCasualty360

Politics Overtaking Science in Global Warming Debate Voice of America The tobacco industry funded studies and recruited distinguished scientists to lend authority to these doubts. But Oreskes notes that the specialists' expertise was not public health, but rather in rocketscience and weapons. ... See all stories on this topic »

UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Uses Censorship Intimidation Right Side News Climate Science: The big climate science event was the first publication of findings from the CLOUD (Cosmics Leaving OUtdoor Droplets) experiment by CERN, the European Organization for NuclearResearch. As expressed in the press release: The CLOUD ... See all stories on this topic »

Norwalk Community College opens center for health and science The Hour It is nearly three times the size of the former campus gym. "It's a huge improvement," said Carlos Herrera, 18, a general studies major. Next door, Geri Zatcoff taught students in the exercise science laboratory. There, medical exercise machines are ... See all stories on this topic » The Hour

Search For Life On Mars Heats Up With Focus On High-tech Instruments RedOrbit But studies suggest that organic materials buried beneath the surface of Mars, perhaps a meter or so deep, may somehow be protected against this radiation. Researchers are also planning to use high-tech instruments to search Mars' atmosphere for signs ... See all stories on this topic » RedOrbit

Elisabeth Papazoglou, Drexel professor, researcher | Philadelphia Inquirer ... Philadelphia Inquirer She earned her doctorate in macromolecular science and polymer engineering at Case Western Reserve University in 1988, where she continued postdoctoral studies in 1989. Biographical information from Drexel states that from the time she completed those ... See all stories on this topic »

More R&D spending key to moving up Thailand's competitiveness Middle East North Africa Financial Network BANGKOK, Aug 31, 2011 (The Nation - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- An increase in spending on research and development for science and technology is crucial, and theresearch must be utilised commercially if Thailand wants to ... See all stories on this topic »

Fayette's new school superintendent brings tech-savvy approach Lexington Herald Leader As recently as 2007, for example, the percentage of Daviess County elementary students scoring at or above proficiency in reading, math, science, social studies and writing was well ahead of Fayette County's. However, Fayette caught or passed Daviess ... See all stories on this topic » Lexington Herald Leader

Little change in CAO points for courses Irish Times There is little good news for those seeking places in the much-coveted science and technologycourses. Points for the vast majority of Level 8 or higher degree courses in these areas across the university sector are unchanged. ... See all stories on this topic »

Three Maclay students named semifinalists Tallahassee Democrat (blog) These student completed extensive original science research during the 2010-11 school year, presented their research at the local, regional and state science fairs and completed the extensive Broadcom MASTERS application. Maclay science faculty members ... See all stories on this topic »

McCoy named as UAF Geophysical Institute director Fairbanks Daily News-Miner McCoy is currently the team leader for space science and technology at the Office of NavalResearch in Arlington, Va., and also serves as the technical director for the Operationally Responsive Space Office in Albuquerque, NM He has a bachelor's degree ... See all stories on this topic »

Israel: Invention tension Financial Times There is clearly truth to Mr Margalit's assertion that some strengths of the country's high-tech sector, such as close links with military research and development, are likely to fade in significance as technology takes on a more consumer-centred, ... See all stories on this topic » Financial Times

Charles Coleman: Military Intelligence and Futuristic Dreams Indian Country Today Media Network.com Coleman's endeavors into the future of warfare technology continued in 1968 when he worked on research and development in Arlington, Virginia. While they were dreaming up goals to work toward, his unit got to see an early version of the modern ... See all stories on this topic » Indian Country Today Media Network.com

Graphene by the kilo Chemistry World Durham Graphene Science founder Karl Coleman is forging ahead in production of single-layer carbon. Sarah Houlton talks to the 2011 Chemistry World entrepreneur of the year Graphene is a two-dimensional form of carbon with the atoms arranged in a ... See all stories on this topic » Chemistry World

University of Minnesota project aims to cut solar energy costs Finance and Commerce (Staff photo: Bill Klotz) Solar energy experts anticipate that more efficient solar celltechnology under development at the University of Minnesota will lure private investment to the state and help speed solar energy's growth nationally. ... See all stories on this topic » Finance and Commerce

India, Pakistan students launch diary campaign The Hindu The brainchild of Techfest, the annual science and technological festival of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mumbai, the venture is partnered by the Lahore University of Management Studies (LUMS) and the Association Internationale des ... See all stories on this topic » The Hindu

Students from South Jersey making news in college Gloucester County Times - NJ.com By Around Our Towns The summer months may offer a reprieve from the classroom for most students, but nine Rutgers–Camden undergraduates are still hard at work exploring critical issues in fields like biology, computer science and psychology. ... See all stories on this topic »

Civics now key subject Tbo.com Unfortunately, students don't get a lot of exposure to civics in elementary school, which Penrod said she understands, because elementary teachers have pressure to focus on math, reading and science. "So social studies is starting to fall into the ... See all stories on this topic » Tbo.com

Make-a-difference majors NIU Today Program courses are taught by faculty from four separate NIU colleges, representing numerous departments, including anthropology, biology, engineering, geography, geology, history, law, philosophy, political science, technology and other fields. ... See all stories on this topic »

Research urged to determine clear-cut benefits of organic foods FoodNavigator.com And writing in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, the food scientists concluded that there is a need for new and novel trials to demonstrate the advantages, if any, of consuming organic foods. They also report a scarcity of literature ... See all stories on this topic »

Cocodrie researchers get oil-spill grant Houma Courier (blog) This is the second round of money the research initiative have provided this year. In June, theresearch board awarded 17 grants worth $1.5 million to conduct time-sensitive studies related to the spill. Colwell said another opportunity to compete for ... See all stories on this topic »

The Northrop Grumman Foundation Announces Weightless Flights of Discovery ... MarketWatch (press release) For more information please visit http://www.gozerog.com/ The Northrop Grumman Foundation supports diverse and sustainable programs for students and teachers. These programs create innovative education experiences in science, technology, ... See all stories on this topic »

Law School weclomes new students William and Mary News Stephanie Appiah of Mechanicsville, Va., holds a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and political science from Swarthmore College. During college, she was an undergraduateresearch assistant for the Center for Social and Policy Studies at Swarthmore and was a ... See all stories on this topic » William and Mary News

Environmental Science - Science, Technology & Engineering ... By GenoXan Yale's School of Forestry Environmental Studies has an open-rank, tenure-track opening for a socialscientist trained within political science, sociology, or a related discipline, whose research and teaching address the human dimensions of ... TheScienceJobs.com

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