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SCIENCE News, Studies, Research, Technology, Sep 14, 2011


Africa's most influential women in Science and Tech
IT News Africa
Tebello Nyokong won the Africa-Arab State 2009 L'Oréal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science for her pioneering research into photodynamic therapy which looks at harnessing light for cancer therapy and environmental clean-up. Nyokong is the third South ...
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Fisheries university in Nagapattinam planned
The Hindu
Pointing out that the countries that were in the forefront of fishing trade had exclusive fisheries universities, she said in the neighbouring Kerala a University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies was inaugurated last year. Ms. Jayalalithaa said the ...
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FLCC receives $3.35M to create national science research model
Rochester Business Journal
It is the only grant the NSF awarded this year for national implementation under a program called Transforming Undergraduate Education in STEM (Science Technology, Engineering and Math). “FLCC will be the national leader in undergraduate biology ...
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Massachusetts growth 'STEMs' from innovation
Mass High Tech
By Jack Little, president, Mathworks The number of children pursuing studies inscience, technology, engineering and math – recently dubbed “STEM” education – continues to decline globally, but even more in the US According to a 2010 report, ...
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Allahabad University goes for a taste makeover
Times of India
As a result the student would now be imparted updated knowledge about issues, topics andtechnology that they would need while in a job or pursuing higher research, said Prof GK Rai, director of Institute of Professional Studies (IPS) under which the ...
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Gulf of Mexico dead zone research recognized with Heinz award
NOLA.com
“One is to honor past work and the other is to fund future work, but all still in the realm of environmental science.” Rabalais said she plans to use the Heinz grant to pay forresearch expenses not covered by other grants, including travel and ...
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Is Corporate Research Better?
Wired News
(Some of the sloppiest and most cynical clinical trials have been funded by pharmaceutical and medical technology firms.) Let's also not forget that economic studies reveal that the biotech and pharmaceutical sector are deeply dependent (and often ...
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GIS: A Field That is Changing With the Times or One That is Aging in Place?
DirectionsMag.com (press release)
Examples of such projects and resulting products include the Geographic Information Science andTechnology Body of Knowledge, affectionately called the BoK, and A Research Agenda for Geographic Information Science. In short, the UCGIS is a professional ...
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Experiments prove popular at British Science Festival in Bradford
Bradford Telegraph and Argus
She said: “There are other studies that haven't been successful. We think ours was successful because we started at an early stage of memory loss rather than people with full-blown Alzheimer's disease. We need more research to show that we can actually ...
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Stanford Program on Regions of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Joins Graduate ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Current research focuses on the dynamics and sustainability of Silicon Valley and high-technologyareas across Europe and Asia, including those in mainland China, Taiwan, Japan, India, Korea, and their collaboration and competition in the evolving ...
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Science under threat from pressure for positive results
TG Daily
"Either journals are rejecting more negative results, or scientists are producing more positives," says Dr Daniele Fanelli of the University's Institute for the Study ofScience, Technology and Innovation. "It is most likely a combination of both. ...
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The Surprising Connection Between Dating and Math
Huffington Post (blog)
But new research suggests that girls may prefer to study language, arts and humanities over math and science for another reason: They believe, often on an unconscious level, that demonstrating ability in these stereotypically-male areas makes them less ...
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Coal to natural gas study: The critical detail you might have missed
SmartPlanet.com (blog)
The study, conducted by Tom Wigley with the National Center for Atmospheric Research, used computer simulations to project that the amount of methane leakage from gas wells during production — which will increase as natural gas replaces coal-fired ...
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New STEM Schools Target Underrepresented Groups
Education Week News
At a time of heightened national attention to improving education in the fields ofscience, technology, engineering, and mathematics, the development of such schools has gained momentum as a strategy to boost knowledge and interest in the subjects. ...
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Inovio Pharmaceuticals' PENNVAX(TM)-G Global HIV Vaccine Plus MVA Boost ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The study is being conducted by the US Military HIV Research Program (MHRP) through its clinicalresearch network in the US and Africa. This clinical trial was designed to test safety and immunogenicity of a unique heterologous DNA/recombinant poxvirus ...
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Colleges' fiscal faith tested by tough economy
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Officials have a new program in occupational therapy and its core curriculum now requires every student to study abroad, do an internship, a research project or community service. Roberts Wesleyan College. The college has launched a new master's ...
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NASA Selects Companies To Study Solar Electric Propulsion Spacecraft
MarketWatch (press release)
... mission that will test and validate key capabilities and technologies. NASA's ExplorationTechnology Development Program is funding the studies. The Space Technology Office at NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland is managing the contracts.
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ICFOSS launches open access journal
The Hindu
Submissions for the journal can be made at the web address http://icfoss.org/ojs/ In his inaugural address, Ramachandran Thekkedath, Vice-Chancellor, Cochin University of Science andTechnology (Cusat), said the explosive growth of Internet ...
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Geordie makes IT research sound easy
Maribyrnong Weekly
BY GRANT REYNOLDS A DOCTORAL thesis can represent a lifetime achievement after thousands of hours of study and research for academics in the early stages of their career. But what if they have just three minutes to explain it. The challenge proved easy ...
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UAH profs win major business competition in launching Decision Innovations
The Huntsville Times - al.com
"As we got into the study, we wanted to have the means to use the research findings effectively in decision making about nurse staffing." In short, they were looking for a tool that would assist nursing managers in achieving the twin goals of ...
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Yale Establishes New Research Outlet
Santa Barbara Edhat
Yale Law School and Thomson Reuters today announced the establishment of the Thomson Reuters Initiative on Law and Technology at the Yale Information Society Project (ISP), which will fosterresearch and intellectual community in the burgeoning area of ...
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Monthly Tip Sheet: Research Highlights from Biomedical Optics Express ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The journal scope encompasses theoretical modeling and simulations, technology development, and biomedical studies and clinical applications. 1. New hybrid imaging device shows promise in spotting hard-to-detect ovarian cancer 2. ...
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Can a sense of community help with mental health?
ww.mentalhealthy.co.uk
Other studies have looked at how modern technology effects mental health and communication between families and communities. The latest study to attempt to shed light on these issues is mentioned in Science Daily and was carried out by the University ...
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SupplySide West Scientific Excellence Winners Announced
Natural Products INSIDER
Ingredient suppliers and technology providers with new ingredients or technologies, as well as those with new research or applications for established ingredients or technologies submitted applications for the award. Panelists evaluated the submissions ...
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Sareum Holdings to present at European cancer conference
Proactive Investors UK
Sareum's Chk1 kinase cancer research programme is a joint research collaboration with The Institute of Cancer Research and Cancer Research Technology Ltd. The development candidate resulting from the collaboration increases the effectiveness of current ...
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Berkeley Research Group Expands London Office
MarketWatch (press release)
Berkeley Research Group, LLC ( www.brg-expert.com ) is a leading global expert services and consulting firm that provides independent expert testimony, litigation and regulatory support, authoritative studies, strategic advice, and document and data ...
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Infosys Partners with Singapore Management University
India Infoline.com
Under this agreement, Infosys Education & Research and SMU's School of Information Systems will work together to develop training program content for Infosys employees as well as case studies and learning labs for SMU's Bachelor of Science (IS ...
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West Campus gets $25 million
Yale Daily News
By developing partnerships with members of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the School of Engineering & Applied Science and the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, the Institute will serve a “collaborative” role, according to a press release ...
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Neuroscientists produce guide for using ultrasound to treat brain disorders in ...
HealthCanal.com
The Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute joins the basic science, lifescience, bioinformatics, and engineering strengths of Virginia Tech with the medical practice and medical education experience of Carilion Clinic. ...
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College to benefit from educational, environmental and financial benefits
Castanet.net
This comprehensive research technology arrives on the heels of national recognition for the library's instructional program that embeds research skills campus-wide into the first-year English curriculum. “We've always taught students how to research, ...
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Reminder Packaging Helps Patients Take Medications as Directed
Health Behavior News Service
Furthermore, patients who are able to participate in research studies may not be those most in need of medication reminders. The studies involve various prescription or over-the-counter medications for chronic health conditions, and several types of ...
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Health Behavior News Service
Medicago readies to demo flu vaccine capabilities in new RTP plant
MedCity News
Biotechnology company Medicago (TSX:MDG) could soon demonstrate whether its technology can rapidly develop and manufacture vaccines to respond to potential pandemic and bioterror threats. Medicago, which is part of a national project to develop vaccine ...
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New Application from Thomson Reuters Lets Researchers Analyze the Healthcare ...
Sacramento Bee
"Now, with the speed and collaboration features of Treatment Pathways, healthcare researchers can work faster and smarter," said Bill Marder, PhD, senior vice president for research services at Thomson Reuters. "This tool will transform how studies are ...
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Flocabulary Launches Online Program to Close Achievement Gap Through Hip-Hop
MarketWatch (press release)
Building upon the success of their print programs, Flocabulary now offers teachers and students unlimited digital access to lessons, songs and videos for grades K-12 in subjects like vocabulary, social studies, science, math and current events. ...
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ProFibrix Completes Enrollment of Phase II Studies with Lead Hemostasis ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The Netherlands study was conducted under a Clinical Trial Application (CTA) as required by the Dutch Central Committee on Research involving Human Subjects (CCMO). For more details on thestudies, please go to http://www.clinicaltrials.gov . ...
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Lilly, Amylin, Merck Diabetes Drug Risks Highlighted
Minyanville.com
(See Amylin's Bydureon Bombs.) Just yesterday, Lilly and Amylin said studies show diabetics on Bydureon can reduce cardiovascular risks, such as high blood pressure. The research is being submitted at a major diabetes conference in Portugal. ...
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ViroPharma and Halozyme Therapeutics Announce Initiation of Phase 2 Evaluation ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The FDA or EMA may view the data regarding subcutaneous administration of Cinryze in combination with rHuPH20 as insufficient or inconclusive, request additional data, require additional clinicalstudies, delay any decision past the time frames ...
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Curious About UFOs? You're in Good Company
Huffington Post (blog)
These gentlemen weren't the only men of science to be interested in the subject, in fact modern UFO studies were started by scientists. One of the first and most important, Dr. J. Allen Hynek, was an astronomer who researched UFOs as a consultant for ...
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Teresa Heinz and the Heinz Family Foundation Announce Recipients of ...
Sacramento Bee
By exhibiting how alligators can function as sentinel species for environmental contaminant exposure, Dr. Guillette's research gives insight into how toxic chemicals may impact human health. As a teacher, mentor and expert science policy advisor, ...
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Their words aren't your words
Eagle News
"Since it is early in their undergraduate careers, students are less experienced and may be less committed to their studies," Wisdom said. Patrick Bottiger, assistant professor of history, recognizes the differences in plagiarism according to class ...
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Contest Ends Sept. 30th for RemedyMD and the Children's Rare Disease Network ...
MarketWatch (press release)
About RemedyMD RemedyMD's medical registry software leverages health care informationtechnology to create better clinical decision support systems in rare disease research -- whether you need a clinical registry, patient registry software, ...
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Eugene C. Rowe, National Security Agency researcher
Washington Post
He retired in 1994 and took a part-time job two years later at the National Institute of Standards andTechnology, where he performed research on artificial intelligence. He retired again in 2000. Eugene Charles Rowe was born in Jacksonville, Fla. ...
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LX4211 for Diabetes Shown to Reduce Fasting and Post-Prandial Blood Sugar in ...
Sacramento Bee
Enrollment in Lexicon's ongoing Phase 2b study of LX4211 in patients with type 2 diabetes is on schedule, with results anticipated in the first half of 2012. "We have now observed results from several clinical studies of LX4211 which consistently ...
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Goshen College introduces new employees for 2011-12
Goshen College News
He served as associate professor of economics and business at GC from 1985 to 2003, as associate vice president and vice president of the College of Professional Studies at the Indiana Institute ofTechnology from 2003 to 2007 and as the dean of the ...
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Wards of the Court
Inside Higher Ed
Case law is nevertheless thin in that regard, says Siva Vaidhyanathan, a media studies and law scholar at the University of Virginia. Notwithstanding the high-profile case currently being litigated against Georgia State University over the implications ...
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Teachscape and ETS Join Forces to Develop Online Observer Training and Testing ...
Sacramento Bee
Developed in conjunction with Charlotte Danielson, the developer of the Framework for Teaching, the Proficiency System offers a complete research-based online solution for training and testing observers to accurately and reliably assess teaching ...
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New Technique Elucidates Dynamics of Plant Cell Metabolites
In a paper to appear in the journal Plant Physiology, researchers at the RIKEN Plant Science Center (PSC) in Yokohama, Japan describe a novel technique which enables such high-resolution metabolite analysis. Their research focuses on Chara australis, an alga whose single, extremely large (up to 20cm long) internodal cell provides a unique opportunity to study the detailed location and dynamics of metabolites inside the cell. ... Georgia Institute of Technology Research News ...
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Cognition research aims to reduce medical errors - Science Daily
ScienceDaily: Your source for the latest research news and science ... "These studies examine the cognitive issues related to a wide range of important safety ... Morrow and Francis T. Durso, PhD, of the Georgia Institute of Technology, ...
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