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'Social Knowledge in the Making'
Inside Higher Ed
A: The inspiration for our book comes from the field of science and technology studies. There, historians, sociologists, anthropologists and others have worked diligently for more than two decades to document the many "social practices" involved in the ...
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Inside Higher Ed
More effective flu shots needed, study shows
USA Today
Toby Talbot, AP Scientists are currently working on a "universal flu shot" that would last for years. "Today's flu shot is like an iPhone 1.0," says study author Michael Osterholm of the University of Minnesota. "What we need is an iPhone 10.0. ...
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USA Today
Red Sea expedition: High hopes for scientific breakthroughs
Al-Masry Al-Youm
The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology's (KAUST) Red Sea Expedition (KRSE) is out again on its third mission to extensively study, research and document the deeper nature of the Red Sea. On board the 62-meter vessel, named the R/V ...
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Crimson Hexagon Announces Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Powered by patent-pending technology developed at Harvard University's Institute for Quantitative Social Science, the Crimson Hexagon ForSight(TM) platform overcomes the limits of traditional market research by delivering a real-time view of how ...
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Sangamo BioSciences Reports Third Quarter 2011 Financial Results
MarketWatch (press release)
Publication of Studies Demonstrating the Use of ZFN Technology for the Correction of the Alpha1-Antitrypsin Gene in induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSCs) and the Efficient Generation of Transgenic Pigs. Sangamo scientists published a preclinical study ...
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Dana-Farber, Brigham and Women's launch Profile, a large-scale research ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The study participants also can have the results of their OncoMap testing sent to their Dana-Farber or Brigham physician. The tumor-testing program was developed primarily for research purposes, but leaders expect that some participants may immediately ...
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Link Between Water Disinfection Byproducts and Adverse Health Effects
MedIndia
by Sheela Philomena on October 26, 2011 at 12:00 PM Research News Researchlinks drinking water disinfection byproducts to adverse health effects. This study, published in Environmental Science & Technology, suggests a possible connection to adverse ...
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MedIndia
Wellcome Trust announces appointment of first Library Fellow
Wellcome Trust
Dr Christine Aicardi, who is attached to the department of Science and Technology Studies at UCL, will pursue a project on Francis Crick's scientific career as a focus of her wider interest in the history of interdisciplinarity in science. ...
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Wellcome Trust
Leading Atmospheric Science Researcher and Forest Ecologist, Beverly Law ...
PR Newswire (press release)
Picarro's research-driven approach to building the most innovative scientific instruments for thestudy of carbon, water and nitrogen cycles at global, regional and local scales has enabled the company to become the global gold standard among ...
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Kids Increasingly Staring at Glowing Screens, Study Finds
PBS NewsHour
Your study of -- your research suggests there is really no educational value at all for children under 2. What exactly are the risks or problems that you see? DR. ARI BROWN, American Academy of Pediatrics: Well, there are three concerns that have come ...
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EGC encourages members to explore research
RU Daily Targum
“Research is the lifeblood of the University. … The sooner the students understand what a researchuniversity does, the better off they are through their studies and understanding what their professors do,” said Matthew Evans, director of the Aresty ...
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Rutgers Study Shows Microbiologicals Effective in Restoring Bentgrass Turf
Cybergolf National
Bio SI Technology has built the reputation of their company on research, testing and testimonials. Gerard O'Donovan, professor and former chairman of the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of North Texas, spoke about Bio SI products at ...
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MIT researchers grow nerve connections; may lead to brain disease treatments
Mass High Tech
Yanik plans to make the technology available to other research groups interested in doing such studies, according to MIT. If you are commenting using a Facebook account, your profile information may be displayed with your comment depending on your ...
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Mass High Tech
VistaGen Therapeutics announces Publication of Stem-cell Research
Beacon Equity Research
VistaGen Therapeutics Inc. (OTCBB: VSTA), a biotechnology company applying stem celltechnology for drug rescue and cell therapy, just announced the publication of original researchfunded by the company that identifies an antibody useful in the ...
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House Science Committee Republicans aim to slash climate and sustainable ...
Climate Science Watch
The Committee on Science, Space, and Technology launched an investigation into NOAA's Climate Services on September 21, 2011, and will not support the creation of a climate service until that investigation is complete.” EPA's Office of Research and ...
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Climate Science Watch
Public Lab Aims for Affordable Hydrogen Sulfide Gas Sensors
PBS MediaShift Idea Lab
At RISD, Sara teaches social theory and anthropology of science and technology to artists and designers in order to develop new "in practice" methods for Social Studiesof Science. Shannon Dosemagen, co-founder of Public Laboratory for OpenTechnology ...
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PBS MediaShift Idea Lab
Patent Trolls: How Bad Is the Problem?
Popular Mechanics
Past studies of these suits suggest that the defendants rarely copy patentedtechnologies—their infringement is accidental. But when patents cover such broad territory, there's no much they can do. "When you grant a property right that's open to such ...
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Popular Mechanics
Masimo's CEO Discusses Q3 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Seeking Alpha
For example, to date, there are over 60 research studies on SpHb. Many of these studies are showing SpHb's ability to help clinicians assess hemoglobin status and determine treatment and additional test options in surgery, critical care, ...
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Technology continues to improve, advance for femtosecond laser-assisted ...
OSN SuperSite
The landscape of cataract surgery is evolving as a significant technology — femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery — quickly takes shape, studies unveil promising results and competition develops across the globe. Femtosecond lasertechnology ...
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OSN SuperSite
Lifting Space Exploration to New Heights
Scientific Computing
A new space telescope designed to peer into the inner reaches of far-away solar systems and a balloon riding the jet stream 120000 feet above ground are two UAresearch proposals selected by NASA for further evaluation as potential future science...
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Scientific Computing
VistaGen Therapeutics Reports Identification of Cell Surface Marker That ...
MarketWatch (press release)
... of the Company's Scientific Advisory Board, and a license agreement with the University Health Network, VistaGen has exclusive worldwide rights to intellectual property arising from this researchconducted by Dr. Keller's laboratory. These studies ...
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MSC Software's Adams Proves Integral to the Study of Lower Limb Exoskeletons
CAD CAM News
Their goal is to ultimately produce useful, innovative research and technology as well as trained researchers fluent in both science, engineering, biological systems, and robotics. For more information, please visit the University of California, ...
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ICT with DPST & UGC-CAS to organise 2-day symposia on nanomedicine
pharmabiz.com
Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), Mumbai in collaboration with the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology (DPST) and the UGC Centre of Advanced Studies(UGC-CAS) is organising a two day Indo-US joint symposia on nanomedicine: Its ...
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High Schools And Technology: Top 10 Most Connected
Huffington Post
They use technology to engage, interact, and research traditional topics such as biology, socialstudies, and algebra. "Our students now have access to the world at any time and any place they can link to the Internet," says George Twardzik, ...
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Kwame Nkrumah University of science & Technology
StarAfrica.com
Land Management and Environmental Studies. The University also has various centers forTechnology Consultancy, Cultural Studies, Distance Learning, and Collaborative Research. Campus points of interests include the Great Hall, the College of Art ...
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Mobile Phones Don't Raise Risk of Brain Cancer, 18-Year Danish Study Says
eTaiwan News
The research is the largest of its type and used data that was already available, instead of retrospectively interviewing phone subscribers whose recall could be selective or unreliable, thescientists said. The findings may help clarify previous ...
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PrognosDx Health and Accium BioSciences Enter Into Collaborative and Research ...
MarketWatch (press release)
PrognosDx intends to leverage Accium's expertise and capabilities to advance its Epigenetic biomarkers to the clinic and to support cancer drug resistance, drug efficacy and toxicity studies. Accium BioSciences is committed to providing resources and ...
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John McCarthy, 84, Dies; Computer Design Pioneer
eTaiwan News
He entered the California Institute of Technology in 1944 and went on to graduate studies at Princeton, where he was a colleague of John Forbes Nash Jr., the Nobel Prize-winning economist and subject of Sylvia Nasar's book “A Beautiful Mind,” which was ...
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Twitter Brain: The Effect of Social Media on the Brain With INFORUM
MarketWatch (press release)
This event, in association with The Bay Area Science Festival and the Science & TechnologyForum, will discuss: This provocative panel features a variety of perspectives: a neuroscientist whostudies the impact of multitasking on our gray matter as ...
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TEECOM Launches New Brand Identity, Website and Revolutionary Concept for the ...
MarketWatch (press release)
TEECOM has a long and recognized history of success with providing technology research, strategy, engineering, and project management to national and international clients, such as the Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation, Symantec, California Academy of ...
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'Blended learning' at Chandler school under study across Valley, U.S.
East Valley Tribune
Four teachers provide “core” instruction in science, math, social studies and language arts during the first four periods of the day. The students then join their peers for electives such as music and art. “I've had many requests to come into the ...
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ECTRIMS: Little Support Found for Vascular MS Theory
MedPage Today
Alexander Rae-Grant, MD, of the Cleveland Clinic, told MedPage Today that these studiesdemonstrated that medical science does not "know what normal is" for the cranial venous system. Probably the least negative study reported here came from ...
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Researchers win grants for global health efforts
UW Badger Herald
Jeremy Foltz, associate director of the Program on Agricultural Technology Studies, was one of the recipients chosen to receive a Global Health Institute grant. He said his research has been looking at production of corn in southern Mali, ...
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Iran Produces Anti-Cancer Drug from Reptile Venoms
Fars News Agency
"After several years of research and studies on a combination of snake and scorpion venoms, the anti-cancer drug was produced in Iran," Abbas Zare', the Director of the Venomous Animals Department of Iran's Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute,...
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Fars News Agency
Purdue researcher studies poplar genetics, ethanol conversion
Ethanol Producer Magazine
Rick Meilan, associate professor of molecular tree physiology, leads the research and received funding from Hoosier Energy, an Indiana-based electrical cooperative, and the US DOE. Despite the lack of commercial production in the US, according to ...
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Ethanol Producer Magazine
South Korea Says Good-Bye To Print Textbooks, Plans To Digitize Entire ...
Singularity Hub
“Smart Education will change how we perceive textbooks,” South Korea's Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Ju-Ho Lee, told the BBC. “The transfer from the traditional paper textbooks to digital textbooks will allow students to leave their ...
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Singularity Hub
Statins Linked to Better Survival, Function Post–Head Injury
Medscape
Approached for a comment, James R. Couch, MD, PhD, professor of neurology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, and member of the American Academy of Neurology, said this was "a nice retrospective study using a well-organized ...
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ForeSee Study Highlights Social Media Best Practices for the Federal Government
Sacramento Bee
Several clear themes and best practices emerging from the research are included in the report and can serve as useful guidance for other federal, state, and local governments. When government agencies adhere to the best practices that make their sites ...
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Love of Health Tech Doesn't Have to be (Double) Blind
HealthLeaders Media
There is some research suggesting that electronic health records can have a positive impact on quality. But for medicine, so enamored with empirical evidence, double-blind studies, and peer review, it isn't always enough. Telemedicine, remote health ...
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White Smile Global Inc. Announced Today the Clinical Study for the Company's ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The clinical study will seek to confirm the claims that the product works safely, effectively and without associated teeth sensitivity. "Internally we have done initial testing and results have exceeded our expectations," states Chief Scientific ...
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Research links water disinfection byproducts to adverse health effects
University of Illinois scientists report the first identification of a cellular mechanism linked to the toxicity of a major class of drinking water disinfection byproducts. This study, published in Environmental Science & Technology, suggests a ...
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NRC Study on Successful K-12 STEM Education
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Cellphone study finds no cancer risk - Technology & Science - CBC ...
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