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SCIENCE News, Studies, Research, Technology, Nov 18, 2011


It's Time to STEM the Loss of Science and Engineering Students
Huffington Post (blog)
AAU is not conducting another study or research project on STEM education. We are moving to implement the results of the latest research into science and math pedagogy. A top priority, he went on to say, will be "the synergy between teaching and...
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Council for Scientific and Industrial Research in South Africa Increases ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in South Africa is one of the leading scientific and technology research, development and implementation organisations in Africa. It undertakes directed research and development for ...
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Students advance in science competition and publish theoretical physicsstudy
PhysOrg.com (press release)
The nation's leading original research competition in math, science andtechnology for high school students, the Siemens (formerly Siemens Westinghouse) Competition awards college scholarships ranging from $1000 to $100000. ...
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PhysOrg.com (press release)
The Long Island Solar Farm at Brookhaven Lab is Generating Electricity
ScienceBlogs (blog)
Located on Long Island, NY, Brookhaven operates large-scale facilities for studies in physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, applied science, and advanced technology. The Laboratory's almost 3000 scientists, engineers, and support staff are joined each ...
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200 papers presented at Science Congress
IBNLive.com
Over 200 articles were presented at the Congress on various areas of research. Around 500 delegates including scientists from various research organisations participated in Congress which concluded on Wednesday. Indian Institute of Chemical Technology ...
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USC STEM discusses new studies
Daily Trojan Online
By Nandini ruparel · Daily Trojan As part of an initiation to increaseresearch and development in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields to expand interdisciplinary opportunities across different schools, faculty and students have ...
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New study finds that even the cleanest wastewater contributes to more 'super ...
EurekAlert (press release)
The study is published in the most recent issue of "Environmental Science andTechnology," a journal of the American Chemical Society. The research was part of a unique class project in a graduate-level civil engineering class at the University of ...
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Sleep Disorder Linked to Fibromyalgia Risk
Medscape
... according to a groundbreaking new study. Paul J. Mork, DPhil, and Tom IL Nilsen, DPhil, from Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, Norway, report online November 14 in Arthritis & Rheumatism that fibromyalgia risk was 5-fold ...
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Council for Scientific and Industrial Research in South Africa Increases ...
Business Wire (press release)
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in South Africa is one of the leading scientific and technology research, development and implementation organisations in Africa. It undertakes directed research and development for ...
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Government of Canada Launches New Grants to Support Community-Based Research...
MarketWatch (press release)
OTTAWA, ONTARIO, Nov 17, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology), today joined Suzanne Fortier, President of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), ...
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BGI unveils significant new global research collaborations at ICG-6
EurekAlert (press release)
Rapid progress in genome science and a glimpse into its potential applications have spurred observers to predict that biology will be the foremost science of the 21st century. Technology and resources generated by genomics research are already having ...
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Research Tracks Impact Of Air Pollution On Climate
RedOrbit
The study, which was led by University of Maryland Professor of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Zhanqing Li, claims to provide “the first clear evidence of how aerosols — soot, dust and other small particles in the atmosphere — can affect weather and ...
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Science and technology top on Uganda's development plan
New Vision
The council coordinates efforts geared towards realising national aspirations through judicious use of science, technology and innovation. The council has engaged in strategic pilot projects, policy studies and nation-wide stakeholder consultations on ...
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New Vision
Tooling up for Smarter Studies
Bio-IT World
“It's essential to balance out cost and complexity with…the scientific factors.” Studiesrequire technology-based support at every stage, from data capture to regulatory document management and submission, continues Lefebure. ...
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The Wolf's at the Door for White House Science Office
National Journal
“In light of these reductions, OSTP will prioritize existing activities in the areas where it has statutory and executive responsibilities for coordinating federal research programs and developing policies, including [science, technology, engineering, ...
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NVIDIA Names Barcelona Supercomputing Center and Moscow State University as ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Its mission is to research, develop and manage information technology in order to facilitate scientific progress. With this objective, the center counts with research areas in Computer Sciences, Life Sciences, Earth Sciences and Computational ...
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Are those working in science more likely to have a child with autism?
Metro
He hopes the results will help establish whether or not a child is more likely to have autism if both their parents work in science, technology, engineering or maths. Earlier this year, he worked on a study that found that children living in Eindhoven ...
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Metro
Major Engagement
Inside Higher Ed
Because it's not yet final, McCormick couldn't say for sure what the final modifications will entail, but said they could include more nuance into questions about reading, because students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics don't have ...
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Top 10 Myths About HIV Vaccine Research (Dec. 1 is World Aids Day)
PR Newswire (press release)
To learn more or find out how to get involved in an HIV vaccine study, please visit www.hvtn.org At Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, our interdisciplinary teams of world-renowned scientists and humanitarians work together to prevent, ...
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New Science In the World of Bad Breath
Huffington Post (blog)
While bad breath has been around pretty much as long as man has, research in thescience world continues to find out what is behind bad breath and how to fix it -- not to mention new advances in technology. Here are some articles highlighting what's ...
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Scripps Research Scientists Find Potential Achilles' Heel on Lassa Fever and ...
HealthCanal.com
Headquartered in La Jolla, California, the institute also includes a campus in Jupiter, Florida, where scientists focus on drug discovery and technology development in addition to basic biomedical science. Scripps Research currently employs about 3000...
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Board Highlights Research and Teaching at Quarterly Meeting
University of Virginia
s research-to-market success stories, and was updated on efforts to improve teaching in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The board also set a new clinical direction for the Medical Center, endorsed a new undergraduate degree program...
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Faces of the Future
BioOptics World
The awards, established by President Bill Clinton in 1996, are coordinated by the Office of Science and Technology Policy within the Executive Office of the President. Awardees are selected for their pursuit of innovative research at the frontiers of ...
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Polluted air makes droughts, floods worse
Futurity: Research News
(Credit: NOAA) U. MARYLAND (US) — Rising air pollution can strongly affect cloud formation in a way that can make floods and droughts even worse, a new study finds. The research provides the first clear evidence of how aerosols—soot, dust, ...
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Report highlights conflict in agricultural research
SciDev.Net
Efforts to increase food production are clashing with efforts to reduce agriculture's greenhouse gas emissions says a group of international scientists. Agriculturalresearch to improve food security often depends on technology to increase yields and...
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More From the 'Minibus': USDA, NIST Research Programs Survive Rough Ride in ...
Science Now
The bill includes some good news for research efforts at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and mixed results for the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). Science Insider has been reporting on pieces of the so-called ...
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Oxford University Clinical Trial Service Unit Reduces Time From Research to ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Research data extraction and processing that once took days now takes minutes, thanks to Actian's record-breaking Vectorwise technology. The CTSU primarily studiesthe causes and treatment of chronic diseases such as cancer, heart attack or stroke ...
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Prehistoric landslide created hidden California lake
msnbc.com
Scientists investigated Northern California's Eel River to study large, slow-moving landslides. The river stretches about 200 miles (320 kilometers) in length and carries extraordinarily large amounts of sediment down its course, the most of any river ...
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msnbc.com
Technology group honors 9 Women of Innovation
DesMoinesRegister.com
Larsen's internationally recognized research program studies nanomaterials and has advanced the understanding of how porous particles can be used in environmental protection, catalysis, drug delivery and biomedical imaging. ...
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Program helps fund grant studies
Youngstown Vindicator
Phase Zero will provide up to $5000 — funded by the Wean Foundation and YSU — for preliminary studies that are required to apply for Small Business Innovation Researchand Small Business Technology Transfer grants. “It provides initial seed capital ...
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New material can enhance energy, computer, lighting technologies
Eureka! Science News
The lab's erbium research is supported by the US Army Research Office and US Air Force Office of Scientific Research. Details about the new compound are reported in the Optical Materials Express on the website of the Optical Society of America. ...
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Rethinking Science
Centre View
Both George Mason University and George Washington University offer professionalstudies classes at their Arlington campuses. “We do a lot of market research, and we also have advisory boards and professional groups that we talk to about what is ...
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Boulder Citizens Say No to GMOs, Will the Commissioners Listen?
Food Integrity Now
Good science does speak for itself, but has the GMO science been “goodscience”? Many, including the scientists doing the research, believe that not to be the case. The safety of GMO crops depends on who you talk to. All studies conducted on the safety ...
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Food Integrity Now
Two minute video that 'shows how the Earth's temperature has risen 1C since ...
Daily Mail
But the Berkeley study found that the so-called 'urban heat' which makes cities warmer than surrounding rural areas, did not significantly contribute to average land temperature rises. Rising temperature: The world in 1950.Scientists wanted ...
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Daily Mail
Recommended: NASA's top techie speaks out
msnbc.com
Served up by Alan Boyle, msnbc.com science editor. E-mail Alan, or connect via Facebook, Twitter or Google+. An artist's conception shows a solar sail rising above Earth in space. Solar sailing is one of the fields supported by NASA's technology ...
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Nuance on Faculty Productivity
Inside Higher Ed
Another key limitation the new study notes at length is that the availability of outsideresearch funds varies widely by discipline, and thus may be far more valid a measure of faculty productivity in some fields (generally in the sciences) than in ...
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SLAC research cracks puzzle of enzyme critical to food supply
EurekAlert (press release)
"What the team has done would appear to be a classic case where new technologyleads to new science." SLAC is a multi-program laboratory exploring frontier questions in photon science, astrophysics, particle physics and accelerator research. ...
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Texas A&M ADVANCE Center Celebrates First Anniversary
Texas A&M University
COLLEGE STATION -- Texas A&M University celebrated a year of progress in supporting women faculty and encouraging the next generation of women in academic STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) careers last week in conjunction with the ...
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New study finds that even the cleanest wastewater contributes to ...
Get science news via ... The study also suggests that standard wastewater treatmenttechnologies ... levels of bacteria are normally much higher than in the water studied in this research. ... The study is published in the most recent issue of EnvironmentalScience and Technology, a journal of the American Chemical Society. ...
esciencenews.com/.../new.study.finds.even.cleanest.wastewater...
Advanced Cell Technology | Speaking of Research
Improving understanding about Animal Research / Animal Testing ... medical science, and it is an emerging field that owes a lot to animal studies performed by ... In September of this year embryonic stem cells were in the news again with the ...
speakingofresearch.com/tag/advanced-cell-technology/
Research shows 'weak evidence' - Science News SciGuru.com
Research commissioned by the NIHR Health Technology Assessment programme ...The findings of the study indicate that there is 'weak evidence' to support ...
www.sciguru.com/.../Research-shows-weak-evidence-benefit-e...
Sci-Tech Today | Study Links Autism to Brain Growth Problems
In recent years, mounting scientific evidence has proved that concerns about a link ...For the autism study, he used the same technology being applied to examine ... Insel, director of the National Institute of Mental Health, in a news release. ...
www.sci-tech-today.com/news/Study-Links.../story.xhtml?...
Universities, industry team up for 'greener' electronics
PHYSorg Science News Wire : Universities, industry team up for 'greener' ... link the fields of information technology, telecommunications, electronic systems and ...associate dean for Graduate Studies and Research, and the James R. Birle ...
www.physorg.com/.../universities-industry-team-up-for-green...
Blood type may affect stroke risk, study finds - Bioscience Technology
Blood type may affect stroke odds, study finds; those with AB, women with B may have... Daily news and top headlines for life science research professionals ...
www.biosciencetechnology.com/.../blood-type-may-affect-stro...
Marshall University study shows nanoparticles bein... - Silobreaker
Marshall University study shows nanoparticles being used as additives in diesel fuels ...In a new study, a team led by scientists at Sanford-Burnham Medical ResearchInstitute .... [Published May 26 2011 by Business Wire Technology News] ...
www.silobreaker.com/marshall-university-study-shows-nanop...
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