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Jun 17, 2011

SPORTS, Athletics News, Jun 17, 2011 (2)


Sports camps still open to enroll your athletic boy or girl
Your Houston News
There is no shortage of sports camps waiting to sign up your boy or girl in a dozen different sports. Be it basketball, softball, soccer or volleyball and tennis. It's time to take a close look at all the camps coming up in the next couple of months. ...
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Curley To Receive National Football Foundation's John L. Toner Award
GoPSUsports.com
This past year, he was among five finalists for the Sports Business Athletic Director of the Year. NCAA President Mark Emmert recently appointed Curley as one of the members of the Division I Bowl Licensing Task Force, a group that includes leading ...
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Soccer: Sitting in America's Backseat
TheSportsJury (blog)
The United States is about baseball, football, and basketball and this will never change. Sure, if soccer was part of our nation's athletic beginning, then athletes like LeBron James and Drew Brees would have been brought up on the pitch and, yes, ...
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Joe Baum Announces Retirement
Michigan State Athletics
"Joe Baum is a true Spartan, and in so many ways, Joe Baum is Michigan State soccer," Michigan State Director of Athletics Mark Hollis said. "His dedication to the sport of soccer and to Michigan State University has been remarkable. ...
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Porter soccer, Rodriguez honored at RGV All-Star Sports Awards
Brownsville Herald
They also took home the moment of the year for their win over Lopez in the regional final at Brownsville Sports Park. Soccer coach Jose Espitia was unable to attend due to a family illness, but athletic coordinator Hector Garcia stood in for him and ...
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Coaches React To $50 Athletic Fee
Patch.com
“Officially, I don't know how much of a waiver it is,” said Tom Green, Eleanor Roosevelt's athleticdirector and football coach. “What I read was if the principal gives a young man or woman a waiver, the school is still responsible for paying the $50 ...
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State soccer: Assumption's program on a fast track rise to prominence
Wisconsin Rapids Tribune
"We had a lot of kids playing soccer, so they played club for a year and in 2003, girls soccerbecame a varsity sport at Assumption." The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association requires schools starting new sports to compete at a club level for ...
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Middle school sports could face cuts
Chickasha Express Star
Coach Yohance Brown, Athletic Director, said that these sports have been chosen because they have the least impact on the student body and there are difficulties taking these sports to competitions. In addition, Brown said that these are not sports ...
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Journal honours the best and the brightest
Edmonton Journal
Frost is also an honours student and active in sports at Louis St. Laurent High School. Frost, who plays basketball, volleyball and soccer, was voted captain by her peers in grades 11 and 12. "It just demonstrated the respect that I earned from them ...
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New Trier athletics dominate in 2010-11
ESPN (blog)
Lyons: baseball -- 4A state champions; girls volleyball – 3A state champions; boys soccer – regional champions; girls soccer – regional champions; boys basketball – regional champions; boys cross country – ninth place in 3A; football – reached state ...
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WAC adds Seattle as non-football member
Kansas City Star
By Sports Network The Western Athletic Conference has added Seattle University as a non-football member, announcing Tuesday that the school will join the conference on July 1, 2012. Seattle's addition give the WAC nine full-time member schools, ...
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Foley: a three-sport star that led by example
PNW Local News
Soccer's loss turned out to be the Cougars' ultimate gain. As a second-grader, Foley quit soccerand joined the Bothell High junior football program, getting hooked on the sport. Soon, all of his friends followed suit, and advanced through the ranks ...
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Courierarea Sports Shorts - June 15, 2011
Madison Courier
The JCSA will also host the British Soccer Camp during the week of July 11-15. Anyone interested in signing up for the camp should visit challengersports.com. Madison Youth Football is trying to raise funds to help purchase new football gear for those ...
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Millburn Township athletes earn college, high school honors
NorthJersey.com
Johnson received the Patricia Price Genovese Lacrosse Award at the William Smith AthleticsAwards banquet on April 27. Genovese has served as the Herons' only head coach since the program's inception in 1982. Johnson, a junior midfielder, ...
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NIC-10 All-Sports Banquet: Meghan Macy wins Judy Wells Award
Rockford Register Star
The senior also overcame a recurring foot injury this season while helping the Indians clinch a share of the NIC-10 girls soccer title. For her efforts to conquer such personal and athletic obstacles, Macy earned this year's Judy Wells Courageous ...
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Four more 2011 grads to play college sports
Creswell Chronicle
Breanna Schmidt has signed to play National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Division II basketball at Northwest Christian University in Eugene, and Kelsey Hanson has signed to play NAIA Division II soccer at Corban University in Salem.
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The 1999 USA women's soccer team: Where are they now?
Yahoo! Sports
Foudy started a soccer camp after retiring as well as started a family. She also was involved in government reviews of Title IX legislation, which pushes for equal athletic opportunities for men and women. She now works as a soccer commentator. ...
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Sports take center stage at recreation department
The Tennessean
Sports are in the spotlight this week at the County Parks and Recreation Department, where theathletics division has lined up an array of summer sports camps, clinics and leagues for kids and adults. Four-day sports camps: Kids ages 8-13 can brush up ...
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Voters reject school and community bond issues
WCSH-TV
"From Kittery to Caribou, we are one of only three schools our size that don't have a track facility," explained RSU 5 athletic director Craig Sickels. "We have one full size soccer field with six soccerteams, so to get six teams on one field, ...
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Soccer artist Jenkins Coach of the Year
Princeton Daily Clarion
As a student, you get a pass to athletic events. “I quickly saw that soccer is a free flowing game. Players have opportunity to create. It's a lot like ice hockey. It's a smaller version of basketball, only the clock keeps running. ...
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Akron soccer venue renamed FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field
Suburbanite
“This gift is a great testament not only to both of our outstanding soccer teams, but also to the entireathletics program and its lasting, positive impact on the lives of our student-athletes. Our coaches and staff are dedicated to the success of ...
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Steve Dawson Leads Club Soccer Teams To State Titles, Regional Tourney Berths
Wittenberg University
Winning is fun and certainly important to Dawson, a native of London, England, and the chair of Wittenberg's Department of Health, Fitness and Sport. But it is far from the only thing. Developing the character and athletic ability of young people ...
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Athletic Director's First Year Wrap-Up
Harbor Light
The girls soccer district final was a shining example, with more than 300 people in attendance. “I would love to drive through town on a Friday night and see businesses closed for the football game with signs in the windows that say “Go Rams”. ...
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BMLSS honours top athletes
CottageCountryNow.ca
King has been a key contributor to the school's volleyball and soccer programs. Taking home BMLSS's career athletic awards were Curtis Lauzon and Kristen Wright. Lauzon has excelled in rugby both for BMLSS and outside the school, and was a contributing ...
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Blue Hens women will face opponents from eight different conferences
Philly Soccer News
With its non-conference opponents combining to win 70 games last season, the University of Delaware women's soccer team will have plenty of opportunities to face good competition before beginning Colonial Athletic Association action this fall. ...
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Who run the world? Pinellas County girls
Tampabay.com (blog)
For years, girls athletic programs in Pinellas County have worked to the side of the main stage, quietly winning games and making state tournament appearances in their seemingly forgotten sports. They lurked in the shadows, blinded by the glare of more ...
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Jim Ruppert: Notre Dame AD coming to Springfield
The State Journal-Register
He is beginning his fourth year as the vice president and director of athletics for the Irish. He's the guy who told Charlie Weis his services were no longer needed as Notre Dame football coach and replaced him with Brian Kelly. ...
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Morse's captain for all seasons
Times Record
Unfortunately, it's sometimes like that in sport.” BATH — Saturday's season-ending Eastern Maine Class B girls semifinal lacrosse game with Yarmouth is but a cherished memory for Morse High School's Hannah Milam. Buy, a loss in athletics is simply ...
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Notre Dame tabs Bayens as new AD
STLtoday.com
The role of the athletics director is broad and all encompassing. There is always a full plate of things that need attention. Bayens will hit the ground running on July 1 as the Notre Dame softball field will receive some improvements. The soccer field ...
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UNBC will have to try, try again
BCLocalNews
And it's frustrating since UNBC took steps to strengthen its bid, including the inclusion of soccer and proposal of an enhanced athletics budget. Yet despite how the UNBC athletics department may feel, I'm not shocked. Disappointed yes, but not ...
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Anderson, Hill named top Muskies
Fort Frances Times
“But being able to go to OFSAA as a soccer player was a great experience,” he added. “Everything was awesome,” he enthused. “From the late nights to all of the trips, and I would recommend it [Muskie athletics] to anybody. ...
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Soccer: Which is best, Muscatine or Cownie?
DesMoinesRegister.com (blog)
Iowa's high school athletic organizations agree on state tournament venues — but soccer has the biggest differences of any sport. Dowling Catholic beat Valley for 3-A boys' title. The Iowa High School Athletic Association holds the boys' state ...
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Wild and wonderful West Virginia
Kansas City Star
The one-time general manager of the Frankfurt Galaxy of the World League of American Football, and president of the Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer, took over for Pastilong in 2010 and one of his first orders of business was to find a replacement ...
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Tributes: OSU baseball standout Bob Toney, youth sports coach Leo Holt
American Chronicle
Guided the Crusaders to several Oklahoma Christian School Athletics Association championships. *Remained a devoted OSU sports fan, though he supported Oklahoma football teams over the 2000-2002 seasons. Toney's son, Chris, became the first Christian ...
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College Sports Blog. News, notes, opinions and more on area college athletics. ... Football: Wisconsin game to be at 9 a.m. on ESPN or ESPN2 » ... Co-female athletes: College Boyd (soccer) and Leslie Mak (gymnastics) ...
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AkronNewsNow.com | Sports | AkronNewsNow.com: UA Soccer Field Has ...
UA Soccer Field Has New Name 6/15/2011 3:30:48 PM | University of Akron Athletics - newsrelease. There's already a football stadium with corporate naming ...
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Kentucky Blog - University of Kentucky Official Athletic Site
Each Wednesday here at Cat Scratches, we're going to take a look back at the latest week's newsin UK Athletics from around the web. Best on the 'net ...
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SCIENCE News, Studies, Research, Technology, Jun 17, 2011

Hollywood inspires studies in technology
Columbus Dispatch
The number of computer-science degrees awarded in the United States - which began rising in 2010 - will reach 11000 this year, after plummeting annually since the end of the dot-com bubble in 2004, according to the Computing Research Association, ...
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Caltech scientist awarded $5 million grant for plant research
EurekAlert (press release)
Elliot Meyerowitz, a plant genetics and developmental biology expert at the California Institute ofTechnology (Caltech), has been awarded one of 15 five-year, $5 million grants for fundamental plantscience research. The awards were made by the Howard ...
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College notes for June 16
Appleton Post Crescent
Fremont: Megan Arndt, clinical laboratory science-medical technology, and Kelly Schmidt, socialscience, American studies-working in a global economy. Greenville: Erin Elliott, natural science-LifeScience, biology (cum laude), and Madison Heid, ...
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SPAWAR Commander Participates in Office of Naval Research STEM Forum with Navy ...
DVIDS
Rear Adm. Patrick H. Brady, commander of Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command joined Navy senior leaders at the 2011 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics forum hosted by Office of Naval Research, June 15. Leaders across the Navy, ...
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New Clinical Research Presented at the European Society of Anaesthesiology ...
PR Newswire (press release)
IRVINE, Calif., June 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Masimo Corporation (NASDAQ: MASI) announced today that multiple new clinical research studies presented this week at the European Society of Anaesthesiology (ESA) Annual Congress in Amsterdam add to the ...
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UO chemist is among 2011 DuPont Young Professors
Nanotechnology News (press release)
... and a doctorate in 2008 from the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he was an NSF Graduate Research Fellow. Before returning to the UO he completed postdoctoral training at the California Institute of Technology. DuPont, a science-based ...
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Fox Chase Cancer Centre signs research agreement with Life Technologies
pharmabiz.com
Fox Chase Cancer Centre, one of the nation's leading cancer research and treatment institutions, has entered into an agreement with Life Technologies Corporation that will underpin a new programme to provide next-generation sequencing analysis of solid ...
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Researchers engineer the environment for stem cell development to control ...
EurekAlert (press release)
The research is sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. "Stem cells don't make any decisions in isolation; their decisions are spatially and temporally directed by biochemical and mechanical cues in their ...
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JBEI to partner with Russian Institute on biofuels research
R & D Magazine
Ultimately, the goal is to develop a cost-effective and energy-efficient means of producing biofuels on a commercial scale by advancing biofuel membrane separation technology." Studies have consistently shown that biofuels, especially those derived ...
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Second Group of IUPUI Research Centers Receive Signature Center Designation
IUPUI Newscenter
•Center for Brain Rehabilitation, Advanced Imaging, and Neuroscience: The researchmission of the center is to integrate and further develop neuroimaging and behavioral measurement technologies to provide leading edge integrated interdisciplinary ...
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Innovative Science Project Will Let Canterbury Students Track Ocean Currents ...
Patch.com
PETERSBURG – Kids have the summer off, but many teachers use the break to update skills, learn new technologies – or plan an awesome hands-on project to show students in the fall. Jenna Cummings, who directs Marine Science Studies at Canterbury School ...
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To Keep America Great, Students Must Be Taught to Innovate
U.S. News & World Report
That is why it is increasingly important for students to study science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). History has shown that those who have strong math and science skills will be the innovators of tomorrow. And the United States needs these ...
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Morgan Kaufmann ties up with AMD to publish book for OpenCL developers - 16 ...
Knowledgespeak
Morgan Kaufmann, an imprint of Elsevier Science & Technology Books, has formed a partnership with semiconductor firm AMD to publish a new book for developers, Heterogeneous Computing with OpenCL. The book was co-authored by several industry and ...
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Wales: First Minister Launches Marine Science Drive
eGov monitor
The First Minister will attend an event in Cardiff Bay aboard the project's research ship RV Prince Madog. Businesses will have access to the vessel to focus studies on tackling the impact of climate change, such as coastal erosion, flooding, ...
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Research and Markets: On-Demand Briefing: Free Market Research: Leveraging...
Business Wire (press release)
Jon Guice earned a doctorate as a Regents Fellow in the first-ranked science and technology studies program and a master's degree focused on qualitative and quantitative social sciencemethods at the University of California, San Diego. ...
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Traditional crafts meld with futuristic technology
Bangor Daily News
MIT graduate students such as Ward are training Haystack faculty to use thetechnology so instructors and students from all arts and crafts workshops can use it to supplement their studies. Just as the lab is an addition to the network of art studios...
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High Tech Demos at LEEF 2011 to Include Avatars and Voice Controlled Virtual ...
Online PR News (press release)
Attendees at past LEEF events enjoyed presentations of case studies from IBM, DAU, AppliedResearch Associates, Forio, the US Naval Academy, Centrax, Novonics and others who are overcoming challenges and implementing effective solutions with games, ...
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Na-ha-shnee Program Opens Doors for Aspiring Health Care Professionals
WSU Today
The campus features advanced studies and research in health sciences and health professions, the design disciplines, education, social and policy sciences, and science and technology. WSU is one of just 95 public and private research universities with ...
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Special report: Government in cyber fight but can't keep up
Reuters
"We're much better off (technologically) than we were a few years ago, but we have not kept pace with opponents," said Jim Lewis, a cyber expert with the Center for Strategic and InternationalStudies think tank. "The network is so deeply flawed that ...
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Amazon's Top Reviewers: Who They Are And What They Do (STUDY)
Huffington Post
A new study, led by Trevor Pinch of Cornell University's Department of Science and Technology Studies, examines 166 of the top 1000 classic reviewers of books, music and movies and dissects their reviewing methods, as well as Amazon's ranking system ...
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Changing the conventional facade of drug discovery research
Express Pharma
Dr Suguna Nandgaonkar and Dr Ankasha Tejam, Business Consultants, Healthcare & Life Science Practice, Infosys Consulting focus on aligning conventional drug discovery to Lean Six Sigma methodology, which facilitates streamlining process metrics issues,...
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Is Politics Partly Guided By Our Genes?
Discover Magazine (blog)
And here is the abstract: The assumption that the transmission of social behaviors and political preferences is purely cultural has been challenged repeatedly over the last 40 years by the combined evidence of large studies of adult twins and their ...
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Workforce development in high gear: Gwinnett Tech graduates record number
Gwinnett Business Journal
Among this year's graduates were 31 students comprising Gwinnett Tech's first class of associated degree nurses. This inaugural class of nursing graduates began theirstudies in September 2009. GTC has the county's only RN program. ...
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Is the smartphone killing the PC?
gulfnews.com
All the things you can now do with a smartphone would have seemed like sciencefiction only a decade ago: translate signs, translate words, take voice input and search the web, recognise a face, add another layer to reality showing you the quickest way ...
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Stem cell experts debate effects of media coverage on research: Does research ...
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
TORONTO, June 16, 2011 /CNW/ - Two internationally renowned stem cell experts will speak today at the Worldviews Conference on Media and Higher Education on the complicated relationship between science and journalism. They will be exploring issues of ...
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Where have all the dodos gone?
PhysOrg.com
I realized then that what I really wanted to do was science journalism. Along the way, I seem to have ended up being a scientist instead. My experience in broadcast journalism has no doubt helped me as a scientist, by teaching me both how to pitch ...
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Founded on science, world cooperation in Antarctica a model for meeting ...
EurekAlert (press release)
"Science is free of such time-bound blinders and therefore is fundamental to environment-related diplomacy at a global scale," says Dr. Zakri, who co-chairs as well the Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT). ...
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Myanmar nukes? Defector's tale stokes suspicions
Lake Wylie Pilot
AP Photo - This undated image provided by the Democratic Voice of Burma shows Sai Thein Win inside No.2 Science and Technological Equipment Development Workshop, Myaing Township, Magwe division in western Myanmar, one of the two factories where the ...
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Face of Defense: Air Force Officer Seeks New Challenges
Department of Defense
By Air Force 1st Lt. Scott Ghiringhelli MONTEREY, Calif., June 16, 2011 – After completing his reserve officers' training and earning a bachelor and master of sciencein aerospace engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Air Force 1st...
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<B>N Chandra Mohan:</B> Bt brinjal and its discontents
Business Standard
NGOs, however, remain opposed to the introduction of Bt technology in food crops. So, too, are some scientists who want more studies to assess the safety of such Bt food crops. Bt brinjal has been embargoed and the prospects of it being introduced soon ...
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Group decides fate of medical care, item by item
The Seattle Times
Critics of ABA therapy, which uses one-on-one instruction, repetition and rewards, say studies don't show that it's effective. Most insurers don't cover it, and critics argue it can be given by unlicensed practitioners. But many parents insist it has ...
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VSU Expands Online Degree Programs at Undergraduate and Graduate Levels
Valdosta State University
The online Master of Arts in Literature and Language is designed for students with distance and time constraints, particularly public school teachers who want to expand their content knowledge in areas of contemporary English studies, ...
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For HIV/TB patients, hope floats on Tamil Nadu shores
Mumbai Mirror
If completed successfully, the “wonder drug” will be available for human use. Kumar said it could take up to six years for the drug to be available for human use. The project has been supported by funding from the Department of Science and Technology, ...
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Harford County Public Library Kicks Off Summer Reading Program, One World Many...
The Dagger
The LEAP Sponsorship Program is made possible by contributions and leadership from NMTC and offers businesses interested in supporting STEM (Science Technology Engineering Mathematics) learning an opportunity to sponsor the LEAP kits for the Library. ...
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Trio of studies reveals attitudes of women ... - Science Daily
ScienceDaily: Your source for the latest research news and science breakthroughs ...Obstetricians and Family Physicians on Use of Technology in Childbirth ...
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Speculative design & Science and Technology Studies
Science and Technology Studies (STS) and areas within design research, have for some time now been sharing a growing mutual interest. ...
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Genetics and society; science and technology studies - Latest news ...
ESRC Genomics Network ESRC Society Today website. Latest news ... Philosophers of sciencefrom around the world will gather in Exeter next week for an ...
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Best of ASCO Features Two Studies Led by US Oncology Research ...
THE WOODLANDS, Texas, June 15, 2011 /- Two clinical trial studies authored by physicians ...community patient care delivery system to advance the science, technology and quality of care. ...Page 1 of 1. Industry News; Regulatory News ...
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