Broadband for universities by year-end
ITWeb (blog)
By the end of December, every major campus of every university will have top-class broadband connectivity to the South African National Research Network (Sanren), saidscience and technology minister Naledi Pandor. Delivering her budget vote speech ...
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ITWeb (blog)
Many universities suffer disaster damage
The Daily Yomiuri
The Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Ministry is continuing to research the extent of the damage. Terada said: "The assistance is very helpful. To resume research activities as soon as possible, I want procedures to become more ...
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NSLS-II Digs Up History
ScienceBlogs (blog)
Brookhaven National Laboratory is a multipurpose research laboratory funded by the US Department of Energy. Located on Long Island, NY, Brookhaven operates large-scale facilities for studies in physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, applied science, ...
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SB Localized Produce Spurs University Research
Daily Nexus
The research — published in scholarly journal Environmental Science & Technology — revealed that over 95 percent of Santa Barbara County's consumed produce is imported from countries as far away as New Zealand, and that 99 percent of produce grown ...
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Top students honored at Halifax County High School
Gazette Virginian
... 2011 Zachary T. Clem Candidate for Fire Science Technology Career Studies Certificate 2011 Lesley A. Cole Candidate for 2011 First Year Studies Certificate, Virginia Girl's State and Perfect SOL Scores: English 11-Reading/Literature/Research and US ...
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Double take: Robot twin examines role of technology
Reuters
"It's a little bit like science fiction but without the fiction part," he said sitting next to a carbon copy of himself, sporting a similar suit and shirt and his own hair. It is the third robot of the Geminoid series, a line of androids designed by ...
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Science review in Ridgewood reveals holes in elementary curriculum
NorthJersey.com
Connelly said he currently teaches science one hour a week, but he recognized that a better balance needed to be struck. "Looking ahead, we need to trim down some of the time on reading and math to allocate it toward science and social studies, ...
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3 Banks Service Majority Of Spam-Driven Sales
InformationWeek
Interestingly, their research takes a different tack from most spam studies, which largely focused on how spam is distributed. Today, that's largely via botnets. "While most attention focuses on the problem of spam delivery, the email vector itself ...
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Students dial back tech obsessions
Arab News
COM Are you addicted to technology? It was a question the students at Bayan Gardens School (BGS) in Alkhobar asked themselves and their guests who turned out for the school's annual sciencefair. Over the past few months, BGS students have investigated ...
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Pan African varsity on the way
Daily Nation
“The Pan African University is designed to attract and keep on the continent the talented and motivated young people by providing an enabling environment for their blossoming in research and studies,” AU boss Jean Ping said in a statement during...
See all stories on this topic »
Daily Nation
Unabridged budget vote: Science and Technology: Deputy Minister Derek Hanekom
DefenceWeb (press release)
It is vital to attract South Africa's young people to science and technology studies and careers. Our collaboration with the Department of Basic Education is very important in the achievement of this goal. Through the “Youth into Science” programme, ...
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OGI awards summer research fellowships to 7 Ontario students
EurekAlert (press release)
Genomics is the branch of science that studies the genome - the genetic material, or blue print, of a human or other species (animal, plant, microbe) that is contained in its DNA - to better understand the workings of the organism, and what happens ...
See all stories on this topic »
Scientists find route across key brain barrier
msnbc.com
They said the findings from two studies, reported Wednesday in the journal Science Translational Medicine, could open the door to new treatments for diseases like Alzheimer's, schizophrenia, Parkinson's and even autism. "This really opens a whole new ...
See all stories on this topic »
Finding the Next Mark Zuckerberg
New York Times
The budding entrepreneurs will also have access to an extensive network of technology mentors. From more than 400 applications, the Thiel Foundation — Mr. Thiel's philanthropic arm — whittled the field down to 24 individuals (groups were allowed to ...
See all stories on this topic »
Microbicides: New Hope for HIV Prevention
UN Chronicle
Therefore, research to devise effective strategies for the scaling of the use of tenofovir gel was also identified as a high priority at the WHO/UNAIDS consultation. CAPRISA is, embarking on two important studies to inform future health service ...
See all stories on this topic »
University spinoffs represent a new face for agricultural production
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Aova Technologies Inc. makes a feed additive that speeds weight gain in livestock and fish. Studiesby company founder Mark Cook, a professor of animal science, showed that inhibiting unneeded inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract could improve ...
See all stories on this topic »
Study: Children of Immigrants Are America's New Science Superstars
BET
The biological studies major, who was born and brought up in southern California, was a perfect example of the type of students that are making their mark in the sciences on that campus and across the nation. They are American-born, or sometimes ...
See all stories on this topic »
Jumping cockroach among the Top 10 new species of 2010
Toronto Star
Studies show that the bacterium sticks to steel surfaces and, with more research, the bacterium could be useful in the disposal of old ships that lie deep in the ocean. • South Africa's jumping cockroach. Named Saltoblattella montistabularis ...
See all stories on this topic »
Fracking presentation cancelled at last minute
BusinessLIVE
Parliament's science and technology oversight committee has cancelled its session on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, due to be held on Wednesday, supposedly because most of its members could not make the meeting. The committee, which usually meets ...
See all stories on this topic »
P&G Pioneering The 'Omics' Revolution To Solve Molecular Puzzles In Beauty ...
PR Newswire (press release)
Twenty-one years after the start of the Human Genome Project in 1990, the science of genomics has come of age and led to a new era of 'Omics'-based research. This approach brings together genomics, proteomics and metabolomics to map the entire ...
See all stories on this topic »
Can we get there from here? Translating stem cell research into therapies
EurekAlert (press release)
"Stem cell research is one of the most rapidly developing areas of science and medicine," says study author Dr. Sally Temple from the Neural Stem Cell Institute in Rensselaer, New York. "The explosive rise in discoveries and technologies that we see in ...
See all stories on this topic »
GE Healthcare and Thomson Reuters Provide Analytics on Powerful, Precise ...
Gamut News (press release)
They have now entered into a partnership to provide research and analytical services based on this proven capability. “We can now conduct studies that assess the effectiveness of medical treatments, prescription adherence, and disease management ...
See all stories on this topic »
Could Social Networking Save Our Health Care System?
Opposing Views
All of this research is moving peer-to-peer healthcare along the new idea scale. In fact, I'm having fun watching people's reactions (and mine) when I describe these newstudies: from indifference (bummer, they don't get it), to puzzlement (OK, ...
See all stories on this topic »
Opposing Views
Top 10 degree courses for the low-carbon economy
Business Green
By Tom Young It has long been lamented that the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) skills required to build a functioning low-carbon economy are in short supply in Britain. The Labour government tried a number of initiatives aimed ...
See all stories on this topic »
Public universities place greater focus on internal research services than ...
EurekAlert (press release)
"There could be several reasons for this – greater R&D expenditure by public universities, development of additional services to promote research and technology transfer, as well as other services that aim to promote the transfer of technology of ...
See all stories on this topic »
Should we be taking a closer look at the potential dangers of nanotechnology?
The Guardian
The best response is to carry out more research into the health effects of any new materials and to allow regulators to control the spread of the technology – fortunately there is already a robust way of checking the safety of any new material. ...
See all stories on this topic »
The Guardian
Data Suggests Iran Sought Nuke Initiator Tech: IAEA
Global Security Newswire
The IAEA report also refers to records indicating Iran has carried out “studies involving the removal of the conventional high explosive payload from the warhead of the Shahab 3 missile and replace it with a spherical nuclear payload. ...
See all stories on this topic »
Chandigarh undergraduate colleges
Hindustan Times
Tel: 0172-2740614, 2760036 Established in July 1956, the college has been accredited with an A Grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). offers graduation courses in humanities, science, commerce, media studies and computer ...
See all stories on this topic »
CYTOMIMIC™ Technology Featured at 22nd Annual Meeting of the World Congress ...
Inside Cosmeceuticals.com
This proprietary technology comes from decades of research to harness the power of bioelectricity to improve skin rejuvenation. Based on science that delivers significant results in anti-aging, CYTOMIMIC Technology has demonstrated anti-inflammatory ...
See all stories on this topic »
Record Tornado Season Caused by Climate Change?
MIT Technology Review (blog)
Climate science has long predicted that global warming will cause more weather extremes, however, and statistics suggest this has started to happen. In most areas of the world where good weather data is available, instances of heavy precipitation are ...
See all stories on this topic »
FOR KIDS: Sunlight worsens jet pollution
Science News
And it's at its worst as you're waiting, waiting, waiting for takeoff. photooxidation A chemical process caused by light where oxygen combines with other molecules. engineering The branch of scienceand technology concerned with the design, ...
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ScienceNewsline - Daily News in Science & Technology
Ohio residents: Medical and health research important to state's economy, ... Consumer and Environmental Sciences &minus A new tool is available to select ...
www.sciencenewsline.com/top-news/index.html?p=6
Independent Science and Technology Studies (IST) | Greece. Welcome ...
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Dr. Talat Ahmad taking over as new VC of Kashmir University ...
Srinagar, May 24 (Scoop News) – Dr. Talat Ahmad, Professor, ... Department of Science andTechnology, New Delhi; Member, Board of Research Studies for the ...
www.groundreport.com/Business/Dr-Talat.../2939180
Vacancy: Lecturer in Science Communication
Award winning teaching and research. Rated as outstanding by students at every level. ... Our Newsand Calendar items are available for RSS feeds. ... The department of Science and Technology Studies seeks to appoint a part-time ...
www.ucl.ac.uk/.../2011_05_Science_Communication_Lecture...
Research Associate in Climate Studies | Science and Technology in ...
Research Associate in Climate Studies. Closing Date: 31 May 2011 ... The Computation-basedScience and Technology Research Center (CaSToRC) of the CyI, ...
starc.cyi.ac.cy/node/1175
Genomics Policy and Research Forum - Public engagement and science ...
Climate Connections Linking Climate Change Research – held on Friday 13 May ... drawing on the philosophy of science and science and technology studies, ...
www.genomicsnetwork.ac.uk/forum/news/.../title,24704,en.ht...
Proteonomix, Inc. (PROT) Animal Studies Confirms Potential Use of ...
Tech Business News for all 50 U.S. States - 24/7 - Choose All U.S. or Your Favorite State ... The pre-clinical studies were conducted in rodents and a large animal ... to move forward building upon our existing scientific foundation. ...
www.freshnews.com/.../proteonomix-inc-prot-animal-studies-c...
email: info@als-alexander.org or interalex2@gmail.com
ITWeb (blog)
By the end of December, every major campus of every university will have top-class broadband connectivity to the South African National Research Network (Sanren), saidscience and technology minister Naledi Pandor. Delivering her budget vote speech ...
See all stories on this topic »
ITWeb (blog)
Many universities suffer disaster damage
The Daily Yomiuri
The Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Ministry is continuing to research the extent of the damage. Terada said: "The assistance is very helpful. To resume research activities as soon as possible, I want procedures to become more ...
See all stories on this topic »
NSLS-II Digs Up History
ScienceBlogs (blog)
Brookhaven National Laboratory is a multipurpose research laboratory funded by the US Department of Energy. Located on Long Island, NY, Brookhaven operates large-scale facilities for studies in physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, applied science, ...
See all stories on this topic »
SB Localized Produce Spurs University Research
Daily Nexus
The research — published in scholarly journal Environmental Science & Technology — revealed that over 95 percent of Santa Barbara County's consumed produce is imported from countries as far away as New Zealand, and that 99 percent of produce grown ...
See all stories on this topic »
Top students honored at Halifax County High School
Gazette Virginian
... 2011 Zachary T. Clem Candidate for Fire Science Technology Career Studies Certificate 2011 Lesley A. Cole Candidate for 2011 First Year Studies Certificate, Virginia Girl's State and Perfect SOL Scores: English 11-Reading/Literature/Research and US ...
See all stories on this topic »
Double take: Robot twin examines role of technology
Reuters
"It's a little bit like science fiction but without the fiction part," he said sitting next to a carbon copy of himself, sporting a similar suit and shirt and his own hair. It is the third robot of the Geminoid series, a line of androids designed by ...
See all stories on this topic »
Science review in Ridgewood reveals holes in elementary curriculum
NorthJersey.com
Connelly said he currently teaches science one hour a week, but he recognized that a better balance needed to be struck. "Looking ahead, we need to trim down some of the time on reading and math to allocate it toward science and social studies, ...
See all stories on this topic »
3 Banks Service Majority Of Spam-Driven Sales
InformationWeek
Interestingly, their research takes a different tack from most spam studies, which largely focused on how spam is distributed. Today, that's largely via botnets. "While most attention focuses on the problem of spam delivery, the email vector itself ...
See all stories on this topic »
Students dial back tech obsessions
Arab News
COM Are you addicted to technology? It was a question the students at Bayan Gardens School (BGS) in Alkhobar asked themselves and their guests who turned out for the school's annual sciencefair. Over the past few months, BGS students have investigated ...
See all stories on this topic »
Pan African varsity on the way
Daily Nation
“The Pan African University is designed to attract and keep on the continent the talented and motivated young people by providing an enabling environment for their blossoming in research and studies,” AU boss Jean Ping said in a statement during...
See all stories on this topic »
Daily Nation
Unabridged budget vote: Science and Technology: Deputy Minister Derek Hanekom
DefenceWeb (press release)
It is vital to attract South Africa's young people to science and technology studies and careers. Our collaboration with the Department of Basic Education is very important in the achievement of this goal. Through the “Youth into Science” programme, ...
See all stories on this topic »
OGI awards summer research fellowships to 7 Ontario students
EurekAlert (press release)
Genomics is the branch of science that studies the genome - the genetic material, or blue print, of a human or other species (animal, plant, microbe) that is contained in its DNA - to better understand the workings of the organism, and what happens ...
See all stories on this topic »
Scientists find route across key brain barrier
msnbc.com
They said the findings from two studies, reported Wednesday in the journal Science Translational Medicine, could open the door to new treatments for diseases like Alzheimer's, schizophrenia, Parkinson's and even autism. "This really opens a whole new ...
See all stories on this topic »
Finding the Next Mark Zuckerberg
New York Times
The budding entrepreneurs will also have access to an extensive network of technology mentors. From more than 400 applications, the Thiel Foundation — Mr. Thiel's philanthropic arm — whittled the field down to 24 individuals (groups were allowed to ...
See all stories on this topic »
Microbicides: New Hope for HIV Prevention
UN Chronicle
Therefore, research to devise effective strategies for the scaling of the use of tenofovir gel was also identified as a high priority at the WHO/UNAIDS consultation. CAPRISA is, embarking on two important studies to inform future health service ...
See all stories on this topic »
University spinoffs represent a new face for agricultural production
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Aova Technologies Inc. makes a feed additive that speeds weight gain in livestock and fish. Studiesby company founder Mark Cook, a professor of animal science, showed that inhibiting unneeded inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract could improve ...
See all stories on this topic »
Study: Children of Immigrants Are America's New Science Superstars
BET
The biological studies major, who was born and brought up in southern California, was a perfect example of the type of students that are making their mark in the sciences on that campus and across the nation. They are American-born, or sometimes ...
See all stories on this topic »
Jumping cockroach among the Top 10 new species of 2010
Toronto Star
Studies show that the bacterium sticks to steel surfaces and, with more research, the bacterium could be useful in the disposal of old ships that lie deep in the ocean. • South Africa's jumping cockroach. Named Saltoblattella montistabularis ...
See all stories on this topic »
Fracking presentation cancelled at last minute
BusinessLIVE
Parliament's science and technology oversight committee has cancelled its session on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, due to be held on Wednesday, supposedly because most of its members could not make the meeting. The committee, which usually meets ...
See all stories on this topic »
P&G Pioneering The 'Omics' Revolution To Solve Molecular Puzzles In Beauty ...
PR Newswire (press release)
Twenty-one years after the start of the Human Genome Project in 1990, the science of genomics has come of age and led to a new era of 'Omics'-based research. This approach brings together genomics, proteomics and metabolomics to map the entire ...
See all stories on this topic »
Can we get there from here? Translating stem cell research into therapies
EurekAlert (press release)
"Stem cell research is one of the most rapidly developing areas of science and medicine," says study author Dr. Sally Temple from the Neural Stem Cell Institute in Rensselaer, New York. "The explosive rise in discoveries and technologies that we see in ...
See all stories on this topic »
GE Healthcare and Thomson Reuters Provide Analytics on Powerful, Precise ...
Gamut News (press release)
They have now entered into a partnership to provide research and analytical services based on this proven capability. “We can now conduct studies that assess the effectiveness of medical treatments, prescription adherence, and disease management ...
See all stories on this topic »
Could Social Networking Save Our Health Care System?
Opposing Views
All of this research is moving peer-to-peer healthcare along the new idea scale. In fact, I'm having fun watching people's reactions (and mine) when I describe these newstudies: from indifference (bummer, they don't get it), to puzzlement (OK, ...
See all stories on this topic »
Opposing Views
Top 10 degree courses for the low-carbon economy
Business Green
By Tom Young It has long been lamented that the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) skills required to build a functioning low-carbon economy are in short supply in Britain. The Labour government tried a number of initiatives aimed ...
See all stories on this topic »
Public universities place greater focus on internal research services than ...
EurekAlert (press release)
"There could be several reasons for this – greater R&D expenditure by public universities, development of additional services to promote research and technology transfer, as well as other services that aim to promote the transfer of technology of ...
See all stories on this topic »
Should we be taking a closer look at the potential dangers of nanotechnology?
The Guardian
The best response is to carry out more research into the health effects of any new materials and to allow regulators to control the spread of the technology – fortunately there is already a robust way of checking the safety of any new material. ...
See all stories on this topic »
The Guardian
Data Suggests Iran Sought Nuke Initiator Tech: IAEA
Global Security Newswire
The IAEA report also refers to records indicating Iran has carried out “studies involving the removal of the conventional high explosive payload from the warhead of the Shahab 3 missile and replace it with a spherical nuclear payload. ...
See all stories on this topic »
Chandigarh undergraduate colleges
Hindustan Times
Tel: 0172-2740614, 2760036 Established in July 1956, the college has been accredited with an A Grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). offers graduation courses in humanities, science, commerce, media studies and computer ...
See all stories on this topic »
CYTOMIMIC™ Technology Featured at 22nd Annual Meeting of the World Congress ...
Inside Cosmeceuticals.com
This proprietary technology comes from decades of research to harness the power of bioelectricity to improve skin rejuvenation. Based on science that delivers significant results in anti-aging, CYTOMIMIC Technology has demonstrated anti-inflammatory ...
See all stories on this topic »
Record Tornado Season Caused by Climate Change?
MIT Technology Review (blog)
Climate science has long predicted that global warming will cause more weather extremes, however, and statistics suggest this has started to happen. In most areas of the world where good weather data is available, instances of heavy precipitation are ...
See all stories on this topic »
FOR KIDS: Sunlight worsens jet pollution
Science News
And it's at its worst as you're waiting, waiting, waiting for takeoff. photooxidation A chemical process caused by light where oxygen combines with other molecules. engineering The branch of scienceand technology concerned with the design, ...
See all stories on this topic »
ScienceNewsline - Daily News in Science & Technology
Ohio residents: Medical and health research important to state's economy, ... Consumer and Environmental Sciences &minus A new tool is available to select ...
www.sciencenewsline.com/top-news/index.html?p=6
Independent Science and Technology Studies (IST) | Greece. Welcome ...
and the latest academic news from Universities and choose from 205243 job ... in higher education (including Research & Development) in 249 countries ! ... Submission of Doctorate PhD | Independent Science and Technology Studies (IST) ...
www.university-directory.eu/.../Independent-Science-and-Tec...
Dr. Talat Ahmad taking over as new VC of Kashmir University ...
Srinagar, May 24 (Scoop News) – Dr. Talat Ahmad, Professor, ... Department of Science andTechnology, New Delhi; Member, Board of Research Studies for the ...
www.groundreport.com/Business/Dr-Talat.../2939180
Vacancy: Lecturer in Science Communication
Award winning teaching and research. Rated as outstanding by students at every level. ... Our Newsand Calendar items are available for RSS feeds. ... The department of Science and Technology Studies seeks to appoint a part-time ...
www.ucl.ac.uk/.../2011_05_Science_Communication_Lecture...
Research Associate in Climate Studies | Science and Technology in ...
Research Associate in Climate Studies. Closing Date: 31 May 2011 ... The Computation-basedScience and Technology Research Center (CaSToRC) of the CyI, ...
starc.cyi.ac.cy/node/1175
Genomics Policy and Research Forum - Public engagement and science ...
Climate Connections Linking Climate Change Research – held on Friday 13 May ... drawing on the philosophy of science and science and technology studies, ...
www.genomicsnetwork.ac.uk/forum/news/.../title,24704,en.ht...
Proteonomix, Inc. (PROT) Animal Studies Confirms Potential Use of ...
Tech Business News for all 50 U.S. States - 24/7 - Choose All U.S. or Your Favorite State ... The pre-clinical studies were conducted in rodents and a large animal ... to move forward building upon our existing scientific foundation. ...
www.freshnews.com/.../proteonomix-inc-prot-animal-studies-c...
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