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| Article by law professor looks at implications of lethal autonomous military ... Arizona State University Gary Marchant, Lincoln Professor of Emerging Technologies, Law and Ethics, and Executive Director of the Center for Law, Science & Innovation at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, is the lead author of “International ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Duke wins $6M grant for humanities from Mellon Foundation Bizjournals.com Science and technology continue to outpace other fields of study in the nation's universities, but a $6 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will help overhaul Duke University's humanities studies for those still interested in the arts. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Medical Science in DNP Curriculum ADVANCE for Physician Assistants (blog) The DNP adds knowledge that may improve nursing practice indirectly through skills in evidence-based practice, interprofessional collaboration, health policy, leadership, information technology and research methodology. The intent of the DNP degree has ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| College notes from across the Coastal Bend: 07.04.11 Corpus Christi Caller Times The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has approved the name change of the College of Science and Technology to the College of Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. The board also approved renaming the Department of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Eight University Students Awarded Fulbright Grants KSTP.com Eight University of Minnesota students received grants to pursue graduate studies, research, or teach English abroad next year. The Fulbright and Fulbright-affiliated grants were awarded to U of M students based on academic or professional achievement ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| University of Wisconsin Students Win Space Habitat Competition PR Newswire (press release) The team will now take its inflatable space loft to NASA's annual Desert Research and Technology Studies (Desert RATS) field test in Arizona in September. It will be tested as part of a simulated astronaut mission to an asteroid. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Richardson ISD evaluating cost of netbook program [The Dallas Morning News] TMC Net Studies indicate that increased access to computers engages students -- but only if the school district provides proper training and support to teachers. The effect on standardized tests like TAKS has ranged from small to significant. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Rockville biotechs report hopeful news for depression patients Gazette.net Montgomery County Sports Noxilizer of Baltimore is licensing its proprietary nitrogen dioxide technology to a Cary, NC, company that will develop and commercialize it for the isolator generator market. Isolators are closed, decontaminated areas used to produce life science ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Class of 2011 honors and awards Shelter Island Reporter Albert W. Springer Award to Mackenzie Needham, for his work in the field of technology and fine arts. American Legion Auxiliary Award to Margaret Hildreth, who made the most progress in social studies over four years. American Legion Auxiliary Ward to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| The efficacy of neurofeedback therapy Chiropractic Economics Universities such as UCLA, the Univer- sity of Tennessee (UT), the University of South Carolina, and the University of Utah have all participated in neurofeedback research studies that have proven its efficacy. Frank H. Duffy, MD, a professor and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| High Profile M&As Steaming up Israeli Life Sciences Industry Your-Story.org (press release) Further, the systematic and thorough research studies the Israeli Life Sciences industry to present an insight into various segments of the Israeli Life Sciences Industry. Our research indicates that, around 57% of the Israeli life sciences companies ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Lithium-Ion Battery Developments: Most Affected Key Companies and ETFs Seeking Alpha Based on a review of publications on Li-ion batteries during the first five months and eighteen days of this year in Science Direct, one of the most prestigious sources for scientific research, I have found some interesting trends in terms of cathode ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| All Elementary Schools to Have STEM Coaches Patch.com By Christine Rose | Email the author | 5:57am STEM stands for science, technology, engineering and math, however until now, most of the focus in elementary school has been on reading and math. According to speaker Harry Rosvally at Wednesday's Board of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Weekly News Roundup: ISTE 2011 Edition MindShift The games focus on topics like science, math, and social studies, and like the rest of the BrainPOP materials include supplemental information for teachers such as how to use the game in a lesson, which curriculum standards the game is aligned to, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Buyer beware of Amazon reviews Pike County Courier In the first academic study of its kind, Trevor Pinch, Cornell University professor of sociology and of science and technology studies, independently surveyed 166 of Amazon's top 1000 reviewers, examining everything from demographics to motives. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| New Model for Higher Education Created Through Organizational Learning Contracts Sacramento Bee In developed economies, rapid changes in technology along with increased competition and greater pressure for accountability are also challenging the status quo in higher education and have accelerated the need for a new approach. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Concordia College Announces Program Director for its New Master's Degree in ... Patch.com The new program combines current theory with practice in the field of special education, including focus on classroom management, instructional and assistive technology, development, literacy and mathematics instruction, collaboration, and research in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| District 15 board adopts 2011-2012 preliminary budget Coon Rapids Herald The reductions will be in language arts, business education, family and consumer science, social studies, physical education, a part-time industrial arts technology and the French teacher position will be reduced to by three to four hours. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Army Reserve's Gen. Marcia Anderson: 1800 employers have committed to hiring ... CNN (blog) Anderson was awarded a Masters Degree in Strategic Studies at the United States Army War College. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Creighton University and a Juris Doctorate degree from Rutgers University School of Law. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Happy Birthday HRH Princess Chulabhorn Pattaya Mail In May this year, HRH Princess Chulabhorn made her sixth visit to Israel, this time to promote bilateral cooperation in science research. A qualified epileptologist (a neurologist who treats epilepsy), HRH the Princess is heavily involved in promoting ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Science the trick behind library 'magic' show Online Athens Nickelsen enchanted more than 100 children and parents gathered Thursday at the Athens-Clarke County Library with his surprising science experiments. Nickelsen works as the regional coordinator of the Oconee River Georgia Youth Science and Technology ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| The chiro kids The Australian It is ironic that complementary medicine is now using the language and technology of science to woo patients away from GPs. Among the articles Sipser distributes to his patients are pamphlets warning of the dangers of vaccination. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| High levels of flame retardants found in dogs' blood, food DVM 360 The study, "Flame Retardants in the Serum of Pet Dogs and in their Food," was published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, and authored by Venier and Ronald Hites, IU Distinguished Professor in SPEA. The goal of the research was to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Large crowd gathers for Morehead Clinic Days Morehead News Proceeds from the conference are used to support scholarships for veterinary technology students at MSU. In 2011, nearly $6000 in scholarships will be awarded. Additional information about programs in veterinary science and technology is available by ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Summit High will be county's first school to offer engineering program The Tennessean It also combines one of the biggest educational trends to date, which is a cross-curricular study of science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM. Getting more US students up to speed in those subject areas is considered essential to being ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Why it's the best time ever to be a Canadian Macleans.ca Previous studies examining math and science literacy found similar trends. “In most countries, immigrants don't do so well, whereas in Canada there is virtually no difference between immigrant and Canadian-born students,” says Pierre Brochu, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Being ethical about biotechnology Times of Malta “When we had science without conscience, we saw the disasters of nuclear and atomic technology. Scientists, then, thought ethics was not important to enlighten their decisions. I think we must not repeat these mistakes and we should tackle bioethical ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| DMACC releases graduation list Newton Daily News BAXTER — Emily Moses, associate degree nursing; Troy Schmidt, electronic systems servicing tech.; and Stephen Van Beek, architectural technologies. COLFAX — Jana Beukema, practical nursing; Jessica Chrystal, agri-business, agri-business agronomy, ... See all stories on this topic » |
| School of Science and Technology News 2005-2010 - Aalto University The School of Science and Technology divides into four new schools of Aalto University ... The research results were just published in Advanced Materials, ... www.aalto.fi/en/current/tkk_archive/ |
| 'Data Gone Wrong': Unreproducible Cancer Genomics Studies Medscape He eventually resigned from his positions at the Duke University School of Medicine and the Duke Institute for Genome Science and Policy in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Potti's research was directed at developing gene-expression signatures that predict ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Johnson Controls Teams Up With University of Wisconsin System in Energy ... MarketWatch (press release) The Johnson Controls Endowed Professorship in Energy Storage Research will add an expert in technology education to the UW-Madison and UW- Milwaukee Colleges of Engineering and Applied Science. The person who holds this endowed chair will be ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| New Glimpse of the Color Palette of Long-Extinct Creatures National Geographic This week the journal Science online is announcing a breakthrough in determining what birds and other prehistoric animals looked like 100 million years ago. Dr. Phil Manning was part of the international team who made the discovery; he is an associate ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Research studies typing as power source EE Times India Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) researchers led by Madhu Bhaskaran have for the first time precisely measured the electrical voltage and current that could be generated by piezoelectric thin films and are looking at the potential of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Trial and error at Cherry Creek's new STEM school The Aurora Sentinel (Heather L. Smith/The Aurora Sentinel) Students draw in an elementary gifted and talented class June 24 at the Institute of Science and Technology in Aurora. (Heather L. Smith/The Aurora Sentinel) A math class studies in a hallway with a white board ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Tetiaroa Society Teams With University of Redlands Environmental Studies ... Marketwire (press release) Determined jointly by Bagnis and Brando Enterprises, the mission of the Tetiaroa Society is to promote sustainability through an interdisciplinary study of science and technology, the humanities, and the arts; encourage the preservation of Polynesian ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Sun and planets constructed differently, analysis from NASA mission suggests UC Los Angeles NASA funded the research. "The sun houses more than 99 percent of the material currently in our solar system, so it's a good idea to get to know it better," Burnett said. A second paper in Science by different researchers details differences between ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Advancing U.S. STEM Education Programs MarketWatch (press release) CHICAGO, Jun 30, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- With fewer than half of US high school graduates ready for college-level math, and less than a third ready for college level science*, the United States is falling short in the areas of science, technology, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Anthropologist to lead Mellon-funded environment seminar UC Davis Faculty seminar leaders will include Mario Biagioli, distinguished professor of law and science and technology studies, and director of the new Center for Innovation Studies at UC Davis; anthropology professor Joseph Dumit; and Michael Ziser, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Science journalists conference comes to Arab World Al-Masry Al-Youm Hassan Azazy, professor and associate dean of graduate studies at the American University in Cairo, talked about the university's science research, including one project he said led to a new, less expensive and more efficient way to diagnose hepatitis ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Students urged to excel in research field Pakistan Observer Islamabad—The 13th National Research Conference (NRC) aimed at fostering an environment of dialogue and interaction between academicians and researchers was held under the auspices of Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| $21 Million Award Will Accelerate Application of Medical Research University of Rochester Newsroom The new grant comes on the heels of the opening of a new 200000 square foot building dedicated to clinical and translational science. The Saunders Research Building, which was completed in April of this year, was constructed with $50 million in support ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Hope of Chinese tonic for UK drugs industry Financial Times By Andrew Jack in London Medical Research Council Technology, an arm of the MRC, is in advanced talks with Chinese authorities to attract up to £500m in investment to the UK over the next five years in an innovative partnership that could save 850 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Stem Cell Assurance Announces the Launch of its Brown Fat Stem Cell ... PR Newswire (press release) Recent studies have demonstrated that brown fat is present in the adult human body and may be correlated with the maintenance and regulation of metabolism, thus potentially being involved in caloric regulation. SCA intends to use autologous cells (ie, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| A Research Center for Kazakhstan Lab Manager Magazine While computational research and the science of computing itself are crucial to every program proposed for NU's Center for Energy Research, high-performance computing can lead to better energy technologies in its own right. Kenes Beketayev of Berkeley ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| NASA's Spitzer Finds Distant Galaxies Grazed on Gas PR Newswire (press release) "Our study shows the merging of massive galaxies was not the dominant method of galaxy growth in the distant universe," said Ranga-Ram Chary of NASA's Spitzer Science Center at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, Calif. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Mount Allison tackles cancer with 'green' chemistry Times and Transcript The news was part of a recent national NSERC announcement made by the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology) and Dr. Suzanne Fortier, president of NSERC. Lloyd, a geneticist, studies a variety of genetic diseases, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| 'Teacher of the Year' is a lifelong pioneer MiamiHerald.com According to a statement from Truman T. Bell of ExxonMobil, a sponsor of the SECME program, Cox was selected from a "pool of exemplary educators and is beiing recognized ... for his innovation, commitment and impact in STEM (Science, Technology, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| College notes Appleton Post Crescent New London: Patrick Lawton, letters and science; Anthony Siebert, information science and technology; and Laurelyn Dexter, fine arts. IOWA: Courtney Lautenschlager, Hortonville, graduated magna cum laude from Iowa State University with a bachelor's ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| New coal and mine technology services for Buller Region Scoop.co.nz (press release) CRL Energy provides services ranging from geological assessments and advice, testing including coal preparation studies on coal washery parameters, spontaneous combustion, methane drainage and rock reactivity, to research on upgrading coal properties ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| SUSLA and BPCC get new programs Shreveport Times SUSLA's program will convert its current certificate of technical studies program to a certificate of applied science. The university hopes to do that by adding nine hours of general education courses, which would make the degree transferable. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| The Immortalizing Enzyme Daily Reckoning - American Edition Studies show that short telomeres are a risk factor for diabetes, Alzheimer's, atherosclerosis and cancer. When the cells lining our blood vessels break off because of turbulence in the bloodstream, other cells have to divide to replace them. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Council on Competitiveness Showcases Power of High Performance Computing in ... PR Newswire (press release) GNS Healthcare, a subsidiary of Via Science, is a healthcare analytics company that applies machine learning and simulation technology to optimize patient treatment in partnership with health insurance companies, pharmacy benefit managers, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Columbus schools win first of Race to Top grants Columbus Dispatch Reynoldsburg schools will get $561750 for an early-college high-school program, and Dublin schools received $250000 for a science, technology, engineering and mathematics program at its three high schools. In addition, Beechcroft High School and four ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| STV's John Johnson Selected to Participate in National Academy of ... PR Newswire (press release) ... National Science Foundation, Microsoft Research, and Cummins Inc. The National Academy of Engineering is an independent, nonprofit institution that serves as an adviser to the government and the public on issues in engineering and technology. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Lilly Outlines For Investors How Its Innovation-Based Strategy and Robust ... PR Newswire (press release) Jan Lundberg, Ph.D., executive vice president, science and technology, and president of Lilly Research Laboratories, detailed the progress the company has made in building its clinical development pipeline and the actions the company is taking to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| The Ottawa Hospital's new Centre for Innovative Cancer Research to reduce time ... Exchange Morning Post (press release) For example, Dr. John Bell and his team have developed of number of “oncolytic” viruses that infect and kill cancer cells without harming normal tissues, and their research spans the full spectrum from basic laboratory studies to clinical trials in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| St. Clair Shores Districts Respond to Test Results Patch.com The Michigan Merit Exam is given every March and tests students based on statewide high school standards in reading, writing, mathematics, science and social studies. Lake Shore saw gains in math, science and social studies. "We were really hoping for ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Brooks to study at MIT Midland Daily News He made the dean's list for six straight semesters and was inducted into the Eta Kappa Nu honor society for electrical and computer science engineering. Brooks will continue his studies in a doctoral program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| MicroRNAs in the songbird brain respond to new songs Science Daily (press release) "To my knowledge, this is the first example of a gene response that's different in male and female songbirds," said Clayton, who is an affiliate of the Institute of Genomic Biology and the Beckman Institue for Advanced Science and Technology, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Fast track to success The Augusta Chronicle Evans High graduate Perron Jones, now a student at Georgia Tech, has an internship with the internal technology department for NASCAR, International Speedway Corp. and the Grand-Am Road Racing Series. Jones is pursuing a degree in computer science. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Lotus Tissue Repair, Inc. Secures $26 Million Series A Financing to Develop ... Business Wire (press release) Lotus Tissue Repair also announced today an exclusive license with the University of Southern California (USC) for the patent portfolio and technology surrounding the research of Drs. Chen and Woodley. This license includes their groundbreaking work in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Acasti Pharma Inc. Receives Health Canada Clearance for Phase II ... MarketWatch (press release) "Receiving the CTA acceptance from Health Canada is a significant milestone resulting from more than two years of work by the Acasti Team, from product development to preclinical studies and submission," said Tina Sampalis, President. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Department of Energy announces new partnerships to support manufacturing job ... Environmental Expert (press release) ... the Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies, and Macomb Community College to explore opportunities to provide students with highly interactive and engaging materials in a variety of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) areas, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Weekly Standard: Fix Families, Economy Will Follow NPR In several invaluable studies, economist Eric Hanushek demonstrated the vital importance of a nation's competence in mathematics and science for its economic success. The quality of learning in these two subjects — which is significantly depressed ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Illumina's Genome Network Expands Zacks.com Illumina is a leading player in life science tools and integrated systems for the analysis of genetic variation and function. The company provides sequencing and array-based solutions for genotyping, copy number variation analysis, methylation studies, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Garden City High School Senior Awards Night Garden City News The Stephen K. Tompsett Memorial Fund Awards went to (left to right) Jan Gong and Jenna Krug (Excellence in Math, Science or Technology), Alex Lavelle (Technology Education), Justin Sarfin (Community Service Award), and Timothy Dooley (Business). ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Research in Centre for Studies in Science Policy: "Knowledge ... By Anup Kumar Das This Indian Manifesto on Science and Technology argues for Indian self-rule of its science and technology, for a knowledge democracy that draws its agenda for research and technology on the richness of Indian culture and the needs of ... Research in Centre for Studies... |
| Agilent, NSU Environmental Research Institute Partner on ... NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Agilent Technologies today announced a ... of Singapore Environmental Research Institute targeting environmental science. ... www.genomeweb.com/agilent-nsu-environmental-research-ins... |
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