Is American Science in Decline? Boston Globe Judging by the never-ending stream of studies and discoveries touted by newspapers and magazines, American science is an unstoppable juggernaut. Unfortunately, according to economist, historian, and all-around rabble-rouser Philip Mirowski, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Odds of Baby for Infertile Couples Still Very Low ABC News "IVF isn't a perfect technology," said Dr. James Grifo, director of the NYU Fertility Center. He was not connected to any of the studies presented in Stockholm. "We're still limited by nature and most embryos in nature don't make babies," he said. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Genetic Variants Affect Diversity in White Blood Cell Counts Medscape July 6, 2011 — Ethnic diversity in white blood cell (WBC) levels is influenced by genetic variants at more than a dozen loci, according to 3 large genomewide association studies (GWAS) published online June 30 by the Public Library of Science. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Shuttle was a versatile tool for science, exploration Journal and Courier The shuttles also docked with Russia's Mir space station, where US astronauts have conducted experiments, including studies on bone loss suffered by people living in zero gravity. Purdue has enjoyed a long and storied space shuttle history of its own. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Can RIM recover? Macleans.ca His firm has said it is selling half of its RIM shares and Jarislowsky has publicly accused Balsillie of being distracted by his pursuit of NHL hockey teams and political science think tanks. And it's not just Jarislowsky complaining. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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Biolin Scientific acquires Sophion Bioscience Reuters (press release) APC technology is used for studies of ion channels. This is a growing area within pharmaceuticalresearch since the way ion channels function has a major impact on many diseases. Patch clamping technology was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1991 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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BU MOU with Mexican Research Centre IBNLive.com All the programmes are approved by the National Council of Science and Technology. The MOU was signed by BU Vice-Chancellor, Dr C Swaminathan and Dr Jose Pablo Rene Asomoza Y Palicio, Director General, Cinvestav by which Professors, Masters Degree ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Cameras cut T-bone crashes Winnipeg Free Press Ward Vanlaar, the foundation's vice-president, who is also a statistician and criminologist who holds a doctorate in transportation science, called the results significant, as right-angle collisions are the accidents most likely to result in fatalities ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Experiment aboard shuttle Atlantis will test novel therapy to build bone ... EurekAlert (press release) "This proof-of-principle study will enhance our understanding of the science behind the sclerostin antibody and arm us with important research to support potential future therapeutic applications in both astronauts and patients suffering from bone loss ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
You are what you tweet: Tracking public health trends with Twitter EurekAlert (press release) Identities of the tweeters were not collected by Dredze, a researcher at the university's Human Language Technology Center of Excellence and an assistant research professor of computerscience, and Paul, a doctoral student. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Can a Pig Heart be Kosher? Religion Dispatches [However, given the novelty of the technology, there has not been a clear ruling issued on it from Muslim jurists.]” But jurisprudential issues are not so simple. Given the complexity of this issue, involving stem cell research, animal rights, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
A Climate Change Dissenter Who Has Left His Mark on US Policy New York Times His career as professor of meteorology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology is winding down. The rumpled, bearded, soft-spoken scientist no longer teaches regular classes and looks forward to a quiet retirement a year from now, perhaps at his ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Education notes Lexington Herald Leader TSA students integrate science, technology, engineering and mathematics concepts through co-curricular activities, competitive events and related programs. ■ West Jessamine High School arts students created a commercial for the 2012 Ford Focus through ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Okanagan College Media Release Castanet.net by UBC Okanagan - Story: 62826 Wisdom Tettey has been appointed as Dean of the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies at the University of British Columbia's Okanagan campus. Tettey holds a bachelor's degree (Honors) in Political Science and Russian ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Transferable STEM credits offer easy transition Willcox Range News By Derek Jordan/wick communications SIERRA VISTA - In an effort to give students a more defined path toward a four-year degree, particularly in the areas of science, technology, engineering and math, the University of Arizona and Cochise College ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
'Geeky' world of IT loses its appeal as a career choice Financial Times It is not misogynistic,” says Alicia Navarro, founder of Skimlinks, an online advertising technologycompany. It was never difficult being one of the rare women on her university computer sciencecourse or at technology companies, she says. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
FOROYAA Online - Young Women Christian Association (YWCA) Held Panel ... Foroyaa online The media, in all its forms, to be utilized to sensitise women and girls to embrace Science andTechnology. - Both the urban and rural women and girls should benefit from Science andTechnology. - Research has shown that educated and trained women and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Ancestors' relics displayed at Joseon archive The Korea Herald The institute received 10 billion won from the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology for a five-year research project based on the materials of Jangseogak. By Claire Lee (dyc@heraldm.com) See all stories on this topic » | ||
For Mexicans Looking North, a New Calculus Favors Home New York Times The Technological Institute of Arandas, where Angel studies engineering, is now one of 13 sciencecampuses created in Jalisco since 2000 — a major reason professionals in the state, with a bachelor's degree or higher, also more than doubled to 821983 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Regional energy forum opens in Amman Petra News Agency The forum is organized by The Arab Institute for Security Studies (ACSIS), in partnership with the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung and the Energy Research Programme - Higher Council for Science andTechnology. The forum , which was inaugurated by Minister of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
UNL grad to work in Turkey on Fulbright Lincoln Journal Star Cori Curtis of Milford majored in international studies and political science and is UNL's eighth Fulbright since this spring. Curtis credits a class he took as a freshman for sparking his interest in Turkey. The communication studies course features a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Wave energy test project launched Times of Malta A project which aims to convert wave energy into electricity was officially launched this morning at the Malta Council for Science and Technology in Bighi. The project, by the private company Dexawave Energy Malta, a consortium between Dexawave Denmark ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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Is PRP a Passing Trend or the Future of Sports Medicine?: 4 Physician Responses Becker's Orthopedic & Spine (press release) Companies will have to help pay for the studies — which is the problem in orthopedic and sports medicine research to begin with. If you feel like what you are doing is the right thing and there's enough science behind it in a non-academic setting, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Virginia Space Grant Consortium To Use Krucible for STEM Education T.H.E. Journal "Krucible has already been integrated into our summer academy curriculum and it is now being embedded in our 2012 online course as well," said Amber Agee-DeHart, Virginia Aerospace Scienceand Technology Scholars program manager. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Technology and Inequality Project Syndicate Indeed, computer-grading of essays is a surging science, with some studies showing that computer evaluations are fairer, more consistent, and more informative than those of an average teacher, if not necessarily of an outstanding one. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
The Courtauld Institute of Art Expands into the Arts of Asia with New Research ... Art Daily However, after the Second World War and the development of the School of Oriental and AfricanStudies (SOAS), it began to concentrate solely on the Western tradition. Mariet Westermann, Vice President, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, stated: “In our time, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Sweet Home plans double periods for core subjects in middle school Buffalo News Students will flip daily between one and two 37-minute periods in math, science, social studies and English, according to Kelly Corcoran, an eighth-grade science teacher and committee member. “There will be more time for them to really engage, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Thank this doc for the episiotomy you won't have parentcentral.ca And in the past three months alone, he has published (with colleagues) four major birth-relatedstudies. What drives his research is his concern about mothers and babies. He is alarmed by the rising maternal mortality rate (the result of increased ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Toyota given the green light Cambridge Times Ontario Minister for Training Colleges and Universities John Milloy, left, TMMC chair Ray Tanguay, centre, and Cambridge MP and Minister for Science and Technology Gary Goodyear pose for the cameras following Tuesday's funding announcement at Toyota's ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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2010-2011 Season of Exploring Critical Issues to Rerun This Summer Media Newswire (press release) Joining Dr. Scott are panelists: Dr. Ellen Kowalski, Associate Professor of Physical Education and Human Performance Science, Adelphi University; Dr. Robert Otto, Professor and Director of the Human Performance Laboratory, Adelphi University; ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Former professor Jones forms left-wing Tea Party The Daily Princetonian During the 2010-11 academic year, Jones served as a distinguished visiting fellow in both the Center for African American Studies and the Wilson School's Program in Science, Technology and Environmental Policy. Jones' movement launched earlier this ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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The EFSA is doing traceback of E. coli contaminated fenugreek seeds imported ... Biofortified It had never been subject to peer-review which is the standard ethical process for primary investigational studies. Again unfortunately, the scientist writing the letter reported in the SMH failed to note that the Austrian study that they cited has in ... See all stories on this topic » |
MIT studies aircraft collision system - Science & Technology News ... Breaking science news and updates from around the world. ... The FAA has asked Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers to create an algorithm for ... https://www.arcamax.com/technology/technews/s-912014 |