SCIENCE News, Studies, Research, Technology, Aug 19, 2011

Penn College Graduates Listed for Summer 2011 PCToday Mark N. Boone, Mullica Hill, NJ, Bachelor of Science, Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning DesignTechnology Nelya Y. Borisov, Lewisburg, Associate of Applied Science, Emergency Medical Services Paul R. Bouchard, Carlisle, Bachelor of Science, ... See all stories on this topic »

Research projects build learning environment Asbury Park Press MARY FRANK/staff photographer ASB 0814 SUMMER RESEARCH Undergraduate and graduate students from all over the country, who conducted original research projects in the fields of scienceover a 10-week period with MU faculty, present their findings to ... See all stories on this topic »

New study identifies stark racial gaps in funding of biomedical research Boston Globe (blog) The study, published today in the journal Science, triggered immediate action to address and understand the root of the problem from top officials at the National Institutes of Health, the funding agency studied. The findings stunned Boston researchers ... See all stories on this topic »

When Looking for Love, Women Spurn Science LiveScience.com Finding romantic love can be a distracting goal for anyone, but for women thoughts of romantic goals are particularly distracting from science, technology, engineering and math, new research suggests. These typically masculine disciplines are thought ... See all stories on this topic » LiveScience.com

AGU journal highlights -- Aug. 18 EurekAlert (press release) Authors: Natacha Pasche: Eawag: Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Surface Waters-Research and Management, Kastanienbaum, Switzerland; and Institute of Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics, Swiss Federal Institute of ... See all stories on this topic »

A-levels boom in maths and science credited to 'Brian Cox effect' The Guardian But he added that the overall numbers studying maths and science were still far too low. "There is already a skills gap emerging in this area, with over 40% of companies saying they are having difficulty recruiting people with science, technology, ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

Amgen Highlights Data to Be Presented at American Society for Bone and Mineral ... MarketWatch (press release) 17, 3:00 pm - 3:15 pm PT) Safety Observations From Denosumab Long-term Extension and Cross-over Studies in Postmenopausal Women With OsteoporosisLead Author: Henry G. Bone MD, Michigan Bone and Mineral ClinicAbstract No. ... See all stories on this topic »

Recycled Drugs to Be Used To Treat Cancer TopNews United States The findings of the study have been published in the Science Translational Medicine. It is believed that the new technology would enable cancer patients to get their disease treated at affordable prices. The Associate Professor of systems medicine in ... See all stories on this topic » TopNews United States

Revealed: How sticky egg captures sperm EurekAlert (press release) Researchers have uncovered exactly how a human egg captures an incoming sperm to begin the fertilisation process, in a new study published this week in the journal Science. The researchidentifies the sugar molecule that makes the outer coat of the egg ... See all stories on this topic »

Technology lends hand in concussion prevention in sports Montreal Gazette Over the next few weeks, a US company called Battle Sports Science is making its Impact Indicator available throughout Canada and the United States. It is a sensor that is fastened to a helmet chin strap and detects when the user's head undergoes an ... See all stories on this topic »

A-level results: Key to results Mirfield Reporter ... ep – economical and political studies; es – engineering science; est – environmental studies; epq – extended project qualification; fd – food technology; ff – fashion and fabrics; fm – further maths; fpu – French for professional use; fr – French; ... See all stories on this topic »

Your National Beef Checkoff: 25 years and counting CattleNetwork.com 'OK, so we need research, but why do producers pay into research that helps only the manufacturers and retailers, and doesn't trickle down to our farms and ranches?' Think about it this way: If we didn't have the information and technology that we need ... See all stories on this topic »

Race, Ethnicity, and NIH Research Awards Science Careers Blog (subscription) In fact, there have been relatively few studies on the racial and ethnic composition of populations that apply for federal research funding. Studies of race and ethnicity in science generally focus on differences in representation (1–3). ... See all stories on this topic »

OSA provides research highlights from Biomedical Optics Express. ThomasNet Industrial News Room (press release) Future studies by the research team will focus on improving imaging resolution to further differentiate between solid lesions and autoimmune pancreatitis, and test this technology in vivo. They recently received FDA approval for testing this technology ... See all stories on this topic »

Computer science student's skills help create new mobile device applications Arizona State University They are working on ideas to expand the app's capabilities, to make it available on more mobile platforms, such as Android, and planning to do user studies and more market research. For the Float project with Scribd, Johnsen got the opportunity to ... See all stories on this topic »

Vision Scientist David Williams Named Dean for Research at University of Rochester University of Rochester Newsroom Williams, the University's William G. Allyn Professor of Medical Optics and director of the Center for Visual Science, has pioneered new technologies that are improving the eyesight of people around the globe, from the legally blind to those with 20/20 ... See all stories on this topic » University of Rochester Newsroom

Nano ice, new freeze-dry technology boost quality Alaskajournal.com Nano technology, for example, is the study of manipulating matter on an atomic and molecular scale. The science can easily be applied to making better ice. NanoICE technology was invented in Iceland 10 years ago, and is now available for the first time ... See all stories on this topic »

Running to find a cure for cancer gulfnews.com But I have seen that it is important to manage resources well to ensure that laboratorystudies lead to practically useful results in the shortest possible time. Hence I want to study both biological and management science. ... See all stories on this topic » gulfnews.com

Computational method rapidly discovers new uses for approved drugs FierceBiotech IT The agency, which provided funding for the studies, says repositioning strips away some of the big expenses of development and offers new, affordable ways to treat illnesses. With the support of repositioning advocates, the Stanford group's technology ... See all stories on this topic »

Research institutes announce collaboration World Nuclear News Under a three-year agreement, the two organizations will jointly research nuclear power plant issues related to material science, plant component performance and radiation safety. This will include the use of three-dimensional tools at the atomic level ... See all stories on this topic »

Big Boost for Modern Einsteins Wall Street Journal The institute supports 28 full-time faculty members and annually hosts about 200 scholars that come to the institute to conduct postdoctoral research in historicalstudies, mathematics, natural sciences and social science. Dr. Simonyi, 62 years old,... See all stories on this topic » Wall Street Journal

Is There a Shortage of Skilled Foreign Workers? Sacramento Bee The findings include: There are about 10 million Americans with STEM degrees (Science,Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) not working in those fields. Each year, some 200000 additional skilled foreign workers are admitted through a variety of ... See all stories on this topic »

A-level results Keighley News KEY TO SUBJECTS: ab advance business; ac art and crafts; ad art and design; am ad-vance manufacture; ap account-ing; ar art; as applied/advanced science; bg British government and politics; bi biology; bk book-keeping; bs building studies; ... See all stories on this topic »

DOE, Science Teachers Kick-Off Student Energy Savings Contest Supply House Times Registration for a nationwide student contest to help families save money by saving energy at home — while inspiring students to pursue studies in science, technology, engineering and mathematics — began Aug. 16 and runs through Oct. 7. ... See all stories on this topic »

Purdue Moves Up to 61st in World University Rankings ValpoLife.com In specialty rankings, Purdue ranks 14th in engineering and technology, 18th in computer science, 19th in chemistry, and 46th in overall science. "Purdue works hard to build academic, research and business relationships with partners around the world ... See all stories on this topic »

Movie Review: Arabia, at the Orlando Science Center Orlando Sentinel (blog) The second, more familiar, is the Age of Islam, the 500 or so years after 750 BCE in which much of the world's learning and innovation in science and technology were realized in the Middle East, built on Islamic conquests ranging from India to Spain. ... See all stories on this topic » Orlando Sentinel (blog)

Paper on automation in surgery wins 2011 Human Factors Prize for Excellence in ... EurekAlert (press release) The 2011 Prize topic is health-care ergonomics, broadly defined to include research at the intersection of health care and human factors/ergonomics. The paper by Manzey et al. reports a pair of studies designed to investigate the performance ... See all stories on this topic »

Ionicon at 6th future security, security research conference Environmental Expert (press release) PTR-MS rapidly became a well established analytical technology in the fields of environmentalresearch, atmospheric chemistry, and food and flavor science. This resulted from its high selectivity (up to 8 000 m/Δm), extremely low detection limits ... See all stories on this topic »

Cumberland-Carlisle: School roundup Patriot-News By The Patriot-News The following employees have been promoted from temporary professional employee to professional employee at the high school: David Armitage, math; Timothy Bianchi, social studies; C. Renae Brown, math; and James Statler, technology ... See all stories on this topic »

Pakistan partnership reaches for the stars The National Pakistan's space programme owes its existence to China's cooperation that spans from climate science, clean energy technologies, clean water technologies, cyber security and basic space, to atmospheric, Earth and marine sciences. ... See all stories on this topic » The National

University applicants set to learn fate Financial Times The son of refugees who fled Iraq before he was born, Mr Said Noor arrived from Germany only four years ago Young people are increasingly choosing to studyscience, technology, engineering and mathematics at school and university, it emerged on ... See all stories on this topic » Financial Times

How the "internet of things" could radically change local government The Guardian Funding competitions will follow, with the board investing in short term feasibilitystudies, research and development projects and pilots. The Digital City Exchangeresearch programme, funded with a £5.9m grant from Research Councils UK, ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

TMJ assessment RDH Pressure applied distal and buccal to the maxillary tuberosity digitally will evaluate this muscle's parafunctional stress.1 Clinical studies have demonstrated that palpation alone is less sensitive in detection of crepitation than the use of ... See all stories on this topic »

Want to Be a Good Researcher? Try Teaching Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) Much of the existing scholarship on the relationship between teaching and research has focused on how research influences teaching, and not the reverse. While Mr. Feldon, who studies educational psychology and science, technology, engineering, ... See all stories on this topic »

Catholic Schools Debut iPad Program As School Begins Georgia Bulletin Six schools in the Atlanta Archdiocese are embracing the touch-screen iPads as the newest classroom tool to recreate Civil War battles in social studies, reinforce math lessons with instructional videos or write a classroom blog to improve writing ... See all stories on this topic » Georgia Bulletin

Mutant gene identified that causes abnormal chromosome count, leading to cancer EurekAlert (press release) Now, in the August 19th issue of Science, researchers at the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, a part of Georgetown University Medical Center, have identified a gene that is commonly mutated in human cancers and have demonstrated its ... See all stories on this topic »

Scientific Progress or A Step Too Far? (RJS) Patheos This is an early trial with many difficulties remaining to be solved, but illustrates the potential power. What do you think of research like this? Does this raise images of Frankenstein's monster or B science fiction thrillers and mad scientists? ... See all stories on this topic » Patheos

Regulus Communications Launches Cloud Resources ... - Popular Science By admin The rapid development of digital technology for health information is creating new and exciting opportunities for industry service providers. Tablets and smart phones are now the devices of choice for providers, patients, and technology developers. ... + The mobileHIT Research Update for reporting and summarizing market research studies on health information technologies. Regulus recently formed a strategic alliance with CLS Profakt of London (Croydon), UK to conduct eye ... Popular Science

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FINANCIAL News, Money, Banks, Economic and Financial Crisis, Aug 19, 2011

GLOBAL MARKETS-Gold soars, stocks sink as data roils markets Reuters In Europe, German shares lost the most, with traders citing the effects of a short-selling ban onfinancial stocks in other parts of Europe and intensifying worries about politicians' lack of a plan to address the euro-zone sovereign debt crisis. ... See all stories on this topic »

Economy Fears Drive Investors Out Of Risky Assets, Into Treasurys Wall Street Journal By Min Zeng NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Dismal US economic data and concerns about Europeanbanks fueled resurgent fears about the global economic outlook, triggering a broad selloff in risky assets and a flight into Treasury bonds. ... See all stories on this topic »

European bank stocks battered by liquidity fears Salon Protecting foreign bank subsidiaries has been a priority for regulators since that crisis. Lehman's bankruptcy filing fed the global panic in part because the legal andfinancial status of its European operations were not clear to other banks and ... See all stories on this topic » Salon

ILFC Fails to Sway Bond Market on Standalone Prospects: Corporate Finance Bloomberg Financial debt is suffering its worst month since November, declining 0.8 percent through yesterday,Bank of America Merrill Lynch index data show, as investors flee borrowers facing more risk from a weakening economy and Europe's spreading debt crisis ... See all stories on this topic »

Zacks Investment Ideas Feature Highlights: Johnson & Johnson, iShares S&P U.S. ... Sacramento Bee The country of 22 million people has experienced a remarkable 20 consecutive years of economicgrowth, even in spite of the global financial crisis. Bond yields are high because the ReserveBank of Australia currently has its cash rate set at 4.75%. ... See all stories on this topic »

US Commodities Day Ahead: Gold Rises Above $1800 on Slowdown Bloomberg Swedish banks must do more to prepare for a deterioration in Europe's debt crisis that could freeze interbank markets and cut off funding, said Lars Frisell, chief economist at the country's financialregulator. Stocks and US futures fell while ... See all stories on this topic »

Gunit Chadha | We like to pick niches where we can dominate Livemint Having both at the top is very good for the bank. What kind of impact of the Euro zone debt crisisand US downgrade do you see on India? Policy outlook: Chadha says the group sees the interest rate cycle at being near its peak. Photo Hemant Mishra/Mint ... See all stories on this topic »

CNN's Ali Velshi: US Economy Is Not Broken, but It Is Bifurcated Knowledge@Wharton Velshi's first book, Gimme My Money Back: Your Guide to Beating the Financial Crisis, was released in January 2009. His upcoming book written with co-anchor Christine Romans, How to Speak Money, Becoming Fluent in the World's Most Important Language, ... See all stories on this topic » Knowledge@Wharton

Titanic Battle or Insider Trading? The S&P Downgrade and the Bilderbergers ... Center for Research on Globalization According to Der Spiegel, one of the most widely read periodicals in Europe: Many economists have been pointing out that last week's panic resembled the fear that sweptfinancial markets after the collapse of US investment bank Lehman Brothers in ... See all stories on this topic » Center for Research on Globalization

Time for fear or greed as markets gyrate? Telegraph.co.uk Mr McDermott said recent price falls had hit mining and financial stocks most. "Consider the JPM Natural Resources fund. If you are brave and can take a long-term view, some of the British banks, such as Lloyds, would fit the bill," he said. ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

Double-Dip Fears Ratchet Higher; Economists Fret Self-Fulfilling Prophecy Fox Business Home prices have already plummeted back to 2002 levels and many Americans have yet to recover from the drubbing their 401(k)s took during the financial crisis. “For many people, this would be a double-whammy without ever offering a respite in between,” ... See all stories on this topic »

A global reserve currency to remedy our bad behaviour The National Last week's modest gains on global stock markets were nothing but a false dawn. The world economy remains on the edge of a precipice. With the US and European economic engines slumping to stall speed, the debt crisis is extending to a growth crisis. ... See all stories on this topic »

Traders lament lack of summer lull Interactive Investor Banking stocks have been decimated across Europe, with indiscriminate selling even inbanks that maintain their exposure to the crisis is slim. "No sector is surviving this tidal wave of selling, and the fact that financials are first in the firing ... See all stories on this topic » Interactive Investor

NetApp's CEO Discusses Q1 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript Seeking Alpha Internally, our approach is essentially unchanged and our focus remains on continued market sharegains. In the last downturn, following the financial crisis, we found economic pressures forcing customers to consider new options. ... See all stories on this topic »

Stocks fall around the world Stuff.co.nz LATEST: Renewed worries about Europe's debt crisis and a raft of weak US economicdata have sparked a rout in global equities, while gold shot to new highs and US bondyields hit record lows as investors sought safety. "The market is in meltdown mode; ... See all stories on this topic » Stuff.co.nz

US Stocks Tumble on Global Economy, European Funding Concerns BusinessWeek Global stocks tumbled today after Morgan Stanley cut its forecast for global growth this year, citing an “insufficient” policy response to Europe's sovereign debt crisis, weakened confidence and the prospect of fiscal tightening. The bank estimates ... See all stories on this topic »

Financial Turmoil Adds to Allure of Europe's Best Properties BusinessWeek The euro region's sovereign debt crisis and prospects for slower economic growth triggered this month's slump in global stock markets and depressed yields for bonds with the best credit ratings.Economic concerns will hurt confidence and drive ... See all stories on this topic »

Wall Street tumbles on economy, bank worries Chicago Tribune The mortgage securities meltdown led to the 2008 financial crisis. The stock price for Sears Holdings fell more than 6 percent after the retailer reported a disappointing quarterly loss of $1.13 pershare. Currencies and commodities: The greenback ... See all stories on this topic »

Ten questions about the Financial Transaction Tax that needs to be answered Financial News (subscription) Merkel and Sarkozy made the announcement about a FTT in a statement following a meeting to discuss the sovereign debt crisis in Paris on Tuesday, arguing it would help contribute to the financial stability of the eurozone. ... See all stories on this topic » Financial News (subscription)

Stocks fall on worries about slower global economy MyCentralJersey.com Global stocks fell Wednesday, Aug. 17, in a downbeat appraisal of a Franco-German summit that failed to persuade investors that a convincing fix to the eurozone's spiraling debt crisis was imminent. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) / Richard Drew/AP NEW YORK ... See all stories on this topic »

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IRELAND, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece News, Aug 19, 2011

Why the US is Not Greece (Guest Voice) The Moderate Voice by Steve Suranovic For over a year now we have been hearing about the government debt problems in Europe; especially in Greece, but also in the larger economies of Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Italyand even France. Greece's outstanding public debt is now ... See all stories on this topic »

EUROZONE Debt Crisis News, Aug 19, 2011

In Crisis, Reminders of Disputes in Euro's Founding New York Times “Too little, too uncertain, too late — that has been the regular response of EU leaders to the euro zone debt crisis,” argued Sharon Bowles, chairwoman of the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee of the European Parliament. ... See all stories on this topic »

Turbo Trading, Aug 19, 2011

Turbo Trading With the Online Business Appointment Systemnow open to all registered and fully paid World Youth and Student Travel Conference (WYSTC) attendees, we've already seen great involvement from many delegates. So far, 6287 appointment requests have been sent and 1744 meetings have been booked.   If you're new to WYSTC, you'll learn that the Online Business Appointment System is a tremendously useful tool for making key connections at the conference, and it helps you optimise your time at the event. Be sure to log in to update your profile before August 25th so it can appear in the Trade Catalogue. And if you're already using the system, we encourage you to respond to your meeting requests and to provide us any feedback you might have. All registered and fully paid WYSTC attendees receive their login information from our team. You can view the login screen here. If you have any questions regarding the Online Business Appointment System or would like to provide feedback, please contact mail.box@wystc.org.

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It's Not Just Congress – the System Has Failed - Money Morning

BY KERRI SHANNON, Associate Editor, Money Morning
Sandra Bloom is in a frustrating position, and she feels stuck.

She put faith in people to do some work for her - and they've failed.

Not only did they fail to fulfill promises, they've created a bigger mess than the one they were supposed to fix.

Like many Americans, Bloom hoped the U.S. Congress would improve the country's struggling economy this year. Instead, she watched elected leaders squabble and finger-point while the U.S. credit rating was downgraded and federal debt climbed past $14 trillion.

"I am so angry at Congress for the way it is not doing its job," Bloom wrote in an e-mail to Money Morning. "There is no longer any attempt to do what is best for the country, no attempt to compromise."

Bloom shared her thoughts on what's wrong with Congress in response to a dismal CBS News/New York Times poll in early August that revealed 82% of Americans disapprove of the way Congress is doing its job - the highest disapproval rating since polling began in 1977.

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