SCIENCE News, Studies, Research, Technology, Oct 23, 2011

Women making slow, sure strides in science, math Seattle Post Intelligencer With two-thirds of all undergraduate degrees and 60 percent of master's degrees now going to women, many believe it's only a matter of time before that trend influences the upper echelons of the "STEM" fields - science, technology, engineering and math ... See all stories on this topic »

Expert pushes for research into link between HIV/Aids and internet use in ... gulfnews.com Results of such studies could help doctors propose intervention programs on HIV/Aids through cybertechnology to help prevent the continuing spread of the virus in the Philippines, Dr Ma Isabel Melgar, of the Aids Society of the Philippines (ASP) told ... See all stories on this topic »

Sultan Qaboos chair for ME studies at US university Khaleej Times MUSCAT — A Sultan Qaboos bin Said academic 'Chair for Middle East Studies' is being established at the College of William and Mary, a renowned public research university in the US. Dr Rawya Saud al Busaidiyah, Oman's Minister of Higher Education, ... See all stories on this topic »

A low-tech school in the heart of Silicon Valley The Seattle Times Eagle knows a bit about technology. He holds a computer-science degree from Dartmouth College and works in executive communications at Google, where he has written speeches for the chairman, Eric Schmidt. He uses an iPad and a smartphone. ... See all stories on this topic »

Air technology put to test at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's NextGen ... Daytona Beach News-Journal We are helping the FAA solve some of their NextGen research and development issues." The NextGen Test Bed is where new technologies are being evaluated before being implemented as part of NextGen -- Next Generation Air Transportation System. ... See all stories on this topic »

QEERI to begin study for solar desalination plant Gulf Times In next 12 months, solar and desalination equipment is expected to arrive in Qatar so that they can be assembled and operated individually to test them and familiarise operators with their systems, while studies and research on air quality can be ... See all stories on this topic » Gulf Times

St. Mary's students bond with belugas Austin American-Statesman "I can't do the research without (the students') help. They go out and collect most of the data." Though many assume such studies are the province of marine biology, psychologists often studyanimal behavior, and many SeaWorld trainers come from a ... See all stories on this topic »

Guyana positions itself to take advantage of advancing technological ... NCN Guyana The Institute of Applied Science and Technology (IAST) and Trent University of Canada today signed a Letter of Intent in the Boardroom of the IAST, Turkeyen for collaboration in the areas of research and development and the training of students. ... See all stories on this topic » NCN Guyana

Women making slow, sure strides in science, math Long Island Press I loved being there,” says Allred, now a second-year doctoral student in the Yale University chemistry department and one of a new generation of young women who are helping change the face of the so-called STEM fields – science, technology, ... See all stories on this topic »

Texans deserve truth about health of Galveston Bay Austin American-Statesman Politics never makes for good science and science never makes for good politics. This is a case in which people's beliefs are strongly held and not easily changed. It has much in common with the evolution debate — you either believe or you don't. ... See all stories on this topic »

Singularity Summit 2011 Part II – Artificial Intelligence and the Brain Singularity Hub He voiced some concern that our over-dependence on technology was making us dumber and cited some studies that had actually shown atrophy of the hippocampus in response to less use and conversely, it's growth when stimulated, as in the taxi drivers of ... See all stories on this topic » Singularity Hub

Danish study concludes that mobile phones do not cause cancer, but many remain ... TheRandomFact.com “These results are the strongest evidence yet that using a mobile phone does not seem to increase the risk of cancers of the brain or central nervous system in adults,” said Hazel Nunn, head of evidence and health information at CancerResearch UK. ... See all stories on this topic » TheRandomFact.com

Dear Teacher, Don't Freeze, Please! Daijiworld.com Today's world is enveloped by an intense advancement in technology which has also affected the process of learning and thinking. Gone are the good old customs. No child today ever thinks of going to her grandmother and asking her to narrate stories. ... See all stories on this topic » Daijiworld.com

Urban farming can help feed Asia - experts Philippine Star The program is supported by the Department of Agriculture (DA), Education (DepEd), and Scienceand Technology (DOST); various instrumentalities of the QC government; Liga ng Barangay; Gawad Kalinga; and Allied Botanical Corp. ... See all stories on this topic »

Radical flip at Macomb County school getting results Detroit Free Press "It's made my job a lot easier," said Chris Carpenter, a social studies teacher. "I do like this model, because what we've done for the last 10 years just wasn't working anymore." Dominique Moody had just arrived home from a long day of classes at ... See all stories on this topic »

BioCrossroads Invests in Medical Device Company Developing Revolutionary ... Bradenton Herald Zorion is developing a breakthrough device that combines novel biomaterials with known drug and drug delivery technology in a unique design to treat cardiovascular disease. The initial product under development is a vascular stent that is being ... See all stories on this topic »

Charter Oak superintendent no stranger to change Pasadena Star-News Research studies say that online learning will be upon us rapidly. Q: Why is parental involvement important in a child's education? What's the most important thing parents can do to foster a love of learning in children? A: While parents teach children ... See all stories on this topic »

UCR biology professor inducted into American Academy of Arts and Sciences News-Medical.net The academy is one of the nation's oldest and most prestigious learned societies, and an independent research center that draws from its members' expertise to conduct studies in scienceand technology policy, global security, the humanities and culture ... See all stories on this topic »

The humanitarian prince Arab News They include the Sultan Science and Technology Center in Alkhobar, an innovative project that provides opportunities for youth to learn about science and technology. MeduNet (Sultan bin Abdulaziz Medical and Educational Telecommunications Program) ... See all stories on this topic »

Debating tough talk Houston Chronicle You failed to mention the Clayton Library for genealogical research located in the museum district. Thanks to the Clayton family, this library is one of the top genealogical libraries in the country. Houston should be made aware of this situation. ... See all stories on this topic »

Talent crunch forces companies to compete for workers NewsOK.com Studies show workers, since the recession, are doing 30 percent more work, Fountain said. “So that ups the need for hiring experienced help,” she said. “Who has the time to add training to their workload?” Retaining good talent largely isn't about ... See all stories on this topic »

Regulus Therapeutics and Collaborators Publish New Pre-Clinical Data on ... Sacramento Bee Multiple studies have demonstrated that miR-33a/b strongly represses the cholesterol transporter ABCA1, resulting in decreased generation of HDL-C and reverse cholesterol transport (Rayner et al., J Clin Invest. 2011) as well as key enzymes involved in ... See all stories on this topic »

Grads can contribute towards execution of programmes and policies, says CM Malaysia Star The Chancellor Award went to Khairunnabihah Zainal Abidin who took up internationalstudies, while Donald Stephen who studied cognitive science received the Pro-Chancellor Award. The Special Senate Awards went to Lau Ee Li and Kiu Pey Jing who both ... See all stories on this topic » Malaysia Star

Filipino students experience 'technological shock' abroad Inquirer.net This is evident in the lack of academic resources and low support for research and development. Students at the UP often make do with dilapidated facilities and out-of-date technology. Given this condition in UP, classroom experiences are more ... See all stories on this topic »

ANC Education receives Appreciation Award from Monash University Sunday Times.lk Monash University Malaysia offers courses from faculties of Business, Engineering, Information Technology, Medicine and Health Science, Arts and Social Sciences, and Science. Now over ten years old, the Sunway campus of is an exemplar of transnational ... See all stories on this topic » Sunday Times.lk

Facebook's Integration into eBay Insufficient to Make E-Commerce via Social ... Daily Deal Media Some independent studies have further strengthened the notion against the utility of eBay and Facebook's integration. For instance, Havas Media Social and LightspeedResearch had concluded in their July 2011 research that 89% users of Facebook never ... See all stories on this topic » Daily Deal Media

Economic co-op takes lead in Sino-Russian ties China Daily Vyacheslav Karlusov, a fellow with the Institute of Far Eastern Studies at the Russian Academy of Sciences, said that although Russia had made achievements in scientific research, much of this had not been utilized commercially or industrially. ... See all stories on this topic »

Talk of the Town: Truth about government management, employees Prescott Daily Courier Dr. Gerald M. Borsuk, a federal employee of the Naval Research Lab, was responsible for promoting the monolithic microwave integrated circuit, which became a fundamental building block for cell phones and information technology wireless systems of all ... See all stories on this topic »

Charge a car in time it takes for a coffee Sydney Morning Herald "Nissan is always working on various research and development activities," it said. "However, the technology reported is still in the very early stage of basic studies, thus there is nothing we can communicate at this moment." At present so-called fast ... See all stories on this topic » Sydney Morning Herald

Fighting for a climate change treaty Aljazeera.com Treaty to ban chemicals that harmed the ozone layer came about when there was consensus between science and politics. Cans of hair spray on the shelves of a Target store carry labels saying "No CFCs". The 1987 Montreal Protocol was the first climate... See all stories on this topic » Aljazeera.com

Ransom Center chronicles an age of censorship Austin 360 "One of the things I like about this exhibition is that it puts the phenomenon of banning books in a historical, cultural context," says Steve Hoelscher, chair of Americanstudies at UT and academic curator for photography at the Ransom Center. ... See all stories on this topic » Austin 360

Milliner's crossing China Daily I was so immersed in my hat studies that I didn't have any time for research." Koch says her first impressions disbanded her of any notions when she landed in China. "On my way from the airport, I saw lots of youngsters in cool retro outfits. ... See all stories on this topic » China Daily

TCL Wins China Top Electronics Brands in Silicon Valley MarketWatch (press release) Recently, TCL has set up an innovation center in the Silicon Valley in the United States to follow up global trends in new technologies, and also further studies. TCL won German Red Dot Design Award and "Star of Design 2007" in France. ... See all stories on this topic »

Henry Ford Hospital's pioneering vitiligo treatment draws worldwide interest Detroit Free Press "In India, it's as high as 6% in some studies," Hamzavi said. "In Saudi Arabia, they are thinking it's as high as 5% to 6%. In the US, it's closer to 1%. "We don't totally understand it," Hamzavi said. "We believe there is a short circuit due to ... See all stories on this topic »

High charges discourage smartphone use abroad Travel-News.co.uk Dr. Manfred Lieb, Dean of Studies at the Faculty of Economics 2 and in charge of the survey, said, “What is interesting is that people in every country display a positive attitude towards modern technology, the Internet, and mobile devices and that ... See all stories on this topic » Travel-News.co.uk

On the Move Press Herald Noyes serves on several boards in Maine and Colorado, including Coastal Studies for Girls, Portland Ovations, True North and Steadman Phillippon Research Institute. Mark Register of Ogunquit will serve as president; Daniel D'Entremont of Biddeford will ... See all stories on this topic »

Burden of osteoporotic fractures increases dramatically in the Middle East and ... EurekAlert (press release) While such rates vary between 25-35% in Western populations, preliminary studies have shown that these rates may be as high as 2-2.5 fold higher in certain populations within this region. IOF President Professor John A. Kanis spoke at the launch of the ... See all stories on this topic »

Science Saturday: Roddenberry Research Center + Skeptic-Funded ... By Kayla Iacovino Science Saturday: Roddenberry Research Center + Skeptic-Funded Climate Study + A Star is Born + Tractor Beam Tech + More October 22, 2011. by Kayla Iacovino , Filed ... Take a break and read about this week's science news! This week: ... TrekMovie.com

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