Science Education & Policy

TelcoTV Conference & Expo Announces New Vision Awards Program

IRVINE, California, August 11 /PRNewswire/--- Awards recognizing innovation in video and entertainment convergence will be granted to the most compelling new products, applications, or services ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Aug 11 2008 - 9:30am

Verizon Business Helps Enterprises Realize The Benefits Of Promising, Complex Security Technology

BASKING RIDGE, New Jersey, August 12 /PRNewswire/--- NAC Provides Strong, Multifaceted Security Defense for Large Businesses Verizon Business is using its unique blend of worldwide professional and managed service capabilities to help customers understand ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Aug 12 2008 - 6:33am

U. of California can reject creationist college prep classes

Religious conservatives who decry postmodernism in the academy, and object to what they see as identity-based scholarship, such a Marxist school of history or African American Studies, have no problem trying to push their own Christianity-based science on ...

Blog Post - Michael White - Oct 22 2008 - 11:08pm

Peoplesafe In Housebuilding Innovation Awards

SHEFFIELD, England, August 13 /PRNewswire/--- With Photo Rocksure Systems in association with leading housebuilder Taylor Wimpey has been announced as a finalist in the prestigious Housebuilding Innovation Awards 2008. Rocksure's Peoplesafe system is ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Aug 13 2008 - 1:30am

Eco-Tourism Is Big Business But Can Wildlife And Tourism Mix?

To some on the fringes, the only good planet is one without people. To some pseudo-environmentalists, a good planet is one where theirs is the only SUV. To millions more, nature is a way to escape the rigors of city life and enjoy the outdoors without bein ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Aug 13 2008 - 6:13pm

Join The Debate- What Is The World's Most Irreplaceable Species?

Which of the Earth’s species, among bats, bees, fungi, plankton, and primates, are truly irreplaceable? You will have a chance to decide at this year’s debate hosted by Earthwatch, the international environmental charity, on Thursday, 20th November 20th, 2 ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 14 2008 - 11:56am

How to Kill Education: Replace Degrees with Technical Certificates

In yesterday's Wall Street Journal, we read an argument for getting rid of the college degree. You've heard this argument before: under our current system, a college degree doesn't mean anything, because most of the time you don't come ...

Blog Post - Michael White - Apr 10 2014 - 10:34pm

Late For An Important Date? Science Has The Answer

A middle school in East Harlem recently implemented a new invention in the area of rules. It can be described in two words—attendance court. In the area of tardiness, truant individuals may be able to add science as another excuse to their ongoing list. “T ...

Article - Audrey Amara - Aug 15 2008 - 12:27pm

Spain Enjoys Slight Edge Over France And Portugal In Providing Access To Electricity Market Trading Information, A Platts Study

LONDON, August 15 /PRNewswire/--- Southwest EU Makes Strides in Transparency, but Not Yet Level Playing Field for New Entrants Spain has the edge over France and Portugal when it comes to providing access to trading and other information about the operati ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Aug 15 2008 - 2:32am

Making A Film In Your Lunch Break Becomes A Reality

CAMBRIDGE, England, August 15 /PRNewswire/--- Moviestorm Will Attract a Whole New Generation of Amateur Movie Makers Short Fuze Limited, the award- winning Cambridge company set up to bring movie making to the world, today announces the first consumer rel ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Aug 15 2008 - 6:32am