Science Education & Policy

Further Expansion Announced For Prospects Events

LONDON, September 2 /PRNewswire/-- Prospects is expanding its Events Division with the acquisition of a portfolio of graduate recruitment events from associate company RECEX LLP. The portfolio includes the annual Summer Graduate Recruitment Fair at Earl&# ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Sep 2 2008 - 7:30am

Innovation Slow-Down in the US?

The technology community in the US ain't what it used to be, argues Judy Estrin, a technology entrepreneur and former Chief Technology Officer of Cisco. She is the author of Closing the Innovation Gap, and she's arguing that "we have a natio ...

Blog Post - Michael White - Oct 22 2008 - 11:02pm

Mimicking Complex Ocean Behavior Experimentally- Not Without Some Wreckage

The ocean as an ecological and physical system is unmatched in its complexity but researchers are getting closer. A team of scientists is studying the complex ocean upwelling process by mimicking nature – pumping cold, nutrient-rich water from deep within ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 2 2008 - 1:47pm

Like Your New Invisibility Cloak? The Chinese Have Already Cracked It

From the 1933 classic "The Invisible Man" to the more recent Harry Potter series, devices that achieve invisibility have been popular parts of film fantasy. In recent years, scientists using special types of 'meta' materials have shown ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 2 2008 - 11:49pm

Dr. Arnold Relman Takes On Industry Support Of Medical Education (again)

In a commentary released today in the September 3rd issue of the medical journal JAMA, Dr. Arnold Relman, Professor of Medicine Emeritus at Harvard and former editor of the New England Journal of Medicine, takes on the issue of industry support of medical ...

Article - Matthew Brown - Sep 4 2008 - 4:48pm

Summit Partners Invests In Telerik

SOFIA, Bulgaria and NEWTON, Massachusetts and BOSTON, September 3 /PRNewswire/-- Telerik, a leading vendor of software tools and components which allow developers to rapidly build cutting-edge web and desktop applications, today announced that it has rece ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Sep 3 2008 - 3:30am

Senetek PLC Appoints Michael Rogers PR

NAPA, California, September 3 /PRNewswire/--- AGENCY CHOSEN FOR LAUNCH OF PYRATINE-6(TM) ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Sep 3 2008 - 8:33am

Fewer Guns Would Mean Fewer Suicides, Say Harvard Researchers

We can keep suicidal individuals from committing suicide successfully by making sure they can't get a gun, say researchers at Harvard School of Public Health. The article in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) was written by Matthew Miller, ass ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 3 2008 - 4:52pm

Pet Census Suggests Uninsured Pet Owners Choose Euthanasia Over Vet Bills

LONDON, September 4 /PRNewswire/-- In the most recent Petplan Pet Census, an annual study of pet ownership in the UK, 97% of vets reported that a lack of funds had led to owners choosing euthanasia over treatment. As many households start to feel the fina ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Sep 3 2008 - 6:33pm

Redline And Tech Mahindra Announce Global Partnership Agreement For Mobile WiMAX Deployments

TORONTO, September 4 /PRNewswire/-- < < Companies to Begin Deployment of Networks Based on 802.16e-2005 Technologies for Carriers in the Asia-Pacific Region in 2008 > > ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Sep 4 2008 - 1:30am