Science Education & Policy

Facebook Names Top 25 FbFund Recipients

PALO ALTO, California, October 15 /PRNewswire/--- Seed Fund Helps Entrepreneurs Grow on Facebook Platform and Across the Web With Nearly US$2 Million in Grants, as Well as Mentorship and Marketing Resources ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Oct 15 2008 - 2:34pm

Thomson Reuters Launches Thomson Pharma KOLexperts(R) To Help The Pharmaceutical Industry Objectively Identify, Verify And Rank

PHILADELPHIA and LONDON, October 15 /PRNewswire/-- Thomson Reuters, the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, announced today the launch of Thomson Pharma KOLexperts, a new solution designed to help pharm ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Oct 15 2008 - 3:30pm

Create Light Pollution Awareness And See Some Stars- The Great World Wide Star Count

The awe of staring into the never-ending black sky is what brings thousands to the hilltops every year; myself included. I have always been interested in astronomy and the vastness of space. Even as a thirteen year old I was wishing upon stars, plotting c ...

Article - Ashley Cox - Oct 17 2008 - 12:23am

The Great World Wide Star Count- Astronomy Goes Global

Schoolchildren, families and citizen scientists around the world will gaze skyward after dark from Oct. 20 to Nov.3, 2008, looking for specific constellations and then sharing their observations through the Internet. The Great World Wide Star Count, now in ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 16 2008 - 12:48am

Redline To Host Live Demonstration Of Its RedMAX 4C(TM) Mobile WiMAX Products At Gitex Technology Week

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, October 16 /PRNewswire/--- Redline to Feature Voice, Video and Data Communications via RedMAX 4C (TM) Mobile WiMAX System Redline Communications Group Inc. ("Redline") (TSX and AIM: RDL), a leading provider of WiMAX ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Oct 16 2008 - 1:30am

Autotask Corporation Bundles Professional Services With Business Automation Software For IT Service Providers And MSPs

EAST GREENBUSH, New York, October 16 /PRNewswire/--- New Autotask ProPlus Solution Offers Best of Both Worlds; Combines Superior IT Business Software With Advanced Implementation and IT Business Consulting Services Helping IT service providers build a str ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Oct 16 2008 - 5:30am

HEATTECH- The Warm-up And Stay-warm Range Of Wear Global Try It Campaign

TOKYO, October 16 /PRNewswire/--- 1,000 consumers, 100 media representatives will be given a free HEATTECH trial kit- In the second of its UNIQLO TRY programs, UNIQLO is conducting a Global Try It Campaign for HEATTECH- try out both the "heat creatio ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Oct 16 2008 - 6:34am

44 years of academic life

Not me! I've only clocked up 36 years, with two to go. But I thought that this article is worth reading: 44 Years of Academic Life: So what changed?. It's not even from a science department, but it does sum up the mood of academia in Britain toda ...

Blog Post - Robert H Olley - Oct 22 2008 - 9:56pm

Boston Scientific Introduces The 'Platinum Standard'(1) In Biliary Metal Stenting With The International Launch Of WallFlex(R) B

NATICK, Massachusetts and PARIS, October 16 /PRNewswire/--- New Platinol(TM) Wire Metal Stents designed to accommodate different anatomical and clinical requirements for malignant bile duct obstructions Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) today anno ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Oct 16 2008 - 7:30am

Summit On Sectoral Cooperation. One Voice On Climate Change.

WARSAW, October 16 /PRNewswire/-- The most important task posed for the participants of the forthcoming "Summit on Sectoral Cooperation" is to develop a common position and to identify opportunities for the cooperation of governments and energy- ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Oct 16 2008 - 1:30pm