Science Education & Policy

TreePeople Gets $1 Million From Boeing For Forest Restoration

TreePeople, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit corporation that does not seem to be one of the groups filing lawsuits every time anyone recommended responsible forest management that would have prevented the numerous wildfires that have ravaged southern Califor ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 15 2008 - 12:02am

Management Now Has The Answer To Operational Excellence Hindered By Software "Mashup"

MILTON KEYNES, England, June 16 /PRNewswire/-- Executives, managers and staff need separate software to help them focus on their specific areas. The integration of all these pieces is a major problem and rarely results in a cohesive view of a company, mak ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 16 2008 - 2:30am

Medtronic Announces Key Activities At Cardiostim 2008

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota and NICE, France, June 16 /PRNewswire/--- Clinical Evidence Along With Featured Products Highlight Biennial Meeting of Cardiologists Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) today announced its schedule of activities for Cardiostim 2008- 16th Wo ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 16 2008 - 5:32am

Lemania College Is Celebrating Its Centenary In 2008

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, June 16 /PRNewswire/-- Lemania College, a bastion of education in the center of Lausanne, attended by both Swiss and foreign students from all walks of life, is proud to be recognised for its dependability and the quality of its tea ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 16 2008 - 6:30am

E-Health Insider Launches Healthcare Interoperability- Sharing Health Information In The 21st Century

LONDON, June 16 /PRNewswire/-- E-Health Insider, the UK's leading online information portal for healthcare IM&T, is launching a new conference and exhibition called Healthcare Interoperability on 30 October 2008, ICC, Birmingham. The event is a r ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 16 2008 - 8:30am

SunGard Extends Trading Connectivity In Asia-Pacific

WAYNE, Pennsylvania and LONDON, June 16 /PRNewswire/-- SunGard has integrated its SunGard Transaction Network (STN) with Japan-based trading hub, MetaBit. This will help SunGard's buy-side and sell-side customers automate their trading connections wi ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 16 2008 - 9:32am

Oxford Computer Group Honoured As 2008 Microsoft Partner Of The Year For Advanced Infrastructure Solutions, Active Directory

OXFORD, England, June 16 /PRNewswire/-- Today, Oxford Computer Group (OCG) proudly announced it has won the 2008 Microsoft Partner of the Year award for Advanced Infrastructure Solutions, Active Directory. The company was chosen out of an international fi ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 16 2008 - 9:32am

Pharmacists Express Concerns Over Obecalp Placebo Pill For Children

LONDON, June 16 /PRNewswire/-- Responding to reports in the media that Obecalp, a placebo pill for children, is due to be made available on the UK market, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain's (RPSGB) Chief Scientist, Jayne Lawrence sai ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 16 2008 - 4:14pm

Platts Seeks Nominations For Its 10th Annual Global Energy Awards

NEW YORK, June 16 /PRNewswire/-- Platts, the world's foremost energy information provider and a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), is currently seeking nominations for the 10th annual Platts Global Energy Awards, which recognize excel ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 16 2008 - 2:30pm

Strike Action To Go Ahead At EIS

LONDON, June 17 /PRNewswire/-- Unite members at the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) are to go on a continuous overtime ban from today (Tuesday 17th June) with a full day of strike action planned for Friday 20th June. Administrative staff were forc ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 16 2008 - 6:32pm