Science Education & Policy

Africa's Newly Discovered 'Kipunji' Monkey Already Threatened With Extinction

If you're a pessimist, the primate known as the "Kipunji'"discovered just three years ago, is already bordering on extinction. If you're more of an optimist, you may think that its small numbers are why it was never discovered unti ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 28 2008 - 11:38am

Abbott Fund And The Government Of Tanzania Celebrate Milestone In Strengthening Nation's Health Care System

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, July 28 /PRNewswire/--- Partnership Will Modernize All Regional Hospital Laboratories to Improve Access to Care Across the Country At a ceremony today, the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, United Republic of Tanzania, and Ab ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jul 28 2008 - 2:33pm

Castle Harlan Agrees To Sell AmeriCast For US$288 Million To Bradken

NEW YORK, July 29 /PRNewswire/-- Castle Harlan, Inc., the New York private equity investment firm, announced today that it had agreed to sell AmeriCast Technologies, Inc., a North American leader in the design and manufacture of large, complex steel casti ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jul 28 2008 - 10:33pm

Sify Technologies Selects Redline's Products For Multi-city WiMAX Network In India

TORONTO and CHENNAI, India, July 29 /PRNewswire/--- Sify to install RedMAX(TM) networks in 5 cities to meet demand for business-class Internet services Redline Communications Group Inc. ("Redline") (TSX and AIM: RDL), a leading provider of WiMAX ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jul 29 2008 - 1:30am

Scopus Adds Pre-Print Research Abstracts From Four Prestigious Publishers

AMSTERDAM, July 29 /PRNewswire/--- Database Now Offers Early Access to Research From 3000 Journals Scopus(R), the world's largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature, today announced that it has added "Articles-in-Press&qu ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jul 29 2008 - 1:30am

Save Time And Money- Advice For Marketers Looking For Training

OXFORD, England, July 29 /PRNewswire/--- With Photo For those interested in pursuing a career in marketing, it is probably necessary to seek advice about entry levels. By beginning on the correct level, it is possible to save a lot of time and money. The ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jul 29 2008 - 2:33am

Tata Interactive Learning Forum 2008 To Focus On Leveraging Learning To Overcome Economic Uncertainties

MUMBAI, India, July 29 /PRNewswire/--- Tata Interactive's Annual Global Event to Highlight Innovative Learning Strategies to Help US Companies Take on Business Challenges Taking the view that learning that delivers business impact can help organizati ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jul 29 2008 - 2:33am

Women Fulfill Fewer Goals, End Up Less Happy As They Age, Says Study

Less able to achieve their life goals, women end up unhappier than men later in life – even though they start out happier, reveals new research by Anke Plagnol of the University of Cambridge, and University of Southern California economist Richard Easterli ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 29 2008 - 4:10pm

Happiness Late With A Price Tag And A Mate

If you're happy and you know it, you're probably a man. Statistics revealed in the next edition of the Journal of Happiness Studies found that, on average, by the time men reach their 48th year of life their happiness exceeds that of women. Centu ...

Article - Audrey Amara - Jul 29 2008 - 10:13pm

Confirmed: Electrical Activity On Titan

Physicists from the University of Granada and University of Valencia, analyzing data sent by the Huygens probe from Titan, say they have “unequivocally” proved that there is natural electrical activity on Titan, the largest of Saturn's moons. Scientis ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 29 2008 - 9:51pm