BioTrove Announces Agreement with BD to Boost Drug Discovery Research...Centre Daily Times: 0 views since Monday, October 13, 2008 at 09:52 AMBioTrove, Inc. today announced an exclusive alliance with BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) to provide customers with a complete solution for sample preparation and data analysis of high-throughput in vitro ADME assays.
Personnel file ...Lexington Herald-Leader: 0 views since Monday, October 13, 2008 at 07:51 AMFinance Potter . Co.: James Wooten has joined the firm's Lexington office as a senior associate. Republic Bank: Emily Miller has been named banking officer - health services for Republic's Perimeter banking center. Health care
China corruption, bureaucratic mess vs rising banking, finance outsourcing ...cmi santiago: 0 views since Monday, October 13, 2008 at 03:02 AMHow is Western financial meltdown affecting new world financial and political order in view of emerging giant nations China and India? How much do you really about Chinese politics, society, economy and business? How corrupt is China's communist government?
Personnel file ...Lexington Herald-Leader: 0 views since Monday, October 13, 2008 at 02:03 AMFinance Potter . Co.: James Wooten has joined the firm's Lexington office as a senior associate. Republic Bank: Emily Miller has been named banking officer - health services for Republic's Perimeter banking center. Health care
A class in curriculum cogs ...Independent Online: 1 views since Sunday, October 12, 2008 at 05:41 AMIf you are baffled by OBE and this year's pioneer matric exams, you are not alone. Noelene Barbeau discovers the finer points of this new syllabus and how it all works.
Technology sparks interest ...The Lafayette Daily Advertiser: 0 views since Sunday, October 12, 2008 at 04:57 AMBags of plastic play coins might have been the norm years ago, but when it's time to practice counting money in Milton Elementary/Middle School teacher Shannon Juneau's first-grade class, they go on a virtual journey to Lulu's Lunch Counter.
Chatham physician gets $1.5M endowment ...Daily Record: 0 views since Sunday, October 12, 2008 at 04:13 AMNEWARK -- Chatham resident Dr. Marco Zarbin, professor and chairman of the Institute of Ophthalmology and Visual Science at UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, has been awarded the Alfonse Cinotti, MD/Lions Eye Research Chair, a $1.5 million endowment that will help advance research and treatment of blinding and vision-threatening diseases.
Cemetery walk tells stories of WSU's past ...Winona Daily News: 0 views since Saturday, October 11, 2008 at 11:39 PMThis year?s Voices from the Past: Woodlawn Cemetery Discovery Walk, sponsored by the Winona County Historical Society, is themed around Winona State University?s sesquicentennial celebration. Actors in period clothing tell the stories of WSU personalities buried in the bluffside cemetery.
Gut Reaction To Arsenic Exposure Simulated ...Science Daily: 1 views since Saturday, October 11, 2008 at 10:24 PMA simulated gastrointestinal system is helping scientists test contaminated soil for its potential to harm humans. The method is likely to save time and money for people hoping to repurpose land with an industrial past. Most testing for potential arsenic exposure is conducted in recognition of a dirty little secret of modern life: Humans unknowingly eat a little bit of soil each day. For ...
The climate change unbelievers ...Independent: 1 views since Saturday, October 11, 2008 at 07:17 PMThe caption calls him the "high priest of deceit and global destruction". The picture has him belching fire like a dragon. And who is the subject of this highly personal attack? None other than Al Gore, who last year won the Nobel Peace Prize, along with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), for their success in bringing the climate-change crisis to global public attention.
American Academy Inducts 228th Class of Scholars, Scientists, Artists, Civic,...PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance: 1 views since Saturday, October 11, 2008 at 12:01 AMCutting edge research and scholarship, artistic accomplishment and exemplary service to society will be celebrated here on Saturday, October 11, as the American Academy of Arts and Sciences officially welcomes its 228th class of Fellows.
Nuclear renewal spurs demand for engineers ...KOAA: 1 views since Friday, October 10, 2008 at 06:53 PMJackie Young was always good at math and science, but when she started college she never figured she'd end up pursuing a career in nuclear energy.
National rubber band contest challenges youngsters to stretch their minds ...The Suburbanite: 1 views since Friday, October 10, 2008 at 02:05 PMMiddle-school students nationwide are challenged to stretch their imaginations to design and create an invention made with rubber bands for the first Rubber Band Contest for Young Inventors. The contest, open to students in grades five through eight, is hosted by the Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS), The University of Akron and its Akron Global Polymer Academy (AGPA), all ...
Excaliard Pharmaceuticals Appoints Lincoln Krochmal, MD, President & Chief...PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance: 1 views since Friday, October 10, 2008 at 09:00 AMExcaliard Pharmaceuticals, a late stage preclinical company developing targeted therapeutics for the treatment of dermatological disorders and fibrotic diseases, is pleased to announce the appointment of Lincoln Krochmal, MD, as President & Chief Executive Officer and Jeff Jensen as Head of Clinical Operations.
Math Skills Suffer in U.S., Study Finds ...New York Times: 1 views since Friday, October 10, 2008 at 03:58 AMWhile the study suggests many girls have exceptional talent in math, they are rarely identified in the U.S., because culture discourages girls and boys from excelling.
Robert Hazen to Receive 2009 MSA Distinguished Public Service Medal ...EurekAlert!: 2 views since Thursday, October 9, 2008 at 04:09 PM( Carnegie Institution ) Robert Hazen, senior staff scientist at the Carnegie Institution's Geophysical Laboratory, will receive the 2009 Distinguished Public Service Medal of the Mineralogical Society of America. Hazen researches the possible roles of minerals in the origin of life and is author of more than 300 articles and 19 books on science, history and music.
Experts agree: to protect the environment, biofuel standards are needed ...EurekAlert!: 2 views since Thursday, October 9, 2008 at 02:02 PM( Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies ) Society is in a race to find renewable sources of carbon-neutral energy. Cellulose-based biofuels hold promise, but we need to proceed cautiously and with an eye toward minimizing long-term ecological impacts. Without a sound plan, we could wind up doing more environmental harm than good.
Beaver Dams Boost Songbird Populations ...LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News: 2 views since Thursday, October 9, 2008 at 09:46 AMThe busy beaver's iconic dams do more than hold back streams; they also provide critical habitat to some migratory songbirds, a new study finds.
Americans Look to Next Administration for Help in Achieving a Financially...Centre Daily Times: 2 views since Thursday, October 9, 2008 at 05:31 AMAmericans' confidence in their ability to retire comfortably has declined significantly over the past year, according to a special edition of the Transamerica Retirement Survey. In anticipation of the upcoming elections, the survey yielded insights into Americans' top priorities for the next administration to help them achieve a financially secure retirement.