Science Education & Policy

How The Bubonic Plague Made Europe Great

The bubonic plague, often called 'Black Death' after its most famous outbreak in the 14th century, still exists today and, like then, is caused by bacteria called Yersinia pestis that are found mainly in rodents and the fleas that feed on them. W ...

Article - Hank Campbell - May 10 2012 - 8:44pm

Oculus Works With DediPower To Deliver Interactive Website For English Education Initiative

READING, England, June 10 /PRNewswire/--- DediPower to Provide Managed Hosting Services for New Secondary School Curriculum DediPower, one of the UK's fastest growing managed hosting providers, is working with Oculus, a leading integrated design and ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 10 2008 - 2:32am

"One World Award"- Design Globalization Positive- The Finalists

LEGAU, Germany, June 10 /PRNewswire/-- The finalists of the first, international "One World Award" have been announced. The visit of the five selected projects has confirmed that the activities of the prize-winners agreed with the aims of the &q ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 10 2008 - 4:32am

International School Of Management Sets The Standard In Management Education

PARIS, June 10 /PRNewswire/-- The International School of Management (ISM), an American organization with headquarters in Paris, France and programs in New York, Tokyo and Shanghai, is proud to announce the 10 year, unconditional reaffirmation of accredit ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 10 2008 - 4:32am

CADNA's London Forum: Curbing International Domain Name Abuses

WASHINGTON, June 10 /PRNewswire/--- Jonathan Zittrain of Oxford University Delivers Keynote ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 10 2008 - 12:32pm

Value Of Project Management Study To Be Presented At PMI Research Conference

NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pennsylvania, June 10 /PRNewswire/--- Study of the project management profession to be focus of 13-16 July, 2008 event in Warsaw, Poland Academicians, scholars and project management professionals from throughout the world will gather in W ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 10 2008 - 12:32pm

Sex And Teens: Do Virginity Pledges Work?

Making a virginity pledge may help some young people postpone the start of sexual activity, according to a new RAND Corporation study. Researchers found that adolescents who made pledges to remain virgins until they are married were less likely to be sexua ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 10 2008 - 1:01pm

Redline Receives The Frost & Sullivan 2008 North American Innovation Award For Its RedMAX 4C(TM) Family Of Mobile WiMAX Products

TORONTO, Canada, June 11 /PRNewswire/-- Redline Communications Group Inc. ("Redline") (TSX and AIM: RDL), a leading provider of WiMAX and broadband wireless infrastructure products, today announced that its RedMAX 4C(TM) family of Mobile WiMAX h ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 11 2008 - 2:32am

European Union 'Cap And Trade' Program For Carbon Dioxide Working Well, Says MIT Analysis

In a bid to control greenhouse gas emissions linked to climate change, the European Union has been operating the world's first system to limit and to trade carbon dioxide. Despite its hasty adoption and somewhat rocky beginning three years ago, the EU ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 11 2008 - 11:50am

Pigs Raised Without Antiobiotics Carry More Parasites And Bacteria- Study

Organic, natural food is all the rage but in some instances it reaffirms why people only lived to be 35 years old. A comparison of swine raised in antibiotic-free and conventional pork production settings revealed that pigs raised outdoors without antibiot ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 11 2008 - 4:20pm