Science Education & Policy

Downside To Omega-3 Fatty Acids- They May Slow Wound Healing

A recent study shows that popular fish oil supplements have an effect on the healing process of small, acute wounds in human skin. But whether that effect is detrimental, as researchers initially suspected, remains a mystery. The omega-3 fatty acids found ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 23 2008 - 3:47pm

Facebook(R) Expands Power Of Platform Across The Web And Around The World

SAN FRANCISCO, July 23 /PRNewswire/--- Users and Developers Gain New Ways to Share and Stay Connected through the Power of Feeds Facebook f8 Conference, July 23, 2008-- Facebook today introduced the latest advancements to Facebook Platform during its annu ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jul 23 2008 - 4:33pm

Optimizing Science Education: What We Will Need For The University Of 2020

In Optimizing The University- Why We Need a New Educational Model for a New Century I discussed some of the issues facing post-secondary science education. In particular, that piece focused on how changing student demographics, modern faculty responsibilit ...

Article - Carl Wieman - Feb 27 2013 - 10:25pm

Optenet Launches Latin America Operations

MIAMI, July 24 /PRNewswire/--- Comprehensive Content Security Solutions Now Available for South American Enterprises and Security-as-a-Service Providers Optenet, a leading global IT security company and a provider of intelligent, integrated content securi ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jul 24 2008 - 8:33am

Psychology Of Poverty: Why Poor People Buy Lottery Tickets

Although state lotteries, on average, return just 53 cents for every dollar spent on a ticket, people continue to pour money into them — especially low-income people, who spend a larger percentage of their incomes on lottery tickets than do the wealthier s ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 24 2008 - 9:51am

Spiralling Obesity: Weight Peer Pressure Explains Why Americans Keep Getting Fatter

If you walk down a US city street and don't think a lot of people are overweight, you probably are. Likewise, thin people will increasingly be regarded as an anomaly to be eliminated out of concern as people get heavier. In a culture of obesity, thin ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 24 2008 - 9:56am

No Gender Difference In Math Any More: Did No Child Left Behind Get This One Right?

Somewhere, people got the idea that girls were not as good at math as boys and that was a cultural issue- discrimination on one side or favoritism on the other- and it had to be fixed, usually with legislation and money for social activists. Is there any t ...

Article - News Staff - May 30 2012 - 9:55pm

Europe Sets Its Eyes On Next-Generation Broadband

An enormous research effort by Europe’s leading broadband players has helped accelerate dramatically the rollout of next-generation broadband services reaching speeds in the 10s of Mbit/s in many European countries. That is just the start. The deployment o ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 25 2008 - 10:19am

Gulf Stream: An Untapped Source Of Renewable Energy

Officials from Florida Atlantic University (FAU) and FAU’s Center for Ocean Energy Technology (COET) in the College of Engineering and Computer Science accompanied Florida Governor Charlie Crist on a recent visit to several universities and organizations i ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 25 2008 - 10:26am

In The Works: A Sunscreen That Can Even Reverse Skin Damage

Exposure to ultraviolet light can contribute to skin cancer and, despite increased education about sunscreens, farmers, construction workers and others who spend long hours exposed to sunlight are among those most at risk. Plus, sunscreens are not alway ef ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 25 2008 - 3:02pm