Science Education & Policy

Captive Insurance Industry On-line Learning Website Launched

SOUTHINGTON, Connecticut, August 6 /PRNewswire/-- CaptiveLearning.com, an on-line educational platform devoted to the captive insurance industry, was officially launched on August 1, 2008. The website is dedicated to building excellence in captive insuran ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Aug 6 2008 - 1:30pm

CREB1 Linked To Genetic Variants Of Brain's Reward Circuitry

A team of researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has used brain imaging, genetics and experimental psychology techniques to identify a connection between brain reward circuitry, a behavioral measurement of preference and a gene variant that ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 6 2008 - 6:01pm

Oremex Update

VANCOUVER, August 7 /PRNewswire/-- Oremex Resources Inc. (TSX-V: ORM) (the Company) today provided a progress update for the Tejamen Silver Property (Tejamen). The Company has generated significant support for development of Tejamen from State, regional a ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Aug 6 2008 - 7:30pm

Tata Interactive Systems Wins APEX Award

MUMBAI, India, August 7 /PRNewswire/--- Global e-learning Provider, Tata Interactive Systems (TIS) Wins an APEX Award for its Web-based Training Program on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID). The RFID on the Web(TM) program developed by Tata Interactiv ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Aug 7 2008 - 2:33am

YOUNG GUNS- Design Graduate Competition

LONDON, August 7 /PRNewswire/--- The Hottest New Designers of 2008- 4 September- 2 November 2008- Awards Private View 28 October 2008 September sees HEARD launch an 8 week showcase competition for young design graduates. The competition provides a great o ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Aug 7 2008 - 2:33am

Award-Winning Avistar C3 Technology Sees Rapid Distribution Through Partner And Technology Channel Strategy

SAN MATEO, California, August 7 /PRNewswire/--- Explosive Growth in Reseller, Distributor and Technology Partner Commitments Underpins Avistar's Turnaround Success and Product Expansion ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Aug 7 2008 - 5:30am

Otx 2 Trigger For Plasticity May Help Make Your Brain 'Young' Again

Researchers have long sought a factor that can trigger the brain's ability to learn – and perhaps recapture the "sponge-like" quality of childhood. In the August 8 issue of the journal Cell, neuroscientists at Children's Hospital Boston ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 7 2008 - 12:23pm

Extreme Politics- Moderate Candidates Have A Tougher Time During Tough Times

People like ideological commitment more than moderation and 'across the aisle' thinking in times of uncertainty, says University of Southern California economist Juan Carrillo, so extreme positions build trust among an electorate during rough per ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 8 2008 - 9:03am

"Intelligent design is not a theory" says DI fellow.

The Panda's Thumb (PT) has a short post giving a quote from Michael Medved, a new fellow at the Discovery Institute (DI) (which promotes intelligent design, or ID). In it, Medved notes that intelligent design is not a theory itself, but merely a chall ...

Blog Post - T. Ryan Gregory - Oct 22 2008 - 11:11pm

Sustainable Development Is A Mirage, Argues Environmental Author

Sustainable development thinking got environmental issues onto the agenda but it may now be stopping us from taking serious action on climate change and other crucial planetary issues, argues John Foster, a freelance writer and teacher and honorary Researc ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 10 2008 - 12:57pm