Science Education & Policy

Science vs. Nonscience: Teaching Creation and Evolution is not the Compromise Position, it's the Fundamentalist One

The argument that we should teach both creationism and evolution in public schools has been the fundamentalist argument since 1968, when the Supreme Court ruled that states can't ban the teaching of evolution. If you can't ban evolution, maybe yo ...

Blog Post - Michael White - Oct 22 2008 - 10:10pm

Platts Announces Finalists For The 10th Annual Global Energy Awards

NEW YORK, October 2 /PRNewswire/-- In announcing the 2008 finalists for its annual Platts Global Energy Awards today, Platts underscores the changing emphasis of global energy towards long-term supply solutions with finalists in two new categories: Sustai ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Oct 1 2008 - 7:30pm

Does Music Really Increase Exercise Endurance? Yes, By 15 Percent

Dr. Costas Karageorghis of Brunel University’s School of Sport and Education today revealed a study stating that carefully selected music can significantly increase a person’s physical endurance and make the experience of cardiovascular exercise far more p ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 1 2008 - 10:44pm

Novae Deploy Motor Fleet Business Online With SAFI

WATFORD, England, October 2 /PRNewswire/-- Doing business online has been the mission of Novae Group Plc ('Novae') since deploying Salmon's Application Framework for Insurance (SAFI(TM)) for its underwriting business in 2004. Novae have now ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Oct 2 2008 - 2:34am

New Masters In Management Degree That Breaks The Mould

LONDON, October 2 /PRNewswire/--- London Business School Responds Directly to Student and Recruiter Needs London Business School has today announced the launch of a ground-breaking new addition to its existing degree programme portfolio. The new Masters i ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Oct 2 2008 - 2:34am

Driving Change In Mental Health Through Science And Community

BEERSE, Belgium, October 2 /PRNewswire/-- Today, Janssen-Cilag are celebrating their 50 year commitment to researching and developing innovative medicines to help improve the lives of people with mental health problems. Back in 1958, the late Dr. Paul Jan ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Oct 2 2008 - 6:34am

Objet Announces DurusWhite FullCure430 Material Is Now Available For Objet's Eden250 And Eden260 Printers

REHOVOT, Israel, October 2 /PRNewswire/--- Expanded Availability of DurusWhite Follows High Acceptance by Objets Users Objet Geometries Ltd. (http://www.objet.com), the innovation leader in 3-D printing, today announced that Durus(TM) FullCure(R) line of ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Oct 2 2008 - 8:33am

UNICEF And Pampers Announce Partnership Aimed At Eliminating Deadly Disease By 2012

GENEVA, October 2 /PRNewswire/--- Actress, Producer and Mother Salma Hayek Calls for Participation in Campaign to Eliminate Disease Responsible for the Death of one Newborn Baby Approximately Every Three Minutes A global review confirms that the eliminati ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Oct 2 2008 - 8:33am

Additional Smart Models To Be Equipped With Valeo's Micro-Hybrid System

PARIS, October 2 /PRNewswire/-- Valeo announced today that its StARS micro-hybrid system, already available on the smart mhd for a year, will now be extended to all 45 KW and 52 KW gasoline engine models. This system shuts the engine off when the vehicle ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Oct 2 2008 - 8:33am

Johns Hopkins University Researchers To Clinically Assess Rosetta Genomics' MiRview(TM) Squamous Assay

REHOVOT, Israel and JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, October 2 /PRNewswire/--- The Study Will Compare the Results of Rosetta Genomics' microRNA-based Test, miRview(TM) Squamous, Which Differentiates Squamous From non Squamous non Small Cell Lung Cancer, With ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Oct 2 2008 - 8:33am