Science Education & Policy

CEOs Promote Model For Long Term Growth

BRUSSELS, October 2 /PRNewswire/-- European Industry Leaders Look to Closer Collaboration Between Business And Schools ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Oct 2 2008 - 11:30am

Do Musicians Have Higher IQs Than Non-Musicians? Yes, Says Study

A new study has concluded that musicians have IQ scores than non-musicians, supporting other recent research that intensive musical training is associated with an elevated IQ score. Vanderbilt University psychologists Crystal Gibson, Bradley Folley and Soh ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 2 2008 - 3:53pm

Women Against Cervical Cancer (WACC): Media Invitation

LONDON, October 3 /PRNewswire/--- Cervical Cancer is the Second Most Common Cause of Death From Cancer Among Women Worldwide- Every Year Half a Million Women are Diagnosed With Cervical Cancer Worldwide- Over 280,000 women Die From Cervical Cancer Annuall ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Oct 3 2008 - 3:30am

World Animal Day

LONDON, October 3 /PRNewswire/-- You may not know it, but animals around the world have a special day all of their own. World Animal Day which takes place on October 4th was first launched in 1931 at a convention of ecologists to draw attention to the pli ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Oct 3 2008 - 5:30am

Simbionix Launches Innovative Patient-Specific Simulation

CLEVELAND, Ohio, October 3 /PRNewswire/-- Simbionix, the world's leading developer of medical simulation systems, advances procedural simulation from theoretical promise to operating room reality. The PROcedure Rehearsal Studio(TM), Simbionix' l ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Oct 3 2008 - 6:33am

Portuguese Government And Microsoft Partner On Affordable Computing Agreement For Schoolchildren

PORTO SALVO, Portugal, October 3 /PRNewswire/--- Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer support Magellan Initiative to help meet education and technology goals of governments and citizens. The government of Portugal and Mi ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Oct 3 2008 - 6:33am

ALIS Brings Policy Administration To Life In Russia

LONDON, October 3 /PRNewswire/-- FIS Software Ltd., a leading global provider of package-based software solutions for life and pensions companies, is delighted to announce the successful implementation of ALIS, its class leading policy administration syst ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Oct 3 2008 - 6:33am

SunGard's AvantGard Accredited With Multiple Industry Awards

LONDON, October 3 /PRNewswire/--- AvantGard Wins Recognition for Liquidity, Risk and Treasury Management SunGard's AvantGard (http://www.sungard.com), which provides cash management solutions for treasury, payments and receivables to corporations and ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Oct 3 2008 - 10:34am

The Sarah Palin-Joe Biden Debate: Linguistics And Movement Analyses

Sarah Palin lost the room immediately after Joe Biden choked up, say Karen Kohn Bradley and Karen Studd, certified movement analysts who study the nonverbal and movement behaviors of political leaders. They don't say (though it's easy to guess) t ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 5 2008 - 2:12am

Indiana Jones Feared Snakes And Some Obese People Fear The Gym, Says Study

Afraid to fly? It may not be rational, since airplanes are quite safe, but to people who have that phobia, it defies rationality. Researchers from the Center for Obesity Research and Education and the department of kinesiology at Temple University say the ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 5 2008 - 9:31pm