Science Education & Policy

Scientist Leonard Susskind Joins Perimeter Institute For Theoretical Physics As Associate Member

WATERLOO, Canada, October 18 /PRNewswire/-- Canada's Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics (PI) is pleased to announce that renowned scientist Leonard Susskind has joined its Faculty as an Associate Member. Professor Susskind is widely recogniz ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Oct 18 2007 - 2:15am

Confronting The Issue Of Abortion: Two Press Briefings At The First Ever Global Safe Abortion Conference In London

LONDON, October 18 /PRNewswire/--- Marie Stopes International Global Conference on Safe Abortion 2007 in Association With Ipas and Abortion Rights- QEII Conference Centre in Westminster, London on 23-24 October October 23rd 2007 11.00- 11.45: Press Briefi ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Oct 18 2007 - 7:25am

169 Women- That's The Answer To Saving The Planet

Research released today reveals the first ever index to pinpoint Britain's biggest energy-saving influencers. With 169 people in their social networks Britons are already acting as advisers to 10 people on energy-related issues. The report shows that ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 18 2007 - 2:20pm

Financial Risk Manager (FRM(R)) Program Reaches New Milestone

NEW YORK and LONDON, October 18 /PRNewswire/--- Double digit record growth reaffirms the global recognition and acceptance of the FRM designation The Financial Risk Manager (FRM(R)) Program reached an all-time high in candidate registrations in 2007 with ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Oct 18 2007 - 11:48am

38.7 Million People Break Guinness World Record For Stand Up Speak Out On International Day For The Eradication Of Poverty

NEW YORK, October 18 /PRNewswire/--- Online press conference today with Mary Robinson, President, Realizing Rights, the ethical global initiative, Salil Shetty (UNMC) and Kumi Naidoo (GCAP) at 14.00GMT- log on at www.standagainstpoverty.org/press/conferen ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jul 4 2009 - 12:29pm

National Safety Council Names BAPCO 2007 Robert W. Campbell Award Recipient

CHICAGO, October 18 /PRNewswire/--- Bahrain-based petroleum company to accepts award at NSC 95th Annual Congress & Expo in Chicago The National Safety Council presented The Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) with its 2007 Robert W. Campbell Award to BA ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Oct 18 2007 - 2:53pm

HIV: Highest Viral Load Patients Do Not Spread The Most

People with medium levels of HIV in their blood are likely to contribute most to the spread of the virus, according to new research published today in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The study, by researchers from Imperial Coll ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 22 2007 - 7:12pm

New IOF Report Shows Smoking, Alcohol, Being Underweight And Poor Nutrition Harm Our Bones

NYON, Switzerland, October 19 /PRNewswire/--- World Osteoporosis Day Celebrated in Some 80 Countries- http://www.iofbonehealth.org/newsroom/media-releases/detail.html?mediaR eleaseID=48 (Due to the length of this URL, it may be necessary to copy and paste ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Oct 19 2007 - 2:17am

Understanding And Discussing The Mind-Body Connection Aids In The Diagnosis And Management Of Depression

PARIS, October 19 /PRNewswire/--- With Photo- Experts call for doctors and people with depression to break the silence Eight in ten doctors (84 percent) say their colleagues need to be educated on the mind-body link while nearly two-thirds (63 percent) ar ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Oct 19 2007 - 2:17am

Birth Of An Iceberg In West Antarctica

This animation, comprised of images acquired by Envisat’s Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar (ASAR) instrument, shows the breaking away of a giant iceberg from the Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica. Spanning 34 km in length by 20 km in width, the new i ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 19 2007 - 12:58pm