Science Education & Policy
- Quintiles Completes Previously Announced New Investor Partnership, Co-Led By Founder, Chairman And CEO Dennis Gillings, Bain Cap
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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, North Carolina, January 24 /PRNewswire/-- ...
Article - Anna Ohlden - Jan 24 2008 - 12:30pm
- Theory: Stop Terrorism By Just Waiting Until Terrorists Get Old
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Old people generally mellow with age. They are less likely to be confrontational and more likely to reflect on the world. They are also more likely to have families they care about and thus something to lose. That goes for terrorists also, according to a n ...
Article - News Staff - Jan 24 2008 - 3:21pm
- Global Initiative To Protect Children From Secondhand Smoke
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GENEVA, January 24 /PRNewswire/--- Effort Focuses on Dangers of Parental Smoking in Homes and Cars It's a staggering statistic: 700 million children- almost half of the world's youth- breathe air polluted by tobacco smoke. People who smoke in co ...
Article - Anna Ohlden - Jan 24 2008 - 4:30pm
- A 'Cocoon Strategy' For Whooping Cough
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The new Center for Vaccine Awareness and Research at Texas Children’s Hospital announced that it will implement the nation’s first major “cocoon strategy” vaccination program to protect newborn infants from the life-threatening infection pertussis, more co ...
Article - News Staff - Jan 25 2008 - 2:17pm
- Bill Gates Announces Microsoft Partnerships Aligned To Arab Region Quest For Social And Economic Development
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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, January 27 /PRNewswire/--- New research shows Microsoft-related businesses make more than US$15 for every US$1 Microsoft earns. ...
Article - Anna Ohlden - Jan 27 2008 - 8:30am
- Celebrity Influences On Plastic Surgery
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NEW YORK, January 28 /PRNewswire/--- Landmark Worldwide Survey of Leading Plastic Surgeons- Jolie, Kidman, Anderson, Loren, Bundchen, Pitt, and Clooney Favored We hear it every day, "Oh, I wish I could look like Angelina." Or, "Oh, to have ...
Article - Anna Ohlden - Jan 28 2008 - 1:31am
- Stanford Announces US$10 Million Commitment To Tel Aviv-based AquAgro Fund
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TEL AVIV, Israel, January 28 /PRNewswire/-- Stanford Venture Capital Holdings has announced it has committed to invest US$10 million in AquAgro Fund L.P., a venture capital fund formed to focus on Israel's innovative water, agriculture and clean-tech ...
Article - Anna Ohlden - Jan 28 2008 - 5:18pm
- Using Evolutionary Principles To Combat Terrorism
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The authors of a new book, "Natural Security: A Darwinian Approach to a Dangerous World", say lessons learned from Mother Nature help protect us from terror threats-- if governments are willing to think outside the box. “Biological organisms have ...
Article - News Staff - Jan 28 2008 - 5:37pm
- Foreign Enrollment For Science And Engineering Graduate Programs Grew 16 Percent In 2006
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A more attractive dollar, better undergraduate science education in other countries and more common-sense application and approval rates for U.S. student visas has resulted in a 16 percent enrollment of first-time, full-time foreign graduate students on te ...
Article - News Staff - Jan 28 2008 - 6:23pm
- Politics, Education Fiefdoms Keep California Behind In Tracking Student Education Progress
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While California has basic tracking system architecture in place to allow the state’s educators to closely follow the progress of students from kindergarten to post-secondary education, officials must overcome political and financial barriers, according to ...
Article - News Staff - Jan 29 2008 - 1:11am
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