Science Education & Policy

Ben Stein Roused By Suppression In Science

"Scientists are supposed to be allowed to follow the evidence wherever it may lead…This attack on scientific freedom was so egregious that it prompted a congressional investigation."---------------- Best known as the lovable, deadpan economics te ...

Article - Diana Deregnier - Aug 13 2011 - 8:59pm

Vincent McDonnell Joins Prospects

LONDON, February 15 /PRNewswire/-- Prospects new Managing Director will be Vincent McDonnell, currently Director of Learning at CfBT Education Trust. He will take over in his new post at the end of March. Vincent worked in senior positions in Birmingham, ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Feb 15 2008 - 11:32am

Bush AIDS Legacy At Risk, Says AHF

WASHINGTON, February 16 /PRNewswire/--- President Praised for Creating PEPFAR; However, Proposed Changes in Priorities Cut Heart from Lifesaving Effort ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Feb 16 2008 - 3:30am

Feel To Heal: Silencing Feelings Begets Violence

"Crime procedurals, like 'CSI' or 'Law & Order,' indexed highest among all genres of programming, retaining 95% of their viewers through all commercial breaks during the hour." (In other words, the audience stays glued to ...

Article - Diana Deregnier - May 6 2008 - 12:24pm

Adapt Local Ecosystems To Fight Global Warming?

“Think globally, act locally” makes for a nice bumper sticker — but is it an effective policy for coping with global climate change? Can local actions make a difference in a process principally driven by worldwide trends? The short answer is “no,” accordin ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 18 2008 - 4:22am

The Binding Site: Financial Results For The Year Ended 30th September 2007

BIRMINGHAM, England, February 18 /PRNewswire/--- A Year of Strong Growth The Binding Site Limited ("The Binding Site" or the "Company"), a privately owned specialist U.K. diagnostics company, today announces its results for the year en ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Feb 18 2008 - 4:30am

NetDragon's New Game 'Way Of The Five' Honoured By The PRC Ministry Of Culture By Being Included In Its Third List Of 'Healthy O

HONG KONG, February 18 /PRNewswire/-- One of the leading game developers and operators in the PRC, NetDragon Websoft Inc. ("NetDragon" or the "Company", with its subsidiary collectively the "Group"; Stock Code: 8288.HK) is pl ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Feb 18 2008 - 5:31am

SGI President Awarded Russian Federation Order Of Friendship

TOKYO, February 18 /PRNewswire/-- At a ceremony at the Russian Embassy in Tokyo, Mr. Daisaku Ikeda, president of the Soka Gakkai International Buddhist association, was today conferred with the Order of Friendship on behalf of the Russian Federation by Am ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Feb 18 2008 - 7:31am

Nitrous Oxide: Forgotten Greenhouse Gas No Laughing Matter

Farmers, food suppliers, policy-makers, business leaders and environmentalists are joining forces to confront the threat of the ‘forgotten greenhouse gas’ by taking part in an influential new forum at the University of East Anglia (UEA). Launched on Februa ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 19 2008 - 6:30am

Bush AIDS Legacy At Risk, Says AHF

WASHINGTON, February 18 /PRNewswire/--- President Praised for Creating PEPFAR; However, Proposed Changes in Priorities Cut Heart from Lifesaving Effort ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Feb 18 2008 - 1:31pm