Science Education & Policy

Microsoft Charts Its Road Map For Windows Embedded Business

SAN JOSE, California, April 15 /PRNewswire/--- Company announces strategy for product renaming, outlines plan for new solutions in key device categories and unveils first developer certification. ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Apr 15 2008 - 10:32am

Nanotube Sensor Makes Real Time Insulin Cell Monitoring Possible

A new method that uses nanotechnology to rapidly measure minute amounts of insulin is a major step toward developing the ability to assess the health of the body’s insulin-producing cells in real time. Among other potential applications, this method could ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 15 2008 - 7:34pm

Worldwide Pharmaceutical Industry Launches Global Health Progress Initiative To Expand Efforts To Improve Health In Developing C

WASHINGTON, April 16 /PRNewswire/--- Industry supports hundreds of programs helping millions in the developing world and is looking for new partners The worldwide pharmaceutical industry today launched Global Health Progress, an initiative to bring resear ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Apr 16 2008 - 5:30am

Torchmark Corporation Reports First Quarter 2008 Results

MCKINNEY, Texas, April 16 /PRNewswire/-- Torchmark Corporation (NYSE: TMK) reported today that for the quarter ended March 31, 2008, net income was US$1.29 per share compared with US$1.37 per share for the year-ago quarter. Net operating income for the qu ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Apr 16 2008 - 3:30pm

Virtual Digital Libraries- Ad Hoc Encyclopedias For The 21st Century

In 1750, Denis Diderot convinced his publisher to support a vast enterprise, the publication of the Encyclopédie gathering all knowledge into one location. Dozens of writers worked on thousands of articles for more than 15 years to produce the first summar ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 17 2008 - 12:46am

Cleantech Group Announces Strategic Partnership With YPO-WPO

SAN FRANCISCO, April 17 /PRNewswire/--- Two Global Networks Partner in Support of Cleantech Entrepreneurs The Cleantech Group(TM), LLC, founder of the cleantech investment category, announced today its partnership with Young Presidents' Organization- ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Apr 17 2008 - 4:31am

Spigit's IdeaSpigit Selected As A Finalist For The Best Of Interop Awards At Interop Las Vegas 2008

PLEASANTON, California, April 17 /PRNewswire/--- Spigit, Microsoft and Alcatel-Lucent are the top three finalists in the Software Category Spigit, Inc., the leader in social productivity software for the enterprise, today announced it was named along with ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Apr 17 2008 - 8:31am

Prospects Acquires Interest In Gabbitas

LONDON, April 17 /PRNewswire/-- Leading education support service provider Prospects Services Ltd has acquired a controlling interest in Gabbitas Educational Consultants Ltd, the leading provider of quality support services to schools in the independent s ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Apr 17 2008 - 10:31am

Hope Rising For At-risk Youth

The cost of providing a safety net for at-risk youth is $5,000 per year; the cost of housing a San Quentin inmate is $60,000 per year. Which would you prefer?---------------- What's your reaction when you see a young person begging for money, living i ...

Article - Diana Deregnier - Apr 19 2008 - 12:35am

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, World Bank President Robert Zoellick, Grammy-Award Winning Artist Shakira To Discuss State

WASHINGTON, April 19 /PRNewswire/-- April 21 Media Conference Call On April 21, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, World Bank President Robert Zoellick, and Grammy award-winning artist Shakira will participate in a media conference call to discuss the s ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Apr 19 2008 - 3:31pm