Archive for September, 2008



An imprecise science - The Gazette (Montreal)

Tuesday 30 September 2008 @ 11:09 pm
An imprecise science
The Gazette (Montreal), Canada -54 minutes ago
A very short time ago, your columnist, William Watson, argued that "government should not manage the economy.'" Now Watson says that if US presidential

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Group plans science and tech policy event - EETimes.com

Tuesday 30 September 2008 @ 11:09 pm
Group plans science and tech policy event
EETimes.com -12 hours ago
A group of scientists and technologists will convene a national conference in October in an effort to get science and technology issues on the front burner

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Research science centre expands - BBC News

Tuesday 30 September 2008 @ 10:09 pm
Research science centre expands
BBC News, UK -7 minutes ago
A new £6m extension to a science centre in Nottingham could bring more than 150 jobs to the city, it is hoped. The new Laurus Building on the BioCity site

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Canada home to world's oldest rocks, researchers say - CBC.ca

Friday 26 September 2008 @ 1:09 am

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Canada home to world's oldest rocks, researchers say
CBC.ca, Canada -12 hours ago
(Science/AAAS) Canadian and US researchers say they have found the oldest rocks in the world, along the Northern Quebec coast of Hudson's Bay.
Oldest rocks on Earth foundMSNBC
Earth's Oldest Rocks May Lie In CanadaNPR
Earth's oldest rocks found in QuebecGlobe and Mail
The Gazette (Montreal) - Science News
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US scientists create stem cells without side effects - Xinhua

Friday 26 September 2008 @ 1:09 am

Canada.com
US scientists create stem cells without side effects
Xinhua, China -4 hours ago
26 issue of Science, demonstrates that iPS cells can be grown using viruses that do not integrate themselves into the hosts' genome, bypassing a problem
Scientists Find Safer Way To Convert Mature CellsWall Street Journal
US scientists develop safer stem cells for researchAFP
Stem Cell Alchemy RefinedWired News
Science News - Washington Post
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Obama outlines science spending boost - Nature.com (subscription)

Friday 26 September 2008 @ 1:09 am
Obama outlines science spending boost
Nature.com (subscription), UK -9 hours ago
presidential contender Barack Obama released an 11-page "plan for science and innovation" that outlined aggressive investments in science and technology

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Science is not a problem at three city schools - Providence Journal

Friday 26 September 2008 @ 1:09 am
Science is not a problem at three city schools
Providence Journal, RI -4 hours ago
By Linda Borg PROVIDENCE — While state officials wring their hands in despair over the new state science scores, three local elementary schools,
Grant will help boost science educationProvidence Journal
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Cosmic Log: Science you can see - MSNBC

Friday 26 September 2008 @ 1:09 am
Cosmic Log: Science you can see
MSNBC -6 hours ago
By Alan Boyle They say a picture is worth 1000 words - but when it comes to science, one good picture might be worth 10 4 or 10 5 words, judging by this
NCSU gets $1.5 million science foundation grantMyrtle Beach Sun News
Colleges Get $1.5M Boost For ScienceHarrisonburg Daily News Record
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The case for science education - Boston Globe

Thursday 25 September 2008 @ 11:09 pm
The case for science education
Boston Globe, United States -Sep 24, 2008
By Lance Hartford WITH THE RELEASE of this year's troubling MCAS scores in science, it is obvious that the state must try harder to engage students in
Test anxiety in the ivory towerBoston Globe
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Science Policy and Debate in the 2008 Presidential Election - ScienceBlogs

Thursday 25 September 2008 @ 11:09 pm
Science Policy and Debate in the 2008 Presidential Election
ScienceBlogs -8 hours ago
A Vote For Science is a group blog that will focus on the candidates' science policies. It is managed by many interested ScienceBloggers, as well as guest

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