Press Releases by Category Science & Education
Edcomm Banker’s Academy Updates Free Anti Money Laundering (AML) Overview for Ma …
Edcomm Banker’s Academy has recently updated its free tutorial that provides AML training for financial institutions located in Malaysia.
New York, NY, April 07, 2011 -- Edcomm Banker’s Academy has recently updated its free tutorial that provides Anti Money Laundering (AML) training for banks and financial institutions located in Malaysia. Focus on Anti Money Laundering for Malaysia has been revised as part of Edcomm Banker’s Academy’s ongoing commitment to providing the…
Global Academy Online Names Asian Director
Global Academy Online, Inc. announced today the appointment of Professor Morley Chertkoff as Special Consultant and Director of the Academy’s China and Canadian Education Development programs.
Chertkoff’s duties include Project Manager and Principal of Sino-American Bridge Consulting Group, a division of the Academy. Chertkoff will also serve as an advisor to the Academy’s China Team for development of articulation agreements between Asian and North American universities. The China Team is…
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): www.csr-training.eu provides learning mat …
Business responsibility is one of the most frequently dis-cussed topics today: Through CSR (Corporate Social Re-sponsibility), an increasing number of companies want to in-vest in their business and have a positive social impact. But, how does this work?
A new website www.csr-training.eu provides comprehensive learning material about CSR offering around 80 modules and four videos on successful CSR companies.
An international consortium of CSR experts has developed comprehensive, qualified material…
SGS to Provide Time of Flight Diffraction Training Courses in Shanghai and Bangk …
SGS provides regular training courses in Time of Flight Diffraction (TOFD) due to its growing popularity. The next courses are taking place from May 16 – 26, 2011 in China and from June 20 – 28, 2011 in Thailand. These TOFD courses will be held in English and are in accordance with SNT-TC-1A for the course in Thailand and with EN473 and/or SNT-TC-1A certification schemes for the course in China.…
TiE Chennai to host Chennai’s first ever Start-up Super Day on April 9th with Sr …
TiE Chennai to host Chennai’s first ever Start-up Super Day on April 9th; leading NRI woman entrepreneur Sramana Mitra to keynote & lead round table
Start-up Super Day to focus on the needs of start-ups; sessions to be in “unconference” style
Chennai, April 6, 2011: TiE Chennai is hosting Chennai’s first ever Startup Super Day on 9th April 2011 at the IIT-M Research Park. The whole-day event organized in unconference…
BASE Announces entrance exam for IIT-JEE & Medical training programmes
BASE Announces entrance exam for IIT-JEE & Medical training programmes
Bangalore: BASE, the Bangalore based premier training organisation providing quality training for competitive examinations like IIT-JEE, AIEEE, AIPMT, CET and COMEDK in Karnataka, has announced the entrance exam to select students for IIT-JEE Achiever and Medical Excel programmes 2011-2012.
IIT-JEE Achiever at BASE is an intensive 2-year training program for Plus 2 class students who aspire to join the Indian IITs, NITs…
Japan´s Nuclear Crisis: The Psychology of Recovery
"Japan is in the middle of a catastrophe that transcends any talk of trauma and resilience. But few can doubt that the country will eventually repair itself; that´s what people do, none more so than the Japanese", Benedict Cary reports (The New York Times). Prof. Helmut Loiskandl, Sociologist in Tokyo, described the main reason - the general feature of consciousness in Japan:
"In short, a moral decision is a decision…
Utah Financial Services Company Chooses Edcomm Banker's Academy for Regulation M …
A Financial Services Company based in Utah has chosen Edcomm Banker’s Academy to provide custom Regulation M training.
New York, NY, April 06, 2011 -- A Financial Services Company based in Utah has chosen Edcomm Banker’s Academy to provide custom Regulation M training. The Company has also opted to use Edcomm Banker’s Academy’s Learning Management System (LMS), Learning Link®, for hosting and maintenance of the training program.
Issued by the Board of…
Gateway Analytical to Debut Materials Analysis Services at MRS Spring Meeting
PITTSBURGH, April 5, 2011 — Gateway Analytical, a new quality-focused analytical testing and consulting services company, will be exhibiting its materials characterization and industrial problem-solving services at booth number 431 at the Materials Research Society (MRS) Spring Meeting and Exhibit, April 25-29, Moscone West Convention Center, San Francisco.
A subsidiary of ChemImage Corporation, Gateway Analytical opened its doors for business in October last year at 4156 Kenneth Drive, Gibsonia, Pa.,…
Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces Accessories for Improved Production-scale Ce …
Accessories make Thermo Scientific Nunc EasyFill Cell Factory more efficient and easier to use
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today introduced new accessories for its Thermo Scientific Nunc EasyFill Cell Factory. The new accessories include a filling tubing set that connects a Nunc™ EasyFill™ Cell Factory directly to a media bag or other tube set; a universal adapter cap that can be used with one-half inch…
NIESBUD NOIDA Shridhar University Pilani Social Inclusion Training Program Valed …
Today, governments worldwide recognize the importance of SMEs and their contribution to economic growth, social cohesion, employment and local development.
SMEs account for over 95% of enterprises and 60%-70% of employment, and generate a large share of new jobs in OECD economies. Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) play a vital role for the growth of Indian economy by contributing 45% of industrial output, 40% of exports, employing 60 million people, create…
VAPOVAC™ : new FDA compliant H2O2 sterilisation system for pharmaceutical Lyophi …
VAPOVAC™ the latest technology for H2O2 gas sterilisation of pharmaceutical freeze dryers from GEA Lyophil, has recently received a Letter of Non-Objection from the US Food and Drugs Administration (FDA).
The FDA Letter of Non-Objection has now cleared the way for GEA Lyophil to market the VAPOVAC™ system worldwide. The system is ideally suited to pharmaceutical applications that require sterile conditions without the stresses and high power usage associated with…
Edcomm Banker's Academy Updates Free Anti Money Laundering (AML) Overview for Ne …
Edcomm Banker’s Academy has recently updated its free tutorial that provides AML training for financial institutions located in New Zealand.
New York, NY, April 05, 2011 -- Edcomm Banker’s Academy has recently updated its free tutorial that provides Anti Money Laundering (AML) training for banks and financial institutions located in New Zealand. Focus on Anti Money Laundering for New Zealand has been revised as part of Edcomm Banker’s Academy’s ongoing commitment…
Leading Neurologist Richard Restak to Speak on “How Technology Affects the Brain …
One of neurology’s foremost researchers, educators, and authors, Richard Restak, M.D., will explore recent insights into how the brain responds to frequent use of technology in a thought-provoking lecture at Adelphi University this month. The event, which includes a question-and-answer session, will look at the impact of technology on neurological functions, multi-tasking and the myth of efficiency, and evidence of the Internet as an “interrupter.” Entitled “How Technology Affects the…
Leading private tuition company Tutors International reports highest demand for …
Tutors International announces that demand for its private tuition services is the highest it has ever been since the company was launched in 1999. The private tuition provider, a global leader in the private education industry, is currently recruiting a record number of private tutors to fill full-time private tuition posts all over the world. For more information, visit www.tutors-international.com or call +44 (0) 1865 435 135.
"The demand for our…
5th graders will play a role in the final launch of the space shuttle Endeavor
Wilmington, Delaware, April 4, 2011 – 5th grade enrichment students at Thurgood Marshall Elementary School in Newark have teamed up with Delaware AeroSpace Education Foundation (DASEF) in a unique competition. The students spent the day playing the popular You’ve been Sentenced! word game using special space-themed words from the game’s new NASA Space Terminology add-on deck. The most creative sentence will be chosen by DASEF to be used as part…
IDT’s free SciTools suite for easy oligonucleotide design and analysis
Online analysis tools facilitate the intelligent design of oligos for a range of applications
Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), the world leader in oligonucleotide synthesis, provides a number of free oligo design and analysis tools via its online SciTools suite (www.idtdna.com/scitools). These software applications determine the properties of any oligo sequence entered, as well as mediating the intelligent design of assay conditions, all at the click of a button. The suite is…
OGT to exhibit its biomarker and genomic services solutions at AACR 2011
Oxford Gene Technology (OGT), provider of innovative clinical genetics and diagnostic solutions to advance molecular medicine, will host a booth and exhibit a poster at this year’s American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) meeting in Florida, USA (2nd to 6th of April, 2011). The AACR show and exhibition is an important international event discussing the latest developments in cancer research. OGT’s booth will be manned by Gareth Thomson (Director of…
Attend HI TEMP 2011 Conference in Boston, Massachusetts (September 20-22, 2011)
HI TEMP 2011 conference is intended to foster discussions and debate regarding the most recent understanding of “high temperature” and the state of the art in experimental studies of high temperature materials, processes, and diagnostics for scientific and technological applications. The meeting will include presentations of cutting edge results on materials such as, thermoelectric materials, thermal barriers, piezoelectric, nuclear reactor materials, radioactive waste, high temperature ceramics, catalyst, insulating materials. The…
Psychological Test and Assessment Modeling: Quantitative approaches to the study …
Psychological Test and Assessment Modeling 1/2011 presents the special issue “Quantitative approaches to the study of self-regulated learning” II – presents the second half of five of the studies published in the previous issue (4/2010) on self-regulated learning, edited by Marion Porath, Heidrun Stoeger, and Albert Ziegler.
Klug, Ogrin, Keller, Ihringer, and Schmitz remind us in their contribution of the importance of viewing self-regulated learning as a process. They show…
SarkariExam.com proffers Avant-Garde Solutions for Aspirants of Bank Jobs
With huge radicals of young Indians striving for a bright career opportunity their invasion to the present job market has marked with a difference. Considering lucrative perks, amenities, facilities, job satisfaction and job security the young mass is mostly oriented to wards the government jobs in India. The flexibility of job atmosphere and comprehensiveness of career options attracts millions towards government sector jobs. Industries like Banking, Finance, manufacturing and constructions…
Shridhar University Pilani Rajasthan Entrepreneurship Talk by Prof SB Misra Scho …
The issue that Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Culture is a matter of interaction between Technology, Progress and Growth has been one of the top ranking discussions globally.
Shridhar University Centre for Innovation in Science and Technology aims to nurture the not only much needed but also very highly desired entrepreneurial culture among students to make them job providers rather than job seekers.
On March 24, 2011 Prof SB Misra delivered an…
Antibody Labeling Company Launch New Antibody Purification Range
Innova Biosciences announce the launch of their new antibody purification range AbSelect™ to compliment their successful antibody labeling technology Lightning-Link™.
Cambridge, UK, March 31, 2011 - Innova Biosciences announce the launch of their new antibody purification range AbSelect™ to compliment their successful antibody labeling technology Lightning-Link™. Due to the benefits of direct immunodetection associated with their Lightning Link range, they have seen significant increases in sales of their simple, 30 seconds…
New York Credit Union Chooses Edcomm Banker's Academy for Credit Union BSA/AML T …
A New York Credit Union has chosen Edcomm Banker’s Academy for Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and Anti Money Laundering (AML) training for credit unions.
New York, NY, April 01, 2011 -- A Credit Union located in New York has chosen Edcomm Banker’s Academy for Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and Anti Money Laundering (AML) training for credit unions. Focus on BSA/AML for Credit Unions will be hosted and maintained by Edcomm Banker’s…
Puerto Rico Bank Chooses Edcomm Banker’s Academy for Bank Secrecy Act Training i …
A Bank located in Puerto Rico has chosen Edcomm Banker’s Academy for Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) training in Spanish.
New York, NY, April 01, 2011 -- A Bank located in Puerto Rico has chosen Edcomm Banker’s Academy for Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) training in the Spanish language. Focus on BSA/AML – Spanish will be hosted and maintained by Edcomm Banker’s Academy’s Learning Management System (LMS), Learning Link®.
Focus on BSA/AML – Spanish,…
The Prestigious University of Deusto Introduces the AuraPortal Learning System i …
The AuraPortal BPM Suite is already being used by the UTIC (Technical Unit for Innovation and Quality) for the implementation of quality processes in colleges
Woburn (Boston), MA. – March 31, 2011 – AuraPortal (www.auraportal.com), a global provider of Business Process Management (BPM), has announced today that the University of Deusto has signed a cooperation agreement with the company AURA, owner of the AuraPortal Learning System, in which AURA provides Deusto…
EU must prioritise global food security, says top UK science adviser
Leading world experts warn that decisive action is needed urgently
Brussels, 30 March 2011
Professor, Sir John Beddington, Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK government, presented in Brussels today the findings of an independent study on the pressures facing the global food and farming system from now to 2050.
The Foresight report on “The Future of Food and Farming: Challenges and choices for global sustainability” – presented at a British…
Chinese Province Awards Time Medical $21 Million Research Grant For Breakthrough …
JIANGSU PROVINCE, CHINA, OCT. 7, 2010 – Jiangsu Province in China has awarded Time Medical Systems the prestigious “2010 Technology Innovation – Best Team Award” in recognition of its breakthrough High Temperature Superconducting (HTS) Technology and innovative MR products.
Along with the award, the Time Medical team, led by Professor Q. Y. Ma, founder and CEO of Time Medical, will receive a $21 million RMB research and development grant earmarked to…
Police and Firefighters First to Test Bionic Fitness Devices
Columbus, OH - Several local engineers are out to prove to the toughest critics, that their patent pending "Bionic" exercise devices are 8-100s of times more efficient at building core muscle and stamina than any traditional method physically can.
After six years of testing, bodyoars.com has chosen Central Ohio's hard-working police and firefighters, to be the first to test their "consumer ready" version of Body Oars™.
According to Structural Engineer Craig…
Professional Course - Exec P. G. program in Patent Protection, Enforcement and M …
8 weeks Professional Course - Exec Post Graduate program in Patent Protection, Enforcement and Management starting from 18th April, 2011 at GIIP Delhi. The program curriculum has been designed with the sole objective of training professionals, with technical background, which will help them find employment, as a Patent Engineer / Associate / Attorney, with a leading Corporate, MNC, R&D Institution, KPO or Law firm of the Country. It includes up-to-date…
Nebraska Community Bank Selects Edcomm Banker's Academy for Comprehensive Bank T …
A Community Bank based in Nebraska has selected Edcomm Banker’s Academy to provide comprehensive bank training.
New York, NY, March 30, 2011 -- A Community Bank based in Nebraska has selected Edcomm Banker’s Academy to provide comprehensive bank training. The Bank has also opted to use Edcomm Banker’s Academy’s Learning Management System (LMS), Learning Link®, for hosting and maintenance of Banker’s Academy Unlimited.
Banker’s Academy Unlimited, from Edcomm Banker’s Academy, provides every…
Belden Extends The Hirschmann® Octopus Line with a Robust, Unmanaged 10-Port Fas …
Belden, a global leader in signal transmission solutions for mission-critical applications, has extended the Hirschmann OCTOPUS Switch Series to include a new unmanaged Fast Ethernet switch.
St Louis, MO, March 30, 2011 -- Belden, a global leader in signal transmission solutions for mission-critical applications, has extended the Hirschmann OCTOPUS Switch Series to include a new unmanaged Fast Ethernet switch. The new OCTOPUS 10TX switch, which supports automation protocols such as Profinet,…
Adelphi University School of Social Work to Honor Susan P. Kemp, Ph.D with the L …
Adelphi University School of Social Work is proud to honor the 2011 Richard Lodge Prize recipient, Dr. Susan P. Kemp at the School’s annual Alumni and Friends Event, on Friday, May 6, 2011. The event will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Adelphi’s Ruth S. Harley University Center, 1 South Avenue, Garden City, NY. The keynote will address the concept of “space consciousness” and its applications to…
Non-Magnetic and Vacuum Compatible Motion Control Systems for SEM, Semiconductor …
Non-Magnetic and Vacuum Compatible Motion Control Systems for SEM, Semiconductors, Medical, Aerospace
PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P. – a leading manufacturer of precision motion-control and piezo nanopositioning products – has released a new brochure on non-magnetic and vacuum compatible precision positioning systems.
The publication presents a comprehensive overview of PI's precision motion control products for extreme operating conditions that are essential for many of today's leading edge applications in fields as diverse as:…
Drexel University's School of Education and Harrisburg University of Science and …
Drexel University’s School of Education and Harrisburg University of Science and Technology proudly announce a new teacher certification program for individuals who have earned their undergraduate degree and now have an interest in teaching at the middle or high school levels.
Harrisburg, PA, March 28, 2011 -- Trained, high-quality science and math teachers have a direct impact on the ability of America’s students to compete internationally in these fields now and…
New compact pyrometers "IMPAC IS 320/IGA 320" for non-contact temperature measur …
LumaSense Technologies' multi-purpose infrared temperature sensors / thermometers ideal for harsh industrial environments requiring EMI immunity and high-speed response times
LumaSense Technologies, Inc. has introduced two multi-purpose infrared temperature sensors to its line of compact pyrometers. The IMPAC IS 320 and IGA 320 ( http://www.lumasenseinc.com/EN/products/infrared-thermometers-and-switches/series-320/pyrometer-impac-is320.html ) are the latest additions to LumaSense’s broad portfolio of gas and temperatures sensing solutions, which include infrared thermometers, fiber optic sensors and gas measurement instruments,…
New gas monitoring software "Gas Multi-Point 7950" to improve capabilities withi …
LumaSense's new system with remote control functionality enables easy and cost-effective deployment of multipoint gas monitoring systems
LumaSense Technologies, Inc. has released software that allows industrial manufacturers to more easily and cost effectively monitor gas emissions by remotely controlling up to 24 multi-gas monitors with a single computer. The LumaSoft™ Gas MultiPoint 7950 remote control software ( http://www.lumasenseinc.com/EN/products/gas-monitoring-instruments/gas-monitoring/lumasoft-gas-multi-point-7950-software.html ) is for use with LumaSense’s INNOVA 1316 multi-gas monitor, and it creates…
How to become Teachers of Italian as a Foreign Language
Teaching a foreign language is a very stimulating and interesting experience.
Those who are working in that sector know from personal experience how difficult it could be to be the link between the students and their culture and the culture of the language which is object of the teaching.
It becomes even more complex when the activity is exported abroad and the teacher is sharing the same culture and habits…
METTLER TOLEDO Presents Kinetic Experimentation Webinar
METTLER TOLEDO has expanded its leading webinar program with an interactive event focused on teaching chemical kinetic experimentation methods. The event will aid in the training of industrial chemists worldwide.
METTLER TOLEDO will hold a webinar, entitled “Teaching Chemical Kinetic Experimentation,” on Wednesday, March 30, 2011. By demonstrating basic kinetics experiments, guest lecturer Professor John R. Sowa, Jr. will explore how the methodology he uses in chemistry instruction can help those…
Kemira Ensures Product Quality Thanks to Robust DO System
The production of organic monomers requires low oxygen levels to be maintained to avoid possible environmental problems. Kemira was experiencing poor performance from a dissolved oxygen measurement system, resulting in unnecessarily high maintenance costs. A METTLER TOLEDO solution provided the reliability and the reduced maintenance they required.
Water treatment technology
With expertise in fiber, chemical water treatment and water separation technologies, Finnish chemical industry group Kemira has created an extensive product portfolio.
At…
Apeejay Institute of Technology hosts Zonal Nasa 2011
Greater Noida, March 29, 2011: The School of Architecture & Planning, Apeejay Institute of Technology hosted a 3 days extravaganza, ZONAL NASA 2011 from March 25 till March 27,2011. To satisfy the thirst for knowledge and quest for innovation, the convention structured as an amalgamation of events of various genres ranging from architectural design to fine and allied arts and even literary and dramatic events.
The event named “Paarthiv”,…
Georgia Community Bank Chooses Edcomm Banker's Academy for Comprehensive Bank Tr …
A Community Bank located in Georgia has recently chosen comprehensive bank training from Edcomm Banker’s Academy.
New York, NY, March 29, 2011 -- A Community Bank located in Georgia has recently chosen comprehensive bank training from Edcomm Banker’s Academy. Banker’s Academy Unlimited will be hosted and maintained by Edcomm Banker’s Academy’s Learning Management System (LMS), Learning Link®.
Banker’s Academy Unlimited, from Edcomm Banker’s Academy, provides every employee at a Bank, Credit Union…
Society for Clinical Trials Selects India’s “Jharkhand and Orissa” trial as “Tri …
PHILADELPHIA — “The Ekjut Trial in Jharkhand and Orissa” earns recognition as “Trial of the Year” by the Society for Clinical Trials (SCT) as an extraordinary randomized clinical trial, conducted with high quality in a very difficult setting, and achieving dramatic results of great public health importance. The trial’s principal investigator, Dr. Prasanta Tripathy, will present an overview of the trial methods and findings during the SCT’s 2011 Annual…
BioFocus and Almac collaborate to offer fluorescent lifetime assays
BioFocus announced today that it has entered into collaboration with Almac allowing BioFocus customers with compound screening and profiling requirements to access Almac’s FLEXYTETM fluorescence lifetime (FLT) assays. Integrating the assay technology allows BioFocus to offer an FLT platform that will complement its current target class capabilities, provide access to previously inaccessible epigenetic targets and offer alternative approaches to fragment-based screens and kinetic profiling.
“Being able to incorporate FLT assays in…
TTP LabTech Partner with Leading Crystallographer
The mosquito® LCP provides fully automated solution to in meso protein crystallography
At the Society for Biomolecular Screening (SBS) conference 2011, TTP LabTech has announced an exciting collaboration with a world leader in membrane protein crystallography. Here, Professor Martin Caffrey, Trinity College, Dublin, renowned for automating and miniaturizing the in meso method, has highlighted a number of attractive features of the new mosquito® LCP instrument.
The mosquito® LCP was designed to…
A Year of Scientific Exploration with Renowned Mosquito and Acumen Technology
TTP LabTech Support World-Leading Research with Competition Launch
TTP LabTech announce the launch of an exciting new scientific competition to win one year’s free use of two powerful and intuitive instruments, the mosquito® nanolitre pipettor and the Acumen® microplate imaging system. Scientists from any research program are invited to submit a short proposal, detailing how these renowned technologies will benefit their research application and experimental workflow. Winners will get the…
Learn Italian for Free This Spring at Eton Institute
Eton Institute, the largest language training institute in the UAE, will be opening doors for the public to learn the Italian language for FREE throughout the month of April. The institute offers a free language course every month, from its diverse range of over 100 languages, as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility to encourage diversity.
To many the romance of spring is synonymous with the rustic villas of Tuscany, the…
Syrris offers free flow chemistry and automated process chemistry workshops
Educational workshops and seminars for lab scale chemists in Thailand
Leading chemistry automation product innovator, Syrris invites scientists to attend free workshop seminars in Flow Chemistry and Automated Process Chemistry; to be held in Bangkok, Thailand, at Syrris’ Thai distributor, Sithiporn. The courses will be running on the 9 - 10th as well as the 12 - 13th of May 2011, allowing delegates to attend both.
The Flow Chemistry Workshop…
IDT PrimeTime Pre-designed Assays increase qPCR accuracy and efficiency
5’ nuclease assays guaranteed to work for mouse, human, and rat
Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), the world leader in oligonucleotide synthesis, now offers PrimeTime Pre-designed qPCR Assays which are guaranteed to work for human, mouse, and rat transcriptomes. Users can search and select from the online database that contains thousands of assays. All assays are designed to span exons, protect against non-specific amplifications, avoid known SNPs, and minimize the impact of…
Cresset Announces a Major New Academic Access Program with Software Bursaries an …
Cresset is delighted to announce the launch of its major new access program for academic users of its range of chemistry software tools at the American Chemical Society (ACS) show in Anaheim from March 27-31, at booth 664. This program provides academic users with a range of ways to access Cresset’s products, including a software bursary program, free training licences for academic courses as well as low cost academic group…
