Press Releases by Category Science & Education
Meritnation Launches BBA Test Pack Containing 50 Model Test Papers
Meritnation.com, an educational portal of Applect Learning Systems (a Naukri.com group venture) has recently launched BBA Test Pack to help students prepare for BBA entrance exams. Meritnation.com’s BBA Test Pack for classes XI & XII includes full-course sample papers and section-wise tests to help prepare for entrance exams of the country’s premier undergraduate management institutes.
BBA Test Pack by Meritnation.com will equip students with sample papers that are aligned as per…
FuelCon promotes young engineering academics
Company commits to national scholarship program „Deutschlandstipendium” for young academics.
FuelCon AG has recently decided to participate at scholarship initiative „Deutschlandstipendium“ of Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, starting at summer term 2011. Thus, the company not only grants a talented engineering student, but is also committed to keep skilled young professionals in the region of Saxony-Anhalt.
Jointly financed by the national scholarship program of the German Government and private donors, the “Deutschlandstipendium” shall support…
TopMBAIndia.com Proffers Pertinent Information Regarding Study MBA at Top MBA Co …
Masters in Business Administration (MBA) is one of the most alluring fields of study for any graduate for pursuing a post-graduation study. May one is a general graduate or a technical one, MBA degree is the most advantageous as a career support. Today’s job world has affinity towards business and administration. With every inclination towards a successful business management, the knowledge about the same has been asked upon. Every graduate…
Math Concentration Offers Free Math Boot Camp This Summer
President and math teacher Wanda McDowell will be offering Project UNITEE this summer 2011. Project UNITEE (Urging Noticeable Improvement Through Excessive Exercises) is a free six-week summer math boot camp program for middle school students who struggle with math. It will consist of math drills, puzzles, timed tests, and challenging math problems. “This program is beneficial for parents who want their kids to work at their full potential,” McDowell Said.…
Stereotype Threat Impairs the Creativity
What are the most likely mediators of stereotype threat effects? Dr. Beate Seibt found in her research, how the prevention focus plays a role in many stereotype threat effects:
1. diminished speed due to stronger concern for accuracy
2. impairment of creative insight processes
3. impairment of creative generation processes
4. a conservative answering bias with a tendency to withhold answers and to insure against false alarms
"In addition, stereotype specific effects such as…
Edcomm Banker's Academy Launches Free Anti Money Laundering (AML) Training For B …
Edcomm Banker’s Academy has recently launched a free tutorial that provides AML training for financial institutions in Bulgaria.
New York, NY, April 29, 2011 -- Edcomm Banker’s Academy has recently launched a free tutorial that provides Anti Money Laundering (AML) training for banks and financial institutions located in Bulgaria. Focus on Anti Money Laundering for Bulgaria offers an overview of the AML laws and regulations that are specific to financial institutions…
Building 21st-century skills through Online Courses
A century’s expertise and experience in distance education has helped shape a range of new courses on offer by Cengage Education to students anywhere.
The new courses are in the faculties of Business, Accounting & Finance and Community Services & Health, and are offered by Cengage Education through a new partnership with Integrated Care & Management Training (ICMT).
In the Business, Finance & Accounting faculty, the new Certificate IV in Training &…
Strong finish for TMI middle-school LAX
The middle-school boys’ lacrosse team of TMI – The Episcopal School of Texas ended its season with a 9-1 record, with the only loss a one-point decision in the final game.
This is the third year for middle-school lacrosse at TMI. “It has been a very popular sport from the beginning, with over 20 boys trying out this year,” said Middle School Athletic Director Stacey Patsko. “With the addition of golf…
Oasis Bank Renews Compliance Training from Edcomm Banker's Academy and Adds Secu …
Oasis Bank has recently renewed its Compliance training program from Edcomm Banker’s Academy for an additional year and has also added Bank Security training.
New York, NY, April 28, 2011 -- Oasis Bank has recently renewed its Compliance training program from Edcomm Banker’s Academy for an additional year and has also added Bank Security training. Focus on Compliance and Achieving Bankwide Security Excellence will be hosted and maintained by Edcomm Banker’s…
Banker’s Academy Certifies 13 Contact Center Staff from a Texas Bank in Customer …
Edcomm Banker’s Academy has recently certified 13 Contact Center Staff from a Texas bank through its Customer Service program.
New York, NY, April 28, 2011 -- Edcomm Banker’s Academy has recently certified 13 Contact Center Staff from a Texas bank through its Customer Service program. Upon completion of Customer Service for Contact Center Staff, participants gained the knowledge, skills and certification needed to provide quality customer service at their bank.
An engaged…
TMI students receive Duke TIP recognition
Three students of TMI – The Episcopal School of Texas received recognition by the Duke University Talent Identification Program (TIP) 2011 Seventh Grade Talent Search.
Among 11 TMI students who took either the SAT or ACT college-admission tests as seventh-graders, Christopher Clark, William Cruse and Grace Westerman qualified for state recognition, and Samantha Hobbs received Academy recognition.
Duke TIP identifies academically talented seventh-graders based on standardized test scores achieved while…
TMI students enter National Merit compeition
Eight juniors at TMI – The Episcopal School of Texas qualified for the first level of the National Merit Scholarship Program. These students are among the 50,000 highest-scoring participants of about 1.5 million who took the 2010 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).
The TMI students who achieved this status are: Megan Abbott, Douglas Carter, William Frost, Alex Hager, Andrew Owens, Hamilton Rogers, Collin Shinkle and Mackenzie White.
These students have…
OSA has recently collaborated with its 100th school to sale online admission for …
New Delhi, 26th April 2011: OSA recently announced collaboration with its 100th school to sell its admission forms online. Parents can now access these schools and buy their admission forms online. It is said that most of these schools will have their admission process open till August-September 2011. The venture is expected to benefit all those parents who thought they had missed out on the admission schedule for year 2011-2012.
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Legacy Bank Deploys Comprehensive Bank Training from Edcomm Banker's Academy
Legacy Bank has recently deployed comprehensive bank training from Edcomm Banker’s Academy.
New York, NY, April 27, 2011 -- Legacy Bank has recently deployed comprehensive bank training from Edcomm Banker’s Academy for the next two years. 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 or Money Services…
Global Commerce Bank deploys Comprehensive Bank Training from Edcomm Banker’s Ac …
Global Commerce Bank has recently deployed comprehensive bank training from Edcomm Banker’s Academy.
New York, NY, April 27, 2011 -- Global Commerce Bank has recently deployed three years of 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 or Money Services…
Rosa Announces Qualification of a Novel Methodology for Prediction of Pediatric …
Rosa & Co. LLC, a drug development advisory firm with expertise in drug-disease modeling and simulation, today announced the novel results and qualification of a new Bile PhysioPD model. The model and results were presented at the 2011 American Conference on Pharmacometrics, San Diego, CA. The Bile PhysioPD model was developed to investigate bile acid metabolism and cholestasis in adult and pediatric populations. It was based entirely on literature data,…
A Vision for the Future With TTP LabTech
Acumen® eX3 Offers Unparalleled High Throughput Image Quality
TTP LabTech announce an exciting new development for its world-class, high content, microplate imaging system, the Acumen® eX3. With the addition of a new 561nm laser, it is now possible to perform additional high throughput cell based assays. This new addition enables the use of a new range of dyes to increase the multiplexing capabilities of the machine. Engineered to maximise imaging…
Access to Europe's only Laboratory Automation Event
Select Biosciences offer the chance to register free for an exhibition only pass to ELA
Select Biosciences, organisers of European Lab Automation (ELA) 2011, are providing the opportunity to register free to visit the exhibition at ELA, Europe’s only event dedicated to laboratory automation. The European Lab Automation event will take place at the Congress Centre Hamburg (CCH), 30 June – 1 July in Hamburg, Germany. To gain access to this…
Eppendorf Centrifuge 5424 R wins a ‘red dot award: product design 2011’
Eppendorf AG celebrates success in a leading global design competition which attracted 4,433 entries from 1,700 companies in over 60 nations. Centrifuge 5424 R, a premium 24-place microcentrifuge, has been honoured for design excellence in the life science and medicine category of ‘red dot award: product design 2011’.
The exceptionally quiet Centrifuge 5424 R is a refrigerated 24-place microcentrifuge equipped with an array of innovative usability and design features. With…
Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology 2011: Call for entries
The deadline for this year’s entries is approaching fast so now is the time to apply. The international US$25,000 Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology is awarded to young scientists for outstanding contributions to neurobiology research based on methods of molecular and cell biology.
Researchers who are 35 years of age or younger are invited to apply by June 15, 2011.
For more information on the Prize, go to www.eppendorf.com/prize.
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Tutors International gains the attention of national press as growth in private …
Tutors International, one of the world's leading global private tuition providers, has gained the attention of the British national press as its continued growth and success in the international private tuition industry increases. The private tuition company was recently featured in the Sunday Times and has been featured in Country Life. For more information, visit www.tutors-international.com or call +44 (0) 1865 435 135.
"We were delighted to see the recent article…
Pilani Rajasthan Shridhar University Observes World Book and Copyright Day 2011
Books are all about sharing experience, knowledge and understanding and without doubt are the most powerful forms of dialogue between individuals, within communities, between generations and with other societies. Books are the legacies that a great genius leaves to human race, which are delivered down from generation to generation as presents to the posterity of those who are yet born.
April 23 is just no ordinary date as it’s a…
Parents get “Schooled” on How to Help Their College Grad Find a Job
Online workshop for parents who really want to help their grad get that first job in the professional world.
The online workshop, Knock em Dead Secrets and Strategies for Parents Helping New Graduates Succeed in an Uncertain Job Market will be presented by Martin Yate CPC, the New York Times bestselling career author, on Wednesday June 1st at 7:30 EDT. Details of the workshop hosted by TalentMarks can be found…
Gateway Analytical to Hold Particle Characterization Workshop at RDD Europe
PITTSBURGH, April 25, 2011 — Advanced particle characterization methods are critical to identifying the presence of foreign contaminants, as well as changes in morphology and crystal growth in drug substances—both indicators of a drug’s stability and performance. Gateway Analytical will present a workshop titled, “Raman Chemical Imaging for In Vitro Particle Characterization in Inhalables,” on May 4 at Respiratory Drug Delivery Europe 2011 in Berlin, Germany.
Ryan Priore, Ph.D., Director of…
9-month (full-time) Post Graduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Rights and Pa …
GIIP is inviting applications for 9-month (full-time) Post Graduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Rights and Patent Management. The course tenure will include 3 months’ Corporate Internship (to be arranged by the Institute for all participants).
Program Objective
The program curriculum has been designed with the sole objective of training professionals with technical background to help them find employment as a Patent Engineer/Associate/Analyst with a leading Corporate, MNC, R&D Institution, KPO or Law…
Assignmenthelp.net announces Math Assignment Help services to the school and col …
New Delhi - Assignmenthelp.net is one of the leading online education portals has come up with new service Math Assignment Help for the students across the globe. Math Assignment Help service is catering to K-12, College/University and PhD level students.
The math assignment help service introduced by Assignmenthelp.net is for all categories ranging from high school, college and university level students. As we know that math is one of the most…
Capturing Chinese Introduces New Chinese Textbook – Lu Xun’s ‘The New Year’s Sac …
CHINA (April 2011) – To aid advanced and intermediate students who find difficulty in learning Chinese, Kevin Nadolny, founder of Capturing Chinese, has published another masterpiece of Lu Xun --- The New Year’s Sacrifice.
This new book is part of the Capturing Chinese series written by the Father of Modern Chinese Literature,Lu Xun. Every book is set in an inventive format to ease the painstaking process of mastering the Chinese…
Six Long Island Teams Head to St. Louis for FIRST 2011 Championship and World Fe …
Kings Park, New York — School-Business Partnerships of Long Island, Inc. (SBPLI) announced that four FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition (FRC) teams, one FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) team and one FIRST LEGO League (FLL) team from Long Island will represent their region at the FIRST 2011 Championship and World Festival that will take place April 28-30 at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis,…
Direct Admission in Engineering 2011: No Donation - Call Us Today
Undergraduates and graduates seeking direct admission to engineering colleges 2011, read on. Direct admissions, in whatever major, enrolls a limited number of exceptional students separately from the majority of applicants, similar to recruiting. The process is the similar for graduates and undergraduates, though each institution has its own requirements. Applicants must also consider the area of specialization they are entering within the engineering field, which tends to be diverse and…
Montana Community Bank chooses Edcomm Banker's Academy for Comprehensive Bank Tr …
A Community Bank located in Montana has chosen Edcomm Banker’s Academy to provide comprehensive bank training.
New York, NY, April 22, 2011 -- A Community Bank located in Montana has chosen Edcomm Banker’s Academy to provide three years of comprehensive bank training. The Bank has also selected Edcomm Banker’s Academy’s own Learning Management System (LMS), Learning Link®, for hosting and maintenance of Banker’s Academy Unlimited.
Banker’s Academy Unlimited, from Edcomm Banker’s Academy,…
Rosa Diabetes PhysioPD™ Collaboration with Pfizer to be Presented at World PK/PD …
Rosa & Co. LLC, a drug development advisory firm with expertise in drug-disease modeling and simulation, today announced that results from its Diabetes PhysioPD™ collaboration with Pfizer will be presented at the Biorbis World PK/PD Summit in Cambridge, MA April 26-29, 2011. David A. Tess, Principal Scientist, of Pfizer Inc. will be presenting a 30-minute scientific presentation entitled “Creating and Using a Physiological Model to Support Development of a GPR119…
TMI student wins horse-judging award
Grace Cleaver, a sophomore at TMI – The Episcopal School of Texas, earned a Top 10 place in horse judging at the Houston Livestock Show. She placed seventh out of 800 contestants from all over Texas who competed in the March 7 4-H/FFA horse-judging contest.
Horse judging is the evaluation of a group of four horses at a time for conformation and performance in events such as Western Pleasure, Reining and…
Eminent Ballerina Suzanne Farrell to Receive Honorary Degree from Adelphi Univer …
Suzanne Farrell, celebrated ballerina, teacher, former New York City Ballet dancer, and founder and artistic director of The Suzanne Farrell Ballet company, will receive an honorary doctor of fine arts degree from Adelphi University at its 115th Commencement on Friday, May 20, 2011. The ceremony will begin at 10:00 a.m. in the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 1255 Hempstead Turnpike, Uniondale, NY.
During her 28 years on stage, Ms. Farrell was the…
TMI student wins piano honors
Alex Hager, a junior at TMI – The Episcopal School of Texas, has earned several top-place awards for piano performance during the 2011 spring competition season.
Hager took second place in the Advanced Gifted Division for his age group in the DeBose Piano Competition on April 15 at Southern University in Baton Rouge, La. He also won first place in the Petroff State Piano Competition on March 5 in San Antonio,…
Ruth C. Balkin ’73 to Receive Honorary Degree from Adelphi University
The Honorable Ruth C. Balkin ’73 will receive an honorary doctor of laws degree from Adelphi University at its 115th Commencement on Friday, May 20, 2011. The ceremony will begin at 10:00 a.m. in the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 1255 Hempstead Turnpike, Uniondale, NY.
Ruth C. Balkin is an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division Second Judicial Department. Justice Balkin began her legal…
Adelphi University Honors Geoffrey Palmer ’61 with the Ruth Stratton Harley Dist …
Geoffrey Palmer ’61 will receive the Ruth Stratton Harley Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award from Adelphi University at its 115th Commencement on Friday, May 20, 2011. The ceremony will begin at 10:00 a.m. in the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 1255 Hempstead Turnpike, Uniondale, NY.
Mr. Palmer, who currently serves as vice president for UBS Financial Services, works with private clients on financial planning and estate planning. He has been with the…
Adelphi Welcomes Newest Trustee, Grace Pilcer M.A. ’79, Ph.D. ’84
Adelphi University is proud to welcome Grace Pilcer M.A. ’79, Ph.D. ’84 to its Board of Trustees. Dr. Pilcer previously served on Adelphi’s President’s Advisory Group, and has been a supporter of the University’s fundraising efforts since 1985.
Dr. Pilcer has been a psychologist in private practice since 1984. For more than 18 years, she has been a consulting psychologist to several private schools in Manhattan, including the Notre Dame School…
ISBR Business School Announces Vidyajyothi Scholarship Rewarding Ceremony
ISBR Business School, an institute of international educational standards, is dedicated to nurture high ethical and human values among management aspirants. It is striving sincerely hard to make students to think individually without getting biased by the falls influences and thus molding a strong psyche of leader in them.
ISBR business school is ranked among top b-schools of India. ISBR Business School has core activities that enable to bring…
California College San Diego to Offer Master of Science in Healthcare Administra …
San Diego, California, April 21, 2011 - California College San Diego (CCSD) now offers its Master of Science in Healthcare Administration program on campus. This degree was previously only available online through CCSD’s affiliate, Stevens-Henager College, Salt Lake City/Murray. With the introduction of this program on campus, students will have the option to choose the mode of education that best suits their objectives.
The Master’s in Healthcare Administration program at…
SMC University launches "Motorsport Management" – The Ultimate Course in Racing …
Switzerland based premier online business school SMC University, partner and sponsor of the Marussia Virgin Racing Formula One Team, is delighted to introduce its new signature course.
The SMC Motorsport Management Certificate is an 8-week online course targeting those interested in getting their foot into the global racing industry. Introducing the business side of Motorsport, learners receive cutting-edge know-how supported by SMC´s Formula 1 Team partner, Marussia Virgin Racing.
The course, which…
Assignmenthelp.net launched Online Assignment Help services for the student
NEW DELHI, 21 April, 2011 – Assignmenthelp.net, the largest online tutoring and assignment help services provider in field of E-learning education. Online Assignment help service is the new service which has been introduced by the company recently. This service is catering to K-12 standard Schools, College and University level students world-wide.
Ongoing research in education field shows that teacher effectiveness is one of the most important factors for student achievement. While…
Thirthy-Nine High School Students from Montgomery and Prince George's Counties t …
SILVER SPRING, MD (April 20, 2011) --- Thirty-nine high school students from Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties will receive scholarships to help them attend college at a Wednesday, April 27, ceremony at Riderwood retirement community, where they have worked part-time. They will receive a combined total of $215,555 raised by Riderwood residents during the past two months to show their appreciation of the students’ work and to help assist…
Seward Opens Singapore Office to Provide Additional Regional Support
Regional Increase in Sales Drives Global Expansion to Provide for Customer Needs
Seward Ltd, manufacturer and developer of the world leading, patented Stomacher® Laboratory Paddle Blender range for over 40 years, has opened a regional support hub in Singapore. This new facility, headed by Daniel Crothers (formerly of Seward Ltd, UK), is dedicated to providing the highest quality sales, technical and distribution support to all Seward customers in Asia, the…
Biotage Introduces EVOLUTE WAX, Providing a Total Solution for Acidic Compounds
Uppsala, Sweden, April 20, 2011 -- Biotage, a leading supplier of tools and technology for medicinal and analytical chemistry, today announced the further expansion of its successful family of sample preparation products with the launch of EVOLUTE WAX.
EVOLUTE WAX is a mixed-mode weak anion exchanger, developed for the extraction of strongly acidic analytes from aqueous samples. The resin-based sorbent is surface modified with well defined hydroxyl-functional oligomers, imparting excellent water…
Independence University Introduces On-Ground MBA Program
Salt Lake City, Utah, April 20, 2011 - After more than 30 years of delivering distance learning courses, Independence University has made a foray into on-ground classes. The university is now offering its Master of Business Administration (MBA) program at its campus in Salt Lake City, Utah. The move is aimed at attracting students who prefer the traditional classroom setting to complete their degree.
Independence University’s MBA program is specifically designed…
Riderwood Retirement Community Residents to Observe Nation's 150th Anniversary o …
SILVER SPRING, MD (April 20, 2011) – Residents of Riderwood retirement community will observe the nation’s 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War in a somewhat unusual way by attending “Gone with the Glory: Hollywood Imagines the Civil War, ” a class taught at their campus through a continuing education program with Prince George’s County Community College in Maryland.
The seven-week class will examine how Hollywood has portrayed the…
In 2010, PANATecs celebrated the most successful year in its history
Company doubled the sales of the previous year, with a sales growth of 20 % above plan
20.04.2011
We achieved our targets for sales and EBIT for 2010 – and exceeded them by 20 %. Growth was particularly marked in work for customers from the pharmaceutical industry.
The favorable trend has been confirmed in the first quarter of 2011. According to Dr. Thomas Flad, Head of Technical Sales for PANATecs:…
P3SENS consortium makes headway in the development of microfluidic sample delive …
A 3.6M€ project cofunded by the 7th EU Framework Program is developing a novel biosensor platform for Point of Care Diagnosis of Cerebrovascular Disease
The P3SENS consortium has been formed to develop an immunoassay detection device suitable for use in emergency-medicine, whether diagnosis is required in an ambulance, emergency room or as part of a rapid near-patient laboratory test in a hospital environment. The requirement for such a technology to be…
Stevens-Henager College and Defense Acquisition University (DAU) Establish a Str …
Salt Lake City, Utah, April 20, 2011 - As part of its commitment to helping defense personnel achieve their educational and career objectives, Stevens-Henager College has established a strategic partnership agreement with Defense Acquisition University (DAU).
Defense Acquisition University offers basic to advanced assignment-specific and continuing learning courses to both the military and civilian personnel of the Department of Defense (DoD) Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (AT&L).
Under this partnership, Defense Acquisition…
Stevens-Henager College Offers an International Student Education Program
Salt Lake City, Utah, April 20, 2011 - Each year, thousands of students from across the world come to the United States for post-secondary education. These international students face a unique set of challenges, and Stevens-Henager College’s International Student Education program is aimed at making their transition to this new world as smooth as possible.
The program offers assistance for international students for everything from travel plans to visa issues…
