Press Releases by Category Science & Education
MicroRNA Knockdowns with Morpholinos
Gene Tools announces a new paper describing techniques for miRNA activity knockdown, maturation knockdown and specificity controls using Morpholino oligos.
MicroRNAs regulate the expression of genes, often large groups of genes. They are important in embryonic development, in cardiac function, in carcinogenesis and in many other processes. The recent discovery of miRNAs has altered our understanding of gene regulation, with many new reports of miRNA activity appearing in the…
Minnesota Families Invited to Attend Information Sessions
MTS Minnesota Connections Academy invites local families to learn more about its tuition-free, full-time virtual public school program for students in grades K-11.
This summer, MTS Minnesota Connections Academy will host nine free information sessions across Minnesota. The locations are:
• Rosemount- Thursday, August 2, 2007, at 11 a.m. at the Rosemount Community Center, 13885 South Robert Trail, 55068.
• Maplewood- Thursday, August 2, 2007, at 6:30 p.m. at the Maplewood Community Center, 2100…
Management Simulations Becomes the First Member of the AACSB Leader's Circle
TAMPA, FL - July 20, 2007 - Management Simulations, Inc. (MSI) has become the first member of the AACSB International Leader’s Circle. MSI is the largest provider of business simulations utilized by teachers and professors for university, college and high school courses, and by corporate educators for executive education and management training. Through its membership, MSI provides support to AACSB projects and initiatives and gains exposure for its Capstone® and…
National Science Museum Thailand
Initial set-up of the new Traveling Exhibition for Children
The Science Museum is located in Pathum Thani, north of Bangkok, the capital city of Thailand. It is the first museum that was opened under the management of the National Science Museum organization (NSM), and aims to involve its visitors in the excitement of science, ultimately to increase the public understanding of science and technology. Through the use of interactive exhibits and…
BITS Pilani Rajasthan Alumnus takes over as IDBI Chairman
Here is yet another BITSian who has time and again proved that he does not shirk from putting his best foot forward to march out boldly and seize the opportunities to face the challenges head on.
The coveted IDBI Chairman\'s job is in the rank of a Secretary in the Central Government which is a privilege enjoyed only by the Chairmen of SBI and NABARD in the financial sector.
He started off…
ICIS Unveils its Global Weekly Magazine for the Chemical Industry - ICIS Chemica …
New York/London, July 16, 2007 – ICIS, the world’s leading information provider for the chemical and oil industry, has today launched its new global weekly magazine, ICIS Chemical Business.
http://www.icis.com/v2/magazine/home.aspx
ICIS announced its new publishing strategy, which brought together the previous two editions for the Americas and Europe/Middle East/Asia to form one global weekly magazine, at last month’s Chemspec Europe trade show in Amsterdam.
“We’ve seen a decline in…
Sapcon Instruments is the largest seller of Vibrating Fork in India
Sapcon Instruments offers Vibrating Fork…SLM series for Level limit detection of fine grained free flowing solid including very low density and pneumatically conveyed media, powders, plastic chips, cement, sand, sugar, food grains etc. It’s used for switching conveyors off to avoid overflow and for indicating an empty tank well in time to avoid production stoppage. Vibrating Fork is used in applications requiring the processing of different types of material in…
Gene Analysis & Biostatistics – 3 Is Better Than 2 But Not Than 4
Three-stage procedures offer an optimal relationship between costs and benefits in analysing genetic influences in diseases and therapies, a fact that has major practical importance for the ever growing number of gene analyses. This finding from a current project by the Austrian Science Fund FWF was presented at the 5th International Conference on Multiple Comparison Procedures (MCP2007) in Vienna, which recently drew to a close. The conference, held at the…
Indian Animators could produce the next Shrek; Manipal paves the way for Educati …
Bangalore, 13th July 2007: Manipal’s new initiative is all set to cater to the talent shortage in the field of Animation in India. A new Degree Programme in Animation has been launched to ensure that students are more than adequately qualified for a successful career in the booming animation industry. The degree will be awarded from Manipal University.
Last year, a Nasscom study on forecast that the global animation market…
PhD or Masters Degree - Getting Help When Most Needed
According to a study by the National Science Foundation (nsf.gov) only 45 percent of the students entering doctoral programs successfully finish and receive their degrees. Many of those students fund their graduate journey with enormous student loans—in some cases, well in excess of $100,000. This is a huge amount, especially for those who get nothing in return. Once dropped out, students have to start paying back the loans for their…
Off Hours Hot Times for Online School Inquiries
A recent survey shows persons inquiring about an online education usually call over a lunch break or when arriving home from work.
Birmingham, AL July 9, 2007 -- The administration of Virginia College Online recently completed an unusual survey that reveals the applications and information seeking patterns of potential online college students. The survey, done in an effort to better serve potential students who contact the college, revealed some distinctive…
International College of Metaphysical Theology Announces Summer Tuition Specials
Vancouver, WA. - The International College of Metaphysical Theology (ICMT) announced its Summer 2007 Tuition Specials on June 21st. New students are invited to enroll now to begin their work toward a Bachelors, Masters and/or Doctoral Degree in a variety of available Metaphysical Specialties.
Metaphysics is the science, which investigates ontology, the first causes of existence and knowledge. It seeks to explain the nature of being and the origin and structure…
RFID Innovation in Healthcare
RFID Tribe\'s Dallas, Texas Chapter Meets to Discuss RFID Innovation in Healthcare
Dallas, Texas (July 6, 2007) - RFID Innovation in Healthcare is the theme for RFID Tribe\'s Dallas, Texas chapter meeting scheduled for July 20, 2007. RFID Tribe chapter meetings bring together RFID technology practitioners in metropolitan areas for networking, presentations and collaboration.
Dr. JC Chiao, associate professor at the University of Texas at Arlington, will make a presentation \"RFID…
Free and Open Education: FLOSSCom Virtual & On-Campus Summer University
The European Union funded FLOSSCom research project is investigating Free / Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS) communities as learning environments. The project aims to identify principles of FLOSS communities that could be transferred to educational settings, e.g. how the community model could help to improve education.
FLOSS communities might be described as one of the best examples of open and free education, where thousands of individuals, from very different educational…
Appointment of LITMUS Molecular Design President
LITMUS LLC, a leading global technology innovations company, today announces that Dr. Bill W. Massey has been appointed as President of its wholly owned subsidiary, LITMUS Molecular Design (“LMD”).
LMD is dedicated to the discovery and development of new molecular entities for the pharmaceutical, chemical and materials science industries. LMD’s technology dramatically improves the efficiency and predictive accuracy of the discovery and development process thereby substantially reducing the associated time…
Students Graduate from Pasadena Special Education School
Graduation is a time when students look back at their academic and personal accomplishments as well as look toward their future. For five youth at Hillsides Education Center, a school providing special education to children needing individualized attention for emotional disturbances and learning disabilities like attention deficit disorder, graduation is not only a time to reflect, but a time to be thankful for all the support and assistance provided to…
USEPA Approves First Test Strip for Drinking Water Compliance
Industrial Test Systems, Inc., a water quality test strip manufacturer located in Rock Hill, SC, is pleased to announce that its SenSafe™ Free Chlorine Water Check test strip is available for compliance testing as described in the Federal Register (Vol 72, No. 47, Monday, March 12, 2007, p.11204, ITS Method D99–003). SenSafe™ Free Chlorine Water Check can now be treated as an equivalent to other free chlorine test kits. States…
Punctuation Playtime Gets High Marks
St Louis, MO, June 28, 2007 -- National PTA Convention -- Punctuation Playtime announced it is getting high marks from educators. A live school-assembly program, Punctuation Playtime is now offered as a training DVD for elementary-school teachers and parents. The DVD features a variety of interactive learning games and activities to make learning punctuation fun for children in grades 1-6.
Punctuation Playtime will be an exhibitor at the National PTA Convention…
The Top Ten Online Universities in the World
Four of the top ten, online colleges in the world are not "born in the USA" according to the 2007 edition of THE BEST & WORST ONLINE DEGREE PROGRAMS. The book examines the online programs using a five point rating system that weighs heavily on the quality and experience of each institution's faculty. The Book has been continuously published since 2002 and updates the list of rated colleges annually.…
PARTNERSHIP FORGED BETWEEN PRENAP AND PEAH, LLC
Developer of Educational Software Partners with National Home School Organization
LIMA, Ohio. – June 28, 2007 -- Prenap (Prenap.com), has announced the partnership with PEAH, LLC (peah.com). Prenap has agreed to use its expertise in software development to build a tool for PEAH’s homeschool ID card system. This product will enhance PEAH’s support to homeschool groups, online schools and academies, helping to increase their membership acquisition, retention or member benefits program.…
EWC's Lewis Named VP of Prestigious Science Group
HONOLULU (June 26) – Director of the East-West Center’s Research Program Nancy Lewis has been elected vice president of the prestigious Pacific Science Association (PSA) at its recently concluded conference in Okinawa, Japan. Serving as an officer in the influential science group is not new to Lewis. She most recently represented the PSA as its secretary-general and treasurer.
Founded in 1920, the PSA is the oldest interdisciplinary science organization in…
pixelapostel is looking for tomorrow's communication stars
Casting dates on the subjects personality, motivation and willingness to perform pixelapostel offers another two casting dates for the international Bachelor of Arts courses \"Applied Media Economy\" and \"Business Management\" starting in October 2007. On the 9th and 23th July, high-school graduates with interest in communication and management will have the chance to present their technical and social skills. Who wants to study in Berlin in small teams, who likes…
Intel and Research Studio Austria open the 3rd microlearning Conference
Innsbruck, June 21, 2007 - Today, Intel Corp., represented by Dr. Martina Roth, Director Education EMEA and Prof. Dr. Bruck, founder and General Manager of the Research Studios Austria, jointly opened the 3rd microlearning Conference in Innsbruck in front of nearly 200 high-level professors and researchers from around the world. As Martina Roth is newly elected member of the Scientific Board of the Research Studio Austria and this year’s Conference…
BITS Pilani Rajasthan Towering above the Rest in India Today
There is an age old saying that Sun, Moon and Truth are the three things that cannot be hidden for too long and its time to know the truth about BITS Pilani.
The no compromise on merit stand taken by BITS Pilani, in the context of reservation fire raging the length and breadth of the nation has been lauded by one and all. Every student of BITS Pilani understands that Future…
greenovation Biotech GmbH gets first US Patent Granted on Glyco-Engineering Port …
greenovation Biotech GmbH announces the granting of their first US patent in the area of plant-based glyco-engineering. This patent offers wide-ranging protection for the targeted processing of a plant-specific sugar residue.
First Patent from a Complete Patent Family
Heilbronn – June 20, 2007. Scientists at greenovation Biotech GmbH have been able to build on many years of experience in the area of the design of production strains in moss, in their work…
Neurotune AG is honoured on the occasion of the award ceremony „ZKB Pioneer Awar …
Schlieren, June 19th 2007. Neurotune AG was awarded a prize for its activity in the area of developing drugs to treat age-related muscle atrophy – Sarcopenia – and other disorders of the human nervous system on Tuesday evening.
Dr. Andreas J. Schulze, CEO of Neurotune, and Prof. Peter Sonderegger, CSO of Neurotune, received the award from Dr. Thomas von Waldkirch, President of the Foundation Board of TECHNOPARK® Zurich. In his…
President RLINS Madurai felicitates Vice Chancellor BITS Pilani Rajasthan
BITS Pilani and RLINS Madurai have a Memorandum of Understanding for conducting off campus collaborative BS Marine Engineering and BS Nautical Technology to address the HRD needs of the Merchant Navy profession.
Today, roughly 90 percent of Global Cargo moves by containers. The Maritime Education has vast career opportunities all over the world. Earlier, in India, the Government of India alone was conducting Maritime Training through Government Institutions. Due to…
Nanoscience in Austria leads the way
Nickel-rhodium nanowires exhibit surprisingly high reactivity towards oxygen. As a result, they offer future development potential for new types of chemical catalysts. These findings were the result of research by an Austrian and Swedish research group who succeeded in growing one-dimensional nickel stripes on a rhodium substrate in a controlled manner. The team is part of the national research network \"Nanoscience on Surfaces\", which has been supported by the FWF…
Whale sharks cooperatively tracked through Honduras, Belize and Mexico
June 13, 2007 - In the aftermath of another Whale Shark death at Georgia Aquarium, here is a group of researchers that are using ground breaking technology to achieve real research results with out the aid of financial backing from large companies, and are getting results in the wild.
Scientists have suspected for years that whale sharks (Rhindcodon typus) travel from the island of Utila, Honduras up through the waters of…
LOCAL STUDENT CHELSEA B. HARTMAN RECEIVES NATIONAL HONOR
The National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS) today announced that Ponderosa High School student Chelsea B. Hartman from Parker, CO has been selected for membership. The Society recognizes the top scholars in the nation and invites only those students who have achieved superior academic excellence. The announcement was made by NSHSS Founder and Chairman Claes Nobel, a senior member of the Swedish Nobel family.
\"On behalf of NSHSS, I am…
Great Christian Academy: Building Blocks of a Good School
GREAT CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, A DepEd recognized Philippine school, is being operated, through the kindness and grace of the Lord who uses the combined efforts of our spiritual leaders, pastors, church officers of competent educators.
Great Christian Academy is authorized by the Government to also accept foreign students with opportunities to develop their spiritual values, innate talents and other potentialities, which emphasize the Filipino education legacy to their students. Elementary ad…
Digital Cameras - A beginner's guide from Chief Photographer of Sourcingmap
HongKong, 12th June, 2007 (sourcingmap.com) With the rapid development of technology, digital products, especially Digital Camera ,which are all kinds of functional renovation, it is definitely difficult to adapt to consumers, and are confusing to a lot of new users . So, it is very important to guide and help consumers rationally choosing reasonable digital products . “ I hope to try to give digital beginners at least some…
Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Spirit Mission released as huge 4GB virtual reality …
2004 started a new era in Mars exploration. Two rovers Spirit and Opportunity landed successfully on the surface of Mars and a short while later started to send lots of images and other data. The rovers were designed to work properly for only 90 days on the Martian surface but, believe it or not, they are still in a good health and do not seem to stop working. During over…
Delaware Institute For The Arts In Education Presents Solo Actor Jade Esteban Es …
June 7, 2007 - New York, N.Y. - One Man. Two Languages. Three Generations. The Delaware Institute for the Arts in Education and Vicarious Productions are proud to announce the encore performance of the award-winning solo comedy TORTILLA HEAVEN, written by Celeste Angela Estrada and performed by nationally acclaimed solo theatre artist Jade Esteban Estrada (2005 Performance Artist of the Year) at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, June 14, 2007. The bilingual…
Medical Careers are Promising as Demand Increases
Medical careers are the fastest growing industry in the United States and online colleges offer lots of options for filling the need.
June 7, 2007 Birmingham, AL -- The latest government studies confirm that the medical careers industry is the fastest growing in the United States. A variety of factors, including longer life spans and an increasingly elderly population, have caused a shortage of educated medical professionals that experts agree…
Online Degrees Require Student Discipline
Virginia College Online strives to make earning an online degree feasible and challenging at the same time.
June 7, 2007 Birmingham, AL -- Every year millions of students pursue an online degree of some type. While most students succeed in their pursuit of an online education, there are also some who don't succeed because they didn't understand the commitment needed to attend classes online. Those students who are successful…
Extension of the deadline for submission of abstracts till July, 15th
From October 17th to 20th, 2007 the 3rd World Congress on Regenerative Medicine will take place in the Congress Center Leipzig. The deadline for submission of abstracts has been extended because of the high demand till July 15th. Until then the possibility exists to participate at the congress with a lecture or a poster. The Fraunhofer-Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology organises this event and invites all interested scientists and…
Private tutoring is becoming more popular as children struggle to meet exam grad …
Oxford, UK – Tutors International works with children of all nationalities anywhere in the world to provide full time and live in tutoring service. Tutors International is well placed to assist children struggling with exam pressure or new school entrance exams and provide educational support for a range of academic abilities. Tutors are carefully selected to ensure they are sensitive to the child’s educational and emotional needs and…
UTSA Spotlight: Karen Roth works for students' success and personal success as n …
Like a lot of nontraditional students who have come through UTSA, Karen Roth held a variety of odd jobs before committing herself to higher education: she painted houses, waited tables and once owned two women's shoe stores. Now Roth, who is associate director of the Tomás Rivera Center for Student Success at the UTSA Downtown Campus, has added another title to her long résumé: novelist.
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Xyleme and PulseLearning Partner for Mobile Learning Solutions
Best-of-breed content reuse platform delivers training support through any learning channel
Xyleme® Inc., the leading provider of 100% XML, SCORM 2004 certified learning solutions today announced that it has formed an alliance with PulseLearning, the leading provider of Learning Process Improvement solutions to sales and compliance-focused organizations, for the development of a blended learning solution for mobile corporate training. The solution provides a single source of reusable XML that can…
RFID Workforce 2007 - An Emerging Community
RFID Workforce Expands to More Than One Million Individuals in Ten Years
RFID Tribe released a 60 page report to provide a clear picture of where RFID professionals work, how they innovate, the challenges they face and the roles they play in RFID technology.
Dallas, TX (May 28, 2007) -- RFID Tribe has released a report on the RFID workforce, “RFID Workforce 2007 – An Emerging Community”.
The 60 page report provides a…
Meet Homer, The 112 Year Old Stock Market Guru
May 26, 2007,Washington DC -- Homer is 112 years old. He is, cranky, opinionated, and an investment guru that almost always seems to get it right. He shows up periodically in the online Blogosphere where he waxes philosophically about untapped investment opportunities and offers sage advise to the 'Kid', a 50's something know-it-all caricature of today's “must have everything” generation. By preaching to the 'Kid' he advises readers on the…
European Patent Law: The nuts and bolts of European Patent Law and EPC 2000
Conference on European Patent Law on 3rd August 2007 in Tokyo, Japan.
FORUM Institut fuer Management has assembled a group of extraordinary speakers for all delegates. As a member of the 10th Senate of the German Federal Court of Justice Prof. Dr. Peter Meier-Beck is an expert in patent-validity and infringement issues. Prof. Dr. Heinz Goddar is one of Germany’s most respected patent attorneys, with decades of professional and teaching experience…
Top 10 List: New Jobs for 2020
Washington, DC, May 21—As students graduate this spring, their ultimate goal may be to land a job as a lawyer, banker, doctor, writer, or engineer. But the landscape of career options is always evolving.
“As long as the fabled leisure society never quite arrives, we will keep finding ways to be paid,” says futurist Josh Calder, leader of the Global Lifestyles program at the Washington, DC-based research and consulting firm Social…
Language Research in Practice – Women in the "Waiting Room"
It is more difficult for doctors to diagnose complex sources of pain in women than in men and the reasons for this are rooted in language use. This finding, which is of major importance for both doctors and patients, is revealed by a now completed project by the FWF Austrian Science Fund. The results of this research into how the two genders typically describe pain are to be presented at…
New Edition of the Book "Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases"
A new edition of the famous book \"FIFTEEN THOUSAND USEFUL PHRASES\" is available for whose who willing to develop English fluency, large vocabulary and a facile tongue in speech and oration.
Ottawa, Canada (May 19, 2007) - Xinware Corporation is pleased to announce the new edition of the classic book \"FIFTEEN THOUSAND USEFUL PHRASES\" authored by Grenville Kleiser, the world\'s eminent master in public speech and English language education.
The…
Tom Gingeras to speak at the 3rd World Congress on Regenerative Medicine
Once again, at the 3rd World Congress on Regenerative Medicine (WCRM) internationally renowned scientists from many different countries will be presenting their latest findings on stem cell technology. The papers will concentrate on bone tissue, cartilage, immunology, skin and nerves, as well as new types of imaging techniques in connection with regeneration. Moreover, the medical application of non-coding RNAs will be addressed by one of the leading experts in this…
Fabulous 150 Sought for Tuition Free Online Education
(Washington DC May 22, 2007) -- DiUlus Institute & University is recruiting 150 distance learner scholars from member nations of the UN. The University offers the scholars a tuition free e-education. It is being made available to scholars who otherwise might never have the opportunity to attend college due to distance, work commitments, and/or financial circumstance.
University builder Global Academy Online, Inc. created and designed the University to be a…
TELES DNCL Solution Launched in Line with Indian Recommendations
Berlin, Germany – Wednesday 16th May 2007 - TELES, the German fixed and mobile telecoms operator solutions provider, today announced the launch of its TELES solution for “Do Not Call List” (DNCL) blocking solution in line with recent Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) recommendations.
The centralized server-based solution integrates into the operator’s existing infrastructure footprint, automatically blocking calls to DNCL registry members. According to TELES, the solution is the perfect…
Protagen and ZAP partner with Kangdi Antibody Biotech and Bejing Proteome Resear …
Dortmund, Germany and Chester, NJ, US - 16th May 2007. Protagen AG, a leading provider of products, services and software solutions for protein research, has entered into an international collaboration to develop antibodies against liver proteins. Protagen announced it’s partnership with the Centre for Applied Proteomics (ZAP), Dortmund, Schunde Kangdi Antibody Biotech, Foshan, China and the Beijing Proteome Research Centre (Beijing PRC) today at the interna¬tional symposium on High Performance…
