Press Releases by Category Science & Education
Pilani Rajasthan Jamuna Mishra Academy - JMA Celebrates Grandparents Day
The grandparents may have silvery hair but their hearts always have been golden. One can say that a little bit of parent, a little bit of teacher, a little bit of best friend all rolled into one is the grandparent. It is essential that this generation of children in India today realize that Grandparents are indeed our heritage as well as essential members of our families and communities.
Every child has…
German Center for Research and Innovation Releases First Annual Report
The German Center for Research and Innovation (GCRI) is proud to announce the release of its first Annual Report. Under the joint leadership of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the German Research Foundation (DFG), GCRI opened its doors on February 19, 2010. Created through the cooperative effort of the German Federal Foreign Office’s Research and Academic Relations Initiative and the Internationalization Strategy of the German Federal Ministry of…
KOM Networks’ CTO Wins InfoWorld Technology Leadership Award
KOM Networks™, creator and world leading provider of storage management solutions for secure archiving compliant data protection and retention, today announced that Kamel Shaath has won the IDG’s InfoWorld Technology Leadership Award as the sole winner in the Business Leadership category.
Chief technology officers are often the unsung heroes of IT. They may drive new technology development for customer-facing and/or internal use. They may manage and improve the core technology that…
Protecode Announces Full Support of SPDX Standard by its Leading Open Source Lic …
Protecode Inc., a leading provider of open source license management solutions, today announced several major enhancements to its existing Protecode System 4™ license management software. System 4 now fully supports the Software Package Data Exchange (SPDX) standard, and also includes a package pre-approval workflow application, Code Administrator™.
Sponsored by the Linux Foundation, SPDX is the result of a collaborative effort to create a standard format for communicating the components, licenses and…
The IDT OligoCard for quick and simple ordering
Pre-payment card simplifies the oligonucleotide purchase process
Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), the world leader in oligonucleotide synthesis, makes it easy to purchase high quality oligonucleotides using its pre-pay OligoCard system. Credit can be easily transferred to an OligoCard using just a single PO or credit card transaction, minimizing paperwork. Oligos can then be ordered immediately, eliminating the delays associated with purchase authorization, maximizing efficiency. Transaction history is available online around the…
London Driving School organized in-house award distribution ceremony
London Driving School has a great reputation of providing the best driving courses in UK. To celebrate with those who made it possible, London Driving School organized an award distribution ceremony for driving instructors.
The driving Instructors who excelled in providing driving training on road and in-classroom were awarded separately. According to the representative of London Driving School at the ceremony, the following step will act as a motivator for…
Oxford Gene Technology releases new white paper
Oxford Gene Technology (OGT), provider of innovative clinical genetics and diagnostic solutions to advance molecular medicine, has released a new white paper discussing the relative merits of DNA microarrays and next generation sequencing (NGS) for human genome analysis. Although the development of genome analysis technologies such as DNA microarrays and NGS has provided the researcher with the unique ability to screen for sequence variants of clinical relevance, each technology has…
Pilani Rajasthan JMA School Bags Prize in Inter Institutional Patriotic Song Com …
To quote Colin Powell “The healthiest competition occurs when average considered people win by putting above average effort”
Located in the heart of Shekhawati region of Rajasthan, Pilani is well known for various educational institutions, CSIR Laboratory CEERI as well as the upcoming BrahMos Missile Assembly Project unit. Established in the year 2004, Jamuna Mishra Academy - JMA which has been making rapid strides in early childhood education is presently one…
Alternative for the MBA? Most Master in Management (MIM) Programs are open for g …
3 out of 4 Master in Management (MIM) programs worldwide do not require a first degree in business or economics. This is the result of an evaluation of 463 MIM-Programs by the platform Master in Management Compass. In contrast to MBA programs, Masters in Management allow graduates to start immediately after obtaining a Bachelor degree. Thus, graduates from all academic backgrounds can study a general management program without obtaining the…
Global Demand For Robotics To Surpass $30 Billion In 2016
ELECTRONICS.CA PUBLICATIONS, the electronics industry market research and knowledge network, announces the availability of a new report entitled "Robotics: Technologies and Global Markets".
Global demand for robotics will reach $21.8 billion in 2011. That value is projected to reach $30.1 billion in 2016, after increasing at a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.7%. The global robotics market can be broken down into four regions that account for the sale…
New continuous chemistry system offers the widest range of reactions
Syrris’ Asia 220 enables solution or solid phase chemistry, with total walk-away automation
Syrris , the leading chemistry automation product innovator, provides the Asia 220 flow chemistry system for chemical synthesis on the mg to kg scale. The system incorporates a wide range of temperatures (-15 to +250 ºC), pressures and flow rates. Furthermore, it can be used with solid or solution phase chemistry and its high chemical compatibility…
New European Lab Automation Event Saw Outstanding Success
Positive feedback establishes conference at the heart of European R&D
The first European Lab Automation (ELA) conference and exhibition, which took place at the Congress Centre Hamburg (CCH), Germany last month was an outstanding success. With 1523 attendees and 151 exhibitors and media partners, the feedback was overwhelmingly positive. The combination of ten comprehensive conference streams and workshops provided useful and relevant scientific content across a range of applications within laboratory…
Polymers in Medical Applications, Las Vegas, Feb 29-March 2, 2012
Join us in learning the newest trends and technical advances in the use of Polymeric Materials in Medical Applications; speakers are from premier institutions such as the world-class Ronald Reagan Medical Center at UCLA, ABBOTT Vascular, JOHNSON & JOHNSON-Cordis, BOSTON SCIENTIFIC, MEDTRONIC, REVA Medical, MiMEDX, BECKTON DICKINSON, ROCHE Diagnostics and more.
The conference is being organized into the following sessions:
Session I: Polymers in CARDIOVASCULAR Devices
Session II: …
Alteva to Exhibit at 2011 Channel Partners Conference & Expo in Chicago
Alteva, a WVT Communications company (NASDAQ: WWVY), and Unified Communications (UC) solution provider headquartered in Philadelphia, today announced it will exhibit at the 2011 Channel Partners Conference & Expo, August 24-26th, in Chicago, IL (booth #1234). As the only networking and education event in the communications industry dedicated to the indirect sales channel, the Channel Partners Conference & Expo has tripled in size to more than 3,000 participants, providing exhibitors…
Thermo Fisher Scientific Unveils Freezer that Offers Outstanding Sample Protecti …
New Thermo Scientific Forma 88000 Series Provides Outstanding Performance, Storage Capacity and Energy Efficiency
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today introduced the new Thermo Scientific Forma 88000 Series ultra-low temperature (ULT) freezers. Providing outstanding sample protection, while maintaining high standards in energy efficiency and capacity per footprint, these new freezers excel in both design and security. Equipped with a unique touch-screen control panel that features an…
Parameter CEO to Discuss ‘Two-Temp Method’ at NCSL Intl
Humidity control approach provides exceptional uniformity, control
BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. – Clay Hile, president and CEO of Parameter Generation & Control, will discuss the two-temperature method of humidity control at the upcoming National Conference of Standards Laboratories International annual meeting Aug. 25.
The two-temperature method is one of five standard methods of humidity control administered within commercial settings. Hile will discuss how the two-temperature method provides stable humidity control, especially within…
Thermo Fisher Scientific Unveils Freezer that Offers Outstanding Sample Protecti …
New Thermo Scientific Revco UxF Series Provides Outstanding Performance, Storage Capacity and Energy Efficiency
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today unveiled the new Thermo Scientific Revco UxF Series ultra-low temperature (ULT) freezers at the AACC (American Association of Clinical Chemistry) meeting. Providing outstanding sample protection, while maintaining high standards in energy efficiency and capacity per footprint, these new freezers excel in both design and security. Equipped…
GEA presents state-of-the-art pharmaceutical spray drying at two trade shows: Po …
In October,GEA Niro will be displaying its superior GEA Niro spray drying technology at two trade shows in Germany: the PowTech/TechnoPharm show on October 11-13 in Nuremberg and the CPhI Worldwideon October 25-27 in Frankfurt-am-Main.
With a substantial legacy of serving the pharmaceutical industry with spray drying solutions, GEA Niro spray drying technology is generally recognized as a market leader, delivering cutting-edge solutions. The company offers both complete spray drying installations…
Non-contact temperature measurement with new Infrared Pyrometer in metal, steel, …
LumaSense Technologies' two-color pyrometer ISR 6 Advanced for non-contact temperature measurement and independent of object's emissivity
The newest addition to LumaSense Technologies' line of infrared thermometer temperature-measurement devices is a digital-ratio, two-color pyrometer that allows industrial manufacturers to improve product quality and yield by more accurate non-contact measuring of extreme temperatures in the harshest environments ( http://www.lumasenseinc.com/EN/products/infrared-thermometers-and-switches/series-6/ ).
The ISR 6 Advanced is a non-contact pyrometer that gives operators greater control over their…
I Drive Safely Offers Easy Defensive Driving Courses and More
I Drive Safely offers the cure to the common traffic school. Traditionally, a defensive driving class meant long hours sitting in an uncomfortable class room, listening to a dull lecturer drone on about traffic standards. But the advent of traffic school online allows any who has to take a course to dismiss a ticket to completely fulfill the court’s requirements without ever leaving their home. I Drive Safely makes…
EMS technology will assist the University of Pikeville-Kentucky College of Osteo …
The University of Pikeville-Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine (KYCOM) will administer Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) using EMS technology in its new state-of-the-art osteopathic medical school building in Pikeville, Ky.
Exton, PA (August 11, 2011) The University of Pikeville-Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine (KYCOM), formerly known as Pikeville College School of Osteopathic Medicine, has selected Education Management Solutions (EMS) to equip its new Clinical Skills Training and Evaluation Center (CSTEC) with…
Courses for Forces - Soldiers turn to studying online
Online education specialist, Kaplan Open Learning, has seen an influx of ex-service men and women completing a degree course to further a new career.
Leaving the Services through retirement or injury can often leave an individual with feelings of uncertainty or lack of motivation for their future outside of the world they have been used to. An increasing number of students who study through Kaplan Open Learning have been in…
Call for “University Meets Microfinance” Awards Programme for student’s research …
Berlin, August 9th 2011
PlaNet Finance invites Master students having completed their final thesis in a Master or equivalent programme and presenting an outstanding research in the microfinance field to participate at the “University Meets Microfinance” (UMM) Awards Programme. The awarded final theses will be published and the 1st Prize will receive a financial allowance. The winner will be invited to the International Microfinance Awards Ceremony 2011 in Paris. The application…
Omnicom School of Languages (Canada) Appoints New Administrator in Calgary
Experiencing an unprecedented growth, Omnicom School of Languages places a major emphasis on its real asset – qualified top-notch professionals.
Toronto, ON, August 11, 2011 -- Experiencing an unprecedented growth, Omnicom School of Languages places a major emphasis on its real asset – qualified top-notch professionals. Omnicom is proud to announce the appointment of Julie Stanski as its administrator and director for our subsidiary in Calgary – a well-rounded bright…
SMI Launches Eye Tracking Publications Database
Testimony to Reputation and Support of Future Research
For 20 years, SMI Eye Tracking Solutions are successfully used in research projects and cited in numerous scientific publications. SMI`s new “Eye Tracking Publications Database" is a compilation of customers` experience and testimony to SMI`s reputation in a variety of application fields. The new database intends to provide a quick overview of relevant work conducted with SMI eye tracking solutions and to encourage…
Admission start for year 2011-2012 at Don Bosco Institute of Technology, Bangalo …
According to a spokesman of the DBIT, the students who have secured 80 percent or above marks in SSC/PU Examinations, would be given preference. However, student with good percentile would also be considered. The admission forms are available at college campus while further information in this regard can be obtained from DBIT website www.dbit.co.in or from admission department through telephone number 91-80-2843 7028 / 29, he added.
Don Bosco Institute of…
Interactive RV Brings New Excitement to College Selection Process
This summer, high school students were not alone in doing their research on colleges. MARV, an interactive research RV, joined upperclassmen in their exploration of higher education. Designed to interview and entertain while touring college campuses, MARV also promoted Welcome to College (welcometocollege.com), a user-driven web application that helps high school students connect with the right school.
MARV, an acronym for Mobile Automated Research Vehicle, was designed by Real Art Design…
Global private tuition provider Tutors International reports increasing enquirie …
Tutors International, one of the world's leading providers of full-time private tuition, has reported increasing enquiries from parents concerned about the new English Baccalaureate (EBacc) certificate recently introduced by the government. In particular, parents of children moving into the English education system after living abroad are confused by its comparable value to the International Baccalaureate (IB). For more information, visit www.tutors-international.com or call +44 (0) 1865 435 135.
"We've been asked…
WVT Communications Finalizes $17 Million Acquisition of Alteva
Warwick Valley Telephone Company (“WVT Communications”, “WVT” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: WWVY), a full service cloud communications company, has finalized the acquisition of Alteva just weeks after the official announcement. Following the closing, Alteva has begun integrating its operations with the existing cloud communications group of WVT. This strategic move will help the newly merged company significantly strengthen its CLEC business, and expand its cloud strategy for unified communications and…
Homer Hickam to Receive VVA Excellence in the Arts Award
Homer Hickam will receive the VVA Excellence in the Arts Award at Vietnam Veterans of America’s 15th biennial National Convention on Saturday night, August 20, in Reno NV.
Homer Hickam, the New York Times best selling author perhaps best known for his highly acclaimed memoir Rocket Boys—and the movie version, October Sky starring Hollywood heartthrob Jake Gyllenhaal as Hickam—will receive the VVA Excellence in the Arts Award at Vietnam Veterans of…
Autism Education Services Offers New Autism Programs and Training to Schools Nat …
Autism Education Services (Autism EDS) is now offering comprehensive autism programs and services, autism behavior management strategies and full staff training to schools nationwide in an effort to create and share custom autism program development for children with autism. The new programming implemented by Autism EDS has exhibited great success in school districts in California and Colorado, where the amount of adult support required has decreased for over 90% of…
Protochips Expands Its Distribution Network
Protochips (protochips.com), a company specializing in revolutionary products for in situ electron microscopy, today announced the domestic and international expansion of the distribution network for the Aduro™ and Poseidon™ product lines. The continued growth of the Protochips distribution network reflects increased demand as well as the corporate objective to deliver exceptional customer service. The most recent additions to the Protochips’ distribution network include:
Angstrom Scientific – Principals Evan Slow and Bob…
LIBA establishes India’s first research and innovation center for BOP - “Prof. C …
Chennai, August 8th, 2011: LIBA (Loyola Institute of Business Administration), among India’s leading management institutes today announced the establishment of “Prof. C.K Prahalad Center for Emerging India’, India’s first research and innovation center focused exclusively on BOP marketing and among the early pioneers across the globe in this space. The center will be a key landmark to India’s growing BOP market estimated at 835 million and recognized as among the…
Inauguration of 2011-2013 MBA/PGDM Batch at ISBR Business Schools Bangalore
ISBR is inaugurating its MBA & PGDM Batches for the academic year 2011 – 2013 on 10th August 2011.
Following Guest would be addressing aspiring student to begin their career ladder at ISBR Bangalore
• Veerabhadrappa, G.S. (DIRECTOR - Syscon Instruments Private Limited)
• Mrs Rama N S (Chief Executive Officer - Electronic City Industries Association)
• Ms. Aruna C Newton (Head of Design & Research - Infosys Limited)
Every Student undergo rigorous training for 2 years…
World Demand for Rare Earths is Forecast to Expand 7.1% Annually Through 2015
ELECTRONICS.CA PUBLICATIONS, the electronics industry market research and knowledge network, announces the availability of a new report entitled "Rare Earth Markets: World Rare Earth Supply & Demand".
World demand for rare earths is forecast to expand 7.1 percent per year to 180,000 metric tons in 2015. In dollar terms, sales are expected to more than triple from $3.0 billion in 2010 to $9.2 billion in 2015. Consumption will be driven by…
Sign Up Today for the Free 2011 Social Media Summit at HU
Social media is a fact of life for millions of people, so the real question is not whether we connect, but where and in what ways we should connect to benefit from online networking’s pluses and avoid its minuses. The proliferation of social media is changing us, raising questions for lawmakers, policy makers, educators, business leaders, governments and parents alike. Explore the impact of sites such as Twitter, Facebook…
CFD collaboration between GEA Niro and DTU
GEA Niro is working hand-in-hand with the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), to simulate the fluid dynamics that take place within a full-sized spray dryer. This is done using a scaled down model with water instead of air. The process allows experiments to be performed at a laboratory level that would otherwise require full-scale equipment of several meters in all dimensions. The data gathered helps GEA Niro refine the…
Highest rating upon completion of evaluation: FIZ Karlsruhe provides outstanding …
Karlsruhe, August 2011 – FIZ Karlsruhe, an important information infrastructure organization in Germany, well known for its database services such as STN and its innovative eScience solutions, was recently evaluated by internationally recognized experts. The result of the evaluation is outstanding. It shows that FIZ Karlsruhe, a member of the Leibniz-Association, is a reliable and valuable partner for science and industry worldwide.
The Leibniz Association is a prestigious association of…
GreenCellTechnologies: The Garnaut Climate Change Review – The Australian Econom …
The Australian economy and the challenge of climate change
Australia has a larger interest in a strong mitigation outcome than other developed countries. We are already a hot and dry country; small variations in climate are more damaging to us than to other developed countries. We live in a region of developing countries, which are in weaker positions to adapt to climate change than wealthy countries with robust political and economic…
The Sun Showers its Benevolent Grace on Solar Megamart
Australia-based Solar Megamart is a leading contributor in Australia's fast growing economy. The 18-month old venture is a locally owned and operated company. Solar Megamart is one of the most prominent national providers of renewable energy in Australia. What makes Solar Megamart a prominent player in solar industry is its solid expertise in solar energy as well as long experience in energy conservation.
Some major factors that contribute in…
Avoiding Problems with Online Schools
The most problematic online colleges and universities according to the recently released 2011, 8th edition of the BEST WORST ONLINE DEGREE PROVIDERS are all found in the USA. The book shows that nearly 80 higher education institutions fall into this category. The author is online education pioneer and the father of online education ratings and rankings, Dr. Fred DiUlus.
In addition to the marginal schools, Dr. DiUlus also identifies the…
Sheep flock to new flavors
Sheep given a variety of feed flavors will stop gorging and start eating more small meals over the course of the day. These findings, published August in the Journal of Animal Science, could help livestock producers maximize feed intake and nutrient efficiency at the same time.
Juan J. Villalba, study co-author and associate professor in foraging behavior at Utah State University, said that current sheep feeding practices usually provide animals will…
BestMassage.com Offers Continuing Education Classes For Massage Therapists And B …
Chicago, IL, August 3, 2011, Bestmassage.com, leader in massage tables and massage products now offers continuing education courses that are approved by the National Certification Board of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTM). These courses, mostly video-based, are managed by Castine Consultants (castineconsultants.com).
“We are so excited to offer continuing education courses as part of our services. We know how important continuing education classes are to the recertification process in…
Cashing in on an Online Degree: eLearners.com Salary Guides Help Prospective Stu …
Hoboken, New Jersey (August 03, 2011) – Online education is an investment. To help prospective students evaluate the return on investment (ROI) on the online degree programs they are considering, eLearners.com today announced that it has made salary guides for 30 different degree programs and career fields available. The guides not only discuss estimated earning potential, but also offer information about possible careers, skills learned and courses they can expect…
Humbug Telecom Labs Becomes Latest Member of TM Forum
Humbug Telecom Labs provider of carrier-class fraud prevention, detection and telecom analytics for any size business, today announced that it has becomes the latest member of TM Forum. TM Forum is a global industry association focused on simplifying the complexity of running a service provider’s business. As an established industry thought-leader, the Forum serves as a unifying force, enabling more than 775 companies across 195 countries to solve critical business…
Texas students to receive state-of-the-art science learning materials
In June, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) had panels of assessors reviewing internet learning submissions from a number of companies. The subject matter review experts on these panels determined which submissions were compliant with the new science Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) statements, which include 5th through 8th grade as well as high school Biology, Chemistry, Physics and IPC. Following the reviews the Commissioner, Robert Scott, recommended a list…
Engineering Seats to Economically weaker sections
SCT Institute of Technology, an engineering college in Bangalore, has reserved a few seats for students whose parents’ income from all sources is less than Rs.2,40,000/- per annum. Seats in Computer Science & Engineering, Electrical & Electronics Engineering and Information Science & Engineering will be allotted to eligible candidates (Min of 45% marks in MPC on aggregate at 10+2 / PUC and annual income as stated above) on first-come-first-serve basis…
Chaminade University of Honolulu will offer innovative nursing education enhance …
Education Management Solutions (EMS) will provide simulation management technology to Chaminade University of Honolulu’s Nursing School to help facilitate its growing enrollment and nursing curriculum.
(August 2, 2011, Exton, PA) Chaminade University of Honolulu Nursing School made an ambitious $14 million investment in the future of nursing education through the renovation of The Dr. & Mrs. Lawrence D.W. (BoHing Chan) Tseu Center for Nurse Education. With goals to manage its increasing…
Bridgestone, ICICI, Godrej, Infosys & IIM Recruits Candidates from Indore Manage …
Management education is a must for people who are interested in managing their own business or want to work as manager of big organization. MBA helps one understand the necessary things and techniques for effective business and offers necessary tools for handling business and management related issues. It develops managerial skill in an average individual.
Indore Management Institute, one of the leading management institute in Madhya Pradesh and one among top…
Upgraded Pharmaceutical Substances Features Eight Active Pharmaceutical Ingredie …
Stuttgart, Germany – Thieme Publishing Group today announced that Pharmaceutical Substances version 3.5 is now available. Compiled by renowned scientists Professors A. Kleemann, J. Engel, B. Kutscher and Dr. D. Reichert, this comprehensive reference guide to every significant pharmaceutical compound contains syntheses, patents and applications of all FDA approved active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). Pharmaceutical Substances is an invaluable resource for everyone involved in the design, discovery, development and evaluation of…
