The report by a working group of the NIH Advisory Committee to the Director considered the future of the nation’s biomedical research workforce. The goal of the study was to ensure “future US competitiveness and innovation in biomedical research by creating pathways through undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral training” that attract and retain the best scientists and prepare...
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Want to get teens interested in math and science? Target their parents :: (Association for Psychological Science) Increasing the number of students interested in science, technology, engineering, and math - the STEM disciplines - is vital to national competitiveness in the global economy and to the development of a strong workforce. But the pipeline leading toward STEM careers begins leaking in high school, when students choose not to take advanced STEM courses. Now a new study goes beyond the classroom to examine the unique role that parents can play in promoting students' STEM motivation. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
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Speech therapy could help save NHS cash :: INVESTMENT in speech and language therapy could help boost the Edinburgh economy by more than £10 million a year, a report has found. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
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With food safety bill, U.S. government will spend nearly $1 million per person to prevent food-borne illness deaths :: (NaturalNews) The recently-passed Food Safety Modernization Act, which was passed in order to prevent food-borne illness deaths in the USA, will cost $1.4 billion over the first five years. But nobody thinks about the economics of the issue. How many people are we going to save by spending this $1.4 billion, even assuming it works?To answer that question, let's look at the food illness fatality figures offered by the CDC:• Out of the 5,000 food-borne illness deaths each year in the United States, only 1,809 are "attributable to foodborne transmission" according to the CDC (http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol5no5/mead.htm#Table%203).• E.coli, which is often quoted in the big scare stories about food safety, only kills 78 people a year through food-borne transmission (52 plus 26, fro...
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Investing in our future: White House honors Dr. T. Berry Brazelton :: Investing in our future means investing in our children.
That's the message that Boston Children's renowned pediatrician T.Berry Brazelton wants everyone to hear, loud and clear.
Brazelton was one of 11 individuals from Head Start programs around the country who was honored by the White House on June 18th as a "Champion of Change." The Champions of Change program is part of President Obama's Winning the Future Initiative. If anyone has spent his life thinking about our future, it's Brazelton.
Along with guiding millions of parents in raising their children, Brazelton collaborated with Ed Zigler and Julius Richmond to create Head Start, a comprehensive early education program for low-income children that, as he says, gives "every child a chance to make the American dream come ...
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Olympic security boss to face MPs :: The G4S chief executive will go before a committee of MPs later to explain why his firm said it would not be able to provide the Olympic security staff it had promised.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18866153#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Chinese Mining Executive Urges Australia to Meet Strong Demand for High-Quality Food :: A Chinese executive with holdings in Australia's mining industry advised on Monday Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Perth business leaders for Australia to prepare a back-up plan in case the mining boom ends.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/363750/20120717/chinese-mining-executive-urges-australia-meet-strong.htm
South China Sea Dispute: A Resolution Seems Doubtful (EXCLUSIVE) :: The South China Sea has become Asia's most dangerous flashpoint of conflict. The settlement of the South China Sea dispute will involve compromise and an appreciation of the relative power of the countries involved, says Jeffery Atik, law faculty member at the Loyola law School, Los Angeles.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/363746/20120717/south-china-sea-dispute.htm
Bank of England Testimony Live: King, Tucker and Others Face Treasury Select Committee :: While five of the BoE's most senior officials testify in front of the UK's TSC for assessment of the outlook for the stability and resilience of the financial sector, spectators await a possible grilling over the Libor fixing scandal.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/363743/20120717/bank-england-boe-mervyn-king-paul-tucker.htm
Larry King Returns: New show kicks off on Hulu Tuesday :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/C5PcEXWhBhk/
Rio Tinto reports record output :: The world's second biggest mining group, Rio Tinto, reports record production of iron ore and coking coal in the first half of the year.
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Coursera adds first international university partners, raises additional $6M :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/lDYkWxEDBtE/
Samsung buys CSR's mobile business for $310m :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/u9xDwzG71lQ/
News Ltd Wins $2 billion, 10-Yr Tax Battle Against Australian Tax Office :: After a decade-long battle, media giant News Ltd has finally scored a win against the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) to its over more than A$2 billion ($2 billion) in tax deductions.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/363716/20120717/rupert-murdoch.htm
RBA July Minutes Hint Delays on Cash Rate Cutbacks :: Major economic indicators showed that the country's current cash rate of 3.5 percent will hold in the aftermath of the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) board meet next month.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/363714/20120717/rba-july-minutes-hint-delays-cash-rate.htm
No Plans to Charge Extra for Passengers at the Front Row Economy – Virgin Australia :: Airline passengers flying via Virgin Australia have been assured they will continue to enjoy the extra legroom seats in the front row of the economy section on its Boeing 737-800 aircraft at no extra cost.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/363701/20120717/economy-boeing-737-800-virgin-australia.htm
Top After-Market Nasdaq Movers (Digital Generation, Codexis, NuPathe, Synacor, Marten, Mattress Firm, Select, J.B. Hunt, ICU, FLIR) :: The top after-market Nasdaq gainers Monday were Digital Generation Inc, Codexis Inc, NuPathe Inc, Synacor Inc and Marten Transport Ltd.
The top after-market Nasdaq losers were Mattress Firm Holding Corp, Select Comfort Corporation, J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc, ICU Medical Inc and FLIR Systems Inc.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/363698/20120717/top-market-nasdaq-movers-digital-generation-codexis.htm
Automaker Ford Cuts More Than 400 Jobs in Victoria, Australia :: Victoria is facing more job cuts in the following months as automaker Ford Motors Co. on Tuesday announced it will slash more than 440 jobs at its Geelong and Broadmeadows production plants.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/363697/20120717/jobs-manufacturing-victoria.htm
Foreign investment in China slows :: Foreign direct investment into China fell in June as an economic slowdown dampened companies' appetite for expansion.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18866471#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
African start-ups make location pay its way :: Kenyan and Ugandan firms making location pay
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Australian Stock Market Report – Midday 7/17/2012 :: Yesterday the Australian share market improved for the second consecutive trading session and the market started off well this morning. The All Ordinaries Index (XAO) opened 20 points higher, helped by gains in banking and insurance stocks. The mining sector was a little mixed ahead of major quarterly production numbers over the next 2 days and transport stocks also lower.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/363676/20120716/australian-stock-market-report-midday-7-17.htm
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