31-Jul-2012 15:33

Astronaut who inspired women :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/kFtOwiRJy9M/index.html

EU slump hits HK scavengers :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/K98ZLtmyN0c/index.html

NIH Advisory Group Recommends Changes for Biomedical Research Workforce :: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) should make changes to workforce policies in order to promote the long-term sustainability of the biomedical research workforce, according to a new report by a government advisory group. NIH must address the increasing completion time for graduate degrees, low postdoctoral pay, and declining proportion of young researchers who obtain tenure-track positions.

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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How can Yahoo be saved? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/NCyhtO-fLks/index.html

AT&T introduces data-sharing plan :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/iLFlSqa1tzs/index.html

Life lessons from Marissa Mayer :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/aZjm5YCwXn8/index.html

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)
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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)<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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Olympics 'hits shopper numbers' :: Shops in central London saw a sharp drop in customers at the start of the Olympic Games, figures suggest.
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Deutsche Bank To Cut 1,900 Jobs As Q2 Profits Fall :: Germany&#039;s biggest bank Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB) is laying off 1,900 people, most of them outside Germany, in an effort to save €3 billion ($3.68 billion) as part of a broader strategic overhaul.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/368694/20120731/deutsche-bank-db-cut-1900-jobs-q2.htm

Half of India left without power :: Hundreds of millions are left without electricity in northern and eastern India, after a massive power cut that also cripples much of the transport system.
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FreedomPop has a new plan: Turn the iPod touch into an iPhone :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/BPYxyHSC_bI/

Box scores a big $125M payday :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/DdCOGOikuSg/

Starbucks to add a shot of energy efficiency to its coffee shops :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/GbneMxcN1cI/

iPad publisher Inkling expands to iPhone :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/MlCJkQ-sQyI/

UBS loses $356m on Facebook sale :: Swiss bank UBS says it lost 349m Swiss francs ($356m) due to problems with the launch of Facebook shares, more than halving its quarterly profits.
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7 women-led health tech startups to watch :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/1Ih3WJk9jpU/

Tax credits deadline approaching :: Tax officials have reported a busy day at the HM Revenue and Customs call centre as the deadline for renewing tax credit claims approaches.
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Sponsor post: Product managers and the business of building great products :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/dzsaUlMXZRw/

Monti hails euro crisis progress :: Italy's prime minister says he sees "light at the end of the tunnel" on the eurozone debt crisis as he arrives in Paris for talks with French President Hollande.
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