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...
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rida61198&cid=ct_15_62_f&fid3958&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FAIBSPublicPolicyReports%2F%7E3%2FMfFH2zngYBc%2F2012_06_18.html
AT&T introduces data-sharing plan :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/iLFlSqa1tzs/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)
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridb00468&cid=ct_15_46_f&fid1012&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eurekalert.org%2Fpub_releases%2F2012-07%2Fafps-wtg071112.php
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>
url: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?ridB38371&cid=ct_15_26_f&fid#276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FSpeech-therapy-could-help-save.6653832.jp
Cheap bank lending scheme starts :: A new scheme to prompt banks and other lenders to make more money available to firms and households has come into operation.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19068444#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
SocGen profits tumble 42% :: French bank forced to write down value of subsidiaries in the US and Russia as second-quarter net profits fall well short of analysts' expectations
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dc5bd058-dbcb-11e1-aba3-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct
Tepco suffers big quarterly loss :: Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco), the operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant, posts a $3.68bn quarterly loss as it struggles to recover from last year's nuclear crisis.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19076033#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Weak data weigh ahead of central banks :: Traders less certain Fed and ECB will produce fresh stimulus, with sentiment damped by soft Chinese and South Korean manufacturing readings
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a6ad53ba-d9f4-11e1-a18e-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct
Global slowdown bites across Asia :: Biggest Asian economies post disappointing figures in latest sign that region is following US and Europe into economic slowdown
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a19b0786-db85-11e1-a33a-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct
Why The Irish Times fancies itself as a startup incubator :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/Azr-Mr-UQTg/
Missing Olympics tickets refunded :: Sports fans who bought tickets from unauthorised sellers of Olympics tickets will receive a full refund, a regulator says.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19077411#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Manufacturing at three-year low :: The UK's manufacturing sector shrank at its fastest rate for more than three years in July, according to a closely watched survey.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19074716#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Euro manufacturing woes deepen :: The eurozone manufacturing sector contracted at its fastest pace in three years in July, according to a closely-watched survey.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19076128#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
London 2012 Olympics: 'All That Twitters is Gold' as Social Media Dominates Games :: The so-called "Twitter Games" as highlight the power of the upstart micro-blogging site as Facebook sinks into silence.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/369096/20120801/twitter-games-london-2012-olympics-facebook.htm
House prices falling, says lender :: House prices have fallen for the fourth time in five months, the latest survey from the Nationwide building society finds.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19069870#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Tepco Gets $12.8B Bailout From Tokyo, Continues To Burden Japanese Public :: Taxpayer money is sent to help save the troubled Japanese utility, but that sum won't be coming back for the foreseeable future.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/369092/20120801/tepco-government-bailout.htm
UK Recession: Manufacturing Output Plunges to 38-Month Low in July :: Private industry data shows UK manufacturing collapsing to a worse-than-expected contraction in July in a concerning start to the third quarter for the economy.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/369088/20120801/uk-manufacturing-pmi-recession-markit-july.htm
It Won't Probably Be Long Before Greenland Turns Into A Mining Haven :: Nations around the world, primarily those in Europe, have been patiently "courting" officials of the home rule government of Greenland for potential access into the latter's natural resources after latest satellite data showed that almost 100 per cent of Greenland's ice sheet surface experience melting over a stretch of four days in July, a report said.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/369085/20120801/europe-rare-earths-gold-iron-ore-metals.htm
Quest: What can Fed, ECB do? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/IYs-ARhGz4w/
Military pension age set to rise :: The age at which members of the Armed Forces can claim pensions could rise from 55 to 60 under government plans, the Ministry of Defence says.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19070222#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Standard Chartered Shares Rise on Boosted Profits and Dividend :: The UK-listed bank fulfilled analyst and own expectations and bucked the trend by posting higher profits and bumping up dividend.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/369066/20120801/standard-chartered-emerging-markets-china-india.htm
UK House Prices Slump 2.6% - Nationwide :: Nationwide reported that UK house prices have fallen by 2.6 percent across the year as they fall again in July.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/369059/20120801/uk-house-prices-july-nationwide-fls-recession.htm
Controversy over Man Utd share sale :: What does Man Utd's share sale say about the club?
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19061040#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Australia, UAE Enter Uranium Sales Accord :: Australia and the United Arab Emirates have entered into a uranium sales accord where Australian uranium will be sold UAE to support the latter's nuclear power programme.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/369043/20120801/uae-middle-east-uranium-nuclear-reactor-energy.htm
UK Food Price Inflation Slows to Two Year Low in July - BRC :: British Retail Consortium data shows the rising price of food for Britons eased in July, though warns that impending commodity price increases could end the relief.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/369035/20120801/food-prices-uk-inflation-brc-july.htm
Negative banks views help society :: The largest building society in Wales hails a £168m boost in savings, claiming people are turning against the major banks.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-19067662#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
SocGen profits hit by debt crisis :: French bank Societe Generale reports a sharp fall in profits as the economic slowdown across Europe hits trading at its investment banking arm.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19074674#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Gore Vidal, celebrated author, dies at 86 :: Gore Vidal, writer and intellectual, has left a legacy of essays and historical novels filled with acerbic observations on politics, sex and society
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e3162f10-db99-11e1-aba3-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct
India Blackout Crisis: Power Supply Completely Restored :: Power supply has been successfully restored in three electricity grids following massive power outage on Tuesday that affected half the population in India.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/369002/20120801/india-blackout-power-supply-restored-delhi-north.htm
Power Restored to India After Two-Day Blackout Across Half The Country :: The blackout in 20 states left more than 600 million people without power - prompting a government inquiry.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/368994/20120801/india-blackout-power-failure-grid-collapse-new.htm
Australia's Manufacturing Down to Lowest in 3 Yrs, Carbon Tax Could Worsen It In Coming Months :: A rising Australian dollar, coupled with cost increases and low domestic demand has pushed Australia's manufacturing sector to post its lowest ever growth in three years in July, which could also get worse with the implementation of the carbon tax.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/368993/20120801/carbon-manufacturing-index-contraction.htm
Inga kommentarer:
Skicka en kommentar