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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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)
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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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US Fed signals stimulus action :: The US central bank, the Federal Reserve, signals that it may take more action to stimulate the world's largest economy, but announces no new measures.
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US Federal Reserve Say Economy Has Weakened, But Keeps Policy The Same :: The U.S. Federal Reserve Wednesday lowered its view of the U.S. economy, but kept interest rate policy and its non-traditional quantitative easing policy the same. The Fed said it now sees "economic activity decelerated somewhat over the first half of the year," compared to a previous view of the "economy has been expanding moderately.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/369326/20120801/federal-reserve-fed-interest-rates-bernanke-quantitative.htm
Turkey meets Kurds over Syria chaos :: Ankara has ascribed increase in PKK activity to deteriorating situation as Assad regime collapses and opposes creation of enclave
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iLegal: As Apple's products evolved, so did a strategy to protect them :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/Yvf03lbxXfE/
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
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NYSE reviews trading after algo glitch :: Deals in 148 stocks are re-examined following malfunction in system run by Knight Capital that saw huge price fluctuations in first 45 minutes
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Haribo fined by antitrust body :: Gummi bear-maker Haribo is fined 2.4m euros ($2.9m; £1.9m) by Germany's antitrust body for improperly swapping information with rivals.
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Motorbike clothing retailer folds :: Motorcycle clothing and parts retailer Hein Gericke goes into administration but its 49 UK stores are remaining open.
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Zynga Strips COO And Veteran Game Developer John Schappert Of Creative Duties :: Zynga is planning a dramatic internal restructuring following last week's poor financial performance that includes stripping the current COO of his product oversight responsibilities, according to sources within the company.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/369263/20120801/zynga-strips-coo-creative-duties-john-schappert.htm
Despite Oil Reserves And Billions In International Aid, Iraq's Economy Falters :: The financial situation in Iraq, one of the world's largest reservoirs of crude oil, has become grave.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/369253/20120801/central-bank-iraq-abu-dhabi-islamic-finance.htm
The War Against Bollywood: Right-Wing Nationalists Threaten India's Film Industry :: "It's unsafe to shoot in Mumbai nowadays. Our limbs are at stake. So is our property."
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/369246/20120801/bollywood-thackeray-hindu-right-wing-threat-nationalists.htm
As mobile evolves, communications app Nimbuzz tops 100M users :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/Skqyhf-1tQk/
Facebook unveils energy use, carbon emissions data :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/g54bT3YK3qw/
AUDIO: London will have 'rosy future' :: Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt told 5 live that London businesses faced a rosy future and reflected on the Opening Ceremony
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Positive ADP Employment Report Data Nothing To Cheer About :: The ADP employment report out Wednesday morning seemed to have a bit for everyone, with both optimists and pessimists claiming the data release supported their views. A slightly more nuanced view of the data seems to hand the case to the bears.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/369235/20120801/adp-payrolls-labor-department-nfp-preview.htm
Bundesbank urges ECB to keep within remit :: Jens Weidmann says policy makers 'overestimate the central bank's possibilities' when calling on the ECB to support economic growth
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IBTimes Business Podcast: The 'Citius, Altius, Fortius' Edition :: IBTimes Business journalists Lianna Brinded, Shane Croucher and Martin Baccardax run through the big stories of the week in this latest edition of the Business Podcast.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/369218/20120801/podcast-olympics-business-twitter-economy-world-warcraft.htm
Blackouts shine light on India's failings :: Even for a resilient population, and companies, inured to frequent power cuts, the sheer magnitude of the back-to-back blackouts has been a jolt
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India Power Restored: But Who Is To Blame For Two-Day Blackout? :: Rail transport was paralyzed, hospitals had to rush to use backup generators, roads became clogged with traffic jams, and water supplies were disrupted, among a multitude of other breakdowns.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/369172/20120801/india-blackout-power-grid-superpower-delhi-singh.htm
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
July Private-Sector Added 163,000 Jobs: ADP :: The U.S. private sector added more jobs than forecast in July, ADP reported on Wednesday, giving the market some relief after three sluggish months as it awaits Friday's government employment report.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/369162/20120801/july-2012-adp-private-sector-job-report.htm
'We're More Important': German Bundesbank Chief Warns Draghi Over ECB Bond Buying :: The call comes after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said last week he would do "whatever it takes" to save the common currency, prompting speculation the ECB was poised to buy bonds from debt-ridden nations in a bid to lower borrowing costs and prop up their economies.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/369155/20120801/bundesbank-euro-debt-crisis-ecb-draghi.htm
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
Reports hint at iPhone 5 unveil date :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/Pgn7PVzZQl8/index.html
Global slowdown bites across Asia :: Biggest Asian economies post disappointing figures in latest sign that region is following US and Europe into economic slowdown
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Missing Olympics tickets refunded :: Sports fans who bought tickets from unauthorised sellers of Olympics tickets will receive a full refund, a regulator says.
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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.
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