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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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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As verdict on ebook pricing settlement nears, Apple gets 5 pages to respond to DOJ :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/-56u1JYVLEw/
BREAKING: Italy, Spain Downgraded By DBRS :: Toronto-based credit rating agency DBRS, Inc., announced today it is downgrading the sovereign credit ratings of the Kingdom of Spain and the Republic of Italy from their current "A (high)" ratings." Italy was taken down one notch to "A.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/371668/20120808/spain-italy-downgrade-dbrs.htm
VIDEO: Chancellor backs Bank's report :: The Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, has backed a report from the Bank of England, agreeing that the economy is healing but it is a "slow and difficult process".
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19178062#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Let Them Eat Cake: Kim Jong-un's Wife's Dior Handbag Costs As Much As A North Korean's Yearly Income :: Amnesty International believes 1 million North Koreans have died of starvation since the 1990s, while millions more remain malnourished.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/371662/20120808/north-korea-kim-jong-un-s-poverty.htm
Better smartphones help pre-paid market boost U.S. phone sales :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/Wn05pZ3FIwE/
StanChart rejects Iran charges :: The chief executive of scandal-hit Standard Chartered says it "fundamentally rejects" accusations that it laundered as much as $250bn (£161bn) for Iran.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19175763#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Aircraft simulator company sold :: One of Crawley's biggest employers sells part of its business to an American rival for £83m.
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Fed Heads, Breaking Taboo, Talk Politics :: Two nonvoting members of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors have broken a long-standing taboo against wading into politics by publicly talking about how election-year considerations affect the decisions of U.S. central bankers.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/371650/20120808/federal-reserve-election-bernanke-rosengren-fisher.htm
Why the London Riots will Happen Again [ANALYSIS] :: As anniversary of English riots passes, Lianna Brinded examines how unanswered questions around shooting of Mark Duggan and the state of youth culture will spark more violence.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/371644/20120808/london-riots-mark-duggan-asbos-society-politics.htm
Apple scrambles to fix AppleID security. But how will it restore iCloud trust? :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/VN4OlJb0uQY/
Crash!: India's Roads Are The Deadliest In The World :: These figures also do not include the hundreds of thousands -- perhaps millions -- of Indians who are seriously injured by these frequent mishaps.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/371635/20120808/indian-roads-accidents-fatalities-drivers-crashes.htm
HP Boosts Earnings Estimates After Firings Start :: Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ), the No. 1 computer maker, raised its estimates for third-quarter earnings to $1 a share from 94 cents apparently because of higher demand, as well as the initial impact of firing 27,000 employees to shave costs.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/371632/20120808/hp-firing-pc-server-goodwill-charges.htm
Boingo gravitates toward "free" Wi-Fi with Cloud Nine purchase :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/At2lzQ76ohI/
The One Safe Bet: Uncertain Bank of England Will Get Forecasts Wrong Again :: UK economy growth forecasts from Bank of England revised down - again - to zero as uncertainty reigns supreme
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/371630/20120808/bank-england-growth-uk-economy-recession-forecast.htm
Bleak outlook from Bank of England :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/vhNwmGIPrGg/
AUDIO: Bank breaks even after 10 months :: The interim chief executive of Shawbrook Bank told 5 live how it managed to break even ten months after its launch.
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