10-Aug-2012 11:25

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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New York Times Moves To Sell About.com, Shedding Another Non-Core Asset :: The New York Times Co. is close to a deal to sell its About.com division for $270 million, a move that would shed another non-core asset.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/371757/20120808/new-york-times-sale-answers.htm

News Corp registers $1.6bn loss :: Rupert Murdoch's News Corp swings to a loss partly due to the weakness of its publishing business, which includes newspapers like the Times and the Sun.
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Standard Chartered Scandal: The British Need To Stop Whining And Start Investigating :: Pity the City. America is on a witch hunt against London&#039;s financial center, ruthlessly exploiting a few rotten banking apples to pursue their own political scheme, or so British MPs would have you believe.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/371737/20120808/london-new-york-financial-scandal-libor-regulators.htm

European markets at close: 08.08.12 :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/kHdKyJA3-j0/

American Air: Success only option :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/vaO4pQKKZxU/

'We Need To Shrink' - Fannie Mae CEO :: Fannie Mae (OTC: FNMA), the largest government-controlled mortgage backer, reported its second consecutive quarterly profit for the first time in five years Wednesday, but its CEO said the company should cede business to private investors when the housing market finally recovers.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/371696/20120808/fannie-mae-ceo-mayopoulos-shrink.htm

Investors dig Rio Tinto despite profit drop :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/dZAllF25cXk/

StanChart fights back on Iran allegations :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/PKNRn3GZEfk/

Bleak outlook from Bank of England :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/vhNwmGIPrGg/

German imports and export slide :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/CAOVjU1TQ68/

ING looks to selling Asian insurance unit :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/af7uKkyRFZU/

France 'heading into recession' :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/m4HvosiTis8/

Olympics: Surprisingly good :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/AEGu2yZRGTs/

MGM Resorts CEO: Vegas boom :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/k_QAzEG10tU/

Dominicans' used clothes war :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/Rx8qbDVkReM/

Millennials: Jelly entrepreneurs :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/Y3ta8LdLvDQ/