12-Sep-2012 08:21

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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Gold Production Getting Harder To Come By These Days :: Yes, prices of the safe haven yellow metal gold could possibly hit $2,000 per ounce, or more, in the shorter term as the precious metals gets scarce and rare to access on dwindling global production.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/383270/20120912/gold-barrick-newmont.htm

Blogs track Apple's every move :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/KQTq63YA4P0/

Malaysia's Science Govt Dept To Continue Public Fora on Lynas Plant Amid Release of License :: The Malaysian Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MoSTI) have declared to continue holding public fora in and outside the area where the rare earths processing plant of Australian miner Lynas Corp is located despite the temporary operating license (TOL) already having been released to the latter.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/383263/20120912/rare-earths-lynas-malaysia-australia.htm

Govt Reports of Lower Wheat Yields for FY 2013, Blames Dry Spells :: Wheat, Australia's chief farm export produce, is expected to deliver less yields in the current financial year, according to the latest estimates issued on Tuesday by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Science (ABARES).
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/383262/20120912/govt-reports-lower-wheat-yields-fy-2013.htm

FedEx Cuts its Outlooks as Economy Weakens :: FedEx Corp.'s shares dropped roughly 3 percent in after-market trading as the company, which is the world's largest express parcel service by revenue, informed about cutting outlooks on earnings for its just-completed first quarter.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/383246/20120912/fedex-cuts-outlooks-economy-weakens.htm

Wen optimistic at WEF :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/qbIoh7quzzs/

Australia's National U is Country's Best University :: A new list of world university rankings for 2011-2012 released by QS World University Rankings has ranked the Australian National University (ANU) as Australia's best university, while the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is the world's best.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/383239/20120911/education-university-rankings.htm

French outrage over Arnault :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/2_C-fpi1Iek/

Orman: Some struggle to survive :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/wWV7fu8G53M/

Anticipation builds for Apple's iPhone 5 :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/5R2lTMSN_dY/index.html

Foxconn denies forced labor claims :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/GImGQSevZLk/index.html

Euro banking plan 'necessary' :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/3RpDdklRpC8/

Bank grows its own produce :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/V5JfsFX8j-A/

Frustration over France's Hollande :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/pW8p3UnjZzs/

Opinion: French tax = 'brain drain' :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/h-hHAbfVlXY/index.html

Rumors circulate over 'missing' Chinese VP :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/sdk3Un4GIwc/index.html

Ex-Apple boss tackles poverty in India with mobiles :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/SPXbz6TDGBU/index.html

My thoughts on 7-inch Kindle Fire HD, 2012 edition :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/rG4qt-1YIpQ/

Data centers could suck up 10% of Northwestern power by 2030 :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/yO-pqreX2BU/