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Last Updated: Mar 27th, 2008 - 16:02:28 |
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Two Million Minutes: Preparing US Students for the Global Economy
Joining Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute faculty, students, math and science
teachers, education administrators and business people, Career Communications
Group publisher and CEO Tyrone Taborn called for special emphasis to be given to
providing education and opportunities for underserved, minority populations. Mr.
Taborn was speaking at the screening of Two Millions Minutes, a documentary that
takes a look at how high school students in China, India, and the United States
build intellectual foundation, absorb the fundamentals of math, chemistry,
biology, physics and computer science — knowledge that will broaden or narrow
their career choices—in the 4-year period leading to university.
Mar 27, 2008, 16:01
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New Study says Scientists Using Laser Light To Detect Potential Diseases Via Breath
By blasting a person's breath with laser light, scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the University of Colorado at Boulder have shown that they can detect molecules that may be biomarkers for diseases like asthma or cancer.
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Feb 19, 2008, 14:28
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The Largest STEM Conference of its Kind: Free and Open to the Public!
Baltimore's Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel is the location for the annual magazine
event, Minorities in Research Science Conference, hosted by Career
Communications Group's Science Spectrum magazine. The two-day summit for
professionals and students in scientific and technical fields is packed with
seminars, award ceremonies, numerous networking opportunities and a Diversity
Career Fair Expo with record numbers of employer attendees. For information
visit www.ccgmag.com/emerald/ or
call 410 244 7101
Sep 7, 2007, 13:08
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Study Points to ‘Brain-Drain’ of Skilled U.S. Immigrant Entrepreneurs
More than one million skilled immigrant workers, including scientists,
engineers, doctors and researchers and their families, are competing for 120,000
permanent U.S. resident visas each year, creating a sizeable imbalance likely to
fuel a “reverse brain-drain” with skilled workers returning to their home
country, according to a new report released today by the Ewing Marion Kauffman
Foundation.
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Aug 22, 2007, 18:10
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NOAA Updates Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook
As we enter the peak months (August through October) of the Atlantic hurricane
season, NOAA scientists are predicting an 85 percent chance of an above-normal
season, with the likelihood of 13 to 16 named storms, with seven to nine
becoming hurricanes, of which three to five could become major hurricanes
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Aug 10, 2007, 16:20
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