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Hatfield, Pa, January 2012 – Isotech Inc., a supplier of precision linear motion products, now offers popular Airpel air cylinder actuators with non-contact GMR (Giant Magneto Restrictive) sensor technology for unmatched accuracy in linear position feedback.
New 'future-proof" platform meets the essential load balancing and application acceleration needs with superior performance, on demand scalability, built-in 10GE ports and ADC virtualization capabilities
According to network security specialists at Radware (NASDAQ: RDWR), a leading provider of application delivery and application security solutions for virtual and cloud data centers, the second half of January contained one of the most intense periods of cyber attacks ever.
Radware (NASDAQ: RDWR), a global leader of application delivery and application security solutions for virtual and cloud data centers, today reported record quarterly revenues of $45.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2011.
Astaro, a Sophos company and leading Unified Threat Management (UTM) provider, today announced the availability of AP50, its new dual-band/dual-radio capable wireless access point.
Appistry, Inc., the world’s best company at solving complex, data intensive problems, today announced a strategic partnership with the University of Missouri to further enhance the school’s innovative genomic research. Through the partnership, the University of Missouri will deploy Ayrris/BIO,
Appistry, Inc., the world’s best company at solving complex, data intensive problems, today announced that Trevor Heritage has joined the company’s management team as VP of Sales and Marketing.
Sunnyvale CA, January 30, 2012 − ACCESS CO., LTD, a global provider of advanced software technologies to the mobile, beyond-PC and digital TV markets, today announced the launch of ACCESS™ MediaPilot, a DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) Certified® software which enables consumers to share music, movies and photos on connected TVs, PCs, iPads,
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – January 24, 2012 – “Quick iPad Apps Developed with Innovative Software Tools” will be presented by City of Austin (Texas) IT staff at the MacIT conference.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 1, 2012 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that it has started production of the new Distributed Targeting System (DTS) for the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet strike fighter.
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that its AMD Opteron 6200 Series processor family, based on the new "Bulldozer" architecture, was chosen as the winner of The Linley Group's first annual Analysts' Choice Awards.
SECAUCUS, NJ (January 31, 2012) – Panasonic today announced the LUMIX DMC-TS4, the company’s top-of-the-line rugged digital camera with features such as a built-in GPS*1 system, compass, altimeter, barometer, plus outstanding toughness, including:
Secaucus, NJ (January, 31, 2012) - Panasonic today introduced the LUMIX DMC-ZS20, the newest member of the acclaimed LUMIX ZS-Series, and the world’s slimmest digital camera with a 20x optical zoom lens*1.
TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corporation (“Sony”) today announced that Kazuo Hirai has been appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective April 1, 2012. Sir Howard Stringer, currently Chairman, CEO and President, will become Chairman of the Board of Directors in June, 2012.
British Airways is to welcome airberlin to oneworld in March, as part of its plans to strengthen its network in Germany, and throughout south and central Europe.
CUPERTINO, Calif. - January 26, 2012 - Seagate Technology plc (“Seagate” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:STX) today announced that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) has approved an increase to its quarterly cash dividend from $0.18 per share to $0.25 per share, an increase of 39%.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, on the one year anniversary of the Obama Administration’s Startup America Initiative, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced that the Department of Energy (DOE) is kicking off a second year of “America’s Next Top Energy Innovator,”
This recall involves four desktop models of laser color printers: Magicolor 4750DN, Magicolor 3730DN, Bizhub C35 and Bizhub C35P. Model numbers are located on the plate attached to the side of the printer as well as the bottom of the front door. The printers are dark and light gray in color and have "Konica Minolta" printed on the top of the front
This recall involves fold-out sleeper ottomans with a brown slipcover. The ottoman unfolds to three cushions on a black, steel frame. Velcro straps secure the cushions to the frame when in the unfolded sleep position. A tag with the manufacturer's registration number "VA18265(CN)" is attached to one of the three cushions.
WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs has published a regulation officially amending VA’s medical benefits package to include up to seven days of medical care for newborns delivered by women Veterans who are receiving VA maternity care benefits.
WASHINGTON – Home loans guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs continue to have the lowest serious delinquency and foreclosure rates in the mortgage industry. Veterans have also taken advantage of their home loan benefit in record numbers, as VA loan originations reached their highest total in eight years.
In one of the largest-ever analyses of lifetime risks for cardiovascular disease (CVD), researchers have found that middle-aged adults who have one or more elevated traditional risk factors for CVD, such as high blood pressure, have a substantially greater chance of having a major CVD event, such as heart attack or stroke
Findings differed slightly when the source of caffeine was considered singly. Consuming 200 milligrams or more of caffeine from coffee mirrored the findings for overall caffeine consumption, with Asians having elevated estrogen levels, whites having lower estrogen levels, and the results for blacks not statistically significant.
The National Institutes of Health has launched two multi-site clinical trials to evaluate treatments for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. One will compare continuous chest compressions (CCC) combined with pause- free rescue breathing to standard cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
A new fact sheet from the National Institutes of Health explains the A1C test, a widely used and important test to diagnose type 2 diabetes and prediabetes, and to monitor blood glucose levels of people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) announced today the appointment of M. Roy Wilson, M.D., M.S., an award-winning physician and academic administrator, as NIMHD's Deputy Director Strategic Scientific Planning and Program Coordination. NIMHD is part of the National Institutes of Health.
Several U.S. government-funded HIV/AIDS clinical research sites in Africa will join other collaborators in an ongoing clinical trial testing an investigational tuberculosis (TB) vaccine in infants at risk for TB infection.
As part of American Heart Month, on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's (NHLBI's) The Heart Truth campaign, with the support of the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH), will showcase its signature event, the Red Dress Collection 2012 at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York City.
Spirit Airlines has finalised its firm order for 75 Airbus single-aisles including 45 A320neo aircraft (new engine option). The original Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was announced at the 2011 Dubai air show.
Mouse skin cells can be converted directly into cells that become the three main parts of the nervous system, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. The finding is an extension of a previous study by the same group showing that mouse and human skin cells can be directly converted into functional neurons.
Robert Harrington, MD, leader of the world’s largest academic clinical research organization, has been appointed as the new chair of the Department of Medicine at the Stanford University School of Medicine. He will assume the position July 1.
For the first time, researchers have scanned the brains of children watching funny videos to examine which of their brain regions are active as their sense of humor develops.
Eila Skinner, MD, professor of clinical urology at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California, will become the new chair of the Stanford University School of Medicine’s Department of Urology. She will assume the post on May 1.
TOKYO—Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) today announced the latest status of the resumption of manufacturing at Toshiba Group facilities in Thailand, in the aftermath of the flooding that inundated the country last year, reporting that three companies have now resumed operation with one more set to do so.
Santa Barbara, CA—January 31, 2012—Architectural photography is more than simply choosing a subject and pressing the shutter-release button; it's more than just documenting a project. An architectural photograph shows the form and appeal of a building far better than any other medium.
Raleigh, NC—Customers want rock-solid, bug-free software that does exactly what they expect it to do. Yet they can't always articulate their ideas clearly enough for developers to turn their ideas into code.
Sebastopol, CA—If you were to analyze your team's performance on a typical project, you'd be surprised how much time is wasted on non-productive tasks. SharePoint 2010 for Project Management, 2nd Edition (O'Reilly Media, $44.99 USD) shows you how to work more efficiently by organizing and managing projects with SharePoint 2010.
Monday, Jan. 30; START, the new YouTube video games channel from IGN Entertainment and SHINE Group, launches with its first wave of original shows tomorrow, Tuesday, January 31st. Part of Google's YouTube channels initiative
NEW YORK, 24 January 2012 – The State of Kuwait has contributed $250,000 to UNICEF in Turkey to support UNICEF's humanitarian response to victims of the Van earthquake. The support was announced by His Excellency Mansour Ayyad Al-Otaibi, Permanent Representative of Kuwait to the United Nations.
DOHA, Qatar, 24 January 2012 – Children with disabilities must not be forgotten during crises and conflict, UNICEF said at an international conference.
GENEVA, 27 January 2012 – UNICEF appealed today for US$1.28 billion to fund its humanitarian operations in 2012, assisting children in more than 25 countries globally. The list of countries includes many long standing or so-called “silent” emergencies, but the crisis in Somalia and in other countries in the Horn of Africa accounts
Siemens has entered into an agreement with RuggedCom Inc. (TSX: RCM) to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of RuggedCom by way of a friendly, board-supported takeover bid. The Canadian company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange is a leading provider of communications and networking solutions for harsh industrial environments.
MIDLOTHIAN, Va. -- Masonry chimneys and fireplaces are especially vulnerable to earthquake damage, and many Virginia residents experienced such damage firsthand. The Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) inspectors have visually inspected nearly 4400 homes and in nearly 30% of those visits, inspectors suspected chimney damage.
ATLANTA Ga. -- Residents of Clay County, Fla. are invited to look at newly revised preliminary Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps (DFIRMs) for the county at a public open house February 9, 2012. Flood maps show the extent to which areas are at risk for flooding, and are used to help determine flood insurance and building requirements.
MIDLOTHIAN, Va. -- Orange County is hosting The Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM), The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and The Small Business Administration (SBA) to a Town Hall Meeting to provide information to Orange County residents who may have suffered damage from the August 23, 2011 earthquake.
Following is a summary of key federal disaster aid programs that can be made available as needed and warranted under President Obama's major disaster declaration issued for the State of Utah.
DENTON, Texas -- Chester, Texas is now a participating community in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and that means those living and working in the town can purchase flood insurance.
Four new devices are replacing the practice-proven CANcaseXL. Depending on the device, they offer – along with numerous functions such as CAPL-on-Board, acceleration of flash programming, K-Line and IO – more channels and smaller form factors.
GLASCOED, United Kingdom – BAE Systems and General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems have teamed to develop, demonstrate, and produce the 81mm Roll Controlled Guided Mortar (RCGM), an affordable 81mm precision mortar round.
NASHUA, New Hampshire — BAE Systems has been selected by the U.S. Army as one of two contractors to develop the next generation Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM) solution – a lightweight directed infrared countermeasure system for Army, Navy, and Marine rotary-wing aircraft. The 21-month technology demonstration award is valued at $38 million.
SAN ANTONIO, TX — January 24, 2012 — DistribuTECH 2012, Booth 1745 — Green Hills Software, the largest independent vendor of embedded software solutions and the only provider of an EAL 6+,
SAN ANTONIO, TX — January 24, 2012 — DistribuTECH 2012, Booth 1745 — Green Hills Software, the largest independent vendor of embedded software solutions and the only provider of an EAL 6+, High Robustness NSA-evaluated and NIAP-certified real-time operating system (RTOS),
Santa Clara, Calif. – January 17, 2012 – NetLogic Microsystems, Inc. [NASDAQ: NETL], a worldwide leader in high-performance intelligent semiconductor solutions for next-generation Internet networks, today announced that it has expanded its intellectual property portfolio to now include over 800 worldwide patents,
Santa Clara, Calif. – January 30, 2012 –NetLogic Microsystems, Inc. [NASDAQ: NETL], a worldwide leader in high-performance intelligent semiconductor solutions for next-generation Internet networks, today announced the industry’s first open–source Xen® hypervisor for high-performance multi-core MIPS64® processors.
BiTMICRO Networks, a manufacturer of high-end enterprise Solid State Drive (SSD) technologies and Global Unichip Corporation (GUC), the Flexible ASIC LeaderTM, have successfully taped out a third generation SSD controller. Dubbed as TALINO™-DE (Translation and Linking of I/O Nodes -Device Edition),
SAN JOSE, Calif., January 19, 2012 – Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (Nasdaq: CY) today reported that as a result of the discovery phase of its litigation with GSI, the accused products list was expanded in the ongoing ITC action to include GSI’s standard Synchronous and ZBT SRAMs.
SAN JOSE, Calif., January 26, 2012 – Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: CY) today unveiled a breakthrough feature for its Gen4 TrueTouch® touchscreen controllers that dramatically improves system performance without added cost. Cypress has developed a new proprietary technology based on Gen4’s patent-pending high-voltage Tx drivers.
MILPITAS, Calif., February 1, 2012 – LSI Corporation (NYSE: LSI) today announced that Abhi Talwalkar, President and CEO, will be presenting at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference in San Francisco, Calif., on Tuesday, February 28, 2012, at 1 p.m. PST. The event will be held at the Palace Hotel.
PLX Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLXT), a leader in high-speed connectivity solutions for the enterprise data center, today announced Reginald Conley, PLX® director of hardware applications, will be among the distinguished panelists for a DesignCon 2012 session focused on measuring high-speed serial architectures.
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 30, 2012 -- PLX Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLXT), a leading global supplier of software-enriched, high-speed connectivity silicon for the data center, today announced it has been selected to present at next week’s Linley Tech Data Center Conference, held February 7-8 in San Jose, Calif.,
Content delivery network and streaming media provider StreamGuys, Inc. and Haivision Network Video, the leader in live video transcoding, have struck a partnership to offer complete live video asset management and streaming services to their customers, from broadcasters to enterprise-level businesses.
SafeNet, Inc., a global leader in data protection, today announced that the company has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the Leaders quadrant of the “Magic Quadrant for User Authentication,” published on January 17, 2012.
SafeNet, Inc., a global leader in data protection, today announced the results of a new 2011 State of the Channel Authentication survey, in which more than 100 IT security resellers revealed that recent security breaches and deployment of new technologies are driving organizations to re-evaluate incumbent authentication vendors
TOKYO - 2/1/2012 - Rovi Corporation (NASDAQ: ROVI) today announced that Kenwood has integrated the Rovi Media Recognition solution with iPhone functionality into its new all-in-one AV integrated navigation systems in Japan, the MDV-737DT and MDV-535DT. The companion iPhone app "KENWOOD Music Info."
REDWOOD CITY, CA - January 30, 2012 -- Openwave Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: OPWV), a global software innovator and the inventor of the mobile internet, announced today its Board of Directors has adopted a Net Operating Loss (NOL) Shareholder Rights Agreement designed to preserve its substantial tax assets associated with net operating loss carry forwards
REDWOOD CITY, CA - February 01, 2012 -- Openwave Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: OPWV), a global software innovator and the inventor of the mobile internet, announced today the sale of its Location business to a subsidiary of Persistent Systems Ltd. (BSE & NSE: PERSISTENT), a leader in outsourced software product development (OPD) services.
Cambridge, UK – 30 January 2012 – ARM today announced that MStar, a leading semiconductor supplier for display and digital home solutions, has licensed ARM Mali Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) technology for use in smart-TV applications.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), was awarded a $23.6 million contract by Lockheed Martin Corp. for production of more than two dozen GAU-22/A gun systems for the F-35 Lightning II.
Exton, PA (January 12, 2012)—AGI today announced that its STK software has become a Certified Educational Product of the Space Foundation. Already a Space Foundation Certified Space Technology,
Remcom, provider of electromagnetic simulation software and solutions, announces two public training courses in Las Vegas, NV and Orlando, FL. The Las Vegas session will include two-day product tracks for XFdtd and Wireless InSite, as well as a personal workshop option for those that want to work with Remcom’s engineers one-on-one.
Carnegie Corporation of New York has initiated a one-time grant program for journalism schools to undertake specific science journalism curriculum projects.
African scholars in the social sciences are benefitting from an innovative competition that offers routes to Ph.D completion around the themes of peace, security and development. Thirty-three scholars nominated today will become Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa Fellows and will receive the institutional and intellectual support
$1 Million Challenge Grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York and Matching Gift from Susan and Elihu Rose Foundation Enables Carnegie Hall To Launch Long-Range Project Digitizing Archival Collections
Weaving Success: Voices of Change in African Higher Education, which offers an in-depth look at innovation and change across African campuses and national boundaries, will be launched today at a panel discussion hosted by Institute of International Education in New York City.
SACRAMENTO, CA –Assemblymember Mary Hayashi (D-Hayward) introduced a bill today to create the first lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) specialty license plate for California. AB 1539 would make California the fourth state in the nation—after South Carolina, Indiana, and Maryland— to offer a LGBT-themed license plate.
Mayor Vincent C. Gray, Ambassador Renée Jones-Bos of the Royal Netherlands Embassy, Under Secretary Patrick Kennedy of the U.S. Department of State and other representatives of international embassies in the District will meet to sign a District of Columbia Diplomatic Missions and International Institutions Environmental Performance, Climate and Su
Mayor Vincent C. Gray and D.C. Chief Financial Officer Natwar M. Gandhi will announce the results of the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, which contains the annual audit of the District’s finances, for Fiscal Year 2011.
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Mayor Vincent C. Gray and D.C. Chief Financial Officer Natwar M. Gandhi today announced that the District’s financial health rebounded significantly in Fiscal Year 2011, with one of the largest surpluses in recent history and a dramatic increase in the city’s savings account after several years of losses.
Scholars portraying Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Eartha Kitt, Ben Ali and Rosa Parks along with Recreation Wish List Committee Founder Cora Masters Barry and Washington Performing Arts Society Chair and Blacks in Wax Executive Producer Reggie Van Lee will officially announce the 6th Annual Blacks in Wax
(Washington, DC) – Mayor Vincent C. Gray, US Department of Commerce Undersecretary for International Trade Francisco Sanchez and U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Deputy Associate Administrator for International Trade Luz Hopewell today announced the launch of ExportDC, the District’s first major export-development program for DC businesses.
NEW YORK, NY – City Comptroller John C. Liu today presented testimony before the New York State Assembly Ways and Means Committee and the New York State Senate Finance Committee regarding the proposed State budget.
NEW YORK, NY – Unemployment is up in New York City, highlighted by persistent inequities by race, age and borough, according to a data analysis released today by City Comptroller John C. Liu.
New York, NY—A study released today shows a growing number of New Yorkers don’t have enough money to retire. Over one-third of older residents are expected to either subsist on Social Security, or not be able to retire at all.
RICHMOND - Governor Bob McDonnell today announced that Tessy Plastics LLC will invest $4.8 million to expand its facility in Lynchburg, creating 60 new jobs. With this investment, the facility will serve the medical disposables market, a growing sector within the custom injection-molding industry.
RICHMOND – Governor Bob McDonnell today announced appointments to four Virginia boards and commissions. Further announcements regarding additional appointments in the McDonnell administration will continue to be made in the months ahead.
RICHMOND – Governor Bob McDonnell announced today that the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is gaining national recognition for using pavement recycling methods to rebuild aging roadways, saving significant time and money.
Fenwick Island -- The Department of Transportation (DelDOT) announces that as work continues on the Route 54 Improvement Project, a traffic pattern switch will occur on Wednesday, February 8. This switch will allow for work to begin to widen the northern portion (westbound side) of the road.
Schreiner University President Dr. Tim Summerlin announced today that the university has accepted an invitation to join the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference for the 2013-14 academic year. Currently, Schreiner is one of 16 members of the American Southwest Conference and will continue as a member until the move to the SCAC on July 1, 2013.
Schreiner University is putting out a call for budding ecologists in the 4th through 8th grades for its new Schreiner Youth Ecologist Program. The program, developed by students of Dr. Chris Distel, assistant professor of biology, will consist of eight sessions beginning Saturday, Feb. 18, and running through April 28.
Legendary Baltimore Colts wide receiver and Hall of Famer Raymond Berry, Schreiner Institute class of 1951, has been chosen to participate in the post-game Vince Lombardi Trophy ceremony at Super Bowl XVLI, by carrying the trophy onto the field to be presented to this year’s championship NFL team.
The master’s degree program in accounting in UConn’s School of Business has received accolades for its online programming in the U.S. News and World Report’s first annual rankings of online degree programs.
The UConn Board of Trustees voted Wednesday to approve a new Sexual Assault Response Policy that requires virtually all university employees, except those who hold a statutory privilege, to report to one of three designated offices on campus any sexual assault observed by or reported to them.
With the largest public research collection in the state, the University of Connecticut Libraries is the campus community’s primary source for scholarly information, whether it be in books, journals, microfilm, maps, sound and video recordings, musical scores, or an ever-growing array of electronic resources, including e-journals, e-books, database
After nearly two years of reflection and intense progress, leaders with the UConn School of Medicine say they are ready for the upcoming visit by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME).
The University of Connecticut Foundation announced today that it has raised $302.4 million in its current capital campaign – the largest ever in the University’s history – surpassing the midpoint of the $600 million effort.
RICHMOND – The State Board for Community Colleges today conferred the title of “President Emerita” on Tidewater Community College President Deborah D. DiCroce, who is stepping down March 1, 2012.
RICHMOND – Peter A. Spina, of Honeoye Falls, New York, will become interim president at Tidewater Community College (TCC), announced Glenn DuBois, chancellor of Virginia’s Community Colleges. Spina will assume the presidency at Tidewater on March 1, when current President Deborah DiCroce leaves to become president and chief executive officer
18 January 2012 — A novel technique has been developed and demonstrated at Penn State University to map the proteins that read and regulate chromosomes -- the string-like structures inside cells that carry genes.
NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS—Two guest musicians will be presenting programs this week as part of the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music’s Cole Performing Arts Series.
NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS—The SFA Wind Ensemble’s 2012 Winter Tour will culminate in a 7:30 p.m. concert on Tuesday, Jan. 31, in W.M. Turner Auditorium. Under the direction of Fred J. Allen, director of bands at Stephen F. Austin State University, the ensemble will perform the program being presented to Austin, Temple and other Central Texas high schools
NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS—The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music has announced the winners of the 2012 Schmidbauer International Young Artist Piano Competition held Jan. 21 through 22 on the university campus.
NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS—The Symphonic Band and Wind Symphony of Stephen F. Austin State University will present a joint band concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, in W.M. Turner Auditorium. The Symphonic Band will perform a program of international music, and the Wind Symphony’s selections all relate to angels and demons.
NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS—The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Theatre will present a student-directed production of Carol Lashof’s “Medusa’s Tale” at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5. All performances will be in the Downstage Theatre located on the first floor of the Griffith Fine Arts Building.
Flathead Valley Community College’s Lincoln County Campus will host an informational session on its Peru Cultural Immersion Experience study abroad program for the community January 31 at 3 p.m. in room 215 on the Libby campus.
Chef’s Table will return for its seventh season January 27 featuring Flathead Valley Community College culinary arts students delivering exceptional cuisine, service and entertainment to Flathead Valley patrons.
Flathead Valley Community College’s Kalispell campus will host two sessions of College Goal Montana, formerly called College Goal Sunday, a program that provides students who want to attend college and their families the opportunity to obtain assistance in applying for financial aid.
Flathead Valley Community College’s Lincoln County Campus will host College Goal Montana, formerly called College Goal Sunday, a program that provides students who want to attend college and their families the opportunity to obtain assistance in applying for financial aid.
Flathead Valley Community College will hold auditions for its third annual “FVCC’s Got Talent” competition February 16. The competition, sponsored by Student Government and Circle K
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Jan. 23, 2012 – A grant of $48,770 from the St. Baldrick’s Foundation will help expand childhood cancer research trials at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Jan. 24, 2012 -- Every year between 3 and 10 percent of school-age children in this country are diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Winston-Salem, N.C. – Jan. 27, 2012– Bedwetting isn’t always due to problems with the bladder, according to new research by Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Constipation is often the culprit; and if it isn’t diagnosed, children and their parents must endure an unnecessarily long, costly and difficult quest to cure nighttime wetting.
New research from Gil Yosipovitch, M.D., Ph.D., professor of dermatology at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and a world-renowned itch expert, shows that how good scratching an itch feels is related to the itch’s location.
Many children in Detroit will have a lot more to smile about. With the help of dentists, dental hygienists, faculty, staff and students, the University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry will provide free oral health care services to more than 150 children from low-income families on Saturday, Feb. 4 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The 'dog bites paperboy' scenario is merely a starting point for the UDM Theatre Company production of Rick Cleveland's Dogman's Last Stand. Running for six performances, February 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, and 12 at the Marygrove Theatre (8425 W McNichols Rd, Detroit, MI),
In an effort to meet President Obama's 2020 goal to make the United States once again the country with the highest college attainment rate in the world, more than 40 practitioners, policy experts, researchers and higher education administrators were selected to participate in a one-day education symposium on Jan. 30 in Washington, D.C.
Worship leaders in Pittsburgh and the surrounding areas are invited to this custom-designed educational/training workshop to receive information on the anatomy and physiology of voice production, essential vocal wellness guidelines and techniques to ensure a healthy speaking and singing voice.
Burn Survivor Sunday, now in its 18th year, allows burn survivors treated at the UPMC Mercy Gertrude P. and Donald C.W. Birmingham Trauma and Burn Center to reunite and celebrate their survival with members of their care team, including doctors and nurses.
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 27, 2012 – Using an approach that combines molecular biology, genetics, cell biology and physiology, and pathology, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have identified a protein that governs a key molecule involved in orchestrating the balance
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 30, 2012 – Mitral valve repair in the elderly is safe and should be considered not as a last resort but as a treatment option for patients over 65 suffering from mitral regurgitation, according to findings of a large, multicenter study that analyzed more than 14,000 valve repair operations among this age group.
Naima Johnston-Bush will bring her uplifting music, wit and wisdom to Jacksonville at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 6 at the Marian Chase Schaeffer Studio Theatre on the MacMurray College campus. The Theatre is located in the Education Complex on Hardin Avenue in Jacksonville. The event is free and open to the public.
Katherine "Kitty" Aubry will discuss cultural similarities and differences, including the role -- or not -- of music in the deaf community, for the next event in the MacMurray Speaker Series, “Jacksonville Speaks.”
Gao HongTo celebrate the launch of UMD's new Confucius Institute, Gao Hong, world-renowned Chinese pipa soloist, and Carleton College's Chinese Music Ensemble will perform on Saturday, January 21 at 3 p.m. in the Weber Music Hall. The concert is free and open to the public.
"The Mortal Storm," the first Hollywood film to portray Nazi oppression, opens the UMD spring semester film series, The Holocaust: Resistance and Survival.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - 1/24/2012 - The Union University men’s basketball team returned to the NAIA Top-25 at the No. 25 spot in the latest NAIA polls. Union’s women remain in the No. 3 spot for the second straight week.
JACKSON, Tenn. - 1/26/2012 - Union University will join with other schools from the TranSouth Conference to participate in a canned food drive during the week of February 13-18, 2012. Union’s night will be Monday, February 13 when the Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs host Cumberland University at 6 and 8:00 p.m.
JACKSON, Tenn. - 1/26/2012 - The No. 3 Union University women’s basketball topped Trevecca Nazarene University 102-49 Thursday night. Union improved to 20-2 on the season and 7-1 in the TranSouth. Trevecca Nazarene dropped to 7-12 overall and 3-4 in league play.
JACKSON, Tenn. - 1/26/2012 - The No. 25 Union University men’s basketball team continued their winning ways with a 67-60 comeback win over Trevecca Nazarene University. Union improved to 14-7 on the season and 7-1 in the TranSouth. Trevecca Nazarene dropped to 12-8 overall and 4-3 in league play.
Gospel Music Hall of Famer Bill Gaither brings his all-star Gaither Homecoming Show in a rare Nashville appearance to Lipscomb University’s Allen Arena Friday, April 20 at 7 p.m.
The Lipscomb University Theatre Department continues to collect trophies as the fall production of “Hairspray” was named as Nashville’s Outstanding Musical of the Year by BroadwayWorld.com’s annual First Night Awards.
Lipscomb University’s Nelson and Sue Andrews Institute for Civic Leadership joined Leadership Wilson to produce a day of collaboration for Wilson County leaders in the Power of One Leadership Conference Friday, Jan. 20.
Lipscomb University’s Institute for Conflict Management recently celebrated five successful years with an anniversary gala dinner and the awarding of its 2012 Peacemaker’s Award to one of Nashville’s finest reconciliation ministers: Dr. Charles McGowan of Operation Andrew.
Lipscomb University’s resident theater company, Blackbird Theater, will stage the rarely-produced Pacific Overtures by Stephen Sondheim, Feb. 2-18, at the Shamblin Theatre on Lipscomb’s campus.
From Mozart to Rodgers and Hammerstein, Lipscomb University’s music department presents an array of live performances this winter. Concerts are open to the public and free unless noted. Performances are subject to change. For additional information, contact the Lipscomb University Department of Music at 1.800.333.4358, ext. 5932 or 615.966.5932.
Reducing regulation barriers to innovative ideas; performance-based funding; and governing through a network of for-profit, not-for-profit, faith-based and government organizations; were among the many recommendations made by Stephen Goldsmith, a former city mayor and presidential policy advisor, Monday to Lipscomb University civic leadership mast
BLACKSBURG, Va., January 24, 2012 -- As scientific researchers become evermore competitive for scarce funding, scientific journals are increasing efforts to identify submissions that plagiarize the work of others. Still, it may take years to identify and retract the plagiarized papers and give credit to the actual researchers.
Millions of people watching the Super Bowl on Sunday, February 5, will see the work of Lewis & Clark student Remy Neymarc when they tune in to the big game.
For the second consecutive year, Lewis & Clark ranks in the top five on the Peace Corps Top Colleges list—the only school in Portland to receive this honor.
Since July 2009, PSU's Sustainablity Leadership Center has partnered with the Student Affairs Outreach Coordinator to host the graduation pledge for students. We participate in both spring and summer commencement.
The Ecological Economics Collaborative is now recruiting new members. We are a PSU student-faculty group that meets weekly to explore relationships between the economy and ecologic systems. Over the past year we’ve read and discussed a great textbook (Ecological Economics 2nd ed. by Daly and Farley) and heard from guest speakers.
Students from Professory B.D. Wortham-Galvin's fall Architectural Studio class worked with the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability on a project looking to reviatlize a corridor on SW 122nd Ave. In an article on the event, the BPS stated:
HOUSTON -- (January 24, 2012) -- The many factors that contribute to how cells communicate and function at the most basic level are still not fully understood, but researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have uncovered a mechanism that helps explain how intracellular membranes fuse, and in the process, created a new physiological membrane fusion
HOUSTON -- (January 24, 2012) -- Dr. Dora Angelaki, professor and chair of the Department of Neuroscience at BCM, has been awarded the inaugural Pradel Research Award in Neuroscience by the National Academy of Sciences.
HOUSTON -- (January 24, 2012) -- Baylor College of Medicine has named Dr. Alexander G. Izaguirre as vice president and chief technology officer to lead the College's integrated technology efforts in clinical, educational and translational research programs.
HOUSTON -- (January 25, 2012) -- In a study that measured vitamin D levels in the umbilical cord blood of Houston-area infants, Hispanic infants were found to have lower levels of vitamin D, according to researchers at the USDA Agriculture Research Service Children's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospi
HOUSTON -- (January 26, 2012) -- The first awardees for the pilot project grant program from The Alkek Center for Metagenomics and Microbiome Research at Baylor College of Medicine have been announced.
HOUSTON -- (January 27, 2012) -- The new Cancer Genetics Laboratory at Baylor College of Medicine provides state-of-the-art clinical genetic testing in the area of cancer – both identifying cancer genes and biological markers of disease classification, prognosis and drug response.
HOUSTON -- (January 27, 2012) -- Dr. Kalpalatha Guntupalli, professor and chief of the section of pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine at BCM, recently received the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award, the highest award given by the Indian government to Indians living overseas.
DALLAS – Jan. 18, 2012 – UT Southwestern Medical Center today announced that Dr. John Warner, who has been instrumental in the design and planning of the new University Hospital currently under construction, has been named chief executive officer for UT Southwestern Hospitals, effective Feb. 1.
DALLAS – Jan. 20, 2012 – The health benefits of exercise on blood sugar metabolism may come from the body’s ability to devour itself, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report in the journal Nature.
DALLAS – Jan. 25, 2012 – Scientists with the new Children’s Research Institute at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified the environment in which blood-forming stem cells survive and thrive within the body, an important step toward increasing the safety and effectiveness of bone-marrow transplantation.
DALLAS – Jan. 25, 2012 – A new study in today’s New England Journal of Medicine reports that while an individual’s risk of heart disease may be low in the next five or 10 years, the lifetime risk could still be very high, findings that could have implications for both clinical practice and public health policy.
DALLAS – Jan. 26, 2012 – Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have developed what they believe to be the first clinical application of a new imaging technique to diagnose brain tumors. The unique test could preclude the need for surgery in patients whose tumors are located in areas of the brain too dangerous to biopsy.
EUGENE, Ore. — (Jan., 30, 2012) — The University of Oregon’s historic preservation program has received a $2.8 million gift from Portland developer Art DeMuro that will enable the 32-year-old program to advance preservation studies in a big way.
Nils-Ole Zib, an independent furniture designer, educator and product development consultant based in Denmark, is out to prove just that. His upcoming Gunilla K. Finrow lecture series in Portland and Eugene, entitled “Own Works – The Process,” will address his unique design philosophy.
EUGENE, Ore. -- (Jan. 31, 2012) – The University of Oregon’s only fully online degree program is providing additional service for current and prospective students who want to access information from mobile devices.
Owners of Android devices can now join the thousands of iPhone users who take advantage of UOregon, the University of Oregon’s official mobile application. Released this week in the Android Market, the Android version of UOregon boasts all of the same functionality as the award-winning iOS application.
The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) approved today at a regular session, the Report of the Special Working Group to Reflect on the Workings of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) with a View to Strengthening the Inter-American Human Rights System (IAHRS).
The Organization of American States (OAS) received a report from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on the economic importance of the creative industries in 30 countries of the world, including various Member States, that highlighted the rapid growth of the sector
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced the release of a proposed five-year bobcat management plan for public review and comment. "The plan, once final, will guide the management of bobcat in New York State for the next five years, a wildlife species which continues to fascinate and intrigue
The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) filed an administrative complaint seeking an order requiring U.S. Energy Development Corporation to pay $187,500 for water quality violations associated with Pennsylvania drilling activities that affected Yeager Brook in Cattaraugus County, the agency announced today.
A $30 million-grant program for communities and businesses in New York recovering from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee is now accepting grant applications, Empire State Development and the Department of Environmental Conservation announced today.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) awarded 24 Environmental Justice Community Impact Grants to organizations across the state that serve communities facing environmental harm and risk, DEC Commissioner Joe Martens announced today.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is reminding entities that currently use significant volumes of New York's water, including from the Great Lakes, that they must report their water use by February 15.
New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and NYC & Company, New York City’s official marketing, tourism and partnership organization, today announced that the City ended the year with a new record 50.5 million visitors, slightly higher than the 50.2 million estimated visitors announced in December.
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Media & Entertainment Commissioner Katherine Oliver visited the set of “Gossip Girl” – a “Made in NY” television series that films at Silvercup Studios in Long Island City – to announce that 2011 broke all records for television production in New York City and to celebrate the show’s 100th episode,
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Department of Consumer Affairs Commissioner Jonathan Mintz and Center for Economic Opportunity Executive Director Veronica White today announced the results of the first year of SaveUSA, a multi-city program that encourages low-income residents to build savings.
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino today announced a friendly wager on the upcoming Super Bowl XLVI between the New York Giants and New England Patriots.
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Signature Theatre Founding Artistic Director Signature James Houghton today opened The Pershing Square Signature Center, the new, permanent home for Signature Theatre designed by Frank Gehry.
Member for Woodridge Desley Scott and Racing Minister Tim Mulherin today announced that the future of South East Queensland greyhound racing is destined to be at Cronulla Park, Logan.
Gympie residents launching a new business this year are encouraged to equip themselves with the information they need to be in the box seat for success.
