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Home-Schooled Students and Sports: No Uniform Policy to Decide Whether Home-Schooled Can Play for Local Schools.
Nov 01, 2001 ... Byline: Texas A&M University COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 1 (AScribe News) -- To play or not to play - that is the question school districts are facing regarding home-schooled students and athletics. A study by researchers at Texas A&M University show that all 50 ...
Computerworld Magazine Lists University of Rochester's Simon School Among Top 25 'Techno-M.B.A.' Programs in Nation.
Nov 01, 2001 ... Byline: William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration ROCHESTER, N.Y., Nov. 1 (AScribe News) -- The William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration has been listed by Computerworld Magazine among the top 25 "techno-M.B.A." programs in the U.S. ...
Schools' Efforts to Prevent Childhood Aggression Missing Critical Ingredient, Researchers Say.
Nov 01, 2001 ... Byline: Texas A&M University COLLEGE STATION, Nov. 1 (AScribe News) -- Preventing acts of childhood aggression has become a major focus for schools throughout the nation, but their efforts may be lacking a critical ingredient to their success, say Texas A&M University ...
Jeanette C. Takamura, Cal State L.A.'s Roybal Endowed Chair in Gerontology, to Receive 2001 Humanitarian Award.
Nov 01, 2001 ... Byline: Calif. State University, Los Angeles LOS ANGELES, Nov. 1 (AScribe News) -- California State University, Los Angeles' Edward R. Roybal Endowed Chair in Gerontology and Public Service Jeanette C. Takamura was recently nominated by the Institute for Advanced Studies in ...
Computing Research Institute at Purdue University Targets Information Technology.
Nov 01, 2001 ... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Nov. 1 (AScribe News) -- The new Computing Research Institute at Purdue University is harnessing the information revolution that is driving much of the nation's economy to develop technologies for use in computing and digital ...
Child Abuse Risk Assessment: Caseworkers Can Find Real-World Experience Online.
Nov 01, 2001 ... Byline: Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Nov. 1 (AScribe News) -- Checklists and formulas don't work in child welfare. Investigating claims of child abuse and neglect is a very-human, complex business where facts are rarely certain and any remedy carries ...
Nevada Gov. Kenny Guinn to Get California State University, Fresno's Top Alumni Honor.
Nov 01, 2001 ... Byline: Calif. State University, Fresno FRESNO, Calif., Nov. 1 (AScribe News) -- Nevada Governor Kenny Guinn, a 1959 and 1965 graduate of California State University, Fresno, will be presented with the Distinguished Alumnus Award - the highest honor given by the university's ...
Teachers Learn How to Teach Tolerance: Teachers are Students at National History Day Institute on Civil Rights.
Nov 01, 2001 ... Byline: National History Day WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (AScribe News) -- The need to teach students about tolerance and the history of Civil Rights has increased since the September terrorist acts. National History Day (NHD) is proud to be a leader in teaching tolerance and is excited ...
Job Market Remains Good for Engineering Grads; Starting Salaries in $50,000 Range.
Nov 01, 2001 ... Byline: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Nov. 1 (AScribe News) -- The surge in hiring of new engineering graduates the past three years has slowed this fall, yet the job market is still good for seniors who will receive engineering degrees in May, according ...
UC Santa Cruz Hosts Crisis-Related Public Forums on Domestic Policy, Muslim Society, Race and Gender, South Asia, Energy.
Nov 02, 2001 ... Byline: University of California, Santa Cruz SANTA CRUZ, Calif., Nov. 2 (AScribe News) -- The public will have several opportunities next week to learn more about events since September 11 as UC Santa Cruz hosts "A Week of Reflection on the Crisis." "Faculty have ...
Business Leader, Stanford Benefactor Edmund Littlefield Dead at 87.
Nov 02, 2001 ... Byline: Stanford Graduate School of Business STANFORD, Calif., Nov. 2 (AScribe News) -- Edmund Wattis Littlefield, a leading San Francisco business executive, and a major benefactor of Stanford University and the Stanford Graduate School of Business, died of lung cancer ...
Cal State L.A. Awarded $300,000 Three-Year National Science Foundation Grant for Science, Technology Outreach.
Nov 02, 2001 ... Byline: Calif. State University, Los Angeles LOS ANGELES, Nov. 2 (AScribe News) -- The National Science Foundation (NSF) has recently awarded a three-year grant of $300,000 to California State University, Los Angeles for a project entitled "Science Technology Engineering Program ...
Xerox and Rochester Institute of Technology Launch alphaAve.com to Speed Emerging Technologies to Market.
Nov 05, 2001 ... Byline: Rochester Institute of Technology ROCHESTER, N.Y., Nov. 5 (AScribe News) -- Xerox Corporation (NYSE:XRX) and Rochester Institute of Technology's (RIT) Information Technology Laboratory have created the first Web site for technology transfer where developers can test ...
Survey Shows Need for More Teacher Training for Medical Residents.
Nov 05, 2001 ... Byline: University of California, Irvine IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 5 (AScribe News) -- While formal teacher training programs for medical residents have tripled in the past eight years, the nation's medical residents who help hone future physicians' clinical skills still need more ...
Innovations By U.S. College Students Flourish With Support of National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance.
Nov 05, 2001 ... Byline: National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance HADLEY, Mass., Nov. 5 (AScribe News) -- A fashionable battery-heated jacket. An underwater lap counter for swimmers. A tiny, portable printer for cell phones and other web browsers. An ultraviolet radiation sensor ...
Bates College Takes Part in Premiere Science Education Institute; National Civic Engagement Initiative Formed.
Nov 05, 2001 ... Byline: Bates College LEWISTON, Maine, Nov. 5 (AScribe News) -- Five members of the Bates College science faculty took part last August in an institute sponsored by the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U). The outcome of the five-day summer institute was a ...
Thomas Hoeber Named Cal State Hayward Alumni Director.
Nov 05, 2001 ... Byline: Calif. State University, Hayward HAYWARD, Calif., Nov. 5 (AScribe News) -- Thomas R. Hoeber, with more than 35 years of public affairs service in California, has been named director of alumni relations at California State University, Hayward. Hoeber, 60, ...
International Trade Expert Fermin Cuza Named Executive in Residence at California State University, Los Angeles.
Nov 05, 2001 ... Byline: Calif. State University, Los Angeles LOS ANGELES, Nov. 5 (AScribe News) -- Leading international trade expert Fermin Cuza, the former senior vice president for international trade and world government affairs with Mattel, Inc., has been named the Executive in Residence ...
UC San Diego Researcher Jerrold Olefsky Receives Second Prestigious MERIT Award for Promising Diabetes Research.
Nov 05, 2001 ... Byline: University of California, San Diego LA JOLLA, Calif., Nov. 5 (AScribe News) -- Jerrold Olefsky, M.D., University of California, San Diego School of Medicine researcher and professor of medicine, has received a $2.6 million 5-year MERIT Award from the National Institute ...
Duke University Researchers Awarded $7.5 Million to Study Genes and Environment.
Nov 05, 2001 ... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., Nov. 5 (AScribe News) -- Duke University and four other U.S. academic medical centers were awarded more than $37 million to unravel the interplay between genes and the environment to better understand why some people develop disease and why ...
Three North Carolina Social Studies Teachers Share NCSS 2001 Grant for Enhancement of Geographic Literacy.
Nov 06, 2001 ... Byline: National Council for the Social Studies WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (AScribe News) -- Three North Carolina teachers will share the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) 2001 Grant for the Enhancement of Geographic Literacy. The teachers are team leader Edye ...
'Deep End' Directors to Visit Bucknell University as Part of Library of Congress Film Preservation Tour.
Nov 06, 2001 ... Byline: Bucknell University LEWISBURG, Pa., Nov. 6 (AScribe News) -- Critically acclaimed independent filmmakers Scott McGehee and David Siegel will visit the Campus Theatre and Bucknell University this week as part of the ongoing Library of Congress film preservation tour at ...
Nearly 6,500 New York City Students 'Vote' for Mayor and on Issues Facing City: Mayoral Dead Heat, Yes on Rebuilding WTC.
Nov 06, 2001 ... Byline: Teaching Matters NEW YORK, Nov. 6 (AScribe News) -- Nearly 6,500 New York City 6th, 7th, and 8th grade public school students cast their "vote" for mayor and on pressing issues facing the City during the last week as part of a program called Election Connection. Results ...
Mayor Jerry Brown to help launch SFSU Oakland Multimedia Center; Center Will 'Contribute to Dynamism of Downtown'.
Nov 06, 2001 ... Byline: San Francisco State University OAKLAND, Calif., Nov. 6 (AScribe News) -- San Francisco State University is preparing to launch its Oakland Multimedia Center, which Mayor Jerry Brown says will boost the vitality of downtown Oakland and provide East Bay citizens convenient ...
Dr. James C. Murdoch Appointed Dean of School of Social Sciences at University of Texas at Dallas.
Nov 07, 2001 ... Byline: University of Texas at Dallas RICHARDSON, Texas, Nov. 7 (AScribe News) -- Dr. James C. Murdoch, a longtime scholar, educator and administrator at The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD), has been appointed dean of the university's School of Social Sciences, replacing Dr ....
Study Confirms: Testing MBA Students for Practical Intelligence Is Effective Predictor of Academic and Real-World Success.
Nov 07, 2001 ... Byline: University of Michigan ANN ARBOR, Mich., Nov. 7 (AScribe News) -- New research conducted among M.B.A. students at the University of Michigan Business School by renowned psychologist Robert Sternberg and collaborator Jennifer Hedlund provides further evidence that tests ...
University, Museum, Library Partners Awarded Federal Grant for 'WWII Richmond, California, Home Front Digital Project'.
Nov 07, 2001 ... Byline: John F. Kennedy University ORINDA, Calif., Nov. 7 (AScribe News) -- John F. Kennedy University Department of Museum Studies, the Richmond Public Library, and the Richmond Museum of History, working as partners, have been awarded a National Leadership Grant for Museum ...
Counsilman Center at Indiana University to Study Science of Swimming.
Nov 07, 2001 ... Byline: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Nov. 7 (AScribe News) -- A research center to study swimming is being created at the Indiana University School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation (HPER) to honor legendary IU swim coach James "Doc" Counsilman. ...
Missouri Educator to Receive National Council for the Social Studies Outstanding Service Award.
Nov 07, 2001 ... Byline: National Council for the Social Studies WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 (AScribe News) -- Warren H. Solomon, Ph.D., of Jefferson City, Mo., will receive the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) 2001 Outstanding Service Award. Solomon, who is an adjunct associate professor ...
Purdue's Management School Practices What It Teaches With Innovative Training Program for Administrative Support Staff.
Nov 08, 2001 ... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Nov. 8 (AScribe News) -- Purdue University's Krannert School of Management has put in an online training program for its administrative support staff - formerly known as secretaries. This sounds like business as usual, but it is ...
Hunter College Professor Terrie Epstein Receives Honors for Exemplary Research on Racial Perspectives in Social Studies.
Nov 08, 2001 ... Byline: National Council for the Social Studies WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (AScribe News) -- Terrie Epstein, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Curriculum and Teaching at Hunter College, City University of New York, will receive the National Council for the Social ...
UC Santa Barbara to Host National Conference on SAT, Future of Standardized Testing.
Nov 08, 2001 ... Byline: University of California, Santa Barbara SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Nov. 8 (AScribe News) -- Over the past four decades, most colleges and universities have looked to standardized tests to help them decide which high school students are best prepared to pursue higher ...
Globus Project to Make Major Announcement on Grid Computing at SC2001 Supercomputing Conference.
Nov 08, 2001 ... Byline: Argonne National Laboratory DENVER, Nov. 8 (AScribe News) -- The Globus Project will announce new alliances with major American and Japanese companies for its Globus Tookit(tm), an open source approach to grid computing created by the University of Southern California's ...
Study: Underrepresented Minority Physicians More Likely to Practice in California Following School, Residency in State.
Nov 08, 2001 ... Byline: University of California, San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 8 (AScribe News) -- A University of California, San Francisco study of the migration patterns of underrepresented minority Californians in medicine found that those who attend medical schools in the state are ...
Environmental Management Program at Stuart Graduate School of Business Is Among World's Best at Integrating Issues.
Nov 08, 2001 ... Byline: Chicago-Kent College of Law CHICAGO, Nov. 8 (AScribe News) -- Stuart Graduate School of Business at Illinois Institute of Technology has been ranked among the world's 15 leading MBA programs incorporating environmental management. In addition, the school's environmental ...
Stuart Graduate School of Business Helps Tuzla Technology Official Establish First U.S. Business Program in Bosnia.
Nov 08, 2001 ... Byline: Chicago-Kent College of Law CHICAGO, Nov. 8 (AScribe News) -- Edin Osmanbegovic, chief of information technology for the city of Tuzla in Bosnia and Herzegovina, has received a three-month fellowship to study at Illinois Institute of Technology's Stuart Graduate School ...
Toni Morrison to Speak at 'Assessment & Accountability: The Great Equity Debate' Public Education Network Conference.
Nov 09, 2001 ... Byline: Public Education Network WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 (AScribe News) -- The Public Education Network will hold its annual conference--this year called "Assessment & Accountability: The Great Equity Debate"--at the Park Hyatt Hotel in Washington from November 11 to 13. A list of ...
Talk on Terrorism, Cultural Celebrations Mark San Francisco State University's International Education Week.
Nov 09, 2001 ... Byline: San Francisco State University SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 9 (AScribe News) -- With all eyes of the world focused on the United States-led war on terrorism, this year's International Education Week at San Francisco State University takes on greater significance, according to ...
Fewer Foreign Students Traveling Home for Holidays, Says Northeastern University Official.
Nov 09, 2001 ... Byline: Northeastern University BOSTON, Nov. 9 (AScribe News) -- In light of the September 11 tragedies, more international students will not be traveling home for the upcoming holiday seasons, not for fear of flying, but for fear of long lines, visa problems and more scrutiny ...
High Cost of Drug Threatens Children With Serious Respiratory Infections, Study Finds.
Nov 09, 2001 ... Byline: Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 9 (AScribe News) -- The best available defense against serious lower respiratory infections in infants is a drug that can cost the consumer more than $2,000 a treatment. That cost may prove problematic for some ...
More Than Just Oil: Much Gold, Silver, Other Metals Lie Undiscovered in Saudi Arabia.
Nov 09, 2001 ... Byline: Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 9 (AScribe News) -- Oil may not be the only valuable commodity buried beneath the sands of Saudi Arabia. Ohio State University geologists have located new areas of potential metal deposits, based on the analysis of ...
Amateurs Talk About Military Strategy But Generals Discuss Logistics, Expert Says.
Nov 09, 2001 ... Byline: Penn State, Smeal College of Business Administration UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Nov. 9 (AScribe News) -- While some politicians and members of the public are questioning the pace of the war against terror and calling for a ground invasion, there is an old quote that "amateurs ...
Enzyme May Be Key to Genetic Diversity Generated in Sexual Reproduction; Find Could Aid Cancer Treatment.
Nov 09, 2001 ... Byline: The Scripps Research Institute LA JOLLA, Calif., Nov. 9 (AScribe News) -- Simultaneous reports by two teams at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), led by Professor Paul Russell, Ph.D., and Associate Professor Clare H. McGowan, Ph.D., identify the "resolvase" enzyme ...
NASA Selects 10 Scientific Investigations for 2005 Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
Nov 09, 2001 ... Byline: Jet Propulsion Laboratory WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 (AScribe News) -- NASA today announced the selection of 10 scientific investigations as part of the 2005 Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter mission. The 2005 mission will carry six primary instruments that will greatly enhance the ...
University of Southern California Hosts Bi-Coastal Benefit Conference to Educate U.S. Business Leaders on.
Nov 12, 2001 ... Byline: USC Marshall School of Business Terrorism LOS ANGELES, Nov. 12 (AScribe News) -- The Marshall School of Business, at the University of Southern California, in partnership with Linkage Inc., will serve as the West Coast host-site for a simulcast benefit ...
James B. Conway, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute COO, Wins National Patient Safety Leadership Award.
Nov 12, 2001 ... Byline: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute BOSTON, Nov. 12 (AScribe News) -- James B. Conway, senior vice president and chief operations officer at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, has been named the winner of first Individual Leadership Award in Patient Safety by the Joint Commission on ...
Stanford University Researchers Present Data at Society for Neuroscience Conference.
Nov 12, 2001 ... Byline: Stanford University Medical Center STANFORD, Calif., Nov. 12 (AScribe News) -- Several Stanford University Medical Center scientists will unveil research at the 31st annual Society for Neuroscience meeting in San Diego this week, an event that attracts more than 25,000 ...
Gene Chips Bring New Order to Lung Cancer Types, Could Yield Sharper Diagnoses, Better Drugs.
Nov 12, 2001 ... Byline: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute BOSTON, Nov. 12 (AScribe News) -- Using miniaturized chips that make snapshots of the activity of thousands of genes at once, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists have divided lung cancers into new categories based on their gene functions ...
University of Michigan Survey of Teen Girls Shows Disturbing Trends; More Than Half Think They Are Overweight.
Nov 12, 2001 ... Byline: University of Michigan ANN ARBOR, Mich., Nov. 12 (AScribe News) -- More than half of teen-age girls think they are overweight, according to results from a recent survey. When SmartGirl.org, a Web site for teens run by the University of Michigan, ran a poll asking readers ...
Science from Mount Sinai School of Medicine: Using DNA to Identify Counterfeit Merchandise; Animal Echolocation.
Nov 12, 2001 ... Byline: Mount Sinai School of Medicine NEW YORK, Nov. 12 (AScribe News) -- How can you be sure that new Calvin Klein or Versace dress is not a fake? Such counterfeit goods are a multi-billion dollar problem, with annual losses of about $20 billion in the US for counterfeit ...
'Research@Indiana' Display Shines at Supercomputing2001 Conference.
Nov 12, 2001 ... Byline: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Nov. 12 (AScribe News) -- Indiana University, which recently acquired the nation's largest and fastest university-owned supercomputer, has just placed 50th on the current list of the world's 500 most powerful supercomputers ...
Lung Screening Likely to Lead to Smoking Cessation, Study Finds.
Nov 12, 2001 ... Byline: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center NEW YORK, Nov. 12 (AScribe News) -- Smokers who undergo low-dose helical computed tomographic (CT) scanning for lung cancer were motivated to quit smoking, according to a study conducted by researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering ...
Immune System Discovery May Lead to Preventive Therapy for Diabetes.
Nov 13, 2001 ... Byline: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute BOSTON, Nov. 13 (AScribe News) -- By manipulating a cell that controls the immune system's response to infections, researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and their colleague have prevented the onset of diabetes in mice predisposed to the ...
Former Vice President Gore and Tipper Gore to Moderate Family Policy Conference.
Nov 13, 2001 ... Byline: Vanderbilt University NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 13 (AScribe News) -- For the 10th year, former Vice President Al Gore and Tipper Gore will moderate Family Re-Union, an annual conference that addresses major policy issues affecting families, at Vanderbilt University's ...
Explore the Science of Sex Determination at Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Holiday Lectures Web Site.
Nov 13, 2001 ... Byline: Burness Communications CHEVY CHASE, Md., Nov. 13 (AScribe News) -- What determines whether an organism will be a male, female or hermaphrodite? What can model organisms like mice and worms teach us about sex in humans? Is gender testing of athletes legitimate? Explore ...
Medical College of Ohio Receives Grant to Support Bioinformatics.
Nov 13, 2001 ... Byline: Medical College of Ohio TOLEDO, Ohio, Nov. 13 (AScribe News) -- Some day researchers will discover what genes cause what diseases and use that information to develop drugs and therapies that will save millions of lives. Those discoveries will most likely happen through ...
University of Arizona Study Indicates Antioxidants May Lessen Harmful Effects of Sidestream Cigarette Smoke.
Nov 13, 2001 ... Byline: University of Arizona TUCSON, Ariz., Nov. 13 (AScribe News) -- A new study at the University of Arizona College of Public Health provides evidence that multiple antioxidants may help lessen the harmful effects of sidestream cigarette smoke. (Sidestream smoke, which is ...
Chicago, Mexico City Join Carbon Trading Market; Mayor Announces Commitment to Chicago Climate Exchange.
Nov 13, 2001 ... Byline: Joyce Foundation CHICAGO, Nov. 13 (AScribe News) -- The City of Chicago will become the nation's first municipality to commit to participate in the development of a carbon emissions trading system, a widely hailed strategy for addressing climate change, Mayor Daley ...
California Environmentalist Huey Johnson to Receive $200,000 United Nations Environment Prize.
Nov 13, 2001 ... Byline: Trust for Public Land SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 13 (AScribe News) -- The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) announced today that Huey D. Johnson, founder and president of the San Francisco-based Resource Renewal Institute, will receive the 2001 UNEP Sasakawa ...
International Education Increasingly Integral Part of U.S. Higher Education; Interest Remains Strong Post Sept. 11.
Nov 13, 2001 ... Byline: Halstead Communications WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (AScribe News) -- The Institute of International Education (IIE) today released the results of an online survey on the impact on educational exchange of the September 11 attacks and the highlights of its annual Open Doors ...
San Diego Supercomputer Center Data Middleware Selected as Core Component of United Kingdom Data Grid.
Nov 13, 2001 ... Byline: San Diego Supercomputer Center SAN DIEGO, Nov. 13 (AScribe News) -- The San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) has announced that its popular data management tool, the SDSC Storage Resource Broker (SRB), has been chosen as a core component of the UK data grid ...
'Skeletons' in the Closet: UC Santa Barbara Researcher Estimates Number of Invalid Species Names.
Nov 13, 2001 ... Byline: University of California, Santa Barbara SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Nov. 13 (AScribe News) -- Many species have invalid names, creating havoc for those scientists who are in the business of classifying both fossils and current living things, as well as for others who rely on ...
Mid-Life Mothers See Their Adult Daughters As More Successful But Less Happy, Says University of Michigan Study.
Nov 13, 2001 ... Byline: University of Michigan ANN ARBOR, Mich., Nov. 13 (AScribe News) -- Nearly two-thirds of 611 mid-life mothers studied felt that they had been less successful in their work lives than their adult daughters, according to a University of Michigan study to be presented Nov ....
Francis Collins to Speak on Benefits and Challenges of Genetic Knowledge at University of Michigan.
Nov 13, 2001 ... Byline: University of Michigan ANN ARBOR, Mich., Nov. 13 (AScribe News) -- Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Human Genome Research Institute, will be the keynote speaker Dec. 7 at the University of Michigan's fourth Wiesner Symposium, titled "Braving the New World: ...