Lab Leadership
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and the Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies have joined forces to create a new master's program in emergency and disaster management (EDM), which is set to launch in fall 2013.
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The Pittcon 2013 Marketing Committee is pleased to release its official conference and exposition mobile app, Pittcon 2013.
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An in-depth, authoritative assessment of women in university research has found that although there has been significant progress in the representation of women in the university research ranks, there are still gender equity challenges that must be overcome and the passage of time will not be enough to ensure parity.
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In the new Thinking Matters course 'The Science of MythBusters,' Stanford freshmen learn the scientific method by studying exploding chicken manure and the mathematical probabilities of winning game shows.
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Shirley Tilghman vividly remembers the science experiment that changed her life. As a child, the distinguished molecular biologist and Princeton University president loved math and solving puzzles, but it was in college that she had her “aha” moment in a lab.
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The U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), a world leader in technologies for energy-efficient buildings, has agreed to work with Singapore as that island nation pursues energy conservation and climate mitigation policies.
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Commendations for exemplary scientific research and leadership have been bestowed upon Fernando Garzon, Cristian Batista and Irene Beyerlein, by the Laboratory Fellows organization.
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GE Healthcare’s 2012 Cell Imaging Competition - Voting Opens to Celebrate Art, Science and Discovery
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The Laboratory Products Association (LPA) has partnered with the Arizona Science Center while in Scottsdale for its 2012 Annual Meeting October 29-30.
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To accelerate such discovery, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) ESnet (Energy Sciences Network) is now operating the world’s fastest science network, serving the entire national laboratory system, its supercomputing centers, and its major scientific instruments at 100 gigabits per second – 10 times faster than its previous generation network.
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ANN ARBOR—The number and diversity of University of Michigan students graduating with degrees in science, engineering and mathematics will increase significantly through a cross-campus effort funded by a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation.
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As a curious 11-year-old, Alan Alda asked his teacher, “What is a flame?” She replied: “It’s oxidation.” Alda went on to win fame as an actor and writer, became an advocate for clear communication of science, and helped found the Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University.
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