Lab Leadership
A flexible workplace initiative improved employees’ health behavior and well-being, including a rise in the amount and quality of sleep and better health management, according to a new study by University of Minnesota sociology professors.
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Finding a way to appraise residential and commercial properties with photovoltaic installations is a growing challenge facing the nation’s real estate industry.
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In recognition of Computer Science Education Week (CSEdWeek) 2011, Dec. 4 to 10, the National Science Foundation (NSF) recently began publishing and disseminating one-page newsletters spotlighting innovative computer science research.
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The Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) is pleased to announce the nine finalists who will vie for the prestigious honor that will be presented to the top candidate at SLAS2012, February 4-8, 2012 in San Diego, CA, USA.
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The application of instruments and strategies to reduce the sample prep blank is often called the application of Clean Chemistry techniques. Learn the factors impacting blank quality, in particular when microwave digestion is used, and about some Clean Chemistry products and technologies designed to help the analyst generate superior analytical data.
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Akiba will receive the award – a medal and approximately $6,500 – at a ceremony in Tokyo, Japan, on December 6.
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The inaugural Young Women in Science and Engineering (YWISE) College and Career Workshop recently drew 50 students who spent time interacting with accomplished female scientists who shared advice, tips and life lessons.
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It’s a common refrain heard within nearly every business circle today, but only because it’s true: The world of work has changed. Nowhere is this more evident than in the use of contingent workers, or “free agents,” across nearly every global industry.
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Zhong Lin Wang, a physicist who joined Georgia Tech in 1995, has almost single handedly launched a new field of research that takes advantage of the unique properties of zinc oxide nanostructures.
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The national lab was honored by the U.S. Green Building Council East Tennessee Chapter for "exemplary contributions to sustainability in the built environment."
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The Homewood-Flossmoor Science Pub is a new forum for freewheeling exchange between interested members of the public and researchers of all stripes.
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Whether they're running from bears in Kamchatka, building a lab deep underground, making fuel-efficient race cars, or monitoring climate change at far-flung locales, scientists often engage in extreme research.
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