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Science Applications receives biomass contract (AP Finance)
Defense contractor Science Applications International Corp. said Tuesday it was awarded a contract worth up to $21 million under the government's biomass program.
This Week in Science (GenomeWeb News)
In the news section, Science says the PNAS paper from Jean-Marc Elalouf's group on the mitochondrial genome isn't the first report of full cave bear mtDNA . Science says Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology's Michael Hofreiter published the complete mtDNA of the cave bear and the extinct American short-faced bear in BMC Evolutionary Biology last July. As the groups argue over ...
Munger: A little quiz to test science knowledge (Knoxville News Sentinel)
Usually around this time of the year, inspired by the bright teenagers who compete in the Tennessee Science Bowl, I put together a little quiz that's based on sample questions used to prepare for the high school science competition. I tried it out on my blog, "Atomic City Underground," and nobody squealed too loud there, so I'll give it a go here.It's short and simple - 10 questions, multiple ...
Students show creativity, innovation at science fair (6abc Philadelphia)
Temple University is hosting Philadelphia's 31st annual George Washington Carver Science Fair.
RV companies and Elkhart schools proud to offer kids 'Science-2-GO' (South Bend Tribune)
ELKHART -- Keeping our eye on education, the Elkhart County school system and local RV companies are teaming up to help kids learn about science. They are turning an old school bus into a mobile science lab.
Teacher finds a solution to our science problem (The Record and Herald News)
A new way of teaching physics — developed by a Bergen County teacher — could offer a solution to American students' poor performance in math and science.
Science New Zealand congratulates prizewinners (Scoop.co.nz)
Science New Zealand congratulates the winners of the first-ever Prime Minister’s Science Prizes – the Science Prize, Emerging Scientist’s Prize, Science Teacher’s Prize, the Science Media Communications Prize, and the MacDiarmid Emerging Scientist Prize.
Vilcek prizes in biomedical science awarded (EurekAlert!)
( Vilcek Foundation ) The Vilcek Foundation is pleased to announce the granting of the 2010 Vilcek Prize for Biomedical Science and the Vilcek Prize, for Creative Promise. Both prizes are awarded only to foreign-born American citizens to reflect the guiding philosophy, values, and mission of the Vilcek Foundation and its founders -- Dr. Jan and Marica Vilcek -- who immigrated to this country ...
Science Spectacular at Sanders Elementary (KIII Corpus Christi)
Kids at Sanders Elementary School spent the day learning that science is spectacular. Today dozens of community members talked about how they use science in their careers.
Brazilian research and post-graduates to have immediate access to Science digital back files with Science Classic ... (EurekAlert!)
( American Association for the Advancement of Science ) The American Association for the Advancement of Science announces that the government of Brazil has partnered with AAAS to obtain sitewide access to Science Classic, the digital archive of Science from 1880-1996, for use by the institutions of the Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education Personnel, the nation's extensive information ...