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The practice is a financial boon to the district but poses issues of transparency and the donors' stances on reform.

Private money is paying for key senior staff positions in the Los Angeles Unified School District -- providing needed expertise at a bargain rate, but also raising questions about transparency and the direction of reforms in the nation's second-largest school system.

A special issue of the Journal of Computer Security (IOS Press, ISSN 0926-227X) brings together the research results of six ongoing FP6-IST projects.

In a pioneering effort that generated massive amounts of DNA sequence data from 12 people, a team supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) demonstrates the feasibility and value of a new strategy for identifying relatively rare genetic variants that may cause or contribute to disease. The proof-of-concept findings were published online in the journal Nature.

(DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) Battelle and Boise Inc. will conduct the first-ever feasibility study of new carbon capture and storage technology in the $140 billion pulp, paper and paperboard industry, under a $500,000 project announced by the Department of Energy.

For the first time, scientists have detected clear signs of recent lava flows on the surface of Venus.

This fully funded studentship is available under the supervision of Dr Rebecca Goss, in the internationally recognised School of Chemistry, UEA Norwich. 100% of research activity classified as internationally leading, excellent or recognised in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise.
UK/EU APPLICANTS ONLY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS FUNDING (this is because of the eligibility rules of the funding body).
FundingNotice: Funding is available for UK/EU students. Funding awarded for this project …

Call for Support of Oklahoma Scientists and Research Programs

Speaking of Research, along with scientists and others across the country, were appalled to learn yesterday that Oklahoma State University’s President cancelled a research project for which his university had already accepted ...DrugMonkey found this 42 hours ago on speakingofresearch.com Find more top science news, videos, and blogs on ScienceBlips: Medicine

This fully funded studentship is available under the supervision of Dr Aristidis Nikoloulopoulos, in the internationally recognised School of Computing Sciences, UEA Norwich (90% of research activity classified as internationally leading, excellent or recognised, RAE 2008).
UK/EU APPLICANTS ONLY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS FUNDING (this is because of the eligibility rules of the funding body)
Funding is available for UK/EU students. Funding awarded for this project will cover tuition fees and…

What do our closest living ancestors have to teach us about what it means to be human? How do images of the human brain reveal our faculties for language, the use of tools and the ability to forge social bonds? A new three-part series—“The Human Spark”—premiering January 6, 13, and 20 (8:00 pm) on PBS stations will examine these questions and more. Funded in part by the National Science Foundation, the series engages host Alan Alda with dozens of researchers in neuroscience, anthropology, human evolution, child development and primatology.

(Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International) A hormone responsible for the body's stress response is also linked to the growth of insulin-producing cells in the pancreas, according to JDRF- funded researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in California. The findings are the latest advances to underscore the potential for regeneration as a key component of a possible cure for type 1 diabetes.

(Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International) A hormone responsible for the body's stress response is also linked to the growth of insulin-producing cells in the pancreas, according to JDRF- funded researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in California. The findings are the latest advances to underscore the potential for regeneration as a key component of a possible cure for type 1 diabetes.

(SPARC) The presidents of 57 liberal arts colleges in the US, representing 22 states, have declared their support for the Federal Research Public Access Act in an open letter released today. The letter is the first from higher education administrators to be issued in support of the 2009 bill, and further reinforcement that support for the Act exists at the highest levels of the higher education community.

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(SPARC) The presidents of 57 liberal arts colleges in the US, representing 22 states, have declared their support for the Federal Research Public Access Act in an open letter released today. The letter is the first from higher education administrators to be issued in support of the 2009 bill, and further reinforcement that support for the act exists at the highest levels of the higher education community.

(SPARC) The presidents of 57 liberal arts colleges in the US, representing 22 states, have declared their support for the Federal Research Public Access Act in an open letter released today. The letter is the first from higher education administrators to be issued in support of the 2009 bill, and further reinforcement that support for the act exists at the highest levels of the higher education community.

BETHESDA, Md., July 16, 2010--A clinical trial in Cambodia has
found it possible to prolong the survival of untreated HIV-infected
adults with very weak immune systems and newly diagnosed
tuberculosis (TB) by starting anti-HIV therapy two weeks...

BETHESDA, Md., July 16, 2010--A clinical trial in Cambodia has
found it possible to prolong the survival of untreated HIV-infected
adults with very weak immune systems and newly diagnosed
tuberculosis (TB) by starting anti-HIV therapy two weeks...

A clinical trial in Cambodia has found it possible to prolong the survival of untreated HIV-infected adults with very weak immune systems and newly diagnosed tuberculosis (TB) by starting anti-HIV therapy two weeks after beginning TB treatment, rather than waiting eight weeks, as has been standard.

EurekAlert - Experts from the University of Minnesota will soon be on the frontlines working to help developing countries better respond to emerging animal diseases that pose a threat to human health. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-10/uom-uom103009.php

A new study involving data from more than 20,000 individuals has uncovered several DNA sequences linked to impaired pulmonary function. The research, an analysis that combined the results of several smaller studies, provides insight into the mechanisms involved in reaching full lung capacity.

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A new study involving data from more than 20,000 individuals has uncovered several DNA sequences linked to impaired pulmonary function. The research, an analysis that combined the results of several smaller studies, provides insight into the mechanisms involved in reaching full lung capacity. The findings may ultimately lead to better understanding of lung function and diseases like asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the fourth leading cause of death in the United States.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Institutes of Health announce that an international consortium of researchers has published the genome of domestic cattle, the first livestock mammal to have its genetic blueprint sequenced and analyzed. The landmark research will bolster efforts to produce better beef and dairy products and lead to a better understanding of the human genome.