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UCF, FIT, Sanford-Burnham projects headed to ISS
The Write Stuff - Orlando SentinelThree locally-designed research projects were selected in an international competition by Space Florida to fly up to the International Space Station next year on a SpaceX rocket. Projects from the University of Central Florida and Sanford-Burnham... -
In nationwide innovation battle, Baltimore area lags on patents
Dr. Luis Diaz is an oncologist at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, a researcher with patented findings and the co-founder of a small, fast-expanding company.
"We've grown from no employees to one employee to four employees and now we have 12,"...Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, University System of Maryland, Microsoft Corporation, Labor Markets, Technology
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Opponents denounce call for anti-gay prom in Indiana
SULLIVAN, Ind. (AP) — A quiet Indiana community known for its parks and corn festival has become the latest setting for the debate over gay rights and bullying after several area residents, including some high schoolers, proposed holding a non-...
Tags: Bullying, Christianity, Teaching and Learning, Minority Groups, Television Stations
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Blue states' fiscal woes test Obama
The electoral map, the demographics behind President Barack Obama's re-election and the high-end tax increases that were just wrung from the Republicans give Democrats reason to believe that long-term political trends are on their side in budget...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Politics, Credit Ratings, National Government, White House
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What's An Acceptable Civilian/Terrorist Drone Kill Ratio?
The Hartford Courant"Honk! Honk! Honk!" The sound filled the air as I walked to my car in the Southern Connecticut State University parking lot. With bag in one hand and keys in the other, I looked skyward at a flock of geese to my right. As I reached my car ready to pop...Tags: Terrorism, Colleges and Universities, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Education
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Pretend superhero powers boost helpfulness in real life
I won't lie -- I usually find it cute when my sons and my husband geek out over Superman or Batman. But there are times when the antics wear thin. Like when my 3-year-old refuses to wear his glasses because "Wolverine doesn't wear glasses." Or when he...
Tags: Psychology, Superman (fictional character), Science and Technology, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Energy Secretary Chu to step down
WASHINGTON -- Energy Secretary Steven Chu said he is leaving the Obama administration, ending a tenure marked by active development of alternative energy that won plaudits from environmentalists and drew attacks from conservatives, especially after the...
Tags: Politics, Bankruptcy, Solyndra LLC, Energy Saving, John Podesta
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Praise the action to raise problem-solvers, researchers say
Parents who want to raise children who are good at solving problems – and who doesn’t? – should watch how they hand out praise to their toddlers, researchers said Tuesday. Praising little ones for their efforts -- rather than for being...
Tags: Family, Colleges and Universities, University of Chicago, Science and Technology, Education
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Gerda Lerner dies at 92; pioneered field of women's history
Gerda Lerner spent her 18th birthday in a Nazi prison in Vienna and feared that birthday would be her last. Her jailers meant to starve her, but her cellmates — two gentile women imprisoned for their anti-fascist views — shared their rations...
Tags: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Colleges and Universities, Politics, History (tv network), Columbia University
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Sanford-Burnham to send two experiments to Space Station
Vital Signs Health Blog - Orlando SentinelSanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute is heading to space. Research teams at the institute in Lake Nona as well as its counterpart in LaJolla, Calif., both won an international competition to send experiments to the International Space Station, Space... -
UC Irvine professor quits midway through online Coursera class
L.A. NOWA UC Irvine professor has stopped teaching midway through a massive online course in microeconomics offered through the Coursera organization, saying that he had disagreements on how to conduct the free class for thousands of students around the world.... -
Loren A. Weishaar
Converse, Texas: Loren A. Weishaar, 76, died Feb. 12, 2013, with his loving family at his side. He was a resident of Converse, Texas. He was born March 4, 1936, in Leola to Arthur and Ramona Ruede Weishaar. Loren was president of the senior class at...
Tags: U.S. Air Force, Colleges and Universities, Kitty Hawk, Crime, Law and Justice, Teaching and Learning
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