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EurekAlert! - Business and Economics
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AIBS names emerging public policy leaders
(American Institute of Biological Sciences) The American Institute of Biological Sciences has selected two graduate students to receive the 2012 AIBS Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award. Lida Beninson is a Ph.D. candidate in Integrative Physiology at the University of Colorado Boulder. Andrew Reinmann is a Ph.D. candidate in Biology at Boston University.
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Fellowships to assist 9 UC Riverside students secure doctoral degrees
(University of California - Riverside) The University of California, Riverside has awarded nine first-year graduate students an annual stipend of $30,000 for two years to increase underrepresented minority students in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics at the doctoral level. In addition to the stipend that covers living expenses, each student's graduate tuition and fees are fully covered. Because of the fellowships, the nine students will be fully engaged in research from the outset.
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Judder-free videos on the smartphone
(Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft) Overloaded cellular networks can get annoying - especially when you want to watch a video on your smartphone. An optimized Radio Resource Manager will soon be able to help network operators accommodate heavy network traffic. Researchers will present their solution at the GSMA Mobile World Congress from Feb. 27 to March 1, 2012 in Barcelona (Hall 2, Booth E41).
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Schooling protects fleeing children from disease
(University of Copenhagen) Refugee children have scant access to medical care and are particularly vulnerable to disease. Fresh research results from the University of Copenhagen show that just a few hours of schooling a week may have a pronounced positive impact on their health not only in childhood but later in life when they achieve adulthood.
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Media portrayal of race in sports reveals biases in corporate world
(Penn State) The US may have its first black president and the Fortune 500 its first black female chief executive, but African American CEOs account for a mere one percent of the chiefs of those 500 largest companies.
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