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26 Milliarden für die Förderung von Bildung, Forschung und Innovation

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Der Bundesrat hat die Botschaft über die Förderung von Bildung, Forschung und Innovation (BFI) in den Jahren 2013-2016 an die eidgenössischen Räte überwiesen. Mit dieser Botschaft beantragt er Fördermittel im Umfang von 23,878 Milliarden Franken. Werden die für die EU-Rahmenprogramme für Forschung und Bildung reservierten Mittel dazu gezäh [...] Read more ...

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22 Feb 2012

Finding Malcolm X at Brown University

When Brown University senior Malcolm Burnley signed up for a nonfiction writing course last fall, he could not have guessed it would lead him to discover a dusty audio version of a forgotten Malcolm X speech in Brown's research archives. Read more ...

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22 Feb 2012

Researchers build first physical 'metatronic' circuit

Researchers build first physical 'metatronic' circuit

(PhysOrg.com) -- The technological world of the 21st century owes a tremendous amount to advances in electrical engineering, specifically, the ability to finely control the flow of electrical charges using increasingly small and complicated circuits. And while those electrical advances continue to race [...] Read more ...

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22 Feb 2012

University Of California System Easily Sells $860M Century Bond

To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit www.djreprints.com Dow Jones Reprints: This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, [...] Read more ...

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22 Feb 2012

Changing Outlooks, Not Rules

Professor Ebdon will have the power to prevent universities from charging the maximum £9,000 a year in tuition fees if they fail to agree fair access arrangements with him. These contracts must set out how universities will support students and attract more applicants from disadvantaged backgrounds. However, the same legislation which grants OFFA [...] Read more ...

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22 Feb 2012

U.S. News & World Report and AMD STEM Challenge TweetChat

Maximum one (1) prize per household, e-mail address, or Twitter handle. Limit: One (1) entry per person or Twitter handle. Winner Selection: Sponsor will select six (6) potential winners at random on or about February 22, 2012 (“Drawing Date”) from all eligible Entries received during the Entry Period. Limit: no more than one (1) prize will be [...] Read more ...

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22 Feb 2012

“Building a Global Knowledge Society”

A woman photographs the skyline of downtown Vancouver in Vancouver, British Columbia, on February 3, 2010. [AP File Photo]

Writing for the U.S. Department of State DipNote blog, Dr. Sharon H. Hrynkow, Counselor and Senior Scientist in the Office of the Science and Technology Adviser to the Secretary, highlights the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Vancouver, British Colombia, which brought together over 5,000 scientist [...] Read more ...

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22 Feb 2012

Public School Crime In The U.S. On The Decline

MIAMI -- Crimes and homicides in public schools nationwide have declined, part of a downward trend seen over the past several years. Data released Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Education and the Department of Justice show declines across a number of indicators, including thefts, violent crimes, bullying and gang activity. Read more ...

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22 Feb 2012

Ready, Set, Download the Universe

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Download the Universe brings together 15 of the Internet's top science folks in an online forum that guides readers through the vast world of digital science e-books, texts and apps. It was born last month, after a group of writers and scientists had started gathering at Science Online to discuss the rapid growth of e-books. They saw a blissful fut [...] Read more ...

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22 Feb 2012