News tagged with community members
Calif. Hmong community launches online translator
(AP) -- When Phong Yang, a Hmong refugee from Laos, landed in California's Central Valley - via stops in Thailand and France - he was 14 years old. He learned to speak Hmong from his parents, but today he has a hard time ...
Mar 25, 2012 |
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Through MoonMappers, the public is offered a chance to be part of NASA Lunar Science
The MoonMappers citizen science project at CosmoQuest.org invites the public to become part of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter’s science team. Through this project, the public is invited to explore high-resolution ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 21, 2012 |
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Lawsuit slams 'apps' for mining smartphone contacts
A small group of US smartphone owners has filed a lawsuit demanding that Facebook, Twitter and other makers of smartphone "apps" pay dearly for mining people's contact lists.
Mar 16, 2012 |
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Johns Hopkins faculty highly value involvement of nearby urban community for improving research
A survey conducted by Johns Hopkins faculty found strong support among their peers for working more closely with the minority, inner-city community that surrounds the institution. Overall, 91 percent of faculty responders ...
Dec 20, 2010 |
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Research Investigates Rebuilding Identity When Communication Is Impaired
What happens to a person’s identity when a stroke or a disease profoundly impairs the ability to communicate? In Neurogenic Communication Disorders: Life Stories and the Narrative Self, University of Arkan ...
Sep 08, 2009 |
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How schools, parents can work together for successful kids
It is widely understood that, ideally, schools and parents should work together to ensure that children can succeed as students and citizens. But what is the right balance? And how much do teachers want parents involved in ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 18, 2009 |
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Facebook, Twitter and other social media are more used than e-mail, surveys suggest
Here's today's big news in fewer than 140 characters: Social networking is now more popular than e-mail.
Mar 16, 2009 |
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Preparing for a journey to Mars: Crew locked for 105 days in simulator
(PhysOrg.com) -- On 31 March, a crew of six, including a French pilot and a German engineer, will embark on a 105-day simulated Mars mission. They will enter a special facility at the Institute of Biomedical ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 05, 2009 |
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