News tagged with degrees
Robotic hand nearly identical to a human one (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- When it comes to finding the single best tool for building, digging, grasping, drawing, writing, and many other tasks, nothing beats the human hand. Human hands have evolved over millions ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Feb 18, 2011 |
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How gendered beliefs funnel women away from science and engineering
Women earned only 18% of all Computer Science degrees and made up less than 25% of the workers in engineering- and computer-related fields in 2009. These statistics stand in stark contrast to the gains they ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 17, 2011 |
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Research: Pregnant teens want to go to college, need support
The United States has the highest adolescent pregnancy and birth rate among developed countries in the world. Many mistakenly believe that teens who become pregnant do not have aspirations of going to college or finding a ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 09, 2011 |
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Unemployment among doctoral scientists and engineers lower than among the general population in 2008
Data released today by the National Science Foundation show the recent economic recession had less effect on doctoral degree holders in science, engineering and health (SEH) fields than it did on the general population.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Jan 27, 2011 |
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Fahrenheit -459: Neutron stars and string theory in a lab
(PhysOrg.com) -- Using lasers to contain some ultra-chilled atoms, a team of scientists has measured the viscosity or stickiness of a gas often considered to be the sixth state of matter. The measurements ...
Dec 09, 2010 |
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Baby boomers raise midlife suicide rate
Baby boomers appear to be driving a dramatic rise in suicide rates among middle-aged people, a new study finds.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 27, 2010 |
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Help wanted: Highly cited researchers needed for high-ranking positions at research institutions
At a time when great jobs are hard to find, here's good news for the under-qualified: A new article appearing in the FASEB Journal shows that being a highly cited researcher may not be a primary qualification for taking on lea ...
Aug 05, 2010 |
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Rock and Roll: Titan's Gem Tumbler
(PhysOrg.com) -- It appears flash flooding has paved streambeds in the Xanadu region of Saturn's moon Titan with thousands of sparkling crystal balls of ice, according to scientists with NASA's Cassini spacecraft. ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 11, 2010 |
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Study finds earnings disparity for women following community college education
(PhysOrg.com) -- Women who receive postsecondary career and technical education are still being short-changed in their career earnings when compared with male counterparts, according to a study released online today by the ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 22, 2010 |
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Columbia to offer journalism-computer science degree
As the Internet transforms the US media landscape, a top American university announced plans on Wednesday to offer a dual master's degree in journalism and computer science.
Apr 07, 2010 |
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Women caught up in 'rug rat race'
College-educated mothers in the United States are caught up in a "rug rat race." They are going to extremes to secure elite college admission for their kids, say University of California, San Diego economists Garey and Valerie ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 22, 2010 |
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Choosing a university degree is not linked to personality
Researchers from the University of Cádiz (UCA) have studied the connection between professional preferences and personality, based on interviews and questionnaires carried out on 735 secondary school ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 03, 2010 |
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US Nobel sweep points to brain drain
Cash-rich US researchers have again dominated this year's Nobel awards, but it seems identifying the nationality of laureates is not an exact science, and change may be on the way.
Oct 13, 2009 |
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NASA's Aqua satellite gets two views of category 4 Hurricane Bill
Hurricane Bill has become a powerhouse in the Atlantic Ocean and NASA satellites are providing forecasters with important information to help their forecasts. Bill is now a category four hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 19, 2009 |
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Germany to Google: Erase raw street-level images
(AP) -- A data protection official for Germany said Wednesday that Google had yet to meet a key request that photos gathered for its panoramic mapping service be erased after they are sent to the United States ...
May 20, 2009 |
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