News tagged with industry sponsorship

Evidence mounting on the harms of alcohol industry sponsorship of sport

While policy makers in Australia, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand debate whether alcohol advertising and sponsorship should be banned from sport, new research provides evidence that alcohol industry sponsorship is associated ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Industry collaboration enhances academic science, sociologist finds

New research suggests that private industry and academic science pursue different goals with different consequences, but that the two can still be complementary.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 09, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists call for ban on alcohol-industry sponsorship of sport

The alcohol industry's sponsorship of sport should be banned and replaced with a dedicated alcohol tax modelled on those employed by some countries for tobacco, say scientists.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0




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Global wave of Flame cyber attacks called staggering

(Phys.org) -- Kaspersky Lab has discovered complex malware that has been in operation for at least five years, collecting data from countries including both Israel and Iran. Kaspersky experts think the masterminds ...

Technology / Internet

created May 28, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (21) | comments 22 | with audio podcast report

London faces up to 'greenest' Games pledge

London has pledged to host the greenest Olympic Games ever staged, but it could take years before the promises start to flower.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 15, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Roadway with recycled toilets is world's first official 'Greenroad'

Greenroads, a rating system developed at the University of Washington to promote sustainable roadway construction, awarded its first official certification to a Bellingham project that incorporates porcelain ...

Technology / Other

created Mar 12, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Kodak -- and film -- saying goodbye to the Oscars

(AP) -- Each year at the Oscars ceremony, Hollywood says goodbye to stars and filmmakers who've died. This year, the award show will bid adieu to the Kodak Theatre.

Technology / Other

created Feb 24, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

US Senate in new cybersecurity push

US senators, warning of potentially catastrophic cyberattacks, introduced a bill Tuesday aimed at protecting critical infrastructure such as power, water and transportation systems.

Technology / Internet

created Feb 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 14

Startup transports Web browsers to underwater world

It's a living, breathing ocean that you can "dive into," exploring underwater habitats from the Indian Ocean to the Sea of Cortez while encountering thousands of fish - as they swim across your computer screen.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 22, 2011 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Fluid game development keeps Zynga one step ahead

In a quiet outpost near Marina del Rey, Zynga Inc. has been building an empire.

Technology / Business

created Jun 02, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Monitoring peccaries in Brazil benefits wildlife, local communities and food security

Veterinarians from the Wildlife Conservation Society and the State Institute of Animal Health (IAGRO) in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil have conducted one of the first health assessments of white-lipped peccaries ...

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 23, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Domain '.xxx' approved for Web porn sites

(AP) -- You've heard of ".com" and ".org." Joining them soon will be their bawdy cousin: ".xxx."

Technology / Internet

created Mar 21, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Conflicts-of-interest in drug studies sneaking back into medical journals, say investigators

Hidden financial conflicts-of-interest are sneaking into published drug research through the back door, warns an international team of investigators, led by researchers from the Jewish General Hospital's Lady Davis Institute ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Mar 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0


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