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New GI Bill forces vets to make some tough decisions

17.10.2008 22:51    minnesota.publicradio.org
For vets already in school, choosing between the new GI Bill or staying with the old one, is a complicated decision.


Y-Days Contributors Make Week a Success

17.10.2008 22:20    newsnet.byu.edu
Items such as knitted hats, colored alphabet books and sewed footballs will be sent to grateful children around the world, thanks to BYU students taking a few minutes out of their busy schedules this week to serve others.

Hebrew Club Members Honor Jewish Holiday with Campus Sukkah

17.10.2008 22:20    newsnet.byu.edu
Members of BYU's Hebrew Club have been celebrating the Feast of Tabernacles in a homemade Sukkah they setup this week

Many Foods Filled with Good, Bad Chemicals, Visiting Professor Says

17.10.2008 22:20    newsnet.byu.edu
A speaker on Wednesday taught BYU students the good and the bad of the invisible things inside your food.


Panel Discusses Importance of Reading

17.10.2008 22:20    newsnet.byu.edu
Reading should start at home and become a lifestyle to children at a young age, concluded experts in a panel discussion.

Renowned Musician to Perform at Y

17.10.2008 22:20    newsnet.byu.edu
Hundreds of notes will be both played and heard in a challenging program put on by an accomplished pianist this weekend.

Agencies Rated on Scientific Candor

17.10.2008 22:19    washingtonpost.com
The Environmental Protection Agency and Occupational Safety and Health Administration have among the most restrictive policies in the federal government on releasing scientific information to the press and public, according to a "report card" being issued today by the Union

The Fall Girl

17.10.2008 22:19    washingtonpost.com
Catherine Stevens had much to be unhappy about as she took the stand yesterday at the corruption trial of her husband, Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska.

McCain Bundler Assailed Over Fuel Deal

17.10.2008 22:19    washingtonpost.com
A leading House Democrat alleged yesterday that a top fundraiser for Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain has been involved in apparent war profiteering by inflating prices on jet fuel in defense contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

Where Prescription Drugs and Doctor's Appointments Don't Mix

17.10.2008 22:19    washingtonpost.com
K en Johnson , senior vice president for communications and public affairs at the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), the giant drug lobby, is trying to clamp down on what he sees as staff abuse of administrative leave.

Kenya: Farmers' Groups Oppose Biosafety Bill

17.10.2008 22:18    allafrica.com
Farmers' groups have faulted the Biosafety Bill 2008, dismissing it as offering little to protect Kenyans from hunger, poverty and health concerns surrounding genetically-modified organisms.

Nigeria: FG to Support Science & Tech to Grow Economy

17.10.2008 22:18    allafrica.com
The Federal government is taking steps to create a suitable environment for the implementation and funding of science and technology programmes and projects in order to grow and flourish the nation's economy.

Nigeria: Apwen Honours Best Female Science Students

17.10.2008 22:18    allafrica.com
The Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN) in collaboration with the FCT Science and Technology Unit, has honoured twelve outstanding female science students in the junior and senior secondary schools certificate examinations in the FCT.

Kenya: Good News for Scientists

17.10.2008 22:18    allafrica.com
September was a good month for Africa's universities, with the injection of a significant amount of money from the United States to increase the number of skilled scientists and engineers teaching in the continent.

Temperature Requirements for Seed Germination and Seedling Development Determine Timing of Seedling Emergence of Three Monocotyledonous Temperate Forest Spring Geophytes

17.10.2008 20:38    aob.oupjournals.org
Background and AimsThe optimal period for seedling emergence depends on factors such as habitat preference, life cycle and geographical distribution. This research was performed to clarify the role of temperature in regulating processes leading to seedling emergence of the European
World    Botany

Utility of Multilocus Genotypes for Taxon Assignment in Stands of Closely Related European White Oaks from Switzerland

17.10.2008 20:38    aob.oupjournals.org
Background and AimsEuropean white oaks (Quercus petraea, Q. pubescens, Q. robur) have long puzzled plant biologists owing to disputed species differentiation. Extensive hybridization or shared ancestry have been proposed as alternative hypotheses to explain why genetic differentiation between these oak
World    Botany

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