Five American university presses collaborate for scholarly publishing - January 4, 2008
Five university presses have reportedly announced a collaboration to find a way to reduce costs of scholarly publishing and allow for more books to be released. Funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the collaboration will set up a joint operation for copy editing, design, layout and typesetting for the… Read More
ACP receives Commonwealth Fund grant to study patient-centered medical home - January 4, 2008
The American College of Physicians (ACP) has announced that it has received a Commonwealth Fund grant of nearly $225,000 to study the cost of a patient-centered medical home (PCMH). The grant, part of the Commonwealth Fund's Patient-Centered Primary Care Initiative, will help underwrite a 10-month study… Read More
Latest issue of IJMC includes study on nanocomposites and machining - January 4, 2008
The International Journal of Metalcasting (IJMC) has announced that it will release its second issue in January 2008. This issue will feature 6 papers, including one on 'Recent Developments on Ultrasonic Cavitation Based Solidification Processing of Bulk Magnesium Nanocomposites' by G. Cao, H. Konishi and X.… Read More
ProVation software named number one in Clinical Procedure Documentation category of KLAS’ Year-end Report - January 4, 2008
Healthcare software and services firm ProVation Medical Inc., part of Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has announced that it has been designated number one in the Clinical Procedure Documentation category of KLAS' 2007 Year-End Top 20 Report. KLAS Enterprises, an independent healthcare IT vendor research firm, recognises… Read More
Dear Subscribers - January 4, 2008
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Scientific and teaching organisations report on national survey to determine public views of evolution education - January 3, 2008
A coalition of 17 scientific societies and science teachers, including the National Academy of Sciences, the American Institute of Physics, and the National Science Teachers Association, has called on the scientific community to become more involved in the promotion of science education, including evolution. According to an article in the… Read More
