China blocks Google Suggest searches - July 1, 2010
A Google search feature was reportedly blocked in China on Thursday. Google users in China were unable to use Google's search suggestions feature, as the company awaits Beijing's decision on whether to renew its operating license amid tensions over censorship. According to Google spokeswoman Jessica Powell,… Read More
Elsevier Foundation awards 2010 New Scholars grant to the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World - July 1, 2010
The Elsevier Foundation has announced that it has awarded the 2010 New Scholars grant to the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSDW) for two programmes - the National Assessments and Benchmarking of Gender, Science, Technology and Innovation and the OWSDW Awards for… Read More
Gov 2.0 Summit 2010 to focus on strategy and networking - July 1, 2010
Business information provider UBM TechWeb, US, and O'Reilly Media, Inc., co-producers of the annual Web 2.0 Summit and Gov 2.0 Expo events, have released the lineup of industry influencers hitting the keynote stage for the Gov 2.0 Summit. The Summit will bring… Read More
Oxford University Press partners with iFactory to design the new Oxford Bibliographies Online - July 1, 2010
Academic publisher Oxford University Press (OUP) and web design and development firm iFactory have together designed the new Oxford Bibliographies Online. Oxford Bibliographies Online (OBO) is a modern tool designed to help busy researchers find reliable sources of information in half the time by directing them… Read More
Super Computing Solutions launches interactive digital library service - July 1, 2010
Supercomputing services provider Super Computing Solutions (SCS), Italy, has released an interactive digital library service called PhysiomeSpace. The service is designed to manage and share a large collection of heterogeneous biomedical data, such as medical imaging, motion capture, biomedical instrumentation signals and finite element models. The… Read More
American College of Physicians releases resource guide for Internists - July 1, 2010
The American College of Physicians (ACP) has released a practical resource guide for internists on recently-enacted healthcare reform legislation, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). An Internist's Practical Guide to Understanding Health System Reform was developed by ACP's Division of Governmental Affairs and Public… Read More
