UK may witness extinction of fungal taxonomy, warn CABI scientists - August 26, 2008
Within the next decade, fungal taxonomy, the science of describing and identifying fungi, risks extinction in the UK unless the government immediately intervenes, CABI scientists warn. A recent House of Lords Science and Technology Committee report, 'Systematics and taxonomy: follow-up', concluded that an absence of government leadership is damaging the… Read More
LHC Technical Reports published in the Journal of Instrumentation - August 26, 2008
The Journal of Instrumentation (JINST), jointly published by IOP Publishing and the International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA), has announced the publication of the complete scientific documentation of the CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC) machine and detectors, which is claimed to be the world's largest experimental… Read More
Increasing collaborative efforts seen between Indian and Chinese scientists - August 26, 2008
Indian and Chinese scientists are increasingly working together, but it might still take a few more years before it becomes significant or sets the pace for South-South scientific collaboration. This is according to a study recently published in Current Science, an Indian science publication. The study, titled 'South-South cooperation: The… Read More
Elsevier Foundation announces final deadline for grant proposals - August 26, 2008
The Elsevier Foundation has announced that the final deadline for the Elsevier Foundation grant proposals is September 15, 2008. Grant proposals will be accepted in two categories - the Innovative Libraries Program and the New Scholars Program. The Elsevier Foundation will award grants in December 2008 with a series of… Read More
Special issue of SAGE journal explores cost of quality nursing care - August 26, 2008
Policy, Politics & Nursing Practice, a journal published by academic publisher SAGE, has announced a special issue exploring the cost of quality nursing care. A research published in this special issue states that while it costs money to improve the quality of nursing care through work… Read More
University of Puerto Rico School of Dentistry selects Ingram Digital platform for curriculum delivery - August 26, 2008
Digital content services provider Ingram Digital, US, has announced an agreement with the University of Puerto Rico School of Dentistry to deliver the entire programme's curriculum in digital form, beginning in the Fall of 2008. University of Puerto Rico dental students will receive all of the… Read More
