SAGE-sponsored debate examines future of social sciences research - March 19, 2010
Academic publisher SAGE and the British Academy recently hosted a debate to explore how social science research can strengthen its involvement in policymaking, increase its impact, and combat potential public expenditure cuts. The debate, titled ‘Towards A Better Tomorrow? The Crucial Role of Social Science’ took… Read More
TCSR holds meeting on enhancing schools’ College Readiness using data - March 11, 2010
The second meeting of the Texas Consortium on School Research (TCSR), held last month, focused on improving College Readiness using data. Representatives from 21 public schools (school districts) in the state participated. TCSR(tcsr.edvanceresearch.com) is looking to build momentum as participating schools share peer data and develop… Read More
Registration for first webinar in the ARL-ACRL ISC series to close on March 15 - March 11, 2010
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)have announced that registration for the first webinar in the ARL-ACRL Institute on Scholarly Communication (ISC) series Strengthening Programs through Collaboration will close on March 15, 2010. The… Read More
Elsevier journal to host Cellular Host-Pathogen Interactions conference - March 5, 2010
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that its journal Current Opinion in Cell Biology will host a Cellular Host-Pathogen Interactions Conference, in Amsterdam, from September 5-7, 2010. The event is the first in a new series of conferences sponsored by Elsevier’s Current Opinion journals. These conferences… Read More
EE Times, Electronics Weekly to host Embedded Live Exhibition and Conference - March 3, 2010
EE Times Group, part of United Business Media, has announced that it is partnering with the Technology Group of Reed Business Information (RBI) to launch the Embedded Live Exhibition and Conference. The event brings together the EE Times’ Embedded Systems Conference and RBI’s Electronics Weekly Live… Read More
BMJ to participate in health conference Health 2.0 Europe - March 2, 2010
The BMJ (British Medical Journal) Group has announced its partnership with Health 2.0 Europe - a conference dedicated to how Web 2.0 and social media are transforming healthcare systems in Europe. The two-day event, scheduled for April 6-7, 2010, at the Cité Universitaire International in Paris,… Read More
La Fondation IPSEN, NPG host meeting on Emergence and Convergence - March 1, 2010
Scientific publisher Nature Publishing Group (NPG), UK, and the La Fondation IPSEN recently conducted the seventh meeting in the ‘Emergence and Convergence’ series in San Antonio, Texas. Experts discussed concepts from gene regulation studies in immune cells that have led to insights into the initiation and… Read More
DataCite holds first official members meeting - February 25, 2010
DataCite, an international initiative to facilitate access to research data, has announced that leading research libraries and information centres recently converged for the first official members’ convention in Paris. The inclusion of five new members was approved in the offices of the International Council for Science… Read More
John Wiley & Sons to host mental health webinar - February 24, 2010
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., US, has announced its first free mental health webinar focusing on the military on March 8, 2010, 2 pm EST. The webinar, titled Mental Health and the Military: Understanding and Treating Post-Deployment Problems and Reintegration Stress, is part of the… Read More
Elsevier to showcase medical education resources at AMSA convention - February 23, 2010
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that it is celebrating medical education innovation at the American Medical Student Association’s (AMSA) 60th Annual Convention, March 11-14, 2010, at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, California. Among the resources that Elsevier will showcase at AMSA is Student Consult, which… Read More
