New global initiative to create sustainable educational ecosystem giving engineering students access to diverse, rigorous and low-cost teaching materials - July 27, 2015
ARM, a registered trademark of ARM Limited, has launched a new university alliance partnership that allows industry partners to develop high quality teaching materials based on their own technologies for engineering students around the world. The hardware and software kits will be centered around ARM teaching… Read More
BioMed Central launches checklist to improve reproducibility of studies published in its journals - July 24, 2015
Open access publisher BioMed Central has launched a pilot checklist to improve the reproducibility of studies published in its journals. In recent decades, the reproducibility of a large number of scientific studies has been called into question. Researchers were able to confirm only 11 percent of… Read More
Publications Division of the American Chemical Society announces 2016 launch of ACS Sensors journal - July 23, 2015
The Publications Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) has announced the forthcoming 2016 publication of ACS Sensors, a peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary research journal to be devoted to the dissemination of original research findings from across all areas of modern sensor science. Dr. J. Justin Gooding, Scientia… Read More
Elsevier unveils Health Library to accelerate patient education, engagement and outcomes via direct access to trusted content - July 21, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier has launched a consumer-focused Health Library designed to engage patients by facilitating access to accurate, timely, easy-to-understand content on thousands of healthcare topics and issues. The digital library, developed by the Patient Engagement group in Elsevier Clinical Solutions, helps hospitals and healthcare institutions… Read More
McGraw-Hill Education announces upgraded editions of SRA Open Court Reading and SRA FLEX Literacy - July 20, 2015
McGraw-Hill Education, a learning science company, has announced the expansion of two key language arts and reading programs with significantly upgraded editions of SRA Open Court Reading and SRA FLEX Literacy, to enhance the school curriculum for K-12 reading and language arts. McGraw-Hill Education's SRA… Read More
Thieme Chemistry releases ‘Pharmaceutical Substances’ version 3.8 - July 16, 2015
Scientific publisher Thieme Chemistry has announced that 'Pharmaceutical Substances' version 3.8 is now available. This substantial new release for the reference guide includes 31 new active pharmaceutical ingredients such as Ledipasvir, that combined with Sofosbuvir allows for the first all-oral treatment of Hepatitis C infections. … Read More
VitalSource expands accessibility support for digital educational content - July 10, 2015
VitalSource Technologies Inc., an Ingram Content Group Company and an educational technology company, is showcasing new accessibility features of its VitalSource Bookshelf platform at the National Federation of the Blind National Convention, July 5-10, in Orlando, FL. For more than a decade, VitalSource has provided accessible… Read More
Elsevier unveils seven new food science and safety books at Institute of Food Technologists’ IFT15 conference - July 10, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier has announced the publication of seven new food science books, including Food Safety: Emerging Issues, Technologies and Systems edited by Steven Ricke, Janet Donaldson and Carol Phillips. In this book, experts in the field discuss recent scientific innovations and complex challenges, to improve… Read More
Oxford University Press and the European Society of Cardiology launch European Heart Journal – Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes - July 7, 2015
Academic publisher Oxford University Press (OUP) and the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) have announced the launch of European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes (EHJQCCO), the first issue of which was published on July 2. EHJQCCO is the eleventh ESC journal, which… Read More
New Adis platform, AdisInsight, provides window into current evidence on research into new drug treatments - July 6, 2015
Adis, a global provider of drug information, has taken a major step forward in its quest to make expertly written drug information more accessible, with the launch of a new platform AdisInsight. The platform presents a unique, joined-up view of current evidence on drug treatments being… Read More
