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American Scientists Fear Losing Edge in Physics
Mon, 21 May 2012 13:43:56 -0700
With budgetary constraints delaying or canceling space missions, American physicists are taking the back seat in areas like dark energy in which they have been pioneers.
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Winners of math-physics olympiad honored
Sun, 20 May 2012 19:48:51 -0700
King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) and the Ministry of Education yesterday honored winners of the National Olympiad for Mathematics and Physics (NOMP).
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That Science for the Future lobby of parliament: A view from a participant | Cyrus Hirjibehedin | Life & Physics
Fri, 18 May 2012 15:35:51 -0700
Cyrus Hirjibehedin: The new disconnect between EPSRC research studentships and research grants is potentially catastrophic. And perhaps more constructive than the coffin is the fact that many scientists talked directly to their MPs Approximately 100 scientists from the group "Science for the Future" gathered at Parliament on Wednesday, 15 May as part of efforts to overturn a series of changes in ...
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Revised Release: Tony Hawk-Rad Science Exhibition Premieres May 26 at the Lawrence Hall of Science
Wed, 09 May 2012 12:43:00 -0700
BERKELEY, CA-- - If you shred it, they will come. That's the theory -- physics theory -- behind the Tony Hawk-Rad Science Exhibit co-0700
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Rough Times for Physics, Eating Engineered Fish, and What Do Spoilers Really Spoil?
Tue, 22 May 2012 05:40:49 -0700
Now that The New York Times pay wall is live, you only get 10 free clicks a month. For those worried about hitting their limit, we're taking a look through the paper each morning to find the stories that can make your clicks count.
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Motherhood, Not Discrimination, May Account for the Gender Gap in Tenure-Track Science Jobs
Fri, 18 May 2012 12:37:20 -0700
Nearly half of all college math majors are women, and females now score as well as males on standardized math tests. Yet only about 30 percent of Ph.D.s in mathematics--and fewer in computer science, physics and engineering--are awarded to women every year, and men far outnumber women in science- and math-related tenure-track positions at U.S. universities. Why? For decades researchers have ...
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Physics, Calculus Students Attend Tech Engineering and Science Day
Wed, 09 May 2012 02:11:46 -0700
The HHS physics class recently attended Louisiana Tech's annual Engineering and Science Day; a third of the AP calculus class also attended the event because calculus and physics go hand in hand.
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Physics in Rock Falls student’s future
Tue, 22 May 2012 23:20:36 -0700
Rock Falls High School senior Cierria McPerryman, 18, daughter of Ginny and Bruce McPerryman, has won a Gates Millennium Scholarship from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which will cover 4 years of college tuition and $30,000 a year for graduate school.
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A's outfielder brings science of baseball to Richmond school
Tue, 22 May 2012 16:57:10 -0700
Reddick meets with fifth and sixth graders as part of Chevron-sponsored partnership emphasizing math and science education
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