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Texas board hears testimony on science standards

Other Sciences / Other

created Mar 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- Tensions over the teaching of evolution are simmering as the State Board of Education begins the final stretch in the process of adopting new classroom science curriculum standards.


Evolution war still rages 200 years after Darwin's birth

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created Feb 01, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (8) | comments 16

Two centuries after Charles Darwin's birth on Feb. 12, 1809, people still argue passionately about his theory of evolution.





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Texas ed board's vote a mixed bag for evolution (AP)

Texas education board approves science standards (Update)

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created Mar 27, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (15) | comments 31

(AP) -- Texas will no longer require educators to teach weaknesses of all scientific theories, including evolution.


Undocumented students face barriers to higher education

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- New research released by the College Board shows that because of financial barriers and exclusion from the legal workforce, only a fraction of undocumented high school graduates go on to college. The board ...


Science setback for Texas schools

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created Mar 31, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 15

After three all-day meetings and a blizzard of amendments and counter-amendments, the Texas Board of Education cast its final vote Friday on state science standards. The results weren't pretty.


Calif. approves nation's 1st low-carbon fuel rule

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 24, 2009 | popularity 1.6 / 5 (7) | comments 2

(AP) -- California air regulators on Thursday adopted a first-in-the-nation mandate requiring low-carbon fuels, part of the state's wider effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.


Most inactive physicians retain licenses, return to practice without competency review

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created Jan 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

One in eight physicians have been inactive in the state where they are licensed for at least a year, and most states do not require them to undergo competency tests or retraining when they return to actively practicing medicine.


Hawaii regulators approve first US tuna farm

Biology / Ecology

created Oct 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Hawaii regulators have approved a Honolulu startup company's plan to build the nation's first tuna farm in waters off the Big Island.


Calif. board postpones decision on pollution tax (AP)

Calif. board postpones decision on pollution tax

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created Jun 26, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 4

(AP) -- California regulators on Thursday delayed a decision on whether to implement the nation's first statewide carbon fee on utilities, oil refineries and other polluting industries.


Out of court settlement of malpractice claims: Incorrect treatment of bone fractures in children

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Aug 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Incorrectly treated fractures in children are one of the errors most frequently confirmed in the arbitration process. This was the conclusion reached by Heinrich Vinz and Johann Neu of the Arbitration Board of the North German ...


NY taxpayers to pay donors for stem cell studies

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jul 31, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Hanqi Miao said she wanted to donate her eggs to help infertile couples reproduce, but she acknowledged the money is good, too: She said she'll be paid about $5,000.


Low turnout mars Hawaii's digital vote

Technology / Hi Tech

created May 28, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1

(AP) -- They built a new digital voting system, but the voters didn't come.



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