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Professor Interrupted: Gender Differences in High Level Engineering, Science and Math Institutions

A soon to be released exhaustive study entitled "Gender Differences at Critical Transitions in the Careers of Science, Engineering and Mathematics Faculty (2009)" published by The National Academies Press finds improvements ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jun 12, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (8) | comments 0 weblog




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Frequent house moves during childhood ups risk of subsequent poor health

Frequent house moves during childhood seem to increase the risk of poor health in later life, suggests research published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Global AIDS Fund head to quit

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS announced on Tuesday that its head Michel Kazatchkine will quit but denied media reports that it was connected to his links with French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy.

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Yahoo names PayPal exec as its CEO

Yahoo's previous turnaround attempts have flopped under three different leaders with dramatically different backgrounds - former movie mogul Terry Semel, beloved Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang and profanity-spewing ...

Technology / Business

created Jan 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists excited over hints of finding an elusive particle

Scientists are quivering with anticipation - flying halfway around the world for a close-up view of the action and devouring the latest updates from the blogosphere the way some girls track the doings of Justin Bieber.

Physics / General Physics

created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (13) | comments 33

Some atheist scientists with children embrace religious traditions

Some atheist scientists with children embrace religious traditions for social and personal reasons, according to research from Rice University and the University at Buffalo -- The State University of New York (SUNY).

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 01, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 10

Disney CEO Iger renewed through March 2015

(AP) -- Disney CEO Robert Iger will remain in his job through March 2015 and then serve as executive chairman for another 15 months to help break in a new chief executive, the company said Friday.

Technology / Business

created Oct 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

HP fires second CEO in 2 years; Whitman in charge

(AP) -- Hewlett-Packard has performed another extreme act of corporate remodeling, firing its CEO Leo Apotheker after just 11 months and replacing him with billionaire businesswoman and political aspirant ...

Technology / Business

created Sep 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Science and religion do mix

Throughout history, science and religion have appeared as being in perpetual conflict, but a new study by Rice University suggests that only a minority of scientists at major research universities see religion and science ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 21, 2011 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (17) | comments 430

Yahoo fires Bartz as CEO, names CFO to fill void

Yahoo Inc. fired Carol Bartz as CEO Tuesday after more than 2 1/2 years of financial lethargy that had convinced investors that she couldn't steer the Internet company to a long-promised turnaround.

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created Sep 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Yahoo's stock rises after Bartz fired as CEO

(AP) -- Yahoo's stock rose more than 5 percent on Wednesday after the company fired its CEO following more than 2 1/2 years of financial lethargy.

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