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TROY, Mich., April 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Michael P. Levens, Ph.D., chair of marketing, information systems, and quantitative methods, and associate professor of marketing at Walsh College, has returned after completing a Fulbright Specialist Fellowship in Riga, Latvia, at the University College of Economics and Culture. While abroad, Dr. Levens conducted a course on academic research methods in business and social sciences for graduate students from January 27 through March 11,...
AMSTERDAM, April 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Research excellence nominations accepted through September 15 to support research, build capacity and inspire a new generation of women scientists in the developing world The Elsevier Foundation [http://www.elsevierfoundation.org ], the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World [http://www.owsd.org ] (OWSD) and TWAS, the academy of sciences for the developing world announced today their call for award...
Author of The End of Lawyers? to Address How Online Services Change Legal Practice. Boston, MA (PRWEB) April 09, 2013 Richard Susskind, “legal futurist” and best-selling author of The End of Lawyers?, will speak at the inaugural program of Suffolk University Law School’s Institute on Law Practice Technology and Innovation, which studies how technology is revolutionizing the practice of law even while it creates both opportunities and challenges for lawyers in every practice...
ICAI, SEE and Plagiarism Today sponsor event with theme "Originality Matters" OAKLAND, Calif., April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Turnitin, the leader in originality checking and online grading, today announced Plagiarism Education Week April 22-26, an initiative to call attention to plagiarism in the classroom from the perspective of educators and students. Turnitin has partnered with prestigious organizations dedicated to addressing plagiarism as sponsors for the event, including the...
LONDON, April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Mendeley users to benefit from seamless access to Elsevier's leading content and workflow tools, while Elsevier expands researcher workflow offerings and builds greater engagement with its users Elsevier [http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/homepage.cws_home ], a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announced today the acquisition of...
Just one month after launching, an innovative website that connects Maryland voters with elected officials has registered 500 active users. (PRWEB) April 08, 2013 Just one month after MyMaryland.net’s public launch, 500 verified Maryland voters and University of Maryland students have registered for the online town hall platform. The site has given citizens a chance to make their voices heard on issues being debated in Annapolis and on Capitol Hill such as gun control, the recent...
University of Queensland, Leeds, Tufts, and others acknowledge the importance of Data Citation Index for discovering, attributing and leveraging prior research PHILADELPHIA, April 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters, the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, today announced that numerous institutions around the world are using its Data Citation Index solution to aid in the...
The intimate hotel, nestled on the grounds of a cloistered seminary, breathes new life into an architectural gem and legendary institution NEW YORK, April 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MCR Development and The Brodsky Organization announce the debut of The High Line Hotel, scheduled to soft-open in May 2013. Nestled within a cluster of landmarked buildings in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood, The High Line Hotel is an urban sanctuary offering guests a respite from the city in a historic...
On May 8, 2013, Stevens Institute of Technology welcomes Dr. John P. Holdren as the keynote speaker in the President’s Distinguished Lecture Series, hosted by Stevens President Nariman Farvardin. Holdren is Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), and Co-chair of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). (PRWEB) April 05, 2013 Holdren to Deliver Progress Report on...
OXNARD, Calif., April 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- President Barack Obama met in the Oval Office the six U.S. recipients of the 2012 Kavli Prizes. President Obama received the laureates on March 28 to recognize and honor their landmark contributions to the three fields for which the Prizes are awarded -- astrophysics, nanoscience and neuroscience. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130405/DC89255) Joined by the President's science and technology advisor, John P....
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The International Journal of Robotics Research is a peer-reviewed scientific journal established in 1982 and published by SAGE Publications. It was the first scholarly published journal on robotic research. As of July 2012, the editor-in-chief is John M Hollerbach (University of Utah). The journal covers research in the field of robotics on topics from sensors and sensory interpretations to kinematics in motion planning. It is abstracted and indexed in Scopus and Sciences Citation...
The International Journal of Quantum Chemistry is a peer-reviewed scientific journal established in 1967 by Per-Olov Lowdin. The journal moved to an in-house editorial office model in 2011, enlisting a permanent team of professional editors. It publishes original, primary research and review articles on all aspects of quantum chemistry, including an expanded scope focusing on aspects of materials science, biochemistry, biophysics, quantum physics, and quantum information theory. Image...
The European Journal of Medical Chemistry is a peer-reviewed scientific journal for medical chemistry. It is published by Elsevier. It was established in 1966 under the title Chimica Therapeutica. That name was maintained until 1973. Even after changing to its current name in 1974, the journal was still subtitled Chimica Therapeutica until 1981; from 1982 to 1986 it was subtitled Chimie Therapeutique, indicating its French origin. The Journal publishes studies on all aspects of medicinal...
Computer Physics Communications is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Elsevier under the North-Holland imprint. Special issues of this journal are published on an occasional basis. As of May 2012, the current principal coordinating editor in N. Stanley Scott (Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland). The journal focuses on computational methodology, numerical analysis and hardware and software development in support of physics and physical chemistry. Articles covered...
The Annals of Human Genetics is a peer-reviewed scientific journal established in 1925 as the Annals of Eugenics by Karl Pearson, who was also the founder of Biometrika in 1901. Annals of Eugenics was changed to its current moniker in 1954 to reflect the changing views on the role of eugenics in society. It is published by Wiley-Blackwell in association with the University College, London. As of May 2012, its editor-in-chief is Andres Ruiz-Linares. The Institute for Scientific Information...
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