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Pesticides Pose to Endangered and Threatened Species When determining the potential effects pesticides could pose to endangered or threatened species, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), and Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) should use a common scientific approach, says a new report from the National Research Council.  Specifically, the agencies should use a risk assessment approach that addresses problem formulation, exposure analysis,...

BELLEVILLE, ON, March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Bioniche Life Sciences Inc. (TSX: BNC) (ASX: BNC), a research-based, technology-driven Canadian biopharmaceutical company, today provided its reaction to last week's Canadian Budget 2013. The Company is encouraged to see the Canadian government expressing support for business innovation, to allow Canadian companies to become more competitive in global markets. Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario The Company...

TORONTO, March 7, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - Over the past 20 years, over 4,500 high school students across Canada have participated in the "Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada (SBCC)", a national biotechnology research competition that encourages students to pursue careers in science. Inspired by the question "How will you change the world?" these Canadian teens, mentored by leading academics and scientists, have created astounding and life-changing scientific discoveries, many of which...

Funding from the National Research Council Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program Ottawa Canada (PRWEB) February 07, 2013 Northforge Innovations, a provider of expert software consulting and development services, is pleased to announce it has been awarded funding by the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) to develop a Software as a Service (SaaS) product through cloud enablement of a proprietary framework. “We are pleased to...

NASA Science In the galactic scheme of things, the Sun is a remarkably constant star. While some stars exhibit dramatic pulsations, wildly yo-yoing in size and brightness, and sometimes even exploding, the luminosity of our own sun varies a measly 0.1% over the course of the 11-year solar cycle. There is, however, a dawning realization among researchers that even these apparently tiny variations can have a significant effect on terrestrial climate. A new report issued by the National...

TORONTO, Dec. 19, 2012 /CNW/ - Arius3D Corp. ("Arius3D" or the "Company") (TSXV: LZR) announces management and Board of Director changes after the National Research Council of Canada ("NRC") sent Arius3D Corp. (the "Company") a notice of termination regarding the license of certain technology (the "Technology") for non-payment of royalties owing pursuant to the license granted by the NRC to the Company.   Discussions with the NRC indicate that it is open to negotiating a new...

Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online A new report by the National Research Council (NRC) claims that NASA cannot be expected to work toward achieving long-term priorities without a national consensus on strategic goals and objectives. The report also says there is a mismatch between the portfolio of programs and activities assigned to the space agency, and the budget allocated by Congress. NASA is also being inhibited from efficiently managing its personnel and...

National Science Foundation NSF-funded report by National Research Council shifts focus from high-stakes assessments to measuring continuing progress Today the National Research Council (NRC) released a report, "Monitoring Progress Toward Successful K-12 STEM Education." The report builds on previous work in this area, and establishes key indicators for measuring improvements to the K-12 science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education system. The report recognizes...

Connie K. Ho for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online A study from the National Academies recently revealed that major policy changes are needed to deal with the aging population in the United States and the long-term impact that they will have on the economy. Researchers noted that the economic consequences of the growing aging population will affect younger generations as well as the various federal programs that provide aid to the elderly. They believe that the increasing...

redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Plans for a billion-dollar facility to study potentially fatal animal diseases should be scaled back, officials from the National Research Council (NRC) said in a government-commissioned report released on Friday. The National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NABF), which would be built in Manhattan, Kansas, has some experts concerned that diseases being studied at the center could escape the center and cause immense agricultural...