Universities develop a more sustainable future

(University College London) Experts from the worlds of law, geography, economics, health and planning will meet at UCL on Friday, Sept. 19 to examine the ways in which today’ s universities can become locally-rooted champions for global sustainability, reaching out to the wider community to help bring about lasting change. The symposium, called: "The Sustainable University: Relating Ecological Thinking, Learning and Research, " will feature a keynote speech by Professor Michael M’ Gonigle, co-founder of Greenpeace International.

Children who are concerned about parents arguing are prone to school problems

(Society for Research in Child Development) A new study charted how children's concerns about their parents' relationship may increase their vulnerability to later adjustment problems. Children who worry a lot about conflict between their parents were found to have school problems because of difficulty focusing and sustaining attention. These attention problems were noted by teachers in the year that the concern was reported and one year later. The findings have implications for mental health programs among children dealing with parental discord.

LSUHSC awarded grant to address nursing shortage

(Louisiana State University Health Science Center) LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Nursing has been awarded a $100, 000 grant by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to provide scholarships to individuals under-represented in nursing or from disadvantaged backgrounds in an accelerated nursing degree program. The funding will support ten scholarships in LSUHSC's Career Alternative RN Education, or CARE, Program, expanding enrollment and the number of fully qualified nurses prepared to practice.

Britney is back. No, really

BRITNEY Spears' improving health and popularity have prompted her record label to rush-release a new album in a dramatic turnaround of fortunes.

15 years later: Landmark hearing study follows up on farm youth

(Marshfield Clinic) A landmark study conducted by Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation 15 years ago found that an educational intervention improved hearing protection use among farm youth.Now, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has awarded a $954, 000 grant to MCRF to study the same group of Wisconsin youth to see whether the increase in hearing protection use continued into adulthood and whether it helped preserve hearing.

Arctic science conference to focus on northern sustainability

(University of Alaska Fairbanks) More than 150 scientists are expected to attend the 59th annual American Association for the Advancement of Science Arctic Division conference in Fairbanks, Alaska, Sept. 15-17, 2008.

Nokia stops making WiMax device

NOKIA has ended production of its only mobile device using WiMax technology, another blow for the struggling wireless technology.

Microsoft bags Dell search deal

MICROSOFT has recorded a rare win against Google to become the default search engine on Dell's entire range of computers.

Nets Arena May Be Scaled Back

Developer Bruce Ratner is considering scaling back his ambitious plan for a $1 billion Gehry-designed arena for the New Jersey Nets basketball team in Brooklyn.

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