Science Education & Policy

PALO ALTO, California, October 15 /PRNewswire/ -- - Seed Fund Helps Entrepreneurs Grow on Facebook Platform and Across the Web With Nearly US$2 Million in Grants, as Well as Mentorship and Marketing Resources Twenty-five innovators -- including Ph.D. candidates in Comparative Literature, former NASA engineers and an eco-race driver for the World Solar Challenge -- were announced today as the latest recipients of Facebook's fbFund funding cycle. fbFund is the novel program that awards teams of entrepreneurs US$25,000 grants -- no-strings attached -- to help build businesses on Facebook.com or…

LONDON, October 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The latest thinking on nursing's future is biased towards the acute sector, and not enough weight is given to community practitioners, Unite, the largest union in the country, said today (Wednesday, 15 October). Unite/Community Practitioner's and Health Visitors' Association said that the Department of Health (DH) was 'leaving community nursing and health visiting out of the intellectual loop'. Unite/CPHVA was commenting on two new DH-commissioned documents Nurses in Society and State of the Art Metrics for Nursing: a rapid appraisal. Obi Amadi, Unite's…

LOS ANGELES, October 15 /PRNewswire/ -- - Journalists Attending the Los Angeles Auto Show Get an Exclusive Opportunity to Sample More than 25 Vehicles Representing a Broad Array of Alternative Fuel Platforms The Green Cars/LA Auto Show Ride and Drive, taking place on Nov. 20 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., brings together one of the broadest selections of green and high-mileage vehicles available for side-by-side test drives. During the second LA Auto Show Press Day, more than 25 vehicles will be available from 11 manufacturers representing North American, European and Asian automakers.…

CLEVELAND, Ohio and TEL AVIV, Israel, October 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Simbionix USA Corporation is pleased to announce the completion of a Series C round of growth capital financing led by River Cities Capital Funds, along with incumbent investor Early Stage Partners and other existing shareholders, as well as Western Reserve Partners who served as the company's investment bankers. The investment will enable Simbionix to accelerate the already rapid growth of its medical simulation technology via the introduction of innovative new products and expanded distribution channels. "This significant…

VANCOUVER, Canada, October 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The Canadian Wind Energy Association's (CanWEA) Annual Conference and Trade Show - Fast Forward to Wind - will be held in Vancouver October 19 - 22 at the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre. The event, which will focus attention on the abundant, yet largely untapped wind energy potential in British Columbia and Canada, will open as the province's first wind turbine is set to begin generating electricity for the grid. The Conference represents Canada's premier gathering of wind-energy industry experts, and brings together all disciplines…

VANCOUVER, Canada, October 15 /PRNewswire/ -- - With Photo - New Website Helps Parents Support Their Children's Growth Into Emotionally Healthy, Happy Individuals by Delivering Unsponsored, Science-Based Information Via On-Demand Internet "TV Shows" Just Ask Baby (http://www.justaskbaby.com), the world's first broadcast-quality online, on-demand TV channel for parents, launched today. Just Ask Baby delivers something every parent wants - the ability to get inside the heads of their children. By filming each TV show from a baby's perspective, Just Ask Baby gives parents never before seen…

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, October 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Vodacom, supported by the GSMA Development Fund and by Qualcomm, through its Wireless Reach(TM) initiative, has connected Internet cafes in three of Tanzania's cities to its HSPA mobile broadband network, enabling locals to gain high-speed access to the vast repository of information and multimedia services on the World Wide Web. Run by local entrepreneurs, each Internet cafe is equipped with several computer terminals connected to Vodacom's HSPA network, which can provide download speeds of up to 7.2 megabits per second. Tanzanians will be…

PARIS, October 15 /PRNewswire/ -- - Public Group Targeting Interoperability Across Education and Human Resources Applications and Services Liberty Alliance, the global identity community working to build a more trustworthy Internet for businesses, governments and people worldwide, today announced the launch of the public Liberty Alliance Human Resources and Education Special Interest Group (SIG). The goal of the group is to foster interoperability, security and user privacy across online identity-enabled solutions in the global education and human resources sectors. The Human Resources and…

LOS ALTOS, California, October 15 /PRNewswire/ -- - Company Opens UK Office to Meet Increased Demand for Secure and Managed USB Memory Sticks in Europe IronKey, maker of the world's most secure flash drive, today announced that the company has opened a new European office in the UK as part of its expansion efforts into more worldwide markets. IronKey's new office will help support its rapid growth in Europe. IronKey has appointed Jon Fielding as sales director in the UK office. Fielding will head up the company's efforts to market and sell its secure USB memory sticks throughout Europe.…

Schoolchildren, families and citizen scientists around the world will gaze skyward after dark from Oct. 20 to Nov.3, 2008, looking for specific constellations and then sharing their observations through the Internet. The Great World Wide Star Count, now in its second year, helps scientists map light pollution globally while educating participants about the stars. The event, which is open to everyone who wants to participate, is organized by the Windows to the Universe project at the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) in Boulder, Colo., in conjunction with planetariums and…