Science Education & Policy

CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Simbionix has announced the release of a new and exciting module for its LAP Mentor simulator that gives trainees hands-on experience with different techniques and alternative approaches to the treatment of ectopic pregnancy, tubal sterilization and oophorectomy. The GYN module is the latest addition to the suite of laparoscopic procedures developed for the LAP Mentor, the world's most advanced laparoscopic surgery simulator. The GYN module makes full use of the LAP Mentor's 3-D real-life graphics and ergonomically designed hardware to provide the most…

OTTAWA, June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- - Leading Subscriber-Centric Service Control Vendor to Provide Best of Breed Network Access Control Solution for 4G Network Bridgewater Systems (TSX:BWC) today announced its selection as the network access control vendor for Sprint's new nationwide XOHM WiMAX Network. Bridgewater is the incumbent supplier of Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA) services to Sprint's existing CDMA 3G network and will now extend its solution to support XOHM as well. Through the capabilities of the Bridgewater solution, Sprint will be able to provide high performance…

WASHINGTON, June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- - SIIA's OnDemand Europe 2008 Will Bring Industry Leaders Together in Amsterdam June 9-11 What does the future of the Software as a Service (SaaS) industry look like, and how will companies that enable or deliver SaaS solutions continue to thrive in the current economic climate? What challenges are on the horizon for delivering SaaS solutions, and how are leading global technology companies addressing those challenges? Amazon.com Chief Technology Officer Dr. Werner Vogels, SAP Vice President of OnDemand Mani Gill, and other notable industry leaders will…

MUMBAI, India, June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Tata Interactive Systems (TIS) and Dave Vance, formerly President of Caterpillar University, conducted a TOPSIM(R) Learning Manager simulation workshop for decision makers in Learning and Development in the UK. The one-day workshop, held on 22nd May at the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) in London, saw a group of HR and Learning professionals get together to discuss, dissect and compete to see which would be the best L&D team on the day. Dave Vance (ex-President of Caterpillar University and CLO of the Year 2006) ran the simulation…

LONDON, June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The UK will need to attract more highly skilled workers from abroad - both from the European Union and outside it - in order to secure the future of high technology, 'knowledge intensive' industries in an increasingly global world, a new report finds today. The UK has to date been successful as a location for foreign investment, but a combination of increasing demand for 'knowledge workers', especially in IT, science, healthcare and technology fields, skill shortages among employers, and an ageing population, means policymakers must do more to ensure the UK…

LONDON, June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- LONDON, June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- A new survey reveals more than three quarters - 84% - of the country's mums are unknowingly teaching their kids the incorrect routine when it comes to handling coughs and sneezes. However, we all know mums want the best for their family so help is now at hand in the form of a new children's booklet featuring popular character Dirty Bertie and a new nursery rhyme teaching children how to avoid spreading germs. The survey also showed 50% of mums struggle to get their kids to adopt the right routine, so the new story follows a day of…

BRUSSELS, May 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacques van Rijckevorsel, Member of the Executive Committee of Solvay SA, is the new PlasticsEurope President. Mr. van Rijckevorsel was elected at the PlasticsEurope General Assembly in Ferrera, Italy, and replaces John Taylor as the head of the association. Günter Hilken (Bayer MaterialScience), Martin Pugh (Ineos Nova) and Anton de Vries (LyondellBasell) were elected Vice-Presidents. In his first address, Mr. van Rijckevorsel said that it was a very exciting time to take up this position. He added that society faces many critical challenges such as climate…

LONDON, May 30 /PRNewswire/ -- John Park MSP will meet with fellow Unite members at the INEOS Grangemouth refinery today (Friday 30th May) as part of the consultation process of Labour's Apprenticeship (Scotland) Bill. The Bill which has been put forward by the member for Mid-Scotland & Fife would create some 30,000 Modern Apprenticeship placements in Scotland if passed by the Scottish Parliament. The Bill aims to establish a number of key provisions including a right to undertake an apprenticeship for anyone between the age of 16 and 18 years old. Mr Park said, "I believe that we need…

Pavan Sukhdev of Deutsche Bank has laid out a case for what he called a "comprehensive and compelling economic case for the conservation of biodiversity" today. Nature obviously provides human society with a vast diversity of benefits, like food, water, healthy soil and protection from floods but while we are totally dependent upon these "ecosystem services" they are predominantly public goods with no markets and no prices, so they often are not detected by our current economic compass. As a result, due to pressures from population growth, changing diets and urbanization, biodiversity is…

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Silecs, Inc., a leading provider of advanced enabling materials to the microelectronics industry, today announced that its high-volume manufacturing facility in Espoo, Finland, has been granted ISO 14001 certification by DNV. This important recognition follows a rigorous review of Silecs' state-of-the-art facility, designed from the ground up to adhere to the highest possible standards for protecting the environment as well as the health and safety of Silecs' employees and customers. The ISO 14001 Standard is an internationally accepted…