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News release, Children’s Hospital of Boston: “Dr. John Kheir and colleagues [Inventors: John Kheir, Mark Borden, Francis McGowan] have developed a platform technology that packages oxygen in microbubbles for direct delivery via injection to blood and tissues. This technology is platform in nature and could revolutionize the practice of critical care medicine. An early and …
Internet2 eTextbook Spring 2012 Pilot, Final Project Report. August 1, 2012 “In October 2011, the Provosts at the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) institutions expressed interest in initiating a quick‐turn‐around multi‐institutional eTextbook pilot. The next month, Indiana University approached the Internet2 organization to put together an eText pilot for the spring 2012 semester, based on …
“The changing media landscape and the rapid growth in information are affecting individuals and societies now more than ever. In order to succeed in this environment, and to resolve problems effectively in every facet of life, individuals, communities and nations should obtain a critical set of competencies to be able to seek, critically evaluate and …
“Americas fastest growers span 25 industries, all 50 states, and metro areas ranging from Boston to San Diego. New York City had the most honorees, with 350–three more than runner-up Washington, D.C. While nearly half the winners had revenues between $2 million and $10 million, more than 50 took in over $1 billion.”
Specialist Librarians as Knowledge Strategists, by Guy St. Clair. Presented at the Special Libraries Association Annual Conference, Chicago IL USA July 16, 2012 in a Spotlight Session sponsored by SLAs Information Technology and Knowledge Management Divisions “Your job exists and you are in that job because you are employed by your parent organization to see …
The Value of Bosses, Edward P. Lazear, Kathryn L. Shaw, Christopher T. Stanton. NBER Working Paper No. 18317. Issued in August 2012 “Do supervisors enhance productivity? Arguably, the most important relationship in the firm is between worker and supervisor. The supervisor may hire, fire, assign work, instruct, motivate and reward workers. Models of incentives and …
Society of Actuaries’ new report shows increasing longevity as a major retirement planning risk: “Life spans are continuing to increase. In the past half-century, life expectancy for newborn American males improved by an average of almost two years each decade, from 66.6 years in 1960 to 75.7 years by 2010. For females, the average increase …
“This report is geared to those tasked with gaining preliminary control over the digital media in an archives’ collections, including those who dont know where to begin in managing born-digital materials. Written by Senior Program Officer Ricky Erway, Youve Got to Walk Before You Can Run: First Steps for Managing Born-Digital Content Received on Physical …
New analysis by the Natural Resources Defense Council: “Food is simply too good to waste. Even the most sustainably farmed food does us no good if the food is never eaten. Getting food to our tables eats up 10 percent of the total U.S. energy budget, uses 50 percent of U.S. land, and swallows 80 …
“Americans have long recognized that investments in public education contribute to the common good, enhancing national prosperity and supporting stable families, neighborhoods, and communities. Education is even more critical today, in the face of economic, environmental, and social challenges. Today’s children can meet future challenges if their schooling and informal learning activities prepare them for …
Networked Learners, Lee Rainie, Director, Pew Internet Project – “teaching and learning in the age of the Internet.”
“The nations generosity divide is vast, according to a new Chronicle of Philanthropy study that charts giving patterns in every state, city, and ZIP code. In states like Utah and Mississippi, the typical household gives more than 7 percent of its income to charity, while the average household in Massachusetts and three other New England …
