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46th DAC Announces Power-Scavenging Topic Wins First-Ever Community-Selected Panel Vote

The 46th Design Automation Conference today announced that the DAC community, through a month-long online vote, selected "Power Scavenging: Waste Not, Want Not" as its favorite topic for the first-ever "Community-Driven" DAC Pavilion Panel .

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Related Topix: Amherst, MA

Fri Jul 03, 2009

UPI

Hammering: Men more accurate than women

U.S. scientists studying the process of hammering a nail say they found men are more accurate than women when hammering under poor lighting conditions.

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Thu Jul 02, 2009

LiveScience

Polymer Scientist Says Creativity is Key

Nanomaterials expert Ryan Hayward in his laboratory at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst supervises Jesse Tzeng from the University of Michigan, a student who joined Hayward in his laboratory for the summer as part of an NSF REU grant, as Tzeng makes observations with a fluorescence microscope.

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Related Topix: Solar Energy, Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy

Wed Jul 01, 2009

Physics Blog

Men Are More Accurate than Women When Hitting a Target with Force in the Dark

Could it be that men have evolved to be more accurate at hitting a target with a weapon in the dark than women? That's the surprising question left after a recent small study of human biomechanics conducted by evolutionary biologist Duncan Irschick of the University of Massachusetts Amherst and colleagues who studied the roles of various factors, ...

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Tue Jun 30, 2009

EMarketer Articles

How Can Advertisers Get Through to Teens?

The first generation to grow up digital is online nearly all the time. According to the a oeTeen Advertising Studya by Fuse Marketing and the University of Massachusetts Amherst , 45% of US teen Internet users were heavy users of the Web.

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Mon Jun 29, 2009

Read/Write Web

A Closer Look at Facebook's New Privacy Options

Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / June 29, 2009 12:37 PM / Chances are you wouldn't tell grandma about the wild party you went to last Saturday night.

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Related Topix: Social Software

Sun Jun 28, 2009

CapeCodOnline.com

Grads going public to save

In a shaky economy, Cape high school graduates are taking a hard look at their finances before deciding what to do next year.

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Related Topix: Prison, Stonehill College, James Madison University, Virginia, Education Etc.

Fri Jun 26, 2009

The Pawtucket Times

Post office to bear name of fallen soldier

The Seekonk Post Office will be renamed Sunday in honor of a local soldier who was killed in the Iraq War.

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Related Topix: Seekonk, MA, Boston, MA, US Politics, James McGovern, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Iraq, World News, Middle East

Thu Jun 25, 2009

KXMD-TV Williston

Clean Energy, Green Jobs and Climate

Jun 23 2009 12:00AM http://democrats.org/blog.html The Obama Administration is dispatching cabinet secretaries and senior officials around the country this week to highlight the need for comprehensive energy legislation that makes us more energy independent, reduces climate change-causing greenhouse gas emissions and creates millions of green jobs.

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Wed Jun 24, 2009

Mass High Tech

NIH funds UMass outreach for minorities' biomed doctorates

Three University of Massachusetts Amherst faculty members have won $754,000 from the National Institutes of Health to encourage underrepresented minorities with recent bachelor's degrees to pursue doctorate degrees in disciplines related to biomedicine.

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Related Topix: Massachusetts

Tue Jun 23, 2009

AndhraNews

Aptaras fast publishing solutions launch mass distribution of eBooks

Aptaras fast publishing solutions launch mass distribution of eBooks Aptara, a pioneer in digital publishing solutions, was chosen by MP Publishing, a leading eBook publisher, to convert publications previously unreleased in eBook form.

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Mon Jun 22, 2009

Newswise

'Chemical Nose' May Sniff Out Cancer Earlier

Using a a oechemical nosea array of nanoparticles and polymers, researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed a fundamentally new, more effective way to differentiate not only between healthy and cancerous cells but also between metastatic and non-metastatic cancer cells.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Cancer, Health, Chemistry, Science

Sun Jun 21, 2009

WWLP

Iraq war veteran dies while swimming

An Iraq war veteran has died after hitting his head on rocks while swimming at a Quincy quarry.

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Related Topix: Life, Veteran Affairs

International Herald Tribune

The Fight to Allow Breast-Feeding at Work

Nancy Folbre is an economics professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

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WSHM - News - News Now

Summer solstice examined at UMass-Amherst Sunwheel

The University of Massachusetts in Amherst is marking the summer solstice at its Sunwheel.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Summer Solstice

Fri Jun 19, 2009

The Tennessean

Green projects create extra benefits - jobs

Increased investment in clean energy and conservation could do far more than reduce pollution, according to two reports released Thursday.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Charitable Organizations, Davidson County, TN

The Las Vegas Sun

Report: Las Vegas could be magnet for green jobs

Thu, Jun 18, 2009 Beyond the Sun PERI Green Recovery Report Sun Topics Sun business and economy coverage Las Vegas could become a hub of green jobs aimed at putting the less educated to work, according to a report released today.

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Related Topix: Las Vegas, NV, Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Edward Markey, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Thu Jun 18, 2009

SalemNews.com, Salem, MA

Winter moths make smorgasbord of trees once again

It's been five years since winter moths were first discovered on the North Shore.

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Related Topix: Entomology, Science, Wenham, MA

Tue Jun 16, 2009

WGGB

UMass University without Walls Celebrates its Success

This past Saturday, more than 220 students, faculty members and alumni of the UMass Amherst University Without Walls program gathered to celebrate and commend the dedication and success of two of their retiring faculty members.

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Mon Jun 15, 2009

New York Times

Raise My Taxes

Nancy Folbre is an economics professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

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Related Topix: Netflix, Startups, Tax

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