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OCLC's WebJunction marks 10 years of supporting and serving libraries
OCLC's WebJunction celebrates 10 years as an online learning community for library staff.
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Melinda Gates is No. 3 on Forbes list of world's most powerful women
News about Seattle City Hall, Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn, Washington Governor Jay Inslee, Seattle and King County government and more Melinda French Gates, co-chair of the Seattle-based Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, ranks No.
9 hrs ago | MediLexicon
Improved Detection Of Elephantiasis Worm Infection
A new diagnostic test for a worm infection that can lead to severe enlargement and deformities of the legs and genitals is far more sensitive than the currently used test, according to results of a field study in Liberia, in West Africa, where the infection is endemic.
13 hrs ago | GlobeNewswire
DGAP-News: Islamic Development Bank Triples Authorised Capital to US $150 Billion
Islamic Development Bank. 23.05.2013 02:15 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, 2013-05-23 02:15 CEST -- The Islamic Development Bank's Board of Governors today approved to more than triple the Bank's authorized capital to 100 billion Islamic Dinars from 30 billion, reflecting the Bank's ... (more)
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List of World's Most Influential Couples
The list comprises of the First lady and President of US, Music couple, Jay Z and Beyonce and the richest person in the world and his wife, Belinda and Bill Gates.
18 hrs ago | Bay View
STM Student Wins Prestigious Gates Scholarship
REYES AWARDED GATES MILLENNIUM SCHOLARSHIP Saint Thomas More Senior Karina Salazar-Reyes has been awarded a 2013 Gates Millennium Scholarship, a highly competitive good-through-graduation grant which will allow her to pursue a degree in any undergraduate major at the accredited college or university of her choice.
On Jillian the Tiger Cub and the Power of the American Ego
Never underestimate the power and glory of the American ego. Granted, it can show its bizarre sides-for example, in the antics and hairdo of Donald Trump.
Large grant for parasite device
Dr Stephen Sowerby, of the University of Otago, uses technology he developed to make it easier to find human and agricultural parasites.
Fully Paid: Florissant Students Earn Gates Millennium Scholarships
As more and more students search for ways to finance their college education, a number of students in Florissant have been fortunate to have their entire college education paid in full.
Merkel tops Forbes 'powerful women' list
GERMAN Chancellor Angela Merkel has topped Forbes magazine's list of the world's 100 most powerful women for the third consecutive year, followed by Brazil's Dilma Rousseff, the magazine says.
PATH event spotlights pledge to save 2 million lives
At Tuesday's PATH breakfast at the Bell Harbor International Conference center in Seattle, Melinda Gates, left, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, was introduced by Phyllis Campbell, Pacific Northwest chairman of JPMorgan Chase.
University of Otago receives Grand Challenges Explorations Grant for...
Dr Stephen Sowerby and his project collaborators Professor John Crump , Dr Marion Johnson , Kate Berard , Professor Philip Hill and Graeme Paltridge .
Gates Fellowship addresses parasite infection in developing world
Washington University in St. Louis announced today that it is a Grand Challenges Explorations winner, an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Women In Poorest Countries Still Need More Modern Contraception
Women in the poorest countries of the developing world have unmet demands for reliable modern contraception, such as condoms and contraceptive pills, a recent study finds.
IUPUI Professor Provides Retrospective as Rockefeller Foundation Turns 100
Before there was a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation or a Ford Foundation, there was the Rockefeller Foundation, whose philanthropic muscle dominated scientific and medical research for four decades.
Common Core or Hardcore: Nowhere Else to Go
The intended consequences of the education reform movement have finally shaken out due to the debate over Common Core.
New Test Better Detects Elephantiasis Worm Infection
A new diagnostic test for a worm infection that can lead to severe enlargement and deformities of the legs and genitals is far more sensitive than the currently used test, according to results of a field study in Liberia, in West Africa, where the infection is endemic.
4 Germs Cause Most of Infants' Severe Diarrhea
Just four germs are responsible for most of the severe and fatal diarrhea among the world's infants, according to a large new study.
IWK to help develop sewerage industry in Africa
KUALA LUMPUR: Indah Water Konsortium Sdn Bhd has been invited by the Water Sanitation for Africa - a Pan-African inter-governmental agency - to contribute towards development of sewerage industry in African countries.
San Jacinto: Valedictorian learned success takes hard work, sacrifice
As the San Jacinto Valley Academy Class of 2013 valedictorian, Andrea Franco will be giving a farewell speech to her senior classmates at the commencement ceremony on June 4. "People think I'm always studying but I have responsibilities after school - I care for my younger brothers and volunteer at their after-school program," Franco said.