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8 hrs ago | Advocate

Day of Decision Op-ed: When a Marriage Would Split Us Up

It is quite simple for Jiancheng and me. On that day we will move forward with the joy of being able to plan our future together as any couple would, or we will continue to be frozen in the hell of not being legitimate or able to assure our legal standing in the freedom that my government promises.

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Related Topix: Engineering, Science, University of Delaware, Opinion

Tue Jun 18, 2013

Al Bawaba

New filter research has potential to boost Qatar's environment

Scientists backed by a Qatar National Research Fund grant have joined forces to develop the next generation of filters.

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Related Topix: Engineering, Science

Venice Gondolier

Clarence M. Nelson

Clarence M. Nelson died Wednesday, June 13, 2013, at Luke Haven, Village On The Isle, Venice, Fla.

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Related Topix: University of Minnesota, Minnesota, Engineering, Science

Free Republic

Chemical engineers’ median salary soars to $120,000

Chemical engineers are pulling a median salary of $120,000, a 9 percent hike since 2011, according to the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.

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Related Topix: Engineering, Science

Mon Jun 17, 2013

News@Concordia

Concise and compelling: the challenge of science writing

From the latest advances in cancer treatments to new developments in chemical engineering, science writers cover a wide range of complex subjects.

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Related Topix: Engineering, Science

R & D

New synthesis could make biofuel more appealing for mass production

Massachusetts Institute of Technology chemical engineers have devised a cheaper way to synthesize a key biofuel component, which could make its industrial production much more cost effective.

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Related Topix: Biofuel, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering, Science, Biomass, Chemistry

Sat Jun 15, 2013

North Port Sun

William V. Andresen

William V. Andresen, 98, of Punta Gorda, Fla., and formerly of Kinnelon, N.J., passed away Thursday, April 4, 2013, at Fawcett Memorial Hospital in Port Charlotte, Fla., after a long and full life.

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Related Topix: Punta Gorda, FL, Port Charlotte, FL, Engineering, Science, France, World News,

Fri Jun 14, 2013

Green Car Congress

Wison signs long-term cooperation agreement with Foster Wheeler and...

Wison Engineering Ltd., China's largest private chemical engineering, procurement and construction contractor, has signed a cooperation agreement with a subsidiary in Foster Wheeler's Global Engineering and Construction Group and Clariant International AG to build a pilot plant to demonstrate Foster Wheeler's VESTA substitute natural gas ... (more)

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Related Topix: Engineering, Science

Thu Jun 13, 2013

Centre Daily Times

Penn State research vice president Hank Foley leaving for Missouri post

The Penn State administrator who helped grow the university's research enterprise to more than $800 million and worked to revise its intellectual property policy is moving on to an executive position with the University of Missouri system, Penn State has announced.

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Related Topix: Engineering, Science

MassLive.com

Massachusetts State Police appeal clerk's decision not to issue...

State police are appealing a decision by a clerk magistrate not to issue criminal complaints against the group of seven people allegedly found trespassing at the Quabbin Reservoir after hours last month.

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Related Topix: Massachusetts, Engineering, Science, Ware, MA, Belchertown, MA

University Business

Auburn's Samuel Ginn College of Engineering names new associate dean

Steve R. Duke has been named associate dean for academics in Auburn University's Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, effective June 15, announced by Christopher B. Roberts, dean of engineering.

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Related Topix: Auburn University, Engineering, Science

Wed Jun 12, 2013

Chambersburg Public Opinion

Orrstown's Aaron Harshman earns dean's list at Worcester Polytechnic

Aaron Harshman, Orrstown, a freshman majoring in chemical engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, was named to the dean's list for the spring semester.

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Related Topix: Engineering, Science, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Opinion

Santa Barbara Independent

UCSB Study Provides a New Framework for Understanding the Energetics of Ionic Liquids

Between them is the surface forces apparatus, used to measure the interactions between ions in ionic liquids.

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Related Topix: Engineering, Science

EurekAlert!

Turning plant matter into fuel

Book by UC Riverside professor focuses on aqueous processing of cellulosic biomass, which includes wood, grasses, and agricultural and forestry residues, for conversion into fuel A University of California, Riverside professor in the Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department edited a recently published book that provides in-depth ... (more)

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Related Topix: UC Riverside, Agriculture, Science, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Engineering, Dartmouth College

Onward State

Penn State VP & Grad School Dean Jumps to UM

The University of Missouri announced that Hank Foley, who has worked at Penn State since 2000, would be appointed as vice president for academic affairs.

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Related Topix: University of Missouri, Chemistry, Science, Engineering

Tue Jun 11, 2013

The Cincinnati Enquirer

Amelia valedictorians and salutatorian say farewell to high school

Seniors Spencer Burton and Rebecca Cass were valedictorians. Senior Colten Eberhard was salutatorian.

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Related Topix: Amelia, OH, Case Western Reserve University, Engineering, Science, University of Cincinnati, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

Recordpub.com

Five are valedictorians of Rootstown Class of 2013

Having battled their way to the top, the five valedictorians of the Rootstown High School Class of 2013 are approaching their futures with excitement.

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Related Topix: Rootstown, OH, Education Etc., University of Akron, Engineering, Science

Mon Jun 10, 2013

CBC News

Solar power 'coating' being studied at UNB

An associate professor of chemical engineering at the University of New Brunswick is developing an economical alternative to solar panels - a coating people can use to paint their shingles or siding.

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

Nature Biotechnology

A personal account of translating discoveries in an academic lab

I started my first company in 1987 because I realized it was an effective path for transforming science into life-saving and life-improving inventions.

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Related Topix: Inventions, Science / Technology, Chemistry, Science, Engineering, Cornell University

Newswise

Based on Earlier Successes, NIH Awards New Study in Cancer Research to Virginia Tech's Chang Lu

Progress made in the technology development for studying protein-DNA interactions, conducted by Chang Lu , associate professor of chemical engineering and a core faculty member of the School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences at Virginia Tech, has led to the National Institutes of Health awarding a new project to continue his groundbreaking ... (more)

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Related Topix: Engineering, Science, National Institutes of Health, Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Biology, North Carolina, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill