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  1. Coming to America: Doing a Postdoc in the U.S.Read the original story w/Photo

    3 hrs ago | Science

    ... s able to string together funding from both the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and his supervisor at Stanford University. He originally planned to work at the University of California, Berkeley, but

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    Related Topix: New York University, Stanford University

  2. Google Plans to Put All World's Books OnlineRead the original story w/Photo

    3 hrs ago | Voice of America

    ... from it. Rachel Silverman San Francisco 31 December 2009 A truck belonging to Google pulls up at the Stanford University library near San Francisco just before nine in the morning. It's loaded with books that Google checked out and is now returning, ...

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    Related Topix: Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Libraries, Startups, Stanford University

  3. Can Public-Funded Entrepreneurship Work? a Q&a With the Author of Boulevard of Broken DreamsRead the original story

    Monday Dec 28 | Freakonomics Blog

    ... Among the elements that would become commonplace in subsequent years were the active involvement of Stanford University as a source of technology and funding, the proliferation of spin-offs, and the reliance on local financiers for capital. Second, ...

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    Related Topix: Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Pop/Rock, Venture Capital, Emerging Technology

  4. Stay the courseRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | Odessa American Online

    ... yearly goals. Much of the reason for failure actually lies within our brains, according to a study by Stanford University. The prefrontal cortex is located just behind the forehead and is responsible for willpower. Unfortunately, brain mapping has ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, New Year's Day/Eve, Startups, Stanford University

  5. Nick Bollettieri's Wimbledon Dossier: Do not doubt Venus the fire fighterRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | The Independent

    ... coach down in Florida. (No prizes for guessing who). My mother listened while a sports psychologist from Stanford University was wheeled out to say: "This is all wrong, in so many ways!" The shrink said it was awful how I beat those kids for not ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, More Sports, Wimbledon, Tennis, Tennis Players, Venus Williams, Akiko Morigami, Nadia Petrova

  6. Fan frenzy: Fiesta revs up spirit for today's Sun Bowl gameRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | El Paso Times

    Stanford University football fans Adrian and Areli Daiz take pictures of themselves during the fireworks display that ended the Sun Bowl Fan Fiesta on Wednesday at the Judson F. Williams Convention Center in Downtown El El Paso. 1 comment

    Related Topix: Sports, Sports Etc.

  7. Anxious Brains May Be Scrambling Fear MessagesRead the original story w/Photo

    6 hrs ago | Psych Central News

    ... emotion, memory and fear, are involved in anxiety disorders like GAD. But this latest study from the Stanford University School of Medicine is the first to peer close enough to detect neural pathways going to and from subsections of this tiny brain ...

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    Related Topix: Stanford University, Startups, Medicine, Psychiatry

  8. Please Vote for Vanessa and MarkRead the original story

    7 hrs ago | WIBA-AM Madison

    ... has spread to her bone marrow. Thankfully her medical team, led by some cutting edge researchers at Stanford University, had the forethought to harvest some of her healthy bone marrow at the beginning of summer when her battle began. As a result, ...

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    Related Topix: Madison, WI, Wedding

  9. When Science is BlindRead the original story

    Yesterday | The Sundries Shack

    ... research projects conducted by Kevin Dunbar. Dunbar started by observing four groups of scientists at Stanford University and, when he was done, he had overturned decades of thought about the scientific process and how we sort out what we see in the ...

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    Related Topix: Physics, Science

  10. Well-studied Stanford senior Bo McNally leads defenseRead the original story

    Yesterday | El Paso Times

    He's been called the quarterback of the defense, the overseer of Stanford University's Cardinal swarm.

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    Related Topix: Bo McNally, Sports, Stanford University NCAA, NCAA Sports, Stanford Cardinal NCAA Football, Delano Howell, NCAA Football

  11. Four competing for seat on Poulsbo City CouncilRead the original story

    Yesterday | North Kitsap Herald

    ... ready for another big commitment," Bauman said. Bauman received his undergraduate degree in biology from Stanford University and earned two graduate degrees from the University of Washington, in marine ecology and public administration. - Wil L. ...

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    Related Topix: Poulsbo, WA, Stanford University, University of Washington

  12. Focus on efficiency for better resultsRead the original story

    Aug 25, 2009 | Independent Online

    San Francisco - When it comes to getting things done, multitasking is a bane, not a blessing, according to Stanford University researchers.

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    Related Topix: Stanford University, Startups, Social Software

  13. Bah, humbugRead the original story

    15 hrs ago | TheNational

    ... School of African and Oriental Studies at the University of London and won a Fulbright scholarship to Stanford University. He taught law at the University of Ghana for nearly a quarter century and authored many academic papers on tax law and ...

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  14. This may be your last chance to buy Crunchies ticketsRead the original story w/Photo

    18 hrs ago | VentureBeat

    ... from the California Newspaper Publishers Association for breaking news coverage and writing. He attended Stanford University and now lives in San Francisco. Reach him at anthony@venturebeat.com . You can also follow Anthony on Twitter .

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    Related Topix: Startups, TechCrunch, Emerging Technology

  15. Obamaa s Race to the Top competition wona t fix public schoolsRead the original story

    Yesterday | Christian Science Monitor

    ... that indicates their merit. The most recent data came in September, when economist Margaret Raymond of Stanford University released the results of her study of charter schools in 15 states and the District of Columbia. She found that 37 percent of ...

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    Related Topix: Washington DC, Standardized Testing, Education, Opinion

  16. Forgiveness is the key to happinessRead the original story w/Photo

    Monday Dec 28 | Examiner.com

    ... affect your health you will begin to understand forgiving someone can save your life. Dr. Luskin of Stanford University is studying how forgiveness can help people become healthy. The 150 volunteers who have taken part in the Stanford Forgiveness ...

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    Related Topix: Stanford University, Startups, Stanford, CA

  17. Having a family the best thing, Tiger Woods says in interviewRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 15 | Canada.com

    ... a father he now had less time to devote to his game, although time management skills he learned at Stanford University, where he had to juggle study, fitness training, practice and playing, had been invaluable. "I learned a lot at Stanford and ...

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    Related Topix: Tiger Woods, Golf, Golfers, Travel

  18. Your Town, Name, and Star LevelRead the original story

    17 hrs ago | Neoseeker

    ... to spell well." -Thomas Jefferson to his daughter Martha Sim's Name: Lark Town's Name: Stanford (as in Stanford University) Town's Star Level: five Sim -- Mandala Town -- Emperia Star Level -- 2 Mandala is the title of a Circa Survive song. I'm not ...

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    Related Topix: Video Games

  19. Palo Alto mom hopes to become NFL refereeRead the original story

    19 hrs ago | KGO

    ... could make history. Terri Valenti is a mother of five boys and has a master's degree in engineering from Stanford University, but it is her role as a football referee that could make history. "I'd love to make it to the NFL; if I could get to the ...

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  20. Palo Alto mom hopes to be an NFL refereeRead the original story

    Yesterday | KGO

    ... is the mother of five boys and she also has a master's degree in engineering economics systems from Stanford University. It's that kind of range of skills that she says made her a quick study for the job of refereeing the complex and high stakes ...

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