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Functional near-infrared neuroimaging.

Abstract Functional near-infrared spectroscopy is a neroimaging modality that enables continuous, noninvasive, and portable monitoring of changes in blood oxygenation and blood volume related to human brain function.

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Related Topix: Philadelphia, PA

Mon Nov 09, 2009

CourierPostOnline

Mary Allaine Cueto & Joseph Michael DeCICCO

Mrs. Mary Ann Firullo, of Marlton, NJ and Mr. Allan Cueto, of Glendale, AZ are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Mary Allaine Cueto, to Joseph Michael DeCicco, son of Mr.

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Related Topix: Marlton, NJ, Waretown, NJ

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Earth Times

Drexel University Online Honors Drexel Faculty

The United States Distance Learning Association will celebrate National Distance Learning Week during the week of November 9-13, 2009.

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Related Topix: Family, Adolescents and Pre-Teens, Education, Home Schooling

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Library Journal

San Jose State Breaks with California Library Association Over Drexel Agreement

Charging that the California Library Association had broken a promise by partnering with Drexel University Online, the San Jose State University School of Library and Information Science has severed its partnership with CLA, withdrawing from hosting the CALIX electronic mailing list and no longer purchasing several hundred memberships a year for ...

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Related Topix: Libraries, California, San Jose State University, UC Los Angeles

Daily Journal

Piano Man Earns Philly Honor: Collin Maier's work in play earns him nomination

BRIDGETON -- New York has the Tonys, Los Angeles has the Oscars and Philadelphia has the Barrymores.

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Related Topix: Theater, Arts, Bridgeton, NJ, Philadelphia, PA Metro, Oscars, Cumberland County, NJ

Tue Nov 03, 2009

Philly.com

Masterful timepiece engineered in the city

Standing more than 8 feet tall in the Anthony J. Drexel Picture Gallery at Drexel University is a clock that not only gives the time and date, but also offers the moon's phase, the position of the sun and the moon in the zodiac, the placement of planets, the moon's orbit around the Earth, and the equation of time in order to sync the clock with the ...

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Related Topix: Philadelphia, PA, Astronomy, Science

Sun Nov 01, 2009

Earth Times

Three Year College Degree - Financial Concerns May Change the Way Americans Are Educated

Fort Lauderdale/Miami FL - The question, 'How many years does it take to complete a Bachelor degree?' holds great importance among all those who wish to pursue a Bachelor degree.

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Related Topix: Miami Metro, University of Notre Dame, Georgetown University

PhillyBurbs.com

A bridge to education

Drexel University civil engineering students Jaclyn Raciti, Evan Richter and Kevin Njinga cut class Friday to walk across and beneath the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge.

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Related Topix: Palmyra, NJ, Philadelphia, PA Metro, Burlington County, NJ

Sat Oct 31, 2009

The South Mississippi Sun Herald

Head of PECO Named Drexel University Business Leader of the Year

Denis O'Brien, president and CEO of PECO and executive vice president of Exelon, will receive Drexel University's LeBow College of Business 2009 Business Leader of the Year Award at a luncheon on December 3 at The Park Hyatt Philadelphia at The Bellevue.

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Related Topix: Energy, Exelon, Philadelphia, PA Metro

Thu Oct 29, 2009

Freshnews

Viridity Energy Congratulates PECO on Smart Grid Advances and ARRA Stimulus Funding

Viridity Energy , a virtual power generation company that transforms large energy consumers into 24/7 virtual power plants, issued a statement around today's visit by U.S. Secretary of Energy Chu to PECO headquarters following Tuesday's U.S. Department of Energy announcement of smart grid investment grant awards via the American Recovery and ...

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Related Topix: Department of Energy

Wed Oct 28, 2009

Examiner.com

Libertarian students fight for free speech on campus

College Libertarians at Binghamton University hosted a Freedom of Speech Contest.

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Related Topix: Philadelphia, PA, University of North Texas, University of Arizona

The New York Times

City Room: Sharing a Ride Before Sharing Bikes

Sean Gleason, left, and Wayne Sosin, far right, led the way from the solar-powered Worksman factory.

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Related Topix: Queens, NY, New York, NY, Ozone-Park, NY, Princeton University, New York University, Brooklyn, NY

Mon Oct 26, 2009

Philadelphia Business Journal

QVC founder's granddaughter sparks ShareUrMeal

If you're about to bite into a meal that looks so good that you want to tell the entire world about it, now you can do so and fight hunger at the same time.

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Related Topix: Philadelphia, PA, Non-Profit

Sat Oct 24, 2009

The Epoch Times

Gambling Addiction in the Spotlight in Philadelphia

The Asian-American Women's Coalition hosts a seminar, Survival Guide to Good Health for "Smarties," in Philadelphia.

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Related Topix: Philadelphia, PA, Asian-American, Economics News, Bankruptcy, Chinese-American

Fri Oct 23, 2009

JoongAng Ilbo English News

Critics denounce expat college hires

Konkuk University surprised Korea and the rest of the world when it announced that it had appointed Alia Sabur as a full-time professor in its department of advanced technology fusion in February 2008.

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Related Topix: Mathematics, Science, World Records

Thu Oct 22, 2009

Philadelphia Gay News

a Decadent Launch

Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutritional Alliance special-events intern Lauren Pasquini , a Drexel University student, and MANNA director of events and communications Meg Rider passed out samples of the agencya s five gourmet holiday pies during its Pie in the Sky kickoff Oct.

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Wed Oct 21, 2009

Connecticut Post

Soft Tissue offers key to ACL surgery

Reconstructive surgery is conducted on 500,000 knees worldwide each year to treat anterior cruciate ligament injuries, and a Stamford medical device company said it believes it has the technology to ensure that ACL patients can be back up and running.

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Related Topix: Stamford Metro, Stamford, CT, New Haven Metro, University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT

Philadelphia Business Journal

Three win University City Science Center QED awards

The University City Science Center 's QED Program, created to fill the gap between research grants and commercial seed investment, awarded three researchers at Drexel University and the University of Pennsylvania a total of $600,000 on Wednesday.

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Related Topix: University of Pennsylvania, Medicine, Breast Cancer, Health

CourierPostOnline

Tacony-Palmyra Bridge: Living Laboratory for Engineering Students

The Burlington County Bridge Commission announced Wednesday that the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge will be transformed into the first "living laboratory" for engineering students from Rowan University and other local colleges as part of two federal grants awarded to Drexel University in the amount of $900,000. This unprecedented, cutting-edge educational ...

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Related Topix: Palmyra, NJ, Burlington County, NJ, Rowan University

Mon Oct 19, 2009

Philly.com

Editorial: A collegial neighborhood

For decades, universities in urban settings built high fences around their campuses to cloister students and employees from crime and blight.

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Related Topix: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, Temple University, Rutgers University, Opinion

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