2 hrs ago | Redwood City
New Executive Director for Redwood City 2020
The City of Redwood City is pleased to announce that Ms. Jana Kiser has accepted the position of Executive Director of Redwood City 2020, the local community collaborative which supports youth and families and seeks to engage and strengthen the community through its programs.
6 hrs ago | Holtville Tribune
Assistant Secretary for Conflict and Stabilization Operations Travels to California
In California, Assistant Secretary Barton will meet with representatives from foreign policy and technology-focused organizations.
10 hrs ago | Hays Daily News
Just who are the idiots in this scenario?
Dr. Henry Miller, senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, and Gregory Conko, senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, in a September article in Forbes magazine, "Rachel Carson's Deadly Fantasies," wrote that her 1962 book, "Silent Spring," led to a world ban on DDT use.
14 hrs ago | New Media Journal
Big Government's Abuses of Power
Victor Davis Hanson is the Martin and Illie Anderson Senior Fellow in Residence in Classics and Military History at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, a professor of Classics Emeritus at California State University, Fresno, and a nationally syndicated columnist for Tribune Media Services.
18 hrs ago | India.com
Washington: Indian-American Srikanth Srinivasan on Thursday scripted history after he was confirmed as the first South Asian judge to America's second highest court.
Sylvan Eisenberg was born in Brooklyn, New York, the only child of Mae Kauffman and Morris Eisenberg.
California awards $36 million for stem cell research leaders
California's stem cell agency has awarded $36 million from the Research Leadership Awards to attract six top stem cell scientists.
520 scientists sign statement on Maintaining Humanity's Life Support Systems in the 21st Century
In the one month since it was written, 520 global scientists have signed on to this statement .
Wireless Power Transfer Using Small Coils May Be Possible
A source of electromagnetic waves at the top of the image can generate "hot spots" of field strength deep inside simulated biological tissue that are strong enough to power a pacemaker; according to computer simulations.
Investing in the Future: UC San Diego's Federal Research Funding...
A study by the National Science Foundation naming the top 10 universities receiving the most federal funding for research and development ranked UC San Diego in 8th place out of 896 colleges that received federal R&D money during the 2011 fiscal year.
Amprius launches new high-capacity and high-energy-density Li-ion batteries with silicon anodes
Amprius' plan, outlined at the DOE Merit Review in 2012, is to start with consumer electronics and move to vehicle and grid storage markets.
Bergstresser, Nierenberg win business school teaching awards
An associate professor of finance, Bergstresser teaches classes in fixed income securities, corporate financial engineering and venture capital.
Michigan's charter success story
According to a 2009 study conducted by Stanford University's Center for Research on Education Outcomes, 42 percent of Michigan's charter schools outperformed traditional public schools in math and 35 percent outperformed them in reading.
Scientists Map the Fungi on Your Feet
Anyone who has ever wrestled with athlete's foot knows there is something about feet that fungi seem to like.
Democratic Underground Latest Breakin...
People Getting Dumber? Human Intelligence Has Declined Since Victorian Era, Research Suggests
Source: Huffington Post Our technology may be getting smarter, but a provocative new study suggests human intelligence is on the decline.
Stanford professor faces parent child abduction charges
An associate professor of bioengineering at Stanford University has been charged with felony parent abduction after taking her three children on what authorities contend was a one-way trip to the Hawaiian Islands.
Grand Blanc High School junior receives Davis United World College scholarship
He is one of only 50 U.S. students to receive a full merit scholarship to attend one of the 13 worldwide United World College programs, according to a news release from the school district.
How to Expel Hurtful Stereotypes from Classrooms across the Country
In this month's Scientific American science writer Ed Yong explores new research on stereotype threat - the fear of confirming derogatory stereotypes about one's social group.
SF 49ers will host 50th Super Bowl in new Santa Clara stadium
Today, the NFL informed the media that it will celebrate its 50th Super Bowl at the 49ers' new stadium being built in Santa Clara, California.
With his family, he immigrated to the United States as a toddler. His mother left her career as a doctor and his father became a janitor at Stanford University to support a dream of educational opportunity for their children.