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GSU to lead $10 million research project to improve reading in deaf and hard of hearing children
24 May 2012, 4:00 am
(Georgia State University) Researchers at Georgia State University's College of Education have been awarded a significant $10 million grant to create the first national research center aimed at dramatically improving reading for children who are deaf or hard of hearing.

SF State biology department receives $1.5 million to support science teaching
24 May 2012, 4:00 am
(San Francisco State University) The San Francisco State University Department of Biology has received a $1.5 million education grant from Howard Hughes Medical Institute to support the faculty as they refine their teaching skills and explore new resources and new ways to assess their students' learning.

EPSRC announces first recipients of Fellowships in Manufacturing
24 May 2012, 4:00 am
(Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council) The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council has today announced its first ever Fellowships in Manufacturing, worth around £1 million each.

Deep sea animals stowaway on submarines and reach new territory
24 May 2012, 4:00 am
(Wiley-Blackwell) Marine scientists studying life around deep-sea vents have discovered that some hardy species can survive the extreme change in pressure that occurs when a research submersible rises to the surface. The team's findings, published in Conservation Biology, reveal how a species can be inadvertently carried by submersibles to new areas, with potentially damaging effects on marine ecosystems.

Business students better equipped to evaluate peers
24 May 2012, 4:00 am
(Concordia University) Peer evaluation is a touchstone of many business school classes. But does the process of rating the work of one's classmates really shape better businesspeople? A new study from Concordia's John Molson School of Business, published in the journal of the Academy of Management Learning and Education, answers that question with a resounding yes.

Minister announces £250M strategic investment in UK bioscience
24 May 2012, 4:00 am
(Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council) Minister for Universities and Science, David Willetts, will today announce substantial funding that will ensure the UK's bioscience research base remains globally competitive and at the forefront of meeting the grand challenges faced by society in the coming decades. The announcement will be made by the Minister during a visit to the Babraham Research Campus, near Cambridge, and highlighted again during a major speech at the University of East Anglia in Norwich.

HHMI selects 47 colleges to participate in $50 million science education initiative
24 May 2012, 4:00 am
(Howard Hughes Medical Institute) The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) has selected 47 small colleges and universities in the United States as the recipients of grants totaling over $50 million that will enable the schools to work together to create more engaging science classes, bring real-world research experiences to students, and increase the diversity of students who study science.

Distress of child war and sex abuse victims halved by new trauma intervention
24 May 2012, 4:00 am
(Queen's University Belfast) A new psychological intervention has been shown to more than halve the trauma experienced by child victims of war, rape and sexual abuse.

Healing the voice: New American Chemical Society video on synthetic vocal cords
24 May 2012, 4:00 am
(American Chemical Society) An effort to develop synthetic vocal cords to heal the voices of people with scarred natural vocal tissues is the topic of the latest episode of the American Chemical Society's Bytesize Science series. The video is available at www.BytesizeScience.com.

Device may inject a variety of drugs without using needles
24 May 2012, 4:00 am
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology) MIT researchers have engineered a device that delivers a tiny, high-pressure jet of medicine through the skin without the use of a hypodermic needle.