Science museum turns 75 (Chicago Tribune)
The Museum of Science and Industry, in the middle of an 11-year makeover, celebrates its philosophy of hands-on education The Museum of Science and Industry, a sprawling Chicago institution fashioned from the delight of an 8-year-old boy, celebrates its 75th birthday Thursday as America's oldest museum devoted to science and technology.
NASA Mars Phoenix Makes First Trench in Science Preserve (SpaceRef)
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander began digging in an area called "Wonderland" early Tuesday, taking its first scoop of soil from a polygonal surface feature within the "national park" region that mission scientists have been preserving for science.
'Intrepid' supercomputer fastest for science (VNU Net via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
The US Department of Energy's (DoE) high performance computing system is now the fastest supercomputer in the world for open science, according to the Top 500 list of the world's fastest computers.
Museum Of Science And Industry Celebrates 75 Years (CBS 2 Chicago)
Crowds are gathering Thursday to sing "Happy Birthday" to the Museum of Science and Industry as the Chicago institution turns 75.
European Science Foundation aims to strengthen 'regenerative medicine' (PhysOrg)
14 Member Organisations of the European Science Foundation have launched a key initiative to keep Europe at the forefront of regenerative medicine; broadly defined as the development of stem cell therapies to restore lost, damaged, or ageing cells and tissues in the human body.
Science and showbiz (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
If you want to see physical evidence that the Franklin Institute these days is straddling two realms - one old-world didactic, the other more showbizzy; one science, the other, well, not - take a trip up the ramp in the museum's Mandell Center.
'Intrepid' supercomputer fastest for science (vnunet.com)
Clement James, vnunet.com , Thursday 19 June 2008 at 12:53:00 IBM Blue Gene/P machine ranked third fastest overall The US Department of Energy's (DoE) high performance computing system is now the fastest supercomputer in the world for open science, according to the Top 500 list of the world's...
Riverside team sets fast pace for Science Bowl (Billings Gazette)
After smoking the competition at the regional finals earlier this year, four students from Riverside Middle School are headed to the National Science Bowl this weekend to see how a hydrogen car they built stacks up against those of teams from around the country.
Mac science teacher learned from her students (The Peru Tribune)
Why did Nancy Smith decide to become a science teacher? Growing up with five brothers might have had something to do with it. For more on this story, see the June 18, 2008 edition of the Peru Tribune.
IU, Purdue to seek $70M for life science pact (Indianapolis Business Journal)
Indiana and Purdue universities want $70 million over the next two years from state government to launch a research alliance designed to grow Indiana’s life science industries, improve public health and increase the number of physicians trained here.
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