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August
2008
Symposium Explores Web 2.0's Impact on Scholarly Communication
Social networking sites, wikis, and blogs are all the rage nowadays, but do they really enhance communication among those in academia?
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August
2008
U.S. Law Bans Genetic Discrimination
If you have relatives with a history of hereditary conditions like Parkinson's disease, diabetes, or breast cancer, would you want to know if you were genetically inclined to develop the diseases yourself?
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August
2008
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Electrical Safety Project Set to Begin
Testing is scheduled to begin this month to investigate the arc-flash phenomenon. IEEE is collaborating with the U.S. National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) on the Arc Flash Collaborative Research Project.
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August
2008
Hitting the Wall
At a robust 72, John "Jack" Howell had been running seriously for only four years when he was given a shot at the race of a lifetime: a 5-kilometer run atop the Great Wall of China.
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August
2008
Museum Exhibits Open Doors With Help From IEEE Foundation
With the help of hard-working IEEE volunteers and funding from the IEEE Foundation, two museums now have new exhibits, one about weather forecasting and the other about the achievements of women engineers through history.
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August
2008
Conference Covers All Aspects of Radiation
October's session of the IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, which this year includes the 16th biennial International Workshop on Room-Temperature Semiconductor X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Detectors, promises to be a lively one.
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