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Drug-Resistant Bacteria On The Rise

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:07:08 GMT

Drug-resistant bacteria infections have increased by 90 percent in the US since 1999, and new strains have been discovered outside of hospitals, according to researchers.
Source: RedOrbit

Drug-Resistant Bacteria On Increase In U.S., Princeton University Study

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:36:08 GMT

Princeton University Study 11/24/2009 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cases of a drug-resistant bacterial infection known as MRSA have risen by 90 percent since 1999, and they are increasingly being acquired outside hospitals,...
Source: Biospace

Troop increase for Afghanistan must be linked to reforms, says expert

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:25:55 GMT

Francesc Vendrell, a Spanish diplomat, was EU Special Representative for Afghanistan from 2002 to 2008 and the UN Secretary General's Personal Representative for Afghanistan from 2000 to 2001.
Source: Deutsche Welle

Scientists reconstruct the evolution of bat migration

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:05:08 GMT

Berlin: A team of scientists, with the aid of a mathematical model, has reconstructed the evolution of bat migration.
Source: DNA India

Drug-resistant bacteria on increase in US

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:02:30 GMT

They found two new strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus — MRSA for short — were circulating in patients and they are different from the strains normally seen in hospitals.
Source: Times Live South Africa

Synthetic biology offers new opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:29:16 GMT

IRVINE, Calif. -- More than 160 participants gathered this week for the seventh annual National Academies Keck FUTURES INITIATIVE conference.
Source: EurekAlert

Stanford student among 2010 Rhodes Scholars from U.S.

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:24:51 GMT

A Stanford University student from Illinois and a Princeton University student from Saratoga are among 32 Americans who have won Rhodes Scholarships.
Source: Inside Bay Area

Good Globalization Literature

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:28:52 GMT

On the Oppenheimer Society listserve, someone asked for recommendations of good books and articles on globalization.
Source: Cafe Hayek

Quoted in 'GOP and industry groups quick to decry Senate health bill'

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:15:13 GMT

said in News-Medical.net:

Paul Starr, a Princeton University professor who won a Pulitzer Prize for his book on the history of health care: The Social Transformation of American Medicine

Quoted in 'University to pay $50k to West Windsor'

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:10:31 GMT

said in Daily Princetonian:

The property Princeton University owns is supposed to be commercial property … so this is a loss to West Windsor Township

Photo from Reuters Pictures

Sun, 02 Aug 2009 22:53:49 GMT

Jason Harper, 22, who graduated from Princeton University this year, is shown in Chicago July 25, 2009. Harper, who has numerous qualifications, cannot find a job in advertising."They are just not hiring. There are hiring freezes everywhere," he said.

Photo from Reuters Pictures

Sun, 02 Aug 2009 22:52:33 GMT

Princeton University College

Sun, 24 May 2009 19:41:46 GMT