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Makers of Car-Charging Stations Team Up

ChargePoint and ECOtality are teaming up so that drivers will more easily be able to find their car-charging stations locations and recharge by swiping a single card.

Source: Makers of Car-Charging Stations Team Up

Movie Sales Rose After Pirating Site Was Shut

The closure last year of Megaupload and Megavideo, two file-sharing sites notorious for pirated video, led to an increase in legal sales of Hollywood movies, according to an academic study.

Source: Movie Sales Rose After Pirating Site Was Shut

Global Proposal Differs With U.S. on Bank Rules

Global accounting rule-makers proposed a change that would prompt non-U.S. banks to record losses on bad loans more quickly than they do now, though it wouldn't be as quick as U.S. banks may have to.

Source: Global Proposal Differs With U.S. on Bank Rules

Carrefour Profit Jumps

French retailer Carrefour said it plans to continue expansion in Asia and Latin America as it posted a rise in profit for 2012, boosted by the sale of assets in several markets.

Source: Carrefour Profit Jumps

HPCL Plans $6.7 Billion Refinery

State-run fuel retailer and refiner Hindustan Petroleum Corp is planning major investments in India's oil and gas sector.

Source: HPCL Plans $6.7 Billion Refinery

Mapletree Debut Sparks Hope for Singapore IPOs

Mapletree Greater China Commercial Trust's IPO and trading debut gave hope to those who want 2013 to be a better year for Singapore listings than 2012 was.

Source: Mapletree Debut Sparks Hope for Singapore IPOs

China's Solar Approach Faces Test

A major test of China's promise to consolidate its solar-panel makers looms this month when Suntech, one of the industry's biggest companies, faces a deadline for a steep bond payment.

Source: China's Solar Approach Faces Test

DirecTV Bemoans Rising Program Costs

Big increases in pay-TV prices?the result of rising programming costs?are set to be the "new norm," DirecTV's CFO Patrick Doyle said at an investor conference.

Source: DirecTV Bemoans Rising Program Costs

Peugeot Chief Upbeat on GM Alliance

Peugeot's sales are continuing to slide, workers have been striking for weeks, and the government was asked to prop up its in-house bank. But Chief Executive Philippe Varin is in good spirits.

Source: Peugeot Chief Upbeat on GM Alliance

Microsoft Backs School Privacy Bill Taking Aim at Google

Massachusetts lawmakers could soon consider a bill that would restrict commercial use of data gathered while children use computers at public schools. Its stated purpose is protecting privacy. An unnamed focus of the bill?backed by Microsoft?is Google.

Source: Microsoft Backs School Privacy Bill Taking Aim at Google

Telecom Firms Seek to Curb Publicly Funded Web Services

Sensing a threat to their business model, telecom companies are pushing more states to curb the spread of publicly funded high-speed Internet access, arguing the networks could squash competition.

Source: Telecom Firms Seek to Curb Publicly Funded Web Services

EU Fines Microsoft $732 Million

Microsoft has been hit with a $732.2 million fine by European Union regulators after it broke its promise to offer millions of users of its Windows system a choice of rival Web browsers.

Source: EU Fines Microsoft $732 Million

Toyota Overhauls Management

Toyota plans significant management changes. President Akio Toyoda will lose three experienced lieutenants to retirement, and the world's No. 1 auto maker will bring in its first outside directors.

Source: Toyota Overhauls Management

EU Probes German Grid-Fee Exemptions

The European Commission is investigating whether Germany is providing illegal state aid to energy-intensive firms through exemptions from electric charges.

Source: EU Probes German Grid-Fee Exemptions

Sahara Appeals Seizure of Assets

The Sahara Group has appealed against a decision by India's capital markets regulator to seize its assets for its alleged failure to comply with a Supreme Court order to repay more than $3 billion to bond holders.

Source: Sahara Appeals Seizure of Assets

Disney Shareholders Defeat Proposals

Disney shareholders defeated two proposals challenging corporate-governance practices and only narrowly approved an advisory vote on executive compensation.

Source: Disney Shareholders Defeat Proposals

South American Retailer Bulks Up

Wal-Mart StoresInc. and Casino Groupe SA are huge in South America, but underdog local retailer Cencosud SA is nipping at their heels.

Source: South American Retailer Bulks Up

Vocal on Gay Issues, Dean Goes Beyond Classroom

Steve Salbu, dean of George Tech's Scheller College of Business, talks about maintaining a focus on technology and why he isn't rushing to offer an online degree.

Source: Vocal on Gay Issues, Dean Goes Beyond Classroom

Chinese Car Venture Targets BMW, Audi

Qoros Auto unveiled three new vehicles that the Chinese-Israeli joint venture plan to sell beginning this year in China and Eastern Europe against entry-level Mercedes, BMW and Audi cars.

Source: Chinese Car Venture Targets BMW, Audi

Students Seek Edge With Bridge Programs

Amid a brutal job market for graduates and growing concern that a liberal-arts education may not translate into real-world success, more undergraduate students are signing up for so-called bridge programs?which offer crash courses in business and presentation skills?to give them an edge.

Source: Students Seek Edge With Bridge Programs

GM's Chief Touts Electric Vehicles

General Motors's chief executive said the auto maker would cut fuel-consumption of its 2016 vehicles by almost 10% over current models by reducing the average weight of its cars and trucks.

Source: GM's Chief Touts Electric Vehicles

Offshore Tax Probe Picks Up

The hunt for Americans who secretly stashed money overseas gained fresh momentum with lawyers saying the U.S. is looking to collect on accounts based in India, Israel, Hong Kong and Singapore.

Source: Offshore Tax Probe Picks Up

Data Release on Web Rattles Traders

Fears over a snowstorm upended some investors' plans for trading tied to a January factory report Wednesday, the latest in a recent run of surprises over data releases that have put some traders on the defensive

Source: Data Release on Web Rattles Traders

Renault Nears Union Cost-Cutting Deal

Renault looks likely to win approval of a cost-cutting agreement at its factories in France after a second of four major labor unions came out in favor of a deal that would help the car maker weather a market stall.

Source: Renault Nears Union Cost-Cutting Deal

Google Offering Business Credit Card For AdWords Purchases

"...we'll invite businesses to use AdWords Business Credit in the UK and extend more invitations in the US later this month.

Source: Google Offering Business Credit Card For AdWords Purchases

Report: Bing SERPs Poisoning Greater Than Other Search Engines

Bing search results are more affected by poisoning than those of other search engines, according to a study by SophosLabs.

Source: Report: Bing SERPs Poisoning Greater Than Other Search Engines

Google Penguin Data Refresh - Oct 5, 2012

"Penguin data refresh coming today. 0.3pct of English queries noticeably affected."

Source: Google Penguin Data Refresh - Oct 5, 2012

Report: Microsoft Wrongly Targeted Sites With Takedown Requests To Google

The request, sent in July, contained hundreds of addresses, and appeared to pinpoint articles and pages containing the number 45.

Source: Report: Microsoft Wrongly Targeted Sites With Takedown Requests To Google

How to fire an employee

What is the best procedure to follow when considering firing an employee?

Source: How to fire an employee

Google: 65 Search Quality Changes For August and September

Google's latest installment of search quality highlights, with 65 changes to report for August and September.

Source: Google: 65 Search Quality Changes For August and September

Next Generation SEO

Members discuss what cutting edge SEO looks like, including focus on the visitor experience, avoiding heavy handed and merely technical SEO, structured mark-up, usability and responsive design to handle a flood of new device types.

Source: Next Generation SEO

Google Settles U.S. Authors Book Scanning Lawsuit

The settlement lets US publishers decide which works should, or should not, be in Google's library.

Source: Google Settles U.S. Authors Book Scanning Lawsuit

WebmasterWorld Weekly Roundup October 4

WebmasterWorld's weekly roundup of hot topics and discussions you may have missed in the last few days. (-Subscription required)

Source: WebmasterWorld Weekly Roundup October 4

Facebook Reaches 1 Billion Active Users

Mark Zuckerberg announces an active user milestone.

Source: Facebook Reaches 1 Billion Active Users

Panda 20 Full Update 2012-09-27 - mixes with EMD changes

Google has confirmed a full update to their Panda algorithm (not just a data refresh) that was launched at the day before their Exact Match Domain adjustment. Throw in an Image Search update two days later, and analysis of any traffic changes last weekend can get pretty demanding!

Source: Panda 20 Full Update 2012-09-27 - mixes with EMD changes

Microsoft Criticised By U.S. Ad Industry Over Default Do Not Track In IE10

A U.S. based organization representing the advertising industry has sharply criticized Microsoft for its decision to enable the Do Not Track feature in a standard installation of Internet Explorer 10, the default browser in Windows 8.

Source: Microsoft Criticised By U.S. Ad Industry Over Default Do Not Track In IE10

Twitter To Roll Out Free Survey Tool To Big Advertisers

Twitter hopes that it will be able to use the feature to convince advertisers that they're getting their money's worth, and to help them tweak and optimize their campaigns.

Source: Twitter To Roll Out Free Survey Tool To Big Advertisers

Google Updates and SERP Changes - October 2012

WebmasterWorld's monthly look at Google's SERPs changes.

Source: Google Updates and SERP Changes - October 2012

Microsoft Shows TypeScript, a Superset of JavaScript

TypeScript is available under an Apache 2.0 open-source license.

Source: Microsoft Shows TypeScript, a Superset of JavaScript

Google Spring Cleaning Shuts Down AdSense for Feeds, Classic Plus Search

Starting October 2, we'll begin to retire this feature, and on December 3 we'll close it.Classic Plus is a Google Search feature that lets people upload or select images to use as a background on Google.com. Users won't be able to upload new pictures starting from October 16...

Source: Google Spring Cleaning Shuts Down AdSense for Feeds, Classic Plus Search

Report: IE Retains Around 50pct of Browser Market

Leading the desktop browser market for September, IE took home a share of 53.6 percent. That left Firefox in second place with 20 percent and Chrome in third with almost 19 percent.

Source: Report: IE Retains Around 50pct of Browser Market

Image SERPs Update at Google

WebmasterWorld Members reporting Google image search update.

Source: Image SERPs Update at Google

U.K.'s Nominet Proposing Shorter .uk Internet Domain

The scheme would give businesses the chance to register www.name.uk as their web address. It would run alongside the current co.uk service.

Source: U.K.'s Nominet Proposing Shorter .uk Internet Domain

Algo Change Targets Low Quality Exact Match Domains

small upcoming Google algo change will reduce low-quality "exact-match" domains in search results

Source: Algo Change Targets Low Quality Exact Match Domains

WebmasterWorld Weekly Roundup September 27

WebmasterWorld's weekly roundup of hot topics and discussions you may have missed in the last few days. (-Subscription required)

Source: WebmasterWorld Weekly Roundup September 27

EU To Charge Microsoft Over 2009 Browser Choice Breach

EU regulators are preparing to charge Microsoft Corp for failing to comply with a 2009 ruling ordering it to offer users a choice of web browsers, the EU's antitrust chief said on Thursday.

Source: EU To Charge Microsoft Over 2009 Browser Choice Breach

Content Authorship Profile For Google SEO Or Ownership

WebmasterWorld Members debate the authorship profile on Google+ and how it helps with SEO and content ownership.

Source: Content Authorship Profile For Google SEO Or Ownership

Marissa Meyer Outlines Some Of The CEO's Future Plans For Yahoo

Her goals: To grow users and usage, as well as advertisers and talent, using personalization.

Source: Marissa Meyer Outlines Some Of The CEO's Future Plans For Yahoo

Senate Committee Warns Google, Microsoft And Yahoo: Dodgy Movers

"U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, late on Tuesday sent letters to Google, Microsoft and Yahoo alerting them to how their search engines are being gamed through search engine optimization tactics as part of a wider scam involving moving services..."

Source: Senate Committee Warns Google, Microsoft And Yahoo: Dodgy Movers

Google AdWords Unique Sitelinks Policy To Be Proactively Enforced

As your ads are being served, our systems will verify that your sitelinks meet the policy standards. Sitelinks that don't meet the standards will be restricted from appearing.

Source: Google AdWords Unique Sitelinks Policy To Be Proactively Enforced

LinkedIn Introduces Endorsements

Starting today, Endorsements launches in English across the United States, India, New Zealand, and Australia.

Source: LinkedIn Introduces Endorsements

Oracle Offers Free Java Web Framework

The main difference between ADF Essentials and the full product is that developers can download ADF Essentials, and even deploy it on production servers, without paying any license fees.

Source: Oracle Offers Free Java Web Framework

Google AdSense Policy Change - More Mobile Ads Per Page

Google AdSense program now allows more than one ad per page for smartphone mobile displays.

Source: Google AdSense Policy Change - More Mobile Ads Per Page

Ubuntu 12.10 Unity Dash Update To Incorporate Search Results From Amazon

Canonical, Ubuntu's parent company, has added Amazon search results to the upcoming Ubuntu 12.10 Unity Dash search function.

Source: Ubuntu 12.10 Unity Dash Update To Incorporate Search Results From Amazon

Compete: Bing Increase Market Share, as Yahoo Struggles

Various stat services agree that Bing has been adding share. Mostly at the cost of Yahoo, but it that share didn't go to Google.

Source: Compete: Bing Increase Market Share, as Yahoo Struggles

W3C Publishes Plan For HTML 5.0 In 2014 and 5.1 in 2016

Recognizing the pressures to ship a REC sooner -- possibly with less functionality -- than later, we are proposing a plan for taking a stable HTML5.0 specification to W3C Recommendation by the end of 2014, as well as a plan for taking an HTML 5.1 specification to W3C Recommendation by the end of 2016.

Source: W3C Publishes Plan For HTML 5.0 In 2014 and 5.1 in 2016

Official Google Guidelines Were Updated, Then Not

WebmasterWorld Members discuss the updated guidelines that appeared online for a short period of time.

Source: Official Google Guidelines Were Updated, Then Not

Responsive Design and Google AdSense

The web world is transitioning toward responsive design formats. When will AdSense catch up?

Source: Responsive Design and Google AdSense

Twitter CEO, Dick Costolo: We Want A 'True Platform' And Consistent Experience

"The future of Twitter is that we'll have a true platform...not just an API that allows developers to create an alternate Twitter experience, but an API that allows third parties to build on top of Twitter in a way that creates accretive value for the user, much how Amazon allowed third-party merchants to build into Amazon."

Source: Twitter CEO, Dick Costolo: We Want A 'True Platform' And Consistent Experience

WebmasterWorld Weekly Roundup September 20

WebmasterWorld's weekly roundup of hot topics and discussions you may have missed in the last few days. (-Subscription required)

Source: WebmasterWorld Weekly Roundup September 20

FTC: Google Probe Will Be Done by Year End

"The Federal Trade Commission is moving expeditiously to decide if Google used its search clout to harm competitors and expects to complete its investigation by the end of the year, FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz said on Wednesday."

Source: FTC: Google Probe Will Be Done by Year End

Google Violated Your Privacy - So Use Bing

New ad by Microsoft takes direct aim at, "Do No Evil".

Source: Google Violated Your Privacy - So Use Bing

Facebook Offers Will No Longer Be Free For Merchants

The service has been free, but in coming weeks Facebook will require merchants to pay at least $5 on related ads to promote each Facebook Offer to a targeted audience of fans and friends of fans.

Source: Facebook Offers Will No Longer Be Free For Merchants

New Keyword Meta Tag For News Articles

Google has said it'll use a new meta tag for news.

Source: New Keyword Meta Tag For News Articles

What to do When a Competitor Tries to Get you Banned from AdSense

Every AdSense Publisher's nightmare, when competitors aggressively try to get you banned from AdSense. A Google rep suggests a solution.

Source: What to do When a Competitor Tries to Get you Banned from AdSense

Yahoo And Alibaba Close $7.6 Billion Assets Deal

Yahoo has closed the multi-billion-dollar sale of half its assets in China's Alibaba Group.

Source: Yahoo And Alibaba Close $7.6 Billion Assets Deal

Google Update and Changes

"...expect some flux over the next few days"

Source: Google Update and Changes

New Twitter Profiles Allow New Header Photos

Upload an all-new header photo on mobile apps for iPad, iPhone and Android or twitter.com, and the same image will appear whenever anyone views your profile on the web or these apps. You can upload your header photo, which appears above your Tweets, to express yourself instantly, anywhere.

Source: New Twitter Profiles Allow New Header Photos

Wikipedia Starts e-Book Export Capability

You can use it to collate your personal collection of Wikipedia articles and generate free ebooks.

Source: Wikipedia Starts e-Book Export Capability

Microsoft Reveals New Version Of Chinese Bing Search Engine

The new version reportedly features a new dynamic front page, more concise web search pages, and more accurate results.

Source: Microsoft Reveals New Version Of Chinese Bing Search Engine

Google Acquires iOS App, Snapseed, Nik Software

"Today I'm excited to welcome +Nik Software to the Google family!"

Source: Google Acquires iOS App, Snapseed, Nik Software

Algo Update to Address Multi-Result SERP Quality Problems

A Google algo tweak appears to be addressing the serious quality problems Google has had with with large numbers of results from the same site. "@mattcutts: Just fyi, we rolled out a small algo change this week that improves the diversity of search results in terms of different domains returned."

Source: Algo Update to Address Multi-Result SERP Quality Problems

301 Redirect Best Practice

WebmasterWorld Members discuss best practice for a 301 redirect.

Source: 301 Redirect Best Practice

Google's Knowledge Graph Demonstrated with 'Bacon Number'

Google has demonstrated its Knowledge Graph with an excellent example: Type in the words "Bacon number" followed by the name of the actor.

Source: Google's Knowledge Graph Demonstrated with 'Bacon Number'

Where the wild things go ? when there's nowhere else

The presence of endangered cats and primates in swamp forests might be seriously overlooked. Princeton research concludes that swamp forests beg further exploration as places where endangered species have preserved their numbers ? and where humans could potentially preserve them into the future.

Source: Where the wild things go ? when there's nowhere else

March of the pathogens: Parasite metabolism can foretell disease ranges under climate change

Princeton University researchers developed a model that can help determine the future range of nearly any disease-causing parasite under climate change, even if little is known about the organism. Their method  calculates how the projected temperature change for an area would alter  the creature's metabolism and life cycle.

Source: March of the pathogens: Parasite metabolism can foretell disease ranges under climate change

Genomic detectives crack the case of the missing heritability



Source: Genomic detectives crack the case of the missing heritability

FACULTY AWARD: Five Princeton faculty named 2013 Sloan Fellows

Five Princeton University faculty members were among the 126 researchers  from the United States and Canada named as 2013 Sloan Research Fellows by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

Source: FACULTY AWARD: Five Princeton faculty named 2013 Sloan Fellows

FACULTY AWARD: Botstein among 11 recipients of inaugural $3 million prize

David Botstein, Princeton University's Anthony B. Evnin '62 Professor of  Genomics and molecular biology and director of the Lewis-Sigler  Institute for Integrative Genomics, was among 11 recipients of the  inaugural Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences.

Source: FACULTY AWARD: Botstein among 11 recipients of inaugural $3 million prize

FACULTY AWARD: Schoene receives 2013 F.W. Clarke Award for geochemistry

Princeton University assistant professor of geosciences Blair Schoene  received the 2013 F.W. Clarke Award from the Geochemical Society.  Presented since 1972, the award recognizes early-career scientists who make an  outstanding contribution to geochemistry through research on a single topic.

Source: FACULTY AWARD: Schoene receives 2013 F.W. Clarke Award for geochemistry

FACULTY AWARD: Princeton's Felten elected to National Academy of Engineering



Source: FACULTY AWARD: Princeton's Felten elected to National Academy of Engineering

The effective collective: Grouping could ensure animals find their way in a changing environment



Source: The effective collective: Grouping could ensure animals find their way in a changing environment

Reconcilable differences: Study uncovers the common ground of scientific opposites



Source: Reconcilable differences: Study uncovers the common ground of scientific opposites

From dark hearts comes the kindness of mankind

The kindness of mankind most likely developed from our more sinister and  self-serving tendencies, according to Princeton University and  University of Arizona research that suggests society's rules against  selfishness are rooted in the very exploitation they condemn.

Source: From dark hearts comes the kindness of mankind

Don't read my lips! Body language trumps the face for conveying intense emotions

Be it triumph or crushing defeat, exhilaration or agony, body  language more accurately conveys intense emotions, according to Princeton University  research that challenges the predominance of facial expressions as an  indicator of how a person feels.

Source: Don't read my lips! Body language trumps the face for conveying intense emotions

Nursing gerbils unravel benefit of multiple mothers in collective mammals

In mammals such as rodents that raise their young as a group, infants will nurse from their mother as well as other females, a dynamic known as allosuckling. Ecologists have long hypothesized that allosuckling lets newborns stockpile antibodies to various diseases, but the experimental proof has been lacking until now.

Source: Nursing gerbils unravel benefit of multiple mothers in collective mammals

PPPL teams with South Korea on the forerunner of a commercial fusion power station

The U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory  (PPPL) has joined forces with researchers in South Korea to develop a  pre-conceptual design for a pioneering fusion facility in that Asian nation.  The proposed device, called K-DEMO, could be completed in the mid- to  late 2030s as the final step before construction of a commercial fusion  power plant that would produce clean and abundant energy for generating  electricity.

Source: PPPL teams with South Korea on the forerunner of a commercial fusion power station

Embracing data 'noise' brings Greenland's complex ice melt into focus

Princeton University researchers developed an enhanced approach to capturing changes on the Earth's surface via  satellite that could provide a more accurate account of how geographic areas are changing as a result of natural  and human factors. In a first application, the technique revealed  sharper-than-ever details about Greenland's massive ice sheet, including  that the rate at which it is melting might be accelerating more slowly  than predicted.

Source: Embracing data 'noise' brings Greenland's complex ice melt into focus

Synthetic fuels could eliminate entire U.S. need for crude oil, create 'new economy'

The United States could eliminate the need for crude oil by using a combination of coal, natural gas and non-food crops to make synthetic fuel, a team of Princeton researchers led by chemical and biological engineering professor Christodoulos Floudas has found.

Source: Synthetic fuels could eliminate entire U.S. need for crude oil, create 'new economy'

Quick, high-volume test offers fast track in search for Alzheimer's drugs

Princeton University researchers report that an efficient, high-volume technique developed at Princeton for testing potential drug  treatments for Alzheimer's disease uncovered an organic compound that  restored motor function and longevity to fruit flies with the disease.

Source: Quick, high-volume test offers fast track in search for Alzheimer's drugs

In financial ecosystems, big banks trample economic habitats and spread fiscal disease

Researchers from Princeton University, the Bank of England and the  University of Oxford applied methods inspired by ecosystem stability and  contagion models to banking meltdowns and found that large national and  international banks wield an influence and potentially destructive  power that far exceeds their actual size. As a result, the capital that current regulations require large banks to  maintain should be based on the  institution's systemic importance.

Source: In financial ecosystems, big banks trample economic habitats and spread fiscal disease

John Templeton Foundation grant supports Princeton neuroscientists to study cognitive control

Princeton neuroscientists have been awarded a $4 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation to explore how the human brain enables us to pursue goals and juggle priorities in an environment full of distractions.

Source: John Templeton Foundation grant supports Princeton neuroscientists to study cognitive control

Princeton researchers identify unexpected bottleneck in the spread of herpes simplex virus

New research suggests that just one or two individual herpes virus particles attack a skin cell in the first stage of an outbreak, resulting in a bottleneck in which the infection may be vulnerable to medical treatment.

Source: Princeton researchers identify unexpected bottleneck in the spread of herpes simplex virus

NYUCN?s Dr. Ann Kurth is Among Nineteen Inducted into the International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame for 2013

New York University College of Nursing?s (NYUCN) Ann Kurth, PhD, CNM, FAAN, Professor and Executive Director of NYUCN Global, is one of nineteen nurse researchers who will be inducted into the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International?s (STTI) International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame at STTI?s 24th International Nursing Research Congress in Prague, Czech Republic, 22-26 July 2013.

Source: NYUCN?s Dr. Ann Kurth is Among Nineteen Inducted into the International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame for 2013

NYU Steinhardt Hosts, "The Community College Jigsaw: Putting the Pieces Together," Case Study of Award-Winning Kingsborough Community College, March 5

Regina S. Peruggi, president of New York?s Kingsborough Community College (KCC) in Brooklyn will discuss the academic strategies KCC has adopted to support student achievement.

Source: NYU Steinhardt Hosts, "The Community College Jigsaw: Putting the Pieces Together," Case Study of Award-Winning Kingsborough Community College, March 5

NYUCD?s Juhee Jeong is Selected by American Association of Anatomists for its 2013 YAPA Award

NYUCD's Juhee Jeong, Ph.D., an assistant professor of Basic Science and Craniofacial Biology, will be awarded the American Association of Anatomists? (AAA) 2013 Keith and Marion Moore Young Anatomist?s Publication Award (YAPA) at the annual AAA Awards Banquet, Tuesday, April 23, 2013, in Boston.  The YAPA was created to recognize the best publication by a young anatomist in one of the society's journals?The Anatomical Record, Anatomical Sciences Education or Developmental Dynamics.

Source: NYUCD?s Juhee Jeong is Selected by American Association of Anatomists for its 2013 YAPA Award

?Triggering the Debate: Gun Control, Race, and Mental Illness? to Feature St. Sen. Serrano, Mayor Finch, MSNBC?s Reid?March 8

NYU?s Institute for Public Knowledge will host ?Triggering the Debate: Gun Control, Race, and Mental Illness,? a panel discussion featuring New York State Senator Jose M. Serrano, Bill Finch, the mayor of Bridgeport, Conn., MSNBC?s Joy-Ann Reid, and Gary Belkin, deputy director of the program in global mental health at NYU Langone School of Medicine, on Fri., March 8.

Source: ?Triggering the Debate: Gun Control, Race, and Mental Illness? to Feature St. Sen. Serrano, Mayor Finch, MSNBC?s Reid?March 8

Biologist Carlton on ?Malaria, Mosquitoes, and Man: How a Parasite is Winning the Disease War??March 29

Biology Professor Jane Carlton will deliver ?Malaria, Mosquitoes, and Man: How a Parasite is Winning the Disease War,? on Fri., March 29, 4-5:30 p.m. at NYU?s Center for Genomics and Systems Biology (CGSB) Auditorium.

Source: Biologist Carlton on ?Malaria, Mosquitoes, and Man: How a Parasite is Winning the Disease War??March 29

NYU Bookstore Features Readings by Bill Hewitt, Karen Heuler, Ruth Ozeki, and More in March

The NYU Bookstore will host events in March that include readings by Bill Hewitt (March 4), Karen Heuler (March 7), and Ruth Ozeki (March 12) at the Bookstore?s 726 Broadway location.

Source: NYU Bookstore Features Readings by Bill Hewitt, Karen Heuler, Ruth Ozeki, and More in March

Facebook Refusal: Hispter Trend or Activist Movement? NYU Steinardt Researcher Explores Media Refusal Phenomenon

Laura Portwood-Stacer, visiting assistant professor of media, culture, and communication at NYU Steinhardt, has recently published a study of people who quit Facebook and how the media cover the phenomenon of Facebook refusal.

Source: Facebook Refusal: Hispter Trend or Activist Movement? NYU Steinardt Researcher Explores Media Refusal Phenomenon