Archive for June, 2014

Daily Report: Google’s Far-Reaching Agenda – NYTimes.com

Friday, June 27th, 2014

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/06/26/daily-report-is-googles-new-technology-more-creepy-than-helpful

Was This Student Dangerous?

Thursday, June 26th, 2014

Was This #Student Dangerous?
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/06/18/was-this-student-dangerous Raises issue: Should #professors be involved in mental health counseling? I think not.

A poorly written paper on a lovely rodent « Why Evolution Is True

Thursday, June 26th, 2014

http://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2014/06/26/a-poorly-written-paper-on-a-lovely-rodent/

Wickr Startup Looks for Business in Secrecy – WSJ

Thursday, June 26th, 2014

http://online.wsj.com/news/article_email/wickr-startup-looks-for-business-in-secrecy-1403744582-lMyQjAxMTA0MDIwNTEyNDUyWj

Was This Student Dangerous? – NYTimes.com

Thursday, June 26th, 2014

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/06/18/was-this-student-dangerous/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0

Mental health and disturbed college students: Professors often intervene on their own.

Thursday, June 26th, 2014

http://www.slate.com/articles/life/education/2014/06/mental_health_and_disturbed_college_students_professors_often_intervene.html

Assessing Risks from Bisphenol-A » American Scientist

Wednesday, June 25th, 2014

http://www.americanscientist.org/issues/feature/2010/1/assessing-risks-from-bisphenol-a/1

Million Veteran Program (MVP)

Tuesday, June 24th, 2014

http://www.research.va.gov/MVP/

Principal Investigators :

John Concato, M.D., M.S., M.P.H.
Yale

J. Michael Gaziano, M.D., M.P.H.
Harvard

QT:{{”

It’s Launch Time for the Million Veteran Program…

The VA Office of Research and Development is launching its
unprecedented partnership between VA and Veterans who volunteer to help build one of the largest databases of genetic, military exposure and health information. The Million Veteran Program (MVP) promises to reshape the field of genomics—a sophisticated science poised to revolutionize health care for Veterans and others throughout the U.S. and around the world.

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From Schmidt’s talk: The Million Veteran Program is building a DB of genetic, military exposure & health info
http://www.research.va.gov/MVP #1000gb

Central Park’s Marred Band Shell Gets a Golden Pick-Me-Up – NYTimes.com

Tuesday, June 24th, 2014

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/25/nyregion/central-parks-marred-band-shell-gets-a-golden-pick-me-up.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&smid=tw-nytimes&_r=0

Seph Lawless photographs abandoned malls in his book, Black Friday.

Monday, June 23rd, 2014

MT @teicherj: Photog @seph_lawless goes inside abandoned American #malls http://t.co/PnAminJ8EB http://t.co/YAZd5iJfu6 No new ones since ’06