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The University hosted a series of Flash Seminars last month about health care reform and the Affordable Care Act organized by Melissa Rickman, a third-year College and first-year Batten School student. Health care reform is important to both the individual and the nation, Rickman said, and is particularly relevant for students, who will be faced with health care decisions during the coming years. "I thought a Flash Seminar series on health care reform and the Affordable Care Act would be not only interesting, but practical," she said. President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act March 23, 2010.
You've had a long weekend leaning over books and papers to study for a round of exams, followed by an even longer week hunched over a desk taking all those tests.
Clinical trial results, published in The Journal of Neuroscienceby Eli Lilly & Co., suggest a promising new therapy for Alzheimer's disease.
Many people became more aware of the risks of radiation exposure following the earthquake and tsunami in Japan which damaged the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
Amateur storm chaser Michael Theusner photographed the second recorded triple rainbow as well as the first quadruple rainbow outside of Bremerhaven, Germany in June.
Researchers at the University of Cambridge have found a genetic cause for a rare form of severe hypoglycemia. Diabetics who inject too much insulin commonly experience hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar, but it is also caused by some medications or too much alcohol.
What: Driving directions from a 3-D moving aerial perspective. Detail include hurdles a driver will experience during a drive and how scenic the trip will be. Who: Google Maps Future: The service may become the newest way to see neighborhoods, remote areas and cities one will be visiting or traveling between. -compiled by Amanda Gellett
What: A camera uses laser Doppler imaging to show blood flowing through the skin in real time. Red portions of the image indicate areas of high blood flow while blue means low blood flow. Who: Aimago, a Swiss start-up company Future: The machine will help doctors know up to three days earlier with 98 percent accuracy whether a burn victim's skin has the blood supply it needs to heal itself or if skin grafts need to be performed.
Arctic sea ice reflects the sun's heat allowing Earth to stay cooler and making it critical in regulating Earth's climate. The summer measurement for Arctic ice extent, the area the sea ice covers, is at the second lowest level since 1979, when scientists began using satellites to monitor changes in ice extent.
