http://en.redtram.com/ News on "Science & Education"  in "America" Copyright (c) 2009 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:39:54 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 143445 | Financial troubles force closing of St. Paul charter school http://en.redtram.com/go/232520507/top100/ 232520507 A charter school in St. Paul plans to close next month because of financial problems. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:25:29 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232520507/top100/ 240010 | Free e-samples of prescription drugs: At what cost? http://en.redtram.com/go/232463248/top100/ 232463248 Patients may be poorly served by pharmaceutical Web marketing strategies offering coupons and vouchers for prescription medications, according to a study published this week in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:08:27 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232463248/top100/ 240010 | Media advisory: UW expert to discuss alcohol, anger and aggressive driving http://en.redtram.com/go/232463231/top100/ 232463231 Professor Dennis Donovan will discuss behavioral characteristics and correlations between drinking and aggressive driving Wednesday, Dec. 2, as part of the UW Medicine & The Seattle Public Library's Medical Lecture Series. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:08:16 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232463231/top100/ 46718 | Authentic feast: Glencairn students step back in time with first Thanksgiving http://en.redtram.com/go/232361664/top100/ 232361664 EAST LANSING - Amid a table full of eel, rabbit stew, lobster, quail eggs, popcorn and mussels, a plate of turkey was the only evidence of a modern day Thanksgiving feast. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:20:14 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232361664/top100/ 46718 | Waverly schools dipping into savings to save 18 jobs http://en.redtram.com/go/232361623/top100/ 232361623 DELTA TWP. - The Waverly Community Schools Board of Education on Wednesday decided to use $1.1 million from the district's savings to prevent midyear layoffs. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:20:07 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232361623/top100/ 1001 | Cutting greenhouse pollutants could save millions of lives worldwide http://en.redtram.com/go/232316705/top100/ 232316705 Six international studies published this week in the British journel The Lancet show that cutting greenhouse gases, in particular ozone and black carbon, can save millions of lives worldwide in addition to slowing climate change. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:21:11 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232316705/top100/ 1001 | Scholars assess the 'de-racialized' Obama White House http://en.redtram.com/go/232316676/top100/ 232316676 African American scholar-activists on Thursday conducted an evaluation of the nation's current "weird, surreal" condition, as journalist Brenda Payton put it -- "led by a black president who we aren't supposed to think of as black." Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:21:06 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232316676/top100/ 1001 | Climate change could boost incidence of civil war in Africa, study finds http://en.redtram.com/go/232316663/top100/ 232316663 Climate change could increase the likelihood of civil war in sub-Saharan Africa by over 50 percent within the next two decades, according to a new study led by a team of researchers at UC Berkeley. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:20:58 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232316663/top100/ 6748 | Forest Change in Paraguay, 1990-2000 http://en.redtram.com/go/232250125/top100/ 232250125 Between 1990 and 2000, Paraguay lost about 13 percent of its forests, including nearly 40 percent of the already heavily exploited Atlantic Forest. This map shows the extent of remaining forests and forest loss during the decade. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:14:26 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232250125/top100/ 6748 | Shadow Cast by Bezymianny Volcano http://en.redtram.com/go/232250039/top100/ 232250039 Bezymianny Volcano exhibited a modest plume and dramatic shadow in late November, 2009. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:14:06 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232250039/top100/ 6748 | Tropical Storm Nida http://en.redtram.com/go/232250005/top100/ 232250005 over the western Pacific Ocean, roughly 8 degrees north of the Equator. An apparent tower of clouds rises at the storm's center. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:13:51 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/232250005/top100/