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Want to Help Stem Cell Research Society?
Student Society is looking for empty ink cartridges to help raise money for Stem Cell Society. Please look for donation boxes in dorms or contact Bianca.Collymore@tufts.edu for more information on how you can help.

Laser Light May Be Able to Detect Diseases on the Breath
Their findings are published in the latest issue of the Optical Society of America’s open-access journal Optics Express. The technique, called cavity-enhanced direct optical frequency comb spectroscopy, may one day allow doctors to ...

Is MySpace Good for Society? A Freakonomics Quorum
Two little words — “social networking” — have become a giant buzzphrase these past couple of years, what with the worldwide march of Facebook and headline-ready stories about Web-assisted suicides. ...

Meeting Key Leaders in Pohnpei (including the Governor!)
Pohnpei State Flag, on flagpole Our official visit to Pohnpei started with calls on key education leaders. The Federated States of Micronesia has its capital on Pohnpei (it's one of four states in the FSM), so we met with both leaders ...

Society for Technical Communication Annual Communication Summit
Join SDL at the 55th Annual Technical Communication Summit from the 1st-4th June 2008.

Ninth Session of the Global Civil Society Forum Convenes in Monaco
On 19 February 2008, the Ninth Session of the Global Civil Society Forum will convene in the Principality of Monaco. This Forum precedes the 10th Special Session of the UNEP Governing Council/ Global Ministerial Environment Forum (GCSS. ...

Virtual Villagers - Create your own utopian society!
If you love strategy/society games like The Sims or Black & White, you'll love Virtual Villagers. Slowly turn your handful of refugees into thriving community by teaching them skills like farming, foraging, construction — even breeding ...

Parma: Historical society seeks new members
The Parma Area Historical Society is recruiting new members and volunteers for the upcoming season. Organized in 1972, the society works to preserve the history of Parma and is supported by membership dues, donations and volunteers. ...

Humane Society Uncovers Downer Cows! Where was the USDA?
I tip my hat to the Humane Society for bringing the downer cows issue to the attention of the authorities. The USDA has to be and should be embarrassed. I was particularly intrigued with the quote in the newspaper “USDA inspectors are ...

Clean coal
Lately I've been hearing the phrase "clean coal", which is nothing more than an oxymoron. Still, it's getting enough airtime that we need to pay some attention. E/The Environmental Magazine recently published the following EarthTalk ...