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Director, Research & Prospect Management (NYC)
Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA)

Reporting to the Director, Development Services & Collaborative Advancement and in partnership with development staff, the Director of Research & Prospect Management will play an integral role in developing cultivation and fundraising strategies for top prospects/donors and is...

Consumer and Industry Groups and Health Professionals Meet on Salt Reduction


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Consumer and Industry Groups and Health Professionals Meet on Salt Reduction

Two of the nation's largest food industry groups, Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) and theNational Restaurant Association (NRA), and the nation's most prominent nutrition advocacy group, the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), brought together food industry leaders, health professionals, and government officials to discuss the progress and challenges of reducing the sodium content in food products so that we can continue in our collective efforts to help consumers meet the 2010 Dietary Guidelines of 2,300 mg of sodium per day.


By CSPI, USA,


Health Policy Resource.

Impacts of Sequestration Take Shape as Congress Drops R&D Spending Below 2012 Levels


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Impacts of Sequestration Take Shape as Congress Drops R&D Spending Below 2012 Levels

With the passing of the final Congressional appropriations bill for fiscal year 2013, investment in federal research will reach its lowest point since 2002, according to new estimates released by AAAS on 22 March . .


By AAAS, USA.


Technology Policy Resource.

Science: 3-D Printed Materials Resemble Biological Tissues


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Science: 3-D Printed Materials Resemble Biological Tissues

VIDEO: Time-lapse movie of a flower-shaped printed droplet network spontaneously folding to form a hollow sphere. [Credit: Gabriel Villar, Alexander D. Graham and Hagan Bayley (University of Oxford)] A printed, three-dimensional material could one day mimic the behavior of cells in tissues, new research in the 5 April issue of the journal Science shows.The tissue-like materials developed by Gabriel Villar at Balliol College and colleagues have the consistency of soft rubber, with an elasticity similar to brain and fat tissues. . .


By AAAS, USA.


Technology Policy Resource.

Marcia McNutt Named New Editor-in-Chief of Science


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Marcia McNutt Named New Editor-in-Chief of Science

Marcia McNutt, former director of the U.S. Geological Survey, has been named by the Board of Directors of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) to serve as editor-in-chief of theScience family of journals beginning 1 June 2013. McNutt, who will be the first woman to serve in this position since the journal’s inception in 1880, will become the 19th editor-in-chief of Science. . .


By AAAS, USA.


Technology Policy Resource.
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