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Staying in the sun may prevent heart disease

Researchers from University of Michigan have revealed that vitamin D may help prevent heart failure.Lead researcher Robert U. Simpson, pharmacologist from University of Michigan calls the sunshine......

US: Dr Devdas Shetty is new Lawrence Tech dean

Dr Devdas Shetty is the new dean of the College of Engineering at Lawrence Technological University, Michigan. Dr Shetty, who was with the University of Hartford in Connecticut for 20 years,......

The Indian Spring: Lessons for the world

The Indian Spring represented by Anna Hazare's anti-corruption campaign, which has culminated in the Aam Aadmi Party's impressive electoral debut in New Delhi, began around the same time as the......

Utah governor presents lifetime achievement award to Dr Dinesh Patel

Dr Dinesh Patel, Utah’s most high profile and influential Indian American, was conferred the Willem J Kolff Lifetime Achievement Award at BioUtah’s 2013 Utah Life Science Award, the......

US official sacked for Twitter barbs is Indian-American

A key White House staffer who was fired after it came to light that he was behind a Twitter account that dished out gossip and pointed barbs at the Obama Administration is an Indian-American. Jofi......

Indian American to guide US manufacturing policy

Secunderabad-born and raised Dr Sridhar Kota, 52, professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, has become American President Barack Obama's point man for developing......

CK Prahalad's tips on CSR

CK Prahalad, professor of corporate strategy at the University of Michigan and author of books on innovative business models that can help end world poverty, talks about corporate social......

US varsity suspends Coke sale

The University of Michigan has suspended sale of Coca-Cola products on its three campuses, citing human rights and environmental concerns in India and Columbia.The university, acting upon its......

'There are at least 20 global Indian firms'

Chairman of PRAJA Inc and Harvey C Fruehauf Professor of Business Administration of the University of Michigan, C K Prahalad was in Ahmedabad on Friday to attend an interactive session with the......

TiE honours 3 entrepreneurial legends

Aziz Haniffa reports from the first Tie-DC Legends Awards. The Washington, DC Chapter of The Indus Entrepreneurs recently honoured three pioneers in information technology, the restaurant business......

Five-Year Engagement fights for space alongside Avengers

The lines for the eagerly awaited The Avengers will be very long, and the May 4 US release could gross as much as $150 million in its first weekend in North America alone.But a number of well......

Now, Bollywood enters the ice-skating rink

Meryl Davis and Charlie White have been ice-skating together since they were nine. The 2009 US National Champions in figure skating are now eyeing the February Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Last......

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Q. Women feel insecure whle walking on anywhere on India's roads as incidents of chain snatching, molestation,eve-teasing,acid throwing,abusing dem occur as dey help little assistance 4rm pedestrians.In d end women tend 2 become losers & dey r being victimised. A new study has found dat nine in 10 women hve suffered on account of sexual discrimination at d workplace, which is alarming & India is not an exception 2 dis crime. D researchers at d Michigan University found dat 10% of d women surveyed had experienced severe harassment, in which dey wre promised promotion in exchnge of sexual favrs.Ur
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Q. What are the Best MBA universities in USA?
Ram: A. In any male-dominated Society, particularly in absence of proper policing and stricter LAWS, such incidents ought to rise and MEDIA, PRESS,...... more

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Q. If a food is to be labeled as non vegetarian then it should contain a living organism present in it. Now the eggs available in the market has no living organism present in them. Shall we call such eggs as vegetarian ? if not why?
Ram: A. Whatever eggs we get from laying units now are unfertilised eggs. The term vegetarian egg is a first-rate misnomer. The purpose of a fertile egg is...... more

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Purdue, IU churning out more patents, startups

By Dan Human West Lafayette and Bloomington are seldom mentioned in the same breath with major tech havens, but that could begin to change if... ...

http://www.universitiesnews.com/2014/04/17/purdue-iu-churning-out-more-patents-startups/

Fertilizer Runoff and Dead Zones Cost the US Billions

PRWeb 2014-04-17 US Bio Carbon announces a new solution to the nitrates runoff problem. Grand Rapids, Michigan (PRWEB) April 17, 2014... ...

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NASA

(Representational Image) Washington: The hunt for potential life in outer space has taken a step forward - an international team of researchers... ...

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Internet use can help ward off depression among elderly

( Michigan State University ) It's estimated that as many as 10 million older Americans suffer from depression, often brought on by feelings of... ...

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Health Alliance Plan Names Dawn Geisert Chief Compliance Officer

PRWeb 2014-04-17 Health Alliance Plan (HAP) today announced that Dawn Geisert has joined the company as Chief Compliance Officer. Detroit,... ...

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