MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'institutions'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:10:31 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5062226&cid=t_122101_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FFGsoGrS2IEA%2F I’ve argued that the Dodd-Frank financial reform bill does not end “too-big-to-fail”, that is the belief that certain companies are implicitly backed by the government because policy-makers are unlikely to let said institutions actually fail. By naming some companies as ”systemically important” — as required by Dodd-Frank — the government is actually sending a signal as to who is likely to be bailed out. As evidenced by regulators’ behavior during the financial crisis, the prime beneficiaries would be the creditors of these companies, as even when shareholders and management suffered, creditors generally did not. This should allow such firms to borrow at a cost lower than firms not deemed systemically important. Given this funding... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5062226 Mon, 25 Jul 2011 12:53:37 +0100 5062226 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4902515&cid=t_122101_113_f&fid=34637&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgaggio.blogspirit.com%2Farchive%2F2011%2F05%2F21%2Fhuman-computer-confluence.html (HC-CO) is an ambitious initiative recently launched by the European Commission under the Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) program, which fosters projects that investigate and demonstrate new possibilities “emerging at the confluence between the human and technological realms” (source: HC-CO website, EU Commission).Such projects will examine new modalities for individual and group perception, actions and experience in augmented, virtual spaces. In particular, such virtual spaces would span the virtual reality continuum, also extending to purely synthetic but believable representation of massive, complex and dynamic data. HC-CO also fosters inter-disciplinary research (such as Presence, neuroscience, psychophysics, prosthetics, machine learning, computer science and engineering) ... Positive Technology Journal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4902515 Sun, 05 Jun 2011 18:03:00 +0100 4902515 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4337920&cid=t_122101_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FDkwGhT5SrxA%2F By Mark A. CalabriaMIT Professor Simon Johnson recently argued that Bill Daley’s appointment as Obama’s Chief of Staff signals that “too big to fail,” as it relates to our largest financial institutions, is here to stay.  Personally I never thought it was in doubt.  With Geithner at Treasury and Dodd-Frank further codifiying “too big to fail,” its been clear for some time that the bailout net is larger than it’s ever been, and is not being pulled back.  That said, Professor Johnson’s focus on Daley distracts from the real issue, which is changing our bank regulatory structure to end bailouts.  The focus on Daley has the potential to lead us down that path of “if we just had the right people in government…”  We shouldn&#... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4337920 Tue, 11 Jan 2011 16:53:09 +0100 4337920 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4314191&cid=t_122101_136_f&fid=37846&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthinfoispower.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F01%2F05%2Fnational-comprehensive-cancer-network%25c2%25ae-posts-new-guidelines-for-treatment-of-ovarian-cancer-patients%2F National Comprehensive Cancer Network® Posts New “Patient Friendly” Guidelines for Treatment of Ovarian Cancer. Women with ovarian cancer now have a new resource that provides them with the same credible information their physicians use when determining treatment options. The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) announces three new additions to the library of NCCN Guidelines for [...] (Source: Libby's H*O*P*E*) Libby's H*O*P*E* blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4314191 Wed, 05 Jan 2011 19:39:13 +0100 4314191 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3914998&cid=t_122101_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fcharitable-hospitals-being-sold-to-for-profits-to-survive%2F2010.08.30 More than one-fifth of hospitals are government-owned, but states and counties are out of cash to keep them open. So, charitable hospitals are being sold to for-profit groups or facing closures. Rising costs and more uninsured patients run smack into falling Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement. When bonds come due, there’s little chance of states and counties paying them back. And the facilities are often standalones, and they can’t fall back on corporate backing. This year, 53 hospitals have been sold in 25 arrangements. While the deals often stipulate that care for the poor continues, no one is certain exactly how or even whether such services will continue. That said, other charitable hospitals are making big profits. What are they doing differently? First, they’re co... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3914998 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:00:00 +0100 3914998 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3718397&cid=t_122101_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fpublic-health-whats-digital-got-to-do-with-it%2F2010.07.01 Better Health’s Dr. Val Jones recently expert-moderated TogoRun’s Digital Capital Week event entitled “Public Health: What’s Digital Got to Do With It?” featuring panelists Susannah Fox of the Pew Internet & American Life Project, Maya Linson of the National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems, and Erin Enke of TogoRun. A capacity crowd in attendance at the Pew Research Center and another group following on Twitter sparked a vibrant online discussion of how health institutions are using social media and how digital innovation is improving public health: A conversation with Maya Linson about “Public Hospitals and the Social Media Imperative“ followed via podcast:  SOURCE: Unleashed: The Health + Communications Blog (Source: Better Healt... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3718397 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 18:12:18 +0100 3718397 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3629618&cid=t_122101_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F5Ij5q5GF5Jg%2F By Mark A. CalabriaOn the surface the failures of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would appear to have little connection to the fiscal crisis in Greece, outside of both occurring in or around the time of a global financial crisis.  Of course in the case of Fannie and Freddie, primary blame lies with their management and with Congress.  Primary blame for Greece’s problems clearly lies with the Greek government.  Neither Greece or Fannie would have been able to get into as much trouble, however, if financial institutions around the world had not loaded up on their debt.  One reason, if not the primary reason, for bailing out both Greece and the US’s government sponsored enterprises is the adverse impact their failures would have on the banking system. Yet bankers around the world ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3629618 Thu, 03 Jun 2010 20:16:19 +0100 3629618 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3522773&cid=t_122101_133_f&fid=35084&url=http%3A%2F%2Fballastexistenz.autistics.org%2F%3Fp%3D625 [This is for Blogging Against Disablism Day.] I knew Adam. I didn’t know Adam’s mother. That’s important. I knew Adam in terms of who he was after he’d already been created. I knew this funny, smart kid who liked to grab my hand and walk in circles with me, who fearfully tried to hide in my room every night when staff came around to tie him to his bed, who looked and sounded very non-standard, and all of these things were just part of Adam. The non-standardness no more and no less than any other part of him. The only time I heard about Adam’s mother was through those sorts of overheard staff conversations that let you know exactly what you are to them. Through them I heard that no mother should be blamed for “giving up” a child like him, that the u... Ballastexistenz blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3522773 Sat, 01 May 2010 15:01:28 +0100 3522773 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3519441&cid=t_122101_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F6dPAdIXkTHM%2F By Jim HarperIf someone asked you what’s wrong with a planned economy, your first answer might not be “privacy.” But it should be. For proof, look no further than the financial regulation bill the Senate is debating. Its 1,400 pages contain strong prescriptions for a government-micromanaged economy—and the undoing of your financial privacy. Here’s a look at some of the personal data collection this revamp of financial services regulation will produce. The “Office of Financial Research” (sec. 152) will have a “Data Center” (sec. 154) that requires submisson of data on any financial activity that poses a threat to financial stability. Use your noggin, now: Will government researchers know in advance what might cause financial instabili... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3519441 Fri, 30 Apr 2010 12:16:17 +0100 3519441 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3515442&cid=t_122101_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F04%2F29%2Fmental-health-care-at-harvard%2F This article is also remarkable because, in part, of the frankness displayed by a senior staff member at Harvard University. John D. “Jay” Ellison is the secretary of the Harvard Administration Board, the committee setup to review students who want to return to the school after taking a leave of absence. “If we have a case where a student is considered capable of coming back, but can’t resume full studies, we hesitate.” said Ellison. “Harvard is an academic institution, not a mental institution or a halfway house.” [...] “This may sound cold, but my job is not to care about the specific circumstances of a student’s case,” Ellison said. “I need to know what their requirements were, and if they complied.” Cold? Nah, you merely sound like a bureaucratic robot. Sugges... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3515442 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:39:31 +0100 3515442 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3482883&cid=t_122101_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FyAt8AlivMAo%2F By Mark A. CalabriaSeveral commentators have reacted to Senator McConnell’s floor statement regarding the Dodd bill as a defense of “doing nothing”.  And accordingly argue that such a position would be, in the words of Simon Johnson, both dangerous and irresponsible.  This familiar canard is based upon the oft repeated assertion that the failure of Lehman proved that we cannot simply let large financial companies enter bankruptcy. The simple, but important, fact is that we have no idea what would have happened had we let AIG and Bear go into bankruptcy proceedings.  Nor do we know what would have happened if Lehman had been saved.  Macroeconomics does not have the luxury of running natural experiments to determine the impact of a corporate failure.   Scholars have a... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3482883 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:33:03 +0100 3482883 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3003861&cid=t_122101_113_f&fid=34637&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgaggio.blogspirit.com%2Farchive%2F2009%2F11%2F17%2Fpost-doc-position-brain-computer-interface.html A post-doc position (funded for 3+ years) is available immediately in the field of Brain-Computer Interface/Neural Engineering research. The successful candidate will be part of the Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) Research and Development Program at the Wadsworth Center in Albany, New York.  The research will primarily involve the use of signals recorded from the surface of the brain (electrocorticography (ECoG)) in humans to decode specific aspects of human cognition or behavior from ECoG signals, and to use  these signals for communication or control. The goal of this project is to build a system that extracts and uses these decoded signals in real time. This real-time implementation will be based on our BCI2000 system (http://www.bci2000.org), which has become the standard in t... Positive Technology Journal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3003861 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:06:00 +0100 3003861 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2989133&cid=t_122101_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FSlqjRATSOyI%2F The former Soviet Republic of Georgia is a late economic reformer, having started such liberalization after the Rose Revolution in 2004. But it is one of the most successful post-Soviet reformers, and it may be the country that has implemented the largest range of serious market reforms in the shortest period of time. Its growth rate from 2004 through 2008 averaged 7.6 percent per year (which includes the comparatively low 2.1 percent rate of 2008 that resulted from the global financial crisis and the war with Russia). Last month, the government submitted a draft act to Parliament that calls for amending the country’s constitution so that it would safeguard various elements of economic freedom. The amendments would put caps on public debt, spending and deficits; and ban any kind of price... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2989133 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:49:01 +0100 2989133 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2768630&cid=t_122101_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FCoZW0TL-2QM%2F As could be expected, the effects of the financial crisis — and people’s reaction thereto — are starting to make their way to the least political branch of government, the judiciary.  The Supreme Court this term will be hearing several cases that could have serious repercussions on our economic recovery, one of which led us to file an amicus brief.  Here’s the situation: The Investment Company Act of 1940 places on investment advisers a fiduciary duty with respect to the compensation they receive for the services they provide their clients. In the case of Jones v. Harris Associates, shareholders in various mutual funds contend that their adviser fees were excessive and violated the ICA. The Seventh Circuit, the federal appellate court based in Chicago, affirmed the ju... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2768630 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:19:32 +0100 2768630 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2716192&cid=t_122101_136_f&fid=37846&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthinfoispower.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F08%2F19%2Fnccn-updates-infection-guidelines-to-include-information-about-h1n1-virus-swine-flu%2F NCCN [National Comprehensive Cancer Network] recently updated the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology™ for the Prevention and Treatment of Cancer-Related Infections to include information about the H1N1 virus, also known as “swine flu”. The NCCN Guidelines provide specific recommendations on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of the major common and opportunistic infections that afflict [...] (Source: Libby's H*O*P*E*) Libby's H*O*P*E* blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2716192 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:08:06 +0100 2716192 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2715924&cid=t_122101_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FzuIp2BgI0Is%2F Mark Calabria notes how the form of salary scheme at financial institutions played no apparent role in sparking the financial crisis.  But that hasn’t stopped the federal pay czar from boasting about his power, even to regulate compensation set before he took office. Reports the Martha’s Vineyard Times: Speaking to a packed house in West Tisbury Sunday night, Kenneth Feinberg rejected the title of “compensation czar,” but he also said said his broad and “binding” authority over executive compensation includes not only the ability to trim 2009 compensation for some top executives but to change pay plans for second tier executives as well. In addition, Mr. Feinberg said he has the authority to “claw back” money already paid to executives ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2715924 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:08:56 +0100 2715924 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2598196&cid=t_122101_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FmU7eq3nB1Us%2F Jeffrey A. Miron explains in Reason why a government bail-out of most everyone was neither the only option nor the best option: When people try to pin the blame for the financial crisis on the introduction of derivatives, or the increase in securitization, or the failure of ratings agencies, it’s important to remember that the magnitude of both boom and bust was increased exponentially because of the notion in the back of everyone’s mind that if things went badly, the government would bail us out. And in fact, that is what the federal government has done. But before critiquing this series of interventions, perhaps we should ask what the alternative was. Lots of people talk as if there was no option other than bailing out financial institutions. But you always have a choice. You may not... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2598196 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:42:45 +0100 2598196 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2570379&cid=t_122101_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FKUsFX1D1yZc%2F The Harriet Tubman Agenda – ordinarily a pretty rational blog — takes issue with my recent post expressing unease about a proposal to have Uncle Sam create and furnish free college courses. Accurately noting that American institutions of higher education, including private and for-profit schools, are addicted to government subsidies, the blogger asks what the problem is “if a free curriculum (defined by designated text books and tests), coupled with a competitive market in examination services, reduces the burden on taxpayers”? Here’s the problem: From the perspectives of both freedom and effectiveness, why would we ever want the federal government creating free college curricula and, potentially, a giant federal university that, thanks to the internet, would not even ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2570379 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:05:42 +0100 2570379 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2570381&cid=t_122101_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FFLnyxQ0sxGQ%2F One of the most pernicious public policies aggravating the financial crisis is that of “too big to fail.” The doctrine states that some banks (now financial institutions generally) are so large that their failure would incur “systemic risk” for the financial system. That sounds terrible and it is intended to. Financial services regulators and Treasury secretaries use it to frighten small children and congressmen. How can an elected official vote to incur systemic risk? He must vote to approve the bank bailout of the day. In fact, people who use the term cannot even agree among themselves as to what it means, much less what causes it and, therefore, what the appropriate response would be. I suggest the reader substitute the phrase “too politically connected to fail” whenever he ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2570381 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:57:36 +0100 2570381 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2473569&cid=t_122101_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F06%2F13%2Ftexas-punishes-268-abusive-employees%2F In April, we noted how 11 Texas employees were let go for their behavior in supervising mentally and developmentally disabled people in a state school. Well, the other shoe has dropped, and it’s a doozy: Nearly 270 employees were fired or suspended for abusing or neglecting residents of large, state-run institutions for the mentally disabled in Texas during the last fiscal year, according to records obtained by The Associated Press. The revelations Friday come a day after Gov. Rick Perry signed legislation aimed at improving security and oversight at the 13 institutions, known as state schools. They are home to about 4,600 residents and more than 12,000 full-time employees. Documents obtained by the AP through an open records request show that 11 of the 268 firings or suspensions we... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2473569 Sat, 13 Jun 2009 16:00:58 +0100 2473569 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2464092&cid=t_122101_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FCVvwJhEwa5c%2F While the majority of Chrysler’s senior creditors sacrificed their fiduciary duties and caved into political pressure in accepting the Obama Administration’s pre-packaged bankruptcy of Chrysler, a small group of state pension funds in Indiana has challenged the Obama plan and is asking the Supreme Court to review said plan. As in the 1930s, the protection of contractual rights, one of the most basic pillars of a free society, along with the rule of law, is now in the hands of the Supreme Court. As discussed in today’s Washington Post, these pension funds believe their rights were infringed by the Administration’s placing of junior creditors in a preferred situation to senior creditors. It doesn’t take Ms. Manners to remind us that cutting in line, whether in traffic, at the g... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2464092 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:22:23 +0100 2464092 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2464101&cid=t_122101_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FjNvnLCy3gRU%2F There are lots of reasons Washington should not bail out the automakers.  Whatever the justification for saving financial institutions — the “lifeblood” of the economy, etc., etc. — saving selected industrial enterprises is lemon socialism at its worst.  The idea that the federal government will be able to engineer an economic turnaround is, well, the sort of economic fantasy that unfortunately dominates Capitol Hill these days. One obvious problem is that legislators now have a great excuse to micromanage the automakers.  And they have already started.  After all, if the taxpayers are providing subsidies, don’t they deserve to have dealerships, lots of dealerships, just down the street?  That’s what our Congresscritters seem to think. Observes St... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2464101 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:04:51 +0100 2464101 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2405043&cid=t_122101_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FtZlSp42e6lw%2F Yes, I know.  It’s hard to believe.  Fannie Mae continues to lose money and, even more surprisingly, isn’t likely to ever pay taxpayers back for all of the billions that it already has squandered.  Rather, it says it will need more bail-out funds — probably another $110 billion this year alone. Reports the Washington Post: Fannie Mae reported yesterday that it lost $23.2 billion in the first three months of the year as mortgage defaults increasingly spread from risky loans to the far-larger portfolio of loans to borrowers who have been considered safe. The massive loss prompts a $19 billion investment from the government to keep the firm solvent, on top of a $15 billion investment of taxpayer money earlier this year. The sobering earnings report was a reminder of the f... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2405043 Tue, 12 May 2009 22:12:16 +0100 2405043 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2347774&cid=t_122101_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F3QRyYqc9nh4%2F At the New York Times Economix blog, economist Nancy Folbre of the University of Massachusetts writes: The libertarian Cato Institute often emphasizes the issue of corporate welfare, but it’s remained remarkably quiet so far on the topic of bailouts. Excuse me? Since she linked to one of our papers on corporate welfare, we assume she’s visited our site. How, then, could she get such an impression? Cato scholars have been deploring bailouts since last September. (Actually, since the Chrysler bailout of 1979, but we’ll skip forward to the recent avalanche of Bush-Obama bailouts.) Just recently, for instance, in — ahem — the New York Times, senior fellow William Poole implored, “Stop the Bailouts.” I wonder if our commentaries started with my blog post &#... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2347774 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 23:53:14 +0100 2347774 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2306729&cid=t_122101_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F24LVmhFGt18%2F G-20 Summit Agrees to International Spending Plan The Washington Post reports, “Leaders from more than 20 major nations including the United States decided Thursday to make available an additional $1 trillion for the world economy through the International Monetary Fund and other institutions as part of a broad package of measures to overcome the global financial crisis.” Cato scholars Richard W. Rahn, Daniel J. Ikenson and Ian Vásquez commented on the London-based meeting: Rahn: “President Obama of the U.S. and Prime Minister Brown of the U.K. will be pressing for more so-called stimulus spending by other nations, despite the fact that the historical evidence shows that big increases in government spending are more likely to be damaging and slow down recovery than they ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2306729 Fri, 03 Apr 2009 21:32:27 +0100 2306729 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2255979&cid=t_122101_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fjup7QZk151M%2F The G-20 Summit in London on April 2 will feature politicians from around the world jockeying to promote bad ideas. Thankfully, there is a silver lining to this dark cloud since the United States and Europe do not agree on which bad idea deserves the most prominence. As the Wall Street Journal explains, the United States wants more nations to squander money of Keynesian-style schemes (see here to understand why bigger government is not stimulus). The Europeans, meanwhile, want to persecute tax havens and give the Keystone Cops at the IMF more money: The U.S. will press world leaders to boost emergency government spending to lift the global economy, risking a rift with European nations more concerned with revamping financial regulation. In President Barack Obama’s first foray into eco... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2255979 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:50:09 +0100 2255979 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2035589&cid=t_122101_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F12%2F13%2Fmass-closing-4-of-6-state-institutions%2F For years, Massachusetts has attempted to catch up with the rest of the nation in de-institutionalizing some of its most disabled residents. It runs six institutions — full-time, inpatient settings where people spend most of their lives — for people with developmental disabilities and mental retardation. The state has targeted four of these institutions, housing nearly 500 residents, for closure within the next few years, starting with its most notorious one, Fernald. The ARC of Massachusetts hailed the planned closures — “It’s a victory!” said its executive director yesterday. While most residents will, by choice, be moved to community settings — group homes — the state thinks about 160 residents will choose to move instead to one of the ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2035589 Sat, 13 Dec 2008 12:16:30 +0100 2035589 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1901382&cid=t_122101_113_f&fid=34637&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgaggio.blogspirit.com%2Farchive%2F2008%2F10%2F23%2Fdxarts-professorship-in-hybrid-arts-practice.html DXARTS | PROFESSORSHIP in HYBRID ARTS PRACTICE www.dxarts.washington.edu Pending budgetary approval, The Center for Digital Arts and Experimental Media (DXARTS) at the University of Washington is seeking to fill a tenured or tenure track faculty position in HYBRID ARTS PRACTICE. Rank is open, and we will consider hires from Assistant to Full Professor with tenure. Established in 2001, DXARTS is a pioneering experimental arts unit with exciting undergraduate and doctoral degree programs. DXARTS brings together faculty from Art, Music, Dance, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Biology, History of Ideas, and Design in a hybrid research environment dedicated to the invention and exploration of new forms of digital and experimental art. The successful candidate for this position... Positive Technology Journal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1901382 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 07:29:36 +0100 1901382 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1727808&cid=t_122101_136_f&fid=37846&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthinfoispower.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F07%2F21%2Ftp53-gene-mutation-found-in-80-of-high-grade-ovarian-serous-carcinomas-tp53-not-directly-involved-in-the-development-of-drug-resistance%2F “… [T]he [Johns Hopkins] research team concluded that the frequency of TP53 gene mutations using purified tumor DNA from ovarian serous carcinomas was 80.3%, which is much higher than previously reported in the medical literature. Furthermore, the research team found that TP53 is not directly involved in the development of drug resistance in high-grade ovarian [...] (Source: Libby's H*O*P*E*) Libby's H*O*P*E* blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1727808 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:42:32 +0100 1727808 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1543092&cid=t_122101_113_f&fid=34637&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgaggio.blogspirit.com%2Farchive%2F2008%2F06%2F25%2Fmaster-of-science-in-communication-technologies-for-human-co.html From the website In the last decades Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has radically changed the landscape of human communication. The widespread adoption of ICT-based communication and interaction tools in all types of organisations has brought to the foreground the necessity of new professional profiles. The MSc in Technology for Human Communication is one of the few masters worldwide that aims to satisfy this need, by forming specialists able to analyse, design, create, and maintain digital contents for multi-channel business communication (web site, blogs, web applications, mobile communication, digital television) evaluate and assess the effectiveness of digital products or communication, for example evaluate the quality and the usability promote digital products: search ... Positive Technology Journal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1543092 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:02:33 +0100 1543092 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1594068&cid=t_122101_158_f&fid=36160&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.popeinstitute.com%2Fcaregivingminutes%2F%3Fp%3D98 What are the Types of Reverse Mortgages? There are essentially two types of reverse mortgages; a reverse mortgage through a federally sponsored program and a reverse mortgage directly through a private lender. Regardless of which type of program you choose (private or federal) both loans are issued through a private lending institution. The loan provisions, safeguards, maximum loan amounts, and requirements to issue a loan distinguish the two programs. Here’s the difference. The federal government; through the HUD (Housing and Urban Development) program, issues what is called the HECM loan. HECM stands for Home Equity Conversion Mortgage – it converts your home equity to cash, like all reverse mortgages. A HECM reverse mortgage is essentially a government insured reverse mortgage loan... CaregivingMinutes™ by Pope Institute blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1594068 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:00:33 +0100 1594068 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1388932&cid=t_122101_113_f&fid=34637&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgaggio.blogspirit.com%2Farchive%2F2008%2F04%2F21%2Finteractive-architect-london.html Via usability news    Deadine: 18 May 2008 Glass Partnership is looking to appoint a permanent experienced Interactive Architect. You’ll have the opportunity to work across a range of leading edge projects for our client base of brands including American Express, Virgin, San Miguel, Nokia and the NHS. Glass is one of the new kids on the ‘digital’ block. With 24 full time employees, they have been trading for a couple of years and have been named as the NMA ‘one to watch’. They have a growth plan in place for 2008 and are looking for a Studio Manager to join the team, managing the resources and workflow in their busy studio. We are looking to appoint an experienced Interactive Architect on a permanent basis. You’ll have the opportunity to work across a range of leading... Positive Technology Journal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1388932 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:29:53 +0100 1388932 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1316619&cid=t_122101_113_f&fid=34637&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgaggio.blogspirit.com%2Farchive%2F2008%2F03%2F20%2Fgoogle-for-non-profits.html Google has launched a dedicated portal of Google services for non-profit organizations. Google for Non-Profits offers “a one-stop shop for tools to help advance your organization’s mission in a smart, cost-efficient way.” This site includes ideas and tutorials on ways Google tools can be used to promote non-profits, raise money and operate more efficiently. (Source: Positive Technology Journal) Positive Technology Journal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1316619 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:34:42 +0100 1316619 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1253208&cid=t_122101_113_f&fid=34637&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgaggio.blogspirit.com%2Farchive%2F2008%2F02%2F24%2Fresearch-post-in-cognitive-and-communication-processes-in-me.html A 12 month full-time contract for a research post will be available in the Department of Psychology at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Milano, Italy . The contract will start in June 2008. The contract can be renewed for further 12-month periods. Project The post is connected to a project entitled "Cognitive and communication processes in media use” and is completely funded by the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart. The project is being led by Professor Alessandro Antonietti (www.antonietti.psycholab.net) Requirements: PhD in Psychology or allied disciplines  Language skills: fluent English (written and speech). A clear interest in the topic of the project and proven qualifications for doing research. The research activities will be based in the Department and Fa... Positive Technology Journal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1253208 Sun, 24 Feb 2008 20:33:48 +0100 1253208 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1174874&cid=t_122101_113_f&fid=34637&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgaggio.blogspirit.com%2Farchive%2F2008%2F01%2F24%2Fresearch-position-at-aerospace-psychology-research-group.html The Aerospace Psychology Research Group, School of Psychology, Trinity  College Dublin, is part of a large EU Research Consortium, and they are currently looking to hire a researcher in the area of VR/Human Factors/HCI. The main work of the group concerns carrying out research into the human and organisational factors which underlie safety, reliability and change in complex safety-critical industries like aviation and the  process industries. This particular project will concentrate on Process Engineering Simulation. The work will include VR and HCI/Human Factors The position is available immediately and will require one month in Milan. The basic salary ranges between 30K-35K Euro (negotiable depending upon experience and qualifications). If you would like to know more contact: A... Positive Technology Journal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1174874 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:59:05 +0100 1174874 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1158174&cid=t_122101_113_f&fid=34637&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgaggio.blogspirit.com%2Farchive%2F2008%2F01%2F17%2Fpostdoctoral-researcher-in-multi-user-virtual-environments-f.html Description The Centre for Research in IT in Education at Trinity College, Dublin has received funding for a 3 year research project exploring the potential of Multi User Virtual Environments in Education, specifically Development Education. The project is funded by Irish Aid, Department of Foreign Affairs. Using Second Life initially, this project will design and construct virtual spaces consisting of interactive learning experiences and collaborative activities for learners and teachers/tutors to engage with the issues within Development Education. In addition to the construction, this project will devise training for both learners and tutors as well as conducting a wide ranging evaluation of the learning potential of such environments. Position: Post-Doctoral Position Location: Trinity ... Positive Technology Journal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1158174 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 11:26:28 +0100 1158174 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1139735&cid=t_122101_113_f&fid=34637&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgaggio.blogspirit.com%2Farchive%2F2008%2F01%2F09%2Fhci-expert-cambridge-uk.html Via UsabilityNews Deadine: 28 January 2008 - HCI Expert Position for 1-year, based in Cambridge, UK Salary: Competitive RESPONSIBILITIES - Lead the HCI phases of development projects in coordination with researchers, graphic designers and software engineers - Design and conduct usability studies, analyze the results of usability studies, and make design recommendations - Carry out fieldwork, analyze the findings, perform the statistical analysis of data logs, and identify potential design solutions - Design and create user interface designs - Represent and interpret usability data and HCI research during the research and design process - Write academic papers for publication at international conferences EXPERIENCE - A minimum of 2 years of demonstrated experience conducting user-centered d... Positive Technology Journal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1139735 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:59:22 +0100 1139735 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1074999&cid=t_122101_133_f&fid=35128&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthiswayoflife.org%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D281 In the 1980s, many activists, especially in the gay community, used the slogan, “Silence = Death” to succinctly explain the result of failing to talk about many of the taboo subjects around sexuality. People were dying of AIDS. Nobody wanted to talk about things like homosexual sex, condoms, multiple partners, or the like. It disgusted some, while for others it embarrassed. Yet is disgust and embarrassment enough to allow people to continue dying? Sadly, this is still the predominate problem in fighting against AIDS in many areas of the world - lack of sexual education and openness about how AIDS is prevented, and a taboo against talking about having AIDS, continues to kill thousands of people every day. The same thing exists when it comes to autistic people and sex. It is disg... NTs Are Weird blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1074999 Fri, 07 Dec 2007 00:55:27 +0100 1074999 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1072415&cid=t_122101_133_f&fid=35084&url=http%3A%2F%2Fballastexistenz.autistics.org%2F%3Fp%3D470 This post has been forming itself in my head ever since I went to both a DD self-advocacy conference and MIT within the same week last May. I’ve just for whatever reason not had the chance to actually write it. I really enjoyed spending time at MIT. People there accepted me more or less as I was, and accepted a lot of other disabled people as well. In fact, their entire Human 2.0 symposium, that happened while I was there, dealt with the fact that disabled people get a lot of technology before other people do, and was about how technology that could enhance everyone’s lives was being developed specifically for disabled people all the time. At some point there, I had a bad migraine and needed to lie down. They allowed me to lie down backstage under a table. I expressed fear over... Ballastexistenz blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1072415 Thu, 06 Dec 2007 01:09:29 +0100 1072415 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=918034&cid=t_122101_133_f&fid=35128&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthiswayoflife.org%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D252 A man who is suspected of being a guard at a Nazi concentration camp has been found by US officials in Atlanta, GA. Despite the fact that the things he is accused of doing occurred 65 years ago, it’s still very important - vital in fact - that human rights abusers face justice. It’s not a matter of revenge or preventing them from harming others, neither of which is likely to be served by picking up senior citizen Nazis. Instead, it’s about justice - and respect for the millions who died because men like this man refused to stand up to a system, and, in fact, joined that system. It is for the victims, both living and dead, that we must seek justice. We must never forget. The consequences of forgetting this history, failing to seek justice…it’s something that mu... NTs Are Weird blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=918034 Tue, 02 Oct 2007 00:08:53 +0100 918034 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=863690&cid=t_122101_113_f&fid=34637&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgaggio.blogspirit.com%2Farchive%2F2007%2F09%2F11%2Flab4culture.html LabforCulture is "a tool for everyone in arts and culture who creates, collaborates, shares and produces across borders in Europe" This website can help artists to find out how to get funding for their project, initiative or organisation.  Artists can learn about mobility schemes, support from foundations, corporate sponsorship, alternative sources of funding and philanthropy (Source: Positive Technology Journal) Positive Technology Journal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=863690 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 20:34:41 +0100 863690 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=852564&cid=t_122101_133_f&fid=35128&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthiswayoflife.org%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D233 People who aren’t institutional survivors (including group home residents) or close to someone who was simply don’t understand the reasons for the abuse in those places. I don’t claim to understand fully, but I do know many reasons. And, they aren’t what people think - it isn’t that bad people work there who get thrills out of abusing people, although that’s certainly true. But most abusers aren’t people who set out to abuse people - it just sort of happens, from good people, with good hearts, and good intentions. Does that mean these people are not responsible for there actions? Of course not. But it does mean that solving the problem is a bit more complex than finding and getting rid of “bad apples.” We need to find and get rid of the... NTs Are Weird blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=852564 Sat, 08 Sep 2007 23:29:48 +0100 852564 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=836452&cid=t_122101_133_f&fid=35128&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthiswayoflife.org%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D228 One of the complaints people have when I say something like I say in my previous entry is that “Well, Joel, you say institutions are abusive. That’s great, but you can’t expect them all to just close. So what can we do now? You don’t come up with any ideas, so that (bad) idea is the best we have.” Oftentimes this comes with an idea that institutions are necessary, which simply isn’t the case. Even the “most” disabled person can live, with support (yes, extensive ones) in a community. I know that some readers won’t believe this, sadly, no matter what I say in support of it, or what evidence I present - it seems that many people think “Parents, or institution. There is no other option.” And it seems that they are so fixed on t... NTs Are Weird blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=836452 Sun, 02 Sep 2007 00:30:34 +0100 836452 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=773297&cid=t_122101_113_f&fid=34637&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgaggio.blogspirit.com%2Farchive%2F2007%2F08%2F01%2Fphd-studentship-intelligent-virtual-environments-for-assessi.html The Computing Department at Lancaster University invites applications for a PhD studentship available from October 2007. The successful candidate will join the cooperative and interactive systems group at the Computing Department, which is an international centre of excellence in research, rated 5A in the 2001 research assessment exercise. Research into spatial skills has mostly focused on small-scale spaces relative to the human body that can be apprehended from a single viewpoint, eg images or manipulable objects. In contrast, this project aims to investigate the basic spatial skills and strategies supporting spatial tasks in large-scale spaces, eg learning the layout of new environments. The research will draw upon areas such as spatial cognition, learning technology, game theory, adapt... Positive Technology Journal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=773297 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 18:54:32 +0100 773297 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=763041&cid=t_122101_133_f&fid=35084&url=http%3A%2F%2Fballastexistenz.autistics.org%2F%3Fp%3D426 Just got this comment from Irit Shimrat: Please contact me. I’m locked up and being given harmful “medications” in a town called Comox in British Columbia. I can no longer access my main (gmail) account on the computer for use by patients so I googled myself and found you. I can be phoned at 250-339-1490 but e-mail is probably better. The hospital is called St. Joseph’s General Hospital and I’m in the inpatient psychiatric ward. I’ve been here since July 5 or 6 and was in “seclusion” 12 days; don’t know quite how or when I’ll get out but have a paradoxical reaction to a drug my psychiatrist, though a good man, can’t understand he needs to stop giving me every day - it makes me quite ill. I thank you for having found me and very much wish you to find me again. Yours in... Ballastexistenz blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=763041 Fri, 27 Jul 2007 18:04:25 +0100 763041 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=751647&cid=t_122101_113_f&fid=34637&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgaggio.blogspirit.com%2Farchive%2F2007%2F07%2F23%2Fsenior-scientist-position-at-philips-research-eindhoven-the.html Via Captology Notebook The candidate should hold a MSc. in psychology and have affinity with industrial research on User – System Interaction. Practical experience with methodologies and data analysis techniques for conducting empirical research as well as strong experience in the area of research into persuasive technologies is required. The candidate should have strong conceptual and analytical skills and is able to form and communicate own views. At the same time the candidate is part of a multi-disciplinary team working for customers, which requires a cooperative and customer-oriented attitude. The offered function includes task such as: • deliver contributions to projects as required by the project leader and the customer; • contribute to the development of transferable results ... Positive Technology Journal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=751647 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 16:59:19 +0100 751647 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=735548&cid=t_122101_133_f&fid=35084&url=http%3A%2F%2Fballastexistenz.autistics.org%2F%3Fp%3D420 Joel wrote about how people think about him when he’s using a communication device versus when he’s speaking, in You Must Not Want Company. One remark made was that when someone’s using a communication device, they obviously want to communicate or they wouldn’t be using it. I wanted to write a bit about when I’m communicating but not speaking or using a communication device. I’ve had a few different friends remark that they were sort of amused by something about me. That was, that they could go for half an hour to an hour of having a conversation or other interaction with me, before noticing that I wasn’t actually talking or typing at all. One of them was a friend where whenever she visited me (we lived near each other for awhile, now we’ve b... Ballastexistenz blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=735548 Sun, 15 Jul 2007 18:59:12 +0100 735548 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=723167&cid=t_122101_113_f&fid=34637&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgaggio.blogspirit.com%2Farchive%2F2007%2F07%2F09%2Fpostdoctoral-position-in-theoretical-neuroscience-at-cncr-am.html Via Neurobot    Applications are invited for a 3-year postdoctoral research position in the Neuroinformatics Group of the Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research (CNCR), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. The position is funded by a grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), Exact Sciences (EW). (Source: Positive Technology Journal) Positive Technology Journal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=723167 Mon, 09 Jul 2007 18:51:08 +0100 723167 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=682723&cid=t_122101_133_f&fid=35098&url=http%3A%2F%2Fclub166.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F06%2Fselective-outrage.html While driving in to work today I heard a story on the radio regarding a special needs children's orphanage in Iraq that was recently raided. According to the story, a routine military patrol in Baghdad happened to look over a wall, and saw the following:...Inside the building, a government-run orphanage for special needs children, the soldiers found emaciated little bodies tied to the cribs, CBS News reports exclusively. They had been kept this way for more than a month, according to the soldiers called in to rescue the dying boys. ......"The kids were tied up, naked, covered in their own waste — feces — and there were three people that were cooking themselves food, but nothing for the kids," Lt. Stephen Duperre said. ...The tone of the article was one of shock and dismay. As if, in a ... Club 166 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=682723 Wed, 20 Jun 2007 02:16:00 +0100 682723 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=683252&cid=t_122101_133_f&fid=35084&url=http%3A%2F%2Fballastexistenz.autistics.org%2F%3Fp%3D404 Found through a post at Moggy Mania: The other story from a ‘Pillow Angel’ Been there. Done that. Preferred to grow. I’ve read McDonald’s (auto)/biography before. And she has a webpage here A quote from her article: At the time of the initial publicity about growth attenuation, Ashley’s parents wrote on their blog: “In our opinion only parents of special needs children are in a position to fully relate to this topic. Unless you are living the experience, you are speculating and you have no clue what it is like to be the bedridden child or their caregivers.”I did live the experience. I lived it not as a parent or caregiver but as a bed-ridden growth-attenuated child. My life story is the reverse of Ashley’s. Like Ashley, I, too, have a static ... Ballastexistenz blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=683252 Mon, 18 Jun 2007 03:20:31 +0100 683252 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=645192&cid=t_122101_133_f&fid=35084&url=http%3A%2F%2Fballastexistenz.autistics.org%2F%3Fp%3D389 The concern has been growing in my mind lately that a lot of autistic people see psychiatric classifications of people as a value-neutral system that is essentially benevolent, scientific, accurate, and probably useful in understanding the way that human beings operate. A few of them have actually experienced psychiatry, but mostly in a cursory way that has avoided the nastier features. A few have experienced the nastier features of psychiatry and believe that if they just put themselves into the right classifications and frenetically avoid the wrong ones (while promoting stereotypes about those they do see as belonging to the wrong ones) then they’ll be okay. Most haven’t experienced much if anything of psychiatry at all and are speaking from a position of immense privilege. W... Ballastexistenz blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=645192 Wed, 30 May 2007 08:41:22 +0100 645192 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=563420&cid=t_122101_113_f&fid=34637&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgaggio.blogspirit.com%2Farchive%2F2007%2F04%2F22%2Fsummer-school-on-theoretical-neuroscience-complex-systems.html Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies (FIAS)  Applications are invited for a three-week summer workshop that will be held in Frankfurt, Germany from Saturday, August 4 to Sunday, August 26, 2007. The application deadline is Monday, April 30. (Source: Positive Technology Journal) Positive Technology Journal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=563420 Sun, 22 Apr 2007 20:15:46 +0100 563420 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=469192&cid=t_122101_113_f&fid=34637&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgaggio.blogspirit.com%2Farchive%2F2007%2F03%2F13%2Feu-india-china-triangular-summer-school-on-computational-neu.html Via NeuroBot  EU - India - China, Triangular Summer School on Computational Neuroscience In the framework of a collaboration initiative in the field of the Science of Complex Systems that the Institute for Scientific Interchange (Torino, Italy) is trying to foster, ISI is organizing and hosting a EU-INDIA-CHINA Triangular Summer School on "Aspects of Complexity in Neuroscience"   Scheduled dates: June 25 - July 1 2007 Location: ISI Foundation, Torino, Italy Duration: 7 effective school days (Source: Positive Technology Journal) Positive Technology Journal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=469192 Tue, 13 Mar 2007 15:17:10 +0100 469192 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=463564&cid=t_122101_113_f&fid=34637&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgaggio.blogspirit.com%2Farchive%2F2007%2F03%2F10%2Finternational-phd-program-in-computational-neuroscience.html Via Neurobot Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin, Germany The Bernstein Center Berlin solicits applications for an international PhD program in Computational Neuroscience The PhD program is full-time for three years, and will start in October 2007. Course language is English. There are no tuition fees and the program offers a limited number of scholarships of up to € 1800,- per month initially for two years. The doctoral degree is awarded by the department of the student’s principal thesis advisor. Successful candidates additionally receive a certificate from the Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience including a transcript of records.   (Source: Positive Technology Journal) Positive Technology Journal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=463564 Sat, 10 Mar 2007 19:19:38 +0100 463564 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=486800&cid=t_122101_87_f&fid=35062&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffibroresearch.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F03%2Ffibromyalgia-research-focus-of-new.html On Monday, March 5, 2007 the University of Nevada School of Medicine (Reno) broke ground on a new medical research facility, The Center for Molecular Medicine. The center's 100,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility will house several research departments, and will serve as the headquarters for the Whittemore Peterson Institute for Neuro-Immune Disease. The $78 million building is funded in part by money allocated by a Nevada senate bill and from federal funds.More than 15,000 square feet on the second and third floors will house the Whittemore Peterson Institute for Neuro-Immune Disease, the first institute of its kind in the United States. Dedicated to finding a cause and cure for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and other neuro-immune diseases such as fibromyalgia, Gulf War Illness and autis... The Fibromyalgia Research Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=486800 Thu, 08 Mar 2007 18:52:00 +0100 486800 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=463572&cid=t_122101_113_f&fid=34637&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgaggio.blogspirit.com%2Farchive%2F2007%2F02%2F25%2Fgrand-challenges-proposed-by-the-u-k-computing-research-comm.html Re-blogged from KurzweilAI.net    Grand challenges proposed by the U.K. Computing Research Committee include a project to unify cognitive science, artificial intelligence, and robotics. One sign of success would be a robot capable of functioning at the level of a 2- to 5-year-old child. Another milestone could be a robot capable of autonomously helping a disabled person around a house without explicit preprogramming about its environment. Other challenge is intended to create more dependable computers and associated software systems, which oversee the bulk of the world's financial transactions, regulate life-saving instruments, and manage the delivery of products.   Read Original Article>> (Source: Positive Technology Journal) Positive Technology Journal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=463572 Sun, 25 Feb 2007 11:18:42 +0100 463572 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=486809&cid=t_122101_87_f&fid=35062&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffibroresearch.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F02%2Ffibromyalgia-tissue-bank-now-enrolling.html As previously announced on this blog, the Sun Health Institute in Sun City, AZ, recently received an award from the National Institute of Health to begin the world's first fibromyalgia tissue bank. In an article published today, representatives of the tissue bank indicate that their primary goal is to research glial cells - activated brain and spinal cord cells - which are theorized to cause fibromyalgia pain. Many researchers believe that tissue collected from fibromyalgia patients will hold the key to determining the cause of fibromyalgia, which may open the door to treatments and even, perhaps, a cure. The bank is now enrolling donors:Tissue donation will not occur until the donor's death. However, fibromyalgia-tissue donors will be asked to visit the institute each year to have their m... The Fibromyalgia Research Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=486809 Fri, 23 Feb 2007 16:59:00 +0100 486809