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Archive for January, 2010

Berk Law PLLC along with co counsel, Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy and Keith Miller, filed an opposition to JPMorganChase’s effort to dismiss a lawsuit brought on behalf of victims of a $250 million Ponzi Scheme.

University of Kentucky administrators welcomed Dr. Rajasekharan Warrier, Vice Chancellor of Manipal University, to campus with hopes of pursuing opportunities for comprehensive collaboration between the two universities.

Jan-29-2010

Officials warn of rabies outbreak in Central Park

Posted by Summer113 under In the News

Authorities and medical experts warned Friday that a rabies outbreak in Central Park could spread from raccoons to humans.

Jan-29-2010

Military kids less stressed than you may think

Posted by Summer113 under In the News

Adolescent children of frequently deployed soldiers are less stressed than conventional wisdom might indicate, according to a recent study.

A University of Kentucky researcher is investigating respiratory weakness as a factor in the morbidity of intensive-care patients and will soon be testing new treatments that could improve long-term patient outcomes while reducing costs of care.

A Washington and Lee University finance professor has updated a study demonstrating that over the course of the event’s 43-year history, the Super Bowl winner has correctly predicted whether the market will go up or down 77 percent of the time.

Institute of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery will collaborate with Brookhaven National Laboratory on Multidisciplinary Research Project.

Jan-29-2010

Emo-Journalism: Should Reporters be the News?

Posted by Summer113 under In the News

Though professional journalists are taught to remain removed from and objective about the subject of their story, sometimes the events are so tragic it is impossible to maintain that distance. But a recent trend in news reporting, known as “emo-journalism,” has taken understandably human responses to the next level. Former AP reporter Mike Lyons, Ph.D., assistant professor of English at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, Pa., discusses the trend.

The past decade has seen a significant reduction in the number and severity of spinal cord injuries in Canadian ice hockey, reports a study in the Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine.

Jan-29-2010

Can Blocking a Frown Keep Bad Feelings at Bay?

Posted by Summer113 under In the News

Your facial expression may tell the world what you are thinking or feeling. But it also affects your ability to understand written language related to emotions, according to research that was presented today to the Society for Personal and Social Psychology in Las Vegas, and will be published in the journal Psychological Science.