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Number of fat cells remains constant in all body
types

post from Science Blog - Send lawyers, guns and money on 09 May 2008 12:39:51 PM. © Science Blog - Send lawyers, guns and money

The radioactive carbon-14 produced by above-ground nuclear testing in the 1950s and ?60s has helped researchers determine that the number of fat cells in a human?s body, whether lean or obese, is established during the teenage years. Changes in fat mass in adulthood can be attributed mainly to changes in fat cell volume, not an increase in the actual number of fat cells.

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Why admissions interviews should be banned

post from Science Blog - Send lawyers, guns and money on 09 May 2008 11:50:24 AM. © Science Blog - Send lawyers, guns and money

An important part of the admission process to a competitive college is the admissions interview. I'm against it. And that isn't just because interviews were originally instituted to keep Jews out of Harvard. It's because they are poor predictors of future performance and, even worse, they are poor predictors that people weight very heavily.

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University of Melbourne: Research Assistant in
HIV Vaccine Research

post from Nerdy Science Blog on 09 May 2008 11:31:21 AM. © Nerdy Science Blog

I was looking at the immunology jobs listed in Seek. There are not much job opportunities in immunology compare to other fields. I came across this full-time research assistant job offered by the University Of Melbourne and I think it is a pretty good offer.RESEARCH ASSISTANTLocation:ParkvilleMicrobiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & [...]

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Shiny. Pretty. Slimy.

post from Pharyngula on 09 May 2008 11:09:59 AM. © Pharyngula

Wired has a pretty gallery of images from the recent Colossal Squid necropsy. If you've ever wondered what a pile of squid guts would look like on a table, here you go.

It's too bad the images aren't quite large enough to use as wallpaper on my laptop.

Oh, and those colors—that's exactly what slug guts look like, too. We natives of the Pacific Northwest have many opportunities to get familiar with those.

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Engineering Graduates Again in Great Shape

post from Curious Cat Science and Engineering Blog on 09 May 2008 10:47:00 AM. © Curious Cat Science and Engineering Blog

Once again engineering and computer science graduates are receiving the highest starting salaries. Previous posts: Lucrative college degrees (2006) - starting salaries for engineers (2005) - High Pay for Engineering Graduates 2007.

According to a survey, these are the top-paying majors for 2007-08 bachelor degree graduates:
$63,616 — Chemical engineering (up 6.5%)
$59,962 — Computer engineering
$59,873 — Computer science (up 14.7%)
$58,252 — Industrial/manufacturing engineering
$57,821 — Mechanical engineering (up 5.7%)
$57,999 — Aerospace/aeronautical/astronautical engineering

Source: Spring Survey, National Association of Colleges and Employers

Engineering Jobs Top U.S. Skills Shortage List

Engineering positions are the most difficult jobs to fill for U.S. employers, according to Manpower Inc.’s 2008 Talent Shortage Survey released April 24. Of 2,000 U.S. firms responding, 22% said they had difficulty filling positions, ranking engineers, machinists/machine operators and skilled manual trades as the top three toughest positions to fill, respectively

Grads’ job prospects weakening by degrees

In one year, the former hydraulic repairman will have a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue University Calumet. And, as far as he can tell, he can write his own ticket.

“I’m finding jobs pulling at me left and right,” he said last week at a manufacturing industry job fair at the college. “The professors told us there’s such a demand, if you go to a job fair, you can walk out with a job.”

Vela, 35, happens to be in a field where demand remains strong, despite the uneven economy. Overall starting wages for mechanical engineering grads will be up 3.4 percent this year, with an average salary offer of $56,429, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers. For many other college grads looking for a job at this time of year, the prospects are not as sweet.

Starting salaries: What the future holds (UK)

It certainly pays to be a scientist. The statistics show that eight out of the highest 10 starting salaries go to graduates with science-related degrees. The other categories that do all right are graduates of economics and social work. The average starting salary for economics graduates is £24,466 and for social workers £22,560. Salaries for mathematics graduates are also firmly in the top 20.

It really does make sense to go into engineering, if you have the right A-levels because most engineering degrees lead to well-paid jobs. The aspiring chemical engineer can earn £25,136, and the civil engineer £22,392 in their first job. Engineering is better paid than computer science, widely regarded as a sensible option for those who are interested in technology.

IT graduate salaries Surge 17% in India over the last 2 years

Campus salaries in IT companies have jumped 17.6 per cent in the last two years across domains with 71 per cent of the students receiving salary between Rs 3 lakh and Rs 5 lakh.

This year, the average annual IT services pay packets have risen to Rs 2.74 lakh taking it closer to the average annual product company compensation (Rs 4.63 lakh) in the country, though some product companies pay almost 70 per cent higher salaries than services companies.

In a campus compensation and student perception survey brought out by CareerNet, a Bangalore-based recruitment company, it was found that while in financial year 2007, about 44 per cent of the students took home a sub-Rs 3 lakh per annum pay packet, this year only 12.6 per cent received salaries less than Rs 3 lakh.

And 17 per cent of the students managed to get more than Rs 5 lakh annual salary. Graduate hiring across all companies have increased by almost 50 per cent. Last year, about 15-20 per cent of the campus hires in the Big Five Indian IT services firms were science or computer science graduate, while this year, almost 30 per cent of those hired will be graduates.

Demand high for technical grads

>The market for engineers is relatively high, especially for mechanical engineers,’ he said with confidence, citing the presence of large employers such as NASA in Huntsville that have a continuous need for engineers.
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Participants in Shelton State’s technical programs, however, are unlikely to experience that problem anytime soon. Job Placement Center representative Mike Fields said about 95 percent of the 200 or so students about to graduate with two-year technical or associates degrees already have jobs. ‘On the technical side, the job market is still very, very strong, Fields said. ‘It’s been that way for some time.’

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Waste

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Dying bats in the Northeast remain a mystery

post from Science Blog - Send lawyers, guns and money on 09 May 2008 10:06:06 AM. © Science Blog - Send lawyers, guns and money

Investigations continue into the cause of a mysterious illness that has resulted in the deaths of thousands of bats since March 2008. At more than 25 caves and mines in the northeastern U.S, bats exhibiting a condition now referred to as ?white-nosed syndrome? have been dying.

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Good news everyone!

There’s a preview of the next Futurama direct-to-DVD movie out on YouTube!Squeee!OMG OMG OMG.The first movie had some great moments, though a lot of it was lackluster. This preview looks a lot funnier, the equal to some of the best of the episodes. It has Morbo (kittens give him gas), and Nixon, and Kif, and [...]

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Ancient Beachcombers May Have Travelled Slowly

post from Science Blog - Send lawyers, guns and money on 09 May 2008 09:56:05 AM. © Science Blog - Send lawyers, guns and money

New evidence, more questions. That's the thumbnail of the first new data reported in 10 years from Monte Verde, the earliest known human settlement in the Americas.

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German invents radar deflecting paint

From Newlaunches.com: Nickel, 67, a wheelchair-bound amateur inventor from Berlin, decided to concoct a paint to shield tanks, ships and aircraft from radar detection in much the same way that Stealth bombers are invisible. Nickel already had a name for his miracle paint: AR 1. Aft

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