Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Scientists Say They May be Able to Print Live Human Tissue

Scientists Say They May be Able to Print Live Human Tissue:



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Court Backs Rules Treating Internet as Utility, Not Luxury - The New York Times

Court Backs Rules Treating Internet as Utility, Not Luxury - The New York Times: "High-speed internet service can be defined as a utility, a federal court has ruled in a sweeping decision clearing the way for more rigorous policing of broadband providers and greater protections for web users.

The decision affirmed the government’s view that broadband is as essential as the phone and power and should be available to all Americans, rather than a luxury that does not need close government supervision.

The 2-to-1 decision from a three-judge panel at the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday came in a case about rules applying to a doctrine known as net neutrality, which prohibit broadband companies from blocking or slowing the delivery of internet content to consumers."



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Job-Seeking Ph.D. Holders Look to Life Outside School - WSJ

Job-Seeking Ph.D. Holders Look to Life Outside School - WSJ: "At Stanford University, a program is in its second year to help Ph.D. graduates find jobs as high-school teachers. At the University of Miami, doctoral students are interning in the school’s communications, development and research departments to learn more vocational skills; and at Columbia University, Ph.D.s are taking classes in using Twitter to better communicate their work to nonacademic audiences."



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