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Type: Organization

Name: University of York

First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 4 reports

Why did our ancestors start walking upright? Ancient terrain may hold clue

A study suggests that rocky landscapes in East and South Africa could have pushed our apelike ancestors toward bipedalism. Being four-legged has its perks. As a quadruped, your center of gravity is lower, there's less wind resistance when you're running, ... [Published Christian Science Monitor - 4 hours ago]

Entities: hypothesis, University of York, South Africa

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated 14 hours ago - 1 reports

Reclassification ‘will not hit rent hard’

A leading academic has claimed that landlords reclassifying their properties to protect tenants from the bedroom tax would only suffer ‘very limited’ losses.Professor Steve Wilcox, associate at the University of York, speaking at the Social Housing finance ... [Published InsideHousing - May 24 2013]

Entities: Steve Wilcox, Chartered Institute of Housing, Taxes, University of York, Leeds

First reported 15 hours ago - Updated 15 hours ago - 1 reports

University of York

MPs to consider if Help to Buy MIG could extend to self-builders

A group of MPs will explore whether it is possible to include self-build projects in the Government’s Help to Buy mortgage indemnity guarantee scheme as part of efforts to make the sector more accessible.An all-party parliamentary group for self-build ... [Published Money Marketing Online - 15 hours ago]

Entities: Mortgages, Richard Bacon, University of York

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Google Inc

Is This Google X's Plan to Wire the World?

ogle (GOOG) CCommenters were flummoxed by Schmidt’s prediction. There are many parts of the world without reliable telecommunications infrastructure. How do you wire parts of Africa—or the Indonesian archipelago?In my conversations with Astro Teller, ... [Published BusinessWeek - May 23 2013]

Entities: Per Lindstrand, Astro Teller, Google Inc, Broadband, Stratosphere

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 5 reports

Shashi Kant Sharma

Sharma sworn in as new CAG

NEW DELHI: Shashi Kant Sharma, a Bihar cadre Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, was on Thursday sworn-in as the new Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), the government’s official auditor.Sharma, 61, a former defence secretary, was sworn-in ... [Published The Gulf Today - May 24 2013]

Entities: Vinod Rai, Rajiv Shukla, Shashi Kant Sharma

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

AM International Workshop: «Social Gradients in Health: Empirical, Normative and Policy Perspectives»

Datum/Zeit Freitag, 24. Mai 2013, 08:00 Uhr bis 18:00 UhrMitThomas Abel (Univeristy of Bern)J. Paul Kelleher (University of Wisconsin-Madison)Laura Vanderbloemen (University of York)Jonathan Wolff (University College London) ... [Published Universität Zürich - May 23 2013]

Entities: Jonathan Wolff, Paul Kelleher, University of York

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Student Musician Of The Week: Tom Hancock

This week's student musician is Tom Hancock, a 21-year-old politics student at the University of York.We sat down with Tom for a few minutes to see what inspires the songwriter.Mr Hancock is a student at York How long have you been playing?I started playing ... [Published Huffington Post UK - May 23 2013]

Entities: Tom Hancock, Devendra Banhart, Sufjan Stevens, Elliott Smith

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Shashi Kant Sharma sworn in as CAG

was on Thursday sworn in as the of India (CAG). President Pranab Mukherjee administered him the oath of office and secrecy in the Rashtrapati Bhavan.The 61-year old Sharma, a 1976 batch Indian Administrative Service officer of the Bihar cadre, later assumed ... [Published Hindu Business Line - May 23 2013]

Entities: Shashi Kant Sharma, Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar University, Indian Administrative Service, University of York

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 2 reports

Shashikant Sharma takes over as Comptroller and Auditor General of India

New Delhi, May 23 (ANI Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh Sharma, a 1976-batch Bihar cadre Indian Administrative Service Sharma holds a Masters degree in Political Science from the University of York. ] Like Rai, Sharma too has served as Secretary in the ... [Published Yahoo! India - May 23 2013]

Entities: India, Indian Administrative Service, University of York

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 2 reports

SC agrees to hear PIL challenging appointment of new CAG

AA bench of justices B S Chauhan and Dipak Misra, however, said there is no urgency in taking up the matter during vacation and posted the case for hearing in July.Sharma was today sworn in as CAG by President Pranab Mukherjee [ Images ].Challenging the ... [Published rediff.com - May 23 2013]

Entities: Vinod Rai, Appointed, Appointment, University of York, Allotment

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Our heroes of the modern world can make it a better place

THERE’S perhaps no greater example of heroism than the valiant attempts we’ve seen in the past couple of days of rescuers in Oklahoma frantically searching for survivors amid the rubble following Monday’s devastating tornado. It’s hard not to be moved ... [Published Yorkshire Post - May 23 2013]

Entities: Susan Neiman, David Weir, Kevin Pietersen, Daniel Ellsberg, University of York

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

York's Adult Learner Awards

Adult learners in York are being recognised for their achievements today. One of those nominated for an award is art student Rosemary Dorrins, who's in her 80s. She has been nominated in the Older Learner category of the York Adult Learners Awards.The ... [Published 104.7 Minster FM - May 23 2013]

Entities: Mike Saunders, University of York, David Smith

Quotes

"The challenge is to keep these properties at the microscopic scale so that they can be applied to quantum computing. We are exploring the properties of thin films, and questions such as whether inherent defects enhance or modify the materials' properties. We need to understand how to engineer these defects so that we can control the electronic properties of topological insulators if the dream of quantum computing is to become a reality."

Milwaukee-York researchers forward quest for quantum computing [Published Brightsurf Science News - 5 hours ago]

"Our hypothesis offers a new, viable alternative to traditional vegetation or climate change hypotheses. It explains all the key processes in hominin evolution and offers a more convincing scenario than traditional hypotheses."

The ascent of man: Why our early ancestors took to 2 feet [Published Brightsurf Science News - 5 hours ago]

Matthew Dodd, Head of Speech programming, BBC Radio 3, said: "Radio 3 commissions and nurtures new talent across music and the arts - and the New Generation Thinkers scheme is an integral part of that. Radio 3/AHRC New Generation Thinkers is a unique scheme: It's a partnership that helps academics begin thinking about the public dissemination of their work at the very start of their careers and make broadcasting integral to what they do. This year's applicants showed a sharp sophistication about how their research might make strong programmes - and a real willingness to reach beyond academia into the lives of our audience, and to find new formats to do that.”"

York scholar named New Generation Thinker [Published University of York - May 23 2013]

"Government action is mala fide, arbitrary and under concocted scheme to justify their financial manipulation and scheme which are pending before the CAG for auditing. Impugned appointment is liable to be scrutinised by this court in the interest of justice" the petition said...

SC agrees to hear PIL challenging appointment of new CAG [Published rediff.com - May 23 2013]

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Why did our ancestors start walking upright? An... [Published Christian Science Monitor - 4 hours ago]
Milwaukee-York researchers forward quest for qu... [Published Brightsurf Science News - 5 hours ago]
The ascent of man: Why our early ancestors took... [Published Brightsurf Science News - 5 hours ago]
Terrain Played Evolutionary Role To Upright... [Published Red Orbit - 6 hours ago]
The ascent of man: Why our early ancestors took... [Published EurekAlert! - 14 hours ago]
MPs to consider if Help to Buy MIG could extend... [Published Money Marketing Online - 15 hours ago]
Sharma sworn in as new CAG [Published The Gulf Today - May 24 2013]
Reclassification ‘will not hit rent hard’ [Published InsideHousing - May 24 2013]
AM International Workshop: «Social Gradients in... [Published Universität Zürich - May 23 2013]
Student Musician Of The Week: Tom Hancock [Published Huffington Post UK - May 23 2013]
Shashi Kant Sharma sworn in as CAG [Published Hindu Business Line - May 23 2013]
York scholar named New Generation Thinker [Published University of York - May 23 2013]
Shashikant Sharma takes over as Comptroller and... [Published Yahoo! India - May 23 2013]
Shri Shashi Kant Sharma Takes Over as CAG of India [Published Press Information Bureau - May 23 2013]
SC agrees to hear PIL challenging appointment o... [Published rediff.com - May 23 2013]
President administers oath of office and secrec... [Published Jagran Post - May 23 2013]
Shashi Kant Sharma sworn-in as new CAG (Lead) [Published ProKerala.com - May 23 2013]
Is This Google X's Plan to Wire the World? [Published BusinessWeek - May 23 2013]
Shashi Kant Sharma sworn in as CAG, replacing V... [Published Firstpost.com - May 23 2013]
Shashikant Sharma takes over as Comptroller and... [Published News Track India - May 23 2013]
Shashi Kant Sharma sworn in as new CAG [Published Hindu Business Line - May 23 2013]
Our heroes of the modern world can make it a be... [Published Yorkshire Post - May 23 2013]
York's Adult Learner Awards [Published 104.7 Minster FM - May 23 2013]
Shashi Kant Sharma to take oath as Comptroller ... [Published NDTV - May 23 2013]
BJP attacks govt over appointment of new CAG [Published TruthDive - May 23 2013]
Paint the town green this half-term explore the... [Published University of York - May 22 2013]
Clocking In: Life in the Chocolate City [Published University of York - May 22 2013]
What Google's X Lab Is Cooking Up Next [Published Yahoo! Canada - May 22 2013]
Inside Google's Secret Lab [Published BusinessWeek - May 22 2013]
MPs explore self-build Help to Buy plan [Published Mortgage Strategy - May 22 2013]

Blogs

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An evidence revolution [Published Tim Harford - Apr 27 2013] Teachers are better placed than anybody to generate new research questions, based on years of observation of subtleties that would escape any educational statistician A while ago, my daughter’s school explained to parents that they were reorganising ...
Orchestra Turns Justin Bieber Song Into Classic... [Published Mashable! - Apr 10 2013] Some may argue that Justin Bieber's songs are masterpieces out of the gate (they would be mostly of the tween persuasion). But Steve Pycroft felt that, while Bieber's songs had potential, one song in particular coud be raised to a new — and ...
Friday Jazz Breaks [Published {AFRICA IS A COUNTRY} - Apr 05 2013] I haven’t done this type of music break (i.e. all jazz) in a while . But before counting down some good music (basically stuff I’ve been listening to lately), first let me promote an event: Later this month, April 20th, the University of York in the ...
The Baroque Cover Of Justin Bieber You Never Kn... [Published BuzzFeed - Latest - Apr 04 2013] BBC Radio 3 broadcast this arrangement of Justin Bieber's “Beauty and a Beat” and it is positively enchanting . Now imagine if Nicki Minaj's verse got the same operatic treatment! Arranged by Steve Pycroft, conducted by Peter Seymour, and performed ...
The War on Universality [Published The Corner on National Review Online - Apr 02 2013] In today’s Impromptus , I touch on a touchy subject, race, in several different ways. I mention a man at the University of York who confronted Michael Gove, the British education secretary (and as sterling a person as there is in politics). The man ...

Press Releases

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Kewill Appoints New CFO [Published CisionWire - English - Jan 08 2013]
Vitamins D3 / K2 – a powerful yet natural combi... [Published CisionWire - English - Nov 27 2012]