A new enthusiasm amongst UK learned societies to reach out to scientists in the developing world led to a meeting last week to discuss how best to do it.

The West African International Telecommunications and Information Communication Technology Exhibition (W.Afri.Tel) and the West African Information Communications Technology (WAFICT) Congress which ended last week has been assessed as pivotal to driving continous ICT development and chart the course for growth

Qualcomm Incorporated from South Africa will be showcasing its' Kayak PC alternative that allows for availability and affordability of high-speed wireless internet access at the West and Central Africa forum scheduled for Abuja next week.

THE Constitutional Court yesterday ordered three government bodies responsible for monitoring the development of genetically modified organisms to pay the costs of nongovernmental organisation Biowatch in its 2005 high court application.

Few days after former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Obong Victor Attah had criticised his successor, Chief Godswill Akpabio over prioritisation of projects, the State House of Assembly has set up a 9-man investigation ad-hoc committee to probe the N6

WATERLOO, Ont. (Monday, June 8, 2009) - Prem Watsa, University of Waterloo's new chancellor, is sure his dad would be proud of him today."He was an educator, a school principal in India who valued learning and made sure his children

WATERLOO, Ont. (Monday, June 8, 2009) -- The University of Waterloo will graduate 3,967 students and award 13 honorary doctorates during spring convocation to be held on campus from Wednesday through Saturday (June 10-13).A total of 3,366 undergraduate and 601

Launching any new brand is a high-stakes gamble: a US survey shows that 55% of new brands fail to reach the status of an established brand. Yet as market innovation gathers pace, firms are under pressure to find effective marketing

Which countries should New Zealand target to boost tourism? What's been the effect of slashing the marketing budget for Tourism Waikato? And do loyalty programmes such as FlyBuys really work?

The latest monthly figures show farm sales stand at just one-third of the figure for last year, while the median farm price has dropped by nearly half. With falling prices and lower mortgage interest rates, new entrants to farming may

Continuing uncertainty about just who will pay to clean up the Waikato's waterways is hurting investment. That's the view of environmental economist Professor Frank Scrimgeour, who's also Dean of the University of Waikato Management School.

Visitors to this year's National Agricultural Fieldays may find themselves assailed by a newly-developed 'speaking billboard' promoting the University of Waikato.

Rajeev Motwani, a pioneer researcher in computer science, was also a much-loved angel investor in Silicon Valley.

Climate change threatens hundreds of thousands of species, including the colorful San Francisco Bay checkerspot butterfly, with extinction. Now Stanford University scientists, along with a multidisciplinary research team, are proposing when and how to save the Bay checkerspot and other

They join programs at the top, but three rookie coaches can't be expected to keep their teams at this level. Shaka Smart, Chris Mack and Josh Pastner hope to be the next Jamie Dixon, avoiding the fate of Bruiser Flint,

Villanova's Scottie Reynolds will return to school for his senior season -- and maybe another run at a national title.

The so-called out-of-body experience.

The mind game of navigating Wall Street.

Pregnancy is a time for forward thinking.

How to handle a cash imbalance.