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Thoughts on Japan and Libya

I am surprised that, a week after my last blog post, the situation with the nuclear reactors in Japan has not improved. Indeed, it...

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The Situation in Japan

I have been watching the tragedy unfold in Japan after their recent 8.9 earthquake and resultant tsunami. As the cable news has sh...

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Gene Ray and Thoughts on Current Events

Before I get into my usual discussion this week, I would like to congratulate my good friend Gene Ray on being selected to join th...

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Electronic Health Records and Beyster Professorship

I have been following in the news the Obama administration's progress on incentivizing hospitals, medical centers, and doctors to ...

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Innovation and Economic Growth

An article in our local newspaper reported that Qualcomm co-founder Irwin Jacobs spoke before Congress last week in support of the...

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Technical Worker Shortage and Nuclear Energy

In my last blog post, I discussed the fact that American young people scored significantly lower in the areas of math, science, an...

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