<![CDATA[The Current - Business RSS]]> http://www.thecurrentonline.com/se/the-current-business-rss-1.1940882 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:48:46 -0400 en <![CDATA[Pfizer awards green chemistry]]> http://www.thecurrentonline.com/2.13998/pfizer-awards-green-chemistry-1.2085147

By: ANDY PHIPPS

UMSL professor develops new chemical process, wins $5,000

Solar panels, wind turbines and hybrid cars are all ways that humanity has begun to “go green” as we face climate change and dwindling resources needed to keep our growing population sustainable....

]]> 1.2085147 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:05:29 -0500 <![CDATA[The climate change numbers game]]> http://www.thecurrentonline.com/2.13998/the-climate-change-numbers-game-1.2085144

By: Cate Marquis


This is a tale of two numbers: 350 and 450. On Oct. 24, a series of international events focused on one of those numbers: 350, which is 350 parts per million (ppm) of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. To avoid catastrophic climate changes, that is the lev...

]]> 1.2085144 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:01:21 -0500 <![CDATA[Local doctors split on health care reform]]> http://www.thecurrentonline.com/2.13998/local-doctors-split-on-health-care-reform-1.2085137

By: CHERA MEYER


It is no secret that there is a current debate on American health care reform. Whether you agree with the reform or not, there is a lingering question as to what exactly will happen if, or when, President Obama signs the bill. The bill’s intention i...

]]> 1.2085137 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:58:55 -0500 <![CDATA[UMSL researchers examine aging and intelligence in new co-op study]]> http://www.thecurrentonline.com/2.13998/umsl-researchers-examine-aging-and-intelligence-in-new-co-op-study-1.2047612

By: AARON HOLDMEYER


The aging process can sometimes present cognitive challenges to tasks once simple when young....

]]> 1.2047612 Mon, 2 Nov 2009 21:15:59 -0500 <![CDATA[Latest ‘News at Noon’ tackles the great debate]]> http://www.thecurrentonline.com/2.13998/latest-news-at-noon-tackles-the-great-debate-1.2047609

By: ANDY PHIPPS


Science and religion collided in a spirited debate at the third installment of News at Noon, an open forum for discussion of the news between students and faculty, that is sponsored by The Center for Teaching and Learning, The Current and The New York Tim...

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