In August, we hosted more than 130 Google Scholarship recipients in our Beijing office. These outstanding undergraduates and graduate students in computer science and software engineering from more than 20 universities across China were … See original here: Google Student Blog: Google Scholarship program kicks off in China

The Chinese Government scholarship gives Jackson the opportunity to immerse herself in the language for four to five years at any university in China. Jackson has chosen to study at Beijing Language and Culture University; … Read the rest here: Flagship student receives Chinese Government Scholarship « WKU News

Purpose The Taiwan Scholarship Program was established jointly by two government agencies of the Republic of China (Taiwan) — the Ministry of Education. Excerpt from: The Taiwan Scholarship Program | Schoolzgate.com

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Mobile Is The Future, And There’s No Such Thing As Communication Overload In a discussion that covered a range of topics, including the security threat from China, Chrome OS, and Google’s future. Some key takeaways: Schmidt says that while many… See more here: The Daily Flash -Eco, Space, Tech (4/14)

Scientists Decode Genomes of Five Africans, Including Archbishop Tutu The complete genomes of five southern Africans have been decoded, almost doubling the number of published human DNA sequences. The Africans include four Bushmen hunter-gatherers, known as !Gubi, G/aq’o, D#kgao and !Ai, the odd symbols representing different clicking sounds in Bushmen languages See the original post here: The Daily Flash -Eco, Space, Tech (2/19)

Google to Stop Censoring Search Results in China After Hack Attack Google has decided to stop censoring search results in China, after discovering that someone based in that country had attempted to hack into the e-mail accounts of human rights activists. The company disclosed the move in a startling announcement posted to its blog late Tuesday. Google said it was prepared to pull its business out of China, if issues around the surveillance and its decision to stop censoring results could not be [...]

5 Theories That Explain Why Avatar Was Such A Huge Hit Now that Avatar is on track to be the second biggest film of all time, pundits are starting to wonder if there’s more to its success than Art Nouveau pterodactyls in 3-D. Here are five explanations they’ve come up with. It’s the Great Recession, and we need escapism Continued here:  The Daily Flash -Eco, Space, Tech (1/07)

Bye, Bye Your Grandfather’s Phone! AT&T Begs FCC to Phase Out Landlines Completely In a 32-page filing with the FCC last week, AT&T asked that the requirement that it support a landline network be repealed. It’s an aggressive bid to get rid of the cumbersome wall jack and move entirely to VoIP. See the original post: The Daily Flash -Eco, Space, Tech (12/31)

125 Pilot Whales Die in Two Separate Strandings Nearly 200 pilot whales stranded on two New Zealand beaches over the weekend.  The first incident invovled 63 pilot whales stranded on North Island.  Rescuers were able to coax 43 of the magnificent creatures back to sea.  Fossil Dung Fungus Helps Disprove ‘Rapid Extinction’ of Mammoths A scientific team from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, led by Jacquelin L. Gill, chose to analyze fossilized dung samples (known as coprolites) to detect [...]