PressZoom.com - News http://presszoom.com 2012-02-08T12:00:01+01:00 http://presszoom.com http://presszoom.com/small_logo.gif text/html 2012-02-08T12:00:01+01:00 http://presszoom.com PressZoom.com http://presszoom.com/story_172103.html (PressZoom) - NEW YORK -- Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman released the following statement today following the decision by a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit that Proposition 8, California’s ban on marriage equality, violated the Constitution text/html 2012-02-08T12:00:01+01:00 http://presszoom.com PressZoom.com http://presszoom.com/story_172102.html (PressZoom) - HOUSTON -- More than 6,300 individuals applied to become a NASA astronaut between Nov. 15, 2011 and Jan. 27, the second highest number of applications ever received by the agency. After a thorough selection process, which includes interviews and medical examinations, nine to 15 people will be selected to become part of the 21st astronaut class. text/html 2012-02-08T12:00:01+01:00 http://presszoom.com PressZoom.com http://presszoom.com/story_172101.html (PressZoom) - NASA and the American Physical Society (APS) have begun a partnership to share videos from the International Space Station with students, educators and science fans around the world. text/html 2012-02-08T12:00:01+01:00 http://presszoom.com PressZoom.com http://presszoom.com/story_172100.html (PressZoom) - WASHINGTON -- NASA's Spinoff 2011 publication, now available online, reveals how the space agency's ingenuity and partnerships have saved thousands of lives, generated billions of dollars, and created thousands of American jobs. text/html 2012-02-08T12:00:01+01:00 http://presszoom.com PressZoom.com http://presszoom.com/story_172099.html (PressZoom) - The 19-year-old, whose album was released under the name Mat Brandon, has been playing piano since the age of 5 and songwriting since 12. Then his work was brought to the attention of SR-71 frontman Mitch Allan. text/html 2012-02-08T12:00:01+01:00 http://presszoom.com PressZoom.com http://presszoom.com/story_172098.html (PressZoom) - Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY – Dr. Sina Rabbany, has been elected to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering’s (AIMBE) 2012 College of Fellows, an annual roster of the nation’s top scientists in the field. Since 1991, the College of Fellows has led the way for technological growth and advancement in the fields of medical text/html 2012-02-08T12:00:01+01:00 http://presszoom.com PressZoom.com http://presszoom.com/story_172097.html (PressZoom) - MADISON - University of Wisconsin-Madison undergraduate innovators will present 14 inventions on Feb. 9-10 in Engineering Hall on the College of Engineering campus as part of the annual Innovation Days. text/html 2012-02-08T12:00:01+01:00 http://presszoom.com PressZoom.com http://presszoom.com/story_172096.html (PressZoom) - MADISON - The spring semester will be bursting with arts events across the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus during the university's Year of the Wisconsin Idea. text/html 2012-02-08T12:00:01+01:00 http://presszoom.com PressZoom.com http://presszoom.com/story_172095.html (PressZoom) - MADISON - Using lab-grown human neurons, researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have devised an effective assay for detecting botulinum neurotoxin, the agent widely used to cosmetically smooth the wrinkles of age and, increasingly, for an array of medical disorders ranging from muscle spasticity to loss of bladder control. text/html 2012-02-08T12:00:01+01:00 http://presszoom.com PressZoom.com http://presszoom.com/story_172094.html (PressZoom) - MADISON - A group of 31 community leaders from all over the state will convene at the University of Wisconsin-Madison as part of the Wisconsin Idea Scholars Program. The group includes CEOs, nonprofit leaders, farmers, small business owners and others to discuss what matters to them, their communities and how the Wisconsin Idea can continue to grow