Julia Melkers, Associate professor of Public Policy in Ivan Allen College Julia Melkers was awarded over $1.1 million to study women in science by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Above all, her research area addresses collaboration and social network issues for academic scientists. In conjunction with coprincipal investigators Eric Welch from the University of Illinois and Monica Gaugham from UGA, Melkers’ core project addresses the question of why professional networks are important for career advancement for women scientists in particular.
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Aircel, at last, has become the most modern telecom service provider to launch BlackBerry services for its customers in India. In accordance with the announcement made by the company, it will offer a range of BlackBerry smartphones and services for enterprise and individual customers on its network across all the circles it is operating in. The company will leverage its strong local presence and Redington’s retail distribution channel to offer BlackBerry services across major cities in India including Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and the rest of Tamil Nadu.
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